Episodios

  • House of Leaves: Playing in the Halls of Hells: 99

    House of Leaves: Playing in the Halls of Hells: 99
    Apr 12 2025
    In which Carla reenters the…why is it a house of leaves?

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    Sources and references:

    The House of Leaves universe:
    House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
    The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves
    Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify

    The Little Blue Kite by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781524747695
    The Collected Poetry of W. B. Yeats https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780684807317

    Atlanta Blood House:
    https://www.ranker.com/list/bleeding-house-georgia/jodi-smith
    https://www.trulyadventure.us/blood-house https://talkmurder.com/atlanta-blood-house/

    Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.

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  • House of Leaves Recap 4 and 5/5: Build a Casket for My Tears: 98

    House of Leaves Recap 4 and 5/5: Build a Casket for My Tears: 98
    Mar 15 2025
    In which Carla goes deeper into the Five and a Half Hallway and The Three Attic Whalestoe Letters of the House of Leaves novel (fourth and fifth episodes in the series). Remember, Mother loves you.The House of Leaves universe:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 
The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves 
Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, SpotifyDemented domiciles: the term I coined for houses in literature and movies for houses that are just Not Right. My favorite is Anne Rivers Siddons’ The House Next Door.Referenced and Recommended:Elizabeth: A Novel of the Unnatural by Jessica Hamilton Ovid’s Metamorphoses Daphnis and Chloe by Longus Philip Larkin, The Complete PoemsPisces: https://thoughtcatalog.com/january-nelson/2021/05/pisces-woman/The Seafarer: https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-seafarer/The Battle of Maldon: https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/battle-of-maldon/Homer’s OdysseyAeschylus's OresteiaEuripides’ Iphigenia in AulisThe Killing of a Sacred Deer Journey to the Center of the Earth by H. G. Wells, narrated by Tim Curry The Deep House The Descent and The Descent 2 The Blair Witch Project Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.

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  • House of Leaves Recap 3/5: The Hallways in This Tiny Room: 98

    House of Leaves Recap 3/5: The Hallways in This Tiny Room: 98
    Mar 10 2025
    In which Carla continues to explore the Navidson Record of House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in. This is the third glow stick we have popped; we have two more, and much more darkness.The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, AmazonThe Cipher by Kathe Koja The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Illustrated Edition Slade House by David Mitchell Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Alice Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons Locke and Key vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Haunting of Hill House Audible, narrated by Bernadette Dunne We Have Always Lived in the Castle Audible, narrated by Bernadette Dunne Referenced works, sources, and recommended reading:Dante’s InfernoRainer Maria RilkeVirgil’s The AeneidM. C. EscherRikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling Being and Time by Martin Heidegger The Never-Ending Story by Michael EndeHermesOrpheusHow to Support Cupcakes:Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io),and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesBluesky: theremightbecupcakes.comThe Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/theremightbecupcakesContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.
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  • House of Leaves Series Recap 2/5: And These Shadows Keep On Changing: 96

    House of Leaves Series Recap 2/5: And These Shadows Keep On Changing: 96
    Mar 4 2025
    In which Carla recaps the second episode (Ergodic) in the series on the universe of the horror novel House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in, cupcakes. This is the only map we have.The House of Leaves universe:House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Whalestoe Letters: From House of LeavesPoe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, AmazonReferenced:The Griffin and Sabine Series by Nick Bantock:1. Griffin and Sabine2. Sabine’s Notebook3. The Golden Mean4. The Pharos GateNight Film by Marisha Pessl Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov Some of Ellen Hopkins’ prose poetry books:Tricks and TraffickBurned and SmokePerfectImpulseCrank, Glass, and FalloutThe Last House on the LeftGrave EncountersIn the Mouth of MadnessJoel-Peter Witkin: An Objective EyeSources:https://religionpopculture.home.blog/2019/04/21/exploring-labyrinths-and-voids-in-house-of-leaves/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/02/house-of-leaves-changed-my-life-the-cult-novel-at-20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaveshttps://parapedia.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_LeavesCybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen J. AarspethCybertexts by Bruce Bostonhttps://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-hypergraphia.htmhttps://bipolar-101.blogspot.com/2012/06/hypergraphia-compulsion-to-write-in.htmlhttp://www.doctorsreview.com/history/hypergraphia-two-sided-affliction/The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beatles/a-day-in-the-lifeList of ergodic literature on GoodreadsTheme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.How to Support Cupcakes:Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io), Paid members get ad-free episodes and pdf transcripts.Shop at Bookshop for physical books and ebooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, https://bookshop.org/shop/theremightbecupcakesShop at libro.fm for audiobooks, also supporting Judy Blume’s Books & Books, and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Reddit: r/theremightbecupcakesBluesky: theremightbecupcakes.com Mastodon: mindly.social/@theremightbecupcakesThe Story GraphContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.comComplete list of ways to listen to the podcast in the header at theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.
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  • House of Leaves Series Recap 1/5: So Many Splintered Trees: 95

    House of Leaves Series Recap 1/5: So Many Splintered Trees: 95
    Mar 2 2025
    Recap of the first episode in the series on the universe of the horror novel House of Leaves, so that we may go deeper. Further down and further in.

    The House of Leaves universe:
    • House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
    • The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves
    • Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify, Amazon


    Demented domiciles: the term I coined for houses in literature and movies for houses that are just Not Right. My favorite is Anne Rivers Siddons’ The House Next Door.

    mentioned in the episode: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (second favorite, okay tied for favorite)
    The Divine Comedy I: Inferno by Dante Aligheri, translated by Robin Kirkpatrick

    Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission.

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    23 m
  • Victorian Christmas: Rock of Ages, Haunt for Me: 94

    Victorian Christmas: Rock of Ages, Haunt for Me: 94
    Dec 21 2024
    In which Carla returns to the haunted English coastline for Victorian Christmas ghost stories.

    Source: Strange Stories of Ghosts and Coincidence, ed. Arthur Conan Doyle https://archive.org/details/doyle-arthur-conan-et-al.-strange-stories-of-coincidence-and-ghostly-adventure-george-redway-1891
    Contents: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?369419
    Alternative source: Doyle, Arthur Conan; Scott, Sir Walter. The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories (pp. 180-193). Valancourt Books.
    Fenn Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?162372
    The Society for Psychical Research https://www.spr.ac.uk/about-spr
    W. W. Fenn: https://www.victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=376

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  • From the Pantry: Boo Without Goo: Scary Movies for the Squeamish Part 2: 93

    From the Pantry: Boo Without Goo: Scary Movies for the Squeamish Part 2: 93
    Oct 19 2024
    In which Carla expands a horror movie project that began as a challenge from her best friend: what high-quality horror movies don't have gore?

    Originally broadcast November 9, 2021

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  • From the Pantry: Boo Without Goo: Scary Movies For the Squeamish Part 1: 92

    From the Pantry: Boo Without Goo: Scary Movies For the Squeamish Part 1: 92
    Oct 18 2024
    In which Carla expands a horror movie project that began as a challenge from her best friend: what high-quality horror movies don't have gore?

    Originally broadcast July 2, 2017

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    31 m