It's Always Halloween

It's Always Halloween is a year-round celebration of the holiday hosted by self-described "master of scaremonies" Luce Tomlin-Brenner. The show treats Halloween as a living cultural tradition worth examining from every possible angle, covering everything from the holiday's ancient Celtic roots to modern haunted attraction design to the economics of the Spirit Halloween store phenomenon. Luce brings an infectious enthusiasm that never feels performative. This is someone who clearly thinks about Halloween constantly and has found a way to make that obsession productive. The podcast has been running since 2020 with over 200 episodes, releasing weekly through the year and ramping up frequency as October approaches. Episodes typically run 30 to 60 minutes and alternate between solo deep dives and interviews with guests from the Halloween world, including haunted house operators, horror directors, costume designers, historians, and fellow Halloween obsessives. The research is solid. Luce does not just skim the surface of a topic but traces traditions back to their origins and follows how they evolved. The show holds a 4.5 rating from 360 reviews, with listeners consistently praising the warmth and depth of the content. The most recent regular episode dropped on Halloween 2025, though the feed stays active with bonus material and related content during off-months. Luce has a talent for making niche Halloween history feel accessible and entertaining rather than academic. If you are the kind of person who considers October 1st to be the real start of the year and views the other eleven months as the off-season, It's Always Halloween validates that worldview entirely. It is the podcast for people who never want spooky season to end.