Episode Seventy Four - The Black Cat, the Bat, the Familiar

Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Halloween familiars: creatures of Halloween night, elegant, silent, and misunderstood, walking the line between superstition and science, worship and fear...the black cat and the bat.

Book/Reading List
Cats and Demons: The Mythic Origins of Fear by Barbara Kipfer
Bats: Biology and Behavior by M. Brock Fenton
The Witch’s Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships for Successful Magic by Raven Grimassi
Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night by Nicholas Rogers
The Cat in Magic, Myth, and Mystery by Fernand Méry

Black Cat Rescue in Boston: https://blackcatrescue.com/

Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)
Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/

Pink Fink
Dark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself.

Outro Music: Excerpt from Satin Danger by Kevin MacLeod
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