By Pumpkin's Light

Looking for the best way to celebrate halfway to Halloween? Then you’re going to want to check out Jeff DePaoli’s new event, Wicked New England. Mike and Miranda dive into everything about this Salem-based celebration, where Jeff’s love of Halloween originated, and lots of 90s Halloween nostalgia.

There’s a hidden spooky gem in historic Santa Ana, CA you may not have discovered yet: The Vogel Victorian. Mike and Miranda get to know its owner, Diana Vogel, and learn how she turned a passion project into her full-time job, hear paranormal secrets of the house, and even discover what will be this year’s Halloween decor theme.

If you’re in need of a solid dose of Halloween feels, come along with us to Los Muertos Cemetery in Santa Clara, CA—home of Señor Scary! Get to know this home haunter who was creating Halloween content back in the days of AOL, came to his love of Halloween later in life, and now celebrates with an over-the-top yard haunt that draws in thousands of visitors every October.

Whether it’s a broom, a vacuum, or your Roombas, hop a flight to Salem today to talk all things “Hocus Pocus.” Wil Cuthbert and Ally Dubrosky from the podcast The Black Flame Society enter the lair to share their fave memories of the now-iconic Halloween film, how they started their podcast, and what they hope to see in a third installment someday.

Meet the most peculiar guest we’ve had in the lair to date: Nikk Alcaraz. This author, content creator, and food artist takes us inside his peculiar world in this episode where the cakes may kill you, the houses are haunted, and ghosts are never seasonal.

There’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago in this episode. Meet Jeff Belanger, a fellow podcaster, adventurer, killer storyteller, and author of “The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters.” Jeff tells us a few holiday monster tales while talking about how his love of all things spooky led to a career of exploring the unexplained.

If it’s weird, spooky, unusual, scary, macabre, or haunted, you’ll find Alex Matsuo talking about it. Mike and Miranda get to know the creator of The Spooky Stuff, hear about fun Halloween traditions she enjoyed as a kid living in a military town, and the moment following the death of a loved one that led to her interest in the paranormal.

We’re REAL professional over here! Mike and Miranda might seem like they have it together when it comes to podcasting, but there have been plenty of blooper moments since starting By Pumpkin’s Light. Sit back, relax, and enjoy these slips and flubs sure to haunt our hosts for the rest of their podcasting days…

We aren’t ready to let Halloween go just yet in the By Pumpkin’s Light lair. Join Mike and Miranda for a guest-less episode where they share the highlights of their 2024 Halloween season…

Don’t let trick-or-treating become a thing of the past! It’s a rallying cry we hear often in the Halloween community…but is trick-or-treating dying? (And is trunk-or-treat killing it?) We’ve invited Danielle Gonzalez from Verona Black and Lindsay Keating from Cabinet of Curious Clay and Darksome Art and Craft Market back for a roundtable discussion about the state of trick-or-treating.

Looking to plan a trip to Salem during spooky season? Start now! Alyse Grimm from ThingsToDoInSalem.com joins us today to talk about all things Witch City, from how she started her resource website by chance to her favorite hidden gems around town. She also shares her favorite way to spend Halloween night in Salem.

Have we hit the ceiling when it comes to Code Orange season? And…did it happen TOO early this year? We’ve invited Sam Stair from Halloween Happy and Lauren Kula from The Punkin Shop back into the lair to share their thoughts in this first-ever roundtable discussion episode.

We’re kicking off October with Halloween royalty today! Lisa Morton — author, screenwriter, and Halloween expert — joins Mike and Miranda to talk about growing up loving Halloween in the 1960s, shares her favorite misconceptions about the holiday, and even gives us a hint at a new project she’s hoping to start.

There’s no way you love “Hocus Pocus” as much as today’s guest, Wil Cuthbert. Better known as Spooky Wil to the online Halloween community, Wil joins Mike and Miranda to share what Halloween looks like in the UK, how his online shop, October 31st, got started, and all the details on his newest “Hocus Pocus” fan project, The Sanderson Witch Museum.

Wondering how to make this year the best Halloween ever? We’re betting today’s guests can help! Devin Przygoda and Andrew Noles are the Halloween lovin’ duo behind the blog Your Best Halloween Ever. Get to know them by learning about their own best Halloween nights as kids, what’s ahead in year 7 of their blog, and see who wins our first-ever dueling Lightning Round.

Today we’re chatting with the ghoul behind your favorite spooky cute brand—Kimmy Perez of SpooksieBoo! We hear how SpooksieBoo got started, how Kimmy grew her business and took on the event world, and get a sneak peek of some of the exciting projects she’s working on right now.

Are you one of the October children? Then allow us to put author, horror lover, and Halloween enthusiast Patrick Tumblety on your radar. As the creator of the serial podcast, The October Children, he loves sharing spooky stories. We chat about this project, how horror can help us deal with personal trauma, and Patrick’s new novel, “Come Out and Play”.

She puts the cleaver in June Cleaver. Say hello to Kaci Hansen, aka The Homicidal Homemaker, who loves putting a Halloween and horror spin on recipes. Learn how what started as fun content to share on MySpace (yes, MySpace!) grew to The Homicidal Homemaker website, columns in Fangoria, and even the chance to create exclusive Blu-ray extras for new horror movies.