This week we welcome our first guest host, horror author and editor Rebecca Rowland! Rebecca takes us through the Salem witch hysteria of 1692, while Scotty talks about the book Michelle Remembers and the beginning of the Satanic Panic. Plus a conversation about writing horror, editing, and the upcoming charity anthology Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice, co-edited by Rebecca and featuring a new story by Scotty.

CONTENT WARNING: This week's episode talks about child and animal abuse, torture, and executions.

Link to purchase Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice (release 5/22/2022):https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09YNCL9L4/

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We're (hopefully, knock on wood) marking the decline of the COVID-19 pandemic with a couple stories about historical plagues. Amelia takes us deep into the gross and deadly 1854 Broad Street cholera epidemic of London, and Scotty talks about the infamous and bizarre "dancing plagues" of Europe.

This is Amelia's last show for awhile, recorded just before she departed for Barter Theatre in Virginia for the summer. Break a leg, Amelia!

CONTENT WARNING: Amelia's story talks about the physical effects of intestinal disease, along with other disgusting things.

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We've got another odds-and-ends episode for you this week, where we talk about four of the lesser-known cryptids/bogeys from around the world.

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This week we talk about two horror movies that aren't horror movies, but actually are horror movies: John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) and Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" (2014).

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This week Scotty and Amelia dive into two of the greatest conspiracy theories in the history of rock music.

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Happy 50th episode! This week Scotty talks about the infamous (and goofy as hell) legend of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, and Amelia explains how the Gilded Age's conflict between old and new money lead to the creation of New York's Metropolitan Opera . Plus a brief, spoiler-free discussion of the Netflix show "Inventing Anna" and some much needed Mötley Crüe appreciation.

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Once again we're celebrating Black History Month and Women in Horror Month! Amelia takes us through the fascinating cultural and culinary history of soul food, and Scotty talks about author Anne Rice and her influence on both horror fiction and Goth culture.

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This week we hop across the Atlantic to explore some interesting goings on in Europe. Scotty tells the chilling story of the Order of the Solar Temple, and Amelia tells the significantly less chilling story of the 1976 Judgment of Paris.

CONTENT WARNING: Scotty's story talks about suicide, murder (including child death), and some men generally being the worst.

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Happy New Year! To celebrate 2022, we've decided to go back a hundred years for our stories this week. Amelia delves into the shocking unsolved murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, and Scotty talks about the making (and near unmaking) of F.W. Murnau's classic film "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror."

CONTENT WARNING: There's a brief discussion of the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, which deals with sexual assault.

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This week Scotty and Amelia take on three "alt-Christmas" classics — Gremlins, Die Hard, and Edward Scissorhands — and determine whether they are, in fact, Christmas movies. ALL DECISIONS WILL BE FINAL!

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