Amanda and Sarah latch onto two important events from the history of vampires. Sarah exhumes the New England vampire panic and the tragic story of Mercy Brown. Amanda covers the vampire hysteria that took over most of Europe during the 1600s and 1700s. Other subjects covered include casting sexy Frankenstein, a childhood obsession with Garth Brooks, and a toothy Thai basketball team.

Amanda and Sarah welcome Brittany Hailer, a Pittsburgh-based journalist/author with an extremely spooky childhood. She talks about her witchy Irish relatives and her haunted cliffside house. She also reads an excerpt from her upcoming book Animal You'll Surely Become. Other subjects covered include panty preferences, a pregnancy scare story, and a few unexpected film reviews.

Amanda and Sarah celebrate the start of a new school year with stories about K-12 and collegiate ghosts. Amanda gives a rundown of haunted Pittsburgh schools, including the four most famous ghosts at the University of Pittsburgh. Sarah goes into the spirits at Catawba College and Chatham University and throws in a haunted house story straight out of North Carolina. Other subjects covered include diaper play, a Guy Pearce thirst rec, and a Casablanca remake with McDonald's mascots.

Amanda and Sarah welcome artist/DJ Matthew Buchholz of Alternate Histories for an episode all about UFOs and alien abductions. Matt talks about the history, theories, and influences behind UFO beliefs and describes the harrowing alien encounters of Barney and Betty Hill and "Communion" author Whitley Strieber. Other subjects covered include the hot extraterrestrials of pop culture, the necessity of Data's dick, and men being extra about bra design.

Amanda and Sarah look at cool, spooky or just plain weird methods of fortune telling. Amanda examines the history of phrenology, the extremely problematic practice of categorizing people by "reading" their head bumps. Sarah shuffles through the fascinating origins and evolution of tarot cards. Other subjects covered include possible #daddy Engelbert Humperdinck, the bowel-moving magic of P. F. Chang's, and murders with mystical connections.

Things get visual when Amanda and Sarah welcome guest Andrea Laurion. Andrea breaks out some photos from the Red House, a possibly haunted/definitely creepy hangout from her high school days. She also shows off her collection of aura images from Sedona, New York, and the experiential portrait project, Aura Aura. Other subjects covered include astrology, surviving early-2000s fashion, gross cocktails, and ER babe Anthony Edwards.

Amanda and Sarah double down on the phenomenon known as the doppelgänger. Sarah goes in deep on Percy Bysshe Shelley, the prominent English Romantic poet who encountered his doppelgänger multiple times before his death. Amanda tells the short but extremely creepy account of Emilie Sagee, a teacher haunted by a double she couldn't see. Other subjects covered include eating hair, German terms for sex acts, and how much Lord Byron sucks.

Amanda and Sarah welcome friend of the podcast, Ben Poprocky. Ben recounts his encounters with a Grass Man, a Dog Man, a pet sitting poltergeist, and a ghost deer. He also delves into the notoriously creepy dorm life at his alma mater, Penn State. Other subjects covered include the dead using animals to contact the living, the world's second largest shoe store, and a ghost repellent couple.

It's all about spiritualism on this week's episode as Amanda and Sarah discuss two women associated with the movement. Sarah channels an unusual story about famed spiritualist medium Florence Cook and her "spirit control" Katie King. Amanda gives a creepy history lesson on the tragic life of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and her shifty spirit minister Charles J. Colchester. Other subjects covered include big ol' Instagram daddies, donkey facts, and the joy of pretending to be drunk.

Amanda and Sarah welcome guest Tess Wilson, a writer/librarian with some stories straight from prairie country. She reveals her surprising personal connection to the famed Stull Cemetery and church in Kansas, where the Devil roams and there's a supposed gateway to Hell. Other topics covered include tasty Eucharist treats, pandas, wasted Halloween costumes, the brilliance of Hannibal, and the stupidity of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.