Episode 141: Semi-Feudal Childhood

Jun 24, 2021

Amanda and Sarah assign each other heavy-hitters for this episode. Amanda looks into the origins of Ed and Lorraine Warren and what led to them becoming two of the world's most famous paranormal investigators. Sarah heads to France for the Beast of Gévaudan, a legendary lycanthrope that terrorized a provincial region from 1764 and 1767. Other subjects covered include pool trauma, bad acne products, and impressive pants. 

Recommendations:

Sarah recommends the horror movie Saint Maud. Amanda recommends the new Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth. 

Sources:

The Beast of the Forest, by Tom Griffiths, RCC Perspectives No. 1,

The Edges of Environmental History

 

Monsters of the Gévaudan: The Making of a Beast by Jay M. Smith

 

Pubic Domain Review-The Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767)

 

Smithsonian Magazine (When the Beast of Gévaudan Terrorized France)

 

History.com (What Was the Beast of Gévaudan?)

 

Stuff You Missed in History Class (Beast of Gevaudan, October 22, 2014)

 

The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren by Gerald Brittle

 

Travel Channel (11 Things You Need To Know About Legendary Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren)

 

Hartford Courant (The true story of Connecticut paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who are behind ‘The

Conjuring 3′ and many other popular horror films)

 

Mental Floss (10 Facts About Famed Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren)

 

New England Society for Psychic Research (tonyspera.com)

Wikipedia/Ed and Lorraine Warren

 

ScreenGeek (The Most Haunted House In America Is Apparently In Connecticut – And Still Standing)

 

Milford Mirror (Author discusses haunting of Lindley Street house in Bridgeport)

 

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