Castles & Cryptids

Castles & Cryptids

By Alanna and KelseyComedyTrue CrimeHistory
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Castles & Cryptids episodes

  • 104: Urban Legends of the Last Millennium
    Listen up cryptic cuties, we got a classic horror trope coming at ya! The "call is coming from inside the house" babysitter urban legend!
    We've all heard the classic lines like-What's your favorite scary movie? from Scream, etc, but did any of that actually ever happen??
    Was a babysitter really murdered, or someone ever calling and asking her to check on the children? Kelsey spills the teenage tea on this case, the case of Janett Christman.
    We were surprised to learn how much of it was actual true- or not.
    Alanna goes a different direction with something a little dark- and fun for gamers?? what have you heard about Polybius, an arcade game that may or may not have existed? Pinball wizard or not- you will probably enjoy this obscure conspiracy theory!
    Stay tuned for a bonus episode about the dark side of Disney!!
    Promo of the week: All Hallow's Eve podcast
    Tags: Janett Christman, Polybius, Petrified forest, urban legends,
    2 hr 12 min
  • EP 103: True Crime from the Philippines
    Ate Alanna and ate Kelsey here, for this special true crime ep focusing on the Philippines! Kelsey shares the story of an unassuming Pastor who was able to kill dozens over the course of 10 years, before finally being caught in an unexpected way. Alanna covers the history and crimes of Nardong Putik, a man famous for being a sort of robin hood type, hiding in puddles and escaping prison multiple times. We love our international episodes and the chance to learn about different places around the world, we hope you enjoy our Filipino crimes. Keep it cryptic everyone!
    Tags: Philippines, Filipino True Crime, Father Mallari, Nardong Putik
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    1 hr 36 min
  • 102: Sisters of Spiritualism
    Taurus season, you say? It's gonna be May? Just in time for May the 4th/Alanna's sister's birthday, we brought you the paranormal families that really were all about the sisters!!
    The Bangs sisters' spiritualism shows could have been called the Sisterhood of the Travelling Precipitated Art. Which was only one of the ways they showcased their attunement to the spirit world, but was one of the most impressive too. Think pictures whose eyes follow you about the room, and then some! No spoilers.
    Alanna brings it home with the Fox sisters, who were born in her home province! Then they moved to New York and became known for their Rochester rappings. Not the 8 mile kind, the knocks from beyond kind.
    The rest is all psychic slate reading, Dr. Funk, and who wants to marry a millionaire?...We really can't make this shit up.
    Promo of the Week!! @Misty_Mysteries https://linktr.ee/misty_mysteries
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    Tags: Fox sisters, Spiritualism, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bangs Sisters, Mediums, Precipitated paintings, Kate Fox, Maggie Fox, Mary Bangs, Elizabeth Bangs
    2 hr 21 min
  • EP 101: A Case of Mistaken Identity
    Sorry for the technical difficulties with last weeks ep, we hope you still enjoyed celebrating our 100th with us. Now, back to our regular scheduled programing, we bring you some strange and also heartbreaking cases of mistaken identity. Kelsey shares the fun fact this week, and then dives into a sudden and seemingly unmotivated murder of a mother of 3. Alanna shares a few stories, including the origin of finger printing in prisons, and the senseless deaths of Aren Smith and Jason Ramkishun. Stay safe everyone, and until next week, keep it cryptic!
    Tags: Mistaken Identity, Jane Thurgood-Dove, Will & William West, Aren Smith, Jason Ramkishun
    linktr.ee/castlesandcryptids Website: castlesandcryptidspod.squarespace.com
    1 hr 43 min
  • Episode 100 Extravaganza! Castles & Cryptids style
    Pew pew pew, Give us your airhorn sound effects 'cause it's our 100th episode cuties!!
    We have loved this wild ride so far, and wanted to do something a little different for our 2 year celebration! We've come a long way baby, and yes that's from a cigarette commercial, but I stand by it. 90's child forever.
    We try our hand at guessing top 10 lists, read a listener story, and reflect on the haunted things, highs and lows, and thank yous for two very great years of podcasting.
    Much love to our Illuminaughty members, our cryptic cutie family, and the podcast community as well! Keepin' it cryptic for years to come!
    Proud Member of Darkcast Network!
    Promo of the week: Horrifying History Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/21Lq5LZc4b9eBbTxc3gRtJ?si=9fcc63f5944b4960
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    2 hr 13 min
  • EP 99: Let's do the Time Warp Again

    It's just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right. Put your hands on your hips, and bring your knees in tight...... This ep is brought to you by Kelsey's love of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! We revisit a fun topic with some more eerie and strange tales of people unknowingly wandering into a time slip, or time warp if you prefer. Kelsey takes a deep dive into the Ghosts of Versailles, also known as the Moberly-Jourdain Incident. Then, Alanna shares a listicle of bizarre stories and a unusual street in Liverpool.

    We hope you enjoy, and can't wait to celebrate our 100th ep will you all next week!!!! Thank you for supporting us over the last 2 years, it's been so much fun.
    Tags: Moberly-Jourdain Incident, the Ghosts of Versailles, Bold Street, Time Slips, Time Warps, Leeds Castle

    linktr.ee/castlesandcryptids Website: castlesandcryptidspod.squarespace.com


    2 hr 14 min
  • Ep.98 The Spy Who Spied Me
    Spies, intrigue and forgeries, oh my! You're gonna Juan-a hear the whole story of super-spy Juan Pujol Garcia. He worked his butt off to build a spy ring, operated as a double-agent, spied on multiple sides of multiple conflicts, and was an early example of an expert at fake news. Once called "the best actor in the world", come find out what all his secret agent names were and tell us your favorite! RIP Agent Spoon....
    We stick around WWII to tell the tale of the 588th Bomber Regiment in Soviet Russia, also known as the Night Witches. These ladies kept swooping into Alanna's orbit so she had to share with us about these amazing women. Armed with little more than paper planes and pencils, they efficiently terrorized the German troops flying their night sorties, that they started calling them the Nachthexen, or Night Witches. Did they secretly have some super spy injections that gave them night vision? or was that just a rumor the enemy clung on to in order to explain how freaking good they were. We bet you can guess. Let's celebrate the white Lily of Stalingrad and all her sestras (sisters)!
    Get out your enigma machines 'cause this one is especially cryptic!
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    2 hr 3 min
  • EP 97. Haunted AF: Castles

    Hello castle lovers everywhere, we see you and we love you. This week we earn our namesake and bring you some of the coolest and creepiest we could find. Kelsey shares three castles that she would love to visit.... during the day, not at night, because they are still haunted. Alanna takes us to Scotland, surprise, surprise, for a pair of famous castles that have very interesting histories. We hope you enjoy and we will catch up with you all next week, till then keep it cryptic everybody.

    Tags: Haunted Castles, Castles, Himeji Castle, Larnach Castle, Houska Castle, Blackness Castle, Tantallon

    linktr.ee/castlesandcryptids Website: castlesandcryptidspod.squarespace.com


    1 hr 53 min
  • EP 96: Medical Crimes

    Medical malpractice, malicious intent, negligence and straight up murder, we cover it all in this weeks episode. Alanna switches things up and goes first with a listicle of scary nightmare inducing medical accidents?? that have resulted is quite a number of lawsuits. We cut the list in two, so join our patreon to hear the rest (you know you wanna). Kelsey closes out the episode with the story of an "angel of death" nurse; btw we both hate that name. With dozens of patients killed in a little over a year, this serial killer is credited with the most killings in Germany since WWll. Buckle up for this heart wrenching episode, and make sure you double, triple check those hospital forms before you get put under. Happy listening.

    Tags: Medical malpractice, Angel of Death, Stephan Letter


    1 hr 33 min
  • EP. 95 Lore of the Irish
    Leprechauns! So much more than just a 90's movie starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston. What do you know about the mythical little men? Why the hell do they keep their gold at the end of the rainbow?? And what about some of those other little mythical dudes that are leprechaun-adjacent? Kelsey kicks it off with answers to these questions, and teaches us about the origins of St. Patrick's day too! It's edutainment at it's finest.
    To close it out, Alanna goes over some of the Irish folklore creatures that you may not have heard of, like the Pooka/Puca, who says the kinda things to you that'll make you poopa your pants! Followed up by a few more folk, like the banshee. You probably have heard of this wailing, harbinger of death, but might not know much more about this shrieking spirit....
    Ireland, we love you and all your crazy stories! Now let's go have some cabbage and champ. Keep it cryptic and Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    2 hr 1 min

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Welcome to Castles & Cryptids,  a paranormal podcast hosted by a couple of Canadian chickies! Follow Alanna and Kelsey  down the rabbit hole as we explore lore and legends, murder and…

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