This Man Grows Pumpkins That Weigh a TON, Halloween - Haunted Attractions and The Man In The Glass Coffin

On this episode of Our American Stories, Joe Jutras shares how he broke the record in 2017 for the largest giant green squash ever grown coming in at 2118lbs; Halloween historian Lisa Morton is going to be unpacking the history of Haunted Attractions (AKA: Halloween Haunted House) which is directly tied into today’s practice of Trick-or-Treating; Chris Siriano tells the curious story about Benjamin Purnell, whom was sealed in a glass coffin in the House of David and how his coffin was robbed.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Time Codes:00:00 - This Man Grows Pumpkins That Weigh a TON23:00 - Halloween - Haunted Attractions35:00 - The Man In The Glass Coffin Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.