This week, Brianne will never be prepared, friend gangs are not happening, Joann Fabrics is not having a good run, Melanie is judging people, Target offers no prayers just thoughts, and Melanie wants to be a Barbie.

Content warnings: COVID shortages, poop, fatal trampling, fistfight, fatal shooting, violent transphobia 30:00-39:20, graphic oral/dental injuries, suicide 39:20, domestic violence/stalking that ends in death, death from heart attack, falling asleep at the wheel, car sinking in water, violent murder and arson, death of spouse.

SHOW NOTES
A good Samaritan helped...
Bad Blood and Not Bad Mood Most Likely The Cause For Toys R Us Shooting
Black Friday Death Count
Black Friday sales: moments of madness
Black Friday Shoppers Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver In Walmart Parking Lot (VIDEO)
Black Friday: Target Shoppers Step Over Walter Vance As He Collapses, Dies
Black Friday: Virginia Man Stabbed In Walmart Parking Lot Over Space
BREAKING NEWS: Transwoman assaulted at Kohl's Department Store in Jackson, TN
CEO of Joann Fabrics says he’s willing to lose customers over new mask policy
Death Closes Store on Black Friday
Father charged in crash that killed daughters
Intense Black Friday fight in Kmart leaves man with shattered hip
Jackson police dispute transgendered woman's bias claims
Jdimytai Damour
Jdimytai Damour: 10 Years Later
LAPD Describes Chaotic, Dangerous Frenzy at Walmart on Black Friday
Logan man collapses while shopping, later dies
Man Who Shot Good Samaritan Sentenced To Life In Prison
Mourning a Good Friend, and Trying to Make Sense of a Stampede
PBSO deputy saves ‘Black Friday’ Target employee who drove into Pahokee canal
Police: Texas woman strangled by fmr. co-workers
Shooter in Jo-Ann Fabrics murder-suicide used stolen gun from local shop
Shopper carrying TV home from Target shot in Las Vegas
The Ashlea Harris Murder
Two People Shot at Tallahassee Walmart Over Parking Space: Cops
Why Do Football Fans Riot? – A Psychologists’ View
Worker dies at JOANN fabric st

This week, Melanie covers the cutest disaster ever, a model has his dick out, Brianne has a zombie bite, cartographers are sneaky, Hazel plays hockey, Melanie identifies the stuff for huffers, caustic soda sucks, Brianne identifies her comfort level on the cannibalism scale, Larry has big balls, a wife is left as collateral to protect 40 racing pigeons, and the mayor gets carried like a princess.

Content warnings: inhalant abuse, discussion of cannibalism, train derailment, explosions, fires.

SHOW NOTES
5 Cool and Curious Facts About Maps
27 Facts About Maps
Agloe, New York
CBC Mississauga Train Derailment November 10 1979
Chemical leak at LG plant in India kills 11, about 1,000 ill
City plans to rename Mississauga library in honour of Hazel McCallion’s 100th birthday
Firefighter Warner was ready to help
First-person stories wanted to lighten up Mississauga train derailment anniversary
Hazel McCallion
Larry Krupa
Leonarda Cianciulli — A Serial Killer Who Turned Her Victims Into Cakes And Soap
Love maps? 7 things even map and atlas fans may not know
Mississauga
Mississauga becomes a borrower
Mississauga Miracle: 10 things you didn't know about 1979 Mississauga train derailment
Mississauga Miracle! The Story of The 1979 Derailment: A City's Memories
Mississauga Population 2020
Sodium hydroxide
Styrene
Tested by Fire: Remembering the Mississauga Train Derailment 1979
Timbits
Toluene
Why your mental map of the world is (probably) wrong

This week, Melanie kicks things off with bad puns, we love Butterfingers for all the wrong reasons, Melanie strikes out on Halloween drugs, Brianne will not engage, Melanie is a hell of a fluffer, Brianne gives Melanie a surprise promotion to mayor, 36 steams of pee cannot stop an inferno, a zip code is eliminated, Melanie isn't a flat-earther, no one cares about drinking from garden hoses, and we are praying for Hot Garbage Town, USA.

Content warnings: trash/bad smells, fire, urine, gruesome dead deer description, death of a cat, terminal illnesses, child in peril who survives, xenophobic quotes, science denial, giardia, rats.

Links:
A Town with a Hot Problem Decides Not to Move Mountains but to Move Itself
Centralia Loses Another Resident, Home Abandoned
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia, Pennsylvania’s least-populated town, has been sitting on top of a burning mine fire for 60 years
Centralia’s ‘Graffiti Highway’ is finally getting erased
How the Mine Fire Nearly Killed Todd Domboski
I Live In Centralia, PA: It's America's Creepiest Ghost Town
Remaining handful of residents can stay in Centralia for the rest of their lives, settlement says
Silent Hill: True Story & Real Town's History Explained
This Mine Fire Has Been Burning for Over 50 Years

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Sleep paralysis, paranormal stuff, poltergeist activity, clowns, accidental non-fatal strangulation, misuse of human remains, exorcism, cancer, brief mention of rape, very detailed/graphic discussion of spousal abuse and injuries sustained, non-fatal intentional strangulation, failure of 911 to intervene, murder, coma, attempted suicide, death of child from GI illness 58:04-1:11:00, emergency surgery, birth defect, aliens

Show notes:
13 Cursed Movies for Friday the 13th, From ‘Poltergeist’ to ‘The Crow’
Crohn's disease
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)
Do you know what happened with the killer John Thomas Sweeney after murdering
Dominique Dunne?
Doctors: Unusual Circumstances Surrounded Actress’ Death
Dominique Dunne
GHOSTLY MEMORIES STILL HAVE HOLD ON `POLTERGEIST` STARS
Heather O'Rourke
Heather O'Rourke, 12; Starred in 'Poltergeist'
Heather O'Rourke's Grieving Mother Tells Why She's Suing Her Child's Doctors for Wrongful Death
Justice
MGM Ponders Selling of ‘Poltergeist III’
MISSING IN ACTION: HOW SEQUEL-MAKERS DO WITHOUT STARS
Murder of a horror queen: The tragic tale of Dominique Dunne
Mysterious death of 80s childstar Heather O'Rourke and the 'Hollywood curse' surrounding it
Parasites - Giardia
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist Actress Dominique Dunne’s Father Stalked Her Killer Until He Died
‘Poltergeist’ Star Heather O’Rourke Dies at Age of 12
Poltergeist's Terrifying Clown Doll Almost Really Killed An Actor
Strangled Actress : Did Slayer’s Penalty Fit His Crime?
The Poltergeist Curse: Here's the Real Story Behind the Movie Myth
The tragic real-life story of the Poltergeist cast
Were Real Skeletons Used in the Making of ‘Poltergeist’?

This week, we come close to free-balling an episode, Brianne has a horrific encounter while on her sleep bullshit, Curious George lightens the mood, we identify the spooky-lookers in our lives, and a savage six year old might be the only anecdote for Hat Man.

Content warnings: sleep paralysis.

Links:
All Shadow People Are Terrifying, But The Phantom Hat Man May Be One Of The Worst Of All
Shadow People: The Hat Man
The Hat Man
The Hat Man: Documented Cases of Pure Evil (2019 documentary)

This week, Aunt Vada's dad is not having it, we envision a possessed child as Roland Schitt and a ghost as Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a sadistic director curses a film production.

Content warnings: demonic/occult topics, reference to crucifix scene from The Exorlicist, possession, exorcisms, guns used to scare people, child abuse, spinal fracture, alcoholism/alcoholic relapse, family annihilation, fire, angiogram, murder, violent homophobia, dismemberment, hurricanes.

5 Movies That Wanted Audrey Hepburn as a Lead but She Turned Them Down!
A Talk on the Wild Side
CRUISING  for a Bruising: Paul Bateson and the NYC ‘Fag in a Bag’ Murders
Denise Nickerson Dies: ‘Willy Wonka’, ‘Dark Shadows’ Actress Was 62
Gay History vs. Mindhunter – The Murder of Addison Verrill by Paul Bateson (1979): What’s Right, What’s Wrong and What You Don’t Know
Is THE EXORCIST Cursed? Seven Reasons Why Some Think the Film is Haunted
It Happened in Hollywood
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge, 87, Actress Known for Strong Roles
MERCEDES McCAMBRIDGE — A Voice From The Past
MVPs of Horror: Ellen Burstyn and William Friedkin reveal the most painful scene in 'The Exorcist'
Phone Call From a Fugitive: "I Killed Addison Verrill"
Searching For the Truth About the Actual Murderer in The Exorcist
The Curse of The Exorcist
The Entire Case History of Robbie Mannheim: The Real-Life Story That Inspired “The Exorcist” Movie
The Exorcist: 10 creepy details from the scariest movie ever made
The Exorcist (1973)
the exorcist (1973) regan total terror scene
"The Exorcist" at 45: Ellen Burstyn's Perspective
The Exorcist - carotid angiography scene
The Exorcist cast now - nine 'cursed' deaths, court battles and flu epidemics
The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism
The Strange and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board
The unnerving tale behind ‘The Exorcist’
THE VOICE OF PAZUZU | MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE | THE EXORCIST
WATCH: Mercedes McCambridge on her role in The Exorcist
Watching The Exorcist again this Halloween? 11 frightful facts to creep you out
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This week, Brianne returns from the dead, we speculate about our nemeses, Brianne coaches Melanie on how to care less, a haunted house surprise does not go according to plan, we revisit the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a prop noose isn't a prop noose, a chaotic magician's act goes wrong, a Halloween display isn't a display, a buried alive theme park attraction goes wrong, and a prop knife isn't a prop knife.

Content warnings:
Multiple accidental deaths by hanging including some by teenagers, multiple explosions with fatalities including children, buried alive deaths with one in front of children, death by suicide 54:03-58:00, racism/lynching Halloween scene 58:47-101:28, claustrophobic scenes, death from head trauma/asphyxia, knife wound to arm.

Links:
6 Times People Were Actually Killed...
75-YEAR-OLD MARINA MAN...
1963 Coliseum Explosion
A man got stabbed at a haunted house...
Accidental Hangman: The True Stories
Ain't No Way to Go: Buried Alive
Body Is Mistaken for a Halloween Display
COMMUNITIES: Something for the Kids
Dirt, Cement Collapse...
Halloween 1963: Dozens killed in explosion at Indianapolis Coliseum
Harry Houdini ...
Haunted houses, deadly tricks and other ghost stories from Kansas’ very real past
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Explosion
Magician Died In Halloween Stunt: The Life Of Joseph "Amazing Joe" Burrus
Man killed after being hit by moving coffin in haunted house
Man stabbed at haunted house by friend who thought knife was a prop
Man Who Billed Himself As Escape Artist Dies In Halloween Stunt
Ocean Park haunted-house death ruled accidental
OCEAN PARK HONG KONG CLOSES HALLOWEEN-THEMED HAUNTED HOUSE AFTER GUEST DEATH
Ocean Park sued by family of student who died while visiting Halloween attraction at the Hong Kong theme park
Police investigate after man dies at Ocean Park’s ‘Buried Alive’ haunted house attraction
Retro Indy: The deadly 1963 Coliseum explosion on Halloween night
Student who died after Hong Kong haunted house accident ‘may have missed dim warning sign’
Teen Hanged at Hayride Hanging Scene
THEME PARK TRAGEDY Tourist, 21, killed by moving coffin as he walked through haunted house called ‘Buried Alive’
Woman Stabs Friend At Haunted House After Stranger Hands Her Knife She Thought Was Fake

This week, our Britney episodes conclude even as Britney's plight does not, weird interviews about, and emojis tip off fans that something is amiss.

Content warnings: conservatorship abuse, mental illness, emotional abuse.

Links:
#FreeBritney: Secrets Britney Spears's Conservatorship Does NOT Want Public??
730 Evaluation
About Probate Conservatorships
Association of Trial Counsel
Bessemer Petition
Britney Spears' Conservatorship Legal Fees Cost Her Over $1.2 Million
Britney Spears’ dad calls #FreeBritney a 'conspiracy theory'
Britney Spears’ Dad Quits Job for Full-Time Conservator Role
Britney Spears' Father Left as Sole Conservator of Her Estate After Lawyer Resigns
Cher fiercely addresses Britney Spears' conservatorship
Conservatee's Opposition To: Conservator's Motion To Seal
Courtney Love Alleges Ex-Manager Sam Lutfi Told Her to "Choke on Opiates and Die"
Eat, Pray, Britney
Everything to Know About Britney Spears and Kevin Federline’s Relationship Through the Years
Forget Kabbalah, Britney's baby is her religion
Heidi Montag Does Duet With Britney Spears
Hospitalized Amanda Bynes Improves As Parents Cut Ties With Britney Spears' Creepy Former Svengali
Innosense
Is Britney Spears Ready to Stand on Her Own?
Let Me Take You There
'Let Me Take You There': A Newly Unearthed Demo Brings Us Back to the Beginning of Britney
List of unreleased songs recorded by Britney Spears
MMC6 - Britney Spears
Sam Lutfi Is Young Hollywood’s Most Infamous Svengali
'Telephone': When Lady Gaga Took Beyoncé Into the Deep End
The Controversial Conservatorship of Britney Jean Spears
The upsetting reason Britney Spears shaved her head in 2007
Truth Unveiled Behind Britney Spears and Heidi Montag's Duet
Wallet Is Back
Who Is Sam Lutfi?

This week, Melanie goes totally spooky with it and meets her put-together neighbors in a Britney t-shirt, Midwesterners are polite aloof little goblins, we reinvent the disaster wheel, Britney eats crawfish, Brianne courts a lawsuit from k-fed, and the Britney machine does Britney wrong.

Content warnings: abuse of conservatorships, discussion of mental health and mental illness, unsafe driving with child in car, abuse by paparazzi, toxic relationship dynamics, inpatient mental health treatment, custody battle.

SHOW NOTES
About Probate conservatorships
Britney's Gram
Britney Spears’ co-conservator wants a raise
Britney Spears’ Dad Quits Job for Full-Time Conservator Role
Britney Spears' Father Investigated for Alleged Abuse of Brit's Son
Britney Spears' Father Left as Sole Conservator of Her Estate After Lawyer Resigns
Britney Spears Hospitalized After “Hostage Brituation” Involving Her Two Kids; Released Next Day
Britney Spears Rushed To Hospital Again
Cher fiercely addresses Britney Spears' conservatorship
Dr Phil: Britney Spears is 'in dire need' of help
Eat, Pray, Britney
Everything to Know About Britney Spears and Kevin Federline’s Relationship Through the Years
Filing of Criminal Charges Against James Spears Declined
Forget Kabbalah, Britney's baby is her religion
Heidi Montag Does Duet With Britney Spears
Innosense
Is Britney Spears Ready to Stand on Her Own?
Let Me Take You There
'Let Me Take You There': A Newly Unearthed Demo Brings Us Back to the Beginning of Britney
List of unreleased songs recorded by Britney Spears
MMC6 - Britney Spears
‘Telephone’: When Lady Gaga Took Beyoncé Into the Deep End
The Controversial Conservatorship of Britney Jean Spears
The Guardians (2018)
The upsetting reason Britney Spears shaved her head in 2007
Truth Unveiled Behind Britney Spears and Heidi Montag's Duet