Episode Seventy Four - The Black Cat, the Bat, the Familiar

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Halloween familiars: creatures of Halloween night, elegant, silent, and misunderstood, walking the line between superstition and science, worship and fear...the black cat and the bat.Book/Reading ListCats and Demons: The Mythic Origins of Fear by Barbara KipferBats: Biology and Behavior by M. Brock FentonThe Witch’s Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships for Successful Magic by Raven GrimassiHalloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night by Nicholas RogersThe Cat in Magic, Myth, and Mystery by Fernand MéryBlack Cat Rescue in Boston: https://blackcatrescue.com/Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/Pink FinkDark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself. Outro Music: Excerpt from Satin Danger by Kevin MacLeodFind more at https://freepd.com/horror.phpSupport the showFacebook: www.facebook.com/PreserveHalloweenInstagram: www.instagram.com/PreserveHalloween