Mild trigger warnings this episode, mentions of sexual assault at 21:36 and again at 52:16.

When we say wtf cases, we mean it!

This Episode, Lady takes us through Erdington, England, home to the famous Erdington Murders, or Erdington Coincidences. Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest were both beautiful young women tragically murdered within Erdington. The cases aren't related, but there are some eerie coincidences between them, enough to make you go "wtf?" Hold on to your butts, because is going to get strange and unusual.

Sources:

• England, James. “Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest Two Frightening Similar Murders – 157 Years Apart.” Paranorms, June 2016, https://paranorms.com/mary-ashford-barbara-forrest/

• Hall, Sir John (1926), Trial of Abraham Thornton, William Hodge & Co

• Halifax, Justine. “The Chilling Links between Two Brutal Murders 160 Years Apart.” BirminghamLive, 26 Nov. 2015, https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871

• The Lineup Staff. “The Eerie Coincidences of the Erdington Murders.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 7 Dec. 2017, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-eerie-coincidences-of_b_8682392

• The Lineup Staff. “The Erdington Murders: Two Eerily Similar Slayings-157 Years Apart.” Line, 20 Feb. 2018, https://the-line-up.com/erdington-murders-coincidences

• Lockley, Mike. “Family of Murdered Barbara Forrest Demand DNA Tests 38 Years On.” BirminghamLive, 26 Nov. 2015, https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/family-murdered-barbara-forrest-demand-187122

•  Lu, Seig. “The Erdington Murders: Two Eerily Similar Slayings – 157 Years Apart!” Mysteriesrunsolved, 24 Oct. 2022, https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2020/05/erdington-murders-157-years-apart.html

• Luneau, Ann-Marie. “The Mirrored Murders of Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest.” Medium, Medium, 17 Mar. 2022, https://drhpod.medium.com/the-mirrored-murders-of-mary-ashford-and-barbara-forrest-5584ed9dc604 

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Alana Brings us three tales that are sure to spark your interest!

In this Episode, we delve into three unrelated tales that will send a chill down your spine while turning up the heat. The three cases explore various incidents of unexplained fires cropping up around the United States, some possible explanations, and possibly another corporate conspiracy? All that and more in Spookery's very own Pyrokinetic Poltergeist Phenomena!

Sources Cites:

• Adams, Nene. “10 Mysterious Fires Caused by Ghosts.” Listverse, 21 June 2014, https://listverse.com/2013/06/29/10-mysterious-fires-caused-by-ghosts/

• Brumfield, Dale M. “The 28 Fires of Odon.” Medium, Lessons from History, 8 July 2021, https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-28-fires-of-odon-5314f8b62e28

• Cosby, Don. “Unusual Events Occurred in Daviess County - Part II.” Washington Times Herald, 22 July 2014, https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/unusual-events-occurred-in-daviess-county---part-ii/article_fe19e6db-462e-570d-8f45-5a88c5b816b2.html

• Elsner, David. “Bulldozers Lay House to Rest.” Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-10-16-8802070618-story.html

• Hauntings, American. “The Macomb Firestarter.” American Hauntings, https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/macomb

• Hudson, Cullan. “Firestarters: Two Illinois Cases Hint at Pyrokinetic Poltergeist Phenomena.” Strange State - Paranormal Mysteries, 28 June 2010, http://strangestate.blogspot.com/2010/06/firestarters-two-illionois-cases-hint.html

• Hovel, Haunted. “The Macomb Poltergeist Case. All the Details!” The Macomb Poltergeist Case. All the Details!, http://www.hauntedhovel.com/macombpoltergeist.html

• Jane, Tori. “A 1940s Indiana Home Once Had 28 Fires Set in One Day by an Unseen Force and It Was Never Explained.” OnlyInYourState®, 4 Dec. 2020, https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/indiana/1940s-fire-poltergeist-in/. 

• Nevel, Jason. “Macomb Poltergeist.” Western Courier, 30 Oct. 2007, https://westerncourier.com/19262/news/macomb-poltergeist/

• News, Deseret. “Bull or Not, Spooky House Is Bulldozed.” Deseret News, Deseret News, 15 Oct. 1988, https://www.deseret.com/1988/10/15/18780585/bull-or-not-spooky-house-is-bulldozed

• News, Deseret. “Bull or Not, Spooky House Is Bulldozed.” Deseret News, Deseret News, 15 Oct. 1988, https://www.deseret.com/1988/10/15/18780585/bull-or-not-spooky-house-is-bulldozed

• Swancer, Brent. “Mysterious Cases of Pyromaniac Poltergeists.” Mysterious Universe, 27 June 2016, https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/06/mysterious-cases-of-pyromaniac-poltergeists/

• Undine. Newspaper Clipping of the Day, 3 Dec. 2014, http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2014/12/newspaper-clipping-of-day.html 

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Send us a Gmail at [email protected] for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D 

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Lady brings us the mostly unknown history of the OUIJA board and it's just as strange as you think it is.

In this episode, we delve into how the OUIJA first came to be, how business can ruin friendships, the countless siblings and knock-off boards, and how we got to the board we know today!
It's a bit of a long one, but there's so much to talk about, so grab your planchette and start asking those hard hitting questions. The History of the OUIJA Board is officially within the Spookery.


Sources:

• Cassie, Ron. “The Dark History behind Ouija Boards.” Baltimore Magazine, 10 Sept. 2020, https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-dark-and-fascinating-history-of-the-ouija-board-baltimore-origins/

• Debczak, Michele. “How Ouija Boards Went from Spiritualist Tool to Children's Toy.” Mental Floss, Mental Floss, 25 Oct. 2020, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560433/how-ouija-boards-went-spiritualist-tool-childrens-toy

• McRobbie, Linda Rodriguez. “The Strange and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 27 Oct. 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/

• Murch, Robert. “The Official Website of William Fuld and Home of the Ouija Board!” WilliamFuld.com, 2007, https://www.williamfuld.com/

• National Endowment for the Humanities. “Pittsburg Dispatch. [Volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, February 01, 1891, Second Part, Page 12, Image 12.” News about Chronicling America RSS, Rook, O'Neil & Co., https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1891-02-01/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1836

• Orlando, Eugene. “History of the Talking Boards.” Museum of Talking Boards: History of the Talking Board, 1996, https://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/history.html.&sort=date&date2=1922&words=Board+Ouija&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=0&state=&rows=20&proxtext=ouija+board&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

• Waxman, Olivia B. “'Ouija: Origin of Evil' and the Real History of Ouija Boards.” Time, Time, 21 Oct. 2016, https://time.com/4529861/ouija-board-history-origin-of-evil/

The Hasbro Online Store:

https://shop.hasbro.com/en-us/product/ouija-game:86117134-5056-9047-F5E1-46EB2553A56A

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Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D
All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library.

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Welcome to the Spookery, We've been DYING to meet you.

The Spookery doors are officially open, so it's time to meet our hosts! Lady and Alana introduce the Spookery, how it works, when episodes will come out, and select our very first category to discuss next week!

We're so excited to finally release our long awaited podcast, we hope everyone loves it as much as we do! We've got some really cool stuff lined up for you, and a spooky story for everyone.

Connect with us!

Spookery is available where ever you get your podcasts!

Instagram is @SpookeryPodcast
Twitter is @SpookeryPodcast

Send us a Gmail at [email protected] for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D
All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library.

Until next time, Stay Spooky!

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