Ghosts Were People Too
Annabelle Bonebrake and Quest Zeidler
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Where do ghosts dwell? It seems just about everywhere: television, film, photography, theater, video games, folk songs, and even your family vacations. Oh the humanties! Join your hosts Quest and Annabelle on cultural ghost tour in Ghosts Were People Too, a podcast that investigates ghosts through the lens of the arts & humanities.
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18 - Macbeth Part 1: Is This a Dagger? The Great Chain of Being, Blood, Milk, and Gender
Is this a dagger, an inanimate ghost, or something more Freudian? In this, the first of a two-part episode, Annabelle and Quest venture onto the blasted heath to explore the apparitions and queer…
17 - Ouija Boards (Happy Halloween 2025!)
In this Halloween special, Quest and Annabelle talk about the poetics, play, and "dangers" of the Ouija board.Make contact:@ghostswerepeopletoo (tumblr/instagram)[email protected]:“‘The…
16 - I Do, I Do, I Did! The Bride(s) of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion
In this, the first of our series on Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, Annabelle and Quest climb into the attic to uncover its ghostly brides, gothic backstory, and Disney’s spooky-funny balance. From the…
15 - Tina...!!! A Nightmare on Elm Street
Dreams, collective trauma, stranger danger, groomer panic, queer death drive/queer evil, and media horror - it's all lurking below the surface in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Make…
14 - The Haunting of Hill House (Part 2): Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Part two of our Haunting of Hill House special!In this episode we discuss Hill House as a character, the origins of the Victorian haunted house trope, and how... every room becomes a mouth!Make…
13 - The Haunting of Hill House (Prt. 1): AND They Were Roommates
For our very special 13th episode, we present part one of a two-part series on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and its film adaptation The Haunting (1963). In part 1, we talk…
12 - Ghosts in Folk Music
Ballads and broadsides, sailors and skeletons, sisters and sampling, and... have you seen the ghost of John? Join us to talk about ghosts in folk music. We touch on some common themes and formats as…
11 - Angela Deane Part 2: Wish You Were Here (Nostalgia, Leisure Photography, and Kitsch)
Baltimore-based artist Angela Deane paints sheet ghosts onto found photos. You might know Deane's work from the cover of Phoebe Bridgers' Stranger in the Alps (2017) or perhaps you've seen her…
10 - Angela Deane Part 1: Say Cheese! Absence, Presence, Spirit Photography & Deane's Ghost Paintings
Baltimore-based artist Angela Deane paints sheet ghosts onto found photos. You might know Deane's work from the cover of Phoebe Bridgers' Stranger in the Alps (2017) or perhaps you've seen her…
9 - The X-Files S4E22 "Elegy" (Fetch Still Doesn't Really Happen)
Happy Halloween! It's Spooky (Mulder) Season, so we're talking about ghosts in the X-Files S4E22 "Elegy". It's not the only X-Files episode with ghosts, but it's a particularly creepy one. We hope…
8 - Ghostbusters Part 2: Creeponomics & Dan the Man
Is Ghostbusters the most American movie ever made? Your Ghost Hosts answer this and other questions you never asked in Part II of II on Ghostbusters (1984). We discuss the iconic film through…
7 - Ghostbusters Part 1: Cold Hard Research
Bustin' makes me feel... bad? What was meant to be an "easy, breezy, beautiful" 80s night became a two-part "cold hard research" episode. In part one, Quest and Annabelle give their first impressions…
6 - Sheet Ghosts
What are the cultural and artistic origins of spooky floating sheets? It's a familiar kitschy image with shrouded beginnings. Let's talk about little tamale men, skeleton trios, Obi-Wan Kenobi, ghost…
5 - Luigi's Mansion: Games, Doubles, & Portrait Ghosts
Luigi is no longer second banana in the GameCube cult classic Luigi's Mansion (2001). In this episode, we talk about doubling, haunted portraits, haunted houses, ludic space, and so much more. Will…
4 - Animated Ghosts (Spongebob Squarepants and Adventure Time)
Cartoons and ghosts go way back, from spooky magic lantern shows to Disney's first spooky-scary Silly Symphony. In this episode, we talk about the relationship between scary and funny, as well as the…
3 - Blithe Spirit: Shadow Work on Stage and Screen (1941, 1945, & 2020)
Tonight we lead by counter-example as we explore Noël Coward's 1941 play Blithe Spirit by way of its movie adaptations. They could have been better, and that's interesting!Hour 1: After discussing…
2 - Spiritualism Pt. 2: Spirit Photography and More Humbug!
In this episode, Annabelle talks about spirit photography and its connections to the history of photography as a technology and artistic medium. We also discuss the infamous Mumler trial and how it…
S1 1 - Spiritualism Pt. 1: Performing Seances
In part one of this two-part series on Spiritualism, the medium is the message. We talk about the history of the 19th-century Spiritualist movement and its significance in American culture. Quest…
S1E1 0 - Syllabus Day
In this episode, Annabelle and Quest introduce themselves and explain the mission of this podcast. We ask the question "What is a ghost?" and discuss some foundational theories that will guide us in…
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Ghosts Were People Too has published 19 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in Arts, Books.
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