Welcome back to A Podcask of Amontillado, where we delve into the dark, dreadful, and terrifying parts of the world.

It’s Halloween, Connoisseurs, which means it’s time to make Jack O’ Lanterns, put on costumes, celebrate the dead, bob for apples, and so much more. But where did these traditions we so love come from?  

Our guest Bethany Kessler joins Erin & Gary to try and dig up the roots of all of these rituals, how modern society is detached from death, the sanitization of the holiday, the importance of the traditions, their favorites, and more.

Celtic Pronunciation Guide

Creepy Halloween Costumes From the 1930s and 1940s

The year Satanic Panic cancelled Halloween

Trick ‘r Treat trailer

The Superman and Lois Tapes & Bethany’s writing site

Opening and closing music is “Softly Shall You Sleep,” by Valentine Wolfe.

Please follow us on TikTok, Discord, and on Facebook! Contact us at apodcaskofamontillado@gmail.com!

A Vino, Atrocitas.