Send us a Text Message.This week, we're talking about DEMONS!! Specifically, those from Judeo-Christian stories associated with the seven deadly sins. But don't worry, there's plenty of Supernatural talk too. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belial https://the-demonic-paradise.fandom.com/wiki/Belialhttps://mythos-and-legends.fandom.com/wiki/Abaddonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaddonhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Bible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmodeus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan https://mythos-and-legends.fandom.com/wiki/Leviathan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_in_popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belphegor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_demonshttps://gods-and-demons.fandom.com/wiki/Seven_Princes_of_Hell  Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.This episode concludes our discussion on witchcraft and witch hunts. It's a little less spooky and a little more actual, real-life horrifying. Hannah talks a bit about the words used to describe Malaysian witchcraft, Wu-ism and Mu-ism, and as always, colonial India.As Hannah mentions at the end of the episode, please considering donating your money, time, and/or energy to the following organizations that work to advocate for women affected by gender-based violence.Majlis ManchEnd Violence Against Women International (EVAWI)Sakhi for South Asian SurvivorsCreated and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/4BD60748A6726AB2D71F44C11863E105/S0021911800045460a.pdf/understanding-witchcraft-and-sorcery-in-southeast-asia-edited-by-c-w-watson-and-roy-ellen-honolulu-university-of-hawaii-press-1993-vii-222-pp-dollar3200.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_shamanismLibbrecht, Ulrich (2007). Within the Four Seas--: Introduction to Comparative Philosophy. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-90-429-1812-2.di Cosmo, Nicola (1999), "Manchu shamanic ceremonies at the Qing court", in McDermott, Joseph P. (ed.), State and Court Ritual in China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 352–98, ISBN 0-521-62157-7.https://globalhistorydialogues.org/projects/same-origin-different-paths/https://www.womenepal.org/witch-hunting/https://asiafoundation.org/2012/08/08/legislating-against-witchcraft-accusations-in-nepal/Tan, Michael L. (2008). Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam. University of the Philippines Press. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14753820.2015.1039387Sarfati, Lora (2021). Contemporary Korean Shamanism: From Ritual to Digital. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/caste/article/view/203Skaria, Ajay (May 1997). "Women, witchcraft and gratuitous violence in colonial Western India". Past & Present. 155 (1): 109–141. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/world/asia/india-witch-hunting.htmlSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.We're back, witches! This week, Georgia continues the discussion of witch trials with some lesser discussed Salem facts; England's last witch, Helen Duncan; McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare; and... the defamation trial of Stormy Daniels?? It's a wild and depressing ride reminding us once again that history hates women and nothing has changed. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:"Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibsonhttps://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/mccarthyism/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_interpretations_of_witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins https://salemwitchmuseum.com/witch-hunt/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft_Acts Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Join us on part two of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. In this episode, Hannah runs through the barest minimum of the effects of white colonization in Africa on witchcraft trials and witch hunting. She talks about whether "witches" are a part of any particular African religion, and ends with some gruesome reminders of how much people really just hate women. Sorry for that. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. For further reading:https://www-jstor-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/stable/24328661 https://lookingbackmovingforwardinmuseumeducation.com/2022/09/15/the-history-of-witchcraft-witchcraft-in-africa/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2932523/https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/wfd90d/what_are_your_thoughts_on_witchcraft/?rdt=48177https://www-jstor-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/stable/pdf/24328661.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A693efa0297c745d13c4d8ca0296fce3b&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/09/accused-witches-burned-killed-in-nigeriahttps://www-jstor-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/stable/pdf/3097485.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Af7f6c29d906b11b6a058bdc214ce24ba&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1https://anarchivists.gitbooks.io/caliban/content/colonization_and_christianization.htmlSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Tune in now to hear the first part of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. We start with the Black Death; then one badass lady, Helena Schuberin, and the Malleus Maleficarum; followed by King James VI's hunt for weather witches and the trials of Geilles Duncan (Outlander?!) and Agnes Sampson; and rounded out with brief mentions of the Pendle witches and the Witchfinder General himself, Matthew Hopkins. What can we say except: history hates women.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:"Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibsonhttps://www.history.com/news/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trialshttps://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-hysteria-factors https://www.thecollector.com/early-modern-witch-hunts/  https://www.luthercollege.edu/university/academics/impetus/spring-2011/the-unique-concept-of-the-witch-and-the-witch-trials-in-early-modern-england/ https://historycollection.com/the-unfortunate-scapegoats-of-the-black-death-were-mainly-heretics-jews-and-witches/ https://solidgoldpet.com/blogs/news/here-s-the-actual-reason-witches-have-black-cats#:~:text=Cats%20are%20also%20nocturnal%20and,rats%20that%20spread%20the%20plague). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_interpretations_of_witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Alright, you asked for it. If you ever wondered what it's like to hang out with us while we're drunk, well it isn't pretty but you no longer have to wonder. The audio quality isn't great as we were sharing a mic in a hotel room but we had a lot of fun diving into New Orleans legends live on location.  Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Things get a little bit hairy by the end of this episode as Hannah barks through the diverse wolf and dog creatures of Asian folklore.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.wolfsongalaska.org/chorus/node/256https://www.britannica.com/topic/yakshahttps://rkaroma.com/en-us/blogs/our-journal/ancient-indian-cult-of-yakshas-the-tutelary-deity-of-plants-and-fragranceshttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/south-asia/x97ec695a:1000-b-c-e-500ce-indo-gangetic-plain/a/yaksha-and-yakshihttps://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Folks.Folk_Tales.Keibu_Keioiba_By_Nganthoi_LourembamMurakami, Kenji (2000). Yōkai jiten. The Mainichi Newspapers. pp. 74–75.https://yokai.com/okuriinu/https://www.curiousordinary.com/2021/08/okuri-okami.html Kyōgoku, Natsuhiko (2008). Tada, Katsumi (ed.). Yōkai gahon: kyōka hyakumonogatari. Kokushokankokai. p. 280.https://ulukayin.org/boru-the-wolf-in-turkic-mythology/http://mattsalusbury.blogspot.com/2012/03/short-history-of-dog-headed-men.htmlCorrea, Gustavo (1955). "El espiritu del mal en Guatemala". Nativism and Syncretism. New Orleans: Middle American Research Institute Publications, Tulane University. 19: 37–104.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Perk up your ears this week for a *howling* good time as we talk about all things werewolves in folklore and pop culture. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/werewolf.htmhttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend https://www.livescience.com/24412-werewolves.html https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/werewolves https://theconversation.com/the-ancient-origins-of-werewolves-104775 https://www.history.com/news/werewolf-trials-europe-witches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Trois-Fr%C3%A8res https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf https://www.history.com/news/beast-gevaudan-france-theories Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.The mummy conversation continues as Hannah talks about mummification practices in Mesoamerica. The ethics conversation ALSO continues as we discuss public exhibits for displaying mummified human remains and colonizing burial practices.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading: Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 57, Number 104, 22 June 1887https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18870622.2.6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------Arriaza, Bernardo T. Beyond Death: The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1995. Print.Rivera, Mario A. "The Preceramic Chinchorro Mummy Complex of Northern Chile: Context, Style and Purpose." Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1991. 43-77. Wise, Karen. "Chinchorro Mummies." Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead. Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 166-70.https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Scientific_Study_of_Mummies/P_xj3QTHHvoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA142&printsec=frontcoverhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/mummies/mworld2.html https://www.perurail.com/blog/the-history-of-the-tahuantinsuyo-the-most-important-empire-in-south-america/https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/frozen-mummies-of-the-andes/https://www.dougstepsout.com/2012/05/08/the-squaw-hollow-sensation-part-1-introduction/ https://www.solarnavigator.net/mythology/mummies.htmhttps://agenf.org/ojs/index.php/shs/article/view/155https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12jqpne/when_did_mummies_become_horror_monsters_what_are/https://web.archive.org/web/20090821203829/http://www.mummytombs.com/mummylocator/group/guanajuato.htmSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.It's all about Mummies this week as Georgia dives into the spread of Egyptomania, medicinal cannibalism, and the truth behind the "curse" of King Tutankhamun, amongst other things. We also have a (surprisingly) intelligent conversation about the ethics of handling human remains and cultural appropriation in horror tropes (it's like that's part of our jobs or something...)Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/human-remains https://observer.com/2023/02/the-uk-has-a-60-year-old-law-prohibiting-repatriation-of-art-is-that-about-to-change/ https://www.cnn.com/style/article/mummies-museums-name-change-intl-scli-scn/index.html https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/mumia-the-strange-history-of-human-remains-as-medicine#Mummy-and-other-remains-as-panacea https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/ https://theconversation.com/why-did-people-start-eating-egyptian-mummies-the-weird-and-wild-ways-mummy-fever-swept-through-europe-177551 https://harvardartmuseums.org/article/a-pigment-from-the-depths https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/mummy-brown-001716 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ground-mummies-were-once-ingredient-paint-180950350/ Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.This week, Hannah goes over some real-life zombie examples and how disease has played a part in the idea of a zombie apocalypse.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2270819/https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/https://www.britannica.com/science/leprosy/History https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/health-care-workers/other-hansens-disease.htmlhttps://health.clevelandclinic.org/zombie-virushttps://websites.umich.edu/~uncanny/zombies.htmlhttp://traumathreatandpublicsafetypsychology.com/blog/psychology-of-zombiesEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies by Matt Mogk (2011)https://www.livescience.com/65593-zombie-cannibal-cultures.htmlhttps://www.sciencealert.com/why-is-cannibalism-the-so-taboo-when-it-s-so-common-in-animalshttps://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/cwd/index.phphttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/real-life-zombiesSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.This week, Georgia briefly discusses the introduction of zombies into western pop culture before doing a deep dive on one of our favorite re-animated corpses, Frankenstein's monster! Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Deadhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-byron-dies-in-greecehttps://www.history.com/news/frankenstein-true-story-mary-shelleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(book)https://u.osu.edu/abel118eng4563/the-history-of-the-zombie-in-popular-culture/#:~:text=The%20zombie%20myth%20can%20be,returning%20to%20their%20African%20homeland.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GalvanismSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Tune in this week to hear the conclusion of our vampire discussions with stories from East Asia! Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://web.archive.org/web/20180109180950/http://travel.sohu.com/20090914/n266715927.shtmlhttps://archive.org/details/B-001-000-369/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/living-dead-chinese-hopping-vampires-006050https://www.maayot.com/blog/jiangshi-the-incredible-chinese-zombie/https://brill.com/view/journals/bki/176/2-3/article-p279_3.xml https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VWTdzlOMO0&ab_channel=JurigJurig https://web.archive.org/web/20100219044550/http://spi.com.sg/spi/spi_files/pontianak/https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/gutenberg.org/4/7/8/7/47873/47873-h/47873-h.htm https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Encyclopedia_of_Religion_and_Ethics_Volume_4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131128183445/http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/480187-village-shaman-traps-the-langsuir-a-malay-supernatural-spirit.html https://www.castofwonders.org/2021/05/cast-of-wonders-453-langsuir/https://archive.org/details/anv6461.0001.001.umich.edu https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/vic.2009.52.1.63 https://medium.com/@madisonplantier1990/delving-into-the-origins-of-the-putrid-penanggalan-be773475bbe7#:~:text=The%20Pennanggalan%2C%20also%20known%20as,Thailand%20and%20the%20Cambodian%20Ap. Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.It only makes sense we continue the conversation about vampires so join us this week for a deep dive into the origins of western vampire lore and literature!Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://juliamartins.co.uk/on-the-medusa-vampires-and-the-fear-of-the-female-body https://www.jstor.org/stable/658266?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2010/02/22/six-ways-to-stop-a-vampire/#:~:text=Rabies%20can%20even%20help%20explain,the%20pungent%20smell%20of%20garlic.%E2%80%9D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire https://www.slashfilm.com/886601/the-real-piece-of-obscure-vampire-lore-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-hasnt-included-yet/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathoryhttps://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer.htmhttp://smallstatebighistory.com/vampires-in-exeter-the-gruesome-tale-of-mercy-l-and-edwin-a-brown/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/grim-new-england-part-3-rhode-island-and-connecticuthttps://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampirehttps://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-curious-case-of-mercy-brown-and-the-new-england-vampire-panic/Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Join us this week to hear about the Vetala, a paranormal being in Hindu folklore that could have helped to inspire Bram Stoker’s Dracula.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54697/54697-h/54697-h.htm  (Duncan Forbes)https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2400/2400-h/2400-h.htm (Sir Richard Burton)https://enrouteindianhistory.com/baital-pachisi-in-the-modern-world/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-vetalahttps://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/story/living-culture/of-spirits-and-ghosts https://knowtales.com/vikram-vetal-and-the-kings-daughter-a-tale-of-mystery-adventure-and-wisdom/https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vetalahttps://www.ancientpages.com/2021/01/19/vetala-vampire-with-knowledge-of-the-past-present-and-future-in-hindu-mythology/https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/6/3/the-literary-afterlife-and-legacy-of-richard-f-burton-part-three Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Tune in to our very first episode all about the origins of headless horseman legends in Europe, which led to the birth of the first "American" short story. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://freerangeamerican.us/legend-of-the-headless-horseman/https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horsemanhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161118-the-horror-of-the-headless-horsemanhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate/112147848/ Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Broadcast from the Belfry is a brand new weekly podcast with two archaeologists discussing all things folklore, mythology, history, anthropology, literature, pop culture, and much more. Created and cohosted by Georgia Abrams & Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. Support the Show.