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Seeing as it's Halloween tomorrow, I thought it's time for a good old spine chilling ghost story. The Ghost of the Rue Jacob by Joan Juliet Buck is not disturbingly scary, but as it's a true story it has made me scared enough for the evening to forego my environmentally conscientious side and turn the lights on in every room of the house. In order not to give too much away I'm going to keep it short and sweet, so that you can listen and be scared for yourselves.
I am however going to tell you a little more about The Moth Podcast, where this story hails from. Each of The Moth's programmes feature a recording of a live story telling performance in New York City, with the prerequisite being that the story is a true personal life experience. Having listened to several of The Moths podcasts I have found the stories to be sometimes funny, surprising, eye-opening, chilling but in all occasions extremely engaging and full of character.
The Moth was started by George Dawes Green (a poet and novelist) over ten years ago, as he missed his story telling evenings with friends from his native St Simon's Island, Georgia and wanted to recreate those entertaining and intimate evenings in NYC. Although The Moth performances take place from much larger venues these days, listening to the warmth, expression and intimacy in each story, you feel as though you're listening to a recording from George's living room.
Link to Podcast:
Joan Juliet Buck: The Ghost of the Rue Jacob
Related Links:
Joan Juliet Buck: The Ghost of the Rue Jacob
The Moth
George Dawes Green
Joan Juliet Buck
Wikipedia on Halloween
