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 List Cats and Demons: The Mythic Origins of Fear by Barbara Kipfer Bats: Biology and Behavior by M. Brock Fenton The Witch’s Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships for Successful Magic by Raven Grimassi Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night by Nicholas Rogers The Cat in Magic, Myth, and Mystery by Fernand Méry Black 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 Fink Dark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself. Outro Music: Excerpt from Satin Danger by Kevin MacLeod Find more at https://freepd.com/horror.php Support the show Facebook: www.facebook.com/PreserveHalloween Instagram: www.instagram.com/PreserveHalloween
