Today, Kiki brings you the perspective of an archaeologist when it comes to mummy curses. Our emphasis will be on the life and times of Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, and Author Weigall and the rivalries both imagined and real that set this "curse" in motion! And there is also Aleister Crowley ... 

Our Promo is for Scottish Murders.

Our Musical Guest is Larlene with their song "Chamomile".

Special music provided by farzadweb.com

In this quick review, we take on three horror films with "Bird" in the title.

Dead Birds (2004) - Kiki

The Birds ( 1963) - Cord

Birdemic (2010) - JC

In a special episode for Spooky Season, we take on the legend of the Vampire Crypt of Erie, PA, the Caged Graves of Catawissa, and give you a taste of a forthcoming episode inspired by the resurrectionists of Ohio. 

References for this episode include: Were They Keep the Dead In? ... Or the Living Out? by Ann Diseroad

Our Featured Music is from Kentucky Vampires with their song The Falling Sun. You can find all of Kentucky Vampires on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Our podcast shoutouts today were for Destroy All Podcasts, Game Together, Lost Legends: Tales of Thurne

In this episode, we take on some of the interesting but short stories surrounding ghost animals in Pennsylvania! We've got the legend of the Pocono Ghost Monkeys, a forlorn husky in New Hope, and a whole bunch of werewolves!  

Our featured music today is from Slomo Sapiens with their song "Fangs" which you can find on Spotify and Bandcamp!

In today's episode, Kiki does some deep-dive research into the supposed hauntings of Oyster Mill Playhouse and discusses other locations including the Pittsburgh Playhouse and the Fulton Theater. 

Our podcast promo is for Octoberpod. Our musical guest is Antipole with the song, "Here I Am" available on Bandcamp. Our special promo is for the Ghoulish Garb Etsy store, home of the Terror Tarot! 

While we work on our amazing episodes for October 2021, Kiki brought over an episode of "Pod of Holding" that some of you may not have heard. Author Nicole Givens Kurtz joins Kiki for a talk about her book SLAY: Tales of the Vampire Noire and helps to count down the best gothic horror films of the 1990's. Kiki and Nicole take each film, give you some interesting tidbits, synopsis and what makes it so great. You can find our complete list here on IMDB. You can find all of Nicole's work on her website and publishing house Mocha Memoirs Press.

We are joined by a very special guest, paranormal princess, eclectic witch, and business owner the amazing Shanna Stoker! Among many things, Shanna is known for her design work on the Terror Tarot available at her Etsy Store, Ghoulish Garb. You can follow Shanna on Instagram and TikTok. 

Our featured music today is from Vision Video with their song, "Comfort in the Grave". You can find Vision Video on Bandcamp. 

What happens when a city runs out of room and the dead are kicked from their graves? Find out today on this special episode where we discuss the "removal" of the dead from old cemeteries and the worst removal debacle in the history of Philadelphia!

Our featured music today is from Antipole with the song " All for Nothing".