Preserve Halloween Podcast
Hosted by Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, the Preserve Halloween Podcast is dedicated to conversations involving the education, appreciation, observance, and recognition of the diverse history and practices associated with the holiday of Halloween. Listen in as we discuss ways to #PreserveHalloween...
Episodes
84 episodes
Episode Eighty Two: The Children of the Snow
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses Lost Spirits of Children all over the world and through time. . Enjoy!Here are some recommended books to explore and learn more: - The Pen...
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Episode Eighty One: Whispers in the Winter Dark
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses Victorian Ghost Stories (which will lead up to more in depth coverage on future podcast episodes). Enjoy!Some authors for you to enjoy: Charles Dicken...
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Episode Eighty: The Winter Monster
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses Krampus, Krampusnacht, and the Dark December Demon. Enjoy!Here's the book list mentioned on the podcast:1. Krampus: The Yule Lord — Brom2....
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Episode Seventy Nine: Halloween's Grinning Knights
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses gargoyles, grotesques, and how Halloween is the perfect night for monster decoration. Enjoy!Here's the book list mentioned on the podcast:1. Th...
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Episode Seventy Eight: The Spirit Walkers
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses ghosts, ancestors, and how Halloween is one of the nights the dead return. Enjoy!Donate to keep things going and allow me to do even more podcasts an...
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Episode Seventy Seven: The Harvest of Souls
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses how death is cenral to Halloween, and how different cultures across time have kept this discussion and practice going. Enjoy! Donate to keep things g...
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Episode Seventy Six - Anarchy, Anarchy
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses his Halloween night group viewing of Satan's Little Helper and the importance of sharing your favorites with friends. Also, who cares Halloween is officially over, w...
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Episode Seventy Five - Whatchu Wearing: Halloween Edition
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back to his rambling roots, this time it's Halloween costumes: what's trending this year, and what was popular five years ago. Enjoy! The website I found this y...
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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...
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Episode Seventy Three - Cauldrons, Broomsticks, and the Black Hat
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's witches: mysterious, powerful, feared, and free, with echoes of the trials that still haunt America’s Halloween conscience, ...
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Episode Seventy Two - Where the Dead Still Dwell
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's haunted houses: a symbol of memory, of fear, of what lingers after life, a warning and an invitation, and one of the most en...
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Episode Seventy One - From Soul Cakes to Candy Corn
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Trick or Treating: from soul cakes to guising — from origins, folklore, and its importance to Halloween....
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Episode Seventy - The Jack-o’-Lantern
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's the Jack-o'-Lantern: from Will-o’-the-Wisps to Pumpkin Faces — from origins, folklore, and its symbolism for Halloween....
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Episode Sixty Nine - The Skeleton Horse of Winter
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's the Mari Lwyd: Wales’ Skeleton Horse of Winter and Halloween’s Ancestral Spirit — from origins, folklore, and ties to Hallow...
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Episode Sixty Eight - The Wild Hunt
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's The Wild Hunt — from origins, folklore, its many leaders across cultures, and ties to Halloween....
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Bonus Episode One - DnD and Halloween
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another fan request (thanks Brian Brr), this time it's Dungeons and Dragons — and its influences and ties to Halloween....
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Episode Sixty Seven - The Witch of Winter
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Perchta — from origins, to that prevelant duality, to more ties to Halloween....
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Episode Sixty Six - The Devil of December
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of Krampus — from origins, to that awesome sack, to why he could fit right in during Halloween....
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Episode Sixty Five - Halloween's Yuletide Sister
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of La Befana — from origins, to distinct features, to her ties with Halloween....
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Episode Sixty Four - Not John Wick
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of Baba Yaga — from origins, to distinct features, to her ties with Halloween....
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Episode Sixty Three - Toil and Trouble
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of witches and their Halloween importance — from their history around the world to their relevance in pop culture and their significance to Halloween...
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Episode Sixty Two - Smell My Feet
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the spooky roots of trick-or-treatingwith a brief history — from medieval guising and Mischief Night chaos to wartime sugar rations and razor-blade scares....
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Episode Sixty One - Vintage Decorations
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, brings a new format and discusses vintage Halloween decorations and a brief history of their origins...
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