Episode 89: Victorian Christmas: A Peculiar Atmosphere of Cranky Scholarship

In 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:

2010: https://tubitv.com/movies/571582/m-r-james-whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you

Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143039396

The Haunted Doll’s House and The Complete Stories of M. R. James, Volume 2: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143039921

The Complete Stories of M. R. James, ebook https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Ghost-Stories-M-James-ebook/dp/B07KFKKL48/

Complete Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Scotland's National Poet - the Bard of Ayrshire https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781387972753

Rosemary Pardoe http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pardos/FAQ.html

Paranormal State: My Journey Into the Unknown by Ryan Buell and Stefan Petrucha https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061767944

A Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781015877269

Referenced episodes:

4: …And Things That Go Bump in the Night https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/remastered-4and-things-that-go-25992370

32: What the Dickens (included at the end of the episode) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/what-the-dickens-32-24259323

67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-82798501

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