Courting Casualties

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A Gothic literature podcast exploring the roots of the creatures that lurk in the shadows.

Meghan Harker


    • Feb 13, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    A Brief History of Grave Robbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 22:36


    Before being a doctor or surgeon was a respected trade, the need for cadavers for study created The Resurrection Men.

    Yule Cat Got Your Tongue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2015 13:31


    Christmas is a time of joy, of light, laughter, and terrible monsters bent on ripping you apart and devouring you if you've been naughty. Welcome to Courting Casualties. I'm Meghan Harker.

    The Female of the Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2015 19:25


    Del Toro's newest film, Crimson Peak, is a Gothic treasure, and Lady Lucille Sharpe is the deadliest creature in the film.

    The Things in the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2015 18:00


    As children, we were all afraid of something.

    "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 10:19


    In which I read a story of art and madness. Intro/Outro music is Ghost Story by Kevin McLeod, used under the Creative Commons License. Counting Casualties is also available through iTunes! If you enjoy the show, please consider subscribing. Have a suggestion for a future episode? Tweet me @ExquisitelyOdd. Thanks for listening.

    The City Built on Her Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 25:04


    In which I head to Savannah, GA for a much needed vacation, hang out in a cemetery, and tell ghost stories. But not IN the cemetery. That's illegal. Intro/Outro music is Ghost Story by Kevin McLeod, used under the Creative Commons License. Counting Casualties is also available through iTunes! If you enjoy the show, please consider subscribing. Have a suggestion for a future episode? Tweet me @ExquisitelyOdd. Thanks for listening and, as always,

    Penny Bloods and Serialized Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 29:39


    In which we explore the origins of serialized storytelling and I read you some Victorian vampire fiction. Tonight's reading is Varney the Vampire, written by James Malcolm Rymer. Intro/Outro music is Ghost Story by Kevin McLeod, used under the Creative Commons License. Counting Casualties is also available through iTunes! If you enjoy the show, please consider subscribing.

    "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 21:41


    Episode Two of Counting Casualties is running late, so in the meantime I read you a tale of love and arsenic. "A Rose for Emily" was written by William Faulkner. Music: "Ghost Story" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Origin Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 20:36


    In which we briefly explore the history of Gothic Fiction. Again, I’d like to thank Amy Lukavics, Andrea Judy, Kira Butler, and Katie Locke for being my test audience. I adore you gals. I also need to add Brian LeTendre to the list of people I am indebted to. Thank you so much for your help. Brian ALSO makes podcasts and writes Lovecraftian things. Check out his work over here: http://www.seebrianwrite.com/   Intro/Outro music: “Ghost Story” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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