The History of Cromtober

Cromrades - we have sad news to share with you. There will be no Wine & Witches episode this year. The Wine & Witches crew did assemble and were excited to record for you, but our recorder malfunctioned. They discussed their favorite Halloween TV specials. It would have been good, and we're sad that it was lost. Another episode given up to the podcast gods, never to be heard by mortal ears. If you're bummed about the lack of Wine & Witches in your life this year, please let them know! We will pass the word along to them!

It is of small consolation, but here we have some ridiculous banter beside the fire. Cromtober is nearly history - and as we look further down the road, we see Karl Edward Wagner's creation Kane awaiting us! 

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Outro: "I Believe in Halloween" by The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. 

Cromtober 2020 Part 3 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Welcome back, boils and ghouls! Cromtober continues with a discussion of Washington Irving's classic tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in its various adaptations, and the nature of headless horsemen all around the world! 

Joinnnnn usssssssss!!!

One Things

Jon - Harrow County - looks like a great comic for this time of year!

Luke - Blumhouse's films on Hulu  - Culture Shock and others. 

Josh - A Visit to Pine Mountain State Park! Check out beautiful, secluded, spooky places in your state!

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Outro: "The Headless Horseman" by Brom Bones - we mean, Bing Crosby. 

Cromtober 2020- Halloween Traditions, Part 2- The Legend of Stingy Jack

Cromtober 2020 continues with our examination of Halloween traditions. Part two features a discussion about that mainstay of the front Halloween front porch, the Jack O'Lantern! Why do we carve these grotesque effigies and leave them in front of our domiciles? What sort of story might inspire us to do so? 

Tune in to find out!

One Things

Luke: Found a new metal band he wants you to check out, Idle Hands

Jon: Think you should read some international folklore in Scandinavian Ghost Stories

Josh: Enjoys the Tim burton aesthetic and watched Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow, shout out your fave Burton film!

Next time: We venture north to Yankeeland to visit a charming little dale known as Sleepy Hollow! Join us won't you?

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Cromtober 2020 - Halloween Traditions, Part 1: The Halloween Game

Welcome back Cromrades. Cromtober 2020 begins, and finds your three intrepid pulp podcasting heroes discussing the traditions and trappings of Halloween... This week, Luke submits 'The October Game' by Ray Bradbury. Join us, won't you?

One Things

Jon: Unsolved Mysteries

Josh: Old Gods of Appalachia

Luke: The Second World Fantasy Awards, an older anthology of fiction.

Next time: Pumpkins, carvin', 'n traditions!

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Season 12 Episode 8: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

"Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story. of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end”

We of the Cromcast have what you might call, a proposition for ya. Just settle on down over yonder and prepare your ears and we shall regale you with analysis of a cinematic masterpiece. Mind you, we ain't one at a timin' em here, we're mass communicatin' with y'all. 

Today's show is all about the 2000 Coen Brothers' film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" So be prepared for a lot of in depth discussion but also a lot of movie quotes sprinkled in. We are very excited about this episode and think it is a great capstone to our Silver John season! Tune in!!

One Things

Jon: American Scandal, a podcast by Wondery

Josh: Pocket knives! They're handy and sharp!

Luke: "After Dark" by Manly Wade Wellman

Up next... It is the most wonderful time of year, CROMTOBER! Joins us for a few rounds of autumnal alcohol and discussion about Halloween traditions. That is, if the witch doesn't get us first!

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Outro: "In the Jailhouse Now" by The Soggy Bottom Boys, Featuring Tim Blake Nelson. Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Season 12, Episode 7: Hellboy - The Crooked Man

 

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

 Welcome back to the mountain trail, Cromrades! We were just about to get dinner started - a little tin of sardines, some saltine crackers, and a big bottle of homebrew, you know... trail food. All of a sudden, this big red feller come runnin' up the trail. Seemed to be in a hurry, so we let him pass. We figured we'd catch up with him, sooner or later. What's that? You know him? He looked a lot like this... 

This week we're diving into The Crooked Man by Mike Mignola, with art by Richard Corben, originally published from July through September, 2008. Hellboy has a lot in common with John the Balladeer, and we think you'll agree, and this story is heavily influenced by Manly Wade Wellman's mountain wanderer. If you haven't read this, you owe it to yourself to check it out. The best way to pick it up these days might be in the Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories omnibus. 

The villainous Crooked Man is brought to horrifying life by the artistic talents of Richard Corben. He's a visually striking character, and we could easily imagine him going up against Silver John. 

Josh mentioned some literature about witch balls. Check it out here: Sympathetic Magic in the Kentucky Mountains: Some Curious Folk-Survivals

One Things

Jon: Hunting Eichmann: Chasing Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi

Josh: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Luke: Philip K. Dick Energy - Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, and A Scanner Darkly

Next time - we go to the movies to watch the Cohen brothers classic, O Brother, Where Art Thou? It's bonafide! 

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Outro: "Crooked Man" by Those Poor Bastards. Music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!