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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
This is The Victorian, a bar located inside the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. But this space has lived many lives. At one time it was where President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson would broadcast their radio show from (Johnson was a Senator at the time.)
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is The Victorian, a bar located inside the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. But this space has lived many lives. At one time it was where President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson would broadcast their radio show from (Johnson was a Senator at the time.)
Listen in as Abby and Alan talk through some of the horrific origins behind the everyday sayings that we know and love. History is wild. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. #dark history #phrase origins #idiom origins buff.ly/PrF4AOS
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Listen in as Abby and Alan talk through some of the horrific origins behind the everyday sayings that we know and love. History is wild. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. #dark history #phrase origins #idiom origins buff.ly/PrF4AOS
Milford Cemetery, located in Milford, Connecticut is one of the oldest colonial cemeteries in the United States dating back to the mid 1600s. Looking around you see a wide array of types of gravestones, reflecting the many years of burials that have taken place here. #cemetery #connecticuthistory
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Milford Cemetery, located in Milford, Connecticut is one of the oldest colonial cemeteries in the United States dating back to the mid 1600s. Looking around you see a wide array of types of gravestones, reflecting the many years of burials that have taken place here. #cemetery #connecticuthistory
We continue our journey through the wacky world of Oz, this week we focus on musical interpretations, from The Wiz to Wicked. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/cxINrQy
#WizardOfOz #wickedhistory
#WizardOfOz #wickedhistory
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We continue our journey through the wacky world of Oz, this week we focus on musical interpretations, from The Wiz to Wicked. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/cxINrQy
#WizardOfOz #wickedhistory
#WizardOfOz #wickedhistory
Every time I am at this train station on Long Island, I see this cat.
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Every time I am at this train station on Long Island, I see this cat.
Wait, I'm obsessed with the sparkly mask the killer wears in Prom Night.
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Wait, I'm obsessed with the sparkly mask the killer wears in Prom Night.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Want to see something creepy? This is a photograph of the actors Fred A. Stone and David C. Montgomery in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz from 1903. For more on the dark and strange history of The Wizard of Oz, listen to episode 166 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. buff.ly/cxINrQy
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Want to see something creepy? This is a photograph of the actors Fred A. Stone and David C. Montgomery in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz from 1903. For more on the dark and strange history of The Wizard of Oz, listen to episode 166 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. buff.ly/cxINrQy
It wasn't all rainbows and bluebirds.Listen to the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/cxINrQy
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It wasn't all rainbows and bluebirds.Listen to the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast, anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/cxINrQy
This week Abby and Alan present four modern day horror stories, all in some ways inspired by or adjacent to the Friday the 13th film franchise. Lunatics Radio Hour - anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/nHkbRbh
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This week Abby and Alan present four modern day horror stories, all in some ways inspired by or adjacent to the Friday the 13th film franchise. Lunatics Radio Hour - anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/nHkbRbh
On November 14th 1832, NYC's first form of public transit began in the form of horse drawn street cars. The service started on Forth Ave and Bowery in Manhattan, running between Prince and 14th street. Passengers paid 12.5 cents per ride.
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
On November 14th 1832, NYC's first form of public transit began in the form of horse drawn street cars. The service started on Forth Ave and Bowery in Manhattan, running between Prince and 14th street. Passengers paid 12.5 cents per ride.
And the saga concludes. Listen in to episode 165 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast, part 3 of our deep dive into the history of the Friday the 13th horror film franchise. Anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/nHkbRbh
#fridaythe13th #jasonx #jasongoestohell
#fridaythe13th #jasonx #jasongoestohell
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And the saga concludes. Listen in to episode 165 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast, part 3 of our deep dive into the history of the Friday the 13th horror film franchise. Anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/nHkbRbh
#fridaythe13th #jasonx #jasongoestohell
#fridaythe13th #jasonx #jasongoestohell
Seaview was actually one of the largest tuberculosis hospitals in the country, built on top of a 25 acre plot of land that had previously housed the state of Charles Schmidt and gone by the name Ocean View.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Seaview was actually one of the largest tuberculosis hospitals in the country, built on top of a 25 acre plot of land that had previously housed the state of Charles Schmidt and gone by the name Ocean View.
35mm photos from Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery. Originally founded in 1850. #cemetery #atlantahistory
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
35mm photos from Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery. Originally founded in 1850. #cemetery #atlantahistory
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28th, 1886. Lady Liberty is copper clad, and was a gift to the United States from the people of France. It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. She is a symbol of freedom, liberty and so much more.
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28th, 1886. Lady Liberty is copper clad, and was a gift to the United States from the people of France. It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. She is a symbol of freedom, liberty and so much more.
Got some spooky 35mm film developed. #35mm #blackandwhite
October 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Got some spooky 35mm film developed. #35mm #blackandwhite
Don't recognize Jason in this photo? This was before he found his iconic hockey mask. The second film in the Friday the 13th franchise, was released in 1981. For more on the entire Friday the 13th franchise, listen to the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. Anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/Rgx4jn3
October 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Don't recognize Jason in this photo? This was before he found his iconic hockey mask. The second film in the Friday the 13th franchise, was released in 1981. For more on the entire Friday the 13th franchise, listen to the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. Anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/Rgx4jn3
Happy Friday! Part two of our deep dive into the Friday the 13th franchise is live. It's been really fun to see Jason through the years, to celebrate his triumphs and mourn his losses alongside him. Lunatics Radio Hour - anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/TqPWZ61
October 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Friday! Part two of our deep dive into the Friday the 13th franchise is live. It's been really fun to see Jason through the years, to celebrate his triumphs and mourn his losses alongside him. Lunatics Radio Hour - anywhere you listen to podcasts. buff.ly/TqPWZ61
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
These are the perhaps haunted Hyderdhal Ruins, located in the Staten Island woods in New York City. Dating back to the early 1800s, the ruins are named for the Hyderdhal family, who attempted to settle on this land and start a grape orchard.
October 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
These are the perhaps haunted Hyderdhal Ruins, located in the Staten Island woods in New York City. Dating back to the early 1800s, the ruins are named for the Hyderdhal family, who attempted to settle on this land and start a grape orchard.
Some say that sitting in her lap of the Bronze Lady in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery would invoke a curse, or even just touching her. Either way, the brass lady is a stunning sculpture. Forever morose and she looks upon the mausoleum of Samuel and Ann Thomas.
October 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Some say that sitting in her lap of the Bronze Lady in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery would invoke a curse, or even just touching her. Either way, the brass lady is a stunning sculpture. Forever morose and she looks upon the mausoleum of Samuel and Ann Thomas.
Listen in to episode #163 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast, as we discuss the history of the Friday the 13th horror franchise. In part one we start with the first four films. From Kevin Bacon to Corey Feldman, there is a lot to discuss between the first four movies in this series buff.ly/RGuBbpi
October 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Listen in to episode #163 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast, as we discuss the history of the Friday the 13th horror franchise. In part one we start with the first four films. From Kevin Bacon to Corey Feldman, there is a lot to discuss between the first four movies in this series buff.ly/RGuBbpi
This is the grave of accused vampire Mercy Brown. For more on the story of Mercy Brown and the New England Vampire Panic, listen to episode 145 of the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast. buff.ly/qW6ag1Y
September 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This is the grave of accused vampire Mercy Brown. For more on the story of Mercy Brown and the New England Vampire Panic, listen to episode 145 of the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast. buff.ly/qW6ag1Y
This is the The Rezeau-Van Pelt family Cemetery in Staten Island’s Historic District. It was first established in the 1780s. The very unique fence around the plot is a replica of the original, which was built in the mid 1800s. Along the fence you can see the hourglasses adorned with wings.
September 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This is the The Rezeau-Van Pelt family Cemetery in Staten Island’s Historic District. It was first established in the 1780s. The very unique fence around the plot is a replica of the original, which was built in the mid 1800s. Along the fence you can see the hourglasses adorned with wings.
A lot of these stones are over 170 years old. Many of the wood stones have not survived. Many of the metal headstones were also stolen over the years and used for scrap metal. It was originally established in 1841 after the land was bought from the Meserole Farm.
September 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A lot of these stones are over 170 years old. Many of the wood stones have not survived. Many of the metal headstones were also stolen over the years and used for scrap metal. It was originally established in 1841 after the land was bought from the Meserole Farm.