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Hallo-SCREAM Bonus: The Spiritualist Movement with Chelsey Weber-Smith (Patreon)

Published:
2022-10-31 23:11:59
Imported:
2026-06

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Our Halloween correspondent is BACK to tell us about the Spiritualist Movement, which involved not just communicating with ghosts, but making out with them as well. 

Above: You're Wrong About Live ectoplasm

Below: Spiritualist ectoplasm

Listen to Chelsey's podcast and our podcast BFF, American Hysteria, here--including their Halloween open mic episode, featuring yrs truly.

Happy Halloween, my goblins. We couldn't do any of this without you.

Love,

Sarah

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Eve Frankenstein

Here’s a film suggestion: Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble with Harry”. It stars Mildred Natwick, John Forsythe, Jerry Mathers pre-Beaver, and Shirley MacLaine in her film debut. It’s a rom-com murder mystery in Vermont. The autumnal still shots are gorgeous. Not Halloween-themed, but it has pumpkins and death. It’s a good palate-cleanser after a gory, terrifying movie when you need soothing and grounding. PS, Mary Jo Pehl (Dr Pearl Forrester from MST3K) mentioned the “You’re Wrong About “episode on Halloween candy during her latest show.

Shannon

I know this is an old episode but OMG please have Chelsey on to talk about their ghost stories.

Tahirih

Kinda surprised Jamie isn't in on this one

natty

Perfect timing, I just finished ghost church !! Also: bring back parlors

Nicole F.

Stairs, Sarah? In this economy?!

Fred Maxon

"Slut Ghost About Town Ben Franklin" merch please

Kirstine

Can't believe Chelsea missed the opportunity to say non-boonary

Elizabeth Enas

Houdini’s death was more prolonged than Chelsea said (i.e., he wasn’t punched and then die the same day) and that makes it even spookier!

Mariah Klemens

Hey Sarah! I was slimed at Universal Studios in the late 90s. So I just wanted to share that the slime was definitely a base of applesauce and cornstarch. Hope this helps with your future smile endeavors!

Ali Vaughan

Yeah I was waiting for either Chelsea or Sarah to mention Ghostchurch!!!!

Duck

I'd have to find the source for this, but the last guy that punched Houdini wasn't invited to. He showed up while Houdini was off guard and punched him repeatedly. At the time, many spiritualists were threatening Houdini with violence, so there were rumors at the time that punchy guy was sent to rough Houdini up. Or even to kill him.

Nicole

The antisemites might have got Houdini but they don’t always win!

Daphnis McPherson

Have you guys watched Caitlin Doughty's (Ask a Mortician) video about Spiritualism called "Girl Talk with the Dead"? It's so funny and informative!

Emily Maddox

I had to come here to give my appreciation for the Andes show, Sarah and Blair. I don't know how to articulate my emotions even! You guys truely told a story of everything that is good and amazing in humanity and also in masculinity. Thank you soooo much!

Áine Sheehan

Missed opportunity to have Jamie Loftus also on!

Paula Kiger

I feel the same way. It's hard to get that episode out of my mind.

Shelby S Grant

Death Defying Acts (2007) stars Guy Pearce as Houdini as he tried to debunk Catherine Zeta-Jones's medium. Also staring Saoirse Ronan. Is Peace a sexy enough Houdini?

Kell

Houdini’s death wasn’t that straightforward. He was sucker-punched by someone before he could prepare for the hit and there were a bunch of other circumstances, including possibly that the guy who hit Houdini may have been put up to it by Mina. Listen to the 2022 Dollop Boston live show for the story of their feud.

Toni Travis

Hi Sarah! I discovered You're Wrong About this summer and marathoned my way through your entire archive, then did the same with You Are Good. I just thought you'd be happy to know that you have convinced me to finally give Newsies a chance--I love musicals generally but grew up with no awareness of it or Christian Bale in the '90s so it passed me by. I do however love Kenny Ortega, unions, and fanfiction! So maybe it'll be just my style. Thanks for all your hard work and enthusiasm and sincerity.

Cavatica

Oh my god, I LOVE Candyman. It is my actual favorite movie. I would hungrily read anything Sarah has written about it. The new one explored some interesting ideas, but was ultimately really disappointing. I love Hellraiser too, but Sarah talking about how Candyman got her into writing made me sit up straight. I would LOVE for some reading recommendations if anything has been written about it

Sierra

I also feel the same way! This was one of my favorite episodes, and at this point I’ve listened to nearly all of them. I also recommended it to many friends and got them all hooked on this podcast!

Emily Maddox

Yeah, me too! I don't know if I have a favorite, but this one was pretty darn special! Also loved the other ones with Blair a lot.

Tami Anderson

There’s a fun version of Victorian spiritualism (among many other things) in the comic sf novel To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. Highly recommend.

Virginia Smith

An add-on to the conversation about the nature of possession in modern media: I took a class on Tibetan Buddhism last semester and something I found super interesting was that an exorcism is viewed as an act of compassion for the possessed person and the demon/spirit, because the belief is that the only reason the demon/spirit is causing harm is because it’s suffering, and it doesn’t know how to make the pain go away. The exorcism gets the demon/spirit out of the person and eases its suffering as well as that of the possessed person. I think that’s a really poetic encapsulation of the differences between the way Christianity views evil and the way some other cultures/religions might view evil.