The Hippy Babysitter (also known as the Baby Roast) is one of the darkest pieces of acid lore to emerge in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This cautionary tale about the dangers of drugs is actually older and more widespread than you might think. This episode of Monsters, Myths and Manias examines different versions of this psychedelic myth and traces its weird and disturbing history around the world...

Sources

Brunvand, J.S. (2000). The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story (University of Illinois Press).

Smith, P. (1983). The Book of Nasty Legends (Routledge and Kegan Paul).