31 Nights of Scary Shit

Send us Fan Mail Springfield, New Jersey teenager Jeanette DePalma was found dead in a quarry on September 19, 1972.  A local pastor, the police, and the media perpetuated a story about witchcraft and human sacrifice.  Jeanette's remaining family are still looking for answers about what happened to her. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Erin reads "The Cat From Hell" by Stephen King. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Just outside Louisville, Kentucky, Pope Lick Park is a nice getaway area where families can enjoy the outdoors.  However, the Pope Lick Bridge has been the site where many have lost their lives.  Cryptid enthusiasts flock to the trestle hoping to make contact with a sinister goat man who lures victims to their deaths. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween! I can't think of a more fitting classic to read on Halloween night.  Join me, Erin, as I read "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail John Robinson was a skilled con man who stole from employers, and created scam businesses in the 70's and 80's.  Once he became involved in the BDSM world, he added cold blooded murder to his list of crimes. In the 90's the internet becomes the perfect tool to prey on vulnerable women.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Robert Hansen A.K.A. The Butcher Baker terrorized women in Anchorage Alaska in the late 70's and early 80's.  Robert hid behind the facade of a friendly bakery owner, husband and father while playing out his dark fantasies in the woods of Anchorage.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In 1978, Robert Spangler murdered his first wife Nancy and their two children.  In 1993. his third wife fell to her death while they were hiking in the Grand Canyon.  Then, the wife that Robert divorced also ended up dying.  It seemed that this guy just had a way with getting away with murder.  Could he be stopped? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join me, Erin, as I read another tale of horror from the master Edgar Allan Poe. In this story, Prince Prospero plans an extravagant ball for a thousand of his friends amidst a deadly outbreak of plague.  Are they truly protected behind the walls of his castle?  It's Poe.  What do you think? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Beauty salon owner Peter Fabiano is murdered in cold blood at his doorstep on October 31, 1957.  When police look into his wife's friends, a twisted plot is revealed. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this classic by Ray Bradbury, an unhappy husband plots against his wife on October 31.  Join me, Erin, as I read "The October Game." Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Rex Heuermann, a 61 year old architect from Masapequa, New York, is charged with the murders of six sex workers whose bodies or remains were located in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island.  Heuermann hasn't been charged in the deaths of five others located in the area  Investigators are also looking into the disappearances of women in Las Vegas bearing similarities to the Gil...

Send us Fan Mail On February 24, 1978, five friends traveled from Yuba County to a basketball game in Chico, California.  For various reasons, the men were described as being vulnerable for targets for those with bad intentions. The men never return home, and Jack Madruga's abandoned car is located 70 miles away.  It was clear that something was very wrong. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Trigger Warning:  This episode contains details about child sexual abuse and rape. David Berg turned a small group of "Jesus Freaks" into a global movement called The Children of God in the late 1960's.  At first Berg's attitude of free love seems harmless enough.  But his followers could not have imagined the horrific abuses that Berg would inflict upon them....

Send us Fan Mail Fifteen year old Kimmie Jo Dotts just wanted to fit in.  In 1998, it seemed she had finally found a group of friends, when she was invited to a weekend sleep over.  Unbeknownst to the teens' parents, there was a plan to run away.  When Kimberly is led into the woods with "The Runaway Gang" her "friends" turn into cold blooded murderers. #clearfieldpa   #ki...

Send us Fan Mail Join me, Erin, as I read "The Graveyard Shift" by Stephen King.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Popular school teacher Hannah Upp went missing in the Virgin Islands in 2017 and hasn't been located.  Her case is unique because Hannah went missing two other times while in a dissociative fugue state.  Friends and family of Hannah are hopeful that she could still be alive.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Winning the lottery is awesome right?  Not in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.  This classic suspense story is a cautionary tale about what happens if we blindly accept tradition without thinking of the consequences. The story was written in 1948, and caused a lot of controversy.  Join me, Erin, as I read "The Lottery." Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Robert Lee Yates went on a killing spree between 1996 and 1998 targeting mostly sex workers in the Spokane area.  On the surface he looked like a normal family man.  When one of his victims gets away, police are finally able to connect Yates to multiple murders.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join me, Erin, as I read a tale of terror inspired by the Spanish Inquisition.  An unnamed narrator faces certain death in a torture chamber equipped with a crescent shaped blade designed to cut his body in half.  Yikes!  Do you think he will survive?  Listen and find out. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In July of 1991, Martha Brailsford, a popular artist in Salem, Massachusetts, went missing after sailing with her neighbor, Tom Maimoni.  Investigators pull out all the stops to locate Martha, and bring her killer to justice. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What do you think of when you hear the word 'witch'? Do you think of ugly old hags with green faces and warts? Or, do you think of Nancy Downs from The Craft? Neither of these examples are accurate portrayals of witches BTW.  This episode focuses on the Wiccan religion and the practice of modern witchcraft.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Massachusetts teenager Daniel LaPlante has the moniker of "The Boy in the Walls."  He was a seasoned burglar by age 15, convicted stalker by 16, and convicted murderer by 17.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail "The Believing Child" by Zenna Henderson is a creepy tale about a first grade teacher who discovers one of her students has magical powers.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Do you know the origin of the zombie? George Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released in 1968.  The film depicted a level of blood and gore that audiences had not seen before. The movie was not a commercial success at the time, but is now known as the film that launched the zombie craze.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail "The Cask of Amontillado" was published in 1846.  It is a story of revenge, jealousy, and obsession.  The narrator, confesses to an unknown narrator, that he murdered his friend 50 years ago and was never caught. Support the show