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Oct 2023
48m 42s

A History of Horror - Witches, Ghosts, W...

Lindsay Holiday
About this episode
Happy almost Halloween, Everyone! For those of you who have been following my channel since the early days, you might recall that I started off doing much spookier content. I love Halloween and horror, though I tend to veer more spooking and supernatural than gory. Back in 2018 I did a series exploring the evolution of 8 different horror tropes, from their a ... Show More
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