Podcast
Halloween Nation
Hosted by Joshua and Leah · EN
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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Episode 58 - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
4w ago00:43:33Tap to summarizeDenizens of the Dark! Have you ever been told you are too weird, too strange, or too spooky? Join us as we talk about Tim Burton, a boy who was told his whole life that he was too strange and unusual, and the very special stop motion movie that became a beacon for the rest of us discarded spooky children. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Aquarium", "Fairytale Waltz", "Villainous Treachery", "Drankin Song", "This House", "Sugar Plum Dark Mix", "Run Amok", "One-Eyed Maestro", "Black Vortex", "Arcadia", "Call to Adventure", "Professor and the Plant" Facebook: @HalloweenNationPod Instagram: Halloween.Nation Email: halloweennationpodcast@gmail.com Website: rocktopusnetwork.com/halloweennation
Transcribe →Episode 57 - Virtual Seance with Kaeleen Thorn
Apr 100:44:02Tap to summarizeJoin us with our special guest, Author Kaeleen Thorn, as we dive into the world of online mediumship. Yes, that is right! We do a seance over a virtal meeting and the results are nothing short of scary. Just remember, we warned you.
Transcribe →Episode 56 - The Leprechaun Movies
Mar 1701:24:44Tap to summarizeWitness the breaking of a man as he sinks deeper and deeper into the insanity that is the Leprechaun movie franchise. Friendships are tested as we asked Ricky to watch all 8 films in the franchise so that we (and you) don't have to. Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone! Facebook: @HalloweenNationPod Instagram: Halloween.Nation Email: halloweennationpodcast@gmail.com Website: rocktopusnetwork.com/halloweennation Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Miris Magic Dance", "Thatched Villagers", "Rollin at 5", "Special Spotlight", "Shaving Mirror", "Fork and Spoon", "ZigZag", "Welcome to HorrorLand", "Galway"
Transcribe →Episode 55 - Friday the 13th True Crime Part 2
Mar 1300:35:40Tap to summarizeSecond of our three Friday the 13th bonus episodes this year. Join us as Lantern Bearer Leah illuminates us on another murder and the lessons that come from studying true crime.
Transcribe →Episode 54 - The Monster and the Bride
Feb 2700:46:09Tap to summarizeThe world of Frankenstein was even darker and more... electrifying... than we thought. Join us as we explore the mad scientist, the empathetic monster, the faminist icon bride, and the brilliant English novelest who created and inspired it all, Mary Shelley. And what the heck does prussian blue have to do with all of this?! Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Long Note Two", "SCP-x6x", "The Bandit", "Past the Edge", "Gathering Darkness", "Wizardtorium", "Heart of Nowhere"
Transcribe →Episode 53 - Friday the 13th True Crime Part 1
Feb 1300:22:25Tap to summarizeBonus Episode for Friday the 13th! With three Friday the 13th's in 2026, your Lantern Bearers have decided to highlight a true crime for each of them. Join us as we dip our toes into the darkness that lurks inside the human heart.
Transcribe →Episode 52 - Halloween in the News
Jan 2700:35:31Tap to summarizeExtra extra! Read all about it! Our beloved dark holiday has been making headlines for over a century and we, your lantern bearers, bring to light a few articals from the past and present. Sit back and enjoy this leasure listen and hear about people, places, and things from the dark side of the newsroom.
Transcribe →Episode 51 - Creepy Christmas Vol. 4
Jan 200:41:12Tap to summarizeThere is a lot that is spooky about the Holiday season. In this year's Creepy Christmas episode, we party with Gryla, her Yule Cat, Her husbands, and her children, the Yule Lads. Iceland has a lot of explaining to do. Haha.
Transcribe →Episode 50 - Festival of Phantoms 2025
Oct 3100:26:58Tap to summarizeIt's All Hallows Eve, and that means phantasmal forces roam the streets tonight. We're not talking Trick or Treaters. Join this years cast of story tellers and paranormal witnesses as we gather the spirits and celebrate the dark holiday. It's our tradition to tell ghost stories by lantern light, and you are invited.
Transcribe →Episode 49 - Trick or Treat Squad
Oct 2800:32:53Tap to summarizedump out your pillow cases and sort your candy for trading. It's time to join the Trick or Treat Squad. Really it's just three grown men remembering the good ol' days of Halloween and talking about spooky stuff, but what a fun way to spend the evening.
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