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Tonight Eric discusses the history and meaning of attempting to communicate with the dead. Then he sits down for an almost honest to goodness seanse late at night with some coworkers while they are out of town on a business trip on Cape Cod. They will attempt communication methods both ancient and modern including pendulums, dowsing rods, and an iPhone app! Will they make communication with the other side? Find out on toninght's Spooky Times with Eric D! spookyas.com Music by Occultic Overtones and The Supremes

Tonight Eric welcomes actor, stuntman, graphic artist and vintage Halloween collector Richard Divizio to the show. If you're a 90's kid, you'll know Rich best as the man who portrayed the evil Kano in the original Mortal Kombat. He's also played various other characters in the franchise and has worked in Hollywood as well and we'll talk about all that.... But just as importantly, Rich is a Halloween lover who collects vintage Halloween postcards. We talk about that and cover many other spooky topics like Halloween in the 70's and 80's, Dungeons and Dragons, horror movies and so much more! spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

It's no secret that Eric loves him some werewolves! Tonight he's got 3 supposedly true werewolf stories to share with you! You'll learn about the town that decided their former mayor must be a werewolf...and how they treated it's corpse! You'll learn about the Holy Werewolf who swore in court that he'd never attacked a man and that he was actually an important vessel of God! And you'll learn about the Frenchman who claimed to be a serial devourer of children...until he recanted his confession and accused his jailors offrightening him into confessing!   All this and just a tiny bit more on tonight's Spooky Times with Eric D! spookyas.com Music By Ocultic Overtones

In this episode we learn all about the grand daddy of modern horror anthologies, Inner Sanctum Mystery!!! What started out as a book series became a radio show, tv show and series of films. Horror hosts such as Vampira, Elvira and The Crypt Keeper all owe a debt to the host of Inner Sanctum, the mysterious and sardonic Raymond! spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Eric and Tom discuss the lives of the Fox Sisters and how their childish talking-to-the-dead prank invented a new religion: Spiritualism! Also on this episode Eric discusses meeting Patch Adams and becoming The Witchfinder...for the first time! patreon.com/witchfinder   Music by Occultic Overtones

Part two of Eric's interview with actor Eileen Dietz from The Exorcist, Helter Skelter and about a million other things. Tonight, we'll clear up some issues raised on the last episode, talk more about Eileen's pre-Exorcist career, and talk about working with Anthony Perkins, Dick Smith and Rob Zombie to name a few. patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

We are thrilled to welcome our first celebrity guest, Eileen Dietz! Eileen has an expansive career that covers many genres, but horror fans know her best for her work on The Exorcist. She was the face of Captain Howdy aka Pazuzu and filled in for Linda Blair for some of the scenes that were too intense to film using an actual child. And since we did an extended series on the Manson Family, she also talks about being in the original TV movie version of Helter Skelter. spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Explore the history and hysteria around the Halloween icon, the Jack-O-Lantern

Emily is back to learn all about The Morristown UFO! In the begining of 2009, there was something strange in the sky over NJ and residents were torn over what it could be. An alien invasion? Probably. Secret military aircraft? Possibly. Road flares? No way; where were the trails??? The sightings became national news...and so did the shocking truth behind the events! spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

In December of 1910, aspiring author and wealthy socialite Dorothy Arnold bought a book, a pound of chocolate and vanished. Her family, being members of NYC's social elite, was well known and Dorothy's disappearance became headline news. Many theories have been pondered and many suspects brought forth yet to this day, the fate of Dorothy Arnold remains a mystery. spookyas.com Patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Ghosts of Christmas past return as we revive the tradition of telling Christmas Ghost Stories!

In the late 80's a family in Wisconsin came to believe that there home was haunted by a fire witch who lived in their daughter's furniture. If that opening doesn't catch you, I don't know what would! Tonight Eric tells the tale of The Tallman Haunting. A well known little tale that was featured on the first season of the original Unsolved mysteries...yet this story segment is strangely missing from streaming versions of this episode. That's just one of the bizarre tidbits involved in this story. You don't want to miss this one, Spookaroos! pattern.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

in this classic episode, Eric and Tom Cole examine Strange Disappearances! Did a young mother end up buried under a Massachusetts highway? Was a missing college student kidnaped and sold into white slavery? How did five children disappear during a fire and leave no trace? Did Bigfoot kidnap a teenage girl? And what about the puppy found in an abandoned car? All this and much more on Spooky times with Eric D spookyas.com patron.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

High school pals EricD and Alex Macleod go Ghost Hunting Sterling and Natick, Massachusetts! They see strange lights, police, donuts, yellow dots, used drug bindles...but do they see any ghosts??? pattern.com/witchfinder spookyas.com Music by Occultic Overtones

We know that The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and it's Headless Horseman were a work of fiction written by Washington Irving. But where is the line between fact and fiction blur? Tonight, Eric and Jennie Blades try to piece it all together and give you the stories behind the story. spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Here it is! Our first Spookaroos Halloween Party! Let's talk about our favorite Halloween costumes, candy, movies and more! And we'll have special guest cameos from Zach Galligan (Gremlins/Waxwork), Charles Wright (Papa Shango/WWE), Robyn Lively (Teen Witch), Nell Campbell (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and James Jude Courtney (Halloween Kills)! Spookyas.com Patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones featuring Brian Toney

Tonight Eric and his nephew, Tyler Clapp, are reading user submitted stories from ghostofamerica.com and all these stories are said to be true stories of The Ghosts of Massachusetts! This website and the submitted stories are...entertaining. Some are legit interesting, some are strange, some just describe fog. Hear about the Native Spirit of Ashland, The Phantom Nun of Framingham, the Haunted Cemetery of Holliston, and the dreaded Blob of Sterling. Sterling also has not only a cult, but an Occult! These stories probably won't chill you to the bone, but then some of us have a way with words and some of us... spookyas.com Patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Mark Ledenbach has been collecting Halloween memorabilia and ephemera since the late 80's. He's learned a lot in that time. He's learned so much that he has become one of the go-to experts on truly Vintage Halloween Collecting.  Tonight he shares his expertise with us and shares what he enjoys collecting, how to deal with dealers, how to spot fakes, and what makes some items more collectable than others. And Eric even teaches Mark something new! spookyas.com Patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Eric continues his conversation with Brian Reed, 1/3 host of the Halloween is Forever podcast! They are still talking about sitcom halloween episodes...and so much more! Listen, when two Halloween nerds get together, conversations can take some turns. Its hard to stay on topic. But they do discuss Halloween episodes of Cheers, Friends, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Punky Brewster, The Monkees, The Muppet Show and 7th Heaven! spookyas.com pattern.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

Eric doesn't know Brian Reed, but he knows his podcast, Halloween is Forever, and he likes his Instagram posts so he just knew he'd like him! In fact, they got along so well discussing Halloween and Halloween sitcom episodes that this unexpectedly became a two-parter! In the first half of their conversation, Eric and Brian discuss their mutual love for Halloween, family members who help shape that love, the perils of relying on a VCR, and the awesome loneliness of watching bad movies with Gilbert Gottfried and Rhonda Shear on USA Up All Night! Oh, and eventually they even start to discuss the topic they agreed to talk about: what makes a good Halloween sitcom episode? All this plus Eric can't shut up about Kate and Allie, Hubie Halloween and more! spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones (featuring Brian Toney)