The Moth A Spooky Scary Halloween: The Moth Podcast
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Oct 31, 2025 
Ophira Eisenberg, a stand-up comedian, shares a nostalgic and humorous tale of her seventh-grade Halloween dance, complete with an elaborate alien costume and a crush. Ethan Sweetland-May recounts a spine-tingling discovery of a hidden room in his attic after moving into an older house, leading to eerie revelations. Jodi Powell, a Moth director, describes her unsettling experiences at a haunted hotel during production, highlighting the blend of fear and camaraderie in spooky settings.
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Ghosts As Comfort, Not Terror
- Sarah Austin Jenness frames the episode by noting spirits feel comforting rather than frightening to her.
- She connects travel, storytelling, and haunted hotels as recurring themes for Moth directors.
Glitter, Feathers, And A Seventh-Grade Crush
- Ophira Eisenberg describes an over-the-top seventh-grade Halloween costume and the vulnerability of adolescence at a school dance.
- Her bold move to ask Brad Moore to dance turned embarrassment into a short-lived, intoxicating romance that she still recalls by smell.
Booked A Haunted Hotel On Purpose
- Jodi Powell recounts booking a hotel that proudly advertised it was haunted and feeling its oppressive, Shining-like atmosphere on arrival.
- The cast's unease grew overnight until they hastily left the next morning, confirming the hotel's reputation.
