Ancient, medieval and early modern ghost stories re-told, followed by a short discussion of where they come from and what they might mean.
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Aristomenes is delighted to find his missing friend Socrates alive and well at a bathhouse in Thessaly, but all is not as it seems and both men may be in danger… This story has been re-told from Apuleius, Metamorphoses, Book 1, and is followed by a chat about the history behind it, including ancient beauty standards, Roman bathhouses, and ancient Roman fast food.
Content warning: gore
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Creepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C)
Sources
Apuleius, The Golden Ass, trans. Robert Graves (Penguin)
Apuleius’ Metamorphoses: An Intermediate Latin Reader by Paul Murgatroyd
Laurie Maguire, Helen of Troy: From Homer to Hollywood
Roman Justice and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses Author(s): Richard G. Summers Source: Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , 1970, Vol. 101 (1970), pp. 511-531 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2936069 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/2936069)
https://www.unrv.com/articles/inns-and-taverns-in-ancient-rome.php#:~:text=What%20did%20Romans%20eat%20in,in%20keeping%20with%20Roman%20custom (https://www.unrv.com/articles/inns-and-taverns-in-ancient-rome.php)
Max Miller’s Tasting History channel on YouTube
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/roman-fast-food/153232 (https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/roman-fast-food/153232)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pompeii-archaeologists-reveal-rare-frescoes-of-trojan-war-characters-180984153/ (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pompeii-archaeologists-reveal-rare-frescoes-of-trojan-war-characters-180984153/)
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5 Jun 2026
The Desertion of Drakelow
A feud between two lords of the manor, a Norman count and an English Abbot, has devastating consequences for the peasants who live and work in the village, which comes under the power of a dark spirit… This short story is inspired by a 12th century saint’s life, the Life of St Modwenna, and is followed by a chat about its historical context, the medieval cult of saints, and the living and working conditions of medieval serfs.
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Creepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C)
Sources
The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters, edited by Scott G. Bruce.
an Mortimer, The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England
https://www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/how-to-be-a-saint-a-medieval-guide-to-sanctity (https://www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/how-to-be-a-saint-a-medieval-guide-to-sanctity)
http://www.burton-on-trent.org.uk/category/early-history/1000-modwen (http://www.burton-on-trent.org.uk/category/early-history/1000-modwen)
Carl Lindahl, John McNamara and John Lindow (eds), Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
Thomas Head (ed) Medieval Hagiography: An Anthology
Illustration of a reeve and serfs: Anonymous (Queen Mary Psalter), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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11 May 2026
The Tale of Thorstein Shiver
Thorstein just needs to do his business late at night, but it’s hard to focus when there’s a demon in the toilet… Inspired by ‘Þáttur Þorsteins skelks,’ Flateyjarbók, this short story is followed by a chat about the origins of Gandalf, and Viking toilets!
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Creepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C)
Sources
Translation by Anthony Maxwell: https://www.richardfordburley.com/sin-and-evil/files/Thorstein.pdf (https://www.richardfordburley.com/sin-and-evil/files/Thorstein.pdf)
https://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/Villages.htm (https://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/Villages.htm)
The Welsh Viking on Vikings and medieval toilets, on YouTube
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/viking-toilet-oldest-bathroom-denmark (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/viking-toilet-oldest-bathroom-denmark)
https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/fire.shtml (https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/fire.shtml)
Rowe, Elizabeth (March 28, 1998). “Cultural Paternity in the Flateyjarbók Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar” (http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~alvismal/8pater.pdf) (PDF). Alvíssmál. Retrieved December 17, 2015
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