There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

In which Carla reenters the…why is it a house of leaves?Sources and references: The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, SpotifyStarling House, Alix E. Harrow https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250799067 House of Windows by John Langan and Adam Levill https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781682308110 The Silent Land by Graham Joyce https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780307739827 The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780316769488 Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.How to Support Cupcakes:Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io),Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakes Shop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?gid=420441&mid=25361&awinaffid=1849864&linkid=2962108 and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In which Carla shares her five star reads of the past year, and talks about where she's been.Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Buy used books from the podcast's bookstore at Pango Books.Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books,Shop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.And help support the podcast's Little Free Library! Info at theremightbecupcakes.com/starting-a-little-free-libraryBecome a supporter of this podcast: spreaker.com/podcast/support

In which Carla and her co-author and friend Robert Ford have fun and find cupcakes. Hope you do as well.Video version to follow shortly. Uninterrupted by ads on all feeds.List of Bob's worksrobertfordauthor.com: Instagram, BlueskyRattlesnake Kisses (Knucklebucket) by Bob Ford and John BodenCattywampus (Knucklebucket) by Bob Ford and John BodenWounds to Wishes: Tales of Mystery and Melancholy by Bob Ford, John Boden, and Chad Lutzkethe beginning of Ruth Chew's series: The Wednesday Witchthe beginning of John Bellairs' Lewis Barnavelt series: The House with a Clock in Its WallsPrisoners of Cell Block H theme song thanks to archive.orgTales From the Dark Side opening creditsTheme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.How to Support Cupcakes:Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io),Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakesShop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, Buy audiobooks & support local bookstoresLibro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.To listen to my short story "Holly Jolly Christmas" that introduced Bob and I, go to episode 75, "Holly Jolly Horror".Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In which Carla goes deeper into the Five and a Half Hallway and The Three Attic Whalestoe Letters of the House of Leaves novel (fourth and fifth episodes in the series). Remember, Mother loves you.The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, SpotifyDemented 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.Referenced and Recommended:Elizabeth: A Novel of the Unnatural by Jessica Hamilton Ovid’s Metamorphoses Daphnis and Chloe by Longus Philip Larkin, The Complete PoemsPisces: https://thoughtcatalog.com/january-nelson/2021/05/pisces-woman/The Seafarer: https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-seafarer/The Battle of Maldon: https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/battle-of-maldon/Homer’s OdysseyAeschylus's OresteiaEuripides’ Iphigenia in AulisThe Killing of a Sacred Deer Journey to the Center of the Earth by H. G. Wells, narrated by Tim Curry The Deep House The Descent and The Descent 2 The Blair Witch Project Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, supporting Judy Blume’s Books & BooksShop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes: Reddit: r/theremightbecupcakes Bluesky: theremightbecupcakes.comThe Story GraphContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In which Carla recaps the second episode (Ergodic) in the series on the universe of the horror novel House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in, cupcakes. This is the only map we have.The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, AmazonReferenced:The Griffin and Sabine Series by Nick Bantock:1. Griffin and Sabine2. Sabine’s Notebook3. The Golden Mean4. The Pharos GateNight Film by Marisha Pessl Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov Some of Ellen Hopkins’ prose poetry books:Tricks and TraffickBurned and SmokePerfectImpulseCrank, Glass, and FalloutThe Last House on the LeftGrave EncountersIn the Mouth of MadnessJoel-Peter Witkin: An Objective EyeSources:https://religionpopculture.home.blog/2019/04/21/exploring-labyrinths-and-voids-in-house-of-leaves/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/02/house-of-leaves-changed-my-life-the-cult-novel-at-20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaveshttps://parapedia.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_LeavesCybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen J. AarspethCybertexts by Bruce Bostonhttps://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-hypergraphia.htmhttps://bipolar-101.blogspot.com/2012/06/hypergraphia-compulsion-to-write-in.htmlhttp://www.doctorsreview.com/history/hypergraphia-two-sided-affliction/The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beatles/a-day-in-the-lifeList of ergodic literature on GoodreadsTheme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.How to Support Cupcakes:Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Paid members get ad-free episodes and pdf transcripts.Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakesShop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Reddit: r/theremightbecupcakesBluesky: theremightbecupcakes.com Mastodon: mindly.social/@theremightbecupcakesThe Story GraphContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.comComplete list of ways to listen to the podcast in the header at theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In 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 to Support Cupcakes:Substack: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/accountand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes:Substack: http:/theremightbecupcakes.substack.comInstagram: @theremightbecupcakesReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In 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/groups/theremightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

Talking 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 /ebook at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SEAL-Team-666-Weston-Ochse-ebook/dp/B0085UCZLE/Dante’s The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso—my recommended translation is by Robin Kirkpatrick, a leading expert on Dante. The meticulous notes are superb. This is the version translated by Kirkpatrick and illustrated by Eric Drooker: bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143107194 Hozier, “Unreal Unearth”:https://open.spotify.com/album/3gF9KIynrJaC80HbVayPMx https://music.apple.com/us/album/unreal-unearth/1687585357How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwSubstack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremightbecupcakes and 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/groups/theremightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

Happy 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 Substack, Patreon, and on the website after I catalog them all. Here’s Paperbacks From Hell by Carla’s buddy, Grady Hendrix. https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781594749810 Grady, if you know which Zebra book (it had to be Zebra) was about the evil child named Lucien, let me know. I have to reread it.To join a FrizzLit book club/class: https://www.frizzlit.com/bookclubs Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin class: starts June 6th, 2023 https://btt.boldtypetickets.com/events/132496771/quarantine-book-club-giovannis-room-by-james-baldwinBye, Pumkin Podcast: https://www.audible.com/pd/Bye-Pumkin-Podcast/B08K565345There Might Be Cupcakes on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22815734/episodes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22815734/How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Substack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremightbecupcakes and 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/groups/theremightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes * r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-group Contact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

Show 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 Maria Eftimiades https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2135b4b0-7533-416e-b7d2-079570c17e1eDSM-V: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, Fifth Ed. by the American Psychiatric Association https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780890425763documentaries: Murder Made Me Famous: Susan Smith: What Happened?; Murder Made Me Famous: Susan Smith: Sex Behind Bars; Cellmate Secrets.Alfred Rowe’s sex offender registry: http://bit.ly/421v6eYViolated statute: https://scor.sled.sc.gov/OffenseCode.aspx?id=1279There Might Be Cupcakes on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22815734/episodes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22815734/Referenced Episodes: 21: Nine Days and Two Car SeatsHow to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremightbecupcakes and 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/theremightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In 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.com/film/the-little-mermaid/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaidhttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/phallus-purposely-added-artwork-little-mermaid-vhs-cover/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-aroused-minister/https://letterboxd.com/film/the-princess-and-the-frog/https://letterboxd.com/film/pocahontas/Iliza: The unrealistic idea of being a mermaid: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4xit7_ybchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mythological_human_hybridshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(novella)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Children%27s_Book_Day 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/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/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.

In 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 50th anniversary edition: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780060174903Sources:https://bookriot.com/myers-briggs-types-101-famous-authors/https://practicalpie.com/myers-briggs-type-indicator/How to Support Cupcakes:Leave a review: https://lovethepodcast.com/theremightbecupcakesFollow the podcast: https://followthepodcast.com/theremightbecupcakesSubscribe on Substack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com, free and paid subscriptions, 75% paid subscription discount for Patreon subscribersAudible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw and enter code CUPCAKES at checkoutPatreon: https://patreon.com/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Substack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.comPatreon: http://patreon.com/theremightbecupcakesHorror Forum: https://theremightbecupcakes.com/forumFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.comComplete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.