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The Ghost Gig

A fortnightly Para-musical podcast; bringing you unique tunes and maybe the heebies-jeebie"s. It"s a total scream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 67 - The Bungay Folk

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/05/25

ROCK-A-BYE- BABYThe history of the famous lullaby Rook-a-bye baby is multifaceted, mysterious and most importantly it's defiantly cruel. Then we hear something more scary than a baby; a ghostly dead one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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38:52

Episode 66 - Kazoo Time

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/05/12

When you live near an actual, proper Hallowe'en town (well, a village) but the House of Mouse think they can outdo that with an ice cream sundae, you know somethings gone wrong as you write the summary...We have a peek through our syrup encrusted fingers at Halloweentown and then dive into a sampling platter of Pluckley. Don't worry; it'll sort of make sense Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:36

Episode 65 - What you saw was Mad Enid

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/04/14

Sometimes in folk tradition, stories contain advice to be passed down by the ages; other times they are mad stories of people transforming themselves over and over while trying not to say the word "busty"... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:31

Episode 65 - What you saw was Mad Enid

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/04/13

Sometimes in folk tradition, stories contain advice to be passed down by the ages; other times they are mad stories of people transforming themselves over and over while trying not to say the word "busty"... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:29

Episode 64 - Cannibals and Cake

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/03/31

THE GREEN INFERNO (2013)This episode we trek into a film in the rainforest with cannibals with the munchies, overdone fart sounds and activist sashimi; yet this may not be meanest part. To cleanse our palate after that Alice set our minds at rest with a story of yet more flopping intestines and a whistling song... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:34

Episode 63 - The Devil Bogeys

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/03/17

We all know the Devil has the best tunes. He gets about a bit and he's been doing this thing for a long time, so naturally we want to look at some of the stories about encounters across the centuries. Get ready for stories of wits, murder and agricultural equipment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:19

Episode 62 - The scariest ping-pong ball you've ever...

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/03/03

Deemed one of the spookiest places on Earth, you can't wander the halls of Gonjiam Asylum anymore; it's been demolished. Luckily if you've ever wanted to visit there was a film made that wasn't filmed inside the Asylum, wasn't based on any real history and invented some frequently got people injured who subsequently visited. All the same, it's a good story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:57

Episode 61 - Not in Australia

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/02/18

Song time. Story time. Slipping time? A look at the weirder happenings around clocks, time and illness fogged thought processes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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40:31

Episode 60 - They Don't Crash into a Toys'R'Us I'm...

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/02/04

We're getting law enforcement themed this episode! A listener suggested film leads us into looking into a few supernatural stories from police officers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:14

Episode 59 - The Sinister Mr Fluffy

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/01/21

Sisters are weird, terrifying things. Sometimes, murderous things... especially in Scotland. Explore with us the famous murder ballet The Cruel Sister and how a rib cage and a few well chosen yellow hairs make a damn good harp; blondes have the most fun after all! Inspired by that, we stick with the theme of haunted instruments. Wouldn't it be nice to give us a listen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:44

Episode 58 - Weird Skateboard Horse Thing

The Ghost Gig ·

2024/01/07

Time to delve into the motley selection of stories sent into us by our lovely listeners (yes, that's you) for the new year!Jails, horses, cats and creeps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:56

Episode 57 - You Win Christmas; Iceland

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/12/24

Christmas day often includes dangerous green things, but in Silent Night (2021) the gas cloud is very much lethal. We look at this darkly comic apocalyptic film and then hear about The Yule Lads who bring the festive cheer (among other more strange habits) to the children of Iceland.As an extra little present for you, we hear a bit from Steve from the Haunted UK podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:15

Episode 56 - Let's Go Larking

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/12/10

'Tis the season for some carollingFa La La Lala...Getting somewhat into the festive spirit in the style of the Victorians after we learn about a gruesome story behind a traditional Christmas carol.If you've been affected by the accents attempted by Alice in this episode; we're somewhat sorry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:31

Episode 55 - Girl Doesn't wanna Shag ya

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/11/26

Ringu (1998) - When there's a mysterious and murderous videotape to watch, what's a girl to do? Might as well investigate it for your newspaper and drag your ex-husband along for the ride...Alice also tells the story of The Dish Mansion of Bancho, thought to be one of the inspirations for the horror classic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:05

Episode 54 - The Rubber Man

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/11/12

Sinister fingering, pacts with the Devil and broken strings. Plenty of history for you here but never fear; we can just keep singing... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:57

Episode 53 - Motherbird

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/10/29

We look into Unfriended (2014) and its depictions of the murky world of online harassment and bullying. If only all such things could be attributed to some emotionally unbalanced ghost... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:59

Episode 52 - Is she just Haunting Fish?

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/10/15

A darkness and cruelty run through this well known song, even in the verses you learnt as a child - and we never find out what happened to the ducks...Then we hear about more water-y spectres; one of which may or may not have been a fan of the Spice Girls Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:04

Episode 51 - Women with Mumps who Lives in the Radiator

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/10/01

With a Covid boggled mind, Alice tries her best to articulate why David Lynch's Eraserhead made her uncomfortable. To round us out, we then hear about the story of green children; perfect! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 50 - Scary Cat Ballerina

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/09/17

Alice brings us with three modern horror stories from "The Grand Canyon State" while she unsettles us with her take on the American Accent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 49 - Old Douglas

The Ghost Gig ·

2023/09/02

In this episode we hear about bones, the mysterious appearance of red hair and the terrors of ascending scales! History brings us many strange tale, as we have seen before; but the story of The Red Ghost might be one of our favourites yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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