Devil's Trap: A Supernatural Podcast

It's Season 13, Episode 21, Beat the Devil. We travel to Apocalypse World as we near the end of the season and ask, "What happens when you starve a lot of vampires?" Liz talks about another strange vampire creature, the manananggal. Research Links Manananggal - Wikipedia Manananggal: The Winged Night Hag of the Philippines - OldFolklore.com Manananggal: The Winged Half-Woman of Philippine Folklore...

We are slicing our way through Season 13, Episode 20, "Unfinished Business." Diana and Liz break down the Gabriel-Loki conflict, Norse mythology lore, and whatever is happening in Apocalypse World with Meth-head Kevin Tran. Research Links Fenrir: The Monstrous Wolf of Norse Legend | Ancient Origins The Six Children Of Loki - NorseMythologist Sleipnir: The Eight-Legged Horse of Norse Mythology

We are talking about Season 13, Episode 19, "Funeralia." We are happy to have a Rowena-focused episode, not so much about Nahomi's return. For lore, we talk about the 15th-century accused necromancer witches Margery Jourdemayne and Duchess Eleanor Cobham. Research Links Eleanor Cobham: The Duchess and her Downfall – Susan Higginbotham Royal Sorceress: The Chilling Trial and Punishment of Duchess E...

We are breaking down Season 13, Episode 18, "Bring Em Back Alive." Which I just got as I was typing this, could also be about bringing back a beloved character, aka Charlie, to the show, or maybe Gabriel's resurrection? We discuss the meaning of "vade retro satana" and talk about some of the latest news in exorcisms. Research Links Exorcist priest Michael Maginot warns of demons at Region church C...

The thing about Season 13, Episode 17, The Thing, is that there are a lot of things to talk about. That sentence is infuriating to AI grammar bots and middle-school English teachers. We wade through so many tentacles to find out what happens in the Rhode Island Men of Letters Chapter-house. Lore talks about the first UFO cult, the Seekers, led by Dorothy Matin. Research Links When prophecy fails b...

It's the crossover episode nobody knew they needed but were so glad to have: Supernatural, Season 13, Episode 16, Scoobynatural. We break down the episode, including hidden Easter eggs. Diana and Liz also compare the episode to the original 1970 Scooby-Doo story it riffs on, unpacking what changed, what got darker, and why the crossover makes so much sense for Supernatural. They dig into the guest...

It's Supernatural Season 13, Episode 15: A Most Holy Man, and we have another heist, but this time it's noir and holy. It's a furta sacra! Find out what that means when Liz dives into the lore behind stolen holy relics, including the theft of the holy prepuce! Not the holy prepuce! Research Links How Jesus' foreskin became one of Christianity's most-coveted relics — and then disappeared | CBC Radi...

Who in Season 14, Episode 13 has Good Intentions? It certainly isn't Zachariah or Michael, but maybe the writers who kept us upbeat even as the episode did some dark things. We also ponder what exactly the angel bombs are, why Donatello doesn't use a dipping sauce, and will the real Gog and Magog will please stand up. Research Links Gog - Britannica Gog and Magog - Wikipedia Gogmagog (giant) - Wik...

We're here to talk about Supernatural Season 13, Episode 13: Devil's Bargain. For Donatello, interpreting tablets ain't no bigger thing than a chicken wing. We try to figure out why grace sucking is so icky. In honor of Sister Jo, Liz tells the story of Sister Aimee McPherson, an early media celebrity faith healer. Research Links Faith and Healing · Divine Hands: Aimee Semple McPherson and Faith H...

We break down Season 13, Episode 12: Various and Sundry Villains. We cheer the return of Rowena but have mixed feelings about the Plum sisters. Liz tells the story of the 17th-century witchcraft trial of the Pendle Witches. Research Links The Pendle Witches: 12 Disturbing Details About the Notorious 17th Century Witch Trials What Were the Pendle Witch Trials? | History Hit The Pendle Witches: How...

We are breaking down Supernatural Season 13, Episode 11, "Breakdown." We are, of course, excited for Donna's bad assery, but are horrified at how unsanitary this torture room is. Liz dives into the kidnapping of glamour model Chloe Ayling and the myth of the dark web human trafficking gang, The Black Death. Research Links Here’s Everything We Know About The Black Death Group “Plot To Kidnap And Se...

It's Season 13, Episode 10, "Wayward Sisters." We are here not just to talk about this episode we both enjoyed, but also about its use as a backdoor pilot for a potential "Wayward Sisters" series that was ultimately not greenlit. We discuss the fandom-driven origins and development of the "Wayward Daughters" concept, starting from social media campaigns to petition efforts. Then we go into the rea...

We're discussing Season 13, Episode 9 The Bad Place, sadly with no farting demons. We discuss the lore, or lack thereof, of dream walking, and Liz provides some questionable instructions on how to do it. Research Links The Witch’s Guide to Dreamwalking: How to Visit Other Realms While You Sleep The dream in native American and other primitive cultures : Lincoln, Jackson Steward, 1902-1941 : Free D...

It's Season 13, Episode 8: The Scorpion and the Frog. Who is the scorpion in this analogy? It doesn't matter. It's a heist episode! And who doesn't love a heist? Liz gives some heist lore, talking about Olivera Ćirković and the international jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers. Research Links Infamous International: The Pink Panthers Story — EXACTLY RIGHT Pink Panthers (organized crime group) - Wikip...

It's Season 13, Episode 7, "War of the Worlds," and we're here for Meth-head Kevin Tran, but not so much for this Arthur/Alexander evil twin nonsense. Liz talks about the Scottish 17th-century witch hunters, the Witch Prickers. Research Links The Professional Pricker and His Test for Witchcraft Witch Prickers of the 17th-century The woman who became a witch-pricker The Devil's Mark and the Witch-P...

Join us to discuss Season 13, Episode 6 Tombstone. No, it's not about the frozen pizza, nor is it actually in Tombstone. That doesn't stop Liz from doing lore based there, though, as she talks about the maybe haunted, and maybe not a former bordello, the Bird Cage Theater. Research Links Aimee Austin | THE CABINET CARD GALLERY The Birdcage Theatre - Phoenix Ghosts The Haunted Bird Cage Theatre | T...

Season 13, Episode 5 is titled "Advanced Thanatology". Thanatology is the study of death. Now do you get the joke? We delve into that, Billie's wardrobe upgrade, but lack of weapon containers, how Diana still hates ghost shudders, and then tells you all about the history of plague doctors, and it gets kinda gross. Research Links Men in Tights: Charles De Lorme (1584–1678) and the First Plague Cost...

Join us for Season 13, Episode 4, "The Big Empty." Dean's journey into the King of Dicks continues as the celestial man-baby grapples with his lack of feelings. Liz deep dives into EMF and its usefulness, or lack thereof, during paranormal investigations. Research Links Electromagnetism and Paranormal Phenomena – Psi Encyclopedia Ghost hunters utilize latest in technology / Paranormal research has...

It's Season 13, Episode 3, and we just need a little "Patience." We also need Dean to stop being such a Dean. We cheer the returns of both Missouri and Jody! We discuss what would have happened if Missouri had been more a part of the show. Liz talks about what lithomancy and lithomantic gems are, and how to store your heavy bag of rocks. Research Links Gary Wimmer Your Guide Towards Lithomancy The...

There was a motel in Wisconsin, they did not call the Rising Son but the Black Hat Motel, which is where we found our Winchesters in Season 13, Episode 2. This is also the introduction of Asmodeus, however the eff you say his name, and Liz gives the background lore on him. Research Links Dictionary of Demons by M. Ballanger The Encyclopedia Of Demons And Demonology By Guiley Rosemary Ellen : motiv...

It's Season 13 Episode 1, "Lost and Found," and we have found Jack, the celestial man-baby. Not only that, but we are once again in a moral grey, even if Dean is too far in his grief to see that. Liz breaks down teleportation, which is oddly relevant to this and next week's episodes. Research Links Teleportation Is Possible—Just Not in the Way You Might Think Quantum entanglement - Wikipedia TELEP...

We are at the Season 12 finale, Episode 23 "All Along the Watchtower." We discuss the numerous deaths and WTF moments. Plus, it's Season 12 Trivia time!

It's Season 12, Episode 22, that's Who We Are, and who even are the Winchesters now? Look at all the emotions on Dean! What happened to Sam's morality code? Why doesn't Ketch just get a cat? During lore, Liz brings the Golden Dawn series to an end telling the story of that time Aleister Crowley and W.B. Yeats had a magical battle in the middle of London during the Battle of Blythe Road. Select Sou...

We are discussing Something About Mary, Season 12, Episode 21. Supernatural fulfills their annual tradition of killing off a recurring character during this episode! We ask: Why is Rick putting a bloody machete in the hallway? What should we call Lady Fancy Pants? What is happening to Mary? Is she really brainwashed? We analyze her brainwashing stages against psychologist Robert Jay Lifton's defin...

We're talking Season 12, Episode 20 Twigs & Twine & Tasha Banes. And twins. Once again, hunters are in peril, and they have called on the Winchesters for help. Will they save the day? And what do you call a fake person made out of sticks? Plus, Liz talks about the Secret Ritual conducted by the Hermetic Order of Golden Dawn's Second Order. Research Links The Golden Dawn Scrapbook: The Rise...