EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 43 MIN
Episode 188 - The History of Contagious Curses
from Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror · host The Lunatics Project
This week, Abby and Alan dive into the folklore behind horror’s most contagious curses, from The Ring to Smile to It Follows.Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.SourcesBBC article by Quinn Hargitai: The Strange Power of The Evil EyeA psmag.com article on The Aye-Aye and The Finger of Death by Jason BittelCollider article by Gabrielle Grady: The Ring is Based on A Haunting Ghost StoryThe Evil Eye: The Classic Account of an Ancient Superstition by Frederick Thomas Elworthy.Yale Tropical Resource Institute Article by Eleanor Sterling, PhD Candidate: The Aye-Aye Lemur of Madagascar: Feeding Ecology, Social Behavior, and MicrohabitatJames George Frazer in The Golden BoughAn Anthropology Review article by Claudine Casser: Contagious Magic - Items that have been in contact, remain connected https://www.bellwitchcave.com/bell-witch-legend/Support the show
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This week, Abby and Alan dive into the folklore behind horror’s most contagious curses, from The Ring to Smile to It Follows. Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Sources BBC article by Quinn Hargitai: The Strange Power of The Evil EyeA psmag.com article on The Aye-Aye and The Finger of Death by Jason BittelCo...
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