Straight-Up Enigmas

Enjoy this special Christmas collaboration from all members of the Straight Up Strange Productions family! No matter what you celebrate, have a safe and happy holiday season, and we'll see you in 2020! To check out the other Straight Up Strange podcasts, please visit www.straightupstrange.com.

"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" written by Clement Clarke Moore. 

Wish Background by Kevin McLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4......) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-...... Artist: incompetech.com

When Karen Silkwood blew the whistle on the nuclear power plant where she was employed in 1974, she ended up dead — killed in a fatal car crash. Was she murdered because of her actions against a large, powerful corporation? Was it a conspiracy, or a tragic accident? Stay with me as we discuss the mysterious death of American chemical technician, Karen Silkwood.

Sources/Articles:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20140514STO47018/forsmark-how-sweden-alerted-the-world-about-the-danger-of-chernobyl-disaster

https://www.britannica.com/event/Chernobyl-disaster

http://womenwhistleblowers.com/main/2018/12/20/karen-silkwood-nuclear-power-activist/

https://time.com/3574931/karen-silkwood/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/karen-silkwood-the-case-of-the-activists-death-52287/

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Interloper by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100401. Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The concept of Hell exists in almost every religion on the planet. From the fiery pits of Christian Hell to the shadowy pagan dimensions and complex Asian underworlds, Hell is generally thought to be a nether world where the wicked souls of the dead are sent to suffer everlasting punishment, misery and torture. While versions of the inferno differ from one belief system to the next, most cultures agree that it can be accessed by portals pockmarking our earth’s surface. Located in the Karakum Desert, the Darvaza Gas Crater, which has been on fire for almost 50 years, is believed to be a door to Hell. What exactly is a fiery inferno doing in the middle of a desert in Turkmenistan? Stay with us as we discuss this fiery, mysterious inferno.

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/giant-hole-ground-has-been-fire-more-40-years-180951247/

https://www.advantour.com/turkmenistan/darvaza-gas-crater.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/18/-sp-door-to-hell-turkmenistan-in-pictures

http://hauntedattractiononline.com/we-found-gates-hell/

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Happy Halloween, everyone! To conclude our special mini-series, 13 Nights of Halloween, we're releasing a third bonus episode! Jennifer, the host of Haunted Happenstance, narrates a horrifying, vivid nightmare she had of an inky black figure looming on the ceiling above her as she slept. Was this sleep paralysis or... something else? Her storytelling abilities and attention to detail really bring this terrifying tale to life. Have a happy, safe and spooky Halloween!

Source: "My Kentucky Nightmare" was written and performed by Jennifer of Haunted Happenstance (https://hauntedhappenstance.libsyn.com/)

H.P. Lovecraft has been called one of the most influential horror fiction authors of all time. Stephen King himself explained, "Now that time has given us some perspective on his work, I think it is beyond doubt that H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." In today's special bonus episode as part of our 13 Nights of Halloween, Kris Rustic of Obscure Anomalies performs Lovecraft's short story, "Dagon." Settle in for a creepy, spooky creature tale like no other!

Sources: https://www.biography.com/writer/hp-lovecraft

The reading of "Dagon" by H.P. Lovecraft is performed by Kris Rustic of Obscure Anomalies: https://www.obscure-anomalies.com/podcast/. 

In celebration of Halloween, and with the help of two of my sister podcasts from Straight Up Strange Productions, you’re in store for a unique show tonight. This episode ties together each of our three, very different podcasts and styles to cover one overlapping, and relatively dark topic: the phenomenon of crimes committed while sleepwalking (and not just any crimes, but heinous, sometimes fatal ones.) First up is a fictionalized storytelling by Jennifer from Haunted Happenstance, then followed by some historical true crime facts by yours truly. This is then followed by another factual spin from the sleep/dream and science side from Meranda of All Things Dreams. Join us for this special, spooky episode! https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalking#Parks_case

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/day-in-day-out/201212/sleepwalking-killers-and-what-they-tell-us-about-sleep

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/sleepwalking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Tirrell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zr2UrwfB8

https://www.sleepassociation.org/sleep-disorders/more-sleep-disorders/sleep-walking/

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/sleepwalking

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/03/17/sleepwalking_n_6847100.html

https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/facts-about-sleepwalking

One spring night in a second-floor bedroom of an old creaky house in Benton, Maine, Alan Linnell lay terrified as he felt a presence sit on his bed. He then felt something cold touch his arm. That was just one of dozens of strange events the Linnell family experienced over 13 years beginning in 1964, a year after the family bought the home. The incredible stories might have been dismissed if not for a grisly discovery made in the walls of the home. Join us for another mini-episode as part of our 13 Nights of Halloween, where we discuss the haunting of the "Footless Ghost." 

Sources:

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/05/19/get-spooked-at-maines-haunted-places/

https://mainetoday.com/from-the-archives/wicked-bloody-history-true-stories-murder-mayhem-maine/

This episode was written and produced by Jaden McKell. The theme song was written and produced by Chuck Flyer. 

Long-time listener, Breanna, couldn’t believe it when she found out that her neighbor, Craig Duncan Nicholls, was a cold-blooded killer. It just goes to show that we may not really know the people around us as well as we think. The friendly neighbors we wave to every morning or throw summer barbecues with may be greedier, darker and more monstrous than we could ever realize. Join us as we discuss the heinous crime committed by Breanna's neighbor: the murder of Michael Boudrero. 

Sources:

https://www.deseret.com/2003/7/24/19737240/kaysville-man-also-faces-charges-in-cache-man-s-death

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/woman-avoids-death-penalty-in-murder-case/article_3dd47759-a773-5fac-a202-67d332e342c0.html

This episode was written, compiled and produced by Jaden McKell. The theme song was written and produced by Chuck Flyer.

From crumbling castles and ghoulish graveyards to misty mountains and chilling churches, Great Britain is full of truly paranormal places. Today’s episode will focus on a lesser-known but beautiful Victorian mansion in England that’s occupied by family friends, Brian and Sue. As you’ll hear, and as Brian and Sue soon found out, one of the former inhabitants of their new home didn’t seem quite ready to move out. Join us as we discuss the history behind Horton Hall, as well as the appearance of an apparition in a wide-brimmed hat. 

Sources: https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/7468884/most-haunted-uk-places-halloween/

This episode was written and produced by Jaden McKell. The theme song was written and produced by Chuck Flyer.

In today's mini-episode, we'll explore the legend of the haunted Goatman's Bridge in Texas. Our discussion will feature a personal experience from two of our long-time listeners at the notorious bridge, including a strange photo taken of a couple friends that night. The weird thing about the picture? Only two people posed for the snapshot, but, later, when the group looked more closely at the image, they saw not two, but three faces in the darkness.

Source: https://wedentondoit.com/blog/2013/10/18/back-in-the-day-goatmans-bridge

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