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Jeff C. Carter, author and lover of all things Halloween, returns to the show to once again nerd out about his favorite holiday, but also to show off his brand new book for middle grades and adults, Cold Spell: The Halloween Curse of Winterhill. This coming of age tale is a fun, fast-paced story of friendship and supernatural adventure that will appeal to fans of Hocus Pocus, Goosebumps, and anyone who believes there is magic just beyond the red and orange veiled woods.
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Leave a comment | tags: 197, adventure, big seance 197, big seance podcast #197, big seance podcast jeff c. carter, building a bridge, candy club, candy tax, cold spell, cold spell the halloween curse of winterhill, cold spell the halloween curse of winterhill with jeff c carter, coming of age, connecticut, department stores selling out of halloween items, fiction, freak snow storm, gosebumps, growing up in Connecticut, growing up in new england, gun powder, halloween, halloween 2021, halloween fiction, halloween nostalgia, highween, hocus pocus, iceland, jack-o-lanterns, jeff c. carter, lavender market, loween, memories, middle grade fiction, new england, nostalgia, paranormal, podcast, portmanteau, pumpkin, pumpkin patch, salem witch trials, six demon bag podcast, sledding, snow on halloween, spiritual, spookabulary, supernatural, the halloween curse of winterhill, thumping pumpkins, trick or treat, winter, ya fiction | posted in Book Discussions, Cemeteries, General, Halloween, Interviews, Paranormal Fun, The Big Séance Podcast
As a teen, actor and musician Larry Bagby played Ernie (aka “Ice”) in the 1993 Disney film, Hocus Pocus. Since then he’s starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 2005 film Walk the Line, Saints and Soldiers from 2004, along with other television appearances. Larry shares behind-the-scenes stories from Hocus Pocus, his ongoing friendships with cast members, experiences with the paranormal, what it’s like to play so many bullies and villains, and getting in trouble with Bette Midler! Plus a special LIVE performance of Larry’s original song, Country by the Sea.
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Hocus Pocus, the 1993 Disney film starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, is one of America’s most popular family films to watch around Halloween. In this delightful interview, creator/writer and producer David Kirshner dishes on the inspiration for the story, behind-the-scenes talk, and what everyone wants to know about the upcoming sequel! Plus Patrick gets a tour of David’s magical creative office space!
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Is a trip to Salem, Massachusetts on your bucket list? What do you know about the Salem Witch Trials? In this solo episode, Patrick shares stories of his vacation to New England, including staying at a beautiful 1784 home in Kennebunkport, Maine, touring the Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine, and of course, Salem.
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Jeff C. Carter, author of We Bleed Red & Green: 12 Chilling Tales for Christmas, returns to parlor! Is winter even scarier than Halloween? Jeff thinks so! Plus childhood memories of wintertime, Rudolph poop, lots of Santa talk, and the spooky Christmas traditions that you probably haven’t heard of!
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Lisa Morton, Halloween expert and author of Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween, joins Patrick in the parlor to discuss our favorite holiday! Topics include Dennison’s Bogie Books, yard haunts, common misconceptions, bobbing for apples, candy, movies, music, and the question of whether we can save Halloween in 2020!
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Leave a comment | tags: 175, 2020, a history of halloween, anonymous psycho, apple bobbing, big seance, Big Seance 175, Big Seance Podcast #175, bobbing for apples, can halloween be saved, common misconceptions of halloween, dennison bogie book, dennison's bogie book, ghosts, halloween, halloween 2020, halloween altar, halloween candy, halloween expert, Halloween Expert Lisa Morton, halloween history, halloween is misunderstood, halloween movies, halloween music, halloween myths, halloween on the west coast, haunted, john carpenter's halloween movie, lisa morton, lord of death, meth hazel, paranormal, podcast, razors in apples, seance, snap dragon, spirit communication, spiritual, supernatural, the truth about halloween, tim prasil, Trick 'r Treat, trick 'r treat movie, trick or treat, trick or treat a history of halloween, trick or treat movie, victorian divination traditions, victorian halloween, victorian halloween parties, victorian parties, victorian traditions, what will happen on halloween, will halloween go virtual, yard haunts, yard haunts in la, yard haunts in los angeles | posted in Book Discussions, Halloween, Interviews, Movie Discussions, The Big Séance Podcast
Patrick chose his favorite moments from episodes of Halloween past, going back to 2014. Segments include LIVE moments from Trick or Treating, Sam Haynes, Annie Wilder, Karen A. Dahlman, Lesley Bannatyne, Jim Harold and the Ghost of Karen Carpenter, the 2016 LIVE Halloween Ouija Seance, and the hosts of the Cemetery Confessions podcast.
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Leave a comment | tags: 174, 1911, a halloween housewarming, abe olman, annie wilder, best of halloween, big seance, big seance #174, big seance podcast, big seance podcast 174, cemetery confessions, cemetery confessions podcast, darkness at your door, delineator magazine, ghost of karen carpenter, ghost stories, ghosts, goth, groovy murder disco, halloween, halloween costumes, halloween history, halloween memories, halloween ouija seance, halloween spirit communication, haunting, history of trick or treating, house of spirits and whispers, jen faust, Jim Harold, jim harold's campfire 4, karen A. DAhlman, karen carpenter, karen dahlman, lesley bannatyne, ouija, ouija board, ouija board predicts 2016 presidency, ouija seance, planning a halloween party in 1911, podcast, ruby ross goodnow, sam haynes, seance, spirit communication, spooky, the jack o' lantern rag, trick or treating, true ghost stories, true ghost stories jim harold's campfire 4, who will be the next president of the united states | posted in Book Discussions, General, Halloween, Interviews, Ouija, Paranormal Fun, séance, The Big Séance Podcast
In a love letter to Halloween, Jeff C. Carter wrote 31 fun-sized Halloween tales and compiled them all into one great book, We Bleed Orange and Black. In this seriously funky year, Jeff hopes that it helps to fill a void while also putting you in the Halloween spirit! Discussions also include childhood nostalgia, masks and candy, and the Japanese tradition of Bon Odori.
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We are officially kicking off the Halloween season early this year with Miranda Enzor of the simply amazing Spooky Little Halloween blog! We discuss Halloween parties, playlists, candy, traditions, movies, and how Miranda can help us save Halloween in 2020!
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Leave a comment | tags: 171, 2020, bats, big seance, big seance 171, big seance podcast, big seance podcast 171, blogging, candles and halloween, candy corn, cemetery photography, clowns, decorating for halloween, dennison's bogie book, don't be a monster, ghost, ghosts, halfoween, halloween, halloween 2020, halloween beverages, halloween blog, halloween candy, halloween decorating, halloween h20, halloween movies, halloween nostalgia, halloween parties, halloween party themes, halloween playlists, halloween songs, halloween traditions, haunted, haunted house, horror films, is nightmare before christmas a halloween movie?, is purple people eater a halloween song?, is the nightmare before christmas a halloween movie, jack-o-lanterns, living and quarantining with a ghost, living with a ghost, mary jane peanut butter kisses, mary janes, miranda enzor, miranda enzor from spooky little halloween, nostalgia, paranormal, party themes, peanut butter kisses, pumpkins, purple people eater, quarantining with a ghost, sam haynes, saving halloween, saving halloween in 2020, saving our favorite holiday, scarecrows, seance, spirit, spirits, spiritual, spooky little halloween, the exorcist, the nightmare before christmas, trick or treat candy | posted in Cemeteries, General, Halloween, Haunted Spots, Interviews, Movie Discussions, Paranormal Fun, The Big Séance Podcast
Lisa Morton tells the fascinating history of seances in her new book, Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances. Discussion included necromancy, spook shows, Spiritualism, fraudulent mediums, D.D. Home, Helen Duncan, Florence Cook, William Crookes, the American Civil War, spirit rapping, EVP, and of course, plenty of ectoplasm! PLUS, Patrick didn’t miss the opportunity to ask a Halloween expert about how the pandemic could change our favorite holiday!
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