Le Cochon Danseur
1907 French film Le Cochon Danseur. Perhaps you’ve seen this already, but if not… Tagged: 1907, dancing pig, French Cinema, Le Cochon Danseur, short film, strange, video
View ArticleEpisode 028
Our 4th Halloween episode, this time we have fiction from Orrin Grey & Ambrose Bierce. In addition we look at the life of clairvoyant Marinus B. Dykshoorn. Marinus B. Dykshoorn, passed away last...
View ArticleDelayed Show & Wilum Pugmire
Episode 29 is already a bit delayed because of computer issues, and will probably be a little bit yet before it’s ready to go. I also wanted to take a moment to spread the news that Wilum Hopfrog...
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Good news on the Wilum Pugmire front, he’s out of the hospital and hanging in there. I hope to be able to start putting the new show together this weekend and will keep you posted as I finally get that...
View ArticleUpdate & Accepting Submissions
The show’s gotten off to a little bit of a false start. In addition to the computer issues mentioned previously, the usually holiday stuff, and a kitty that was on his deathbed (he’s fine now) I’ve...
View ArticleSpookatorium Reanimated
After many long years I have decided to try and resuscitate the show. I posted up episode 029 today. This one just features music, but some of the more esoteric content will return in future episodes....
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I revised the feed information, so iTunes is updated for the revised show and it will be available in other places you might choose to look for it. Or you can go direct right here...
View ArticleSpookatorium 030
New episode launched, and it’s getting closer to where the show was when I stopped before. This episode looks at consensus opinion as it relates to the poltergeist phenomenon based on the work of Dr....
View ArticleSpookatorium 031
In this episode we look at preserving the strange cures in medieval medical texts at Cambridge. There’s a brief stop on Victorian medicine and the rise of antiseptics. We also dig into how a team in...
View ArticleSpookatorium 032 – Halloween Episode
An extended Halloween episode with talk about the role of fog and mist in paranormal experiences and a look at the Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains. In addition to lots of music from the...
View ArticleSpookatorium 033
In this episode, we look at the rise and fall of a popular patent medicine from the late 1800s called Kickapoo Oil. Beyond that, there is lots of music. from the likes of Dav Dralleon, Hexmyr,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 034
In this episode, we take a look at the idea of man-eating trees in remote parts of the world in the 1700 and 1800’s. It occurred to me after I finished this episode how Lovecraftian some of the...
View ArticleSpookatorium 035
Episode 35 of the Spookatorium looks at Medium Helene Smith, who claimed to astral travel to Mars, and the work of macabre photographer William Mortensen. In addition, there is music from: The...
View ArticleSpookatorium 036
In this episode, we explore the idea of the Sin Eater and look at some of the superstitions surrounding the Hangman’s Rope. And there is lots of great music from the likes of Intersigno, Ourea, Belt,...
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This episode, we dip our toes into the Victorian tradition of holiday ghost stories with a reading of M.R. James “A School Story.” Beyond that, there is lots of music from the likes of Badrich, Naxal...
View ArticleSpookatorium 038
This episode looks at a type of Fae called Night Elves, among other names, as possibly having a role in the Sleep Paralysis phenomenon. Beyond that, there is music from Masses, NoMeansNo, Hypsiphrone,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 039
This episode of professor Gruntsplatter’s Spookatorium includes information on the Piasa, a giant bird(?) once believed to inhabit the Mississippi Valley, and a look at some of the more esoteric...
View ArticleSpookatorium 040
Episode 40 of Professor Gruntsplatter’s Spookatorium looks at instances of phantom music across phenomena and through a modern scientific lens. In addition, there is music from She Spread Sorrow,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 041
In this episode of the Spookatorium we look at the weird fiction of lesser known writer Edward Lucas White and present his story “The Voices.” There is music from Olekranon, STCLVR, Torn, Violent...
View ArticleSpookatorium 042
This episode we take a look at the Maryhill Stonehenge, a scale replica of the original Stonehenge in Washington state, and the superstitious origins of Horse Brass Medallions. In addition there is...
View ArticleSpookatorium 043
Back after a little hiatus. This episode includes a personal spooky tale, ghost? time slip? who knows… and music from Ah Cama-Sotz, Xoma, Terra Tenebrosa, Infinexhuma, Silence In The Snow, SNTS,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 044
In this episode we look at the life of Arthur Crew Inman and float on the sonic waves of Ex.Hale, The Doomed Bird of Providence, The Pessimist Chamber, Froe Char, Melanchoholics, Nastika, Theologian,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 045
This time out we look at the folklore around The Devil’s Causeway, and Frog Well in England, and feature tunes from The Monochrome Set, Princess Tinymeat, Azfarat, Blac Kolor, Sleeprunner, Infinity’s...
View ArticleSpookatorium 046
I was pressed for time this episode, so there’s no stories this go, but still plenty of music from the likes of Reduction Plan, The Dead Mantra, Depther, In Search Of Shores, Narbenerde, Yen Pox, Sun...
View ArticleSpookatorium 047
On this episode we look at the Nalusa Falaya & Bohpoli from Choctaw folklore, and notice a few parallels with modern paranormal experiences. You will also hear the sounds of TenHornedBeast,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 048
In Episode 48 of The Spookatorium we explore the dark expressionism of artist Hyman Bloom and there is lots of great music from the likes of Black Rain, Diasiva, Pact Infernal, Pterygium, Claustrum,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 049
This episode looks at the idea of doppelgangers, and to keep the theme lively all the tunes are cover songs from the like of Pankow, Satori, Angel Hair, Death Method, Ataraxia, Beyond Dawn, Unto...
View ArticleSpookatorium 050
This is episode 50, and we do a little state of the podcast check in, and talk about perspective and truth in relation to the paranormal. In addition there are tunes from Øne19, Paracusia, The Folks...
View ArticleSpookatorium 051
Episode 51 of the Spookatorium looks at the work of Theosophist Alfred Percy Sinnett and his book, Esoteric Buddhism. Aside from that there are tunes from TOT, Sky Burial, Heldentod, Distortion Six,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 052
On this episode it’s mostly just music this time from the likes of ATT Corp, Blackwood, Dome Runner, Mental Destruction, Colossloth, Brooddark, Locust Reign, Sonic Oscillations, Dæmonyx, Bohren &...
View ArticleSpookatorium 053
On episode 53 of the Spookatorium we look at the concept of the Dweller On The Threshold, and Zononi the book that initiated the idea. In addition there’s music from Scorn, Fragile Body, Lithivn,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 054
This episode of the Spookatorium we look at the recent film Moon Garden, and there is lots of music from Bestia Centauri, Aliquis, Overlook, Solypsis, Skullflower, Conflict Burning, Vengeance Space...
View ArticleSpookatorium 055
This episode looks at the “Grand Traverse Stonehenge” in Lake Michigan and features music from Lemna, Nostalgia, Olhon, The Protagonist, The Black Monolith, Grabesmond, Blood Of The Black Owl,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 057
On This episode we look at a few creatures from South American folklore and feature music from Hålbå, Megaptera, Silent Scream, Rotting Yellow, 2w, In Death It Ends, The Circular Ruins &...
View ArticleSpookatorium 058
Episode 58 of the Spookatorium starts with some excellent modern post punk and takes a little trip back in time once it gets going. Lots of old experimental and Industrial from the late 80’s to the...
View ArticleSpookatorium 059
Call this the eulogy episode, we honor the passing of Shane MacGowan, Mark Samuels, and Geordie Walker. Three people of significant creativity and influence that passed since our last episode. In...
View ArticleSpookatorium 060
Episode 60 of the Spookatorium returns to the holiday tradition of Midwinter Ghost Stories with something from Algernon Blackwood, and features music from Doc Watson, Cindytalk, Siglo XX,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 061
On this episode we look at the beneficial possession case dubbed the Watseka Wonder and there is lots of great music from the likes of Shrouds, Fausten, Disposal Unit, Deafcult, Suicide Party, Sean...
View ArticleSpookatorium 062
On This episode we look at the myth of Beira the Scottish Queen of Winter and revel in the sounds of Sigillum S, Hexsystem, Gavella Glan, Dense Vision Shrine, Skepticism, Slow Riot, Gyrate, Lasael,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 063
On this episode we look at the demonology compendium, Dictionnaire Infernal and have music from Insekt, Headbutt, Infaust, Sanctum, Dernière Volonté, Alder & Ash, Ancestral Voices, Silence In The...
View ArticleSpookatorium 064
On This episode of the Spookatorium we look at the work of Norwegian Artists Odd Nerdrum and hear some music from the likes of Elysian, Cataphiles, Empathy Cell, Noiztatic, Orphx, Ruhr Hunter &...
View ArticleSpookatorium 065
On episode 65 Of The Spookatorium we look at the life of Cyrus Reed Teed and how he turned his Hollow Earth ideas into a utopian cult. In addition there is music from Body Clock, Desolation Swarm,...
View ArticleSpookatorium 066
This episode features a ghastly tale by J. Sheridan LaFanu and music from the likes of Cruelty Campaign, Scratch Acid, Yellow Bulb, Chalk, Enola Gay, Svasti-ayanam, Sleeping With The Earth, Niellerade...
View ArticleSpookatorium 067
Just music on this episode from the likes of Grails, Orghanon, Maculatum, Lament Configuration, Forma4, The Great Tyrant, Product KF, Lila Ehjä, Sanr, Impact Test, Ornament, and Sol Invictus.
View ArticleSpookatorium 068
On episode 68 of the Spookatorium we look at the Resurrection Men of the Victorian Era and there is music from Techno Menses, Love Power Experiment, Matriarchy Roots, Simvlacrvm, SPK, Sshe Retina...
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