The Weirding Hour

Double digits woo! To celebrate, listen to us ramble about zombies and make some stuff out of clay.

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotard_delusion#:~:text=Cotard's%20delusion%2C%20also%20known%20as,their%20blood%20or%20internal%20organs

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50197/plight-living-dead-10-case-reports-cotard%E2%80%99s-syndrome

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695744/

Fabrazzo, M., Giannelli, L., Riolo, S., Fuschillo, A., Perris, F., & Catapano, F. (2020). A hypothesis on Cotard’s syndrome as an evolution of obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Review of Psychiatry, 1-6. Fabrazzo, M., Giannelli, L., Riolo, S., Fuschillo, A., Perris, F., & Catapano, F. (2020). A hypothesis on Cotard’s syndrome as an evolution of obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Review of Psychiatry, 1-6.

Rhea:

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

http://zombieprimer.blogspot.com/2000/04/clairvius-narcisse.html

Nina:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326871#4.-Zombie-plants

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170313-real-life-zombies-that-are-stranger-than-fiction

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/195701/20170205/mind-controlling-wasp-discovered-meet-the-euderus-set-and-other-sinister-parasites.htm

https://www.livescience.com/57624-wasp-turns-host-into-self-sacrificing-zombie.html

This week we’re talking supernatural locations and having another crack at origami!

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://amyscrypt.com/aradale-mental-hospital-australia-haunted-asylum/

https://www.mamamia.com.au/ararat-mental-asylum-australias-haunted-building/

https://www.aradale.com.au/

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

https://kateshelby.com/going-inside-the-aradale-mental-asylum/

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorian-psychiatric-patients-grim-fate-in-hellish-1800s-hospitals/news-story/c7928ebe8a9f527a941cce86e0990fef

Rhea:

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/hoia-baciu-transylvania-haunted-trees-ufo-ghosts-how-visit-camping-alex-surducan-marius-a8023136.html

Nina:

https://dublin.ie/live/stories/the-hell-fire-club/

https://www.worldabandoned.com/hell-fire-club, https://www.spookyisles.com/dublin-hellfire-club/, Wiki

We skim the surface of the giant ocean of cults and dip our toes in origami

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Firstborn_(LeBaron_family)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38526255

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdI5LMl2Ci0

http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/undergraduate/spiritualCommunity/ChurchOfTheLambOfGod.html

Rhea:

https://listverse.com/2017/04/26/10-strange-facts-about-pythagoras-mathematician-and-cult-leader/

Nina:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt_Koq9PYLg

So much Wikipedia

Creepy cryptids and we really levelled up the classiness with this week's craft - PASTA ART!

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.mythicalwildlife.com/episode-three-the-lizard-man

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

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Lizard_Man_of_Scape_Ore_Swamp

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3188604/Is-South-Carolina-s-Lizard-Man-New-images-claim-mythic-swamp-monster-prankster-lizard-costume.html

Rhea:

http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/nuckle.htm

Nina:

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

https://www.atlantic-county.org/history/jersey-devil-pg1.asp

This week we're talking about killer toys while doing some pen and ink drawing, and Rhea throws us a wicked curveball...

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded via Skype due to lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-story-behind-the-worlds-most-haunted-doll

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4701423/real-chucky-doll-inspired-film/

https://keywest.floridaweekly.com/articles/robert-the-doll-wants-respect-or-else/

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_the_Doll

Rhea:

"We Were All Freaked Out": An Oral History Of Twilight’s Renesmee - Bustle

Nina:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll

https://tonyspera.com/annabelle/

This week it's WWW - weird weather and wire.

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded via Zoom cus we were still in lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b077j4yv

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/17/world/tambora-eruption-year-without-summer-scn/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/16/1816-year-without-summer-dark-masterpieces-beethoven-schubert-shelley

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/05/26/year-without-a-summer-1816-mount-tambora/84855694/

Rhea:

http://www.strangehistory.net/2011/06/19/4395/

Nina:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP14c_eXKK0

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/lightning/

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

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/leeches-predict-weather-tempest-prognosticator

This episode takes us to the bottom of the sea and this week’s medium can be found at the bottom of the sea (totally deliberate) – it’s clay!

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To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams as we were experimenting with recording during our continued lockdown]

Sources:

Bothwell:

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

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/19/the-story-of-the-lady-lovibond-the-ghost-ship-that-reappears-every-50-years/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2014197/the-ghost-ship-of-the-english-channel-that-reappears-every-50-years-after-all-the-crew-were-killed-on-it-300-years-ago/

https://historydaily.org/lady-lovibond-ghost-ship

Rhea:

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

https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/ot-getaway-guides/dwarka-land-myths/

http://mahabharata-research.com/about%20the%20epic/the%20lost%20city%20of%20dwarka.html

https://www.transcend.org/tms/2020/03/dwarka-krishnas-lost-city-discovered-rare-photos/

Nina: BBC website

https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/last-breath-film-diver-accident-oxygen-276006

https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/dive_magazine/2019/330FeetDeep201906.html

AHHHH! IT’S MASS HYSTERIA!!!!!!!!! Meanwhile, we’re calmly doing some drawing.

See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

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To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded using Skype as we went into a lockdown in the UK]

Sources:

Bothwell: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-curious-case-halifax-slasher-caused-mass-outbreak-hysteria-1768973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Slasher http://www.calderdale-online.org/community/life/life3.html  https://historycollection.com/12-historys-baffling-mass-hysteria-outbreaks/9/ Rhea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_psychogenic_illness https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/12/middle-ages-mass-hysteria/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudun_possessions, Epidemics of the Middle Ages by J. F. C. Hecker Nina: Wikipedia, https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history https://thetab.com/us/pennstate/2016/10/04/riots-break-alleged-clown-sightings-last-night-5706

We do some painting. We talk about diseases. What a civilised night in!

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To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Stay weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

Wikipedia

Healthline

The salt- article by Rae Ellen Bichel

Rhea:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/myth-medical-explanation-vampirism-porphyria

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/born-to-the-purple-the-st/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQwMllhCUM&list=LLLFdcThmk-3WNS1CpPrSGMQ&index=4340

Nina:

Behind the name.com

Wikipedia

‘Dying to Sleep’ Discovery Channel documentary on Youtube

Slate.com

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482208/

rarediseases.org

Pilot episode yeah! We chat about witches while embroiderising stuff.

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To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Stay weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

Historic UK

Wikipedia

Book by Russell Hope Robbins

Rhea:

Superstition became a companion that followed me to Mali. #3 - @PDBongkiyung, Religious Beliefs In Mali - https://www.worldatlas.com

'Death market' opposite Mali's Parliament a unique sight - Business-standard.com

Mystery beheadings stir fear in remote Mali town, probe says killers collect blood - India Today

Perspectives on African Witchcraft - Edited by Mariano Pavenello

The dangers of anonymity: Witchcraft, rumour and modernity in Africa - Julien Bonhomme in HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory 2

Nina:

Seeksghosts.blogspot.com

Salemghosts.com

nhpr.org

history101.com

history.com