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Sharon and Mindy discuss the mysterious death of ex-Marine John Lang.  51 year old John Lang was found dead in his burning Fresno, CA home with stab wounds on his body.  5 days before his death he wrote on social media "Corrupt Fresno cops are going to try and kill me this weekend, possibly tonight. This is no joke.".  Was it murder or suicide?  Check out this episode to discover why the death of John Lang is so controversial and perplexing.

References

• https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article69339482.html

• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8kfudk/john_lang/

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/the-new-way-police-are-surveilling-you-calculating-your-threat-score/2016/01/10/e42bccac-8e15-11e5-baf4-bdf37355da0c_story.html?utm_term=.69309e65cc5a

• https://www.fresnosheriff.org/images/2016/06/John%20Lang%20Final%20Autopsy%20Report.pdf

• https://www.mintpressnews.com/fresno-whistleblower-dies-in-suspicious-fire-after-warning-that-cops-would-kill-him/213202/

• https://www.mhanational.org/conditions/paranoia-and-delusional-disorders

• https://truecrimediva.com/john-lang/

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11583034_Suicide_by_more_than_90_stab_wounds_including_perforation_of_the_skull

• http://fresnopeoplesmedia.com/2016/01/2

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMl9Ncxd-jhZ81s4z3XA6w/videos

• uploaded a PDF screenshot of John’s website 

• http://web.archive.org/web/20160131012513/http://www.jodymurray.com/

Join Sharon and Mindy on a haunted road trip around the country. From spooky Redwood forests and a haunted lighthouse in California, to a former asylum in New York filled with shadow people, and much much more. This audio road trip will take you to some of the most haunted towns in the U.S.

References

• https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/west-virginia/middleway-wv/

• https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/the-eeriest-spookiest-and-down-right-scariest-small-towns-in-america

• https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/g2665/spookiest-ghost-towns-in-america/

• https://npiweb.com/Blog/Posts/haunted-places-mcpike-mansion

• http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm

• https://bellwitchcave.com/ghost_hauntings/bell_witch_cave.htm

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1999/08/01/night-of-the-haunter/ad41a2b1-2b65-46cb-ba87-f8dfbf780edc/

• https://www.rollinghillsasylum.com/testimonials

• https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/rolling-hills-haunted-history

• https://weirdnj.com/stories/rolling-hills-asylum/

• https://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/us/sd/articles/haunted-deadwood

• https://visitdelnortecounty.com/article/haunted-places-in-del-norte-county-california/

• https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a29516062/stephen-king-bangor-maine-home-museum/

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mount-hope-cemetery-bangor

• https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/weird/owners-of-a-haunted-hotel-seek-help-from-ghost-trackers/97-608270415

• https://tdn.com/business/local/man-convicted-in-torture-murder-of-lv-teen/article_c85d9af4-1787-5505-9a0e-76d11f8c06e4.html

Sharon and Mindy interview Dave McRae, professional voice actor, and the creator of the upcoming short fan film "It's Me, Billy" which is an unofficial sequel to the original 1974 horror classic "Black Christmas".  They talk about the film, horror films in general, his creepy paranormal experience and more. "It's Me, Billy" is due to be finished sometime this year.

Dave's links

• http://www.thevoicemann.com/

Sharon and Mindy have new Mike Flanagan news, they celebrate Women in Horror Month by giving shout outs to some of their favorite women in the horror world involving: filmmaking, podcasts, and social media, they discuss a new true crime book that has been compared to the works of Ann Rule, and much more. 

References

• https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3650445/midnight-club-cast-mike-flanagan-leah-fongs-netflix-series-includes-elm-street-icon-heather-langenkamp/

• https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/371781/mike-flanagans-new-netflix-series-the-midnight-club-adds-heather-langenkamp-more/

• https://filmschoolrejects.com/women-in-horror/

• https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/netflix-the-midnight-club-cast-1234897467/

• https://www.codyloveshorror.com/about

• https://welcometothedarksid.wixsite.com/welcometothedarkside

• https://mashable.com/article/best-horror-movies-all-time-feminist/

• https://theoutline.com/post/6014/armie-hammer-serial-killer-face

• https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3650525/shudder-will-not-air-planned-creepshow-segment-starring-marilyn-manson/

• https://deadline.com/2021/02/marilyn-manson-abuse-allegations-evan-rachel-wood-american-gods-fremantle-1234685169/

• https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9523386/timeline-abuse-allegations-marilyn-manson

• https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3648423/nicolas-cage-vs-evil-animatronics-bloody-willys-wonderland-trailer-youve-waiting/

• https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3650746/fraughtful-february-24-movies-tv-shows-video-games/

• https://film.avclub.com/american-psycho-director-mary-harron-we-ve-never-real-1842839329

• https://www.wired.com/story/nia-dacosta-wired25/

• https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/jennifer-kent-the-nightingale-rape-epidemic-1202162992/

• https://screenrant.com/slumber-party-massacre-movie-female-director-explained/

• https://www.bustle.com/articles/146900-10-cloverfield-lane-is-a-feminist-win-for-one-awesome-all-too-rare-reason

References:

https://online.csp.edu/blog/psychology/history-of-mental-illness-treatment/

https://www.everydayhealth.com/pictures/worst-mental-health-treatments-history/

A treasure trove of articles on inhumane mental health practices

History of inhumane mental health treatments from talkspace

Outdated and outlandish treatments 

The good, bad and inhumane

Mental Floss article on mind-boggling treatments

Dorothea Dix’s tireless fight to end inhumane treatment for mental health patients

https://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/odd-psychiatric-treatments#page=2

https://sunrisehouse.com/research/history-evolution-mental-health-treatment/

https://www.mdlinx.com/article/-barbaric-medical-practices-still-used-today/lfc-3762

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/may/mental-health-conditionsubstance-use-comparing-us-other-countries

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-quackery/history-hysteria

https://allthatsinteresting.com/henry-cotton

https://daily.jstor.org/the-unproven-deadly-common-cure-for-schizophrenia/

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

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

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/149002

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/89268/lure-laudanum-victorians-favorite-drug

https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2013/02/poetry-pain-and-opium-in-victorian-england-elizabeth-barrett-brownings-use-of-laudanum.html

http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/heroin/history/laudlady.htm

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

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/prefrontal-cortex

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15629160

https://www.livescience.com/42199-lobotomy-definition.html

https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/43/3/article-pE6.xml

https://allthatsinteresting.com/rosemary-kennedy-lobotomy

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/ect-shouldnt-be-last-resort-treatment

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electroconvulsive-therapy-a-history-of-controversy-but-also-of-help/

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electroconvulsive-therapy-a-history-of-controversy-but-also-of-help/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/about/pac-20393894

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/ect-shouldnt-be-last-resort-treatment

https://www.healthline.com/health/electroconvulsive-therapy#benefits

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

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/ajp.97.3.667

References:

• https://thoughtcatalog.com/jacob-geers/2016/02/7-grisly-valentines-day-murders-that-will-make-you-happy-you-dont-have-a-date/

• https://klaq.com/5-true-crime-documentaries-to-watch-on-valentines-day/

• https://www.ranker.com/list/valentines-day-murders/abbey-grantham

• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a14530817/dating-app-confessions/

• https://shesaid.com/21-nightmare-tinder-stories/

• https://www.familyminded.com/s/online-dating-horror-stories-1e6a6374856e4f4e

• https://www.ranker.com/list/tinder-murder-stories/jessika-gilbert

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tara_Lynn_Grant

• https://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1178603/grant_shared_bed_with_au_pair_on_night_before_his/

• https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2017/09/30/tara-grant-legacy-murder-ten-years-later/106164920/

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/randall-shepherd-lindsay-souvannarath-won-t-seek-bail-halifax-case-put-over-to-march-6-1.2959334

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/eve54j/the-woman-who-plotted-a-valentines-mass-murder-shares-how-the-internet-radicalized-her

• https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/true-crime-shows-to-watch-on-oxygen-for-valentines-day

• https://horrornews.net/48137/top-valentines-day-themed-horror-films/

• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/wtf-wtf-wtf

Kerry Wieder's Links:

https://twitter.com/kerrywieder

https://www.instagram.com/kerrywieder/

https://www.youtube.com/user/kwieder121

Part 2 of Sharon and Mindy's 2 part discussion of the upcoming horror movies for 2021.  In addition to some movies that were supposed to come out last year, there are a number of other fun, original, and bat-shit crazy movies that we're really excited about. 

Dark Harvest - 1:35

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 3:23

Wrong Turn - 8:17

Army of the Dead - 9:56

Till Death - 14:01

False Positive - 16:05

The Devil's Light - 18:52

Vengeance - 22:53

Malignant - 26:53

Run Rabbit Run - 31:05

Killroy Was Here - 32:28

Fear Street (1-3) - 34:19

Hatching - 37:13

Don't Worry Darling - 39:52

The Collected - 43:20

Willy's Wonderland - 45:21

Fear of Rain - 49:49

Le Calendrier - 53:21

Dreamcatcher - 55:48

Orphan: First Kill - 57:41

Lullaby - 1:00:33

References

• https://www.looper.com/282297/upcoming-horror-movies-in-2021-that-will-freak-you-out/

• https://wheresthejump.com/upcoming-horror-movie-releases/

• https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2554980/upcoming-horror-movies-all-the-scary-movies-coming-out-2020-2021

• https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/every-upcoming-blumhouse-new-horror-movie/

• https://movieweb.com/movies/2021/horror/

• https://www.imdb.com/list/ls094778165/

• https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/orphan-movie-prequel-plot-cast-release-date-a2520-20201104

• https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/olivia-wilde-fired-shia-labeouf-dont-worry-darling-1234606581/

• https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/

Part 1 of Sharon and Mindy's 2 part discussion of the upcoming horror movies for 2021.  In addition to some movies that were supposed to come out last year, there are a number of other fun, original, and spooky movies that we're really excited about. 

Hunted - 4:09

Antlers - 7:56 (it's actually 10/29/21)

Morbias - 9:52

Don't Tell a Soul - 13:37

Last Night in Soho - 15:53

Don't Breathe 2 - 17:26

There's Someone Inside Your House - 21:04

Escape Room 2 - 23:52

Bloody Hell - 30:24

Run Sweetheart Run - 34:44

Paranormal Activity 7 - 38:23

Psycho Goreman - 39:47

Candyman - 41:59

The Banishing - 44:00

A Quiet Place Part 2 -48:27 

Spiral: From the Book of Saw - 53:28

The Forever Purge - 56:36

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - 59:10

Halloween Kills - 1:04:04

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 1:08:39

References

• https://www.looper.com/282297/upcoming-horror-movies-in-2021-that-will-freak-you-out/

• https://wheresthejump.com/upcoming-horror-movie-releases/

• https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2554980/upcoming-horror-movies-all-the-scary-movies-coming-out-2020-2021

• https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/every-upcoming-blumhouse-new-horror-movie/

• https://movieweb.com/movies/2021/horror/

• https://www.imdb.com/list/ls094778165/

• https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/orphan-movie-prequel-plot-cast-release-date-a2520-20201104

• https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/olivia-wilde-fired-shia-labeouf-dont-worry-darling-1234606581/

• https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/

Sharon and Mindy have news of an unofficial sequel to one of Mindy’s favorite movies, Mindy's thoughts on Bly Manor (that she finally watched), Bruce Campbell's new book, a new diverse horror film in post-production, and more.

References

• https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3646273/fan-film-billy-takes-place-50-years-original-black-christmas-trailer/

• https://youtu.be/nP8lIlRGfis

• https://variety.com/2020/film/global/shelley-atkin-ditto-lgbtq-horror-1234813054/

• https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-nick-stahl-survived-skid-row-and-hollywood-stardom