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The premiere episode of Gen X Archives podcast! What better way to kick it off than with a Halloween episode
Halloween night, 1980s, the streets were full of ghosts, goblins, clowns and one unshakable fear: poisoned candy. If you were a kid in the ’70s and ’80s you remember it, your parents inspecting every piece of candy and throwing out the homemade treats.
Did apples contain hidden razor blades? Was candy laced with poison? Was there really anything to fear? Discover how Ronald “The Candyman” O’Bryan and the Tylenol Murders turned a fun night of trick or treating into a fear of candy.
Join us as we unwrap the truth behind the myths that terrified parents, filled headlines, and became one of America’s most enduring urban legends.
Read the 1970 New York Times article that started it all.
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