Nov 28, 2019
Amanda and Sarah welcome pod brothers Ben and Gregg from Neon Brainiacs for a look at true crime cases that inspired horror movies. Ben talks about family annihilator John List and The Stepfather (1987). Gregg covers Ed Gein's influence on cinema, from Psycho to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the connection between...
Nov 21, 2019
Amanda and Sarah try to beat some early-onset winter blues with a lot of spooky nonsense. Amanda begins with a crash course on sin-eating, including its history, practice, and continuation into the 20th century. Sarah delivers a veritable cornucopia of liquor lore and fun grocery store hauntings. Other subjects...
Nov 14, 2019
Amanda and Sarah head to WQED studios (aka home of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) to sit down with Catherine Kolos, general operations manager of PICT Classic Theatre. She discusses PICT's latest production, The Woman in Black, a traditional ghost story adapted from the Susan Hill novel. She also talks about her encounter...
Nov 7, 2019
Amanda and Sarah take on crones and creeps on this episode. Sarah talks about witch bottles and Angeline/Angelina Tubbs, a legendary early-American folk figure believed to still haunt Saratoga Springs, NY. Amanda heads to Russia for the highly disturbing story of Anatoly Moskvin, whose interest in cemeteries went deeper...