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Spooky Context Rick Fair
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A lawyer and a ghost lore/folk lore historian retell the stories of the unexplained in the Southwest through the lens of history, folklore, and social memory.
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Episode 3 - Haunted Texas Cemetery
This episode discusses a personal experience at a historical Texas cemetery in 2004. This story examines the demographics of small Texas towns during the pre and post-Civil War periods, and the growth associated with the railroad industry. These discussions serve as a framework for further discussion regarding why a significant number of ghost towns exist in Texas and the paranormal phenomena related to them.
If you have any stories you'd like to share on the podcast and/or be a guest, please contact us at spookycontext@gmail.com -
Episode 2 - The Clarity Story (Phantom Hitchhiker Continuation)
In this episode, we describe a notable story that appeared on Coast to Coast AM during Art Bell's 1999 Ghost to Ghost episode. The Clarity story originates from Grapevine, Texas, and details a young man's tale of meeting a girl at a party, taking her home, and ending up in a cemetery in the middle of the night. We continue our discussion of the social and historical context of the Resurrection Mary and phantom hitchhiker stories.
If you have any stories you'd like to share on the podcast, please contact us at spookycontext@gmail.com -
Episode 1 - The Tale of the Lady of White Rock Lake
In the first episode of Spooky Context, we discuss the historical and cultural background of the phantom hitchhiker tales, its connection to the Resurrection Mary story from Chicago, and how the tale has evolved with a Southwestern twist in Dallas with the Lady of White Rock Lake tale.
If you have any stories you'd like to share on the podcast, please contact us at spookycontext@gmail.com