I sympathize with those who ask why an account dedicated to strange vintage holiday stuff seems to become a home for retro images of amphibians
I chat with Thomas Ruys Smith, editor of Christmas Past: An Anthology of Seasonal Stories from Nineteenth Century America and Professor of American Literature and
It’s out later than I would have preferred, but like the inevitability of New Year’s following Christmas, it is here. The full text of each
I chat with Christopher Philippo, editor of Volumes 4 and 5 of the Valancourt Books of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories. But we also talk about
Loads of people are asking me that all important question this year: “Why are all these old cards so weird?” So many have asked, in
Al Ridenour is back after talking to us last year about Krampus, but this time to help unpack the lore and traditions around the Perchten,
