Halloween Nation

Joshua and Leah•www.rocktopusnetwork.com

Have you ever cut eyeholes into your mother’s good sheets? Can you watch entire horror movies through the gap between your fingers? Do you put out your jack-o’-lanterns in August? Have you worked out which member of your friend group is the Winnifred? If so, you belong in the Halloween Nation, where we not only understand your spooky obsession but also celebrate it! In this year-round Halloween podcast, we cover all aspects of our beloved dark holiday. Join us for eerie history, scary movie reviews, stories of ghost encounters, creepy guests, crafts, creatures, haunts, and anything else that might trick your treat. (The Halloween Nation Podcast is unaffiliated with the book of the same name.)

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Episodes

Episode 15 - The Halloween Capital

There are many spooky towns and cities, but which one would earn the right to the title of Halloween Capital? Join us for a magical tour as we review some possible candidates for the best Halloween destinations, and the things that make them spooktacular! "Frost Waltz (Alternate)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oct 14, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 15

Episode 14 - Trick 'r Treat Movie Review

Are you a friend of Trick or Treater Sam? This is a classic Halloween anthology and Joshua and Leah review it in full SPOILER detail. A Halloween movie made for adults. What could be better? "Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "G...

Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 14

Episode 13 - Halloween Playlist 2022

What better way to get into the Halloween mood than with a playlist? Join us as we create a list from traditional favorites, fan submissions, and personal picks. You can find our finished playlist on Spotify under the name "Halloween Nation Playlist 2022". We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 13

Episode 12 - Candy Tampering Myths & Truths

We've all heard about razorblades in apples, but is it true? Are strangers really trying to poison your kids, or is Halloween just taking the heat for murders and false news reports? We talk about this and other Trick or Treat tales. "Ossuary 6 - Air" "Division" "An Upsetting Theme" "Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jul 30, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 12

Episode 11 - Spiritualism and Ouija Boards

This episode is all about talking to the dead! Who are the Fox Sisters and what do they have to do with the Victorian era movement known as Spiritualism? Where does the Ouija Boards come from, and how is it used? Find the answers to all of this and more. Also did we mention there is a new installment of Pumpkin Vine Theater? You don't want to miss it!

Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Episode 10 - UnHallowed Confessions

Happy Friday the 13th! To celebrate, Joshua and Leah are opening up and confessing some Non-Halloween secrets.

May 13, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Episode 9 - Pop Up Halloween Stores

For many of us they are a magical wonderland full of creapy, spooky, darkly delightful things. Join Joshua and Leah as they take a brief moment to discuss Spirit Halloween and other seasonal pop-up stores. Instagram: halloween.nation Facebook: halloween nation pod Email: halloweennationpodcast@gmail.com Website: www.rocktopusnetwork.com/halloweennation/

May 03, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Episode 8 - The Black & White Party

Grab your friends for a watch party of two classic ghost movies. Lady in White and The Woman in Black . Listen as Joshua and Leah review both these movies and more! Facebook: halloweennationpod Instagram: halloween.nation Email: halloweennationpodcast@gmail.com Website: www.rocktopusnetwork.com/halloweennation/

Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7 - Ghost Hunting 101

We welcome Tifany Jorgensen, an experienced Ghost Hunter and Professor of Paranormal Investigation, as she takes us through some basics of this delightfully spooky hobbie.

Jan 31, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6 - Festival of Phantoms 2021

Festival of Phantoms is the Halloween Special episode of Halloween Nation Podcast. Grab a warm beverage and some trick or treat candy and enjoy these ghost stories and spooky poems. Happy Halloween, Wiotches!

Oct 28, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5 - A Halloween Feast

Join us on a quest to make a Halloween feast that could become a yearly tradition. Who's hungry? Also, raise your hand if you know what a "Dumb Supper" is. We'll discuss all of it in this episode.

Oct 21, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4 - Jack of the Lantern

Join us for some fun history and facts surrounding this iconic symbol of Halloween, the Jack o' Lantern. Listen to our first even Pumpkin Vine Theater as we perform the story of Stingy Jack.

Oct 16, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Lesley Bannatyne: Queen of Halloween

We are honored to have one of the foremost experts on Halloween in the country as a guest for this episode. Lesley Pratt Bannatyne talks with us about the modern Halloween and the people who celebrate it. She has written 5 amazing books on Halloween. Check them all out today. iskullhalloween.com.

Oct 05, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 - 1993 The Year of Halloween

In this episode we discuss the three influential Halloween movies that all came out in the year 1993, making it the year of Halloween, thus proclaimed by Joshua's neice. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Hocus Pocus The Halloween Tree

Sep 03, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Introduction to the Nation

Welcome fellow Denizens of the Dark! Listen in for the first episode of Halloween Nation, a podcast revolving around all things Halloween. Whether you'd get a tattoo to prove your Halloween love, or maybe you just think that candy corn is the bees knees, we're happy you're here. Join Joshua and Leah, your Lantern Bearers though the counter culture of this dark holiday.

Aug 13, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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