On this episode, Brian teaches Emma about the strange case of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. Was it mass hysteria? Pollution? A nerd in a lab coat? Can you use gas as a verb? Get none of these answers and more!

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Sources for this episode:

The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: Dispelling the Hysteria by Scott Maruna

https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210105/http://www.eiu.edu/~localite/coles/mattoon/gasser/First%20Victims%20Article.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210235/http://www.eiu.edu/~localite/coles/mattoon/gasser/Mrs%20Cordes%20Burned.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205957/http://www.eiu.edu/~localite/coles/mattoon/gasser/Calm%20Weekend%20-%20To%20All%20Citizens.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210406/http://www.eiu.edu/~localite/coles/mattoon/gasser/All's%20Quiet.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane

On this episode, Emma teaches Brian about the, kind-of sort-of, vampire cult. This is why goths can't have nice things. 

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Ferrell

https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/how-rod-ferrell-vampire-clan-went-from-teen-blood-rituals-to-killing-parents

https://web.archive.org/web/20051206165500/http://www.courttv.com/archive/verdicts/vampire.html

On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy!

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/beware-cat-tales-wicked-japanese-bakeneko-and-nekomata-part-1-004471

https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp

On this episode, Brian teaches Emma about the strange world of curses! Everything from the trumped up spooky to the very very hooky. 

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https://occult-world.com/curse/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Curses

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vodou

On this episode, Emma teaches Brian about the strange case of the Somerton man. Was he a spy? A bum? An experimental attempt at a real life weekend at Bernies? Join us and learn none of that.

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamam_Shud_case

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubaiyat_of_Omar_Khayyam

On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy!

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Sources for this episode:

https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Booger_bear

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocotta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werehyena

On this episode, Brian teaches Emma about parasomnia and how terrifying it really is. Sleep is scary.

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Sources for this episode:

https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-paralysis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Tirrell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatism_(law)

https://www.healthline.com/health/parasomnia#causes

On this episode, Emma teaches Brian about the Long Island serial killer, or really just what we know about them and the victims. 

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_serial_killer

https://www.longisland.com/long-island-serial-killer.html

On this episode, Brian and Emma sit down to talk about some more scary creatures. Each of them brings a description of a monster and the other uses their knowledge of the creepy to guess what it is. Join along in the fun and take a guess for yourself. Enjoy!

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Sources for this episode:

https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Beast_of_%27Busco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomorians

https://curiousireland.ie/the-fomorians/

This week, Brian is back with another internet mystery about Cicada 3301, the mysterious group that haunted 4chan and the rest of the internet for years. Emma and Brian follow along the trail and end up at their cult-like ending that no one could have expected.

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabinogion

https://unconvering-cicada.fandom.com/wiki/Uncovering_Cicada_Wiki