Beginning in the 1980’s, the Smurl family began to experience relentless and unspeakable paranormal torment ranging from unexplained noises to foul odors and even violent physical attacks. Frustrated at the lack of help from the church, Jack and Janet Smurl reached out to the infamous (and controversial) paranormal investigating duo Ed and Lorraine Warren, who declared that their home was haunted by several entities - one being a powerful and evil succubus intent on inflicting as much pain on the Smurl family as possible. 

Join us today as we discuss the haunting of the Smurl family, which ultimately led to a bestselling book, and the final installment of The Conjuring movie franchise. 

Today's Sources Include:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/smurl-haunting

https://people.com/where-is-the-smurl-family-now-11799100

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ed-and-lorraine-warren-abuse

https://people.com/is-the-conjuring-last-rites-a-true-story-11803693

https://tonyspera.com/smurl-family-haunting/

https://usghostadventures.com/uncategorized/the-real-horror-behind-the-conjuring-4-inside-the-smurl-family-haunting/

https://www.wnep.com/video/news/local/luzerne-county/a-look-back-at-the-smurl-haunting-in-west-pittston-visited-by-ed-and-lorraine-warren/523-48f14387-cf75-4c26-a092-45981e4b0bcf

https://youtu.be/5k8tgavrKnI?si=XkOTJJysnn1vs3TE

https://youtu.be/N0drrBViz9Q?si=jeNG62o9umy3qlHS

https://youtu.be/N0drrBViz9Q?si=bYYC8KLyROEXIkVs

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Well ghouls and boys, we have reached Part 2 of our Ed Gein series, and this one has it all: Boxes of body parts, nipple belts, skin masks, tins of chewed gum, and interrogations with a slice of hot apple pie topped with a hunk of fresh Wisconsin cheese on top. Join us today as we dive into the truly disturbing and macabre mind of the "real life Leatherface."

Today's Sources Include: 

Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original “Psycho” - Harold Schechter

https://www.grunge.com/370277/this-is-where-ed-gein-is-buried/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Gein

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ed-gein

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ed-geins-childhood-the-butcher-of-plainfield-fixated-on-his-domineering-mother

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gein-edward.htm

https://youtu.be/vahGgAiO9XE?si=th8dOSphEVuX-Ja8

https://youtu.be/KJ7OyCABjHU?si=ehwSv3eZDdsY3Tt9

https://youtu.be/dPzOx5TsEIU?si=eDrABhfqjuLSDbTx

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In preparation for Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story's premiere on October 3rd, let's talk about none other than the GOAT of horror inspo: Edward Theodore Gein.

In Part 1, we will discuss Ed's childhood and background so we can get a glimpse at what turned this sweet, albeit "odd" man into the infamous, grave robbing murderer who inspired countless horror classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silence of the Lambs, and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho - Forever changing the horror genre into what we now know it as today.

Today's Sources Include:

Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original “Psycho” - Harold Schechter

https://www.grunge.com/370277/this-is-where-ed-gein-is-buried/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Gein

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ed-gein

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ed-geins-childhood-the-butcher-of-plainfield-fixated-on-his-domineering-mother

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gein-edward.htm

https://youtu.be/vahGgAiO9XE?si=th8dOSphEVuX-Ja8

https://youtu.be/KJ7OyCABjHU?si=ehwSv3eZDdsY3Tt9

https://youtu.be/dPzOx5TsEIU?si=eDrABhfqjuLSDbTx

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Since the creation of the internet, the line between fantasy and reality has become increasingly blurred. You have photoshop, now we have AI, chat GPT, etc. But back in 2009, creepy pasta elevated to a whole new level with the creation of The Slenderman. Most people have the critical thinking skills to successfully determine what is real and what is fantasy, but what about children?

Today we discuss the brutal stabbing attack and attempted murder of 12 year old Payton Leutner, at the hands of her best friend Morgan Geyser and Morgan's friend, Anissa Weier. But despite how shocking this attack on Payton was, even more shocking was the reason behind it - A completely fictional internet boogyman by the name of "The Slenderman."

Today's Sources Include:

https://www.creepypasta.com/slenderman/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Slender_Man/s/eZjsLfxAm2

https://theslenderman.fandom.com/wiki/Slender_Man

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/slender-man-case-release-psychiatric-hospital

https://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-stabbing-victim-speaks-publicly-time-situation/story?id=66268385

https://www.mamamia.com.au/payton-leutner-now/

Slender Man Stabbing Survivor’s Remarkable Recovery - https://youtu.be/XQZzJpRWFCY?si=aZ6YaKBEuVRyJIB2

https://www.wisn.com/article/slender-man-stabbing-case-judge-approves-facility-move-for-morgan-geyser/65565798

https://fox11online.com/news/crime/sun-prairie-group-home-will-no-longer-accept-slender-man-stabber-due-to-community-backlash-morgan-geyser-anissa-weier-payton-leutner-waukesha-madison-department-health-services-homicide-winnebago-mental-health-institute

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Today's episode is a fun one, guys! No matter what you're into: murder, cannibalism, whistleblowing, illegal substances, red rooms, creepy videos, backrooms - this one has it ALL!

Join us today as we talk about the history and lore of the dark web, as well as all of the weirdness it has to offer, and we also discuss some strange and inexplicable things that we have personally come across on the internet. You don't want to miss this one!

Today's Sources Include:

https://sopa.tulane.edu/blog/everything-you-should-know-about-dark-web

https://www.dhs.gov/know2protect/know-the-threats?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22114696228&gbraid=0AAAAAq3BANX2UJMMYvlh2Ksw_tjVCE1G5#gad_source_1

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/armin-meiwes-german-cannibal

https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/meiwes-armin.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding

https://www.csoonline.com/article/564313/what-is-the-dark-web-how-to-access-it-and-what-youll-find.html

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12172

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Silk-Road-marketplace

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/silk-road.asp

https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/threat-intelligence/dark-web/

https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11437

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-seizes-biggest-anonymous-drug-black-market-website-and-assists-arrest-operator

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5270051/trump-pardons-dark-web-marketplace-creator-ross-ulbricht

https://youtu.be/pXWyeg2GFBc?si=vQcISu_747Tu0CT1

Some Ordinary Gamers - https://youtube.com/@someordinarygamers?si=VA-suQIGMdDTPuf8

"I Feel Fantastic" - https://youtu.be/MHlJs42ZeAE?si=YW05Z_pNTglIvUyk

"Blank Room Soup" - https://youtu.be/DRp08sraPh8?si=oVzECHuDKMcSQoR8

Kane Pixels - https://youtube.com/@kanepixels?si=rlOqD7asp9T87xcT

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Today we are going "down under" to dive into one of the most diabolical murderers in Australian history - Katherine Knight. Katherine was a mother, a butcher, and above all else, a calm and docile lady. Just kidding, we wouldn't be here if she was anything but awful, but listen for yourselves to find out just how bad this woman really is. Also, don't eat anything while listening - especially gravy! Don't say we didn't warn you.....

Today's Sources Include:

https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knight-katherine.htm

https://medium.com/tftunderworld/the-gruesome-tale-of-australias-hannibal-lecter-katherine-knight-910da2f00d06

https://the-line-up.com/katherine-knight

https://people.com/she-murdered-her-husband-and-cooked-his-remains-but-what-she-planned-to-do-with-them-shocked-authorities-11712899

https://allthatsinteresting.com/katherine-knight

The Woman Hannibal Lecter - Katherine Knight - GRWM - Murder, Mystery & Makeup | Bailey Sarian - https://youtu.be/5QOOrKY_aJ0?si=9eRJoklIEdSkSg8B

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You normally associate yoga with love and light, but what started out as a peaceful path to spiritual enlightenment turned into a horrific doomsday cult when Shoko Asahara founded the religious group "Aum Shinrikyo" in Japan in the 1980's. Today, we explore how a charismatic and manipulative man was able to convince his followers to perform the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, leaving Japan, and the rest of the world, both shocked and horrified.

Today's sources include:

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/shoko-asahara 

https://irp.fas.org/congress/1995_rpt/aum/part03.htm 

https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/phowa-teachings/#:~:text=The%20Phowa%20practice%2C%20or%20Transference%20of%20Consciousness,in%20the%20six%20realms%20of%20cyclic%20existence.&text=In%20the%20Vajrayana%2C%20Phowa%20is%20known%20as%20a%20quick%2C%20direct%20path%20to%20enlightenment 

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/26/world/guru-s-journey-special-report-seer-among-blind-japanese-sect-leader-s-rise.html

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On the morning of February 24, 2020, 911 dispatchers received a phone call from a 42 year old woman named Sarah Boone, stating that her boyfriend was dead in their apartment. Officers walked in to find the body of 42 year old Jorge Torres, Jr. in a zipped up suitcase. But how did he get in the suitcase in the first place? Was this a harmless game of hide and go seek gone wrong, or was this cold-blooded, premeditated murder?

Today's Sources Include:

https://youtu.be/uBwBOblsqwU?si=EPgipkS6JCDDJHb2 - Suitcase video

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/05/27/report-man-died-of-asphyxiation-after-girlfriend-locked-him-in-suitcase-for-up-to-11-hours/

https://share.google/V96Iw8KiS8ouF6lbo - Sarah's flyer seeking free attorney

https://www.lauderdalecriminaldefense.com/battered-woman-syndrome-understanding-the-impact-and-legal-implications/

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/12/02/us/sarah-boone-sentencing-suitcase

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/sarah-boone-sentencing-statement.amp

https://www.courttv.com/news/so-long-farewell-another-attorney-withdraws-from-sarah-boones-case/

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You typically do not associate Sesame Street with serial killers, but Harrison "Marty" Graham, also known as the "Cookie Monster Killer", may change your mind. Join us today as we talk about Philadelphia's lesser known serial killer, who not only had a soft spot for the Cookie Monster, but also savagely murdered seven innocent women and then kept their remains in his apartment of horrors. 

Today's Sources Include:

https://theywillkillyou.com/profile/harrison-graham 

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/graham-harrison.htm 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadowboxing/201309/cookie-monster-and-the-serial-killer 

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/03/Convicted-House-of-Death-killer-Harrison-Marty-Graham-received/6819578635200/

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In October of 1999, residents of Fort Worth, Texas began complaining of a horrific stench. A stench that was so bad, that just walking down a specific street would immediately induce a headache. Residents complained that they couldn’t even turn on their air conditioning because if they did, a rancid smell emitting from outside would permeate their entire home. Fort Worth Health Department officials, being absolutely inundated with complaints about this stench, set out to find the source, and they were soon able to identify where it was coming from - a supermarket that had been completely abandoned three months prior. And what officials walked in on, was an absolute nightmare of biblical proportions. Join us today as we discuss the vile Mexia Supermarket disaster.

Today's Sources Include:

https://pdapps.fortworthtexas.gov/Get-Involved/cold-cases-1990-1999

https://lifeafterpeople.fandom.com/wiki/Mexia_Supermarket

https://lostmediawiki.com/Mexia_Supermarket_(partially_found_footage_of_abandoned_Texas_grocery_store;_1999)#cite_note-lopez-8

https://dgf2099.com/2024/07/26/the-driver-suit-blog-the-mexia-supermarket-disaster/

https://youtu.be/8J66WZeU0XA?si=3aOTcPMJBNafIhQi

https://youtu.be/twQEe_p4V4Q?si=JViu9GVX3_wTt2sP

https://youtu.be/I8T3xv2juzc?si=wzy-X_873wkJF-bu

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