Why Would You Ask That?

Have you ever felt a brush against your back but no one was there? Felt eyes on you but you know you’re alone? Perhaps you aren’t as alone as you thought. And perhaps that presence has more on its mind than typical hauntings. Maybe it even possesses the psychic you sought out for answers? Or maybe it’s just the Psychic Mafia. CW: Sex, Ghosts, Death, Manipulation Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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There’s a history of marriage that goes beyond the living. After all... ghosts can get married too! Inter-mortal marriages, post-mortem marriages, pre-mortem marriages— ghosts and spirits have been getting married for a long time. Marriage is a human ritual that some even deem necessary for a peaceful afterlife. Jump in and learn how ghosts find love and partnership with us! And you've had a few weeks of particularly long episodes with us, so enjoy a short one this week.  CW: Death, Ghosts and Dead Bodies, Abortion (I believe maybe just 2 lines), Some talk surrounding disrespect for the dead Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Have you ever wanted to traumatize yourself on purpose? Well, good news, because you can PAY MONEY (or dog food??) to be traumatized by people who build their own haunted house attractions! We're not talking about peeled grapes and fake blood at all. These are experiences that will absolutely maim your brain. So obviously... we point out the strangest ones out there. And at the end, we'll give you a pleasant bit of off topic aftercare after the intensity of the topic. For content warnings this week, I'm giving you two different sets, as our talk of extreme haunts take two tones. This is our most extreme episode, so take care of yourselves, listeners.  CW (first half): Being Restrained, Simulated Waterboarding, Simulated Sexual Violence, Guns, Simulated Gun Violence CW (second half): Real Violence, Teeth Trauma, Finger Trauma, Blood, Burial, Sexual Assault, Drowning, Body Fluids, Insects Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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It's More Likely Than You Think! Ever wanted to venture into the dark, the disturbed, and the utterly goth? Well, guess what, that school trip your school took to the local battlegrounds is exactly that! In this episode we delve into what is dark tourism, and how 'dark' does something have to be to earn the title. Not only that, but there's some do's, don't's, and why-the-HELL-would-you-do-that's advice when walking into the mouth of hell. Or, you know, the monument down the road. For this episode, we got really into the discussion, so you're getting an extra long episode this week! CW: Holocaust, Death, War, this episode generally contains many forms of grimness  Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Haunted paintings have been around since humans figured out how to draw on cave walls. On this episode, we have the Crying Boy, who sets his homes aflame; the Anguished Man, so haunted people aren't even allowed to touch it; The Hands Resist Him, famed for being just generally spooky. Where did these paintings come from? Why did they become famous? How did they become haunted? And why are there so many of them? CW: suicide mention, death, murder, sexual assault Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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CW: Food, religion, a bit of poop, but not human poop Coffee has had a long journey through history, exploring itself, changing itself... getting chewed up and pooped out. It was once the devil's drink, the MAN's drink, inspiring people to move the world... but most importantly, the swaying power of coffee convinced people to give coffee a dunk in the baptismal font. That's a lot for a bitter little fruit, and we're not talking about ourselves. Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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CW: Extreme Survivalism, Death Today we unbury what circumstances are ideal to trigger your breath freezing in the air as you expel it. Who lives in the regions that reach conditions that get that far? Why would they live out there?! And how do the stars whispering get involved with the breath freezing? Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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This week the crew talk about the era of The Hay's Code and how it messed up American cinema for several decades. Mostly, we're talking about how The Code messed up queer representation in Hollywood and how people in Hollywood are still using the tropes and rules set up by the code today. Specifically, we want to talk about all those queer Disney villains.  CW: Homophobia, AIDS Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Is that grandma's famous cookie recipe? Dad's cigar? Or the unholy scent of brimstone? The crew today talk about what ghosts smell like... or, more accurately, what smells happen around ghosts. Eau de Mort is a concoction of concepts— after all, it would be rude to ask a strange ghost if we could smell them. CW: Death, Rot, People putting things in their various orifices  Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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(And So Are Feelings) Or at least according to Andrea Plunket and the Conan Doyle Estate. This episode, we discuss the finer points of Sherlock's copyright— since only parts of the story are public domain in the U.S., only parts of the character are, too! So what can you do? Can he make a sandwich? Pet a dog? Smile? Respect women? Somehow all of this involves a real-life attempted murder, a huge number of court cases, and how copyright law is a convoluted mass of bull up to interpretation! CW: Attempted Homicide, Nazis (very briefly), Homophobia Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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