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Eric welcomes back known cartoon lover Emily Ferguson to discuss A Bugs Bunny Halloween...kinda. Well, ok, Warner Bros never made a Bugs Bunny Halloween special during the golden age of animation, but they did release a number of animated shorts with spooky themes. Of course there are some classic spooky toons starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and others, but tonight we're focusing on the greatest of them all, Bugs Bunny!

Tonight we'll review some spooky classics featuring Bugs matching wits with Witch Hazel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Count Bloodcount, and Gossamer! The specific shorts we'll be reviewing include:

Hair Raising Hare
Water Water Every hare
Bewitched Bunny
Transylvania 6-5000

Hyde and Hare

Broomstick Bunny

Plus we'll also talk about the importance of starting the Halloween season no later than August.

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Tonight we explore the mysterious world of the Cynocephaly: The Dog Head Men! Could such a tribe of dog-headed men actually have existed? It seems ridiculous...but a variety of ancient, medieval, and renaissance texts mention them as quite real beings!

Tonight we'll learn all about the dog head men. How they lived, ate, and got along with others. Descriptions vary over time, but especially in the early accounts, a lot of things line up. There may even be a saint with a dog head!!! We'll also learn possible origin tales for such "people" and ponder if they may still be around today.

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This is a strange one, Spookaroos. Eric invited Fatima Elmi over to watch the internet cartoon Salad Fingers with him. She'd never heard of it, but it was very popular in its day. People wondered what it was...and why it was. Spoiler alert: Fatima doesn't care for it and seems legit mad at Eric for making her watch it.

In short, Salad Fingers is a green humanoid creature who seems to enjoy pain as well as touching and licking things. He lives alone, but populates his lonely world with characters of his own creation...or does he? Always strong and occasionally disturbing, Salad fingers has attracted a cult audience as well as some haters.

Salad Fingers was created by British animator David Firth. He released the series in segments over the course of about 9 years. He hasn't released a new episode since 2014, but last November, he announced he's working on Salad Fingers again.

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Eric is keeping it short and sweet this week. All killer no filler as he dives right into the true story of Chicago's most famous ghost, Resurrection Mary! For almost a century, a young blonde has been asking travelers along Archer Road for a ride home. But there is more to this young woman than meets the eye. In fact, she's not a young woman at all...but a ghost!

Allegedly, the real Resurrection Mary was killed coming home from a dance hall and now she wanders around the cemetery just trying to finally make it home. There's no doubt that Resurrection Mary has become a well established ghost story/modern myth...but does it have any basis in reality? Ws there really a Mary who died in such a way and who is buried in Resurrection Cemetery? And if the ghost really does exists, what does she want?

All the and more will be discussed on tonight's episode of Spooky A S

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Eric is back from Disney World and, by listener request, is doing another Disney-themed episode. This time he's going off the beaten spooky track to tell you about a different kind of horror: the all too real horrors of drug addiction! This is the story of Disney's Peter Pan, Bobby Driscoll.

Bobby Driscoll seemed to be living a charmed life. He was the first actor ever signed to a long term contract with Disney Studios and starred in memorable Disney films like Song of the South and Treasure Island. Of course, most famously, he provided the voice for Peter Pan in Disney's hit animated film. But as soon as Peter Pan was released, Bobby was dropped by Disney and his life and career took a dramatic turn for the worse.

The next several years of his life would be full of drug abuse, failed marriages, and numerous arrests. But how would the story end? Would Bobby somehow turn his life around and live to see how beloved his films have become, or would he end up dying penniless and alone at a young age?

A lot of information for tonight's episode was found on www.bobbydriscoll.net

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Eric Dwinnells is once again joined by Lilith Beest (aka Lil' Beesty) and this time they are talking about one of Eric's favorite movies, 1978's John Carpenter's Halloween!

We'll discuss the film its self as well as how it was made and personal recollections of being it for the first time. We'll also briefly touch on the sequels and discuss the horror that is the Rob Zombie films. All this plus Eric points out why you shouldn't overlook the hotness of Judy Myers (Sandy Johnson)! Seriously, google image search her.

And of course we'll cover the brilliance of Jamie Lee Curtis and what her costumes may tell us about her character and share our love of P.J. Soles.

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Eric is back to tell you all about The Loch Ness Monster!!! Since the first reports in 1933, people have been fascinated and infatuated with the idea that there is a large creature living in this Scottish lake...but could it possibly be true?

Tonight we'll look at the evidence presented through the years and discuss the merits of each plus we'll the truth about the most famous photo ever taken of Nessie, the infamous Surgeon's Photo

Al this plus Eric reveals his big boy plans for his upcoming birthday on tonight's Spooky A S!

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Eric Dwinnells welcomes back Brian Toney to finish their discussion about The Texarkana Moonlight Murders aka The Phantom Killer. When we left off, he killer had shot 4 people on lonely lovers lanes and attacked 2 more. Local police and The Texas Rangers were on the hunt, but the case was complicated by locals spreading all kinds of rumors. The question on everyone's mind was would the Phantom strike again...and who would be the next victim!

Learn about the Phantom's final brazen attack, the locals' response, and teenage vigilantes. We'll also discuss The Town that Dreaded Sundown and the morality of making movies based on real life murders.

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Eric Dwinnells welcomes back guest cohost Brian Toney to discuss the Texarkana Moonlight Murders aka The Phantom Killer. This is the case that the movie(s) The Town That Dreaded Sundown was based on. Yes believe it or not, the 70's port slasher staring a sack-headed killer was based on true events...loosely based on true events.

In part one of this two part series, Eric and Brian will go over the first attack and the first couple of murders. They'll also introduce characters such as Texas Ranger "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas. 

Be sure to check out part two for the conclusion of the story as well as a discussion about the man considered to be the prime suspect.

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Your host Eric Dwinnells tends to read mostly non-fiction bios and true crime books, so when his friend Lilith Beest said she wanted to come by the show to brag about some novels she had read, Eric was all for it. In this unique episode, Lil' Beesty (as Eric likes to call her) will run down a few of her favorite/recently read books all of which have horror/scifi spooky themes! Tonight we'll talk about:
Final Girls by Riley Sager

My Best Friends Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Born by Jeff VanderMeer

and Eric tosses in a recommendation for The Dead Travel fast by Eric Nuzum.

All this plus more talk about creeps and Eric tells Lilith what he was really thinking when they first met.

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