jack o' lantern

On today’s episode, author Sara Farizan chats with me about the 1982 cult film  Halloween III: Season of the Witch. 

We also tie the film’s themes pretty tightly to her recent YA horror novel, Dead Flip, which is set in the late 80s and early 90s and revolves around a possibly haunted pinball machine. 

We get into the pop-culture of cursed objects and cursed capitalism, how nostalgia can be used for both good and evil, why certain story-tellers of the past might have gotten burned out, and finally, how we, as working writers, try to stop that from happening with our own creative practices. 

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(Content warning: haunted masks, fear of snakes and insects, fantasy violence, and harm to children.)

An All Hallows’ Eve spectacular… Tom Pattinson reveals the science of autumn colours and how to grow your own pumpkins for next Halloween…. 

Tom Cadwallender is looking at the folklore of scary birds and the spooky superstitions inspired by owls and crows… 

And some ghostly goings on…. as Steve visits one of his favourite haunts… in search of the white lady of Cresswell…

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…

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As believers of Jesus Christ, should we partake in the yearly Halloween festivals? How does this impact our children as they grow up? How do believers of Jesus Christ separate themselves from the world? Does that make us different? What about the church? This podcast will provide more insight to provoke your thoughts and seek the word of God to make the best decision for your family. Check us out on Instagram @koehlermania.

Bible Verses: Leviticus 19:31, Colossians 3:2, Romans 12:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Ephesians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 10:19-21

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The beginning of the Jack O' Lantern is a wonderful look at the love and charity of the past. It's a lovely holdover from a very different time. Here's the story, from my point of view.

Oh wow, living out in the woods makes a man hungry. Maybe we can snack on an alley cat, cook up a turnip with a little face, or steal the sustenance from our puny, weakling neighbors... We're deep into the darkness with some more bone chilling tales. If you have an electric blanket for our chilled bones, we'd truly appreciate it.