Episodios

  • Hauntology: 104

    Hauntology: 104
    Nov 19 2025
    In which Carla reenters the…why is it a house of leaves?

    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

    Starling House, Alix E. Harrow https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250799067 House of Windows by John Langan and Adam Levill https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781682308110 The Silent Land by Graham Joyce https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780307739827 The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780316769488

    Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.

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    18 m
  • I Contain Multitudes: 103

    I Contain Multitudes: 103
    Oct 7 2025
    In which Carla shares her nonfiction five star reads of the past year, and celebrates Banned Books Week.

    bannedbooksweek.org

    Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.

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    26 m
  • Five Star Fall: 102

    Five Star Fall: 102
    Sep 23 2025
    In which Carla shares her five star reads of the past year, and talks about where she's been.


    Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.


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    27 m
  • To the Teeth: 101

    To the Teeth: 101
    Aug 17 2025
    In which Carla shares one of Poe's more controversial and violent stories with you.

    Sources:
    Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - Berenice
    Berenice – The Poe Museum
    Berenice (short story) - Wikipedia
    Southern Literary Messenger - Wikipedia
    A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe, edited by J. Gerald Kennedy

    Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission.

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    25 m
  • Rattlesnake Kisses and Caviar Dreams: 100

    Rattlesnake Kisses and Caviar Dreams: 100
    May 5 2025
    In which Carla and her co-author and friend Robert Ford have fun and find cupcakes. Hope you do as well.
    Video version to follow shortly. Uninterrupted by ads on all feeds.

    List of Bob's works
    robertfordauthor.com: Instagram, Bluesky
    Rattlesnake Kisses (Knucklebucket) by Bob Ford and John Boden
    Cattywampus (Knucklebucket) by Bob Ford and John Boden
    Wounds to Wishes: Tales of Mystery and Melancholy by Bob Ford, John Boden, and Chad Lutzke

    the beginning of Ruth Chew's series: The Wednesday Witch
    the beginning of John Bellairs' Lewis Barnavelt series: The House with a Clock in Its Walls

    Prisoners of Cell Block H theme song thanks to archive.org
    Tales From the Dark Side opening credits

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

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    To listen to my short story "Holly Jolly Christmas" that introduced Bob and I, go to episode 75, "Holly Jolly Horror".

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    41 m
  • 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?

    Preorder Tom’s Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781524747718

    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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    43 m
  • 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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Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted by ghost.io),
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Where to Find Cupcakes:
Reddit: r/theremightbecupcakes
Bluesky: theremightbecupcakes.comThe Story GraphContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com
 
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    1 h y 25 m
  • 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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    35 m