Looking for some spooky season listening? While most Medieval Death Trip episodes are at least a touch macabre, here is a list of some of the most directly eerie, spooky, and horror-tinged ones!
- Ep. 16: “Concerning Coin-Eating and a Demon Child”: A tale of obsessive behavior and a demonic tribute to horror director Wes Craven.
- Ep. 18: “The Lai of Bisclavret”: The famous werewolf tale by Marie de France.
- Ep. 31: “Concerning the Revenants of William of Newburgh”: Classic tales of the walking dead in the 12th century.
- Ep. 38: “Concerning Men Afflicted by Snakes and Some Serpent-Lore”: Curious to most, terrifying to ophidiophobes.
- Ep. 46: “Concerning the Giant of Mont St. Michel”: lightly modernized Middle English versions of King Arthur’s battle against a cannibalistic giant.
- Ep. 49: “Concerning a Medieval Marley’s Ghost”: You got your Christmas in my Halloween! Explore the ancient antecedents of Dickens’ ghosts.
- Ep. 60: “Concerning How the Dead Man Glámr Terrorized Thorhallstead”: The legendary revenant tale from Grettis saga.
- Ep. 67: “Concerning a Maiden Seduced by an Incubus, or A Dunwich Horror”: A less than romantic tale of an otherworldly suitor.
- Ep. 77: “Concerning Some Demons of the Lanercost Chronicle (and a Revenant)”: A set of supernatural morality tales worthy of EC Comics.
- Ep. 84: “Medieval True Crime I: Concerning Miraculous Justice for a Mutilated Priest”: A surprisingly modern-feeling portrayal of a psychopathic wolf in sheep’s clothing.
- Ep. 89: “Interview with a Devil”: An Old English account of an anchorite summoning a spirit out of hell.
- Ep. 97: “Concerning Three Witches”: A survey of three quite different examples of witch tales, including William of Malmebury’s account of the “Witch of Berkeley.”
- Ep. 102: “Concerning the Occult Career of Pope Sylvester II”: The slanderous “Dark Legend” of Gerbert d’Aurillac, the so-called “Demon Pope.”
- Ep. 110: “Concerning the Green Children of Woolpit and Other Prodigies”: We look at the two original medieval accounts of the famous viridian foundlings.
- Ep. 116: “Concerning the Near-Death Visions of Fursa and Dryhthelm”: Two frightful near-death experiences recounted by the Venerable Bede.
- Ep. 118: “Concerning Red Caps”: An attempt to track down the medieval roots of some malevolent fae folk.
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