CW: stalking, kidnapping, curses, religion.

Sara and Tyler are back at it! We could rename our show to Cryptids & Mystics & Heated Rivalry but instead we'll save that conversation for the end of the show for all the skippers. First Sara brings us the meaning of the iconic evil eye and related imagery. We wanna say boots! but instead we'll say sandals! Next, Tyler brings us the spooky lore of Hachishakusama; the will they/won't they of the cryptid world. Sara's sources are Wikipedia.org, the BBC, myjewishlearning.com, and PEW Research. Tyler's sources are Freaky Folklore: Terrifying Tales of the World's Most Elusive Monsters and Enigmatic Cryptids by Carman Carrion along with the companion podcast, medium.com, and a YouTube video by Snarled.

CW: taxidermy, Santa talk, third gender, gender politics, gender slurs

Sara and Tyler are back with some very fun and mystical stuff this week. First Tyler takes us to Wyoming for the legend of the Jackalope. Then Sara takes us around the world to talk about the intersection of magic and gender.

Tyler's story starts at: 24:14

Sara's story starts at: 1:02:22

Tyler's sources: lifescience.com, article "The Story of the Jackalope: The Legendary Rabbit with Antlers said to Roam Wyoming" By Kalina Fragga, NY Times article "Where Deer and Antelope Play"

si.edu, 99 Percent Invisible Podcast - "The Tale of the Jackalope" (2022), Book - On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Helped Capture the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer by Michael P. Branch.

Sara's sources: Article "Coming to Terms with Navajo Nadalehe: A Critique of Berdache, Gay, Alternative Gender, and Two-Spirit" by Caroline Epple, "Not This, Not That: The Hijras of India and the Cultural Politics of Sexuality"

by Vinay Lal, "Changed Embraces, Changed Embraced: Renouncing the Heterosexist Majority in Favor of Return to Traditional Two-Spirit Culture" by Trista Wilson, "Sexualities and Genders in Zapotec, Oaxaca" by Lynn Stefen

CW: firearms, aliens, blood, religion

We're back to talk spooky and weird! First, Sara brings ya'll a few different spooky slumber party games that still scare us today. Next, Tyler tells everyone about the infamous Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter in all its controversy.

Sara's story starts at: 15:21

Tyler's story starts at: 52:58

Sara's sources:

wikipedia.org

Tyler's sources:

Allthatsinteresting.com, historicmysterious.com, Sightings Podcast - Episode 1

Join Sara and Tyler on a journey of death and reincarnation. A lot is going on this episode, but not to worry, the tangents are juicy. First, Tyler tells the tale of the Krasue in gory detail. Then, Sara tells us about the Pollock Twins and it gets dark.

CW: child death, infant death, body horror, sexual abuse

Tyler's story starts at 10:44.

Sara's story starts at 49:52.

1:49:04: Ru Paul's Drag Race first aired in 2009

Tyler's sources:

Mythology by ParCast

Freaky Folklore podcast

"Floating Head with Dangling Entrails: The Southeast Asian Krasue" - Medium.com by Jason Ward

Freaky Folklore: Terrifying Tales of the World's Most Elusive Monsters and Enigmatic Cryptids" book by Carman Carrion

Sara's sources:

Extrasensory podcast

Newsweek.com

psiencyclopedia.org

And That's Why We Drink - Episode 377 "Carnival Cobblers and Time Traveling Text Messages"

Sound effect sourced from epidemicsound.com - Nada Ether Chime, Centrifuge Movement Bell Wind Chime

Join Sara and her new co-host, Tyler! He's a long time listener, first time podcaster.

Get to know us in the beginning and learn how we met, how we're not actually Baby Boomers, and what Ty looks like. Then listen to Sara tell the true crime story of George Hassell and how he hit close to home. Then Tyler tells us about a classic cryptid, the Minotaur, of Greek fame. We'll be back to our twice a month schedule, releasing on Thursdays starting this month. Thanks for sticking with us, and don't forget to stay curious, and stay creepy!

We're in our "smiling-through-the-hellscape" era at this point of January. Ange goes first in this episode bringing us all a healthy dose of theoretical morality when she tells us about Roko's Basilisk. We're left scratching our heads but don't worry, the internet never forgets. Then Sara serves up one of their favorites: a curse. One of the most famous American curses to be exact, the curse of James Dean's car, Little Bastard. Don't speed, kids! Stay curious & stay creepy!

It's the first episode of 2025 and we're bringing in the weird and unusual! First Sara tells us about the infamous Hinterkaifeck Murders and we're pretty sure we solved it. Then Ange brings us the tale of the Lake Tianchi Monster. We're split on what this one is but since Sara is writing this, it's a ghost dragon. Here's to a creepy & curious new year!

Come one, come all, and bear witness to a truly unique experience... the Flatwoods Monster. That's right, Ange and Sara are back to tell you one more story before the year is over. After Ange tells us about getting so scared you catch the flu, Sara tells us about famed spiritualist Harry Price. Price's life was all over the place but not as much as Sara's story about him is.

Stay curious, and stay creepy!

Welcome to episode 39 where we're officially in Christmas-mode. Sara brings us the origins of Friday the 13th and all of its strange superstitions. Watch your back tomorrow! Then Ange "allegedly" brings us the Philadelphia Experiment which "allegedly" involves alien technology and a few hot takes... allegedly. We'll be back this Yule so hold on to your candy canes until then! Stay curious and stay creepy!

Hey Creepies! Sara and Ange are back at it this Thanksgiving with a short but sweet episode. We know you wanna get back to your pumpkin pie.

First Ange brings us the imported legend of Tommyknockers but nothing compares to the spine tingling story of the Tailypo. Then Sara brings us ghost ships and their relation to liminal spaces. Can we answer the age old question, does a ship answer to its first name? And is a ship like a cat? Stay curious and stay creepy!

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