Episode 306 part seven: the laughing man

Episode 306 part seven: the laughing man

From On The Ledge by Jane Perrone

October 31, 2025 · 14 min · Episode 306

About this episode

In this episode, Jane Perrone shares a personal spooky story related to her new book, The Atlas of Deadly Plants, just in time for Halloween.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2025/10/24/episode-306-the-atlas-of-deadly-plants My new book The Atlas of Deadly Plants is out this week, published by Greenfinch, so I thought I'd celebrate by offering up a series of mini-podcast episodes digging into some of the themes and facts from the book - just in time for Halloween! In this mini-ep you'll hear a personal spooky story from my childhood. Who was the laughing man? Let me know your theories. If you'd like to find out more about Gore Hill and the Martyrs burned on a pyre in Amersham in the reign of King Henry VIII, visit this page on the Amersham Museum website. Want to buy a copy of The Atlas of Deadly Plants right now? Click here . Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here . Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone

People in this episode

Host: Jane Perrone

Topics covered

  • spooky stories
  • deadly plants
  • Halloween
  • personal anecdotes
  • historical events

Keywords

  • spooky story
  • deadly plants
  • Halloween
  • Jane Perrone
  • Amersham
  • Gore Hill
  • Atlas of Deadly Plants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greenfinch

Books & works: The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, Houseplant Gardener in a Box

Places: Gore Hill, Amersham

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