Ding Dong Darkness Time

Ding Dong Ditch: Devil's Night and Other Halloween Hijinks

26 Oct 2022

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Halloween is a time of great traditions. Most are wholesome, but some are destructive. The concept of Mischief Nights, usually preceding Halloween by a day or two, go back to the late 1700s in England, but they eventually popped up in the United States. And in Detroit in particular, things got particularly fiery for a number of years until the city banded together for the power of good.In this short episode, Allison talks about the now thankfully defunct custom of Devil's Night in Detroit, as well as how such phenomena came to be associated with Halloween in the first place. It wasn't always this way. Additionally, Allison wraps things up by talking about several other eerie or macabre historical events that have happened on or just before All Hallow's Eve.Additional Info:Devil's Night: https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/organized-crime/devils-night/Devil's Night Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_NightStrange Events on Halloween: https://www.insider.com/strange-things-happened-on-halloweenWoman Finds S.O.S. from China in Halloween Decorations: https://nypost.com/2021/02/13/us-mom-found-sos-in-decorationsand-exposed-chinas-camps/Show Credits:Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson: http://ndickson.comMusic -- Spencer Morelock, Ken DicksonDing Dong Darkness Time Media:Twitter: @dddarknesstimeInstagram: dddarknesstimeGmail: [email protected]

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

01 Jan 1970

Fin de Semana

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

13:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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