In this episode, Holidays After Dark introduces a cast of Christmas characters including the Yule Lads from Iceland, La Befana from Italy, and the Belsnickel from Germany! Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/holidaysafterdark . Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the p...
Nov 29, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Thanksgiving and discusses some mishaps that have occurred during the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Buy the book "A Coal City Halloween: Volume 1" here: https://www.amazon.com/Coal-City-Halloween-Vol/dp/098490283X Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first mon...
Nov 15, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Christmas and tells the true story of John Duval Gluck, a man who was part Santa Claus and part con artist. "The Santa Claus Man" Book: https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Claus-Man-Invention-Christmas/dp/1494567253 Email your Christmas stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at better...
Nov 01, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode, Kristin shares listener Scott's unsettling ghost encounters and explores how the tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween came to be. Check out Scott's podcast: Holly Jolly X'masu Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/holidaysafterdark ....
Oct 18, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode, Kristin shares listener Farand Wasiak's personal ghost encounters and dissects a couple of Halloween homicides. Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/holidaysafterdark .
Oct 04, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode, Holidays After Dark breaks down some common types of ghosts. Your host, Kristin, also shares a personal ghostly encounter. Email your Halloween stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Sep 20, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Halloween and the origins of some of our modern celebrations. Email your Halloween stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Sep 06, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode, Kristin explores an unsolved murder that occurred in her hometown of Mascoutah, Illinois during the town's annual Homecoming festival. Email your holiday true crime stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Aug 23, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, Kristin looks back on the first six months of Holidays After Dark, explores the Pagan festival Lammas, and recognizes the Sturgeon full moon. Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Aug 09, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dissects the 2015 film Krampus. Email your creepy holiday tales to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Jul 26, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Christmas in July and some creepy Christmas legends from around the world. Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Jul 12, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of the Fourth of July and brings to light some tragedies that have been caused by fireworks. Email your holiday tales to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Jun 28, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this bonus episode, Holidays After Dark host, Kristin, shares a little about her recent trip to Salem, Massachusetts and explores the dark history of this fascinating town. Email your holiday-related travel stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Jun 14, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the tragic history of Father's Day and the many ways dads are depicted in the horror genre. Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like the podcast on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Jun 07, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode, Holidays After Dark celebrates World Goth Day and provides an in-depth look at how your host, Kristin, became a part of this dreadfully delightful subculture. Email your gothic tales to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Website: www.holidaysafterdark.com Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
May 24, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Mother's Day and the ways in which the holiday is celebrated by a variety of cultures around the world. Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Website: www.holidaysafterdark.com Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
May 10, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Earth Day as well as the Gaelic May Day Festival, Beltane. Email your weird holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Website: www.holidaysafterdark.com Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Apr 26, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores a zombie story straight from The Bible and the Ewell family murders. Email your dark holiday tales to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Apr 12, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the religious history of Easter as well as the mysterious, dazzling Fabergé eggs. Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!
Mar 29, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the legend of Leprechauns, the coincidentally Irish origins of a few writers of gothic tales, and the Pagan Spring Equinox celebration, Ostara. Download the Newsly app at https://newsly.me and use promo code HADARK to receive a one month premium subscription for free! Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Pr...
Mar 15, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dives into the origins of Saint Patrick's Day and tells the story of the little known Saint Patrick's Day Massacre. Download the Newsly app at https://newsly.me and use promo code HADARK to receive a one month premium subscription for free! Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @holidayspodcast Like us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing t...
Mar 01, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the complexities of love, loss, and forgetting as seen in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Email your dark/creepy/unusual holiday stories or fun facts to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @holidayspodcast Find us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing Holidays After Dark into something magical!...
Feb 15, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of February and gives you a list of ideas to make your Valentine's Day a little more spooky. Email your dark/creepy/unusual holiday stories or fun facts to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @holidayspodcast Find us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark Thanks to rebelsmarket.com for the gothic date night list inspiration! Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing Holidays After Dark into...
Feb 08, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the pilot episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Valentine's Day, the Pagan festival Lupercalia, and the bloody Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Email your dark/creepy/unusual holiday stories or fun facts to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @holidayspodcast Find us on Facebook: Holidays After Dark
Feb 01, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Starting this February, the Holidays After Dark Podcast will take you on a journey to the lesser known sides of the holidays, explore the origin stories history might try to forget, and introduce you to celebrations you may not be familiar with! Email your dark holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @holidayspodcast!
Jan 17, 2022•1 min
