Weird Tales Radio Show Hosted By Charles Christian

In Episode 85 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, it’s another hour of fun and strangeness as we say “Ahoy, me hearties” and look at some maritime superstitions then rummage through Davy Jones’ Locker + we’ve tales of witchcraft ancient and modern + we visit haunted pubs to consider the Top 10 ghostly manifestations + we recall the old tradition of “crabbing the parson” and hear of a modern vicar who says “No ghosts please, we’re Christian" Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 84 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have a catch-up on Halloween television with Steve Higgins of Higgypop, then we discuss the Appalachian folk herbalism tradition with Elijah Weikel. We’ve also got more practical magick spells, a roundup of all the spooky events taking place in Whitby this autumn, including the Folk Horror Revival Winter Ghosts Symposium, news of a new ‘Ghost Shop’ in York, and an encounter with sorcery in Camden.  Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Folk Horror Revival - http://folkhorrorrevival.com/ Decadent Drawing - www.decadentdrawing.com Higgypop Paranormal Entertainment website - www.higgypop.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 83 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we go prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse (or Brexit!) – don’t forget to pack the dried coffee and honey! We also meet some of the musical ghosts of Nashville. And we have the saga of the Saxon saint who came back from the grave to smite a Viking warlord. Yes, it’s our usual eclectic mix of fun and strangeness. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 81 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to Kit Lewis about next month’s Fear in the Fens Festival - and there is a chance to win two FREE tickets to the event + we look at the folklore of Weybourne + we have more magick spells + a possible origin for the Wicker Man + we ask if the Dutch really did once eat a Prime Minister who disagreed with them? + we learn what happens if you try to raise the ghost of Sir Walter Calverley. And the DNA results are in - Charles is half Viking & half Tuareg! Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Fear in the Fens Festival - www.fearinthefens.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 80 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have part 2 of our interview with Greg Bufithis about the impact the Moon has had on our culture, including this week Nazis on the Moon and lunar conspiracy theories. We also discover the Loch Ness Monster may be just an eel. We ask why there are so many ‘witch marks’ at Creswell Crags? And Charles has a new career as a bogeyman who frightens children. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Reading suggestions by Greg Bufithis - http://www.gregorybufithis.com/2019/07/20/lunar-dreams-a-salute-to-apollo-11-fifty-years-on/ + http://www.gregorybufithis.com/2019/07/20/moon-on-the-mind-two-millennia-of-lunar-literature Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 78 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview US-based “renegade archaeologist" Dr Heather Lynn about demons, possessions, sinister relics and other aspects of "Evil Archaeology” + Janie discusses with Charles some of the rules that make for good science fiction and fantasy genre fiction. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Dr Heather Lynn - http://www.drheatherlynn.com Writing Genre Fiction: The 12 Rules - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MELTC84 Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 77 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have an interview with Suffolk-based UFO and paranormal investigator David Young about the Rendlesham Forest UFO sightings – known as the UK’s Roswell – in 1980. With its 40th anniversary fast approaching, we ask what have we learned in the intervening years? The truth turns out to be investigations have been railroaded by publicity seekers and factional infighting. And, talking of Roswell and its UFOs, we also learn more about the notorious ‘Alien Autopsy’ movie – the UK’s own contribution to the Roswell saga. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup KCOR Digital Radio Network - https://kcorradio.com/KCOR/weird-tales-radio-show.php

In Episode 76 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview Norwich-based poet & artist Helen Ivory about her new collection “The Anatomical Venus” and discuss witches, weirdness, poetry – and little knitted mice! We have a roundup of upcoming paranormal events news, including UFOs in Suffolk and magick spells on Long Island. Janie reports on the sad fate of Boleskine House, the one time home of occultist Aleister Crowley and, later, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. And bring out your hackers and cyborgs because the French army wants to recruit science fiction writers to help predict future military threats. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Helen Ivory - http://www.helenivory.co.uk/ Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup KCOR Digital Radio Network - https://kcorradio.com/KCOR/weird-tales-radio-show.php

In Episode 75 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview New England-based writer & poet Morgan Sylvia about what makes the forests so foreboding. We look at the modern urban legend of Ethel at the Gate in Leeds. We have a round-up of paranormal news in brief. We dabble in more weird spells. And, at Janie’s prompting, Charles talks about his own ghostly encounter – or was it? Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Morgan Sylvia - https://morgansylvia.wordpress.com/ Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup KCOR Digital Radio Network - https://kcorradio.com/KCOR/weird-tales-radio-show.php

In Episode 74 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview paranormal investigator & conference presenter Kieran Woodhouse on the latest theories on what are ghosts and whether paranormal events have become an entertainments circus that has nothing to do with serious paranormal research. Plus we welcome back Weird Tales favourite Naomi, from Inanna’s in Norwich, to talk about the upcoming pagan/Wiccan festival of Lughnasadh/Lammas. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Paranormal Paradigm - https://www.facebook.com/theparanormalparadigm/ Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup KCOR Digital Radio Network - https://kcorradio.com/KCOR/weird-tales-radio-show.php

In Episode 73 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview leading paranormal news blogger & haunted house investigator Steve Higgins about his HiggyPop website & paranormal research courses + Janie looks at the case of a fake haunting & asks: is the way to deal with a ghost to beat it with a stick? And we have more Practical Magick including a recipe for a hagstone & iron good luck charm and a simple reversing spell. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Higgypop - https://wwwhiggypop.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup KCOR Digital Radio Network - https://kcorradio.com/KCOR/weird-tales-radio-show.php

In Episode 72 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview American writer & poet Sara Tantlinger about her new book on the notorious serial killer H.H. Holmes and ask: why poetry? We also look at the tale of the Mayfly, the ghostly wherry of the Norfolk Broads - a true story or just fiction? And Jane delves into The Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words & Spells. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show The Dictionary of Ancient Magick & Spells - https://www.innertraditions.com Sara Tantlinger - https://saratantlinger.com Norfolk Wherry Trust - https://www.wherryalbion.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup KCOR Digital Radio Network - https://kcorradio.com/KCOR/weird-tales-radio-show.php

In Episode 71 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we have a bumper collection of Paranormal News in Brief stories including job discrimination against witches, haunted pubs, Japanese ghost telephones & exorcism going all management-speke - plus Janie revisits the saga of alien UFO contactees - and Charlie fails his DNA test!. Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 70 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we have a catch-up on some recent stories including another Jack the Ripper suspect and English witchcraft burnings - Janie takes a look at the old Fairlop Fair in her latest delve into seasonal folklore - and for some practical magick we report on M.R. James’s story ‘The Ash Tree’ and its use of Bibliomancy - or divination by the book. Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup

In Episode 69 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we talk to Las Vegas-based author G.S. Denning about the adventures of his fictional dark fantasy character Warlock Holmes – and we also hear about Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft, the King in Yellow, as well as Bottomless French Fries and the beneficial effects of Toast – yes, toast! This week’s links: https://www.gsdenning.com/ Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup 

In Episode 68 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we learn the significance of Litha/Midsummer to wiccans & pagans from Naomi of Inanna’s in Norwich; before heading to the Great Yarmouth Comic Con to talk to members of the cast of some of the hottest fantasy & sci-fi TV and movie franchises of recent years including Clive Russell (Game of Thrones), Chris Rankin (Harry Potter) & Ross Mullan (GoT - the Whitewalker & Doctor Who); and we end with the cryptozoologist who believes the Loch Ness Monster and Sasquatch don’t exist – because if they did, someone would have photographed them by now. This week’s links:  http://www.inannasfestival.com Weird Tales Radio is also available at Urban Fantasist: https://www.urbanfantasist.com Paranormal UK Radio Network: https://www.paukradio.com/ Straight Up Strange Podcast Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup The Voice: https://www.smartmediagy-the-voice.com/

In Episode 67 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: We take a look at a new book about alien contactees called ‘A is for Adamski’ and ask: are they mad, bad or sad? We also report on the latest DNA evidence that supposedly identifies Jack the Ripper and review some of the 100+ suspects now named. We have the heartening tale of an old woman who was accused of being a witch - and had her revenge from beyond the grave. And we learn why in the 21st century a flood the blighted a modern-day Noah’s Ark was an uninsurable Act of God. Ironic or what! This week’s links: A is for Adamski - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adamski-Golden-Contactees-Black-version/dp/1726611671/ Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Paranormal UK Radio Network https://www.paukradio.com/ Straight Up Strange Podcast Network https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup The Voice https://www.smartmediagy-the-voice.com/

In Episode 66 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: We take a look at Whitsuntide folklore and ask how did Old Mother Shipton get involved? And we also investigate the sale of religious relics today - did you know your can bid for a vial of the blood of Jesus Christ or a piece of the Virgin Mary’s vest on the internet right now? We have a truth is stranger than fiction tale worthy of M.R. James from 17th century France where a murder was condemned to death on the strength of the wrong skeleton. Finally we revisit the perennial urban myth of the White Van Man. This week’s links: Urban Fantasist: https://www.urbanfantasist.com https://www.russianstore.com

In Episode 65 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: Janie has a round-up of weird news from around the world and takes a skeptical look at Romanian witches on the web, the latest yeti sightings and an online magick scam. And we also revisit the medieval tale of the Green Children of Woolpit - was this an early close encounter with aliens, the Fae or merely displaced orphans of war? This week’s links: Urban Fantasist: https://www.urbanfantasost.com Folklore Thursday: https://www.folklorethursday.com

In Episode 64 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview mythographer Martini Fisher to ask whether witchcraft is a feminist issue and take an international perspective on the stereotyping and persecution of witches.. We also celebrate Thomas Midgley Day. Who? The man who singled-handedly did more to ruin the Earth’s environment than Hitler, the Black Death or anything else!. This week’s links: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasost.com Martini Fisher - https://www.martinifisher.com Baubo Bookshop - https://www.baubobookshop.com Tom Midgley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.