October 25, 1996

Halloween

This week: A show for Halloween. Stories of things that are supposed to be scary, but aren't.

Prologue

Host Ira Glass talks to people who gather every week to watch the TV show Dark Shadows. (1 minute)

Ira continues his story. (10 minutes)

An excerpt from Your Radio is Haunted. (6 minutes)

An interview with Vampire Girl. (6 minutes)

Julie Showalter, on a costume she wore as a kid. (11 minutes)

Gang Girl, on a body they thought was fake that turned out to be real. (10 minutes)

Greg Whitehead, with screams from the This American Life audience. (7 minutes)