Ed Gein...grave robber, tanner, taxidermist...and possible cannibal; what more can be said about him? Well, listen to this episode and find out!

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Continuing the idea of the inspirations for horror movies, Jim tucks into the legend of Scotland's Sawney Bean...he didn't love labor, but he did love people...when they were served up on a plate!

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Welcome to the first episode of Season 3!

Kind of an extension of John's last episode of last season ("Scary Movies")...did you know that The Exorcist was based on an actual incident? if not, you will after you listen to this!

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As the Holiday Season hurtles toward us yet again, the boys take pause and reflect on the paraphernalia of the first Christmas...what's up with that star? And just who were those three dudes and just how smart were they? Is Bethlehem even the site of the Nativity?

Not sure if all of these are answered sufficiently in this episode, but hopefully it'll give you something to think about!

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https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-christmas-star

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It's not exactly the topic that was expected, but at least it IS an episode! And the expected topic is alluded to at the end...with a bit of foreshadowing!

So sit back with a bowl of buttered popcorn as John leads us down his memory lane concerning some of his favorite scary movies

This topic was suggested by a local listener...in desperate need of an idea, I decided to to use it! 

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Uh-oh, somebody didn't get his episode done; not to worry, though, as Jim steps in with jaw thrust forward, clenched fists on hips, and cape billowing behind him

This cool story takes place way up north in Alaska, the state in which you can see Russia from your house and where tourists have the hardest time getting to know the locals, because no matter how hard you try, it's just hard to break the ice in Alaska!

BTW, none of these notes have ANYTHING to do with the episode...except that it IS set in Alaska...

Oh, and if some musher offers you a yellow snow-cone and tells you it's lemon flavored, don't you  believe him...

http://ghosttowns.com/states/ak/portlock.html

In this second Halloween season extra, Jim once again goes it alone -- all alone, this time -- and offers up tales of Columbus, Ohio, hauntings

For their second foray into their Halloween releases, Jim & John -- together again -- discuss the Smurl Haunting...yes, the one at 330 Chase Street, West Pittston, PA -- still kind of hard to believe that the newspapers printed (and printed often) the actual address of the Smurl home

Was it a haunting, an oppression as John asseverates, or a hoax? Give the episode a listen and make your decision.

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In this Halloween season extra, Jim goes it alone -- well, almost alone; Super Fan Boy Allen steps in to give a hand -- and regales us with local legends from various Ohio towns in which he has sojourned

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