Guide to the Unknown

In this special REWIND, we’re flashing back to Episode 24, when we first talked about THE MUMMY! Learn all about the mummy’s curse, and get ready for more when The Mummy returns this Friday! For full sources and links, visit http://www.talkbomb.com/news/gttu130-5 Get access to monthly bonus podcasts and tons of other content by supporting us through http://www.patreon.com/gttupod! Thank you so much! Watch the video of our conversation at http://www.youtube.com/talkbomb Follow us online: http://www.instagram.com/gttupod http://www.facebook.com/gttupod http://www.twitter.com/gttupod And join our private Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/gttupod One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking about J-Horror! Japanese horror! Where does it come from? Culturally, folklore-wise? We're trying to do the impossible: figure out the origins of iconic horror like The Ring, The Grudge, and Uzumaki! Also we're compiling a short catalogue of alarming ghosts. These yokai are skeletal, insectoid, and sometimes, they're just trying to take a peek at you! For full sources and links, visit http://www.talkbomb.com/news/gttu130 Get access to monthly bonus podcasts and tons of other content by supporting us through http://www.patreon.com/gttupod! Thank you so much! Watch the video of our conversation at http://www.youtube.com/talkbomb Follow us online: http://www.instagram.com/gttupod http://www.facebook.com/gttupod http://www.twitter.com/gttupod And join our private Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/gttupod One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're diving into horror parodies! Will takes the films, Covering Scary Movie, Young Frankenstein and more! Mel Brooks riffed on Hitchcock with High Anxiety. And it turns out it all started in 1925 with a weird pickle thing. Kristen hits the TV horror parodies! Key and Peele gobbled up zombies, and man, oh man did the show Psych love dedicating themed episodes to Clue, Twin Peaks and more! For full sources and links, visit http://www.talkbomb.com/news/gttu129 Get access to monthly bonus podcasts and tons of other content by supporting us through http://www.patreon.com/gttupod! Thank you so much! Watch the video of our conversation at http://www.youtube.com/talkbomb Follow us online: http://www.instagram.com/gttupod http://www.facebook.com/gttupod http://www.twitter.com/gttupod And join our private Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/gttupod One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 128 of Guide to the Unknown: We're talking about fearsome foods, and we don't mean that cabbage you forgot was in the crisper. First, Will takes us through the grocery store to talk about real life horror-themed foods like Ghostbusters Ecto Cooler and the General Mills monster cereals. Then Kristen talks about food in horror movies: plot points and references that are anything but scrumptious. Follow Guide to the Unknown on social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook Get tons of bonus content, including a monthly bonus episode, by helping us fund the show on Patreon: Guide to the Unknown Patreon Join our private Facebook group: Guide to the Unknown Secret Society Follow Kristen and Will online: @chillinkristen on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @themythtraveler on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Show sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5C0hhp5fU http://web.archive.org/web/20181116220804/https://www.workwiththemonsters.com/ https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=1364 https://superheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Boo_Berry https://superheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenberry https://nypost.com/2009/10/31/its-berry-scary/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_cereals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinner_(novel) https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/halloween/horror-movie-food-moments https://www.geek.com/movies/the-best-food-themed-horror-movies-1811985/ One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 127 of Guide to the Unknown: After referencing it last week, we’re diving in with both feed! WHO PUT BELLA IN THE WITCH ELM!? It’s a whole episode about the intersection of true crime and the supernatural. The Hand of Glory cameos, witches are involved, and then we sink into the amazing, horrible, and amazingly horrible world of Psychic Detectives. Sylvia Browne eat your vile heart out! Plenty of psychics consult on murder and missing person cases, but have you heard of 1898’s paranormal PI FLAXMAN LOW? NOW THEN, go subscribe to Stories with Sapphire! Every Wednesday, Sapphire talks with people about their paranormal experiences. It’s a fun, thoughtful, heartwarming podcast that you will absolutely love if you’re a GTTU listener. Oh also you might just hear US on this show sometime soon! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu127 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 126 of Guide to the Unknown: It’s hard to believe we haven’t done this before! LET’S TALK ABOUT HARRY POTTER! WOOOOOOOOO! This week on the show, Will tells the real life stories behind The Hand of Glory and Nagini the snake/lady. Not to mention the odd tales of Borgin & Burkes, The Obscurus, and (shudder) The Trolley Lady. Kristen destroys The Boggart, Thestrals, The Inferius, and Dementors! It doesn’t MATTER if you’re not well versed in Harry Potter, we’ll explain everything you need to know…and then some! SPOILERS! We round it all out with our personal Top 5 Horror Moments throughout the entire franchise! Keep safe, muggles! Be sure to head to BetterHelp.com/gttupod to get 10% off your first month of counseling! Betterhelp can connect with a licensed counselor remotely. You can talk over text or even set up a video chat. Seriously, we've both been doing this and it's great! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu126 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 125 of Guide to the Unknown: It’s our first ever remotely recorded episode! We don’t go to restaurants or the gym anymore. Out the window. ANYWAY, in this time of great stress, we decided to call in one of our closest allies: the humble toilet. Yes, the toilet has a long folkloric history! It is one of the unsung Scream Queens of the horror genre! Psycho, Hanako-San, The Legend of Zelda, Moaning Myrtle, and so much more! Let the healing begin! Speaking of healing, be sure to head to BetterHelp.com/gttupod to get 10% off your first month of counseling! Betterhelp can connect with a licensed counselor remotely. You can talk over text or even set up a video chat. Seriously, we've both been doing this and it's great! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu125 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 124 of Guide to the Unknown: It’s time to distract ourselves with magical, mystical human/animal hybrids! We’re stoked on the release of the new Animal Crossing game for Nintendo Switch, where you play as a little villager in a world of cute animals. It got us imagining a version where you live next to animal demons rather than cute bunnies and stuff. So we’re talking WEREWOLVES, The Goat Man, Sphinxes, Animorphs, and a whole lot more! Distract yourself with us! Oh, also add us via our Nintendo Switch Friend Codes so you can visit our little animal villages: Kristen: SW-4506-1908-3787 Will: SW-3209-7511-2618 Hey, this is also the first time we’ve ever had a sponsor! Hit up BetterHelp.com/gttupod to get 10% off your first month! Connect with a licensed counselor remotely. You can talk over text or even set up a video chat. Seriously, we've both been doing this and it's great! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu124 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! One-eyed Maestro Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Vicious by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5013-vicious License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 123 of Guide to the Unknown: You’ve received a very special invitation to a world beyond your wildest dreams. It’s the world around you…but you’re not looking close enough. The Jejune Institute is not an ARG, it’s not a game. Jeff Hull, the creator, makes that much perfectly clear. But what IS it? A cult? A new way of thinking? Will sinks into the HUH. And Kristen gives you the WHOA. And then you can get the “Dispatches from Elsewhere” from Jason Segel. Because this thing is a tv show now! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu123 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 122 of Guide to the Unknown: Let’s go to Disney Land! Or Disney World! Wait, where are we? Well Kristen is ACTUALLY at Disney RIGHT NOW! We strategically decided to cover ghost stories at Disney amusement parks specifically to torment her! Lets talk about Dolly’s Dip! Let’s talk about spreading your ashes in the Haunted Mansion! Let’s talk about the ghost of Walt Disney himself! It’s the happiest place on earth. It might also be the scariest! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu122 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 121 of Guide to the Unknown: We’re leaving the basement, folks! A while back, Kristen spotted an opportunity to participate in a séance at Paranormal Books & Curiosities in Asbury Park, New Jersey! So we climbed the stairs, hopped in the car, and held hands with strangers as we explored the spirit world. And hey…maybe something reached back out to us! Enjoy our most personal episode possibly ever, as we debate and celebrate just how much we believe! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu121 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 120 of Guide to the Unknown: These stories are totally for children. NOT! We’re looking back at the wonderful work done by The Brothers Grimm! As folklorists and historians, they literally wrote the book on fairy tales! But who were they? And what did they collect? On this episode we dive deep into: Hans My Hedgehog, The Juniper Tree, The Girl Without Hands, Bluebeard, Fitcher’s Bird, and The Robber Bridegroom! It’s a wild scene! Also some light Crimson Peak convo. And don’t forget to #sniffthebook For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu120 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 119 of Guide to the Unknown: Check your old newspapers and grab a polaroid, we’re taking a look at some mysterious entities that make themselves known in photographs! 4:45 - First, The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall wants to put in some face time. She has a desire to be seen, and you should have a desire to look away. OR, you know, going all Yosemite Sam is an option, I guess? 28:22 - Then, The Man with the Upside Down Face has been appearing at the sites of tragedies for decades. No one seems to notice him in the moment, but there he is, lurking in the developed film. Is he feeding? Is he pure evil? Does he wear a hat on his chin? Follow @SlimySwampGhost for more of this wild world! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu119 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 118 of Guide to the Unknown: We’ve all heard of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Sure, it’s an iconic, historic Steven Spielberg movie, but it’s also one of the real ways that ufologists classify interactions with aliens! Kristen explains the original three, as defined by J. Allen Hynek, and Will dives into the later additions! There are RULES RULES RULES in the world of UFO study! We round out the show with some good solid movie talk! Can you believe neither of us had seen the movie before this show? For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu118 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 117 of Guide to the Unknown: This week we're re-examining some of the haunted locations visited in the original Ghost Adventures documentary! Zak Bagans unlocked the door, and we're kicking it open! We also have a lot of fun stuff going on in our world: We recently put the "Little Brother" story to rest! And there's a new video essay by Will and his buddy Bobby all about What's RIGHT with Cabin in the Woods! Horror through a more positive lense! We even have a new podcast pilot on Patreon.com/gttupod focused on the original Ghost Adventures documentary!! ...Why does that remind me of something...? Oh yeah! The show! Kristen covers the spooky hauntings in Virginia City, Nevada! The Silver Queen Hotel, The Miner's Cabin, and The Washoe Club. Then Will pays a visit to the Virginia City Cemetery before taking everything to it's final resting place: The Goldfield Hotel. Also we have a new expensive Patreon tier for true sickos. Enjoy it, pigs. For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu117 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the finale (???): Little Brother has been revealed! Thanks to everyone who joined us for our livestream, especially Drew, who really uncovered the truth! We’ve been graced by Little Brother’s presence for an actual INTERVIEW, where they can explain the origins and meaning behind all their mysterious messages. To say it’s “enlightening” is not to do it justice. The most shocking reveal might be that there’s still more to come! As mentioned, feel free to examine the Little Brother messages yourself! Click here for the clues! And lets all give LB a round of applause. Follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube for more of their weird world! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu116-5 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 116 of Guide to the Unknown: Hang out in the downstairs morgue with us! Will’s got the truth, Kristen’s got the fiction! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu116 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a flashback: Back in Episode 73 of Guide to the Unknown, we first talked about "Little Brother," an unknown person who sends Will cryptic emails. These messages were full of ciphers, spooky topics, and real-world coordinates. What do they all mean? We have no idea. Well now there are NEW emails from Little Brother, and we've decided to try and solve their mysteries LIVE on Patreon.com/gttupod! Join us on Thursday, 1/23 at 6pm est to help us figure it out. Become a Netherworld Warrior (starting at $4) to see the madness! Enjoy this look back at the beginning of this sordid tale to get caught up! Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 115 of Guide to the Unknown: A new Doctor Dolittle movie is coming out, so to celebrate, we're discovering what makes reveals our Furry Friends to be Ferocious Fiends! Kristen digs into some serious Cat Lore! Why did the Ancient Egyptians worship cats? Can cats sense ghosts? YES! Will spreads fear about man's best friend! Harry Potter saw The Grim. Will we? YES! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu115 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 114 of Guide to the Unknown: Guide to the Unknown left the basement! One of our listeners asked if we’d be interested in doing an episode of the show at The Sayreville Public Library, and we said YES. To fit the vibe, we looked up the spookiest books known to mankind: grimoires. The Necronomicon, Books of Shadow, the how/what/why! Dust off your bookshelf, you never know whats lurking on the shelves! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu114 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 113 of Guide to the Unknown: WELCOME TO 2020! We’re still not done talking about Star Wars! Yes yes yes, the Skywalker Saga is done, and sure, there’s more to come, but have you heard the legends? Lord Nyax, The Death Troopers, The Galaxy of Fear, there’s a LOT of horror running through the world of Star Wars. And we’ve found all the spookiest nuggets. For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu113 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 112 of Guide to the Unknown: We’re closing out the year…hell the whole DECADE with 6 spook-tacular stories from listeners like YOU! Shadow people, possibly friendly (?) ghosts, and LOTS of sleep paralysis! The ball is about to drop, let the fear rise within you. And HAPPY NEW YEAR! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu112 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 111 of Guide to the Unknown: HAPPY HOLIDAYS, everyone, and GRUSS VOM KRAMPUS! We’re huddled in fear, hoping Krampus won’t take us away to hell…it turns out we haven’t been very good this year. But to understand our enemy, we’re researching his humble Austrian beginnings, all the way up to his modern domination of scary Christmas movies! There are…a lot of them. Pour yourself some hot chocolate, and hide your birch rods! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu111 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 110 of Guide to the Unknown: Unbelievably, we're in the holiday season! Let's talk about some BIZARRE obscure holiday creeps! From the origins of Yule, to the story of Gryla, The Yule Cat, and finally these 13 (or 80) little pranksters! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu110 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 109 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen and Will take a visit to a place of great sorrow, misery, and mystery! A true crime case with a modern paranormal bent! This episode covers the case, the suspects, the ghosts, and Zak Bagan’s investigation! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu109 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 108 of Guide to the Unknown: HAPPY THANKSGIVING BLACK FRIDAY! On a special “commerce obsessed” edition of the show, Will and Kristen are investigating hauntings at places where you might spend your hard-earned money! Will heads to a haunted restaurant Kristen takes us around the WORLD! Seattle’s Pike Place Market, hell…even a Toys R Us! We even hear a special story told at our live show by Greg Mania (@GregMania on Twitter), and wrap up with a PERSONAL GHOST HUNT we once did in Salem, Massachusetts! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu108 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 107 of Guide to the Unknown: In the vein of Dear David and The Greg Thread, we’re taking a look at another Social Media story! When the sun suddenly, and mysteriously, disappear out of the sky, what the hell do you do? By reading @TheSunVanished, @ThMadJoy, and @LostSunNews, maybe we can get to the bottom of it! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu107 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 106 of Guide to the Unknown: 2:10 - Will shares the odd haunting. The walls bled, there’s goo on the floor, and…The light chain is…weird? 30:20 - Kristen explains the backlash to the story of the haunting! A LOT of people have a LOT of reason not to believe! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu106 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 105 of Guide to the Unknown: Welcome to my mansion. I think you’re gonna like it! 00:00 - Shocking news on Will’s birthday: they’re making a new Scream movie! Help us find some #JusticeForGhostface and some #GhosticeForJustface, because #WillAndKristenAreSCREAMing. Please let us be involved, Spyglass Entertainment. For those of you out of the loop, read my Scream reboot script and treatment on TalkBomb.com/scream! 2:55 - Kristen gets the party started with some fun and games for Will’s 33rd birthday! 14:27 - Will digs deeper into The Haunted Mansion! Not only the attraction but the story and a lot of the fan spin-offs! 49:37 - Kristen explores the international attractions in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Paris! From the Mystic Manor to the Phantom Manor. It’s unreal. For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu105 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 104 of Guide to the Unknown: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We decided to release our weekly episode a day early to hit this, the most important day of the year! We’re talking all about Haunted Houses. Yes, we did this in episode 55, but listen up, this time we’re talking about the ways that haunted house attractions have changed from their humble spooky beginnings to their nauseating, unpleasant modern incarnations! Check out Dark Ride Project for videos of old freaky rides! Avoid McKamey Manor, btw. For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu104 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 103 of Guide to the Unknown: We’re digging into classic and beloved Halloween episodes of shows! From Charlie Brown (snore) to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (yay)! Boy Meets World makes a surprise appearance, and The Simpsons attempt to make us vomit. For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu103 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 102 of Guide to the Unknown: WE STILL LIVE IN A SOCIETY! Now that we know where the hell The Joker came from, let’s talk about who the hell played him! There’s been a lot of info (and misinfo) about the torture that comes with playing The Clown Prince of Crime. We turn to Kristen Anderson for the story! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu102 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 101 of Guide to the Unknown: WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY! The Joker has been making a lot of waves recently, lots of controversies, and it’s landed him on our radar! This week, Will talks about the creation of the character, and the ways The Joker has grown and changed over the course of 80 years. Comic books, cartoons, video games, there’s a lot to share, and some really odd interpretations of the character. Also some spoilery conversation about the new Joaquin Phoenix movie. The Pale Man, The Man Who Laughs, what’s his deal? Next week: the movies and the people who played him. That’s right, this topic is too big for a single episode! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu101 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 100 of Guide to the Unknown: LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE! We’re looking back at the first 99 episodes of the show, with your help! We put out a call for you to send us your favorite moments and send us questions. On top of that, we’re grilling each other…How much have we really learned about monsters, urban legends, and other mysterious phenomena?? Oh, and what kind of spooky pumpkin are we? For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu100 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 99 of Guide to the Unknown: 0:43 - One of our listeners, Carolyn, sent us some of her incredible artwork, inspired by a bit from a couple weeks ago (#GhosticeForJustface)! Check out the video version to SEE these amazing pieces, and then immediately hit up Velvet Hand Designs on Etsy to get some pieces of your own! 4:41 - Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE for our live show at Pino’s in Highland Park, NJ! On October 27th at 6pm, we’ll be performing in front of a room full of people, talking about infamously haunted places in NJ! Come meet us in person, hang out, and have fun!! 7:00 - Kristen shares the odd, long history of Stonehenge! When was it built, how, and for what purpose!? Their are NUMEROUS theories, but no one knows the true answer…well, no one but Krissy! 29:29 - Will looks at some of the modern discoveries about Stonehenge! Including conspiracy theories, scientific discoveries, and proof from some guy who built his very own ‘henge! Watch the video of him doing it, it’s insane! 42:46 - Finally, lets talk about some of the insane movies that reference Stonehenge! This list OBVIOUSLY includes Halloween III: Season of the Witch AND Troll 2! Not to mention This is Spinal Tap! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu99 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 98 of Guide to the Unknown: 0:21 - Real quick, a huge THANKS to everyone who backed us on our our Patreon page! SO many of you hit us up on www.Patreon.com/gttupod, and became Netherworld Warriors, and it means the world to us! DOUBLE thanks to everyone who helped us get our numbers up on Apple Podcasts! Positive reviews make us look good, and we have you to thank for that! 1:57 - We give an update on the To The Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded by Blink 182’s Tom Delonge! The Navy has confirmed their evidence. Say what?! Read more: https://news.avclub.com/u-s-navy-admits-those-ufo-videos-blink-182-s-tom-delon-1838250257 6:44 - To get to the crop circles, we dig into the inspiration for this episode: M. Night Shyamalan’s movie SIGNS! We’re big fans! 15:36 - Will dives into the origins of crop circles, including famous sightings, and how people believe they’re formed! For more on crop circles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_circle. For more on “The Mowing-Devil:” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mowing-Devil 34:40 - Kristen shares the AMAZING story of Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, the two men seemingly responsible for our modern interpretation of crop circles! It was them, they did it all, and the story is bonkers in the best possible way. I love it, and I want someone to hire us to make a movie about it. NOW. Read all about it here: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/03/two-men-started-phenomenon-crop-circles-planks-wire/; here: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-10-mn-2463-story.html; and here: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-49608647/crop-circle-inventor-s-son-talks-about-father-s-legacy Oh, and lest you think we forgot: #JusticeForGhostface For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu98 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 97 of Guide to the Unknown: We aren't done with clowns! 0:45 - Before we dig in, we want to let you all know that we’ve revamped our Patreon page! If you go to www.Patreon.com/gttupod, you can sign up to be one of our first NETHERWORLD WARRIORS, and gain access to EXCLUSIVE material from us! Kicking off the party, we’ve created a Patreon-specific podcast called GTTU’s Netherworld Dispatch, a spin-off of sorts, and Episode 1 is all about the movie IT: Chapter 2! We both saw it, and we have a LOT to say about it, so go become a Netherworld Warrior (starting at $4 a month, but you can change it to be whatever you want)! MORE ON THE WAY! 4:15 - The clown party begins with a quick list of some of the famous clowns that Will DIDN’T research! It’s a list full of gross weirdos like that clown from Spawn, some Rob Zombie stuff, and, of course, a Seinfeld favorite! Oh, and of course John Wayne Gacy’s Pogo the Clown. Time for some deep dives! 12:34 - Zeebo the Clown from Are You Afraid of the Dark! 18:37 - Adam the Clown from the video game Dead Rising (so cool) 24:51 - “The Clown” from the video game Dead By Daylight Oh, real quick: #JusticeForGhostface 36:10 - Ronald McDonald from the popular fast-food chain McDonald’s 40:23 - Honorable mention goes to Twisty the Clown from American Horror Story 43:08 - The capper. The winners of the “Whoa, Is This Actually Cool” award: Killer Klowns From Outer Space! Should we watch this movie? It seems kind of rad! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu97 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new day is dawning! Head to www.Patreon.com/gttupod and (for as low as $4 a month), sign up to become one of the first Netherworld Warriors! We're FINALLY producing bonus shows on our Patreon page for our supporters, like our new exclusive podcast GTTU's Netherworld Dispatch! Episode 1 is our review of IT: Chapter 2! What are you waiting for? Sign up and have a good time! Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 96 of Guide to the Unknown: IT: Chapter 2 is out! Let’s scream and shout about one of the most famous creepy clowns ever created! 0:52 - Before we dig in, let’s talk about a cool gift a listener sent in! As major movie fans we LOVED checking out the live auction catalogue for PropStore.com! There are infamous film artifacts at our fingertips. Thanks Luke! 5:40 - Kicking off the clown madness, Will looked up where the fear of clowns comes from. Bozophobia! Or more accurately: Coulrophobia! Kristen shares her personal history. Shout out to http://www.coulrophobiafacts.com/ 15:02 - Kristen explains the full history of Pennywise! From novel to TV miniseries, to the new films. This includes TONS of theorizing and conjecture, and it’s so much fun. For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu96 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 95 of Guide to the Unknown: It’s time to go to hell! How do we get there? 2:05 - Kristen travels to a place known as “Spider Gate Cemetery” to investigate the odd series of steps YOU can take to find your self in Beelzebub’s zip code! it’s the 8th gate to Hell! But what of the other seven? 27:17 - Will explains the odd rumors about The Seven Gates of Hell hidden in Hellam Township in Pennsylvania! Are they invisible? Is there a story about an insane asylum and a creepy doctor? Yes, yes, and yes! See you soon, Old Scratch! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu95 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 94 of Guide to the Unknown: We’re predicting the future! There’s been a LOT of speculation as to what The Conjuring 3 will be about. Will Ed and Lorraine Warren be battling a werewolf? NO! 1:16 - Kristen shares a listener’s experience attending a dinner with the subjects of the upcoming film, and explains the strange entertainment news mess! 27:27 - Will explains the true events! Back in 1981, young David Glatzel was possessed by a demon…Arne Johnson provoked this beast…and was later charged with murder. Let’s connect the spooky dots! For full sources and links, visit www.TalkBomb.com/news/gttu94 Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 93 of Guide to the Unknown: One of the most popular horror series ever is back on top: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, illustrated Stephen Gammel! 0:37 - Some of the background and personal remembrances of the series. 6:39 - Will shares his top 5 favorite stories from the books! 30:53 - Kristen shares some of the real-life folklore behind the tales! 55:45 - The duo reviews the new Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie! Sorry! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 92 of Guide to the Unknown: Let’s continue our internet exploration with some popular horror memes! 0:50 - To start, Kristen decodes Jeff the Killer. It’s…cool? Scary? Rad? What? 13:56 - Then Will digests The Greg Thread, a horror story told on @Gr3gory88’s twitter account! It’s a wild adventure. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 91 of Guide to the Unknown: We’re diving into viral horror stories from the internet! 1:15 - First up, Will shares a brief breakdown of I’m Sorry, Jon…Garfield meets HP Lovecraft? What the hell? Why is this awesome? 9:16 - Then Kristen absolutely destroys the long, odd, complicated history of Dear David. Back in 2017, Adam Ellis documented a haunting he experienced. His followers tried to help him figure out what was happening. Krissy and Willy watched from afar, fascinated. Check out the Bustle article Kristen references! 52:10 - WHOA! When something startling and unexplainable happens, we worry that we might have provoked David in this podcast…Shareable clip HERE! Come back next week for more. In the meantime read up on @Gr3gory88 SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 90 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen unveils a new show: Dearly Departed Pop! On the first thursday of the month, hang out as Kristen livestreams about shows and movies that are no longer with us! The first episode will be all about Harper’s Island, a whodunnit show from 2009! Keep up with Dearly Departed Pop on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Then we dig into the true story behind The Conjuring! The Perron family lived in a haunted house on Rhode Island for ten years! Was it the terrifying ghost of Bathsheba Thayer? Ed and Lorraine Warren certainly thought so! We dig into the real story, and the things the movie changed, before transitioning to…Zak Bagans. Again. Of course. Because we have to. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 89 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen and Will dig into the absurdity and hilarity of the recent movement that’s gathered millions of supporters: the push to FINALLY find out what the hell is going on inside Area 51! It’s amazing how this is uniting people, from the naruto-runners to the vape-lords. Just incredible stuff. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 88 of Guide to the Unknown: 0:21 - We are pleased to introduce you to The Long Hallway! A new flash fiction horror podcast directed by Will! Every Tuesday and Thursday there’ll be a new spooky/odd/frightening story under 10 minutes long! Get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or, you know, wherever! 02:35 - Kristen directs our attention to a fascinating landmark that, for some reason, has been ignored! Introducing The Georgia Guidestone! It was built by people who hit their identity for the purpose of…what? Presumably aiding future humans after some sort of apocalyptic event? This sucker is incredible. 34:42 - Will looked up a list of haunted places nearby, thanks to HauntedPlaces.org! Each one of these places is a few miles away from where Kristen and William do the show. At most! The best part? The comments: a mix of weird made up stories and charming homespun horror. Here are the spots discussed: Piscatawaytown Burial Ground. Van Wickle House. Abandoned Warehouses. The Conference House (AKA The Billop House). Wallace House. Ayers Allen House…love that psychic cat. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 87 of Guide to the Unknown: 0:21 - Mini - Kristen celebrates the 30th anniversary of Seinfeld by checking out a long-forgotten twitter account: @HauntedSeinfeld! 5:10 - Will attempts to celebrate the -ahem- 4th of July by talking about the times George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Teddy Roosevelt were spotted as ghosts. Also Abraham Lincoln is a vampire hunter! Mount Rushmore Madness! 41:54 - Kristen explores the curious case of the haunted Playboy mansion! As seen on the hit* reality show The Girls Next Door, Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson once welcomed ghost hunters to their abode! One of the playmates is evidently a Ghost Magnet! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 86 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen takes us international! All the way to Switzerland, to pay a visit to the heavily haunted Joller House! Why is the ghost so upset, and WHY is that maid so young? Will jumps back into the cinema screen to parse out the many lives (and deaths) of Chucky, the killer doll. An oft-maligned slasher classic. Who is this little guy? SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 85 of Guide to the Unknown: Will sinks into Five Nights at Freddy’s one of the most popular indie horror games in recent memory! Kristen soaks up all the latest UFO updates reported by the New York Times! She’s a regular Tom Delonge! If you’re in/near Seattle, get tickets to American Hysteria’s first ever live show! Will is going to be part of the show! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices