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There Might Be Cupcakes Horror Episodes
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There Might Be Cupcakes Horror Episodes
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Feb 12th, 2025
All of my episodes that touch on the horror genre in some fashion
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- Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 1:It's still a "first episode", but it's cleaned up, and the transitions are smoother. Enjoy. In which Carla explains why eccentric doesn’t equal crazy, that horror poetry is a thing, and cupcakes are linked to better mental health. And books. So many books.Believe on...
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- In which Carla realizes she has been haunted, one way or another, her entire life--and that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Website entry, with more information and my photographs: Episode 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Legged Beasties…: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-3-ghoulies/ Theme song and sti...
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- ...aka, True Boo, Part Two. In which Carla experiences voices, the movement of objects, footsteps and more in two of her own homes--and proves herself to be a glutton for punishment by deliberately traveling to two more haunted locations. Website entry with more information and photographs: https://www.theremightbecupc...
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- ...and a true crime mystery from Carla's past to solve. Truly! In which Carla extolls the haunting music of the musician she has been highlighting in episodes, bemoans the dentist appointment that makes this episode short (but 1 of 2 this week!), and reads you a Scottish folktale explaining how evil was loosed unto the...
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- In which Carla explores all things book-to-movie, including that dorky audio fan letter about this subject she sent to Patton Oswalt, and her unusual behavior in movie theaters as a child (hint: it isn't what you think). Plus: a related top-ten list, because lists are awesome.Website entry, with more info and vintage v...
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- In which Carla expands a horror movie project that began as a challenge from her best friend: what high-quality horror movies don't have gore? Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source...
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- In which Carla reads to you from her novel, Watching the Detectives, which is based upon a missing-person true crime case. And they were all rich. Rich in looks, rich in opportunity, rich in already wasted opportunities, rich in network, and rich in funds. And rich in frustrations, many of which they could not even nam...
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- In which Carla reads from her own novel-in-progress, continuing from Episode 14: Watching the Detectives, Part 1 In this investigative vacuum, the public and the press are left to fill in the space with theories, and that is exactly what is occurring. On the Tyler College campus, factions continue to escalate via old-f...
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- In which Carla reads again from her novel-in-progress, Watching the Detectives.And they were all rich. Rich in looks, rich in opportunity, rich in already wasted opportunities, rich in network, and rich in funds. And rich in frustrations, many of which they could not even name.--Carla Pettigrew Hufstedler, Watching the...
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- In which Carla has ventured off the well-trodden path...and uses books as breadcrumbs. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecar...
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- In which Carla starts with Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game--Stephen King's planned In the Path of the Eclipse--and explores folktales used to explain solar eclipses. It gets weird.Recommended and referenced reading:Dolores Claiborne https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501143809Gerald's Game https://bookshop.org/a/6560/...
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- Aug 29th, 2017In which Carla reads to you from the best in horror. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: htt...
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- In which Carla examines the likelihood, the science, and the archetypes of the Land of Faerie, based upon a documented and supposed-to-be paranormal visitation of green children. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: http...
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- In which Carla tells the 19th century story of a mysterious German child with quite the tale to tell, Kasper Hauser. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCar...
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- In which, to commemorate Banned Books Week and International Podcast Day, Carla reads the first chapter of three frequently challenged and banned books to you. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/...
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- In which Carla commemorates the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death by exploring its mysteries...and reading his poetry to you. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBP...
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- Oct 15th, 2017In which Carla continues to celebrate October by exploring the true stories behind Poe's fiction. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: http...
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- This is my segment from the 2018 multi podcast collaboration for Halloween, which was published as my episode 27. When I transferred to Spreaker Prime, the incredibly large episode was lost in transit. Here is my portion:In which Carla goes legend tripping, looking for the Bunnyman of Virginia.Original publication date...
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- In which Carla unpacks the urban legend of the Bunyman Bridge, which she told in episode 27, for Halloween. Axes and symbolism and superstitions, o my!Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creato...
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- In which Carla shares the Victorian tradition of scary Christmas stories. Come, sit by the fire for some M. R. James and some Saki (H. H. Munro).Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Boo. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cup...
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- In which Carla proves that life is what happens when you're making other plans (John Lennon was right), and, instead of recording an interview, records EVPs instead. Suggested reading material:Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death by Deborah Blum https://bookshop.org/a/656...
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- May 22nd, 2018In which Carla introduces a series about Vixens, a very special plantation, and ghosts in its hollow. http://sbc.edu Referenced reading:Mary Oliver https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780395850879Mary Lee Settle https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780393057324Molly Haskell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780595140404Sally Miller Gearha...
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- Jul 15th, 2018In which Carla reads to you fairy tales and folklore all about losing one’s grip. Recommended reading from this episode:The Haunters and the Haunted, ed. Ernest Rhys https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781603120951The Complete Fairy Tales Grimm https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781607103134Gregory Maguire:Mirror, Mirror https://bo...
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- Aug 23rd, 2018In which Carla shares the beginning of an amazing and frightening book series.Recommended reading: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Series order:1. The Hazel Wood https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97812501479362. The Night Country https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97812502460733. Tales From the Hinterland https://bookshop.org/a/65...
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- Oct 31st, 2018In which Carla reads Jennifer McMahon's short story "The Mill Girl", released especially for Halloween 2018."The Mill Girl" copyright 2018 Jennifer McMahon, published by Penguin Random HouseOfficial Site for Jennifer McMahon: https://jennifer-mcmahon.comRecommended reading:Promise Not to Tell https://bookshop.org/a/656...
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- In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading two classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to boot. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail.Related a...
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- In which Carla dives deep into the mythology of the Three Mothers, Maters Suspirioum, Mater Tenebrarum, and Mater Lacrymarum of the Dario Argento and Luca Guadgnino horror movies, and explores dance and architecture as spellwork, as well as a tie-in to Disney and the fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers.Book referenced: H...
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- In which Carla further explores the Three Mothers horror movie series--Suspiria, Inferno, and Mother of Tears--as started in the episode Elegant Nastiness, by examining Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of Suspiria, taking a fresh look at Suspiria's influence, the fairy tale "Little Snow White", and taking a deep dive into...
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- In which Carla interviews horror author Mike Bockoven, creator of FantasticLand (2016) and Pack (2018). Mike Bockoven:Facebook: http://facebook.com/BockovenBooksTwitter: @mikebockovenInstagram: @mikebockovenFantasticLand: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781510709447Pack: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781543680904 Theme son...
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- In which Carla investigates why the place in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is called Gilead.Books referenced: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385490818The Testaments by Margaret Atwood: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385543781The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Mar...
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- Oct 13th, 2019In which Carla reads a Turkish folktale about a boy who goes on a quest to find out what fear is.Sources:Story: "The Boy Who Found Fear At Last", collected first by Ignaz Kunos, from the Olive Fairy Book, Andrew Lang: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780486219080Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off t...
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- In which Carla reads a lesser-known Poe story, "The Oval Portrait". Story Read:"The Oval Portrait”, Edgar Allan Poe, April 1842Read online with linked vocabulary words and references at https://poestories.com/text.php?file=ovalportraitRecommended Reading:The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, Uncensored: https://b...
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- In which Carla explores all the different incarnations of Childe Roland and his Dark Tower quest throughout history. Referenced and related episodes:Episode 19: The King’s EclipseEpisode 54: Gilead: Meaning in Place Suggested Reading (links to Bookshop, supporting independent bookstores and There Might Be Cupcakes):Ste...
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- In which Carla shares all of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her first live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube.Website entry: Haunting resources (including my Waverly Hills photos) theremightbecupcakes.com/resources-hauntings. Photo for this episode is ...
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- Sep 10th, 2020In which Carla shares more of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her second live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube. Image: one of my photographs from Waverly HillsResource: My Letterboxd list of my favorite haunted house/demented domicile films: boxd.it/7...
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- In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading four horror classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, as well as the four-hundred-year-old origins of “Deck the Halls”. Things get silly and eerie in turn. C...
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- In which Carla explores the Twelve Days of Christmas and why we send Christmas cards, and reads a Victorian horror story by F. Marion Crawford.Christmas episodes:32: What the Dickens47: Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw65: Happy Christmas Chaos66: Deck the Hall with Horror Sources and Suggested Reading:“The D...
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- The entire episode 27 has been found and saved. Let us celebrate #halfwaytohalloween! Enjoy this flashback to 2017, and enjoy my story and stories from other wonderful podcasts.List of all podcasts involved in this episode, in order, with links, at the website entry for episode 27, Halloween Enormous Stories: https://w...
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- In which Carla begins her series on the horror novel House of Leaves.The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4, Sp...
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- Apr 29th, 2021In which Carla celebrated four years of There Might Be Cupcakes! (April 28, 2017)Sources:https://poestories.com/read/alonehttps://www.eapoe.org/works/poems/alonea.htmThe Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780836204384Greg Behrendt, “There Might Be Cake” https://www.y...
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- In which Carla explores the beginning of the Navidson Record, the structure of the novel, the history of ergodic literature, and the social phenomenon of the novel 21 years ago, as well as the psychological symptom that drives the stories in this novel.First episode in this series: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: ht...
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- Aug 3rd, 2021In which Carla explores Poe’s plague, and its relationship to Shakespeare’s desert island.Sources:Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781500497248The story at the Poe Museum: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-deathThe story with annotated vocabulary: https://poestories.c...
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- Show notes:In which Carla explores the horror subgenre found footage, and its subgenre internet horrorCreepypasta: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/https://www.reddit.com/r/creepygaminghttps://www.reddit.com/r/nosleepTed the Caver: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_the_Caverhttp...
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- In which Carla continues to explore the Navidson Record of House of Leaves. This is the third episode; to begin, start with episode 68: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/bone-chimes-and-primitive-spid-85959021 then listen to episode 70: ...
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- In which Carla reviews and discusses 31 more horror movies without blood and gore, suitable for the squeamish viewer or beginner to horror. No spoilers.Podchaser: The 60 Best Podcasts to Discover for November, including There Might Be Cupcakes! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-60-best-podcasts-to-discover-for-novemb...
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- In which Carla reads her original Christmas horror short story, “Holly Jolly Christmas”. All rights reserved.Music: “Deck the Halls” by Rue Royale and “Christmas Evil” by Associated Press, used with permissionTheme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionPodchaser...
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- In which Carla once again explores the horror realm of Victorian Christmastide and reads another story by a Victorian horror author.Referenced episode: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-82798501Music: “Midnight Ma...
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- In which Carla celebrates Epiphany by exploring barriers, and celebrating the Victorian tradition of horror at Christmas one more time this season, by reading a Victorian short story that takes place on another barrier night: Halloween.Story: “Man-Sized in Marble”, by E. NesbitReferenced episodes: 67: Haunted Yule: Twe...
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- In which Carla explores the echoes of Johnny's past and the house's present, the spiral of echoes, and the beginning of the exploration of the Five and a Half Minute Hallway. Letters from an asylum and always echoes hallways.Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with per...
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- In which Carla goes deeper into the Five and a Half Hallway and The Three Attic Whalestoe Letters of the House of Leaves novel (fifth episode in the series).Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionThe House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danie...
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- In which Carla reviews Toni Morrison’s multi-award-winning horror novel Beloved, and the horrific history that inspired it for Black History Month.Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionEnd music: Lapitino, F. J., Anderson, M., Prince, C. A. & Burleigh, H. ...
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