Devil's Trap: A Supernatural Podcast

Hunters have gathered and are Celebrating the Life and Times of Asa Fox, and so are we, even though we just met him. The boys take their first trip to Canada, but keep all knowledge of anti-possession tattoos to themselves. Liz talks about Clinical Lycanthropy cases from the 1970s and 1980s. Research Links Vampires, werewolves, and demons : twentieth century reports in the psychiatric literature :...

This is the conclusion of the series on the Polish Resistance Fighter Elżbieta Zawacka. We talk about her time touring the World War II British Women's Auxiliary Services, including the FANY. Then we talk about her many arrests and the time she cosplayed as a nun.

It's time for Season 12, Episode 5, The One You've Been Waiting For! We talk about Hitler's Horcrux and whether Dean Winchester will ever shut up about what he did. The Thule are back, and that means it's time to conclude the story of Elżbieta Zawacka, the World War II Polish Resistance fighter who parachuted into occupied Germany during lore. Research Links Home Army - Wikipedia Cichociemni - The...

It's Season 12, Episode 4, American Nightmare, and we are not running scared to talk about how uncomfortable this episode made us. We discuss the running SPN theme of "What is a Monster?" and "Didn't we already decide what a monster was back in season 2?" Also, what DID happen to Sam's psychic abilities? Liz explains what stigmata is, and then tells Diana about one of the most famous stigmatized S...

We're talking Supernatural Season 12, Season 3 and asking important questions like "What is up with that effin doll?" Was it a joke? Was this whole episode supposed to be funny? Liz tells Diana about Mylings who are even creepier than you think. Research Links Myling | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom Mylingen: The Wandering Souls of Nordic Folklore Children of the Night – Scandinavian Archaeology 'WHAT DAMN...

Liz reads excerpts from Anna Kingsford's book Healthy, Beauty, and the Toilet so we can learn beauty tips from a Victorian lady doctor. We learn the answers to so many questions like - Should you put spermaceti on your face? What the hell is spermaceti? How did Victorian women make depilatory powder? How can you wash your face and get drunk at the same time? Research Links Health, Beauty and the T...

Mamma Mia, it's episode 2 of Season 12. Lady Fancypants is now going to try to take on all the Winchesters, including a newly sprung from the dead Mary. In lore, we continue the story of the Victorian character, Anna Kingsford. Research Links Vivisection - Wikipedia Theosophy - Wikipedia Anna Kingsford and Helena Blavatsky – Arnaldo Sisson Filho and Marina Cesar Health, Beauty and the Toilet: Lett...

Season 12 is here! We talk Episode 1 "Keep Calm and Carry On" including the return of Lady Fancy Pants, the gratuitous Sam water scene, and Mary finally getting out of that effin nightgown. Liz introduces this season's lore theme of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn , which may be the inspiration for the British Men of Letters, and tells part 1 of the story of Annie Kingsford (the founder of t...

We made it so the Season 11 Finale Alpha and Omega! We debate the ethics —or lack thereof —of the soul-bomb solution. And it's Season 11 Trivia!

We Happy Few are here for Season 11, Episode 22. We are battling towards the end of the season. Liz tells the story of Cécile Fatiman, a Vodou priestess and Haitian revolutionary. Research Links Ezili Ge Rouge – OCCULT WORLD Encyclopedia Of African Religion : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Ezili Dantor - Wikipedia Vodou and History on JSTOR 1 PERVERTING HAITI: The Transnat...

We're talking Season 11, Episode 21 All in the Family. Liz is very concerned about Donatello's cat and its lack of resurrection. Still, she was so inspired by Donatello's one-liners that she invented a game for Diana in which she had to guess which Supernatural character said each classic line.

Liz brings you some of the instructions from the Book of Abramelin, including how to smash a cliff!

We have gotten to the epic Season 11 Episode 20, where big Supernatural secrets are revealed. Plus, we learn from Liz how to summon angels by performing the Abramelin Ritual. Research Links The Book of Abramelin - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library

In Season 11, Episode 19, we travel with the boys to Gunnison, Colorado, in The Chitters. We also get to meet Cesar and Jesse, who deserve their own spin-off reboot. Get on that Chaos Machine! Liz gives talks about the lore behind the bisan (bisaan), a Malaysian tree spirit/deity who can turn into a cicada. Also how do you say cicada? Research Links Notes and News A. S. Gatschet, H. Ten Kate, Isha...

It's a spooky season bonus! Liz talks about some of the spells in the Grand Grimoire (Le Dragon Rouge), including: How to be lucky in everything! How to make three women listen to you and then go away! Research Links LE GRAND GRIMOIRE. - This digital edition by Joseph H. Peterson, 1998; updated Jul 18, 2023. Portions of translation in [] supplied by Joseph H Peterson, copyright © 1999

It's Season 11, Episode 18, Hell's Angel, and Amara is back, and she's not the only one. Our favorite sorceress with the mostess has arisen to delight us with her eyeshadow and her ability to play sides. We contemplate how many beings you can fit in a vessel. And Liz talks about summoning Lucifer/Lucifugé Rofocale as done in the The Grand Grimoire, aka the The Red Dragon, aka the Dragon Rouge. Res...

Everyone's cholesterol is on the rise after we discuss Season 11, Episode 17 of Supernatural: Red Meat. We figure out the Winchester cycles of grief, and how to determine how douchey of a monster a man will become. Then we discuss some of the incidents that have occurred throughout the years at another national park, Joshua Tree. Research Links Climbing Editor Sacked for Blaze | Climbing.de NPS In...

We discuss the unsafest Safe House in Episode 16 from Season 11 of Supernatural. Bobby and Rufus return, and Liz quizzes Diana about them in a game we call "Bobby, Rufus, or Brufus?" Time travel is still stupid. Research Links Bobby Singer | Supernatural Wiki | Fandom

We will suplex you into listening to Season 11, Episode 15 of 'Behind the Mat' as we delve into perhaps a non-traumatic childhood memory of the Winchester boys. Liz makes up a quiz about wrestling, and then we get into the fight between Sid Vicious and Arn Anderson. Research Links Sid Vicious vs. Arn Anderson: The Bloody Scissors Fight Wrestling Human Oddities: 20 Freakish Sideshow Acts Things Tha...

Time travel is still stupid, but we allow it for Season 11, Episode 14 The Vessel. In honor of the femme de lettuce Delphine, we talk about the woman of cabbage, Agent Zo, aka Elżbieta Zawacka. Research Links Meetings and defilades of the Polish organization Przysposobienie Wojskowe Kobiet [Female Military Training] in the 1930s [images via NAC]. Agent Zo - Clare Mulley : Clare Mulley Ahnenerbe -...

Oooh oooh Love Hurts, but Season 11, Episode 13 doesn't. What bars is Dean hitting to hook up with women at? Will sage ruin your garbage disposal? When can you see Liz's new band Ironic Werewolf? We answer all those questions plus some quick tips on the Crime Scene Clean-up Business, and a discussion on the Qareen(aka qarin). Research Links Qareen - Wikipedia How Much Money Can You Make Annually C...

Hey hey hey, Don't You Forget About Me or this Season 11, Episode 12 banger of an episode. We find out if Diana is married to a vampire, and which Supernatural character she is destined to be with. Somewhere in between, we discuss what happens when Sam and Dean return to Sioux Falls to help out Jump Scare Claire, and get thrown into a conversation about birth control. Good times. Research Links QU...

AI says: "In "Into the Mystic," the salient point centers on the profound exploration of life’s fleeting nature and the importance of following one’s heart, as exemplified by Mildred's secret to a long, happy life." Liz determined that Mildred's secret was staying horny AF. We dive into banshee lore and how you may need to learn to speak with a full mouth. Research Links The Banshee's Comb (MLSIT...

Here comes Season 11, Episode 10: The Devil in the Details , where everybody is trying to get in somebody. Sam is forced to witness his awkward teenage years, we're forced to witness an Amelia flashback, and Cas is forced to wear the world's most awkward brand on his chest. Liz discusses the medieval torture device known as the Scold's Bridle, also referred to as the witch’s bridle, a gossip’s bri...

O Brother, it is Season 11, Episode 9, and that is where thou art? Amara has grown up and is sucking face everywhere she goes. We talk about pyrophytes which shocking is not something you see at a metal show. The Cage has returned, and you have to take a handcart to get to it. Research Links Plants That Burn: Spontaneous Combustion in Plants With David Attenborough - Bite Sized Gardening Spontaneo...