Spooky Sh*t

Where do we go when we sleep? Sometimes, we go to hell and meet a scary porcelain doll or our own faceless reflection in the mirror. We’re talking nightmares today, and answering these timeless questions: Are lucid dreams scary, or just cool? Could Abraham Lincoln tell the future through his dreams? Is the astral plane only real in the Jiffy universe?

Today Hope and Brandi get into some deep dark science that they really have no right explaining: glitches in the matrix. Are we stuck in some simulation getting slowly juiced by robots? How about parallel universes colliding? Are you guilty of eating your parallel self from another universe? We know we are! Come join us on this glitch-tastic ride before reality shifts and this episode ceases to exist! Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Get Yeti ready with Brandi and Hope as they explore the story of Bigfoot's cold cousin. DNA tests can't explain her and the Yeti refuses to explain herself, so we've got to do the best we can. It turns out, if you're gonna go up the big mountain, you're gonna get ate by the big hairy lady. Or maybe just your yaks... Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Remember when you were a kid and you went on a field trip to the Natural History Museum and you have to go look at a hell of laminated corpses for science? No? Well Brandi and Hope did and they have hated mummies ever since. We talk about Egypt, evil white people, jeep mummification, and the worst version of Gilmore Girls ever imagined. Send us mail at spookyshitpod@gmail.com, follow us @spookyshitpod on Twitter and at spookyshitpod.tumblr.com!

Do you love musicals? Do you love being assasinated in theaters? Then you’ll love this episode entirely devoted to haunted theaters! From Gerard Butler to John Wilkes Booth, we’ll cover how your favorite actors’ connection to the spirit world! After hearing about these terrors of the stage, you’ll never want to see a regional production of Cats with your extended family from the East Coast that you’re not super close with ever again! Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

There are lots of Yokai (Japanese cryptids) ranging from dudes with long faces to umbrellas with bad intentions, but our favorites are the weird turtle guys and huge wing'd Samurai. Can we offer you some horrible fart stories in this trying time? Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Your So-Cal born and raised Disney buffs Brandi and Hope are ready to take you on a spooky tour of Disneyland! Jump in your Doombuggy and try not to get murdered by a vengeful bride as we cover ghost Walt’s midnight strolls, dead people ashes all over your safety rails, and the ever-present singing mechanical children. Make sure to bring your death certificate! Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

What exactly ARE mermaids? Are they sexy people Are they Manatees? Are they just any mammal with a fish tail? Do they were merkins? We took a quiz to find out what mermaids we are, and went on a historical journey through time to find out what mermaids are not. They aren't monkeys, it turns out. spookyshitpod.tumblr.com @spookyshitpod spookyshitpod@gmail.com

Happy Holidays! Do you love Christmas? Do you love seeing children punished by demonic entities? Then you will love our tales of Christmas monsters! Krampus and Gryla will enter your home and eat you because you didn't listen to Santa. No holiday is complete without scaring the candy canes out of your kids! Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Hope and Brandi are forced to confront their lives of grilled cheese and IKEA beds as they discuss haunted mansions across America! These 100+ room houses are not only luxurious, they've got a lot fo room for ghosts. To California's Winchester Mystery House to New York's Boldt Castle, you'll see sexy rich ghosts wherever you go! Also, you should probably get big sideburns. It's the next thing. As always, send us an email at spookyshitpod@gmail.com! Find us on Twitter @spookyshitpod and Tumblr spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Your favorite pod is back to introduce a new Thanksgiving tradition: Cannibalism. That’s right! We're talking all about Wendigos. Wendigos are made of ice and people and want to eat you. We hate her. We also discuss Sims Vampires, grandma singing, and a new diet plan. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com Visit us at @spookyshitpod and Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Spiritualism is the coolest thing we have talked about so far. Victorian ladies channeling ghosts and making weird clicking sounds with their joints? Glowing Babies? Creepy selfies? All of that! If you enjoy history, ghosts, and women gaining power that the patriarchy traditionally denies them, then we’ve got an ep for you! Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

We have a special guest on today’s episode: it’s Spooky Shit’s #1 fan and art expert Danni Lin! All three of us share very scary stories about haunted paintings. If you don't like hearing about paintings coming to life and filling your house with anguished sobs, this episode is not for you. You can find Danni’s amazing unhaunted art at dannilin.com. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Trigger Warnings: DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE at 49:00 Japanese ghosts are scary and sad. And really really angry. Today Brandi and Hope take a look at Yūrei, aka Japanese ghosts from folklore and today. Topics include: Kickass 16th century theater special effects, really really scary horror movies, and feminism. As always, sorry for talking about anime so much. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Hi everyone, we’re back from summer break! Today we are talking Golems, the sentient mounds of dirt from Jewish folklore that we know you’re dying to hear about! We talk the cuteness vs the scariness of golems and the origins of Frankenstein. Brandi also shares her huge revelation about all of creation and God that she experienced through researching these mudmen. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

On this episode Brandi and Hope dive deep into the Fairy lore of the Changeling! Did your baby get weird overnight and start glowing or getting bird hands? Your baby might have been stolen by a fairy and replaced with a gross fairy baby that no one wanted. We talk myth and real life mystery to try and understand the Changeling phenomenon. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE The 80s were a weird time for everyone, but especially if you liked heavy metal music, played DnD, or practiced ritualistic murders. On this episode Brandi and Hope are diving deep into the Satanic Panic in the 80s that had everyone in America seeing their teens as potential Satanists just waiting to hear the right record played backwards. We discuss the origins and reasons for this panic as well as the false accusations that this mass hysteria caused. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

We love movies, we hate demons, why not talk about demon movies? We discuss the real life stories behind The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. There's plenty of possession, murder, and ghost pigeons to be discussed. Were these movie sets cursed? Did we invite the devil into our theaters with 1970s puppet vomit effects? Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com

TRIGGER WARNING: GORE, CHILD DEATH, VIOLENCE On today’s episode Brandi and Hope discuss the true nature of werewolves. Where did the idea of a man turning into a wolf come from? Where are they today? Are they all murderers, or are they sexy sexy shirtless boy dogs? Listen to this ep to determine if you are in fact a wolf soul trapped in a human flesh vessel. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com @spookyshitpod Spookyshitpod.tumblr.com

Today Hope and Brandi's discuss banshees and their death screams. If you've recently heard a wail resonating through an Irish countryside, most likely you or one of your loved ones is going to die. Make sure to thank your family banshee for the friendly warning! Find out how Hope manages to incorporate Mothman back into all this and how to scream for vengeance. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com