The lead-up to Halloween is one that certainly puts a lot of us in a darker mood; ready for shorter days and spooky tales. The following three podcasts are set to help set the mood for the holiday, especially thanks to the dark themes and topics they discuss.
Superstitions: In this podcast by Parcast, the origins of the world’s most intriguing superstations are laid out in original stories that are truly captivating. Coming to an end in 2022 after well over a hundred episodes, the podcast covers everything from why we started wishing upon shooting stars to why some real estate agents bury a plastic statue of St Joseph on a property they’d like to sell.
After Dark: Historians Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling unite every Monday and Thursday to talk about the history behind some truly terrifying stories. Topics covered over the years have included the lost colony of Roanoke, where the first English settlers in America went missing, as well as the Black Death, the European and the Salem Witch Trials, the Giggling Granny serial killer, and the weird 16th and 17th century practice of eating Egyptian mummies.
Why Can’t We Talk About Amanda’s Mum?: True-crime listeners will undoubtedly binge on this incredible, sinister, and heartbreaking tale of a woman whose body was found nude, decapitated, and drained of blood in Alabama in 1993. Full of twists and turns, the story looks at how the victim’s reputation as a high-end escort may have stopped the police from investigating properly, and explores how this cold case has affected the victim’s family.
