Deep into History
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The spooky season is here, the time when the veil between the living world and what comes next is at its thinnest. According to legend a time when ghosts, ghouls, spirits, and otherworldly creatures are able to materialize and interact with us.
Today I bring you a tale based in History but has grown from what is most likely two factual incidents that when spread amongst the people grew in their retelling and blended together to become one tragic story of love, betrayal, murder, supernatural vengeance, and true horror. In fact it released a curse that is felt and dreaded today. It comes to us from Japan, and though ubiquitous, became famous when it was recorded, written and staged for the first time in the 7th lunar month of 1825 in Tokyo called TÔKAIDÔ YOTSUYA KAIDAN.
Samurai, the Shogun, Ronin, Merchants, Peasants, and Japanese Culture collide to bring us this tragic tale.
Come dream with me as we go Deep into 19th Century Japan and witness the rise of a spirit of vengeance in a tale, I call, Onryō.
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Deep into History is Produced by York Campbell of Poetic Earthlings Studio.
Music: Sad Dramatic March by MusicLFiles
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I recently had the honor of being a guest on the Fandom & Folklore podcast. Sir Braydon and I had an amazing conversation about The Last Samurai movie. We went deep into the Historical Context of the film, the characters, the culture, and the epic battles. So please enjoy this bonus episode and be sure to follow and listen to F&F as it's a great show that I know you'll love.
Description: Chapter 19: "The Last Samurai" (2003) with Arjun Hundal
Join Sir Braydon and guest Arjun Hundal (the host of the podcast "Deep Into History" ) as we sharpen our katanas and our minds in the story of "The Last Samurai" (2003) ! We ask questions such as what true events inspired the movie, Japanese culture... and who truly is the "last samurai" ?
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fandom-folklore/id1788243729
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The spooky season is here. Halloween, the time when the veil between the living world and what comes next is at its thinnest. According to legend a time when ghosts, ghouls, spirits, and otherworldly creatures are able to materialize and interact with us.
Today I bring you a tale based in History but has grown from what is most likely two factual incidents that when spread amongst the people grew in their retelling and blended together to become one tragic story of love, betrayal, murder, supernatural vengeance, and true horror. In fact it released a curse that is felt and dreaded today. It comes to us from Japan, and though ubiquitous, became famous when it was recorded, written and staged for the first time in the 7th lunar month of 1825 in Tokyo called TÔKAIDÔ YOTSUYA KAIDAN.
Come dream with me as we go Deep into 19th Century Japan and witness the rise if a spirit of vengeance in a tale, I call, Onryō.
PLEASE support the show, I could really use your help:
https://www.patreon.com/deepintohistory
Deep into History is Produced by York Campbell of Poetic Earthlings Studio.
Music: Sad Dramatic March by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6240-sad-dramatic-march
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Othermusic in this episode is licensed under Epidemic Sound
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The spooky season is upon us. Halloween, the time when the veil between the living world and what comes next is at its thinnest. According to legend a time when ghosts, ghouls, spirits, and otherworldly creatures are able to materialize and interact with us.
However every human being has it within themselves to give into our darkest instincts and thoughts and act upon them. Forsaking their humanity and indeed becoming demonic.
Today I bring you the true story of two women whose circumstances in life led them to embrace the evil within and unleash it upon Ancient Rome.
Come dream with me as go Deep into 1st century of the Roman Empire and witness the rise & fall of an Empress & History's first well documented serial killer, Locusta of Gaul.
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Deep into History is Produced by York Campbell of Poetic Earthlings Studio.
Music: Sad Dramatic March by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6240-sad-dramatic-march
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Othermusic in this episode is licensed under Epidemic Sound
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The spooky season is upon us. Halloween, the time when the veil between the living world and what comes next is at its thinnest. According to legend a time when ghosts, ghouls, spirits, and otherworldly creatures are able to materialize and interact with us.
Today I bring you the account of an ancient inquiry into the paranormal from the 1st Century CE. It comes to us from a letter written to a dear friend from the lawyer, author, and magistrate of the Roman Empire Pliny the Younger. In it he is desperate to discover if Ghosts are real, fore he fears that they are. He gives us a priceless retelling of three ghost stories. The first two are second hand reports from Carthage in Africa and Athens in Greece. Then one from his household which chilled him to his core and forced him to consult his most learned friend Sura.
The most famous of the three by far is the account of the ghost that haunted a beautiful villa in Athens. Once the specter appeared the owners abandoned the property, could not sell it, and tried to rent it out to recover as least some of its value. Instead every one it was rented to was terrorized each night by the ghost. The tale of the evil spirit and the curse it lay on the villa spread across the city and soon no one would dare approach the place at night let alone pay to stay there. That is until the philosopher Athenodorus decided that the stories were superstitious nonsense spread by illiterate peasants and the very low price to live there was a once in a lifetime bargain. Then he encountered the ghost....
So come dream with me as we experience the Ancient Imperial Paranormal Inquiry launched by Pliny the Younger in the First Century in a tale, I call, The Curious Case of Athenodorus.
PLEASE support the show, I could really use your help:
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Deep into History is Produced by York Campbell of Poetic Earthlings Studio.
Music: Sad Dramatic March by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6240-sad-dramatic-march
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Othermusic in this episode is licensed under Epidemic Sound
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