Under the Pendulum is a podcast hosted by three siblings who love all things horrifying, bizarre and morbid that creep through our world and history. Heather, Chris, and Kaitlin will guide you under the pendulum; just don’t look up.
E. 65: Cursed and Haunted Objects - Killer Pigs of the Rhine
The siblings are exploring the world of cursed and haunted objects on today's episode! We take a look at the long history of medieval book curses, a haunted wedding dress and painting, and an African Power Figure. A curse on ye who dares to not listen to this episode!
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Medieval Book Curses
Drogin Marc. Anathema! : Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses. Allanheld Osmun ; A. Schram 1983.
https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/05/frying-pans-forks-and-fever-medieval-book-curses.html (https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/05/frying-pans-forks-and-fever-medieval-book-curses.html)
Haraszti, Zoltán. “Medieval Manuscripts.” The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 1928, pp. 237–47. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25012519. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.
The Haunted Wedding Dress and "The Hands Resist Him"
https://www.blairhistory.org/baker-mansion-1849.html (https://www.blairhistory.org/baker-mansion-1849.html)
https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/haunted-wedding-dress-anna-baker (https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/haunted-wedding-dress-anna-baker)
http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/real-haunted-mansion.html (http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/real-haunted-mansion.html)
https://www.stonehamstudios.com/haunted (https://www.stonehamstudios.com/haunted)
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-hands-resist-him-the-moving-haunted-painting-that-scares-its-owners-to-death/ (https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-hands-resist-him-the-moving-haunted-painting-that-scares-its-owners-to-death/)
https://the-line-up.com/the-hands-resist-him (https://the-line-up.com/the-hands-resist-him)
Music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
25 Dec 2023
Ep. 64: A Christmas Cocktail - Milk of Human Kindness
Pull up that yule log and have a Christmas Cocktail with us! In this episode, we surprise each other with holiday stories including the origins of the ghosts in a Christmas Carol, The Children's Blizzard of 1888, Hans Trapp, and the Caganer. We hope you enjoy these holiday gifts from us here at Under the Pendulum.
Sources:
Caganer
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20181216-spains-beloved-scatological-christmas-custom (https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20181216-spains-beloved-scatological-christmas-custom)
https://www.amicsdelcaganer.cat/?page_id=1838 (https://www.amicsdelcaganer.cat/?page_id=1838)
Hans Trapp
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/hans-trapp/ (https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/hans-trapp/)
https://frenchmoments.eu/hans-trapp/ (https://frenchmoments.eu/hans-trapp/)
Children's Blizzard
Laskin, David. The Children’s Blizzard. HarperCollins, 2009.
31 Oct 2023
Ep. 63: Table Read - Cat Wife
On this special Halloween episode, we bring you a tale of betrayal, murder, and...a cat wife! First aired on Lights Out in 1936, Cat Wife will have you yowling on the floor.
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