The Creepover

In this, our final patron-suggested episode, we're headed Down Under to discuss some legendary Aussie spooky tales—in particular, the haunting of Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee. GHOST STORIES: Fred Fisher's Ghost. CREEPED OUT: UFOs, alien autopsy auctions, Brood X updates, and mutant magnetism. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn tells the sordid, sadistic tales from one of Australia's most haunted houses. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Deep Dive. BONUS: Inner Eeyores and Outer Tiggers, Speech Pathology Corner with Henry Higgins, storm drain ghosts, hot weather air balloons, minimum raise, bark digestion, and 8,000 dolls.

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This Week's Sources:

Ghost Stories:

Wikipedia entry on Fisher's ghost
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%27s_ghost

Creeped Out: 

The Cincinnati Cicada Phobia Safe Space:
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/863651234192230/

"US government report finds no evidence UFOs were alien – but doesn't rule it out" by Victoria Bekiempis via The Guardian
  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/us-government-ufo-report-aliens-navy-pilots

"1947 'Alien Autopsy' Film Negative up for Auction as NFT and Bids are Starting at $1 Million" via News 18
  https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/1947-alien-autopsy-film-negative-up-for-auction-as-nft-and-bids-are-starting-at-1-million-3798656.html

"'It's six weeks of hell': how cicada-phobes are surviving Brood X" by Elle Hunt via The Guardian
  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/08/cicadas-17-years-brood-x-fear

"Hot New Conspiracy Theory: Vaccines Turn You Into a Magnet" by Paola Rosa-Aquino via New York Magazine
  https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/hot-new-conspiracy-theory-vaccines-turns-you-into-a-magnet.html

Stranger Than Fiction:

Wikipedia entry on Monte Cristo Homestead
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cristo_Homestead

"The haunting of the Monte Cristo Homestead" by Sarah Bartlett via Australian Geographic
  https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2018/09/the-haunting-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead/

"Strange but true: the mystery of the Monte Cristo Homestead and the supernatural science that explains it" by Kathryn Hulick via Science Focus
  https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/strange-but-true-the-mystery-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead-and-the-supernatural-science-that-explains-it/

"Monte Cristo Homestead, Junee, NSW: A night at Australia's most haunted house" by Rob McFarland via Traveller
  https://www.traveller.com.au/monte-cristo-homestead-junee-nsw-a-night-at-australias-most-haunted-house-h1s47v

"We tried... Staying a night in 'Australia's most haunted house,' the Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee" by Clare Sibthorpe
  https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6035138/we-tried-staying-a-night-in-australias-most-haunted-house-the-monte-cristo-homestead-in-junee/

The Believers TV Pilot, Parts 1-3
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RotR7QdYfng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59UpHlP4Qb4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_yJ6rF1jzM

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It’s finally here, everyone! The 2021 summer horror blockbuster we’ve all been waiting for: the third installment of the Conjuring series. Join us as we talk dino disappointments, bumbling priests, demon antibiotics, cereal rat killers, holy water drive-bys, humanus sacrificus, ship-in-bottle witch totems, and crushed 4-H dreams.

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Sources:

IMDB entry on The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7069210/

Wikipedia entry on The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring:_The_Devil_Made_Me_Do_It

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Are you ready to hear a tale that’s even stranger than Stranger Things? Then buckle up for this week’s episode, in which we dive headfirst into the horrific nightmarescape that was Project MKUltra. CREEPED OUT: Bear nose boop heroism. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn relays the horrors of the CIA’s secretive MKUltra project. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Straws in the Sand, Pt II. BONUS: MKUltra hot, BBQ balance beams, purple spotted tarantulas, and secret-secret glass.

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This Week’s Sources:

Intro:

Learn more about organ, eye, & tissue donation at Donate Life America:
 https://www.donatelife.net/

“Can you be an organ donor and donate your body to science?” by the Lankenau Medical Center via Main Line Health
 https://www.mainlinehealth.org/blog/whole-body-donation

“Body donation at Mayo Clinic” via Mayo Clinic
 https://www.mayoclinic.org/body-donation/making-donation

Creeped Out: 

“California teen who shoved bear to save dogs: ‘I didn’t know I had it in me’” by Sajina Shrestha via The Guardian
  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/02/california-teen-pushed-bear-fence-hailey-morincino

Stranger Than Fiction:

Wikipedia entry on Project MKUltra
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra

Wikipedia entry on Central Intelligence Agency
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency

“‘Their lives were ruined’: Families of MK Ultra survivors planning class-action suit” by Lindsay Richardson via CTV News
  https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/their-lives-were-ruined-families-of-mk-ultra-survivors-planning-class-action-suit-1.3938447

“Brainwashed: The echoes of MK-ULTRA” by Michelle Shephard, Lisa Ellenwood and Chris Oke via CBC
 https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/brainwashed-mkultra

“What We Know About the CIA’s Midcentury Mind-Control Project” by Kat Eschner via Smithsonian Magazine
  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-we-know-about-cias-midcentury-mind-control-project-180962836/

“The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief'” by Terry Gross via NPR
  https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief

Sidney Gottlieb obituary by Godfrey Hodgson via The Guardian
 https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/11/guardianobituaries2

“MK-Ultra” via History.com
 https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/history-of-mk-ultra

“CIA Mind Control | CIA Secret Experiments” by National Geographic via YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUW-frxo2X4&t=131s

“MK Ultra: The CIA's Mind Control Fiasco | Answers With Joe” by Joe Scott via YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejaGzxEevGI

“The Haunting History Of CIA Brainwashing Experiments: Project MKUltra” by BuzzFeed Unsolved Network via YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pptzcFu2CA

“Stephen Kinzer ─ Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control” by Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs via YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX4ksoSCoeE

“The CIA's Appalling Human Experiments With Mind Control” by Brianna Nofil
  https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments

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It’s our 100TH EPISODE, and to celebrate we’re covering yet another patron-suggested topic: celebrity ghost encounters! GHOST STORIES: Listener Crash is back with a spine-tingling, sheet-related ghost story. CREEPED OUT: Blue slime heroism, a 1982 cold case solved, and creepy drone happenings. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Alli spills all the hot celebrity goss, sharing ghost stories from Helena Bonham Carter, Lily Collins, Laura Linney, and more. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse Surprise. BONUS: Even mooore mayo tubes, water beds, short sheets, sauce queens, UFNOs, and lots of tears.

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This Week’s Sources:

Creeped Out: 

“Girl, 11, who fought off kidnapper said she smeared blue 'slime' on him to help police” by Elisha Fieldstadt via NBC News
  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/girl-11-who-fought-kidnapper-said-she-smeared-blue-slime-n1267997

“Girl, 11, smeared blue slime on would-be kidnapper to help police identify him” via The Guardian
  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/20/florida-girl-attempted-kidnapping-blue-slime

“‘Very creepy’ -- Peeping drone unnerving Lincoln neighborhood” by Peter Salter via Lincoln Journal Star
  https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/very-creepy----peeping-drone-unnerving-lincoln-neighborhood/article_a13fd21d-7d27-555a-aaec-febd955a7af2.html

“Police say man’s 1982 mountain rescue holds key to double murder mystery” by Richard Luscombe via The Guardian
  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/26/colorado-police-murder-cold-case-alan-phillips

Stranger Than Fiction:

“23 Celebs Who Have Had Actual Ghost Encounters” by Lydia Price via People
  https://people.com/celebrity/10-celebs-who-have-had-actual-ghost-encounters/?slide=7346614#7346614

Rob Lowe, Lily Collins, RuPaul's Drag Race queens, more stars tell EW their 'terrifying' paranormal stories by Joey Nolfi
  https://ew.com/movies/celebrity-ghost-stories-rob-lowe-lily-collins/?slide=6104476#6104476

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Ready for an episode that slaps? We’re diving into Goosebumps, the classic TV show that terrified 90s kids everywhere and brought you super villain Slappy the Dummy. Join us as we talk practical jokes, bovine terror, demon-possessed Anakin Skywalker, and a very convincing puppet Don Corleone. 

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Sources:

IMDB entry on Goosebumps
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111987/

IMDB entry on Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0591354/

IMDB entry on Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 2
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0591355/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Wikipedia entry on Goosebumps
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosebumps_(TV_series)

Goosebumps Wiki entry on Night of the Living Dummy III
  https://goosebumps.fandom.com/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dummy_III/TV_episode

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Ready to dig up some facts? Corpse facts, that is. Join us for another patron-suggested topic as we talk all things body disposal! GHOST STORIES: Listener Iona shares the tale of a joint-smoking grandpa ghost. CREEPED OUT: A bloody urban legend come true. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn takes Alli on a wondrous journey across the globe as they discuss funerary customs throughout the world AND the possible future (and present!) of body disposal. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Pizza for Three. BONUS: Mayonnaise tubes, Zombie Brood X, weed bodies, and ant farm organs.

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This Week’s Sources:

CREEPED OUT:

‘Blood Is Falling on Me': Woman Wakes Up to Blood Dripping From Apartment Ceiling
  https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/blood-was-falling-over-me-woman-wakes-up-to-blood-dripping-from-apartment-ceiling/2632698/

“Brood X cicadas threatened by 'death-zombie fungus' that rots half their bodies away” by Jon Webb via USA Today
  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/14/brood-x-zombie-fungus-psychedelic-drugs-plague-cicadas/5090055001/

STRANGER THAN FICTION:

Caitlin Doughty – Ask A Mortician YouTube Channel
 https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath

Wikipedia entry on Burial
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial

Wikipedia entry on Burial at sea
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_at_sea

Wikipedia entry on Sky burial
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial

Wikipedia entry on Hanging coffins
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_coffins

Wikipedia entry on Recompose
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recompose

“Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business” by Brendan Kiley via The Seattle Times
  https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/

“Maine Lawmakers Consider 'Viking Funeral' Bill” by Mal Leary via Maine Public
  https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2021-04-08/maine-lawmakers-consider-viking-funeral-bill

“Proposal would allow Viking-style funeral pyres in Maine” by Gabrielle Mannino via News Center Maine
  https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/state/proposal-would-allow-viking-style-funeral-pyres-in-maine/97-736af899-9606-4951-940e-1b4ee0ea187d

“Poignant pictures of death rituals” by Becky Little via National Geographic
  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160314-pictures-death-ritual-funeral-burial-ceremony-people-culture

“Funeral and Burial Rituals From Around The World” via Everplans
  https://www.everplans.com/articles/funeral-burial-rituals-from-around-the-world

“7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World” via Brittanica
  https://www.britannica.com/list/7-unique-burial-rituals-across-the-world

“Funeral Traditions in Tana Toraja” by Janet Kim via Anthropological Perspectives on Death
  https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/gravematters/2018/02/07/funeral-traditions-in-tana-toraja/

“29 Insanely Elaborate Custom Coffins From Ghana” by Katie Notopoulos via BuzzFeed
  https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/29-amazing-custom-coffins-from-ghana

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All right, Creepover Fam. It’s time to ask the ultimate question: Are you from Universe A or Universe B? That’s right. We’re talking all things Mandela Effect! CREEPED OUT: Brood X comes out to play. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Alli & Kathryn play a game of 20 Mandela Questions and dip into theories about collective false memories. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: A Key to Remember. BONUS: Fiona Broome’s Witch Academy, memory implanteeerz, and Rich Uncle Pennybag’s nonexistent monocle.

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Sumer is icumen in, people! To celebrate the month of May, we’re taking a deep dive into the 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man. Buckle up for this Musical Extraordinaire and join us as we talk body cakes, sperm sweat, the importance of backup, and Saruman himself.

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The world is ending one. last. time. as we wrap up our discussion (for now) of the apocalypse! GHOST STORIES: Listener Crash shares a tale of laundry-loving entities. CREEPED OUT: Alli declares it to be Bee Week. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn tells the existentially horrifying story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Five Years Later. BONUS: GI Joe Thought Patrol, trigger-happy cowboys, and BEEEEES!

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We’re back with more apocalyptic goodness, Creepover Fam, as we continue to discuss doomsday cults. CREEPED OUT: Two terrifying instances of food fright, involving a pale-headed snake and an iguana-like croissant. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Alli regales Kathryn with the tale of the 1950s doomsday cult The Brotherhood of the Seven Rays. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: A delightfully dog-themed contribution from patron Kayla. BONUS: Croissant trees, snake scares, party tardy aliens, and 7 Rays for 7 Brothers.

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