Show Notes
THE DEVIL'S LEDGER
Halloween Edition | Week of October 26, 2026
Poisoned Mushrooms, Haunted Hotels, Edgar Allan Poe, and a Hollywood Monster
Happy Halloween from the Evio Creative Universe!
This week on The Devil's Ledger, Branden Morgan welcomes the season of costumes, candy, and questionable judgment with a few reminders about Goosey Night, Mischief Night, and the legendary razor blades supposedly lurking inside Halloween candy.
But beyond the seasonal mischief, we've got a particularly sinister lineup of true crime, supernatural history, literary horror, and Hollywood nightmares.
THE CREEPIEST THING I HEARD THIS WEEK: THE MUSHROOM MURDERER
A family lunch. A homemade beef Wellington. Three people dead.
Australia's notorious mushroom murder case returns to the headlines as convicted killer Erin Patterson appeals her triple-murder conviction, while prosecutors seek to ensure she never becomes eligible for parole.
At the center of the controversy is a bizarre jury accommodation mistake, disputed cellphone evidence, and a deadly meal containing some of the world's most poisonous mushrooms.
Sometimes the most terrifying thing at the dinner table isn't the conversation. It's what's for lunch.
THE DEVIL WITHIN: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN
Our supernatural journey continues with three of America's most infamous haunted destinations.
Salem, Massachusetts: The witch trials of 1692, where religious hysteria and paranoia condemned innocent people to death.
The Stanley Hotel, Colorado: The magnificent mountain resort whose mysterious atmosphere inspired Stephen King's The Shining.
Amityville, New York: The horrifying DeFeo family murders, the Lutz family's alleged haunting, and the house that became an international supernatural phenomenon.
Three locations. Three disturbing histories. And three very good reasons to leave the lights on.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: A HALLOWEEN CLASSIC
Carolyn Ossorio celebrates Halloween with a chilling selection from Edgar Allan Poe, the master of psychological terror, obsession, madness, and murder.
Experience a literary horror classic brought to life on Criminal Mischief.
ON THE SLIPPERY: THE LEXI CON
Scot and Nancy continue their gripping new true-con limited series, The Lexi Con, from the producers of Scamanda.
Catch up on the latest installment, available exclusively through the Evio Creative Network.
FINALLY THIS WEEK IN HORROR: CLAYFACE
DC Studios ventures into body-horror territory with Clayface, directed by James Watkins and co-written by Mike Flanagan.
When a disfiguring accident transforms a Hollywood actor into a shape-shifting monster, the line between human ambition and physical horror becomes disturbingly thin.
After all, Hollywood has been encouraging people to change their faces for decades.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
From everyone at Evio Creative, have a safe, happy, thoroughly sugar-fueled Halloween. Enjoy the costumes, the candy, and the opportunity to terrify your neighbors without attracting unnecessary police attention.
And remember: You're never too old to dress up like Bruce Springsteen. No matter what your kids tell you.
We'll see you this week acr