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Carla is: a bookdrunkard. a 40-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology. a woman who has lived in three haunted houses. a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored. a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y. a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything and write in all down (more likely than not in her bullet journal). Join her (and sometimes her friends) in her strange library as she INFJs everything from unused angles. It’s going to get weird in the best way. Let’s play.
Carla is: a bookdrunkard. a 40-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology. a woman who has lived in three haunted houses. a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored. a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y. a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything and write in all down (more likely than not in her bullet journal). Join her (and sometimes her friends) in her strange library as she INFJs everything from unused angles. It’s going to get weird in the best way. Let’s play.
Location:
Roseland, VA
Description:
Carla is: a bookdrunkard. a 40-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology. a woman who has lived in three haunted houses. a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored. a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y. a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything and write in all down (more likely than not in her bullet journal). Join her (and sometimes her friends) in her strange library as she INFJs everything from unused angles. It’s going to get weird in the best way. Let’s play.
Twitter:
@mightbecupcakes
Language:
English
Contact:
434-326-6069
Website:
http://theremightbecupcakes.com/
Episodes
Epiphany: Breaking Up Christmas: 77
1/11/2022
In which Carla celebrates Epiphany by exploring barriers, and celebrating the Victorian tradition of horror at Christmas one more time this season, by reading a Victorian short story that takes place on another barrier night: Halloween.
Story: “Man-Sized in Marble”, by E. Nesbit
Referenced episodes: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-82798501
54: Gilead: Meaning in Place:...
Duration:00:40:03
Victorian Christmas Horror: The Girl in the Snow: 76
12/27/2021
In which Carla once again explores the horror realm of Victorian Christmastide and reads another story by a Victorian horror author.
Referenced episode: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-82798501
Music: “Midnight Mass” by Dee Yan Key and “Snow on Snow (Bleak Midwinter)” by Rue Royale used with Creative Commons permission via Free Music Archive
Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I”...
Duration:00:56:59
Holly Jolly Horror: 75
12/2/2021
In which Carla reads her original Christmas horror short story, “Holly Jolly Christmas”. All rights reserved.
Music: “Deck the Halls” by Rue Royale and “Christmas Evil” by Associated Press, used with permission
Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission
Podchaser: 80 Podcasts to Discover in December, including me!: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/80-podcasts-to-discover-this-december-2021-107aIaa7Vs
Podchaser: The 60 Best...
Duration:00:19:45
Boo Without Goo, Volume Two: 74
11/9/2021
In which Carla reviews and discusses 31 more horror movies without blood and gore, suitable for the squeamish viewer or beginner to horror. No spoilers.
Podchaser: The 60 Best Podcasts to Discover for November, including There Might Be Cupcakes! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-60-best-podcasts-to-discover-for-november-pc!5OvkkR9IR4GmAv65
References , sources, and recommended reading:
First Boo Without Goo episode:...
Duration:01:09:18
Tangerines to Apples: House of Leaves: 73
10/27/2021
In which Carla continues to explore the Navidson Record of House of Leaves. This is the third episode; to begin, start with episode 68: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/bone-chimes-and-primitive-spid-85959021 then listen to episode 70: Ergodic: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/ergodic-house-of-leaves-70-94954631
https://www.markzdanielewski.com
House of...
Duration:00:34:45
What's Your Motivation, Heather?: 72
9/18/2021
Show notes:
In which Carla explores the horror subgenre found footage, and its subgenre internet horror
Creepypasta: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/
https://www.reddit.com/r/creepygaming
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep
Ted the Caver: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_the_Caver
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/caver/
Slender Man: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Slender_Man
My Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/claradox/
My...
Duration:00:54:14
Red Death: 71
8/3/2021
In which Carla explores Poe’s plague, and its relationship to Shakespeare’s desert island.
Sources:
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781500497248
The story at the Poe Museum: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death
The story with annotated vocabulary: https://poestories.com/read/masque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero
The Tempest by William Shakespeare...
Duration:00:28:00
Ergodic: House of Leaves: 70
5/22/2021
In which Carla explores the beginning of the Navidson Record, the structure of the novel, the history of ergodic literature, and the social phenomenon of the novel 21 years ago, as well as the psychological symptom that drives the stories in this novel.
First episode in this series: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43799576
The House of Leaves universe:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768
The Whalestoe...
Duration:00:32:37
Four Cupcakes: 69
4/28/2021
In which Carla celebrated four years of There Might Be Cupcakes! (April 28, 2017)
Sources:
https://poestories.com/read/alone
https://www.eapoe.org/works/poems/alonea.htm
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780836204384
Greg Behrendt, “There Might Be Cake” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxOIvC9cC0
Episodes referenced:
1. Poe and Carla and Cupcakes: Nicetameetcha https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43132350
Website entry:...
Duration:00:24:37
2017 Entire Halloween Special: 27
4/19/2021
The entire episode 27 has been found and saved. Let us celebrate #halfwaytohalloween! Enjoy this flashback to 2017, and enjoy my story and stories from other wonderful podcasts.
List of all podcasts involved in this episode, in order, with links, at the website entry for episode 27, Halloween Enormous Stories: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-27-halloween-enormous-stories/
Website entry for episode 29, Unpacking the Bunny, which explores the truth and mystery behind my entry in...
Duration:01:54:22
Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: House of Leaves: 68
3/8/2021
In which Carla begins her series on the horror novel House of Leaves.
The House of Leaves universe:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768
The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412
Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4, Spotify https://spoti.fi/3c2RsDq, Amazon https://amzn.to/3t0qkMy
Referenced: La Strada (1954): https://amzn.to/38kUT7z
Dr. Who...
Duration:00:13:01
Halloween Cupcakes: 27
2/21/2021
This is my segment from the 2018 multi podcast collaboration for Halloween, which was published as my episode 27. When I transferred to Spreaker Prime, the incredibly large episode was lost in transit. Here is my portion:
In which Carla goes legend tripping, looking for the Bunnyman of Virginia.
Original publication date: October 31, 2018
Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission
How to Support Cupcakes:
Audible:...
Duration:00:06:21
Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: 67
1/15/2021
In which Carla explores the Twelve Days of Christmas and why we send Christmas cards, and reads a Victorian horror story by F. Marion Crawford.
Christmas episodes:
32: What the Dickens
47: Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw
65: Happy Christmas Chaos
66: Deck the Hall with Horror
Sources and Suggested Reading:
“The Doll’s Ghost”, F. Marion Crawford, collected by Arthur Conan Doyle and Walter Scott in The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories:...
Duration:00:29:07
Deck the Hall with Horror: 66
12/28/2020
In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading four horror classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, as well as the four-hundred-year-old origins of “Deck the Halls”. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail. (Original episodes from 2017 and 2018 with new content)
Original episodes:
32: What the Dickens
47: Victorian...
Duration:02:02:36
Happy Christmas Chaos: 65
12/22/2020
In which Carla shares personal stories from childhood Christmases, and shares how she and her family found cupcakes in the unlikeliest of places. These are the stories that weren't funny then, but are now. Originally aired December, 2017; now with new music
Website entry for this episode (photographs and books): theremightbecupcakes.com/episode31christmascupcakes
Music: Scott Holmes, "This Is Christmas"; Seth Partridge, "Sing We Now of Christmas", and Rue Royale, "Snow on Snow (In the...
Duration:00:18:04
Hounds of Love: 64
10/27/2020
In which Carla reads several of her poems live.
“and the hunter always followed
deep into the forest of campus
down the wide lane of Avent Ferry
into the shelter of my first home
my Mews, I your dark muse
on foot or by car, you followed
my ex-boyfriend, my attacker
("This girl just had a bad date")
Stalking your prey
Watching me
Your arrow cocked
Your cock bowed
Reveling in the hunt
REVELNIT my license plate said
and o you must have laughed as you followed its beacon in the...
Duration:00:25:00
Still Haunted: 63
9/10/2020
In which Carla shares more of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her second live episode.
To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube.
Image: one of my photographs from Waverly Hills
Resource: My Letterboxd list of my favorite haunted house/demented domicile films: boxd.it/7CzKy
Sound credit: horror movie Eli (2019) https://letterboxd.com/film/eli-2019/
Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used...
Duration:00:34:37
Personal Hauntings: 62
7/15/2020
In which Carla shares all of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her first live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube.
Website entry: Haunting resources (including my Waverly Hills photos) theremightbecupcakes.com/resources-hauntings. Photo for this episode is mine of the tunnel at Waverly Hills.
Suggested Reading—Books Referenced in Episode (links to Bookshop, supporting independent bookstores and There Might Be...
Duration:01:04:09
Roland and the Dark Tower: 61
6/12/2020
In which Carla explores all the different incarnations of Childe Roland and his Dark Tower quest throughout history.
Referenced and related episodes:
Episode 19: The King’s Eclipse
Episode 54: Gilead: Meaning in Place
Suggested Reading (links to Bookshop, supporting independent bookstores and There Might Be Cupcakes):
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Concordance by Robin Furth: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781451694871
The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King's Epic Fantasy...
Duration:00:29:22
Urban Legend: 60
4/23/2020
In which Carla celebrates World Book Day by reading from her own novel in progress, working title Bonnie Mommie, that she first read from in episodes 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara and 8: Toxic Doxology.
Referenced episodes on official website:
2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/
8: Toxic Doxology: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-8-toxic-doxology/
Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I”...
Duration:00:24:54