Welcome back to another episode of Wanderers of Weird! This week, the ladies are sharing the history behind werewolves, vampires, and ghouls, as well as talking about some of the most famous fictional characters that have portrayed these types of creatures. 

Happy Haunting!

Non-Profit of the Week:
The Halloween Helpers
http://www.thehalloweenhelpers.com/

Halloween is one of the most important events in a young child’s life.  It provides lifelong memories, develops self-worth, and allows kids to play an active role in their community.  Unfortunately, many children are unable to participate in this fun, annual experience because they do not have a costume.

Developed in 2008 by then 11-year-old Emma Rose Shapiro the mission of The Halloween Helpers is to collect previously-enjoyed, gently-used Halloween costumes and donate them to children who may not typically be able to participate in this yearly celebration. 

Thanks to your generosity, The Halloween Helpers has had amazing success,  In 2009, Emma collected more than 2,000 costumes. All were donated to children served by the Greater Norristown Police Athletic League. To date, Emma has gathered more than 15,000 costumes -- all donated to children in need throughout the WORLD!

In 2023, we distributed 2,400 costumes to children served by these organizations:

Chester County Intermediate Unit, West Grove, PA
Homestead Police, Homestead, FL
The Davies Project, Lansing, MI
Counseling in Schools, Bronx, NY
St Francis Center, Los Angeles, CA
Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia, PA
EAH Housing, Richmond, CA
Avent West, Raleigh, NC
ACLAMO, Norristown, PA
BXFN (7 locations in Queens, The Bronx and Jamaica, NY)
The Horsham Clinic, Ambler, PA
Straight and Narrow Center, Paterson, NJ
The Floating Hospital, Long Island City, NY
The Kindness Project, Emmaus, PA
Hour Children, Long Island City, NY
Midway Living, Brooklyn, NY
Casa de Amparo, San Marcos, NY
Safe Horizons (7 locations in the NY Boroughs)
Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, NY
Grand Settlement, New York, NY
FGCA, New Orleans, LA
8 families in need across the United States

If you are a non-profit organization interested in collaborating with us in 2024, or interested in holding a future costume collection, please contact us.

Donate Directly: http://www.thehalloweenhelpers.com/page04.html

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Episode Sources:
1. Kors, A. S., & Peters, E. (2001). Witches, Demons, and Victims: The Challenges of the
Witch Hunts in the 21st Century. Oxford University Press.
2. Cohen, J. J. (1996). "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)." In Monster Theory: Reading
Culture. University of Minnesota Press.
3. Duncan, I. (2014). The Vampire: A New History. St. Martin’s Press.
4. "A Brief History of Vampires in Film." (2023). Screen Rant. Retrieved from Screen Rant.
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend
https://www.liveabout.com/the-werewolf-of-bedburg-2597445
https://spookysight.com/famous-werewolves-in-mythology/#famous-werewolves-
in-mythology-fenrir
https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-werewolf-characters/reference
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/ghoul4.htm
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1222605/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl
https://mythology.net/monsters/ghoul/
https://cultural-phenomenons.fandom.com/wiki/Ghouls_in_popular_culture


Episode Music:
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/sunshine License code: NESIFLW7E4Q4WJYZ