Ghoul On Ghoul

Amanda and Sarah talk Hindu and holiday spirits for this episode. Amanda takes a look at the vetala, a vampire-like paranormal entity from India thought to have influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula. Sarah decks the halls with a series of trivia and in-depth history about why people are absolutely horny for Christmas. Other subjects covered include falling down the stairs, buying too many Triscuits, and mispronouncing yogurt names.  Recommendations: Amanda recommends the true-crime works Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson, Crazy, Not Insane, and Murder on Middle Beach, and the new horror-comedy Freaky. Sarah recommends Collected Ghost Stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Sources: Amuse (Sex in Our Strange World | Why Christmas has Always Been About Sex) Bustle (9 Christmas Foods That Are Also Aphrodisiacs) History Today (Medieval Christmas) Wikipedia/Mistletoe iNews (When Santa was sexy: the sordid history of Father Christmas) Wikipedia/Vetala Mental Floss (8 of the Undead