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39
October 25, 1996

Halloween

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

Prologue

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

By

Ira Glass
Act One

Dark Shadows

Ira continues his story. (10 minutes)

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Ira Glass
Act Two

Scientists in a Haunted House

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

By

Ira Glass
Act Three

Vampire Girl

An interview with Vampire Girl. (6 minutes)

By

Ira Glass
Act Four

The Evil Within

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

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Julie Showalter
Act Five

Gang Girl

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

By

Ira Glass
Act Six

Screams

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

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Gregory Whitehead

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Act Two: Golden Peacock

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