What better way to kick off October than with another Superduperstitious Special Report! This edition seeks to answer the age old question: why come scary stories?

Jake and Wyatt start this two-ep deep dive with a variety of sample ghost stories past and present, and a look at the cultural and psychological factors that contribute to humanity’s timeless love of being frightened. Listen along to hear two 30-somethings get creeped out by a children’s book, and to wonder why some guys who are SO EASILY SCARED by damned near anything would choose to host this genre of podcast. It’s all here in Part I of this salute to spookiness itself!

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Jake’s stories

The Weekly Irish Times, 1888: https://bit.ly/2HKSlVY

Letter from Pliny the Younger: https://bit.ly/3leLliH

Wyatt’s story

Harold: https://scary-stories.fandom.com/wiki/Harold

The psychology of being scared: https://bit.ly/3ipFRji

A few more points from the Scandinavians: https://bit.ly/3il02Pb

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