Ara gives heartfelt apologies for the break in episodes but, in her defense: "Grad School is chaotic". This week, we get truly Wicked, Weird, and Grim and set the dark-academic scene at University of St Andrews, Scotland to discuss their haunts, spectres, and ghostywosties (technical term). Ara describes first-hand accounts from St Andrews locals and students, usually from loitering around cemeteries, ruins, or tagging along so often on ghost tours that the tour guides have given up trying to get her to leave. Caroline professes her general love for Scotland and continues the longtime practice of questioning Ara's sanity. Stick around to hear us mispronounce Scottish words (Ara has no excuse at this point) and stay til the end for our infamous bloopers.

After a hiatus due to Ara transplanting to Scotland, this week we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss "the most terrifying building in America" - the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. We get nitty-gritty with the CDC in discussing tuberculosis, discuss converting a death shute into a slide, talk about some scary ass ghosts (not Timmy, we love Timmy), and nickname a void demon along the way. Tell us whether or not you'd ride the death shute slide and what toy of choice you'd bring for Timmy! Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers.

This week we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss the "American Stonehenge" - the Georgia Guidestones - and their recent bombing. Join us as we get off-topic and discuss American occultism, the bastardization of the term communism, and how batshit crazy American conspiracies (and Georgia conservatives) are. Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers.

This week, we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss an infamous case in our local area: the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Join us as we look at this 13-year-old cold case that was only VERY recently solved in MAY of 2022. This is a case with many twists and turns that may leave you with more questions than answers. Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers.

**Trigger warning for a brief mention of an alleged sexual assault**

What do rat killers, the ice cream man, and peter pan all have in common? Well, if it's a story to be believed, the musical allure of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

As a haunting and cautionary figure of children's fairytales, this creepy piping dude has quite the reputation, especially in his supposed hometown of Hamelin, Germany. So much so, in fact, that there's even an officially licensed Hamelin Monopoly board game centered around this legendary figure. Hamelin doesn't stop there, with regular reenactments of the piper's luring and even a rat-killer themed-restaurant. What, exactly, about the mass-abduction (if you're being kind) or mass-murder (if you're not) of children is so intriguing? We get into the nitty-gritty of it in this episode, talking about some of the historical facts we have of the event and how some of the cultural spinoffs of this tale occurred.

Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers, including Ara messing up the German language (maybe on purpose?), Caroline's inability to control her bodily sounds, and a lot of stilted English.

We're back with a wonky and wacky one, Weirdos.

Join us as we explore the oddest cryptid we've come across yet, and not just because it hails from Ohio.... Hot Damn, It's the Loveland Frog! Now imagine some mixed-up version of a frog and a dwarf, but throw in a wand that creates sparkles that smell like alfalfa and almonds. Not to mention, this cryptid has its own musical and accompanying fan-base. Got it? Yeah, neither do we. We're convinced there is an LSD trip or five somewhere in this tale. 

Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers, including us bashing on Ohio, forgetting how to podcast, and forgetting the English language (Ara, who says "scamp mook" when they're trying to say "swamp muck"? Get off that LSD)

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This episode is dedicated to Ukrainian freedom fighters and cultural preservationists due to the recent invasion of Ukraine. In today's short episode, Ara discusses the Sunflower Seed Curse, the Holodomor, and Maria Prymachenko.

All proceeds from this episode will be donated to Global Empowerment Mission, a disaster relief nonprofit organization on the ground in the tiny village of Medyka, Poland, using donations to buy refugees train and plane tickets to help them reach any family or friends they may have in Europe.

From Meso-America to Egypt, from Greece to the UK, sin-eating has been around for hundreds of years, most commonly attributed to the Welsh and other insular Celtic communities. In this week's episode, we discuss this gothic death ritual, and the religious and cultural circumstances surrounding it, particularly the impact of the Catholic Church and Protestant Reformation. We also discuss how sin-eating was brought to America and dug its roots in fairly close-by in Appalachian folk culture. We round out our episode discussing the legacy of sin-eating today around the world. Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers, including exclusive ASMR of the Grim Sisters fighting with and duct-taping our microphone, and our dismal attempts at mathematics.

We are back from suffering from our respective plagues and this week we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss a cryptically-amazing creature: the thylacine. Join us as we debate whether the thylacine really counts as a cryptid, seeing as it is a very real animal but viewed as 'extinct' by the scientific community at large (but not by all!). We discuss crazy thylacine fan clubs, the thylacine's cute look-a-likes, and some astonishingly convincing videos of potential thylacines captured on camera (even us skeptics were swayed). Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers, including discussion of manatees, cannibalism, and our unique brand of Grim Sister craziness.

It’s our Holiday episode!! We’re super excited for this episode as we dive into Wicked, Weird, and Grim folkloric holiday figures from around the world. We discuss witches, ogresses, anthropomorphic goat men, and more! Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers.

Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season. You guys are our present this year, and we’re so happy you’re along for this crazy broomride with us! 

With love, the Grim Sisters.