Amanda and Sarah talk Hindu and holiday spirits for this episode. Amanda takes a look at the vetala, a vampire-like paranormal entity from India thought to have influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula. Sarah decks the halls with a series of trivia and in-depth history about why people are absolutely horny for Christmas. Other subjects covered include falling down the stairs, buying too many Triscuits, and mispronouncing yogurt names. 

Recommendations:

Amanda recommends the true-crime works Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson, Crazy, Not Insane, and Murder on Middle Beach, and the new horror-comedy Freaky. Sarah recommends Collected Ghost Stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

Sources:

• Amuse (Sex in Our Strange World | Why Christmas has Always Been About Sex)
• Bustle (9 Christmas Foods That Are Also Aphrodisiacs)
• History Today (Medieval Christmas)
• Wikipedia/Mistletoe
• iNews (When Santa was sexy: the sordid history of Father Christmas)

• Wikipedia/Vetala
• Mental Floss (8 of the Undead from Around the World)
• Atlas Obscura (One of Dracula’s Often Overlooked Inspirations Is the Indian Vetala)
• The Hindu (Meet Dracula’s Indian ancestor Vetala)
• The Hollywood Reporter (Hindu Group Accuses 'Sleepy Hollow' of "Distorting" Faith, Seeks Fox Apology)

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Amanda and Sarah cover an unsolved case and another little f*cker. Amanda heads to Brazil for the Lead Masks Case, a 1966 incident where two men were found dead on a hill wearing lead masks, and very few clues as to why they were there or what killed them. Sarah heads to Russia to talk about the domovoi and the kikimora, a pair of house spirits familiar to Slavic folkloric beliefs. Other subjects covered include scat BINGO, Thanksgiving fatigue, and fetishizing fruitcake. 

Recommendations:

Sarah recommends two books, The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater and The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. Amanda recommends two films, Prospect and Underwater.

Sources:

• Russian Folk Belief by Linda J. Ivanits
• Wikipedia/Kikimora
• New York Public Library (Kikimora, Domovoi, Baccoo, and Other Strange and Spooky Creatures)
• Russia Beyond (5 Slavic horror fairytales that shouldn’t be told at night)
• Ancient pages (Kikimora – Nightly Evil Female Spirit And Goddess Of Chickens In Slavic Beliefs)
• Ancient Origins (She Brings Bad News: The Scary Slavic Household Spirit Called Kikimora)
• Skeptoid (Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill)
• Flying Saucer Review (March-April 1967)
• Anomalies (1966, August 17: The Lead Masks Mystery)  
• Mental Floss (The Bizarre Lead Mask Deaths of 1966)
• Wikimedia/Lead Masks Case

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Amanda and Sarah explore the wild blue yonder and haunted French history in this episode. Sarah covers a species of what she calls "little f*ckers" with a look at the origins and evolution of gremlins as they relate to military pilots. Amanda discusses Jean l’Ecorcheu aka Jack the Skinner, a spirit thought to have cursed the French royal dynasty and haunted the Louvre. Other subjects covered include yeast infection treatment design flaws and fun with Roman numerals. 

Recommendations:

Sarah recommends the Netflix horror movie His House and The Hidden Djinn podcast. Amanda recommends the book Mexcian Gothic and the Scared To Death podcast. 

Sources:

• ArtNet News (7 Terrifying Tales From the World’s Most Haunted Museums)
• Gulf News (12 things you should know about Louvre: A haunting history)
• Geri Walton (Red Man: The Tuileries Palace Ghost)
• Assassin's Creed Wiki (Johannes Metzger)
• Another Chicago Magazine (“The Gremlin Myth” by Elizabeth Horneber)
• WIkipedia/Fremlin's Brewery
• Wikipedia/Gremlin
• History Net (Gremlin!)
• Listverse (10 Crazy Claims Of Real-Life Encounters With Gremlins)

Amanda and Sarah go virtual for a special family edition of Ghoul on Ghoul. Sarah invites her mom and dad to talk about their paranormal encounters, UFO sightings, and more. Other subjects covered include post-election Pennsylvania and caves vs. planes.

Recommendations:

Amanda recommends the Netflix film His House and the book A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill. Sarah recommends the 2006 film The Woods. 

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Amanda and Sarah provide a pre-Halloween boost with a freaky finale and a story straight out of Pittsburgh. Amanda covers Martha Grinder, a murderer in 19th-century Pittsburgh who poisoned her unsuspecting neighbors. Sarah wraps up her two-parter on the Black Monk of Pontefract. Other subjects covered include dangerous luxury lube, leaf-eating dogs eating, and trick or treating teens. 

Recommendations:

Sarah recommends the horror films Session 9 and Lake Mungo. Amanda recommends the show Evil and the Indonesian horror films Satan's Slaves and Impetigore. 

Sources:

• State Killings in the Steel City: The History of the Death Penalty in Pittsburgh- Martha Grinder
• Find a Grave - Martha Grinder
• Murderpedia - Martha Grinder
• “Poltergeist: A Classic Study in Evil”  by Colin Wilson
• “The Black Monk of Pontefract” by Richard Estep and Bill Bungay
• Rue Morgue (PARANORMAL PONTEFRACT: EXPLORING THE LEGACY OF THE MOST VIOLENT HAUNTING IN BRITAIN)
• 30 East Drive

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Amanda and Sarah head back to the big leagues with more heavy hitters. Sarah begins a two-part dive into the Black Monk of Pontefract with a detailed account of the poltergeist activity that plagued a family in England. Amanda heads to Washington for the Ape Canyon attack of 1924, when a group of gold prospectors claimed to have battled with several Bigfoot-like beings. Other subjects covered include innovative jack-o'-lantern design, Gen X neediness, and bean and hotcake breakfasts.

Recommendations:

Sarah recommends The Haunting of Bly Manor series on Netflix. Amanda recommends the haunted house slasher flick Haunt on Shudder. 

Sources:

• “Poltergeist: A Classic Study in Evil”  by Colin Wilson
• “The Black Monk of Pontefract” by Richard Estep and Bill Bungay
• Rue Morgue (PARANORMAL PONTEFRACT: EXPLORING THE LEGACY OF THE MOST VIOLENT HAUNTING IN BRITAIN)
• 30 East Drive
• The Bigfoot Classics (I Fought the Bigfoot of Mount St. Helens, Washington)
• Slate (The Ape Canyon Sasquatch Attack)
• Oregon Live (How a 1924 Bigfoot battle on Mt. St. Helens helped launch a legend: Throwback Thursday)

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Amanda and Sarah get ready for the spookiest of seasons with a rundown of their top five favorite movies to watch around Halloween. Other subjects covered include building your perfect sex club buffet and babysitting creeped-out kids.

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Amanda and Sarah dive into Halloween season with a look at a seasonal fav and one bizarre mass murder. Sarah goes into the origins and cultural overlaps that led to the creation of the jack-o'-lantern. Amanda heads to Detroit for the unsolved murder case of cult leader and self-proclaimed prophet Benny Evangelist and his family. Other subjects covered include avenging Rick Moranis, sighting sexy sharks, and deconstructing the McDuck family tree. 

Recommendations:

Amanda recommends the 1981 slasher film My Bloody Valentine. Sarah recommends listening to GxG at half speed. 

Sources: 

St. Aubin's Street Masscre

Divine Profetil, Author and Private History Writer: The Life, Work and Murder of Benny Evangelist and His Family

The unsolved killing of God’s self-proclaimed prophet Benny

Will O' the Wisp video

How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth

What’s the Origin of Jack-O’-Lanterns?

“Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon” by Cindy Ott

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Amanda and Sarah welcome back Tyler Crumrine for a super nerdy, super fun look at tabletop RPGs. Tyler explains how COVID-19 has changed how people play and how it has influenced his process as a game designer. Also discussed are some of the spooky and sexy indie games available, and how they can be used to safely explore consent and identity. Other subjects covered include a surprise deodorant ingredient, a possible case of airport scabies, and a game full of weens. 

Recommendations:

Tyler recommends checking out his indie RPG Beak, Feather, & Bone.

Sarah recommends the HBO folk horror show The Third Day. Amanda recommends the horror-comedy Extra Ordinary, The Babysitter movies on Netflix, the Hulu coming-of-age comedy Pen15, and the horror fiction podcast The Fountain Road Files. 

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