In the Northwestern corner of Rhode Island, there is a dark swamp. Inside this swamp lives an ancient being. A being so horrible that residents of the area (and two of history's greatest horror writers) simply called the being... "IT".
This is the story of the Glocester Ghoul.
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Episode Written and Produced by Tyler Liston
Music used with full permissions and licenses from Artlist.io
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Sources:
Deininger, K. (2020, November 19). Stephen King’s it: Why pennywise is basically a lovecraft monster. ScreenRant.
Gencarella, S. O. (2022). Lovecraft and the Folklore of Glocester’s Dark Swamp. Lovecraft Annual, 16, 90–127.
Girard, M. (2017, October 25). The glocester ghoul. Strange New England. http://www.strange-new-england.com/2017/10/22/the-glocester-ghoul/
Native american legends: Hobomock (chepi). Hobomock, evil spirit of Wampanoag legend (Chepi, Chipi, Hobomok). http://www.native-languages.org/hobomock.htm
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Book Recommendation Links!
Adam Nevill:
The Ritual- bit.ly/3NrhUcA
Last Days- bit.ly/3NyAcJc
Paul Tremblay:
A Head Full of Ghosts- bit.ly/43YbmJH
John Langan:
The Fisherman- bit.ly/3PEj5Z3
Joe Chianakas:
Rabbit in Red- bit.ly/44o9aLl
B.C. Jackson:
Cigarette Man- bit.ly/447XI6N
T.J. Tranchell:
Cry Down Dark (Book 1 of the Blackhawk Trilogy)- bit.ly/46xsvM8
