Curiosities of Superstition by W. H. Davenport Adams

10/08/23 • 36 min

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"It was on Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve, that superstition ran riot..."

Trick or treat!

Aurelien explores the spooky archives of Project Gutenberg and comes back with 1880s non-fiction takes on Scottish Halloween traditions. How is bobbing for apples part of a divination ritual? Is any of this actually spooky? Join around the cauldron for readings and stories from "Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions" (1882) by W. H. Davenport Adams.

Read it for yourself: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41566/41566-h/41566-h.htm

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Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod
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"It was on Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve, that superstition ran riot..."

Trick or treat!

Read it for yourself: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41566/41566-h/41566-h.htm

Want more random reads? Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/spookyaurelien

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Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod
Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com

Previous Episode

Aurelien reads The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont

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"Mary was a misfit. She didn't want to be beautiful. And she wasted time doing mad things - like eating and sleeping."

Aurelien reads another original Twilight Zone source story. This time, let's go back to 1952 (or is it 2022??) with The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont.

Read the story at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36258/36258-h/36258-h.htm

Want more old school stories? Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/spookyaurelien

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Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod
Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com

Next Episode

A spooky Friday the 13th reading from Her Dark Inheritance

"All the future looked gloomy and threatening, and the gaunt wolf hovered at the door of the Lynnes' humble home."

Gather round, spooks and strangers! For this special spooky season October Friday the 13th, Aurelien reads aloud chapter 1 of "Her Dark Inheritance" (1892) by Mrs. E. Burke Collins. What do you think the inheritance is, spooky friends? And do you want to hear more?

Read the story: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46363/46363-h/46363-h.htm

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