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The Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast, exploring the History of Horror.
Featuring horror stories that bring our themes to live.
Submissions always open. https://www.lunaticsproject.com/submit
Featuring horror stories that bring our themes to live.
Submissions always open. https://www.lunaticsproject.com/submit
Celebrate The Dark Origins of Valentine's Day By Watching These Horror Movies: buff.ly/kyglJTI
Celebrate The Dark Origins of Valentine's Day By Watching These Horror Movies
How romantic!
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February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Celebrate The Dark Origins of Valentine's Day By Watching These Horror Movies: buff.ly/kyglJTI
This week Abby and Alan discuss Third Man Factor; real life incidents, theories and it's impact on horror and pop culture. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. #thirdmantheory #thirdmanfactor #podcast buff.ly/XGLVbgx
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This week Abby and Alan discuss Third Man Factor; real life incidents, theories and it's impact on horror and pop culture. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. #thirdmantheory #thirdmanfactor #podcast buff.ly/XGLVbgx
Every time I turn on The Wizard of Oz (which is fairly often), I end up in a rabbit hole trying to remind myself how the filmmakers pulled off such a realistic tornado in 1939.
How The Wizard of Oz Filmmakers Made Cinema's First Tornado in 1939
Every time I turn on The Wizard of Oz (which is fairly often), I end up in a rabbit hole trying to remind myself how the filmmakers pulled off such a realistic tornado in 1939. Seriously, if you…
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February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Every time I turn on The Wizard of Oz (which is fairly often), I end up in a rabbit hole trying to remind myself how the filmmakers pulled off such a realistic tornado in 1939.
Photos from The Thing From Another World (1951), one of the two works that inspired John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). The other is a novella from 1938 called Who Goes There? For more, listen to episode 173 of the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast. #filmhistory #horrorhistory #sciencefictionhistory
February 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Photos from The Thing From Another World (1951), one of the two works that inspired John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). The other is a novella from 1938 called Who Goes There? For more, listen to episode 173 of the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast. #filmhistory #horrorhistory #sciencefictionhistory
439 years ago today, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. Mary was the Queen of Scotland from December 14th 1542 until she was forced from the throne in 1567. She took the throne when she was only 6 days old. And in 1587 she was beheaded after being accused of plotting against the Queen of England.
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
439 years ago today, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. Mary was the Queen of Scotland from December 14th 1542 until she was forced from the throne in 1567. She took the throne when she was only 6 days old. And in 1587 she was beheaded after being accused of plotting against the Queen of England.
Early photos of tornadoes from the late 1800s and early 1900s. #earlyphotography #tornadophotography
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Early photos of tornadoes from the late 1800s and early 1900s. #earlyphotography #tornadophotography
I've been meaning to sit down and write everyday. I think I've one really done it once this year. Maybe next weekend I will lock myself in my apartment and force a staycation writers retreat upon myself.
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I've been meaning to sit down and write everyday. I think I've one really done it once this year. Maybe next weekend I will lock myself in my apartment and force a staycation writers retreat upon myself.
Here lies Nettie and George Motto in Queens, New York. Walking through older cemeteries and you might notice something unusual: tiny portraits of the people buried there, preserved for over a century.
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Here lies Nettie and George Motto in Queens, New York. Walking through older cemeteries and you might notice something unusual: tiny portraits of the people buried there, preserved for over a century.
This week Abby sits down with Kate Rotunda to discuss the very unnerving history of puppets. One of the scariest inventions of mankind. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/qhUSOwC
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This week Abby sits down with Kate Rotunda to discuss the very unnerving history of puppets. One of the scariest inventions of mankind. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/qhUSOwC
This Day in History on February 2nd 1974: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre premiered.
February 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This Day in History on February 2nd 1974: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre premiered.
The expedition set out with 129 men and high hopes, but both ships became trapped in the Arctic ice, and the entire crew was eventually lost. For more, listen to episode 172 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. buff.ly/1qMLBh7
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The expedition set out with 129 men and high hopes, but both ships became trapped in the Arctic ice, and the entire crew was eventually lost. For more, listen to episode 172 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. buff.ly/1qMLBh7
This day in history (1884): The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. It would take nearly 50 years to complete. Words can be immortal. People rarely are.
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This day in history (1884): The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. It would take nearly 50 years to complete. Words can be immortal. People rarely are.
Happy Imbolc to those who celebrate! Imbolc is an ancient Celtic festival marking the return of light. Light a bonfire (or a candle) in honor of this beautiful festival.
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Happy Imbolc to those who celebrate! Imbolc is an ancient Celtic festival marking the return of light. Light a bonfire (or a candle) in honor of this beautiful festival.
Can't stop thinking about how good the Weapons opening sequence is, and how good the Donnie Darko opening is and how both have really good needle-drops.
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Can't stop thinking about how good the Weapons opening sequence is, and how good the Donnie Darko opening is and how both have really good needle-drops.
The Wizard of Oz was the first film to show a tornado on screen, which ended up being one of the largest expenses of the film’s budget. The studio actually didn’t recoup the cost of the movie until it re-released it a decade after it first hit theaters.
How The Wizard of Oz Filmmakers Made Cinema's First Tornado in 1939
Every time I turn on The Wizard of Oz (which is fairly often), I end up in a rabbit hole trying to remind myself how the filmmakers pulled off such a realistic tornado in 1939. Seriously, if you…
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January 30, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Wizard of Oz was the first film to show a tornado on screen, which ended up being one of the largest expenses of the film’s budget. The studio actually didn’t recoup the cost of the movie until it re-released it a decade after it first hit theaters.
I feel like I'm in a "gentle true crime" era. I've been listening to Beth's Dead and Unicorn Girl and it's the true crime vibes I love but doesn't make me afraid to sleep at night.
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I feel like I'm in a "gentle true crime" era. I've been listening to Beth's Dead and Unicorn Girl and it's the true crime vibes I love but doesn't make me afraid to sleep at night.
This post is simply an ode to the opening sequence of Weapons (one of my favorite films of 2025.)
An Ode to The Opening Sequence of Weapons
Beware of Darkness. Watch out now. Take care, beware the thoughts that linger.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This post is simply an ode to the opening sequence of Weapons (one of my favorite films of 2025.)
Trying to figure out how I feel about The Housemaid...but Amanda Seyfried was 🔥 and it was a total jump scare that Paul Feig directed it.
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Trying to figure out how I feel about The Housemaid...but Amanda Seyfried was 🔥 and it was a total jump scare that Paul Feig directed it.
This is the grave of Carolyn Fetscher McCann. McCann was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York. Grave portraits became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This is the grave of Carolyn Fetscher McCann. McCann was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York. Grave portraits became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Abby and Alan conclude the four part winter horror series. This week they discuss The Yerti and other snow cryptids. They even talk through some of the most famous instances of ice mummies. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/qhUSOwC
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Abby and Alan conclude the four part winter horror series. This week they discuss The Yerti and other snow cryptids. They even talk through some of the most famous instances of ice mummies. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/qhUSOwC
Walk with me through Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.
A Walk Through Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York | The Lunatics Project
Welcome to Calvary Cemetery, a sprawling burial ground tucked into Queens, New York — one of the largest cemeteries in the United States. With more than 3 million interments, these fields of stone…
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January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Walk with me through Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.
Here are some of the best winter horror movies to remind you that things could be much much worse.
The Best of Winter Horror
We are deep into the winter months and it has been pretty hard. The nights are long and the days are cold. But look on the bright side, at least you're not freezing to death in the snow because a…
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January 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Here are some of the best winter horror movies to remind you that things could be much much worse.
Movies to watch and shows during a blizzard: The Shining, Storm of The Century (all three parts), The Lodge (for the brave), The Thing.
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Movies to watch and shows during a blizzard: The Shining, Storm of The Century (all three parts), The Lodge (for the brave), The Thing.
January 25, 1915, 111 years ago Alexander Graham Bell made the first transcontinental phone call. He's known for creating the first modern telephone, and co-founding AT&T in 1885. This photo shows the opening of a long distance line between New York and Chicago in 1892.
January 25, 2026 at 11:10 AM
January 25, 1915, 111 years ago Alexander Graham Bell made the first transcontinental phone call. He's known for creating the first modern telephone, and co-founding AT&T in 1885. This photo shows the opening of a long distance line between New York and Chicago in 1892.