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All good things must end and in the last-ever episode of the Weird Tales Radio Show our big interview is with Marc Hartzman, who has been described as “one of America’s leading connoisseurs of the bizarre”. With Halloween just around the corner, we’re talking about his latest book Chasing Ghosts and will be looking at our fascination with spirits, the supernatural and talking to the dead. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdtalesshow https://www.marchartzmanbooks.com https://www.amazon.com/Marc-Hartzman/e/B001K8EDVS/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show there's blood on the carpet and murder afoot as we talk to Professor Debbie Felton of the University of Massachusetts Amherst about serial killers in Ancient Greece and Rome. From Procrustes to Ted Bundy, why do we continue to be fascinated by these monsters?   Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdtalesshow https://www.amazon.com/s?k=debbie+felton&ref=nb_sb_noss https://www.umass.edu/classics/member/debbie-felton  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show we have offer another smorgasbord of dark delights including the Mystery of Misery Corner, the Horror of Office Jargon, the Grim Fate of being Gibbeted, as well as a serving of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdtalesshow https://www.sensorylogic.com https://www.amazon.com/Dan-Hill/e/B001IXPQ6Q See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show we find that poisons, tattoos and tarot are a few of our favourite things. Our guest is illustrator Fez Inkwright who has provided work for a wide range of publishing houses and TTRPG game companies. She is the author and illustrator of a number of books and tarot/divination decks. Her books include Folk Magic & Healing and Botanical Curses & Poisons, which was published earlier this year. And did we mention she also does tattoo design?   Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdtalesshow https://rosdottir.com/work https://twitter.com/rosdottir https://www.instagram.com/rosdottir/ https://rosdottir.carrd.co/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is is American author Kevin Lucia talking about horror novels and movies, as well as his own new Halloween-themed collection October Nights. We also look at some Michaelmas folklore and superstitions – and much, much more.   Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdtalesshow https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Lucia/e/B003L29OEM https://kevinlucia.blogspot.com/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is is Peter Muise who, has been exploring New England legends, folklore and weird traditions for 20 years. He’s writer and blogger and his most recent book, out this month, is "Witches and Warlocks of Massachusetts". Not surprisingly, we’re talking about the folklore and legends of New England, including who or what are the Melonheads?   Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdtalesshow https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Muise/e/B098KL7KVX http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is Dr Kristina Downs, director of the Texas Folklore Society, talking about the intersection of folklore and true crime. We cover everything from Pocahontas to serial killers and fairy abductions. We also discuss the mysterious cases of the Sodder children, Crystal Grubb and Lauren Spierer. https://crimelorepod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show we go all esoteric and cast the runes with our guest Dr Stephen Flowers. Are they merely an alternative alphabet or do they provide a key to understanding older European cultures and their folklore? Did the Nazis hijack the use of runes? And what role do runes play in witchcraft and magic? Links: www.seekthemysteries.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is author, editor, journalist and actor Mark Dawidziak talking about Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Kolchak the Night Stalker, performing Mark Twain on stage, Rod Serling, the Twilight Zone, Pandemic Horror – and whether the movie I Am Legend contains a message for anti-vaxxers? Links: www.markdawidziak.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is best selling author and military aviation journalist Nick Cook talking us though all the ‘A’s including Aliens, Arthur C. Clarke, Asymmetrical Warfare and Area 51. Links: www.nickcook.works See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our fantastic guest is Sunday Times best selling author Lara Maiklem talking about her latest book and the joys of hunting for lost treasures while out mudlarking, beachcombing or fieldwalking - there’s one thousand, thousand years of history lurking in the mud beneath our boots just waiting to be uncovered. Links: https://twitter.com/LondonMudlark https://www.instagram.com/london.mudlark https://www.facebook.com/LondonMudlark See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s Weird Tales Radio Show our guest is anatomist Janet Philp talking about the science of werwolves, zombies and dragons. Is it physically possible for them to exist in the real world? We also say Happy Birthday to Folklore, consider the Meaning of Life with the assistance of a celebrity chef and The Hitch Hikers Guide, and of course we have a Friday the 13th ghost story. Links: https://www.urbanfantasist.com https://www.youtube/c/weirdtalesshow https://www.amazon.co.uk/Janet-Philp/e/B01N1V6QG1/ https://anatomynights.com https://twitter.com/AnatomyNights https://scicomm.plos.org/2019/09/27/zombies-an-effective-way-to-sink-your-teeth-into-brain-anatomy/ https://youtu.be/mCDmZlXMAaU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.