In which Carla tells her own story of being a true crime victim and sexual violence survivor. RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws i

Happy Socks and the Flame: 56

2 Dec 14th, 2019 16m 20s

In which Carla tells two stories that explain finding cupcakes in dark places: one is her story, one is Leonard Cohen's.Referenced reading: The Flame, by Leonard Cohen: his full acceptance speech for the Prince of Asturias Award, on October 21,

Remastered 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: 2

1 Jan 31st, 2018 34m 29s

Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 2.In which Carla explores the stories of two mothers who killed their young children: one fictional, one frighteningly real, both related. Website entry, with more info: Episode 2: Casey Antho

The Children Are Not Alright: 86

Mar 11th, 2023 1h 15m

Show notes: In which Carla updates the story of episode 21, Nine Days and Two Car Seats, which tells the story of the murder of Michael and Alex Smith, and updates what their murderer, her mother, Susan Smith, has been up to in the time since t

Reintroduction and Celebration: 82

Jun 27th, 2022 37m 44s

In which Carla revisits her first episode and updates it, to celebrate five years of podcasting.Guest visit: Bye, Pumkin Podcast: Surlesque and Lisa’s Angels: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bye-pumkin-936759/episodes/surlesque-and-lisas-ang

Rooms Full of Indistinguishable Remains: House of Leaves: 80

Apr 21st, 2022 31m 28s

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 stin

Boo Without Goo, Volume Two: 74

1 Nov 9th, 2021 1h 9m

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!

Tangerines to Apples: House of Leaves: 73

2 Oct 27th, 2021 34m 49s

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/

What's Your Motivation, Heather?: 72

1 Sep 19th, 2021 54m 9s

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

Red Death: 71

1 Aug 3rd, 2021 28m 2s

In 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-masq

Ergodic: House of Leaves: 70

2 May 22nd, 2021 32m 38s

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 th

Four Cupcakes: 69

1 Apr 29th, 2021 32m 29s

In 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://booksho

2017 Entire Halloween Special: 27

1 Apr 19th, 2021 2h 9m

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

Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: House of Leaves: 68

2 Mar 8th, 2021 19m 55s

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

Halloween Cupcakes: 27

1 Feb 22nd, 2021 6m 23s

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 leg

Happy Christmas Chaos: 65

Dec 23rd, 2020 25m 7s

In which Carla shares personal stories from childhood Christmases, and shares how she and her family found cupcakes in the unlikeliest of places. These are the stories that weren't funny then, but are now. Originally aired December, 2017; now w

Hounds of Love: 64

Oct 28th, 2020 25m 1s

In which Carla reads several of her poems live. “and the hunter always followeddeep into the forest of campusdown the wide lane of Avent Ferryinto the shelter of my first homemy Mews, I your dark museon foot or by car, you followedmy ex-boyfrie

Urban Legend: 60

1 1 Apr 24th, 2020 32m 31s

In which Carla celebrates World Book Day by reading from her own novel in progress, working title Bonnie Mommie, that she first read from in episodes 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara and 8: Toxic Doxology. Referenced episodes on official web

Commingled Gloom and Grandeur: 59

1 Apr 3rd, 2020 14m 43s

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=ovalportraitRecommend

Exquisite Mayhem: 53

1 Sep 12th, 2019 1h 8m

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'

Everything That Was Hidden Now Surfaces: 52

1 Aug 3rd, 2019 48m 42s

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

Elegant Nastiness: 51

1 Jun 21st, 2019 39m 17s

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 t

A Different World: 44

1 Sep 26th, 2018 25m 45s

In which Carla explains what it was like to grow up as a '70's kid with Cosby as "America's Dad", especially as a survivor of violent sexual assault. RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Viole

Chasing That Skinny: 36

1 Mar 17th, 2018 37m 23s

In which Carla and Eli Sirota discuss their own past and healing eating disorders, and the layers of stigma for men with eating disorders in seeking treatment.Suggested reading material:Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson https://bookshop.org

Remastered 4:...And Things That Go Bump in the Night: 4

1 Feb 27th, 2018 38m 11s

...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. Websi