Stay Out Of The Attic

Today's episode is a bit of all the wild and wacky that a spur of the moment drive to a haunted bridge with live, on-the-scene audio can serve. And does it serve. Enjoy the accent and native voice of a South Carolinian tell the story of some.... unique local folklore and legend of Tigerville. The Hushhole Hag... I know you're interested. This is not an episode suitable for children, plea...

Greetings earthlings! Or... other worlders... is that a thing? Okay how about those on a different plane... if you get this transmission, I'm sorry. I wish you'd found something better but this will just have to do. After a years hiatus, your podcast over(under?)lord is back to talk all things radio. My inspiration started after I watched a friends (Cory Boughton!) newest feature film, F...

2021 ... it's almost over ya'll! I know things were scary but this episode should bring a few things into perspective. If you're reading this then you must have made it, congrats! Learn about some death-related phenomenon such as "voodoo death" or thanatophobia, and dive into morbid curiosity-it might just save your life! Special guest and friend Kira joins me for this epi...

Welcome back listeners-I hope your turkey day was fantastic, but it's time to dive into the thick of it again. This is a story I have been hoping to cover for a while but had little to information on it, making it difficult to discuss. I managed to scrounge up another article recently that I hope means this case can eventually be solved. Check out that article here: https://www.statesman.com/...

Happy Halloween everyone! Enjoy this spooky little folklore short about some different legends and campfire stories surrounding the history of the Appalachians mountains and trails. Read this story after you are done for a creepy little dessert : https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/appalachian-trail-ghost-story/ Want to join my Patreon? You can here: https://www.patreon.com/stayoutoftheat...

Ahoy mateys! Apologies for my scallywag-like behavior lately -- hope you don't hang the jib too much since I've been gone. I've got a new sloop and crew so I'm back at it again and looking for some fresh booty! And if you are confused at all to what that means, tune into this season starter about the legend of Blackbeard and learn some pirate slang. We'll cover some of his...

And here we go again with a mini deep dive into some less than savory aspects of Mardi Gras celebrations. I cover a bit of plain jane history then move towards some complicated racial tensions and finish up with ghosts, deaths, and few theories. Stay tuned next month for my most special episode yet, which will be my season one finale! Happy Black History Month! Here are some podcasts from black cr...

Happy New Year! Come on in and listen up for the second half of our episode on the Papin Sisters, as Lo and I discuss the murders, subsequent trial and deterioration of those involved.  Take a dive into the theories surrounding this case, involving telepathy, intelligentsia, and shared paranoid disorder. End with a few quality memes, and thank yourself for being here.  ;) Sources: http://prayer-ce...

Happy New Year everyone! We can finally breathe a sigh of relief that 2020 is gone. Not so much for the victims of the Papin Sisters, though. Take a listen to two very ... disturbed sisters, (and yes, I mean my very own sister Lo that joined me for this episode!), as they dig into a story about two sisters that murdered half of a family one fated February evening in La Mans, France. This first par...

Hey yall - I'm back! I managed to get one episode up for the month of November in the nick of time. Shout out to my sister, Happy Birthday Lo! Here's an interesting episode where I am channeling my inner Spooky Psychology (GREAT podcast) to talk about Munchausen Syndrome and Fictitious Disorder, famously brought into the limelight by the recent movie, The Act, about Gypsy Rose Blanchard....

My good friend Gabe (Go HCC 4n6) took a few hours out of his night to take a look into some declassified documents from the CIA in relation to Project Stargate and astral projection with me. Besides for an initial hiccup (Luckily only about 5 minutes of stream was lost... thanks Gabe!), we took an in-depth investigation into the declassified documents and the theories surrounding them. If you&apos...

Take a mini deep dive into the avatarverse to navigate the origins of bending and explore a few theories with the beloved animated television series. Never seen Avatar the Last Airbender? Fret not! You will be able to understand a little about what this show is all about and then immediately go binge it. Enjoy! #15thanniversary Here is a lady with some great tik toks. No, I do not like watching cr...

Jump in for a brief history of the Ouija Board that builds up to some real stories from our very own Gma Bug who used one! This "novelty game" was used for decades in her family as a serious way to communicate with an omniscient presence but never felt it was "evil". From asking about date night antics to death, birth, and missing persons, this family asked it all. Follow us th...

Okay yall... I'm back from my "summer vacay"... not. But, while my summer itself wasn't very interesting, the summer for internet memes and conspiracy theories abound! Hear a mini retelling of the insanely popular rabbit-hole-esq "Wayfair Scandal" that started in early July this summer. I explore the chatter and come up with some rabbit holes of my own. Tune in and re...

Get ready to not sleep tonight after you hear about the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel haunted stories and first-time guest J and their real-life haunted hotel stories! Get into some history about this infamous hotel in Alberta, Canada, with some what-if factors about haunted and conspiracy aspects of this "castle". It's freaky yall! Here's some sources.  https://www.fairmont.com...

Today I will be participating in the Podcast Blackout and instead of posting a regular episode, I will do my best to amplify black voices and provide resources in light of the recent protests and black lives matter movement. How to financially help if you don't have any money (This is one of many): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tsIPnDF4CM How...

Not ready to jump on the Flat Earth Theory train? Yeah, me neither! Let's settle for a trip to Hollow Earth Theory for today. Hop aboard to learn a bit of history and some scatterbrained science for this short. Then, we'll stop in "Hollow Earth Theory People" station for a bit and maybe see a few lost Atlantians or banished Nazis. Really, we're looking for the Lemurians fo...

Tune in if your ready for a more sinister "Ariel" then you're used to. Or is the Haitian mermaid, La Sirene, sinister at all? Find out more and hear some real life stories from Haitian natives from our first ever, Twitter Thread time! Yeah, I think that's a thing now. Here is some sources, check it!  https://travelnoire.com/black-mermaids-international-folklore ,  https://occul...

In this 2 parter episode we meet our second esteemed guest... the one and only, Winters! (Yes, it has an s..) Join us as we navigate the case of the Eastburn murders and the Tim Hennis murder trials, and be warned... it's a doozy. We did our best to understand and report all the evidence but don't be afraid to listen to- The Generation Why Podcast (The Eastburn Family Murders - 336), Tru...

In this episode we meet our second esteemed guest... the one and only, Winters! (Yes, it has an s..) Join us as we navigate the case of the Eastburn murders and the Tim Hennis murder trials, and be warned... it's a doozy. We did our best to understand and report all the evidence but don't be afraid to listen to- The Generation Why Podcast (The Eastburn Family Murders - 336), True Crime B...

In this episode Jo dives into the legend of "Cropsey"... and how it slowly morphs from mere folklore to the true story of the real life boogey man, Andre Rand. Is he the clear suspect? Or does the legend take over the reality? Buckle up! Watch "Cropsey -  The Truth is Terrifying", directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio. 

Hey yall! This is a quick check-in to update you on short #2! Stay tuned later this week for the second short episode of Stay Out of the Attic! Thanks!

Here's the first short! An exploration into the mystery behind Ida Day Holzapful and the Haunting of the Hutchinson Public Library. Hit me up with an email or audio clip to ray.jo.bar@outlook.com about your own Hutchinson, KS folklore stories or if you have some more information about Ida. Stay out of the attic!!

Jo and her first guest, Evan, dive into the lore and legend behind the mythical Kraken. Is it simply a far fetched tale, or rooted in some reality? Exploring its "origin story" and what people view it as in pop culture today, you'll maybe even learn some real life scientific facts... swearsies! Woop! 

Promo track.. stay tuned to get notified when we drop! And folks, stay out of the attic...