Segment from American Horror Story Listener Call A BackStory listener asks about exorcisms. Rewind 15 seconds Play Fast-forward 15 seconds 00:00:00 / 00:00:00 Mute See Share options All segments from American Horror Story Well, That Sucks In the late 19th century, the residents of a small New England town thought a vampire might be preying on them. Michael Bell, the author of “Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires,” helps the hosts sink their teeth into this story. 00:06:53 Where The Windigos Are Historian Shawn Smallman talks about the windigo, a “monster” from the Native American oral tradition and how the pop culture versions of the windigo bear a small resemblance to the real thing. 00:08:56 A Trip Down Legendary Lane Pt. 1 We asked listeners to share with us their stories of legend tripping, which are local legends with a long shelf life. Here are stories from Bailey Bowthorpe and James Kirkpatrick. 00:04:11 Nevermore Edgar Allan Poe helped invent the modern horror story. We talked to Paul Jones, an English professor at Ohio University, about Poe’s enduring appeal. 00:10:15 Current segment Listener Call A BackStory listener asks about exorcisms. 00:05:33 A Trip Down Legendary Lane Pt. 2 We asked listeners to share with us their stories of legend tripping, which are local legends with a long shelf life. Here are stories from Kevin Gallagher and Josh Wadsworth. 00:02:21 These Houses, They Haunt Me Stories about haunted houses have been around forever, but Hollywood didn’t start giving them starring roles until movies like “Poltergeist” and “Amityville Horror.” David Edelstein, a film critic for New York Magazine, tells us why. 00:05:15 Oh, The Horror! The hosts wrap up the show by reflecting on what they’ve learned about American Horror. 00:05:09