In this haunting Halloween episode, Robert digs into Newfoundland’s eerie world of death omens — the strange signs and superstitions that once foretold disaster, sickness… and death.
From flickering corpse candles and spectral fetches to howling dogs and loaves of bread that spelled doom, these stories offer a chilling glimpse into how Newfoundlanders once understood death — and how they tried to see it coming.
The episode begins with an original retelling of an old Burin Peninsula legend — The Tale of Jacob and the Corpse Candle — a ghostly light that drifts from the graveyard to claim the living.
So dim the lights, pour yourself a strong cup of tea, and listen close…
Because in Newfoundland, the signs of your own demise might be closer than you think.
As discussed in the episode Tom Dawe’s An Old Man’s Winter Night is available from Running the Goat Books & Broadsides.
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