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There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHouse of Leaves Series Recap 1/5: So Many Splintered Trees: 95Recap of the first episode in the series on the universe of the horror novel House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in.The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, AmazonDemented domiciles: the term I coined for houses in literature and movies for houses that are just Not Right. My favorite is Anne Rivers Siddons’ The House Next Door.mentioned in the episode: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (seco...2025-03-0223 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastVictorian Christmas: Rock of Ages, Haunt for Me: 94In which Carla returns to the haunted English coastline for Victorian Christmas ghost stories.Source: Strange Stories of Ghosts and Coincidence, ed. Arthur Conan Doyle https://archive.org/details/doyle-arthur-conan-et-al.-strange-stories-of-coincidence-and-ghostly-adventure-george-redway-1891Contents: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?369419 Alternative source: Doyle, Arthur Conan; Scott, Sir Walter. The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories (pp. 180-193). Valancourt Books.Fenn Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?162372The Society for Psychical Research https://www.spr.ac.uk/about-sprW. W. Fenn: https://www.victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=376 How...2024-12-2235 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastFrom the Pantry: Boo Without Goo: Scary Movies for the Squeamish Part 2: 93In which Carla expands a horror movie project that began as a challenge from her best friend: what high-quality horror movies don't have gore?Originally broadcast November 9, 2021How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RSubstack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes:Substack: http:/theremightbecupcakes.substack.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gro...2024-10-191h 09
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastFrom the Pantry: Boo Without Goo: Scary Movies For the Squeamish Part 1: 92In which Carla expands a horror movie project that began as a challenge from her best friend: what high-quality horror movies don't have gore?Originally broadcast July 2, 2017How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RSubstack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes:Substack: http:/theremightbecupcakes.substack.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gro...2024-10-1830 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTen: Trekking Stubborn: 91In which Carla looks back over ten years of disability.plus: From the Pantry, originally episode 12, to honor what is missed: Driving, Dancing, and Pizza Hut Loop earplugs: loopearplugs.com will redirect you to your local siteRecommended and referenced reading:Bob Ford: official website: http://robertfordauthor.com, YouTube: Youtube Channel, Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/258046.Robert_FordThe God Beneath My Garden, short fiction: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781500437480Burner, intense novel, not for casual horror fans, many trigger warnings abound: https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Demons-Novellas-Robert-Ford-ebook/dp/B07YDY5L...2024-08-181h 29
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastFrom the Pantry: Eclipse: 90Talking about where I have been, plus:From the Pantry, originally episode 19, to honor the recent eclipse: In which Carla starts with Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game--Stephen King's planned In the Path of the Eclipse series—and explores folktales used to explain solar eclipses. It gets weird. Recommended and referenced reading:Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501143809Gerald's Game by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501144202Scarecrow Gods by Weston Ochse https://www.amazon.com/Scarecrow-Gods-Weston-Ochse/dp/1929653956/Seal Team 666 by Weston Ochse hardcover at Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250007353 /eb...2024-05-0646 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastVictorian Christmas: A Peculiar Atmosphere of Cranky Scholarship: 89In which Carla celebrates the Twelve Days of Christmas by connecting M. R. James to Ash’s chainsaw.M. R. James adaptations listed at Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/jwlZ Adaptations of this story: 1956: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-whistle-and-ill-come-to-you-1956-online only for those in the UK, or those using a VPN (BFI’s words, not mine) 1960: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRGfEk0cnL4 2010: https://tubitv.com/movies/571582/m-r-james-whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-youCount Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143039396The Haunted Doll’s House and Th...2024-01-011h 35
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastLibrary Pirates (with Princess Jones Curtis): 88Happy anniversary to all of us! Thank you for six years of cupcakes; you are the cupcakes I find on difficult days. I hope I have given you some.Show notes: In which Carla and Princess Jones Curtis from the Bye, Pumkin Podcast talk about being mysteriously early readers, the effect V. C. Andrews had on (mostly) the women of their generation, Paperbacks From Hell, Stephen King, how Carla’s earliest reading habits explain a lot, and how Judy Blume is still, well, perfect.Sources:All of the books discussed will be listed in the Su...2023-04-281h 17
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTo the Lighthouse to Catch a Fish: 87Show notes:In which Carla tells the fairy tale within Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse. Sources:“The Fisherman and His Wife”, from Grimm, Wilhelm; Grimm, Jacob. The Complete Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9789176374559To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780156907392To join a FrizzLit book club/class: https://www.frizzlit.com/bookclubs“The Charge of the Light Brigade”, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781400041879Referenced: The Blind Side https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blind-side There Might Be Cupcakes on IMDb:2023-04-2524 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThe Children Are Not Alright: 86Show notes: In which Carla updates the story of episode 21, Nine Days and Two Car Seats, which tells the story of the murder of Michael and Alex Smith, and updates what their murderer, her mother, Susan Smith, has been up to in the time since the murder. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionSources:Beyond All Reason: My Life with Susan Smith by David Smith https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e7899e42-32db-4811-b91c-b3fd14ae703dSins of the Mother by Mari...2023-03-111h 15There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastVictorian Christmas: Fingering Death: 85In which Carla shares lots of good news, and reads more Victorian horror for the holidays.Sources and Recommended Reading:The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories (pp. 117-123) https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781943910564Ada Buisson on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18335715.Ada_BuissonBelgravia catalog archive: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000680041There Might Be Cupcakes on IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22815734/episodeshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt22815734/Referenced Episodes:4: …And Things That Go Bump in the Night21: Nine Days and Two Car Se...2022-12-0729 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThe Little Mermaid: 84In which Carla explores the kerfuffle behind The Little Mermaid.Original story by Hans Christian Andersen begins at 19:22Recommended Reading:Haunted Waters by Mary Pope Osborne https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780763629953Disney: The Little Mermaid: The Film Script https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781645171522The Little Mermaid: The Classic Edition https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781604333770The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales, the (Illustrated with Interactive Elements) https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062692597The Little Mermaid movie https://bookshop.org/a/6560/0786936860764https://letterboxd.com/actor/halle-bailey/https://letterboxd.com/film/the-little-mermaid-2023/https://letterboxd...2022-09-241h 06
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastSocial Appetites: 83In which Carla discusses the current eating disorder drama and pain in reality tv, her history with an eating disorder, and revisits her interview with Eli Sirota for National Eating Disorders Week.Suggested reading material:Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780142415573The Best Little Girl in the World, by Steven Levenkron https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3b654c44-4271-4734-858d-fa028bfe8bf3Eli's podcast: The Not-So-Crazy Podcast of Blizzard the Wizard and Eli https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-not-so-crazy-podcast-of-bl-2245990Eating Disorder Self-Screening Tool (for ages 13 and up): https...2022-08-0648 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastReintroduction and Celebration: 82In which Carla revisits her first episode and updates it, to celebrate five years of podcasting.Guest visit: Bye, Pumkin Podcast: Surlesque and Lisa’s Angels: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bye-pumkin-936759/episodes/surlesque-and-lisas-angels-142924068Greg Behrendt is Uncool: “There Might Be Cake”: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/there-might-be-cake/453250524?i=453250561&itsct=music_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1&app=musicThe Dark Tower Extended Reading Order: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/2c150bc0-c341-4583-b520-3c61ef8d354cThe Son of Seven Mothers by Benjamin Risha: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781952225086The Bell Jar 50...2022-06-2737 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastIn the Spirit of the Staircase: House of Leaves: 81In which Carla goes deeper into the Five and a Half Hallway and The Three Attic Whalestoe Letters of the House of Leaves novel (fifth episode in the series).Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionThe House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4, Spotify https://spoti.fi/3c2RsDqHouse of Leaves There Might Be C...2022-04-2951 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRooms Full of Indistinguishable Remains: House of Leaves: 80In which Carla explores the echoes of Johnny's past and the house's present, the spiral of echoes, and the beginning of the exploration of the Five and a Half Minute Hallway. Letters from an asylum and always echoes hallways.Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionThe House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4, Spotify https://sp...2022-04-2231 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTeenage Hero: Reaching for the Moon: 79In which Carla learns that the most important Supreme Court case of the civil rights movement was brought about by a sixteen-year-old in her state...and an entire county in her state shut down public school rather than integrate.Marked explicit for racism and racist violence.Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionMy history teacher, Mr. Curtis: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/goodbye-my-friend-for-now/Referenced episodes: 9: Family Trees: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-9-family-trees/Sources and recommended reading:Something Needs to Be Done...2022-03-1347 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBeloved: The Chaos of the Needy Dead: 78In which Carla reviews Toni Morrison’s multi-award-winning horror novel Beloved, and the horrific history that inspired it for Black History Month.Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionEnd music: Lapitino, F. J., Anderson, M., Prince, C. A. & Burleigh, H. T. (1924) Go down Moses. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-69931/Advertised podcast: Thorne and Cross: Carnival MacabreThe Beloved trilogy:Beloved by Toni Morrison (Vintage International Edition, the edition I used with Morrison’s introduction) https://amzn.to...2022-02-2242 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastEpiphany: Breaking Up Christmas: 77In which Carla celebrates Epiphany by exploring barriers, and celebrating the Victorian tradition of horror at Christmas one more time this season, by reading a Victorian short story that takes place on another barrier night: Halloween.Story: “Man-Sized in Marble”, by E. NesbitReferenced episodes: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-8279850154: Gilead: Meaning in Place: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/gilead-meaning-in-place-54-45344382All of the Victorian Christmas horror episodes in a playable list: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/there-might-be-cupcakes-victorian-christmas-horror-episodes-107aIdyD0lMusic: “What N...2022-01-1140 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastVictorian Christmas Horror: The Girl in the Snow: 76In which Carla once again explores the horror realm of Victorian Christmastide and reads another story by a Victorian horror author.Referenced episode: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-82798501Music: “Midnight Mass” by Dee Yan Key and “Snow on Snow (Bleak Midwinter)” by Rue Royale used with Creative Commons permission via Free Music ArchiveTheme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionSources and Recommended Reading:Elizabeth Gaskell, “A Nurse’s Story”The Short Stories of Elizabeth Gaskell https://bo...2021-12-2757 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHolly Jolly Horror: 75In which Carla reads her original Christmas horror short story, “Holly Jolly Christmas”. All rights reserved.Music: “Deck the Halls” by Rue Royale and “Christmas Evil” by Associated Press, used with permissionTheme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionPodchaser: 80 Podcasts to Discover in December, including me!: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/80-podcasts-to-discover-this-december-2021-107aIaa7VsPodchaser: The 60 Best Podcasts to Discover for November, including me! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-60-best-podcasts-to-discover-for-november-pc!5OvkkR9IR4GmAv65Horror author Gabino Iglesias: https://twitter.com/Gabino_Iglesias2021-12-0319 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBoo Without Goo, Volume Two: 74In which Carla reviews and discusses 31 more horror movies without blood and gore, suitable for the squeamish viewer or beginner to horror. No spoilers.Podchaser: The 60 Best Podcasts to Discover for November, including There Might Be Cupcakes! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-60-best-podcasts-to-discover-for-november-pc!5OvkkR9IR4GmAv65References , sources, and recommended reading:First Boo Without Goo episode: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-10-boo-without-goo/Letterbox list of every movie referenced in an episode: https://letterboxd.com/claradox/list/there-might-be-cupcakes/detail/Suspiria episodes:Episode 51: Elegant Nastiness: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320...2021-11-091h 09
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTangerines to Apples: House of Leaves: 73In which Carla continues to explore the Navidson Record of House of Leaves. This is the third episode; to begin, start with episode 68: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/bone-chimes-and-primitive-spid-85959021 then listen to episode 70: Ergodic: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/ergodic-house-of-leaves-70-94954631https://www.markzdanielewski.comHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412The Cipher by Kathe Koja https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781946154330The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Illustrated Edition https://bookshop.org...2021-10-2734 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWhat's Your Motivation, Heather?: 72Show notes:In which Carla explores the horror subgenre found footage, and its subgenre internet horrorCreepypasta: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/https://www.reddit.com/r/creepygaminghttps://www.reddit.com/r/nosleepTed the Caver: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_the_Caverhttps://www.angelfire.com/trek/caver/Slender Man: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Slender_ManMy Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/claradox/My Letterboxd “found footage” horror tag https://letterboxd.com/claradox/tag/found-footage/films/My Letterboxd “intern...2021-09-1954 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRed Death: 71In which Carla explores Poe’s plague, and its relationship to Shakespeare’s desert island.Sources:Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781500497248The story at the Poe Museum: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-deathThe story with annotated vocabulary: https://poestories.com/read/masquehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Deathhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProsperoThe Tempest by William Shakespeare https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780198325000https://www.geni.com/people/Virginia-Poe/6000000008462677282Adaptations of Poe’s work:Music: Jason Mulligan’s Concer...2021-08-0428 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastErgodic: House of Leaves: 70In which Carla explores the beginning of the Navidson Record, the structure of the novel, the history of ergodic literature, and the social phenomenon of the novel 21 years ago, as well as the psychological symptom that drives the stories in this novel.First episode in this series: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43799576The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4, Spotif...2021-05-2232 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastFour Cupcakes: 69In which Carla celebrated four years of There Might Be Cupcakes! (April 28, 2017)Sources:https://poestories.com/read/alonehttps://www.eapoe.org/works/poems/alonea.htmThe Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780836204384Greg Behrendt, “There Might Be Cake” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxOIvC9cC0Episodes referenced:1. Poe and Carla and Cupcakes: Nicetameetcha https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43132350Website entry: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-1-poe-carla-cupcakes/34: This Girl Just Had a Bad Date https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4313237164: Hounds of L...2021-04-2932 minThere Might Be Cupcakes Podcast2017 Entire Halloween Special: 27The entire episode 27 has been found and saved. Let us celebrate #halfwaytohalloween! Enjoy this flashback to 2017, and enjoy my story and stories from other wonderful podcasts.List of all podcasts involved in this episode, in order, with links, at the website entry for episode 27, Halloween Enormous Stories: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-27-halloween-enormous-stories/Website entry for episode 29, Unpacking the Bunny, which explores the truth and mystery behind my entry in this episode: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-29-unpacking-bunny/ and https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43576190Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Plea...2021-04-192h 09
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: House of Leaves: 68In which Carla begins her series on the horror novel House of Leaves.The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4, Spotify https://spoti.fi/3c2RsDq, Amazon https://amzn.to/3t0qkMyReferenced: La Strada (1954): https://amzn.to/38kUT7zDr. Who https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780857442581Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permi...2021-03-0919 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHalloween Cupcakes: 27This is my segment from the 2018 multi podcast collaboration for Halloween, which was published as my episode 27. When I transferred to Spreaker Prime, the incredibly large episode was lost in transit. Here is my portion:In which Carla goes legend tripping, looking for the Bunnyman of Virginia.Original publication date: October 31, 2018Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw2021-02-2206 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHaunted Yule: Twelve Days: 67In which Carla explores the Twelve Days of Christmas and why we send Christmas cards, and reads a Victorian horror story by F. Marion Crawford.Christmas episodes:32: What the Dickens47: Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw65: Happy Christmas Chaos66: Deck the Hall with Horror Sources and Suggested Reading:“The Doll’s Ghost”, F. Marion Crawford, collected by Arthur Conan Doyle and Walter Scott in The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781943910564Mirth without mischief. Comtaining [sic] The twelve days of Christmas; The play of the gap...2021-01-1637 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastDeck the Hall with Horror: 66In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading four horror classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, as well as the four-hundred-year-old origins of “Deck the Halls”. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail. (Original episodes from 2017 and 2018 with new content) Original episodes:32: What the Dickens47: Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw Suggested Reading and Sources::A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dicken...2020-12-281h 33
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHappy Christmas Chaos: 65In which Carla shares personal stories from childhood Christmases, and shares how she and her family found cupcakes in the unlikeliest of places. These are the stories that weren't funny then, but are now. Originally aired December, 2017; now with new musicWebsite entry for this episode (photographs and books): theremightbecupcakes.com/episode31christmascupcakesMusic: Scott Holmes, "This Is Christmas"; Seth Partridge, "Sing We Now of Christmas", and Rue Royale, "Snow on Snow (In the Bleak Midwinter)", all under Creative Commons Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with...2020-12-2325 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHounds of Love: 64In which Carla reads several of her poems live. “and the hunter always followeddeep into the forest of campusdown the wide lane of Avent Ferryinto the shelter of my first homemy Mews, I your dark museon foot or by car, you followedmy ex-boyfriend, my attacker("This girl just had a bad date")Stalking your preyWatching meYour arrow cockedYour cock bowedReveling in the huntREVELNIT my license plate saidand o you must have laughed as...2020-10-2825 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastStill Haunted: 63In which Carla shares more of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her second live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube. Image: one of my photographs from Waverly HillsResource: My Letterboxd list of my favorite haunted house/demented domicile films: boxd.it/7CzKySound credit: horror movie Eli (2019) https://letterboxd.com/film/eli-2019/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible...2020-09-1038 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastPersonal Hauntings: 62In which Carla shares all of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her first live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube.Website entry: Haunting resources (including my Waverly Hills photos) theremightbecupcakes.com/resources-hauntings. Photo for this episode is mine of the tunnel at Waverly Hills.Suggested Reading—Books Referenced in Episode (links to Bookshop, supporting independent bookstores and There Might Be Cupcakes):Unleashed: Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina Resch by Dr. William Roll and Valerie Storey: https://bookshop.org/a...2020-07-151h 04
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRoland and the Dark Tower: 61In which Carla explores all the different incarnations of Childe Roland and his Dark Tower quest throughout history. Referenced and related episodes:Episode 19: The King’s EclipseEpisode 54: Gilead: Meaning in Place Suggested Reading (links to Bookshop, supporting independent bookstores and There Might Be Cupcakes):Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Concordance by Robin Furth: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781451694871The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King's Epic Fantasy by my friend Bev Vincent: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780451237996The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus by my fri...2020-06-1338 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastUrban Legend: 60In which Carla celebrates World Book Day by reading from her own novel in progress, working title Bonnie Mommie, that she first read from in episodes 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara and 8: Toxic Doxology. Referenced episodes on official website:2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/8: Toxic Doxology: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-8-toxic-doxology/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vita...2020-04-2432 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastCommingled Gloom and Grandeur: 59In which Carla reads a lesser-known Poe story, "The Oval Portrait". Story Read:"The Oval Portrait”, Edgar Allan Poe, April 1842Read online with linked vocabulary words and references at https://poestories.com/text.php?file=ovalportraitRecommended Reading:The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, Uncensored: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780674066311 Referenced Episodes:1 Poe and Carla and Cupcakes: Nicetomeetcha 39 Sweet51 Elegant Nastiness53 Exquisite Mayhem Sources:Edgar Allan Poe A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work by Dawn B. Sova: https://amzn.to/3iW...2020-04-0414 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTerra Incognita: 58In which Carla explores a favorite horror author of Victorian England, and finds an marvelous polymath, an LGBTQ icon, and a woman who rescued ancient Egypt and explored terra incognita. Story read: “The Phantom Coach”, Amelia B. EdwardsRecommended Reading:The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Amelia B. Edwards: https://amzn.to/3ov6nutCrocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody no. 1) by Elizabeth Peters: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781455572359https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/62851.Amelia_B_Edwards Referenced episodes:32: What the Dickens47: Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw...2020-02-2847 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWatching the Detectives: Gwendy and Ex: 57In which Carla reads again from her novel-in-progress, Watching the Detectives.And they were all rich. Rich in looks, rich in opportunity, rich in already wasted opportunities, rich in network, and rich in funds. And rich in frustrations, many of which they could not even name.--Carla Pettigrew Hufstedler, Watching the Detectives Promo: Rebel Girls Book Club PodcastReferenced This Episode:Episode 14: Watching The Detectives Episode 28: Watching The Detectives, Part 2 Music:The Peers Playlist, Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-peers/pl.u-aZb0gGZCgGrVv?mt=1&ap...2020-01-0850 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHappy Socks and the Flame: 56In which Carla tells two stories that explain finding cupcakes in dark places: one is her story, one is Leonard Cohen's.Referenced reading: The Flame, by Leonard Cohen: his full acceptance speech for the Prince of Asturias Award, on October 21, 2011, from which I quoted in this episode, begins on page 267. https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250234797Leonard Cohen at Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/artist/leonard-cohen/485677?mt=1&app=music&at=1001l33QXGreg Behrendt, “There Might Be Cake”, Original Uncool (2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxOIvC9cC0 / https://geo.music.apple.com/us/a...2019-12-1416 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastFinding Fear: 55In which Carla reads a Turkish folktale about a boy who goes on a quest to find out what fear is.Sources:Story: "The Boy Who Found Fear At Last", collected first by Ignaz Kunos, from the Olive Fairy Book, Andrew Lang: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780486219080Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/t...2019-10-1318 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastGilead: Meaning in Place: 54In which Carla investigates why the place in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is called Gilead.Books referenced: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385490818The Testaments by Margaret Atwood: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385543781The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and Renee Nault: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385539241 Sources:Easton’s Bible Dictionary: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781547199501International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/3aK6KwxThe New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (NRSV): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780190276089The Center for Judaic Studies, Lawrence E. S...2019-09-2324 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastExquisite Mayhem: 53In which Carla further explores the Three Mothers horror movie series--Suspiria, Inferno, and Mother of Tears--as started in the episode Elegant Nastiness, by examining Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of Suspiria, taking a fresh look at Suspiria's influence, the fairy tale "Little Snow White", and taking a deep dive into the themes of identity, sleep and dreams, and, of course, motherhood.Sources:Books referenced:“Little Snow White”: The Complete First Edition of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Translated and Edited by Jack Zipes: https://amzn.to/2YU2On7“The Sleeping Beauty in the Wo...2019-09-121h 08
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastEverything That Was Hidden Now Surfaces: 52In which Carla interviews horror author Mike Bockoven, creator of FantasticLand (2016) and Pack (2018). Mike Bockoven:Facebook: http://facebook.com/BockovenBooksTwitter: @mikebockovenInstagram: @mikebockovenFantasticLand: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781510709447Pack: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781543680904 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely...2019-08-0348 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastElegant Nastiness: 51In which Carla dives deep into the mythology of the Three Mothers, Maters Suspirioum, Mater Tenebrarum, and Mater Lacrymarum of the Dario Argento and Luca Guadgnino horror movies, and explores dance and architecture as spellwork, as well as a tie-in to Disney and the fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers.Book referenced: Horror! 333 Movies to Scare You to Death by James Harriott and Kim Newman: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781847325204 Source for music snippet: Goblin, "Suspiria", Suspiria soundtrack; Publication date 1977; Usage Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0: https://archive.org/details/Goblin_SuspiriaSource for this version of “Little Snow Whit...2019-06-2139 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastProust and the Meaning of Cupcakes: 50In which Carla celebrates episode 50 by answering the questions of the Proust Questionnaire. Reading suggestion:Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire: 101 Luminairies Ponder Love, Death, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life: https://amzn.to/3rtPTEO Referenced Episodes:This Girl Just Had A Bad DateA Different World Family TreesMy writing: Bonnie and Charlie: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNaraMy writing: Beatrice and Gwendolyn: Watching the Detectives and Watching the Detectives Part 2Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How t...2019-04-0442 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBooks and Threads: 49In which Carla talks about where she has been--in complex PTSD therapy and in major EDS flareup--and reviews the very best books she has read this year, in therapy and, of course, for fun. Much horror and true crime was enjoyed.Referenced Episodes:This Girl Just Had A Bad DateA Different WorldThe Mill GirlRecommended Reading:CPTSD:Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781572304574The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and...2019-03-0435 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThe Use of Sorrows: 48In which Carla celebrates two lives well lived, one in letters, one in play, both in finding and making cupcakes. Both lives have anniversaries in January: Mary Oliver, and Carla's younger brother, Eric. Source for Mary Oliver’s reading her poem “Wild Geese”: https://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese (https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/24/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese/)Link to full Instagram watercolor and tribute on There Might Be Cupcakes account: https://www.instagram.com/p/BswBGT2hgoR/On Being with Krista Tippet: Mary Oliver: https://onbeing.org/programs/mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world-jan2019/ * direct download: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/560660913-mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world-jan2019.mp3 Recommende...2019-01-3013 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastVictorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw: 47In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading two classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to boot. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail.Related and Referenced Episode: 32: What the Dickens Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https...2018-11-3053 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThe Mill Girl: 46In which Carla reads Jennifer McMahon's short story "The Mill Girl", released especially for Halloween 2018."The Mill Girl" copyright 2018 Jennifer McMahon, published by Penguin Random HouseOfficial Site for Jennifer McMahon: https://jennifer-mcmahon.comRecommended reading:Promise Not to Tell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061143311Island of Lost Girls https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061445880Dismantled https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061689345Don’t Breathe a Word https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061689376The One I Left Behind https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062122551The Winter People https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780804169967The Night Sister https://bookshop.org/a/656...2018-10-3130 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastReverberations: 45In which Carla talks about how the past always informs the present...especially the traumatic past.RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/onlineRecommended reading:Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman https://amzn.to/2CM19HcThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Hea...2018-10-1737 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastA Different World: 44In which Carla explains what it was like to grow up as a '70's kid with Cosby as "America's Dad", especially as a survivor of violent sexual assault. RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/online Recommended reading:Maya Angelou https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780345514400Audre Lorde https...2018-09-2625 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHinterland: 43In which Carla shares the beginning of an amazing and frightening book series.Recommended reading: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Series order:1. The Hazel Wood https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97812501479362. The Night Country https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97812502460733. Tales From the Hinterland https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250302724Melissa Albert: Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8384949.Melissa_Albert, Twitter https://twitter.com/mimi_albertMusic: Haunted Me, “Mechanics of Leaving”If you are interested in having your book featured and reviewed on the podcast, please email me at carla@theremightbecupcakes.com. M...2018-08-2315 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastDangerous Innocence: 42In which Carla deconstructs one of her post-grad psychology papers and explores one of her favorite research topics: people who offend in pairs and murder as a team. Recommended reading from this episode:Deadly Innocence https://amzn.to/2NFW4XWInvisible Darkness https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780988015296Karla: A Pact with the Devil https://amzn.to/3quiIRyAftermath: An Inspector Banks Novel by Peter Robinson (fiction inspired by this case) https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062400246Finding Karla https://amzn.to/3pwhweULethal Marriage https://amzn.to/3aujLLJ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by...2018-08-0135 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastPears of Hands: 41In which Carla reads to you fairy tales and folklore all about losing one’s grip. Recommended reading from this episode:The Haunters and the Haunted, ed. Ernest Rhys https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781603120951The Complete Fairy Tales Grimm https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781607103134Gregory Maguire:Mirror, Mirror https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780060988654Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780060987527His Wicked series: 1. Wicked https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97800613509622. Son of a Witch https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97800617147333. A Lion Among Men https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97800619874104. Out of Oz https://bookshop.org/a...2018-07-1520 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTachy Tacky: 40In which Carla faces down the shame that can come from POTS’ symptoms. Other episodes about Chronic Illness:12: Driving, Dancing, and Pizza Hut30: A Zebra with No Spoons TheMighty.com: 21 People Describe What Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Feels Like https://themighty.com/2016/03/what-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-feels-like/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/ther...2018-06-2210 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastSweet: 39In which Carla introduces a series about Vixens, a very special plantation, and ghosts in its hollow. http://sbc.edu Referenced reading:Mary Oliver https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780395850879Mary Lee Settle https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780393057324Molly Haskell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780595140404Sally Miller Gearhart https://amzn.to/2ZAaV8H Music: Doctor Turtle, “His Last Share of the Stars” https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.aud...2018-05-2218 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastExtra Extra: 38In which Carla lets you know where she's been and where she's going. Referenced reading:Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart by Diane Fanning https://amzn.to/2ZBYCcbUnder Cover of the Night: A True Story of Sex, Greed and Murder by Diane Fanning https://amzn.to/3bqzZohAll That Remains by Patricia Cornwell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781439149898The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780671028459 Symptoms of a Stroke in Women: https://www.cd...2018-04-2618 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastMore Things About INFJMe: 37In which Carla furthers explores what it means to be an introvert using horror, My So-Called Life, knitting, lists (always lists), music, and John Carpenter v. Rob Zombie. Also marshmallows under the broiler. Suggested reading: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780307352156 How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that sh...2018-04-0125 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastChasing That Skinny: 36In which Carla and Eli Sirota discuss their own past and healing eating disorders, and the layers of stigma for men with eating disorders in seeking treatment.Suggested reading material:Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780142415573Eli's podcast: The Not-So-Crazy Podcast of Blizzard the Wizard and Eli https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-not-so-crazy-podcast-of-bl-2245990 Eating Disorder Self-Screening Tool (for ages 13 and up): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-toolEating Disorder Hotlines: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helplineUS: 800-931-2237 or support via online chatCanada: 866-633-4220U...2018-03-1737 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastUnexpected UVA Voices: 35In which Carla proves that life is what happens when you're making other plans (John Lennon was right), and, instead of recording an interview, records EVPs instead. Suggested reading material:Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death by Deborah Blum https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143038955The Ghosts of Charlottesville and Lynchburg by L. B. Taylor https://amzn.to/3aExAHf Credits:Calliope: http://soundbible.com/528-Accordion.htmlLion:http://soundbible.com/1272-Roaring-Lion.htmlUVA Wahoo chant:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CIBlMGrUg8 Theme song...2018-03-0526 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRemastered 4:...And Things That Go Bump in the Night: 4...aka, True Boo, Part Two. In which Carla experiences voices, the movement of objects, footsteps and more in two of her own homes--and proves herself to be a glutton for punishment by deliberately traveling to two more haunted locations. Website entry with more information and photographs: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-4-bump-in-the-night/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwP...2018-02-2738 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRemastered 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties...: 3In which Carla realizes she has been haunted, one way or another, her entire life--and that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Website entry, with more information and my photographs: Episode 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Legged Beasties…: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-3-ghoulies/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremigh...2018-02-1535 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThis Girl Just Had a Bad Date: 34In which Carla tells her own story of being a true crime victim and sexual violence survivor. RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/online How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites...2018-02-0124 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRemastered 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: 2Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 2.In which Carla explores the stories of two mothers who killed their young children: one fictional, one frighteningly real, both related. Website entry, with more info: Episode 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremi...2018-01-3134 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastRemastered 1: Poe & Cupcakes & Carla: Nicetameetcha: 1Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 1:It's still a "first episode", but it's cleaned up, and the transitions are smoother. Enjoy. In which Carla explains why eccentric doesn’t equal crazy, that horror poetry is a thing, and cupcakes are linked to better mental health. And books. So many books.Believe only half of what you see, and nothing of what you hear.–Edgar Allan PoeWebsite: theremightbecupcakes.comWebsite entry, with more info: Episode 1: Poe and Carla and Cupcakes: Nicetameetcha: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-1-poe-carla-cupcakes/Greg Behrendt, "There M...2018-01-2417 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBest Fiction of 2017: 33In which Carla analyzes the books she read in 2017, and reviews and shares the best fiction. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group...2018-01-1119 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWhat the Dickens: 32In which Carla shares the Victorian tradition of scary Christmas stories. Come, sit by the fire for some M. R. James and some Saki (H. H. Munro).Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Boo. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that sh...2017-12-2331 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastChristmas Cupcakes: 31In which Carla shares personal stories from childhood Christmases, and shares how she and her family found cupcakes in the unlikeliest of places. These are the stories that weren't funny then, but are now.Music: Scott Holmes, "This Is Christmas"; Seth Partridge, "Sing We Now of Christmas", Free Music Archive Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https...2017-12-1019 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastA Zebra with No Spoons: 30In which Carla gets really honest about what it is like to have chronic pain, to be chronically ill, and to be disabled. Let’s get real, honest, and awkward. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to...2017-12-0227 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastUnpacking the Bunny: 29In which Carla unpacks the urban legend of the Bunyman Bridge, which she told in episode 27, for Halloween. Axes and symbolism and superstitions, o my!Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Faceb...2017-11-1919 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWatching the Detectives, Part 2: 28In which Carla reads from her own novel-in-progress, continuing from Episode 14: Watching the Detectives, Part 1 In this investigative vacuum, the public and the press are left to fill in the space with theories, and that is exactly what is occurring. On the Tyler College campus, factions continue to escalate via old-fashioned flyers and digital back-and-forth, and the fevered undercurrents of classism and sexism, in the face of no information, continue to swell. Parents of Tyler College students are clogging the college’s switchboards and email accounts, demanding to know if they should withdraw their children for their own...2017-11-091h 03
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastPilgrim at Little Piney River: 26In which Carla explores a Pulitzer Prize winning book, and her own Virginia mountain and river. (That is the fifth draft--each time it sounds disturbing or dirty. It probably still does.) This episode is dedicated to Greg Behrendt and Jerry Berry.Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061233326 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw...2017-10-2617 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastTrue Poe: 25In which Carla continues to celebrate October by exploring the true stories behind Poe's fiction. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https...2017-10-1521 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThe Bell Tale Heart: 24In which Carla commemorates the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death by exploring its mysteries...and reading his poetry to you. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.face...2017-10-0714 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastLook At This Tangle of Thorns: 23In which, to commemorate Banned Books Week and International Podcast Day, Carla reads the first chapter of three frequently challenged and banned books to you. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebo...2017-10-0151 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBlack Bread, Water, and Horses: 22In which Carla tells the 19th century story of a mysterious German child with quite the tale to tell, Kasper Hauser. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebo...2017-09-2823 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastNine Days and Two Car Seats: 21In which Carla tells the story of the murder of Michael and Alex Smith, and the racial hoax version of the “bushy haired stranger” that their mother, their murderer, perpetrated on a region and the country for nine days.Episode Voices:Jeff Richardson: Everything Is Awesome with Jeff and KC; Shattered Worlds RPG PodcastChris Iozzi: CNJ GamecastNick Alexander: Brohio PodcastMajor source: Beyond All Reason: My Life with Susan Smith by David Smith with Carol Calef https://amzn.to/3kbcBix (other sources at website) Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by H...2017-09-2132 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastGreen Foundlings: Fae or Nay?: 20In which Carla examines the likelihood, the science, and the archetypes of the Land of Faerie, based upon a documented and supposed-to-be paranormal visitation of green children. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcake...2017-09-141h 04There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastThe King's Eclipse: 19In which Carla starts with Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game--Stephen King's planned In the Path of the Eclipse--and explores folktales used to explain solar eclipses. It gets weird.Recommended and referenced reading:Dolores Claiborne https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501143809Gerald's Game https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501144202 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/ther...2017-09-0724 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastYellow: 18In which Carla reads to you from the best in horror. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups...2017-08-2936 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWolves and Hoods: 17In which Carla has ventured off the well-trodden path...and uses books as breadcrumbs. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.fa...2017-08-2424 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastI've Got Something In My Pocket: 16In which Carla shares stories from seven years of being a Girl Scout: Brownie, Junior, and assistant leader of Cadettes. Welcome to Girl World. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page...2017-08-1518 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastOld School Brownies: 15In which Carla plans a Girl Scouts family stories episode...but Ehlers-Danlos gets in the way. So she reads to you. Yet stays on topic. Sort of. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcak...2017-08-0814 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWatching the Detectives: 14In which Carla reads to you from her novel, Watching the Detectives, which is based upon a missing-person true crime case. And they were all rich. Rich in looks, rich in opportunity, rich in already wasted opportunities, rich in network, and rich in funds. And rich in frustrations, many of which they could not even name.--Carla Hufstedler, Watching the Detectives How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakes2017-08-011h 02
There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast20 Things About INFJMe: 13In which Carla makes yet another list...this one about herself. How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r...2017-07-2611 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastDriving, Dancing, and Pizza Hut: 12In which Carla shares her experience of becoming chronically ill and disabled through writings that have been friends-only until now, from the very beginning.Note: This episode, because it is so honest, is not polished. It was done in one take. There are bobbles in speaking and (horror) off-key crooning. This is real life stuff. How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that s...2017-07-1848 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastWonder Woman and Highway 29: 11In which Carla names the missing and murdered along Highway 29 in the state of Virginia, introducing the listener to each one...and also introduces the listener to her best friend, Anisa Matthews, who was murdered by a stalker. Episode 2 in the true crime series Against the Peace and Dignity of the Commonwealth; the first episode was 07: Big Star in a Small Town, about the murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward and the attempted murder of Vicki Gardener on live television in Virginia.photo: Anisa and Carla, 4th grade field trip. Carla's the one with the duck...2017-07-1120 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBoo Without Goo: Scary Movies For the Squeamish: 10In which Carla expands a horror movie project that began as a challenge from her best friend: what high-quality horror movies don't have gore? Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: h...2017-07-0329 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastFamily Trees: 9In which Carla climbs her family trees and shakes out all the delicious nuts. This is going to be a fun ride and a tasty feast. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:F...2017-06-2526 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastToxic Doxology: 8In which Carla continues to explore the Anthony and MacNara families, reviews classic cases of filicide and neonatalcide mentioned in episode 2, and continues the story of the MacNara familiy from episode 2, with new voices.subjects: true crime, fiction, familial relationships, and bluegrass (no, really) website entry with resources: http://theremightbecupcakes.com/episodes/episode-8-toxic-doxology Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites...2017-06-1728 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastBig Star in a Small Town: 7In which Carla starts her true crime series Against the Peace and Dignity of the Commonwealth, with the murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward, and the attempted murder of Vicki Gardner. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.2017-06-1234 min
There Might Be Cupcakes PodcastLet's Go to the Movies: 6In which Carla explores all things book-to-movie, including that dorky audio fan letter about this subject she sent to Patton Oswalt, and her unusual behavior in movie theaters as a child (hint: it isn't what you think). Plus: a related top-ten list, because lists are awesome.Website entry, with more info and vintage video: Episode 6: Let's Go to the Movies https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-6-the-movies/ Referenced and recommend reading:Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life From an Addiction to Film by Patton Oswalt https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781451673227Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Hau...2017-06-0433 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastHaunted Me and the Red Book: 5...and a true crime mystery from Carla's past to solve. Truly! In which Carla extolls the haunting music of the musician she has been highlighting in episodes, bemoans the dentist appointment that makes this episode short (but 1 of 2 this week!), and reads you a Scottish folktale explaining how evil was loosed unto the world. Website entry, with more info: Episode 5: Haunted Me and the Red Book https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-5-haunted-red-book/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audi...2017-05-2623 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastAnd Things That Go Bump In the Night... :4...aka, True Boo, Part Two. In which Carla experiences voices, the movement of objects, footsteps and more in two of her own homes--and proves herself to be a glutton for punishment by deliberately traveling to two more haunted locations. Website entry, with more info: Episode 4: And Things That Go Bump in the Night https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-4-bump-in-the-night/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamin...2017-05-1938 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastGhoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties... :3In which Carla realizes she has been haunted, one way or another, her entire life--and that may not necessarily be a bad thing.Website entry, with more info: http://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-3-ghoulies/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads o...2017-05-1235 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastCasey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: 2In which Carla explores the stories of two mothers who killed their young children: one fictional, one frighteningly real, both related.Website entry, with more info: http://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my...2017-05-0534 minThere Might Be Cupcakes PodcastPoe and Carla and Cupcakes: Nicetameetcha: 1In which Carla explains why eccentric doesn't equal crazy, that horror poetry is a thing, and cupcakes are linked to better mental health. And books. So many books.Believe only half of what you see, and nothing of what you hear.–Edgar Allan Poe Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionGreg Behrendt, "There Might Be Cake" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxOIvC9cC0 How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R...2017-04-2917 min