Medieval Werewolves, Ghosts & Zombies
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
How did Medieval people fight against the Undead? What motivated their Ghosts? And why do stories of Werewolves persist until today?
Anthony and Maddy are joined today by Matt Lewis, host of History Hit podcast "Gone Medieval", and by Paul Sinclair whose film Wolflands is available on Amazon.
Edited by Tom Delargy and Freddy Chick. Produced by Annie Coloe and Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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| 0:41.0 | It is so exciting, it is that time of year. It is a spooky season. It's just the best time of year. No surprise that we love this time of year of course. There is no better fit for this season than a good |
| 0:53.7 | horror film. Salem's Lot is one of Stephen King's favorite stories I'm sure you've |
| 0:58.6 | heard of it and it's adapted from the 1975 best-selling novel. |
| 1:02.8 | Salem's lot follows an author who returns to his hometown in Maine. |
| 1:07.0 | But things are not as they should be. |
| 1:09.6 | The place is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire. |
| 1:14.5 | Of course it is. |
| 1:15.6 | Why wouldn't it be? |
| 1:16.3 | The place is called Salem. |
| 1:18.0 | Salem's lot is the latest adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller, |
| 1:21.1 | from the creators of the record-breaking horror franchise The Conjuring Universe. |
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| 1:37.1 | This story was recorded by a monk named William of Malsbury around 1125. It's called The Witch of Barclay. |
| 1:47.0 | In this time an event occurred in England which was not a celestial miracle, but an infernal |
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