Spoop Hour

Better late than never! It's the recap you've been waiting for: Courtney details her trip to California, including her time with the ghosts of the Queen Mary, like Jackie the pool ghost, Henry the scratcher in the boiler room, and Linzi of 33% Pulp. Then get the details on the ongoing feud between Sasha and psychics, why Courtney needs new friends, and why you might need a candle for an unexpected reason.

While Sasha recovers from a nasty sinus infection, enjoy this sneak preview of Courtney's California adventures! Here, listen to Linzi (of 33% Pulp) and Courtney attempt to contact the spirits on the notoriously haunted Queen Mary, discuss the appliance most likely to be haunted, and more. (We're hoping to release a proper episode later this week!)

[please note: towards the end of the episode there is minor discussion of body horror in terms of childhood accidents]

We tried a new kind of spoopy self care this week: sound energy massage! Learn some of the history behind the practice of sound healing, discuss the joys of 111 Hz, and hear about our first hand experience of the magic chair.

We're spilling the tea on each other's tea leaves this week! Find out what 2019 holds for your Spoop hosts, meet our new (temporary) intern Rachel, and learn a little bit about how to read loose leaf tea. Happy New Year!

Join us on a festive joy ride through the world of fairies this week! We explore both naughty and nice fairies from the sugar plum fairy to all the ones that want to eat you (spoiler alert: it is many). With a listener story exploring a near miss at the Coconut Grove, a quiz to see which Christmas monster we are, a game about what is or is not a bloodthirsty fairy, unwrap some fun this holiday. Happy holidays from your spoopy hosts!

We're unwrapping tales of horrible dolls this week Find out why you should keep the gift receipt on dolls Robert, Charley, and Mandy, the pros and cons of wara ningyo, and more.

It's time to take a closer look at those tiny creatures that help Santa maintain his reputation: get to know elves this week! We discuss early Norse mythology surrounding the mythical beings, including why you shouldn't pee in an elf circle, before traveling to Japan to peek in trees and see who lives in there.

Grab your disco tent and bundle up for an exploration of weird and spooky winter holidays from around the world! Get festive for Frozen Dead Guy Days, throw some beans for Setsubun, find out why people strip for Japan's Naked Festival, and more.

Still recovering from Thanksgiving? Kick back with this week's minisode in which we answer a listener question and some of the 36 questions that lead to love. We talk dream dinner party guests, embarrassing body stories, phoning it in in Japanese class, and more.

Let's spoop it up this Thanksgiving! We're talking turkey with an episode on toilet potatoes and other Thanksgiving horror stories and spooky harvest festivals from around the world. Have a safe and happy holiday!