It seems like every week there’s another story in the news of someone murdering someone else over something really fucking dumb. We explore some of these instances and try to figure out the mindset behind these murderous temper tantrums.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark the true story behind the myth of the Kitty Genovese murder
[23:08] A little catch-up. Mark learns what lox are. We compare our Jerseys. Mark buys a tent.
[35:29] We announce our watch-along theme; book club’s coming and the book is SICK
[38:30] Corrigan was tickled by a ghost?
[49:09] What we watched! (Dark City, Terminator, Popcorn, Game Night, VHYes)
[81:21] We talk about empathy, callousness, people who treat others like NPCs, and some people’s propensity to murder over the smallest infraction. JoAG therapy!

What is it about celebrity death stories that fascinate us so deeply? We try to work it out while discussing a few that have lodged themselves in our minds.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the Hinterkaifeck Killings
[14:45] An update on the weekend’s coronation festivities
[25:00] We need a theme for our watch-along coming May 27th!
[31:13] What we watched! (Bloodsucking Bastards, Dungeons & Dragons, The Ledge, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Avatar 2, Renfield)
[66:20] We talk about some celebrity deaths that have stuck with us and why we think they fascinate us so

Totally unrelated to any current events, we’re chatting about some royal tragedies, dumb royal deaths, and an important royalty-related phrase to learn in many languages.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark the story of Prince John, the Lost Prince of the United Kingdom
[14:22] CoRri’s return from the UK was met with household catastrophe
[28:00] We are TECHNICALLY one of the most successful podcasts on the internet
[31:30] Wheel of justice time! If you want a go at forcing Marko to watch a movie, make sure you do the right thing and sign up for our Ko-fi!
[34:19] It’s also time for SHOUT-OUTS!
[43:53] What we watched! (Robocop 2, C.H.U.D., Quantumania, 2012, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir, Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, Something in the Dirt, Hypothermia
[66:49] Mark tells CoRri about the deaths of some monarchs

In honor of the release of Evil Dead Rise, Marko is chatting with his ol' chum and lifelong Evil Dead enthusiast Dr. Robert Dean about what makes the series great, where it's headed, and about Rob's experiences directing a stage adaptation of the first two films! There are MILD spoilers in here that don't give away any major plot points about Evil Dead Rise, but if you want to go in knowing nothing at all, go see it and then come back to the episode!

We're on the road from Bristol to Birmingham with some streams of consciousness on everything from the legality of barbecuing gerbils to John Hancock's dick-shaped grave to how many figs Mark gives about the coronation of "King" Charles. Plus, our RAVE review of The Pope's Exorcist! (Note: The annoying GPS sound interruptions more or less stop once we get out of Bristol)

This week’s travel edition of Jack of All Graves includes reflections on a Jack the Ripper tour, as well a trip to a memorial to heroic self-sacrifice in a tiny London Park, which has us thinking: Is there anything we would die for?

[0:00] Some key takeaways from a London Jack the Ripper tour
[22:18] It’s Easter, so we talk a bit about Jesus, obvi
[33:00] Mark went on holiday, CoRri wanders London with JoAG family
[44:00] What we watched! (Luther: The Fallen Sun, Resurrection, Dungeons & Dragons, Shazam 2, Beef, Army of Darkness)
[84:35] We talk about people who have sacrificed themselves for others and whether we'd do it

We're beginning a month of special travel editions of Jack of All Graves! This week we discuss a ghost tour in Bath, some cultural differences (and similarities) between Brits and Americans, and some very dark questions.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about an extremely historically inaccurate ghost tour in Bath
[18:23] Mark asks CoRri about differences between Americans and Brits, and we end up finding surprising similarities... for better or for worse
[30:43] We introduce our travel editions!
[39:50] Mark watched the Neil Marshall Hellboy again and he's making it all of our problem
[56:55] We answer some deeply disturbing questions from Thought Catalog's "39 Creepy Questions to Get to Know Someone's Dark Side"

This week we’re diving into the parasocial relationships we all have with the public figures we love… and times that those parasocial relationships have gone way too far.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the most painful conditions in the world
[26:21] We recap an amazing book club, there’s a new video rant, and we discuss why lifelong fandom is wonderful
[42:00] What we watched! (65, John Wick 4, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, The Hitch-Hiker, Amityville II: The Possession, Lifeforce, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners)
[74:45] We discuss parasocial relationships with celebrities, and some times they’ve gone horribly wrong

After the UK Mother’s day and a series of emergencies in Mark’s life, we’re taking it a little easy with a truncated episode… on physician assisted suicide. We’re taking it easy timewise, not on subject matter. We are the podcast we are. If you’re not in a headspace for this kind of discussion, or if you experience any kind of suicidal ideation, we highly recommend giving it a skip. We love you. We’ll see you next week.

[0:00] Mark explains why he hates not pulling his own podcast weight, we talk about thicc Disney characters, CoRri’s sleep gets worse, and we chat about a prison restaurant and prison abolition
[20:25] CoRri tells Mark about physician assisted suicide activist Dr. Jack Kevorkian

After a particularly gory story about a man and his mechanical corn harvester, we chat at length about some of the things we’ve been REALLY into watching lately, and then argue over the merits of the Scream franchise. No spoilers. Just debate.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Sampson Parker and his corn mishap
[14:23] We find out if Mark can feel his kids’ adult teeth, Corrigan encounters a strange coincidence, Mark comes to Jesus, and we shoot the shit
[32:00] What we watched! (Luther: The Fallen Sun, Poker Face, Columbo, Missing, Bad Moon, Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence, Casablanca)
[65:10] We talk about the Scream franchise and why Mark didn’t enjoy Scream VI (we discuss specific scenes vaguely, but no actual spoilers)