October 2019 – The Coal Speaker

October 30, 2019 THE COAL SPEAKER

Halloween 2019: The haunted times of coal mines past

This day, Halloween, is when the ‘veil’ is lifted from our world.. where the here and there separation is the thinnest of all.. So no better time that All Hallow’s Eve to showcase some interesting horror and macabre events from coal region past..

Namely at the No. 4 Jeddo Mine near Hazleton, PA..

October 27, 2019 THE COAL SPEAKER

When Friday night lights turn dark

The raw emotion of Friday night football is ingrained in the souls of people across the coal region of Pennsylvania..

October 21, 2019 THE COAL SPEAKER

WITHOUT WARNING 25 years later

When WITHOUT WARNING aired in 1994, it was 56 years after Orson Welles’ famous WAR OF THE WORLDS tricked radio audiences across America that aliens were landing on the planet earth..

While the WITHOUT WARNING show was not critically acclaimed–actually was critically evicerated by reviewers at the time–it seemingly wanted to do exactly the same thing that WAR OF THE WORLDS did: Trick some people into thinking the story was true..

October 20, 2019 THE COAL SPEAKER

Knoebels during the season of the witch

I’m pretty proud of my little tradition.. Each year since my son was 5 years old, I was able to

October 12, 2019 THE COAL SPEAKER

The top 5 listing of Halloween must do’s near Schuylkill County PA

Leaves browning as they crumble and drop to the ground.. autumnal breezes blowing through tree limbs.. That ever-mentioned thinning of the veil between the here and there is upon us.. It must be the season of the witch.. The top things to do in Schuylkill County PA

October 5, 2019 THE COAL SPEAKER

The Wild Joker in box offices: Strange stories from theaters

In Huntington Beach, California, one theater cancelled two screenings Thursday night after receiving a threat, police said. Friday showings have resumed as scheduled.

In New York City, police responded to a screening after one audience member sparked fears by spitting on others and clapping loudly every time the Joker killed someone.

Fearing he had ill intentions, police escorted the man out of the theater. A witness reported that the man had poured a bottle of tequila into his slushie before the movie began.