174: OBITCH Happy Halloween!

Woohoo it’s Halloween Geoffs! In this week’s episode Spencer is telling us the ghoulishly good story of Bessie Brown, next Madison is serving up everything you need for a good ole victorian halloween! We’ve got an obituary that you’ve allllll been waiting for, and one for a spooky gal we adore! We’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllllls!  Buy our book: prh.com/obitchuary Get your Merch: wonderyshop.com/obitchuary Come see us live on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter New episodes come out every Thursday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Follow along online: @obitchuarypod on Twitter & Instagram @obitchuarypodcast on TikTok Check out Spencer’s other podcast Cult Liter wherever you’re listening! Write to us: [email protected] Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes PO Box 18149 Long Beach, CA 90807 Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/649545123/?article=e5e17223-514f-46a3-9893-0145aece5740&terms=%22dracula%22 https://civilwartalk.com/threads/victorian-costumes-halloween-anyone.151038/ https://gaslampfoundation.org/victorian-halloween-traditions-now-thats-scary/ https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-nut1.htm https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/2021/10/26/victorian-halloween-love-poetry-and-stingy-jack http://vermontdeadline.blogspot.com/2013/10/superstitions-apples-and-mirrors.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-dumb-cake https://www.iskullhalloween.com/victorianhalloween.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650543/victorian-halloween-traditions https://www.mimimatthews.com/2015/10/18/a-victorian-halloween-party/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/72066316/?match=1&terms=%22queen%20victoria%20halloween%22 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/edward-shatraw-obituary?id=6328838 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/class-action-lawsuits/article-12910285/Hersheys-hit-5MILLION-lawsuit-Florida-woman-misleadng-Reeses-Halloween-candy-packs-showed-treats-Jack-o-Lantern-faces-did-not.html https://www.wrmf.com/florida-woman-steals-all-the-candy-on-halloween/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/33885335/?match=1&terms=%22married%20to%20the%20ghost%22 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.