Mirage: Speculating on Speculative fiction #15 Spooky Xmas creature fun W/ Varla Ventura

In this episode, Varla Ventura and I speculate on spooky Christmas traditions, from elf on the shelf (he is always watching,) to pickle in the tree, the true history of Santa, Krampus, the goat-headed god and Bafana the Italian Christmas witch.

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Varla Ventura doesn’t just have the best name in writing, she is also a scholar of the occult, paranormal, and dream theorist. Her favorite holiday is Halloween, and she has written six books with a seventh on the way, each about spooky stuff.

Varla Ventura’s website is: https://varlaventura.net

Follower her on twitter: @VarlaVentura Her facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/varla.ventura/
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Music on the episode courtesy of Anjulie :

That fat rat: fly away