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Podcast: The Tales We Tell
Episode: Ep. 91: Christmas Ghost Stories
Description: Have you ever wondered why people tell ghost stories at Christmas? Well wonder no more! This week, Hannah tells Katy the origins of spooky tales during the holidays, and dives into one of England’s most haunted homes/mansions and the story of a doomed bride and the person-size chest that she died in. Find out why being a policeman in London in the 1640’s was a sweet gig (hello free turkey dinner!), why Victorian Christmas cards were their own genre of disturbing horror, and why reverse hide and seek is a very dangerous game to play in an old...