This week, the beetches talk about the dark stuff that happened at asylums. Sam focuses on the horrible things that happened especially to women, while Rachel tells us about a possibly haunted asylum in Australia. Also discussed: whale’s exploding and horror movie recommendations. Thanks for listening, enjoy, and stay spooky, beetches!

Sam’s Sources:

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/forgotten-people-the-legacy-of-insane-asylums-eba01d7a1f1d

 https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/4-of-the-worlds-most-notorious-barbaric-insane-asylums

 https://time.com/6074783/psychiatry-history-women-mental-health/

https://www.talkspace.com/blog/history-inhumane-mental-health-treatments/#:~:text=Asylums,warehouses%20for%20the%20mentally%20ill.

Rachel’s Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechworth_Asylum

https://www.mamamia.com.au/beechworth-asylum/

https://the-line-up.com/beechworth-lunatic-asylum

On this episode, the girls discuss some creepy catfishing cases. Sam tells us about the crazy catfishing of Marissa Williams, and Rachel talks about the disturbing case of Jenelle Potter. We also touch upon other topics, such as TLC’s Sister Wives and prolapsed anuses. Enjoy and stay spooky, beetches!

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4387222/Aunt-finds-disturbing-messages-catfishing-niece.html

https://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/insane-catfish-stories-that-will-make-you-want-to-delete

Rachel’s Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfishing#:~:text=9%20External%20links-,History,from%20the%20Midwestern%20United%20States.

​​https://medium.com/serial-napper/jenelle-potter-the-killer-catfish-51c0626cec7

This week, the beetches get witchy and discuss ancient spells and rituals. Listen to learn the history behind old spells and magic. Find out how to cure migraines, fly on a horse, get a ghost to do your bidding, and one questionable method to get an erection. Enjoy, and stay spooky beetches!

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/guide-ancient-magic-180960129/
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5Lwh6sNCY
 

https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub405/entry-6415.html

Rachel’s Sources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/69709/9-spooky-spells-icelandic-book-sorcery
 

It’s time to discuss the state we all know and love,the haunted armpit of Amerca, Florida! This episode, Sam and Rachel discuss if they’d rather face off with a bear or alligator, ponder the possibility that all cryptids have a secret club, and are unsettled by people scattering ashes at the happiest place on earth. Sam entertains us with the legend of the Florida Skunk Ape, and Rachel regales us with haunted tales from Disney World. Enjoy, and stay spooky beetches!

Rachel's Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Florida_state_symbols

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/florida-facts/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-attacks-gas-station-clerk-with-hot-dogs-corn-dog-stick-over-beer-cops-say

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/18/florida-man-claiming-to-be-an-agent-of-god-caught-carrying-rattlesnake-in-jacksonville-beach/53219542007/

https://www.reddit.com/r/WaltDisneyWorld/comments/iz9qvh/any_spooky_experiences_at_wdw/

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/06/27/creepy-stories-from-the-magic-kingdom/

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/10/02/creepy-stories-from-disneys-hollywood-studios/

Sam's Sources:

https://www.floridatravellife.com/florida-urban-legends/

https://www.skunkape.info/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-skunk-ape-legend/

For this week’s topic, Sam and Rachel talk about some super creepy cursed films. Sam also relives a traumatic water slide experience, and Rachel speculates on a possible catalyst for a future zombie apocalypse. Movies covered in depth include Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen. Enjoy and stay spooky, Beetches!

Rachel’s Sources:

https://tilt.goombastomp.com/film/greatest-feminist-icons-in-horror-4-rosemary-woodhouse/

https://www.ranker.com/list/rosemarys-baby-curse-facts/jacob-shelton

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/the-most-cursed-hit-movie-ever-made-rosemarys-baby

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.flavorwire.com/520130/10-horror-movies-that-were-really-cursed
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen#Plot
 

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Omen-Movie-Curse-42514085#:~:text=%22He%20was%20killed%20by%20a,or%206%2F6%2F76.
 

https://www.thewrap.com/13-cursed-movies-friday-13th-poltergeist-crow/
 

https://watchmojo.com/video/id/33533

Why are the woods so creepy? How did Rachel narrowly escape becoming a child bride? How many snowmobiles is too many snowmobiles? This week, the beetches chat about creepy cabin in the woods crimes, and address these questions! Sam talks about the Keddie Cabin Murders, and Rachel talks about the Tiede Family Murders. Grab a drink, and stay spooky beetches!

Sam's Sources:

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/cabin-in-the-woods-who-killed-the-sharp-family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keddie_murders

Rachel's Sources:

https://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/academic/article/825839/Don39t-Go-into-the-Woods--Forests-and-the-Psychology-of-Fear

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/oct/29/forest-fairytales-horror-films

https://thoughtcatalog.com/lorenzo-jensen-iii/2018/02/theres-something-creepy-in-the-woods-11-people-share-their-hair-raising-real-life-encounters/

https://listverse.com/2015/06/01/10-terrifying-real-life-cabin-in-the-woods-murders/

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/tiede-cabin-murders-rips-through-a-family-true-crime-1f4773216730

This week, Rachel and Sam break down the different types of fortune telling and the psychology behind it all… amidst discussing their indigestion issues. Rachel tells us of the Bulgarian psychic Baba Vanga, and Sam tells us a few true stories of psychics who helped solve crimes. Enjoy and Stay Spooky, beetches!

Rachel’s Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Vanga

https://nypost.com/2021/12/28/everything-baba-vanga-the-blind-bulgarian-mystic-predicted-for-2022/

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1256073/Baba-Vanga-2020-prediction-coronavirus-blind-mystic-COVID19-virus-prophecy

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/fortune-telling
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune-telling#:~:text=Common%20methods%20used%20for%20fortune,crystal%20sphere)%2C%20and%20chiromancy%20(
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading
 

The beetches are excited to share another Haunted Places and Folklore episode, this time about the state of Utah! Join us as we revisit our trunk rum, while talking about the very religiously homogenous “Beehive State” and their strict drinking laws! Sam talks about a haunted college campus (weeping angel’s anyone?), while Rachel tells us about Jean Baptiste, the gravedigger who took things just a little too far. Let us know your thoughts, and Stay Spooky Beetches!

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.usu.edu/today/story/haunted-history-surrounds-utah-state-campus

https://www.deseret.com/1997/10/17/19340365/3-canyon-guards-each-face-6-charges-over-retreat-terror

https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Ann's+Retreat/@41.7755377,-111.6499406,3a,75y/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipMb0vSvfMG7BsfSnpW66aY6OySUkVXtJX4RZbdg!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMb0vSvfMG7BsfSnpW66aY6OySUkVXtJX4RZbdg%3Dw150-h150-k-no-p!7i4032!8i3024!4m7!3m6!1s0x87547e9ab059a17f:0x94e18f877f6a4ab8!8m2!3d41.7756055!4d-111.6499111!9m1!1b1

Rachel’s Sources:

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/utah-facts/

https://www.thedeadhistory.com/blog/jean-baptiste-salt-lake-city

https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/jean-baptiste/

https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-utah-stories-legends/lyra-radford

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/02/535259524/utahs-zion-curtain-falls-and-loosens-states-tight-liquor-laws

https://www.utah.com/things-to-do/plan-your-trip/state-liquor-laws/

This week, Sam and Rachel are talking about some super creepy hotel deaths that have happened throughout the years. Rachel talks about the crazy theories behind the unsolved murders of Roger Atkinson and Rose Burkert, while Sam discusses deaths that have occurred at the infamous Cecil Hotel. Plus, you can learn some super scary facts about water signs (specifically Pisces), and get freaked out by the gross goings-on at even the most prestigious of hotels. Always check your hotel bed for bedbugs, enjoy, and stay spooky, Beetches!

Rachel Sources:

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/rose-burkert-and-roger-atkison/
https://fletchermarple.com/post/164602135724/a-grisly-murder-at-a-hotel-it-doesnt-happen-too
​​http://iowaunsolvedmurders.com/beyond-1965-selected-unsolved-iowa-murders/death-at-the-morticians-convention-murders-of-rose-burkert-and-roger-atkison-1980/

Sam’s Sources:

https://listverse.com/2013/12/21/10-facts-about-hotels-that-will-destroy-your-peace-of-mind/
https://www.crimescenecleanup.com/hotel-motel-crimes/
https://spy.com/articles/hacks/travel-hacks/worst-hotels-america-usa-bad-hotel-reviews-120987/
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/hotel-safety-tips-for-women-traveling-alone
https://www.insider.com/ways-to-stay-safe-at-hotels-according-to-an-employee-2021-10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_and_violence_at_the_Cecil_Hotel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Hotel_(Los_Angeles)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/cecil-hotel-scary-criminal-facts

The beetches just got back from Vegas and are ready to share some creepy cases of people secretly living in already occupied houses! Learn all about what “phrogging” is, listen to our advice for Zak Bagans, and hear way more than you ever wanted to know about itchy butts in this weeks episode. Also listen for an important announcement. Enjoy and Stay Spooky Beetches!

Rachel’s Sources

https://discover.hubpages.com/education/Phrogging-Real-or-just-an-Urban-Legend

​​https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/tale-denver-spider-man

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Edward_Coneys

Sam’s Sources:

https://www.mamamia.com.au/daniel-laplante/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_LaPlante

https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante