Ghost Stories During Christmas: A Victorian Tradition We Need to Bring Back

30 Morbid Minutes

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.8 • 731 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Gathering around the fire and telling ghost stories during the holiday season was extremely in vogue during the Victorian Era. We explore how a tradition of yuletide terror came to be, and the authors behind it. Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code 30MM for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Support us directly and get cool (and spooky) perks: 30mm.show/first Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Click here for the audio version: https://link.chtbl.com/30morbidminutes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	This podcast covers mature, intense, morbid, and sometimes just scary stuff. Listener discretion
0:35.2	is advised. Why the heck was Andy Williams singing about scary
0:39.8	ghost stories in the Christmas song, It's the most wonderful time of the year? Find out in 30
0:46.6	morbid and festive minutes.
0:48.9	Music Wow, I love that little festive line you put there, Jess.
1:05.8	Do you?
1:06.5	Yeah, I love that.
1:07.6	Anyway.
1:07.9	You put it there.
1:09.8	This is the podcast where we cover topics of a morbid, macab, dark, and downright
1:14.3	grizzly nature.
1:15.5	And in the case of today, get into the holiday spirit.
1:19.4	Okay, so to speak, spirit, yes?
1:22.0	I thought that originally you were going to say Holy Spirit.
1:24.9	And I was like, uh-oh.
1:25.9	Oh, absolutely not.
1:29.3	I'm Elise Willems.
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