DWAN Creepy Cocktail Hour #3

In our third creepy cocktail hour, Val does a mini-dive on death practices, a brief history of caskets and of course, the fun of embalming + her favorite mortician (and everybody should have one). Oh and old fashioneds, baby! 

Tune in and join us on Patreon so you never miss a creepy cocktail hour. 

Resources for this chat: 

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2022/11/02/1132977681/beyond-dia-de-los-muertos-the-believers-of-santa-muerte-in-veracruz

https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia/article/93/galley/135/view/

https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/87043-the-history-of-caskets

https://www.funeralbasics.org/the-strange-unusual-history-of-embalming/#:~:text=Originating%20with%20the%20Egyptians%20around,produced%20hundreds%20of%20anatomical%20plates.

https://bartonfuneral.com/funeral-basics/history-of-embalming/

https://youtu.be/lv_SuYmu8DY?si=0ggyzhq68l5oTHnj 

https://youtu.be/W4ktLen9cVM?si=KOwEuDiDO-odhDcb 

DWAN Creepy Cocktail Hour #2

Join us over on Patreon and get caught up on our February Creepy Cocktail Hour where we talked about The Legend of El Sombrerón!

Catch up here and never miss a monthly session -- Cheers! 

Resources for this chat: 

https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/13-terrifing-spooky-and-awesome-latin-american-horror-monsters-legends/  

https://remezcla.com/culture/el-sombreron-que-horror-halloween-guatemala/  

https://www.abctales.com/story/well-wisher/el-sombreron-based-upon-guatemalan-folktale 

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/adria-arjona-edgar-ramirez-jayro-bustamante-el-sombreron-1236008311/ 

https://utrgv.libguides.com/legends/duendes#:~:text=Summary,Goya%20for%20release%20in%201799 

https://youtu.be/4kaXypwdcfY?si=FRe64pk5i7dI-lf5 

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/pickle-martini-recipe  

https://interminablerambling.com/2023/10/05/banned-books-week-ashley-hope-perezs-out-of-darkness/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYC2zCdcKW0 

DWAN Creepy Cocktail Hour #1

In our first EVER livestream, Val talks real life creepy hotels here in Texas (perfect as it relates to our recent book club episode!) and manages to talk about how tragic it would be to have a spill on camera while she whips up a cocktail... then promptly has said spill occur on camera. Perfectly rehearsed! 🥴

Catch our first creepy cocktail hour here and then join us over on Patreon and never miss a monthly session -- Cheers! 

Youtube link of a brief interview with Professor Bowles: https://youtu.be/kHx7ODZcegU?si=H7V0x3tZxwgscW58  

Other resources: 

https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/brownsville-a-place-of-forgotten-secrets/  

https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/downtown-brownsvilles-haunted-history-uncovered-in-walking-tours/  

https://texascooppower.com/ghosts-history-and-legends/ 

Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley by David Bowles / Haunted America / The History Press / September 2016