To kick off SLASHTOBER we're going back to the origins of the slasher, discussing the movie that kicked off the craze (surprisingly, it's not Psycho) through the late 70s/early 80s boom that brought us some of the big boys: Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street.
 (Special special thanks to the legendary Roger L. Jackson for that unbelievable intro!)
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151: Slasher History

The paranormal, horror movies, creepy pop culture...siblings Kristen and Will approach scary stuff from a lighthearted point of view that fellow horror nerds and curious scaredy cats can all get into. Listen for urban legends, hauntings, listener stories, and, unfortunately and inevitably, toilet humor.

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BREAKING NEWS: The Hat Man may not be working alone! 
This week we’re digging back into Urban Legends!
The Dead Children’s Playground! James Dean’s cursed car! The Death Ship of the Platte River! The Dark Watchers! 
You got all that?

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336: Ghost Vessels & Dark Watchers (URBAN LEGENDS)

Everything okay? You haven't touched your meat pie!
Sweeney Todd may have been popularized by Stephen Sondheim, Tim Burton, and Johnny Depp, but he goes WAY back.
This story of a murderer and his girlfriend's cannibal cuisine has DELIGHTED families for centuries!
Now eat up!

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335: Sweeney Todd

They can’t ALL be the “MOST HAUNTED!”
We’re finally going to decide who deserves the title of the “most haunted house in America!”
To start, we’re pitting California’s WHALEY HOUSE against New Jersey’s SPY HOUSE! 
Turns out this one’s easy to decide!

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334: America's Most Haunted - Whaley House VS. Spy House

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It's the year 2000. The Blair Witch Project has just grossed 250 million dollars. So here come DOZENS of books, comics, TV specials, and games.
But they can't all be good...right?
This week we're watching "The Massacre of the Burkittsville 7: The Blair Witch Legacy," reading "The Secret Confession of Rustin Parr," and wrapping up with the entire "Blair Witch Chronicles" comics.
Have we been walking in circles?
GO SEE BLAIR WITCH IN BURKITTSVILLE! Yeah, we won’t be there, for good reason!

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333: Blair Witch Deep Lore

Cryptids walk among us. And sometimes they "get violent" for fun!?
NO GOOD
The Pukwudgies are walking pin cushions.
The Dover Demon is a wiggly...alien? Sick animal? Monkey?
The fact that we STILL don't know after this episode is concerning...
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151: Slasher History

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