Where Our Minds Wander

Beth asks the question, "Was the Exorcist movie really cursed?"  as she delves into the 51 year old rumor that bad things happened on set for a reason. Wes looks at Momo, the Missouri monster, a three-toed cryptid that terrorized Louisiana, Missouri in the 1970s.

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Our Sources:
www.the-sun.com/tv/3368193/exorcist-curse-film-deaths/

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12384115/William-Friedkins-cursed-Exorcist.html

https://nypost.com/2023/10/06/the-exorcist-set-was-its-own-horror-movie-deaths-fire-more/

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

https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-bateson

https://stateofhorror.com/momo.html

www.bigfootencounters.com/creatures/momo.htm

www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=5059

https://missourilife.com/the-legend-of-mo-mo-the-missouri-bigfoot/

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Beth talks about two children with remarkable past lives - Joey Verwey and Shanti Devi. Wes talks about the strange disappearance of Alfred Loewenstein, the world's third wealthiest man.


www.higherperspectives.com/10-past-lives-1454003489.html

https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/girl-with-10-lives

Beyond: Documented Truths About the Strange Phenomena of Our Times, vol.1 #4, December 1968.

www.carolbowman.com/dr-ian-stevenson/case-shanti-devi

https://adarshbadri.me/history/shanti-devi-reincarnation-india/

www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/shanti-devi-

www.dannydutch.com/post/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-the-worlds-third-most-richest-man

www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/alfred-loewenstein/23927/

www.nytimes.com/1928/07/05/archives/captalowenstein-falls-from-plane-

https://allthatsinteresting.com/alfred-loewenstein

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

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19280705.2.14&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN------

https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19280708.2.15

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Beth visits the  Mojave Desert's coolest time machine inspired by a visit from an alien. Wes visits Briarcliff, the haunted former home of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.


www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/20/style/tmagazine/welcome-to-the-integratron.html

https://lamag.com/lahistory/integratron-desert-dome

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

https://mabel.wwu.edu/do/d2f3f730-a37b-4850-ada5-6635524370cf

https://integratron.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Integratron-National-Register-of-Historic-Places-Registration.pdf

www.atlasobscura.com/places/giant-rock

www.denofgeek.com/culture/the-haunting-of-elvira-real-life-ghost-stories-from-the-mistress-of-the-dark/

www.thethings.com/brad-pitt-living-in-haunted-house-ghost-sightings/

https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/01/18/brad-pitt-to-unload-historic-home-in-los-feliz-for-40m/

www.archilovers.com/projects/314798/briarcliff-manor-mccray-thorkildsen-residence-1914.html

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

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Beth tries not to squirm as she talks about the Mongolian Death Worm, an elusive, acid-spitting cryptid. Wes delves into the dozens of Wampus Cat sightings; another cryptid with supernatural abilities.


Show Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_death_worm

https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mongolian-death-worm

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mongolian-death-worm.htm

www.livescience.com/46450-mongolian-death-worm.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mongolian-death-worm

www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/finding-legendary-mongolian-death-worm-001973

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wampus-cat

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm

www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/did-a-wampus-cat-stalk-greene-county-

www.fairytalesandmyths.com/wampus-cat/

https://mix941kmxj.com/wampus-cat-from-terrifying-texas-legend-to-high-school-mascot/

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Beth explains the legends (and some truths) surrounding the infamous University of Edinburgh's graduation tradition. Wes explains how the US and Britain almost went to war over one little pig.


Our episode sources:
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/harry-potter-sorting-hat-geneva-bonnet-graduation

www.heraldscotland.com/news/12183001.gently-does-it-with-hat-used-on-100000-students/

www.therestorationmovement.com/_international/scotland/knox.htm

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

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

www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Pig-War/

www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220911-the-us-island-that-nearly-ignited-a-war

www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pig-war

www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)

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Beth shares the tale of Rosina Despard, the 19 year old girl who investigated a haunting in her own house in the 1880s. Wes takes a look at how the Wild West really was.


Beyond: Documented Truths About the Strange Phenomena of Our Times. Vol 1 #4, December 1968

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/cheltenham-ghost

https://blog.maryland-paranormal.com/post/161618288768/reflections-on-the-cheltenham-ghost-aka-the

www.cotswoldplaces.com/haunted-places-cheltenham/

https://news.withthefirstpick.com/en/wild-west-hygiene-habits-ku

www.historictalk.com/en/wild-west-hygiene-practices-best-left

https://awesomejelly.com/wild-hygiene-practices-from-the-old-west-that-seem-so-wrong-today-t2/

www.grunge.com/892937/what-hygiene-in-americas-wild-west-was-really-like/

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Beth discusses the haunted  Randolph County Infirmary and former asylum in Indiana. Wes takes a look back at the devastating 1944 Circus Fire in Connecticut.


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

https://connecticuthistory.org/the-hartford-circus-fire/

www.guilfordfire.com/single-post/remembering-the-tragic-hartford-circus-fire-77-years-later

https://todayincthistory.com/2021/01/13/january-13-charles-nelson-reilly-actor-and-hartford-circus-fire-survivor-3/

https://hauntedrandolphcounty.com/history/

https://hauntedus.com/indiana/randolph-county-asylum/

www.winchesternewsgazette.com/news/randolph-county-infirmary-featured-as-fergus-falls-state-hospital-in-bones-and-all/article_aa6208b2-a661-11ed-b45a-0f55c4415a70.html

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

https://connecticuthistory.org/the-hartford-circus-fire/

www.guilfordfire.com/single-post/remembering-the-tragic-hartford-circus-fire-77-years-later

https://todayincthistory.com/2021/01/13/january-13-charles-nelson-reilly-actor-and-hartford-circus-fire-survivor-3/

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Beth shares the legend of the Utsuro Bune, a strange "ship" seen off the coast of Japan in 1803 that many say was a UFO. Wes shares the legend of the Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia.


https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20220626-41030/

www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00879/

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/uk-science-tech-weekend-features-project/article-11854841/The-Japanese-mountain-magnet-UFOs.html

www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tiny-town-hundreds-ufo-sightings-29850584

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon-eyed_people

https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/moon-eyed-people/

www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/the-moon-eyed-people-the-first-appalachians

www.roadsideamerica.com/story/51476

www.strangecarolinas.com/2019/10/the-moon-eyed-people-effigy-murphy-nc.html

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Beth heads to the most haunted home in Australia, discussing the numerous stories of ghostly encounters. Wes faces the terrifying Hat Man and the many theories as to who (or what) he is.


Show Notes:
www.escape.com.au/destinations/australia/nsw/195anight-hotel-that-smells-like-death/news-story/904f35ab18c9c4eb65e7e3aea8f37ff8

https://montecristodoc.com/the-house/

https://the-line-up.com/monte-cristo-homestead

https://tracesmagazine.com.au/2022/06/australias-most-haunted-house-monte-cristo-homestead%EF%BF%BC/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/monte-cristo-homestead/

www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/monte-cristo-homestead-junee-nsw-a-night-at-australias-most-haunted-house-20201111-h1s47v.html

www.liveabout.com/shadow-people-2596772

https://theweek.com/97457/who-is-the-hat-man-the-nightmare-shared-by-dreamers-across-the-world

www.ripleys.com/stories/the-hat-man

https://archive.org/details/thedjinnconnectionrosemaryellenguiley

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Beth looks at Otzi the Iceman, a fascinating 5000 year old mummy who continues to reveal amazing things- possibly even a curse. Wes checks into the haunted Chislehurst Hotel, a system of tunnels used during WWII.


www.iceman.it/en/the-mummy/

www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/curse-frozen-mummy-gruesome-deaths-28685652

https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2021/10/08/the-curse-of-otzi-the-iceman/

www.britannica.com/topic/Otzi

www.livescience.com/otzi-the-iceman

www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/style/otzi-iceman-tattoos-study-scn/index.html

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna-analysis-reveals-what-otzi-iceman-wore-his-grave-180960170/

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-iceman-reconsidered-2005-01/

www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/chislehurst-caves

www.haunted-places-to-go.com/chislehurst-caves.html

www.atlasobscura.com/places/chislehurst-caves

www.newstatesman.com/politics/2018/10/deep-chislehurst-caves-families-blitz-built-whole-new-lives-underground

www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/chislehurst-caves/

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