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This week, we watch Robert Eggers' The Witch. Then Cayla brings us the legend of Connecticut's own witch of the wood - Hannah Cranna. Familiars, terrorizing twins, corn curses, amazing voices, goat attacks and the most handsome rooster and more await you in this enchanted episode of nothing scarier.

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Sources

• “Grimalkins, Gothics, & Beware the Cat.” Mimi Matthews, 25 June 2015, www.mimimatthews.com/2015/06/25/grimalkins-gothics-beware-the-cat/. Accessed Nov. 2023.
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• Prasil, Tim. “The Hannah Cranna Legend: A Transcription from 1900 versus the Internet Version.” BROM BONES BOOKS, 25 June 2023, brombonesbooks.com/2023/06/25/the-hannah-cranna-legend-a-transcription-from-1900-versus-the-internet-version/. Accessed Nov. 2023.
• R, Amber. “Hannah Cranna, the Witch of Monroe CT | Folklore Friday.” The New England Ghoul, 22 Dec. 2018, thenewenglandghoul.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/hannah-cranna-the-witch-of-monroe-ct-folklore-friday/. Accessed Nov. 2023.
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Welcome back to another episode of Nothing Scarier.

This week we watch Cayla's new favorite bad movie - Frogs! Your hosts have a hilariously good time with this 1972 master work of eco horror. Then Courtney brings us a number of tales (tails?) involving animals striking back. Salmon hats, a hawk who just wants lunch, fish that take out the power grid, everyone's favorite Gladis and more swarm this weeks frightening and funny episode.

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Sources 

• Ebrahimji, Alisha , et al. “Hawk Drops 4-Foot-Long Snake on Texas Woman, Prompting Both Animals to Attack Her.” ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, 9 Aug. 2023, abc11.com/texas-woman-mowing-lawn-attacked-by-snake-and-hawk-attack-silsbee-peggy-jones/13623300/. Accessed Nov. 2023.
  
  
• McRoberts, Meghan. “Florida’s Explosive Growth Could Be Helping Toxic Bufo Toads Thrive, Experts Say.” WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm, 2 Oct. 2023, www.wptv.com/news/protecting-paradise/floridas-explosive-growth-could-be-helping-toxic-bufo-toads-thrive-experts-say. Accessed Nov. 2023.
  
  
• Prisco, Jacopo, and CNN. “Why Killer Whales Won’t Stop Ramming Boats in Spain.” CNN, 27 June 2023, www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/world/killer-whale-boat-attacks-mystery-scn/index.html.
  
  
• Sánchez, Esther. “The Biography of Gladys, the Killer Whale Who Breaks Sailboats and Reigns Supreme on Social Media.” EL PAÍS English, 4 June 2023, english.elpais.com/society/2023-06-03/the-biography-of-gladys-the-killer-whale-who-breaks-sailboats-and-reigns-supreme-on-social-media.html. Accessed Oct. 2023.
  
  
• Somasundaram, Praveena. “A Bird Dropped a Fish While Flying — and Caused a Power Outage, Officials Say.” Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023, www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/08/22/new-jersey-power-outage-fish/. Accessed Nov. 2023.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Join your hosts for this very special Halloween '23 episode. First Cayla and Courtney watch and chat about the perfect Halloween movie, Trick r' Treat! Then Cayla brings you a Halloween grab bag of treats, featuring pumpkin lore, the origin of 'trick or treat', a harrowing true case of poisoned treats and a special message to set you in the Halloween spirit.

From all  of us at Nothing Scarier - We hope you have a safe and scary Halloween! 

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Sources 

• Blakemore, Erin. “How Americans Became Convinced Their Halloween Candy Was Poisoned.” HISTORY, Sept. 2018, www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned.
• Grannan, Cydney. “Why Do We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween?” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-carve-pumpkins-at-halloween.
• Gutoskey , Ellen. “When a Long Island Housewife Handed out Arsenic to Kids on Halloween.” Mental Floss, 27 Oct. 2020, www.mentalfloss.com/article/632789/when-long-island-trick-or-treaters-got-ant-poison. Accessed Oct. 2023.
• Handlen, Zack. “Trick ’R Treat.” The A.V. Club, 28 Oct. 2009, www.avclub.com/trick-r-treat-1798207276. Accessed Oct. 2023.
• History.com Editors. “How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth.” HISTORY, 25 Oct. 2019, www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins.
• ---. “How Trick-Or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition.” HISTORY, 3 Oct. 2019, www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins.
• MARTIN, EMILY . “The History of Trick-Or-Treating, and How It Became a Halloween Tradition.” Culture, 24 Oct. 2022, www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-and-how-it-became-a-halloween-tradition#:~:text=These%20pranks%20likely%20gave%20rise.
• Miska, Brad. “[Review] ‘Trick “R Treat” Is an Instant Cult Classic.” Bloody Disgusting!, 11 Oct. 2008, bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/110320/trick-r-treat-v-2/. Accessed Oct. 2023.
• Morton, Lisa. The Halloween Encyclopedia. Jefferson, N.C., Mcfarland & Co, 2011.
• Paur, Joey. “10 Fun Facts about TRICK 'R TREAT.” GeekTyrant, 9 Oct. 2014, geektyrant.com/news/10-fun-facts-about-trick-r-treat#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20Jack%20O. Accessed Oct. 2023.
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• Zinski, Dan. “Trick 'R Treat 2 Director Shares Exciting Update 16 Years after Original Release.” ScreenRant, 25 Oct. 2023, screenrant.com/trick-r-treat-2-script-development-upate-director/. Accessed Oct. 2023.

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Surprise!! 

Courtney and Cayla dive into some horror movie trivia in this special Halloween season BONUS ep!! Need some company while you decorate, prep candy and get ready for the most haunted day of the year? Join your Nothing Scarier hosts while they battle horror movie trivia. 

How well do you know your horror? 

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Welcome back to Nothing Scarier Podcast!

This week we bring you more treats!! Join Courtney, Cayla and very special guest Meg on this first ever triple hosted episode of Nothing Scarier. First we watch the 1999 masterpiece The Mummy. Then Meg brings us all the interesting facts, semi-truths, lies and embellishments behind the Pharaoh's curse rumored to follow those who disturbed the resting place of King Tutankhamun. The true importance of PPE,  who or what exactly is a bargle and even more mysteries are solved in this Halloween Season Special.

Super special thank you to our guest host Meg! To  check out Meg's incredible work, make sure to check out their media and art pages:
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Sources

• Carter, Howard. “Notes, Diary, and Articles Referring to the Theban Royal Necropolis and the Tomb of Tutankhamen.” The Griffith Institute, 28 Oct. 1922 to 30 May 1923,http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringtut/journals-and-diaries/season-1/journal.html
• “‘Curse of Egypt’ on Shot Professor”. The Register, 05 Nov 1924. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64058951.
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This week we bring you a look at something a little more close to home for your hosts. First we watch the 2016  Eloise.  Then Courtney brings us the true story behind this local legend. We have tea, we have goss, and we have jock rock - all three ingredients needed for another entertaining episode of Nothing Scarier Podcast! 

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Sources 

Blakemore, Erin. “Poorhouses Were Designed to Punish People for Their Poverty.” HISTORY, 30 Jan. 2018, www.history.com/news/in-the-19th-century-the-last-place-you-wanted-to-go-was-the-poorhouse.

Clark, Alvin C. “Potters Field.” The Tales of Eloise, thetalesofeloise.com/potters-field/. Accessed Oct. 2023.

“Eloise (Psychiatric Hospital).” Wikipedia, 9 Oct. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloise_(psychiatric_hospital)#cite_note-keenan-1. Accessed Oct. 2023.

“Eloise Psychiatric Hospital - US Ghost Adventures.” US Ghost Adventures , 14 Oct. 2022, usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/31-days-of-halloween/eloise-psychiatric-hospital/. Accessed Oct. 2023.

jlofton @mlive.com, Justine Lofton |. “Abandoned Eloise Asylum to Get $4M Renovation into Hotel, Restaurant, Haunted Attraction.” Mlive, 5 Jan. 2023, www.mlive.com/news/2023/01/abandoned-eloise-asylum-to-get-4m-renovation-into-hotel-restaurant-haunted-attraction.html. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023.

Scaramuzzino, Annie . “The Real Story of Eloise Psychiatric Hospital: The Most Complicated “Haunted” House in Metro Detroit.” Www.audacy.com, 28 Oct. 2022, www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/the-real-story-of-eloise-psychiatric-hospital-in-westland. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023.

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Welcome back to Nothing Scarier Podcast! 

Continuing with the fear challenge this month - we bring you a look at something that terrifies Cayla. First, we watch the horror classic Poltergeist - a movie both of your hosts actually agree on! Then Cayla brings us the harrowing and haunting true story of the Sallie House.  An entity that feeds on anguish, that knows what you fear - and will try its hardest to tear your family apart - what could be scarier?? 

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Sources

Clarke, Roger . “Story of the Scene: Poltergeist (1982).” The Independent, 20 Nov. 2009, www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/story-of-the-scene-poltergeist-1982-1823723.html.

“Dominique Dunne.” Wikipedia, 1 Oct. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Dunne#Verdict_and_sentencing. Accessed Oct. 2023.

Ebert, Roger. “Poltergeist Movie Review & Film Summary (1982) | Roger Ebert.” Https://Www.rogerebert.com/, 1 June 1982, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/poltergeist-1982.

Legends, Astonishing . “The Sallie House – Ghost in the Machine Part 1.” Audioboom, 29 Oct. 2018, audioboom.com/posts/7064223-the-sallie-house-ghost-in-the-machine-part-1. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.

Pickman, Debra Lyn. The Sallie House Haunting: A True Story. Amazon, Llewellyn Publications, 8 Sept. 2010, www.amazon.com/Sallie-House-Haunting-True-Story-ebook/dp/B003TEF8I8?SubscriptionId=AKIAIA3UEVTLIG7AIKFA&tag=astonilegend-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B003TEF8I8. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.

“Poltergeist (1982 Film).” Wikipedia, 10 Oct. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)#Reception. Accessed Oct. 2023.

“Sallie House.” Wikipedia, 18 Feb. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallie_House.

“Sightings - HEARTLAND GHOST SALLIE HOUSE HAUNTING.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc7t43Lsmxw. Accessed Oct. 2023.

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“Will Sampson.” Wikipedia, 5 Sept. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Sampson.

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This October, we've decided to take a more personal look at fear with a few episodes devoted to what really scares your hosts. First up, we watch Darkness Falls. Then we dive into Nyctophobia ( Fear of the Dark) and what really scares host Courtney.  Join us for more 2000s jock rock, a really unsettling kid and lots of creepy teeth.  

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This week we get historical and deep dive into some 1800s tea. First, your host chat about the origin and many versions of Nosferatu. Then Cayla brings you some still piping hot tea from 1816. Literary frat boys, volcanic eruptions, top level petty moves and a rainy June evening combine to create one of the original literary and film horror icons - the Vampire. 

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Youtube Version of Nosferatu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e17pQ8d77qE

Some Sources - full sources available on request 

• “1816 - the Year without Summer (U.S. National Park Service).” Www.nps.gov, www.nps.gov/articles/000/1816-the-year-without-summer.htm#:~:text=1816%2C%20also%20known%20as%20the.
• Alberge, Dalya. “Byron’s Lover Takes Revenge from the Grave.” The Observer, 28 Mar. 2010, www.theguardian.com/books/2010/mar/28/byron-and-shelley-were-monsters#:~:text=As%20an%2018%2Dyear%2Dold. 
• Castleton, David. “Was Lord Byron England’s 1st Vampire? John Polidori & the Birth of the Literary Bloodsucker.” David Castleton Blog - the Serpent’s Pen, 26 July 2020, www.davidcastleton.net/byron-polidori-vampire-villa-diodati-vampyre/. Accessed Sept. 2023.
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• Markus, Sam. “The True Story behind Nosferatu.” Grunge.com, 29 June 2020, www.grunge.com/221990/the-true-story-behind-nosferatu/.
• Ologies. “Vampirology (VAMPIRES) with Dr. Jeff Holdeman.” Ologies with Alie Ward, 26 Oct. 2022, www.alieward.com/ologies/vampirology.
• Rutigliano, Olivia. “On Dracula‘s Birthday, Remember the Copyright Battle over the Illegally-Adapted Nosferatu.” Literary Hub, 26 May 2020, lithub.com/on-the-anniversary-of-draculas-publication-remember-the-copyright-battle-over-the-illegally-adapted-nosferatu/. Accessed Sept. 2023.
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• Vaux, Robert. “Exploring Nosf

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Do you miss Mudvayne and find yourself looking for a nautical adventure? Look no further than this week's episode on Ghost Ship! Your hosts watch this very 2002 horror movie and chat about its lasting impact on impressionable kid psyches. Then, Courtney brings us the story behind the most well-known real-life ghost ship - the Mary Celeste.

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Sources 

• Blumberg, Jess. “Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste.” Smithsonian, Smithsonian.com, Nov. 2007, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/.
• https://www.dailymotion.com/sergio_larin. “The True Story of the Mary Celeste - Video Dailymotion.” Dailymotion, 1 Feb. 2023, www.dailymotion.com/video/x8ht6nb. Accessed 18 May 2023.
• “Mary Celeste.” Wikipedia, 4 Sept. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste#. Accessed 19 Sept. 2023.
• Tikkanen, Amy. “Mary Celeste | Ship.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 22 Aug. 2017, www.britannica.com/topic/Mary-Celeste.

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