Sometimes we don't know our strength until we see the devil face to face.

In this episode, Betsy covers the story of Mary Vincent, a girl who endured horrific torture, yet found the strength to rise up and fight for justice.

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As the golden days of summer approach, we are drawn to the shores for one last chance to soak up the sun. Here is how to stay alive, don't jump off piers, don't go walking in the woods..and perhaps most importantly...don't play pranks on your coworkers.

Join us as Anna attempts to lull Betsy into an ASMR trance about hunted lighthouses in Michigan...hint: it doesn't last long (what can we say, we both have ADHD).

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Keywords: horror, Michigan, spooky, stories, American horror, horror story, Halloween, apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly, spirit, possession, superstition, the woman in white, South Haven, Marquette, Whitehall, Waugoshance

Let's head to MSU and get back to ghost hunting! Betsy takes us back to one of the earliest feminists on campus, Mary Anne Mayo, and the dorm she haunts. Next, swing by the Belmont tower for a kiss because apparently, you're not a "true" spartan until you have...Anna might still be mad about this.

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https://abc7.com/monster-energy-satan-drink-devil/392023/

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime,   small podcast, new podcast, girl, American horror, horror story,   Halloween,  apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly, spirit, possession, superstition, older women, women  in white, vampire, Hastings, Lansing, East Lansing, Michigan State University

In this episode, Anna tells Betsy the horrifying (and surprisingly reoccurring) ghostings she has experienced after dates...... Oh wait, that's a different podcast. Anna shares tales about her family's ghostly encounters and the Kalamazoo Henderson Castle hauntings!

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https://www.hendersoncastle.com

https://99wfmk.com/henderson-castle-2020/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrWKKqNk0A

https://lostinmichigan.net/michigans-haunted-castle/

https://www.michiganhauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/the-henderson-castle.html

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Anna and Betsy speculate wildly about the strange missing person case of Steven Kubacki. Was it aliens, cults, or just some trippy mushrooms? Let's jump on in and see what wild theories the girls have cooked up this time!

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In this episode, Betsy recounts to horrifying ordeal Colleen Stan experienced in 1977 and Anna dies via psychosomatic claustrophobia. Listen to hear the real story of The Girl In The Box.

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Tarot, tea leaves and crystals...oh my! This stuff has some logic behind it, right? Find out as Anna guides Betsy (and Betsy uses exposure therapy on Anna) on a trip down the multiple channels of divination. 

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime,   small podcast, new podcast, girl, American horror, horror story,   Halloween,   apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist,   unearthly, spirit, possession, superstition, older women, women in   white, vampire,

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

What's that?! A wart on her nose? This week we are bitchin' while discussing the history of western witches! Betsy dives deep into definitions of divination, and Anna just worries that her pimple might never heal. Find out the deadliest version of Mean Girls Salem has ever known.

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

*TW: Sexual Assault*

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In the southland, there's a city, way down by the river....Let's go to New Orleans! (I mean, where else can you expect to find vampires?)  We seek the truth about the Casket Girls and find that it's far more horrifying than the undead. 

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

Betsy answers some of the world's spookiest questions, like... Where did vampires come from? Did they just rise from the grave one day? What happens when you bury someone upside down? Well, if they are Anna they will haunt you.

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films