Lunatics Radio Hour

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Abby is thrilled to present this conversation with our friend The Ghoul Guide. I sit down with Courtney Eastman to discuss the basics of ghost hunting, her approach to paranormal investigation, some of the most haunted locations in the United States and across the globe.

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Abby and Alan present 6 more incredible ocean horror stories and poems.

Bloodington Pier was written by Tony Earnshaw and performed by Tessa McKnight. Follow Tony on Facebook @tonyearnshaw, X @TonyEarnshaw, Instagram @thetonyearnshaw and check out his website: www.antonyearnshaw.wordpress.com.

Uncharted was written by J.P. Relph and performed by Sara Luke. Follow the writer @RelphJp on social media and her website here: [email protected]. Follow Sara at @saraluke25 on Instagram.

The Widow’s Cottage was written by Kurt Newton and performed by Jon C Cook. Check out the Fadó podcast to hear more of Jon's narration. And follow Kurt on Facebook here, X here, Instagram here, and Bluesky @kurtnewton.bsky.social.

Dream Within A Dream was written by Edgar Allan Poe and performed by Michael Crosa. This poem is dedicated to Lucas. Check out the Podnooga Podcast Network.

The Sea Took Our Names was written by J.R. Santos and performed by Avi Dobkin. Follow J.R. Santos on twitter and blue sky, both found under @ccskeleton.

The Sea Witch was written by Erin Bryant and performed by Dan Roberts.

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Abby and Alan present the first part of our Ocean Horror Stories series, as part of our Horror on The High Seas exploration.

Lorelee was written by Elou Carroll and read by Tessa McKnight. Follow Elou on social media at @keychild and check out www.eloucarroll.com.

A Sinking Feeling was written by Warren Benedetto and read by Jon C. Cook. Visit warrenbenedetto.com and follow @warrenbenedetto on Twitter and Instagram. And check out the Fadò podcast for more of Jon's amazing narration work. 

Selkie's bones was written by Marisca Pichette and read by Sara Luke. Follow Marisca on their website mariscapichette.com and on X @MariscaPichette, Instagram @marisca_write and Bluesky @marisca.bsky.social. Follow Sara on Instagram @saraluke25. 

Lost to The Black Depths was written by Mathew Gostelow and read by Abby Brenker. Follow Mathew @MatGost on Twitter. And check out weirding-words.blogspot.com.

Revenge of The Vampire Sea Snail was written by Alex Grehy and read by Michael Crosa. Check out Alex’s first speculative poetry collection, Last Species. And check out Michael's work running the Podnooga Network. 

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan discuss maritime folklore, ghost ships, pirates and so much more. 

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

Sources

• NPR article by Andy Bowers: We’ve Found the Lost City of Atlantis Again.
• History.com article by the site’s editors: Bermuda Triangle
• History.com article on Atlantis
• An article from Naval History and Heritage Command: The Loss of Flight 19
• DiscoverMagazine.com article by Tree Meinch: How Deep is the Mariana Trench and what have we discovered in its depths?
• Ars Technica article by Nate Anderson: Release the Kraken! 2,000 years of Tall Tales and a Smattering of Truth
• 2009 History.com article on the Titanic: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/titanic
• An article from thecollector.com 5 of the most famous shipwrecks from the ancient world: https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-famous-shipwrecks/
• New Zealand Maritime Museum article, Top 20 Sailing Superstitions 
• Thank you to April Brenker for research help, as always! 

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Abby and Alan continue our mega summer ocean horror series, by discussing horrifying and dangerous creatures of the deep. We cover real threats like sharks, but mainly discuss mythological creatures like Sirens, Mermaids, The Kraken and Merlions.

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

Sources

• NPR article by Andy Bowers: We’ve Found the Lost City of Atlantis Again.
• History.com article by the site’s editors: Bermuda Triangle
• History.com article on Atlantis
• An article from Naval History and Heritage Command: The Loss of Flight 19
• DiscoverMagazine.com article by Tree Meinch: How Deep is the Mariana Trench and what have we discovered in its depths?
• Ars Technica article by Nate Anderson: Release the Kraken! 2,000 years of Tall Tales and a Smattering of Truth
• 2009 History.com article on the Titanic: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/titanic
• An article from thecollector.com 5 of the most famous shipwrecks from the ancient world: https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-famous-shipwrecks/
• New Zealand Maritime Museum article, Top 20 Sailing Superstitions 
• Thank you to April Brenker for research help, as always! 

Consider joining our Patreon for bonus episodes, spooky literature and deep dives into horror and history. Click here to learn more.

Support your favorite podcast by wearing some haunting and highly specific clothing. Check out our merch store here.

Check out our sponsor Luff Sheets and use code LUNATICS for 15% off, and to support your favorite horror history podcast. 

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Abby and Alan kick off their mega series on ocean themed horror with The Bermuda Triangle, The Mariana Trench and Atlantis. Haunted ocean geography if you will.

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

Sources

• NPR article by Andy Bowers: We’ve Found the Lost City of Atlantis Again.
• History.com article by the site’s editors: Bermuda Triangle
• History.com article on Atlantis
• An article from Naval History and Heritage Command: The Loss of Flight 19
• DiscoverMagazine.com article by Tree Meinch: How Deep is the Mariana Trench and what have we discovered in its depths?
• Ars Technica article by Nate Anderson: Release the Kraken! 2,000 years of Tall Tales and a Smattering of Truth
• 2009 History.com article on the Titanic: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/titanic
• An article from thecollector.com 5 of the most famous shipwrecks from the ancient world: https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-famous-shipwrecks/
• New Zealand Maritime Museum article, Top 20 Sailing Superstitions 
• Thank you to April Brenker for research help, as always! 

Consider joining our Patreon for bonus episodes, spooky literature and deep dives into horror and history. Click here to learn more.

Support your favorite podcast by wearing some haunting and highly specific clothing. Check out our merch store here.

Check out our sponsor Luff Sheets and use code LUNATICS for 15% off, and to support your favorite horror history podcast. 

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Abby sits down with our friend Alan from A Storied Native, to talk about the dark history of New York City. We discuss Roosevelt Island, the New York Lunatics Asylum and Nellie Bly, the lost estates of Astoria, Queens and North Brother Island.

Follow Alan @A_Storied_Native on Instagram.

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

Consider joining our Patreon for bonus episodes, spooky literature and deep dives into horror and history. Click here to learn more.

Support your favorite podcast by wearing some haunting and highly specific clothing. Check out our merch store here.

Check out our sponsor Luff Sheets and use code LUNATICS for 15% off, and to support your favorite horror history podcast. 

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Abby and Alan present two horrifying dancing plague inspired short stories.

The Paino Man was written by Birttany Johnson and narrated by Michael Crosa. Check out Brittany's book Mississippi Blue here. And check out Michael's amazing work here. 

A Procession of Skulls was written by JR Santos and narrated by Adam McAlonie. Watch Adam's music video Parking Lots here. 

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan discuss the horrifying and very real dancing plague of 1518. In the French Town of Strasbourg, in the summer of 1518, a bizarre and horrifying plague took as many as 400 lives. The plague started with a single woman, who could not stop dancing. Almost for an entire week she danced alone until others slowly joined her. Dancing until their bodies gave out.

Watch our film The Witching Hour here.

Sources

• A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of The Dancing Plague of 1518. A book by John Waller. 
• A book from 1888 - The Black Death and The Dancing Mania by Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker.
• History.com article by Evan Andrews - What Was The Dancing Plague of 1518?
• The People Who Danced Themselves to Death by Rosalind Jana on BBC.com
• https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/dancing-plagues-and-mass-hysteria
• A Smithsonian Magazine Article - A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today by Marias Fessenden 
• Research help from April Brenker.

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

Consider joining our Patreon for bonus episodes, spooky literature and deep dives into horror and history. Click here to learn more.

Support your favorite podcast by wearing some haunting and highly specific clothing. Check out our merch store here.

Check out our sponsor Luff Sheets and use code LUNATICS for 15% off, and to support your favorite horror history podcast. 

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Alan and Abby present five horrifying one page stories. Vote for your favorite story from today's episode here.

Air Bag was written by Mike Macera. Listen to Beach Therapy's new album.

Not Myself This Week was written by Sara Luke, folllow Sara on Instagram @saraluke25.

Blood Bath was written by Lori D'Angelo. Find her on Twitter and Bluesky @sclly21 or Instagram and Threads at lori.dangelo1.

The Hand You're Dealt was written by Alex Grehy. Check out her blog, http://idealreaderblog.wordpress.com/. Follow Alex on Twitter @indigodreamers and on Facebook: alex.grehy.7.

Gimlet de la cœur was written by Marisca Pichette www.mariscapichette.com. Follow her on Twitter/X: @MariscaPichette , Instagram: @marisca_write, Bluesky: @marisca.bsky.social.

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Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

Consider joining our Patreon for bonus episodes, spooky literature and deep dives into horror and history. Click here to learn more.

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