A Memento Mori Halloween, Part 1 Ep. 16

The Strange and Unusual Podcast by Alyson Horrocks

Oct 31, 201836:04Society & Culture

In this episode, Halloween, and its predecessor Samhain, is explored with the telling of the ghost story 'The Pale Man' and a dive into its evolving history, which includes a look at the Gaelic Celts, The Black Death, Da...

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