Skeletons: The Reaper's Image

<p>In the last episode, we discovered the first images of skeletons as art were spawned from the horrors of The Black Plague - most notably the Danse Macabre and the iconic Grim Reaper.</p> <p>In this episode, we meditate on the endurance of this medieval imagery through a ghastly tale by the master of horror himself, Stephen King.</p> <p>The Reaper's Image was first printed in <a href="https://pulpandoldmagazines.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/startling-mystery-stories/"><em>Startling Mystery Stories</em></a> in 1969 and collected in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_Crew" title="Skeleton Crew"><em>Skeleton Crew</em></a> in 1985.</p> <p>This episode is performed by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ltbcomedy/"> Lucé Tomlin-Brenner</a>. The editing, theme song, and sound design is by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mittenberries/">Pete Byrnes.&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call into the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail</p> <p>to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/itsalwayshalloween">Support It's Always Halloween on Patreon&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/ILoveLuce/explore?asc=u&amp;page=1&amp;sortOrder=recent" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsalwayshalloweenpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram</a></p>