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Wednesday Addams to Haunted Mansions: Tracing Halloween’s Cultural Evolution
This episode follows the arc from Charles Addams’ 1938 sketch of Wednesday to modern TikTok memes, then explores how tiny monster neighborhoods on baseboards bring folklore into everyday spaces, and finally looks at theme parks that have turned Halloween into a year‑long carnival. It shows how media, commerce, and community practices have reshaped the holiday across time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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