What The Folklore?

This week we begin our journey into What the Rose Did to the Cypress, a story featuring a riddle so enticing, even knowing it exists drives men to their (countless) deaths.Suggested talking points: Ma...

12 Nov 202444min

Spooklore 2024 draws to a close with a reading of The Story of a Mother, which is not so much a spooky story but a terribly depressing one, from resident sad-sack, Hans Christian Andersen. Turns out, ...

29 Okt 202457min

Spooklore 2024 continues with a reading of The Legend of the Pineapple, a story that either pushes fruit to new spooky echelons, or is a big coincidence. It's impossible to tell which.Suggested talkin...

15 Okt 202437min

Spooklore 2024 continues with a reading of Men-Wolves, a three-act story about a Witch who just can't get her one spell to work right.Suggested talking points: Ol' Gloomy NotJohn, Got the Wolf Quivers...

8 Okt 202451min

Spooklore 2024 begins with readings of both The Book of Magic and The Willful Child, two tales selected for their strong connective tissue to one another, and certainly not for their brevity!Suggested...

1 Okt 202445min

This week we're reading The Death of the Sun Hero. Did you know there's an ancient pact that spurs all newborns to begin crawling towards the same point on earth, all in an effort to murder a single m...

24 Sep 202439min

This week we're reading The Origin of Stories, which I guess is a pretty big deal, considering the premise of this show.Suggested talking points: Envision Yourself Mong-ing, The Deep Etsy, Firstname I...

17 Sep 202444min

This week we're reading The Wicked Prince, a deep dive into the possibility-space of whatever the hell Hans Christian Andersen's personality is.Suggested talking points: Purple Prose Kiss Orgy, The Wo...

3 Sep 202459min