A podcast about ghosts, grief and the things that haunt us.​​
Cover art by Sara Lefsyk.
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Created, hosted & produced
by Maria Maddox.
Season 1 - Episode #1 : Blake Pfeil
Blake Pfeil is a multidisciplinary artist & host of the award-winning "abandoned: The All-American Ruins" podcast.
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Among other things, we discussed the following:
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Blake's childhood in Colorado Springs, CO, and the concept of anemoia.
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Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, and Shelley Duvall.
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Horror and true crime.
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Blake's notion of ghosts and his recent experience with grief over the loss of his best friend and mentor, Julie Novak.
Original music by Ryan Fiegl, Charles Ingram, and Jared Saltiel.
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References:
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PODCASTS:
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Texas Twiggy: Shelley Duvall is most known for her portrayal of Wendy Torrance in The Shinning, but there’s a lot more to her career and life story, with tons of twists | Created by Emma Lehman.
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​My Favorite Murder: Since 2016, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark have shared their lifelong interest in true crime stories.
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Shudder’s Queer for Fear is about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror and thriller genres. From its literary origins (Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde) to the “lavender scare” and Hitchcock and everything in between.​​​​​​​​​
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DOCUSERIES:
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ARTICLE:
​​“Unexplained experiences in the context of bereavement – qualitative analysis” (2021) - by Milla Mäkikomsi, Anja Terkamo-Moisio, Marja Kaunonen & Anna Liisa Aho | Using the theory of Continuing Bonds (CB), the authors examine paranormal occurrences relating to post-death relationships with the deceased.
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BLOG POST:
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"Accidental Interview with a Conspiracy Theorist" - from All-American Ruins.
Blake and Julie explore an abandoned greyhound race track in Pownla, Vermont.
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