Episode 91: Macabre Manors and the Snallygaster

Hometown Haunts Podcast

EPIDOFR 91: MACABRE MANORS AND THE SNALLYGASTER Have you ever wondered who came up with the first haunted house? Tonight Kat shares the history of Macabre Manors and haunted houses around the world. Then, Jen shares the story of the Snallygaster, a cryptid from Maryland who is part dragon, part octopus, and snatching people left and right in Colonial America. Christina reads a hometown haunt! Sources Haunted Houses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-haunted-house-180957008/ https://www.history.com/news/halloween-haunted-house-great-depression https://www.hollycombe.co.uk/news/entry/worlds-oldest-haunted-house https://www.npr.org/sections/theprotojournalist/2014/10/29/359547119/halloween-for-adults-a-scary-history https://www.wdwinfo.com/history/a-brief-history-of-disney-the-haunted-mansion/ Sources Snallygaster: https://www.snallygastermuseum.com/about-5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snallygaster https://www.snallygasterdc.com/ https://www.preservationmaryland.org/haunted-maryland-the-monsters-lurking-in-frederick-county/ https://southmountaincreamery.com/products/ice-cream/ Upcoming Events: October 28th, 2023: Hometown Haunts Live at the Lane Library. Kat is calling into the live show! Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! [e-mail] Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook) Follow Kat: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts Follow Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/ Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald Follow Jen: https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb