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Eric Dwinnells is back with a brand new guest cohost Zoe Clark to tell you about their shared passion for the killer disease, rabies!

Not only has rabies evolved to be one of the most deadly and horrifying diseases on the planet, but it's also the possible root of many mythological monsters including vampires, zombies, and werewolves! Think about it: you get bit by some creature, it's bite infects you and you become ill. You become sensitive to sunlight and become aggressive attempting to spread your curse by biting others. sounds very familiar, no?

Rabies has been with us for centuries and although it is relatively unknown in the western world, it is a huge problem to this day in parts of Asia and Africa. In al recorded history, not one person had ben able to survive rabies...until 2004. Tonight you will hear the incredible true story of rabies sufferer Jeanna Giese, the girl who survived rabies. When she was found to have rabies, Dr. Rodney Willoughby created the controversial "Milwaukee Protocol". Some say it is responsible for saving Jeanna's life. Others say it an extremely dangerous procedure and should never be tried. We'll take this question and much more on tonight's Spooky A S!

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The westward expansion of the United States created new opportunities for pioneers...and murderers! Tonight host Eric Dwinnells and guest co-host Brian Toney discuss the infamous case of The Bloody Benders!

Just after the Cival War, people started to notice travelers seemed to be disappearing in Osage County, Kansas. It didn't take long for suspicion to fall on the Bender family who ran a small general store and restaurant out of their cabin. Soon, the truth was discovered; the Benders had in fact been murdering their guests and burying them in their orchard...but by the time this was discovered, the Benders had disappeared.

So what happened to the Benders?  We'll discuss that plus:
a follow up to last week's episode about Lynn Ann Smith, The Oklahoma Sooners, and who we would cast in The Bloody Benders: The Movie.

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Eric Dwinnells is back to tell you of the little known case of The Babysitter Slayer of Springfield. In 1954 in Springfield, MA, 14 year old Lynn Ann Smith was babysitting for the Goldberg family. At some point during the night, Lynn Ann was attacked in viciously murdered. The killer also murdered one of the young boy's she'd been babysitting, 4 year old Steven Goldberg, in his bed. Police sought clues and it turned out to be a simple piece of thread that led investigators to the killer: Kenneth Chapin.

Police had their man and he confessed to the crime...but now the state was asking its self was Kenneth responsible for his own actions? Would they execute this 18 year old who had shown no previous criminality? Or could they find a way to show him mercy? The kind of mercy he certainly didn't offer his young victims.

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It's Christmas time and long-time listeners know that up until the mid 20th century, Christmas Eve was a traditional night for telling ghost stories! Tonight, host Eric Dwinnells will tell you a classic ghost story called Smee. Written by A.M.Burrage in 1931, it's the tale of a group of friends playing a variation of Hide & Seek in a large English manor where, 10 years before, a young woman had died. The trouble is...there seems to be an extra player in their game!

This makes the second year of Eric reading a ghost story at Christmas, and we certainly do hope you all have a dreadfully merry Christmas. And, if you don't celebrate, have a happy Monday!

Music played during this story was found on the internet and is listed as royalty free. It includes:
"Myth" by Isisip

"My Dark Passenger" by DesperateMeasurez

Theme music by Occultic Overtones

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In 1975 a man named Travis Walton claimed to have been abducted by aliens and his story was the inspiration for the 1993 movie Fire in the Sky...but did it really happen? Tonight host Eric Dwinnells tells the story, often in Walton's own words, while guest co-host Brian Toney wrestles with the truthiness of it all.

We'll hear Walton's description of the various alien creatures he met including the orange-jumpsuited Greys and the good looking blue suited Swedes or Nordic Aliens. We'll hear about the "thing" he used to fight them off and what they did to him after. We'll also discuss wether this whole story was a hoax, a strange type of group hallucination, or the absolute truth!

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Tonight Eric takes a good look at the strange goings on at Bohemian Grove. There is no question that the Bohemian Club and it's summer camp is a real thing...but what is it exactly? If you ask the club its self,  they would probably tell you it is a private club for distinguished gentlemen who like to blow off a little steep for two weeks in July away from the eyes of the press. But, if you ask conspiracy theorist like Alex Jones, he would be more likely to tell you the Bohemian Grove is a place where rich republicans world leaders meet to plot to control the world and practice strange occult rituals possibly including human sacrifice!

So which is true? Well, several people, including Mr. jones, have successfully infiltrated the camps at Bohemian Grove and tonight we'll dig through a few of them to try and separate fact from fiction. We'll also take a look at the infamous Cremation of Care ceremony that Jones caught on film and try to determine if its footage of an actual human sacrifice or more like a poorly produced Disneyland stage show.

We'll also discuss rumors of wild orgies, non-stop drinking, secret meetings, and the music Bohemian's listen to. We'll also discuss who makes up the membership of the bohemian club and how much membership costs, what two former presidents had to say about it, if Alex Jones qualifies as a garbage person, and Eric will give some suggestions on how The Bohemian Club could improve the festivities through better production!

Eric wonders if he'd qualify as "a man of talent"?

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Eric Dwinnells welcomes back Fatima Elmi to discuss a cult classic film that she'd only recently seen for the first time, 1984's Children of the Corn. This movie was based on a short story by Stephen King and tonight we'll discuss the difference between the two but mostly we'll be focused on the movie. Naturally, Eric and Fatima will walk you trough the plot adding their own observations and answer these boring questions:

Can close-ups of hands holding farming equipment CAN be scary?

What makes Issac (played by John Franklin) so unusual looking?

Why was Eric unimpressed with Linda Hamilton's dance moves?

How does Malachi manage such a busy day?

Speaking of Malachi, how did Courtney Gains not win an Oscar for his amazing performance in this film? And also...what's up with his teeth?

Why is Burt such a jerk?

Which member of the cast appeared in Monster Squad and which one appeared in both Full House and Fuller House?

All this and more will be answered on this episode of Spooky A S!

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Tonight host Eric Dwinnells reports on his Halloween season including visits to Spooky World, Salem, Lyndhurst castle, The Chiller Theatre convention and the real Sleepy Hollow!

More importantly, Eric, The Witchfinder General of Salem, MA will read for you a book written by the all-too-real Matthew Hopkins, the historic Witchfinder General of England! In 1647, Matthew Hopkins wrote a book of sorts to answer some accusations that his witch examinations were nothing but torture sessions designed to fleece the towns he visited out of their money. Eric has updated the text to make it more palatable to modern ears, but don't worry. You'll still get a good feel for just how evil this so-clled Witchfinder was!

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In Mexico, November 1st and 2nd are known as The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) so host Eric Dwinnells has asked his amigo Mexicano, Cristhian Mancinas-Garcia, to stop by and tell us all about the centuries old tradition.

Listen as Cristhian explains the origins of the holiday and the role Catholicism played in it. He'll also recall his own childhood memories of celebrating this holiday dedicated to remembrance with his family and explain the use of sugar skulls and other ofrendas.  He'll also tell us what US pop culture has gotten right and what it's gotten wrong in its portrayal of the Day of the Dead.

All this plus some Rock of Ages memories, advice on how to pick up women using historical facts, and a recommendation for the best Mexican food in the Boston area!

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Eric Dwinnells finally welcomes back guest co-host Brian Toney to talk about when Halloween Decorations become too real! We'll start with a discussion about how people decorated their yards for Halloween in the 80's and how modern Halloween displays often come under fire for being too graphic. Where does Eric stand on the issue? The answer may surprise you.

We'll move on to talk about incidents where real-life corpses were mistaken for Halloween decorations, Halloween pranks that turned into accidental suicides, and the intriguing case of Elmer McCurdy, the old west outlaw who ended up as a neon-painted corpse in a funhouse.

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