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Audio Recording Scary Stories for Halloween 2022

Scary Stories for Halloween 2022

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In this episode, hosts John Fenn and Stephen Winick introduce three scary stories for you to enjoy: a witch tale told by Appalachian singer and activist Aunt Molly Jackson, a ghost story told by blues musician and gravedigger John Jackson, and the story of Jack O Lantern told by folklorist Jack Santino. Steve and John also discuss a little of the history of Halloween, and introduce the Library of Congress’s updated Halloween research guide. More information on the performers and the selections can be found at https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife.

For full audio of items excerpted in the podcast, and more great folklife content, visit the Folklife Today blog.

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Title

  • Scary Stories for Halloween 2022

Running Time

  • 21:09

Speakers

  • Stephen Winick
  • John Fenn
  • Aunt Molly Jackson
  • John Jackson
  • Jack Santino

Online Format

  • web page
  • pdf
  • audio

Podcast Series

  • Folklife Today

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Chicago citation style:

Scary Stories for Halloween. 2022. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/podcasts/2022-10-27/scary-stories-for-halloween-2022/.

APA citation style:

(2022) Scary Stories for Halloween. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/podcasts/2022-10-27/scary-stories-for-halloween-2022/.

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Scary Stories for Halloween. 2022. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/podcasts/2022-10-27/scary-stories-for-halloween-2022/>.