Guide to the Unknown

By Kristen Anderson and William Rogers

TV & Film Comedy

What's Guide to the Unknown about?

Iconic monsters and cryptids. Urban legends and creepypastas. A brother and sister obsessed with horror. Guide to the Unknown has all this and more!

Tune in every Friday for another scary, hilarious episode!

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211: Greek Mythology

11.26.2021

[Video Version] For years we've discussed tackling greek mythology. It's SUCH a fascinating topic, but SO enormous. Well guess what? The time has come. We've each picked creatures and monsters. Medusa, Persephone, Sirens, it's just all SO wild. Let's go! ...

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11.26.2021 211: Greek Mythology [Video Version] For years we've discussed tackling greek mythology. It's SUCH a fascinating topic, but SO enormous. Well guess what? The time has come. We've each picked creatures and monsters. Medusa, Persephone, Sirens, it's just all SO wild. Let's go! ...
11.19.2021 210: Ghostbusters' Busted Ghosts [Video Version] Ghostbusters: Afterlife comes out this weekend, and Will is absolutely sponging up everything he possibly can, so this week's show is all about the secret backstories of ghosts from the franchise. Like: the librarian ghost from the first ...
11.12.2021 209: Scary Wrestlers The Undertaker and Kane We're stepping into the ring...the WRESTLING ring! We're tackling two of the most famous horror-themed wrestlers of all time: The Undertaker and his...brother (???) Kane are two of the scariest demon men (???) in the WWE! What is their deal? ...
11.05.2021 208: Philadelphia Scares Us It's a city with such a rich history. There are definitely ghosts there, right? RIGHT! AND a sentient bronze Benjamin Franklin statue that roams the streets. We really gotta be careful out there. Make sure to check out our sponsor, ...
10.31.2021 Happy Halloween 2021 [Video Version] Spur of the moment, we decided to stop in the small village of SLEEPY HOLLOW to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all of you! We hope you have a great spooky day, thank you so much for all your ...
10.29.2021 207: Knowing/Mom & Dad CAGETOBER is DEAD! It's time to talk about the final movie... Oh wait, we watched two movies. Why do we do this to ourselves? HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at ...
10.22.2021 206: Ghost Rider Breathing NEW life into Cagetober, it's GHOST RIDER. Thank god for this corny, bubbly, ridiculous movie. Nicholas Cage feels like his skull is on fire, and for good reason: it is! He's Mephistopheles' bounty hunter, but he's also a kickass ...
10.18.2021 Patreon Update! We've teased it for weeks, but the time is NOW! We have updated Patreon.com/gttupod to include new tiers! You can now get BONUS episodes up to EVERY WEEK! Poke around and sign up for whatever you're comfortable with, we can't ...
10.15.2021 205: Willy's Wonderland Gorilla greetings, everyone! Willy's Wonderland is a gore-fest comedy (???) featuring Mr. Cage in a silent role, battling an army of demonic animatronics. If you're thinking about Five Nights at Freddy's, who could blame you? Make sure to check out ...
10.12.2021 Scream (2022) Trailer Reaction Hello listeners. It's an honor. The trailer for the new SCREAM movie has just been released! Sidney, Dewey, Gail, and a host of new characters are being stalked by Ghost Face again! And now we're going to talk about everything ...
10.08.2021 204: Vampire's Kiss WE ARE VAMPIRES! WE ARE VAMPIRES! Cagetober continues with the first "horror" movie Nicholas Cage ever made: a buck wild movie where he thinks he's transforming into a vampire. Is it a thriller? A romance? What exactly is that voice ...
10.01.2021 203: The Wicker Man We've come to love working a theme in October. Last year was Slashtober. This year...it's CAGETOBER. We'll be enjoying (?) the horror movies of Nicolas Cage all month long! And how could this not be first up: The Wicker Man. ...
09.24.2021 202: Candyman Candyman Candyman Candyman Candyman SAY HIS NAME We're looking into a horror franchise that is experiencing something of a renaissance! Sure, we talked all about the new Nia DaCosta Candyman movie over on patreon.com/gttupod, but what about the original trilogy? Or the Clive Barker ...
09.17.2021 201: The Boogeyman Returns The celebrations continue! Way back in episode one of Guide to the Unknown, we tackled one of the most fearsome figures in all of horror and mythology: the Boogeyman! Well, it's been several years, perhaps we should re-examine this villainous ...
09.10.2021 200: NJ Horror Con 2021 HAPPY 200th EPISODE, EVERYONE! To celebrate, we're doing something we have NEVER done before: we bought a table at the NJ Horror Con and introduced Guide to the Unknown to the world! Cosplayers, horror fans, and uninterested lookiloos! And...a surprised ...
09.03.2021 199: House of 1,000 Corpses Well, well, well...Kristen lost the game on our latest episode of The Netherworld Dispatch and as a result, she had to watch and review Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses. If you're a huge fan of this movie, we can ...
08.27.2021 198: Mystic Doggies Do our animal friends need spiritual help? Have they seen a g-g-g-ghost!?!? Will consults a pet psychic and the implications are shocking. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu198 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private ...
08.20.2021 197: Real-Life Treasure Hunts Well, right under our noses, people have been studying clues leading to hidden treasure. Why didn't anyone tell us?! Learn about some very cool, definitely complicated, sometimes heartwarming real-life mysteries. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu197 Support GTTU and ...
08.13.2021 196: Psycho & The Birds We're doing an Alfred Hitchcock double feature! In Psycho, Hitchcock revolutionized horror and changed the game for decades to come. He also made The Birds, which SOME PEOPLE don't like (Kristen). Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach ...
08.06.2021 195: Search and Rescue Creepypasta Careful going into the woods at night...but not for the reasons you think! There are a bunch of OTHER threats in the forest that you might not know about, but the Creepypasta "Search and Rescue" Make sure to check out ...
07.30.2021 194: The Crystal Skull We really only knew about crystal skulls as far as their presence in the fourth Indiana Jones movie, but they have a whole real-life thing going on. They could be from aliens or relics of the lost city of Atlantis! ...
07.23.2021 193: Cursed Thrift Store Purchases Cursed couches, thrift store Annabelles, haunted eBay paintings... All in a day's work when you shop sustainably. We're talking messed up secondhand shops and items! Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! ...
07.16.2021 192: MK Ultra Good god. Did you know about this?! MK Ultra was a secret CIA program all about MIND CONTROL. Ever see those Bourne movies? It was that. It was also in things like Stranger Things, The Manchurian Candidate, and, of course, ...
07.13.2021 Halloween Kills Reaction Surprise! We usually wouldn’t have anything to post on a Tuesday, but check your calendar: it’s the 13th! Anybody whose anybody knows that means there’s a new episode of The Netherworld Dispatch out now on Patreon.com/gttupod! So here’s the deal: ...
07.09.2021 191: Horror Video Games There's a whole medium of horror infrequently discussed on GTTU and arguably, it's the most immersive horror out there: VIDEO GAMES! We talk about the plotlines of Fatal Frame, Dead By Daylight, Manhunt, and Alan Wake. Do we beat the ...
07.02.2021 190: Happy World UFO Day! The US Government has finally released a BOMBSHELL* report on UFO's and UAP's. We're here to help you help us understand what it all means. Plus we’re checking in on some past GTTU subjects to see what they think about ...
06.25.2021 189: Celebrity Urban Legends Yo, ever heard that Andrew W.K. doesn't actually exist? How about that Richard Gere/gerbil thing? There are lots of myths in Hollywood, and while they don't exactly involve ghosties and ghouls, they're still plenty unusual. Where the hell do they ...
06.23.2021 EXTRA! Fighting Horror Icons - From Patreon.com/GTTUPod For the first time ever, something has escaped from the Netherworld! Check out this sample of the most recent episode of Guide to the Unknown's NetherWorld Dispatch, available exclusively on Patreon! We're ranking horror icons we could survive, AND horror ...
06.18.2021 188: GhostWatch & The WNUF Halloween Special Pipe down, 'War of the Worlds!' Give us a break 'Blair Witch!' We're watching the local broadcast news! Specifically, two horror movies made to look like actual news broadcasts, but secretly telling frightening stories that bring the newscasters into the ...
06.11.2021 187: Sea Monsters From sea to shining sea, cryptids are taking to the waves. Monsters appear to be in literally EVERY body of water somehow, be it a manmade lake with a giant octopus or a muddy monster in a river. Come aboard ...
06.04.2021 186: Killer Kid Movies: The Bad Seed and The Good Son Not every child is a sweet little joy. Some of them want to KILL YOU. We talk about the murderous tot movie that started it all, the 50s classic The Bad Seed, which holds up like gangbusters. Then we fast-forward ...
05.28.2021 185: Psychic Frauds and Phonies Last week we talked about HOW some psychics do it...now we're going to talk about the ones that have been caught defrauding their customers. We go on Sylvia Browne's psychic cruise of crap plus more! (Like the guy who went ...
05.21.2021 184: Physical and Trance Mediums It's time to talk about contacting the dead....how the hell do these mediums do it?! Sometimes the medium falls into a sort of trance and the spirits speak through them. Other times they...use a trumpet. Kristen and Will are here ...
05.14.2021 183: Guide to the Saw Series We wanna play a game...well actually...like EIGHT games. We're going movie-by-movie through the SAW franchise, making sense of the story, and particularly getting prepped ahead of SPIRAL coming out this weekend! There won't be blood. For full sources and links, ...
05.07.2021 182: New Orleans Scares Us New Orleans has a rich history and wild reputation...know what else it has? GHOSTS, VAMPIRES, MONSTERS, AND ALL KINDS OF URBAN LEGENDS! We talk about some New Orleans-specific cryptids, a group of women known as The Casket Girls (great name), ...
05.03.2021 181 BONUS: ZoeZoe TekeTeke [Link to Video!] UPDATE! Will left out something HUGE during last week's episode, and not only that, but we actually have a Frasier/Candyman update, which I know you all must have been dying for! For full sources and links, visit ...
04.30.2021 181: Guide to the At-Home with Will! Will is back from parental leave, and it's time to hear about what he's been enjoying while he's been off! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME: WILLIAM EDITION. Will tells us about a Frasier-Candyman theory that falls apart under further examination, ...
04.28.2021 Guide to the At-Home 6: Zena Dixon, Real Queen of Horror Kristen talks to people she likes about what entertainment they've liked during the quarantine! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME. Zena Dixon is your new(?) best friend who loves horror. She's the creator of the Real Queen of Horror YouTube channel ...
04.23.2021 180: Mystic Krissy This week, Kristen and Will hit the road and get psychic readings! They're spilling the beans on the whole experience: the good, the bad, the wild guesses, and the duplicate responses. The last time we did something like this was ...
04.16.2021 179: The Reality Shows of Doll Island Ghost hunting TV shows have been popular for decades now...surely some of these shows must have covered the same haunted location as one another, right? If they had...how would their methodologies and evidence compare? Maybe cross-referencing their work could give ...
04.09.2021 178: Horror Hot Takes Part 3 We're back with a final (for now?) installment of controversial opinions about our favorite topic! Trailers vs. movies, gore, whether or not vampires are hot...it's ALLLL on the table. Let's spice it up! Support GTTU and get access to monthly ...
04.07.2021 Guide to the At-Home 5: Em Schulz of And That's Why We Drink Kristen talks to people she likes about what entertainment they've liked during the quarantine! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME. Em Schulz is one half of And That's Why We Drink, a true crime and paranormal podcast. Really, Em and Kristen ...
04.02.2021 177: Wyoming Scares Us Oh, Wyoming.... Did you know that this is the state that has listened to Guide to the Unknown the LEAST?! Don't worry, we're not offended. Instead, we're here to celebrate your spookiness and tell some WILD stories about jackalopes, shoes ...
03.31.2021 Guide to the At-Home 4: Sapphire Sandalo of Stories with Sapphire Kristen talks to people she likes about what entertainment they've liked during the quarantine! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME. Sapphire Sandalo of the ridiculously good podcast Stories with Sapphire talks about getting into Hannibal, the royal family, her favorite IRL ...
03.26.2021 176: Listener Questions Part 2 From movie questions to which mythical creature we'd want to be roommates with, we're answering more of your listener Qs! Check out the show to find out what cryptid we would be if we were cryptids. Make sure you check ...
03.23.2021 Guide to the At-Home 3: Kathleen Heaney and Bethany Watson, An Acquired Taste Podcast Kristen talks to people she likes about what entertainment they've liked during the quarantine! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME. Kathleen and Bethany of the excellent podcast An Acquired Taste come on to talk about Bigfoot, Charles Grodin, Trader Joe's finds, ...
03.19.2021 175: Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? and Pontypool Well...we challenged each other two watch some movies we each really like. I don't know...are we both out of our wheelhouse? Kristen's got an artsy, abstract zombie movie, Will's got a Lifetime movie...Or maybe...WE LOVED THEM? Let's find out. Make ...
03.12.2021 174: Horror Hot Takes Part 2 We're back with more controversial opinions about horror! Ready to burn with anger or soar on the wings of angels? Books v movies, the ending of Saw, hollow earth…it’s all on the table. Listen and see where YOU fall on ...
03.11.2021 Guide to the At-Home 2: Chelsey Weber-Smith of American Hysteria and Jim Perry of Euphomet Kristen talks to people she likes about what entertainment they've liked during the quarantine! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME. Chelsey and Jim talk about the television they've consumed along with the stages of quarantine, including Tiger King, Jersey Shore, calming ...
03.05.2021 173: The Bermuda Triangle Bermuda, Bahama, come on, pretty mama....we're trapped in a vortex! The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most famous places in the world for boats and planes to vanish without a trace. Let's go there! ALSO make sure you go ...

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