Ghoul On Ghoul

Amanda and Sarah welcome back Tyler Crumrine for a super nerdy, super fun look at tabletop RPGs. Tyler explains how COVID-19 has changed how people play and how it has influenced his process as a game designer. Also discussed are some of the spooky and sexy indie games available, and how they can be used to safely explore consent and identity. Other subjects covered include a surprise deodorant ingredient, a possible case of airport scabies, and a game full of weens.  Recommendations: Tyler recommends checking out his indie RPG Beak, Feather, & Bone. Sarah recommends the HBO folk horror show The Third Day. Amanda recommends the horror-comedy Extra Ordinary, The Babysitter movies on Netflix, the Hulu coming-of-age comedy Pen15, and the horror fiction podcast The Fountain Road Files.  For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah take a series of listener inquiries for this special Q&A episode. Hear about the pair's paranormal encounters, crone preferences, and other fun facts. Other subjects covered include the enduring appeal of Bette Davis, roasting early-2000s fashion, and a spooky submitted nightmare.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends the 1964 film Dead Ringer and the 20009 slasher remake Sorority Row. Sarah recommends the 2018 film Braid.  For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah do the thing with one incredible true crime case and a couple of very bad dogs. Amanda cleans up with the story of the Three Sisters in Black and the bathtub tragedy, a bizarre 1909 murder involving a trio of truly awful women. Sarah returns to one of her favorite subjects - Black Dogs - with the Gubblecote Witch and Lady Mary Howard. Other subjects covered include Ghibli-esque nap spirits, sweat stains, and Funkos, the Beanie Babies of today.  Sources: Open Graves, Open Minds (The Strange Case of the Gubblecote Witch) A Deed without a Name by Andrew Sanders Black Dog Folklore by Mark Norman Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy by Norman Ziebold  The Lineup (Sister Act: The Bizarre Drowning of Ocey Snead) NY Daily News (The sisters in black: The murder of Ocey Snead, 1909) Wikipedia/Ocey Snead New Jersey History's Mysteries (THE EAST ORANGE BATHTUB MYSTERY) For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah look at some questionable, but no less disturbing hauntings. Sarah takes on Esther Cox and the Great Amherst Mystery, a Canadian heavy-hitter about a woman and her family terrorized by a poltergeist after a traumatizing experience. Amanda heads to Colorado for the (supposed) strange happenings at the Henry Treat Rogers Mansion and its creepy neighborhood park. Other subjects covered include deconstructing the word "chunk," discovering pop songs through covers, and destroying a garbage disposal.  Sources: The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Haunted House, by Walter Hubbell University of Toronto/Université Laval - Esther Cox Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research CNN (Unearthing Denver park's creepy history)   The Lineup (The Real-Life Haunting That Inspired The Changeling) Denver Public Library (A Ghost Story Gets Fact-Checked) Cryptic Rock (Seeking Out The Changeling 35 Years Later) For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter

Amanda and Sarah totally, like, knew a person this happened to in an episode all about urban legends. Amanda explores video game urban legends ranging from the arcade era to consoles. Sarah goes into the many complex, fascinating details behind Pittsburgh's own 13 Bends. Other subjects covered include cake pops, menstruation, and destroying mom's plumbing.  Recommendation: Sarah recommends the director's cut of Doctor Sleep.  Sources: Haunted Roads of Western Pennsylvania by Thomas White and Tony Lavorgne Reddit - Western PA folklore/urban legends? Southwestern Pennsylvania Guide -The Legend of 13 Bends IGN (The Best Video Game Urban Legends Ever) Games Radar (Gaming's creepiest urban legends to make sure you don't sleep tonight) Kotaku (The Elder Scrolls' Most Terrifying Tall Tale) Kotaku (The Story Of Killswitch, The Creepy Game No-One Has Ever Played) Creepypasta (NES Godzilla Creepypasta) Creepypasta (Ben Drowned) For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and

Amanda and Sarah present a very special witch burial and a ghost train listicle. Sarah looks at the strange case of Lilias Adie, the only woman tried for witchcraft who received a revenant burial in Scotland. Amanda rides the rails for a look at spectral locomotives across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Other topics covered include being a Staples perv, a fun-filled tubing trip, and a Dracula vs. Frankenstein debate. Recommendations: Amanda recommends the films The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976), Phoenix Forgotten (2017), The Baby (1973), and Host (2020). Sarah recommends the podcasts Phoebe Reads a Mystery and Spooked.  Sources:  The Courier (Torryburn witch Lilias Adie honoured in village of her persecution) BBC News (How to bury a witch)   University of Dundee (Face of 313-year-old witch reconstructed)   Washington Post (The bones of an 18th century ‘witch’ vanished decades ago. Now Scottish officials are hunting for them. Transceltic (Ghost train that crosses the Firth of Tay)   Charlott

Amanda and Sarah relax with a fun episode about all the cinematic monsters that turn them on. Other subjects covered include another discussion about objectified anthropomorphic farm animals and a Friday the 13th-inspired song parody.  For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah go into politics with two very different stories about presidents and the occult. Sarah looks at Stella Immanuel, a Houston pediatrician, religious minister, and vocal sex demon denouncer who garnered a ton of attention after Trump recently shared a video of her on social media. Amanda covers Joan Quigley, personal astrologer to the Reagan White House. Other subjects covered include cabin snack preferences, thirsting after Dan Stevens, and a presidential zodiac tangent. Recommendations: Amanda recommends the new horror thriller The Rental.   Sources: Daily Beast (Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine) People (The President's Astrologers) Timeline (Ronald Reagan actually used this San Francisco astrologist to make presidential decisions) The Hollywood Reporter (Sister of Nancy Reagan Astrologer Joan Quigley: "Nancy Listened Religiously to What Joan Had to Say") For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, 

Amanda and Sarah get clinical for an episode on strange, rare psychological conditions. Sarah delves into Cotard's syndrome, a disturbing mental disorder that causes the afflicted to think they are dead or purifying, as well as a quick look into various doppelganger-type syndromes. Amanda tackles body integrity identity disorder (BIID), where patients obsess over amputating healthy limbs, believing it will improve their lives. Other subjects covered include a candid mental health discussion and bankrolling the revolution.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends the found footage film Exhibit A and the podcast All Killa No Filla.  Sources: New York Post (The strange condition that has people hacking off healthy limbs) US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (Apotemnophilia, body integrity identity disorder or xenomelia? Psychiatric and neurologic etiologies face each other)   CNN (Understanding the rare condition that makes people want to amputate their own limbs)   Wikipedia/BID For update

Amanda and Sarah scroll down for some truly bizarre, truly ghoulish stories from social media. Sarah explains the very recent "hex the moon" incident that took over Twitter and TikTok and sent the witch community into a panic. Amanda goes into all the drama behind #Boneghazi, and the TikTok murders. Other subjects covered include pec meat/tit fat, unsexy dreams, and porky theme park trash cans.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends the German period series Babylon Berlin. Sarah recommends crying with friends. Sources:  Cosmopolitan (Um, Did TikTok Witches Really Hex the Moon?) BuzzFeed (This Person Might Have Robbed Graves And Tumblr Is Going Insane) Nola.com (Self-styled witch faces charges over human bones collected from New Orleans cemetery) Paper (Cops Raided The Home Of The Tumblr Witch Who Spurred #Boneghazi) Intelligencer (Cops Bust Tumblr Witch Over ‘Boneghazi’) People (2 Teenagers Filming TikTok Video Discovered Wash. Couple's Remains Stuffed in Suitcases) Oxygen (Bodies Of Washington Couple Iden

Amanda and Sarah cover a haunting and a hottie (?) in this episode. Sarah goes into every grisly detail of the 200 demons house of Gary, Indiana, and the family and investigators who fell victim to a foul presence there. Amanda takes a lighthearted turn with the tale of Patrick Crowe, a kidnapper and career criminal who became a folk hero at the turn of the 20th century. Other subjects covered include an inflatable pool collection, a paranormal douchebag, and a dream casting for Crowe.  Recommendations: Sarah recommends the book Ill Will by Dan Chaon. Sources: IndyStar (The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons) SyFy (ZAK BAGANS’ DEMON HOUSE IS STILL DANGEROUS, ACCORDING TO ITS EXORCIST) Annals of Crime (Patrick Crowe, the friendly kidnapper) CHNC (Patrick Crowe Speak Out!)   North Omaha History (Kidnapping Edward Cudahy Jr.)   Wikipedia/Pat Crowe   For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah get in your head with a look at collective dreaming. Amanda starts off with the visions that preceded the Aberfan mining disaster and how it influenced the work of psychiatrist John Barker, before going into some theories behind why people have prophetic dreams. Sarah unpacks This Man, an internet legend about a dream man reportedly seen by numerous people around the world. Other topics include a potato-screwing sprite and a sex toy rental service.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends the 1986 sci-fi drag race movie The Wraith, the 2017 Argentinian horror film Terrified, and the latest Grady Hendrix book The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. Sarah recommends the horror anthology series Channel Zero.  Sources:  The New Yorker (The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future) Wikipedia/Aberfan disaster History.com (How the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster Became Elizabeth II's Biggest Regret) Daily Mail (Can your dreams predict the future? The intriguing book that examines

Amanda and Sarah welcome guest Ryan Chavara, who will discuss his recently remembered encounter with the phenomenon known as the Hat Man, a shadowy figure seen by a large number of people. Sarah complements his story with a dive into Hat Man trivia and sightings and its link to various folk and UFO lore. Also covered is the 2019 documentary The Hat Man: Documented Cases of Pure Evil, now available on Amazon Prime. Other subjects covered include exploding cars, stumpy carrots, and tuna reality TV.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends the 1971 road thriller Duel.  Sources:  Wikipedia/Jinn The Hatman Project Psychology Today (Shadow People) Quartz (Why everyone around the world is having the same nightmare) For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah discuss strange lights and shadows in this episode. Amanda covers the Belgium UFO Wave from 1989-1990, its place in overall UFO lore, and the country's recent resurgence of sightings. Sarah heads west to talk about the Dark Watchers, a type of spectral phenomenon witnessed in California's Santa Lucia Mountains. Other subjects covered include pubescent perfume choices, hot comedy actors, and cursing Elon Musk.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends BuzzFeed Unsolved and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.  Sources: Monterey County Weekly (Big Sur is home to shadowy figures – or at least people who see them.) Santa Maria Times (Mark James Miller: Have you seen the Dark Watchers?) Skeptoid - Dark Watchers Wikipedia/Dark Watchers Wikipedia/Belgium UFO Wave Wikipedia/Black triangle The Week (30 years later, we still don't know what really happened during the Belgian UFO wave) The Telegraph (Coronavirus to blame for record number of UFO sightings in Belgium) The Telegraph (UFO sightings in B

Amanda and Sarah talk bad pirates and bouncy ghosts for this episode. Sarah explains the connection between the infamous Blackbeard the Pirate and the Hammock House, a historic building in her hometown. Amanda explores Eastern lore with two pogo-sticking spirits, the jiangshi or Chinese hopping vampire, and the pocong or shroud ghost of Indonesia. Other subjects covered include bad times and good weather.  Recommendations: Sarah and Amanda both recommend the new sci-fi film Vast of Night. Sarah recommends the short Hulu horror film The Rizzle and the 2006 BBC production of Dracula.  Sources: The Hammock House  NC State University Libraries (Site plan and notes, Hammock House, Beaufort, North Carolina) Queen Anne's Revenge Project (Blackbeard: History of the Dreaded Pirate) Ancient Origins (The Living Dead: Chinese Hopping Vampires)   History Answers (Chinese Hopping Vampires: The Qing Dynasty roots behind the Jiangshi legend)   CNN ('Ghosts' try to spook people off streets during coronavi

Amanda and Sarah count down their top five all-time fearscinations, aka things that both terrify and fascinate them.  Other subjects covered include big cat poops and defending Michael Phelps. For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Amanda and Sarah have a full-course meal, starting with small bites and moving onto a true-crime entree. Sarah offers up a "spooky potpourri" of bits on paganism, Irish history, and the Black Dog myth. Amanda heads to the Lone Star state for the story of William and Margaret Patterson, a married couple who mysteriously disappeared in 1957. Other subjects covered include impulse pool buying, hot tub mice, and wet boys.  Recommendations:  Amanda recommends Howling 3: The Marsupials and the '90s slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer. Sarah recommends the found footage horror movie As Above, So Below.  Sources:  - The Magickal Year, Diana Ferguson - Black Dog Folklore, Mark Norman - The Irish Times (Uncovering Ireland’s lost field names before it’s too late) - BBC Home (Prostitutes at the Ministry!) - The Charley Project/Margaret M. Patterson - El Paso Times (El Paso family's disappearance remains mystery) - The Lineup (The Chilling, Unsolved Disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson) - The Malefector

Amanda and Sarah blow each others' minds with another Black Widow and an occultist feud. Amanda goes on the lam with Audrey Marie Hilley, a murderer who went to extreme measures to avoid paying for her crimes. Sarah gives an exhaustive, mind-boggling account of the dumb dudes involved with the case of the Highgate Vampire in England. Other subjects covered include creative crap (literally), Papa John creep vibes, and pool jumping. Recommendations: Sarah recommends The Great on Amazon Prime, Have A Good Trip on Netflix, and the film Without Name. Amanda recommends the found footage Bigfoot movie Exists.  Sources:  Bill Ellis, “The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Hunt: The Anglo-American Connection in Satanic Cult Lore,” Folklore Highgate Cemetery website Vice (The Decades-Long Rivalry of London's Two Vampire Hunters) Murderpedia/Audrey Hilley UPI (Death of 'Black Widow' as mysterious as her life) Wikipedia/Audrey Marie Hilley   Orlando Sentinel   LA Times (Husband-Killer Dies of Exposure After Escape: ‘Black W

Amanda and Sarah settle in for a look at ballads and bad dads. Sarah talks about the long tradition of folk balladry and the mystical Scottish fairy ballad about Tam Lin. Amanda goes full true crime with her own hometown murder story about David Crist, a piece of inhuman garbage who murdered/tried to murder his own family and also framed several prints in her house. Other subjects include COVID-19 party planning, casting Tam Lin, and framing your way to prosperity. Recommendations: Sarah and Amanda recommended many things. They had a lot to talk about after being physically separated for so long.  Sources: “Ballads of Blood; the Wyrd and the Uncanny in the Child Ballads" by Grey Malkin from Folk Horror Revival: Harvest Hymns. Volume I- Twisted Roots Tam Lin Balladry Vox (This Halloween-set medieval Scottish ballad is incredibly pro-choice) Wikipedia/Tam Lin Wikipedia/Ballad AP News (Daughter: ‘Daddy Held Me Down And The Truck Went Over Me’) Washington Post (Blood Relations, Blood Money?) The Seattle Times

To celebrate their 100th episode, Amanda and Sarah invite several previous guests to come back on for a storytime spooky-stravaganza. Hear creepy tales, true stories, recommendations, and more from Toddy Tondera of Thrifty Podcast, Dani Janae, Indigo Baloch, Chris Duerr, Carolyne Whelan, Brian “Sikes” Howe of Start the Beat with Sikes, Dorothy Santos, Gregg and Ben of Neon Brainiacs, and Jess Turner.  For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.