Will This Be On The Test?

Episode 56: Why Dolls are Creepy and Werewolves

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Happy Halloween!

 

On this week's episode, we delve into the creepy world of things that may or may not be what they seem.

 

Is that doll that gives you the creeps actually following you from room to room, waiting for its turn to strike? And if so, is it possessed, haunted, or just some energy looking for something to do? Or are it the uncanny valley and your body's natural fight or flight reflex giving you mixed signals? (Mattie says screw science, they're haunted, but you know how she gets.)

 

Then, Austin talks about werewolves. And not just the ones you hear about in stories--the ones we definitely should have been taught about in schools because of the werewolf trials that happened alongside the witch ones.

 

We hope you enjoy this extra spooky episode of Will This Be on the Test? Socials and Mattie's sources below.

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Mattie's Sources:

  • https://www.vice.com/en/article/wj4ngb/this-is-why-we-think-dolls-are-creepyutm_sourcetonicfbus
  • https://www.jneurosci.org/content/17/11/4302
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1165958/
  • http://media.virbcdn.com/files/aa/FileItem-181444-WheatleyHajcak_ERP.pdf 
  • http://media.virbcdn.com/files/ae/FileItem-181443-LooserWheatley2010.pdf
  • https://www.uncanny-valley.co.uk/?OpenForm
  • http://mpmlab.nfshost.com/Brink_et_al-2017-Child_Development.pdf
  • https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/pediophobia#:~:text=This%20fear%2C%20called%20pediophobia%2C%20can,that%20poses%20no%20actual%20threat.&text=Phobias%20are%20a%20type%20of%20anxiety%20disorder.
  • https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a23737943/fear-of-dolls/ 
  • https://scottbarrykaufman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/McAndrew-Koehnke-2016.pdf
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-creepy-dolls-180955916/?no-ist 
  • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/annabelle-director_n_5924376
  • https://www.npr.org/2015/03/15/393106653/haunted-dolls-are-a-thing-and-theyre-not-cheap-either
  • https://www.catholic.com/qa/how-demons-can-affect-objects
  • https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/could-your-stuff-be-haunted/
  • https://the-line-up.com/famously-haunted-dolls
  • https://oldcityghosts.com/okiku-the-japanese-haunted-doll-that-put-chucky-to-shame/#
  • https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/how-to-get-rid-of-ghosts-haunting-spirits
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