Gabbin In The Woods

Liz and Jon face the covid lockdown blues (and face-off against Australia's shitty internet) and delve into the age-old way for cowards to ask for a divorce: murdering your spouse so you can pursue a lover! Note: Sound quality may be an issue for some listeners.

Seriously - yuck. Liz and Jon delve into the revolting and, frankly impressive story of the demon of South East Asian folklore, the Krasue. Part digestive system, part woman, all monster.

Liz and Jon put on their magnesium soaked night gowns and venture to the 1800s, a golden age for accidental self immolation in part two of their look at spontaneous human combustion!

Liz and Jon delve deep into the mystery of why Nordic-looking aliens are so keen on making their abductees bathe. Is it hygiene, or intergalactic OnlyFans?

Liz holds good on Jon's ill-considered promise to get a haunted doll when the podcast tops 5000 listeners, and things go from bad to cowardice really quickly.

Jon and Liz delve into the world of criminals who either failed, crashed and burned or truly rewrote the book on crime.

Liz and Jon settle in for a low-n-slow discussion on the possibility that some people ... just catch fire.

Jon and Liz delve into the story of the Welsh UFO abductee whose story is eerily familiar to anyone that's had one too many at the pub and lost a few hours before.

No, it's not the meth head on the train wanting to tell you about the Proud Boys before asking for a cigarette, it's the Yara-ma-yha-who; a red demon from Aboriginal folklore who'll drain you dry faster than you can say "Ah git farked!".

No, it's not the post-trapeze accident corpse of Kerri-Ann Kennerly. This week Liz and Jon delve into the story of a supposedly haunted doll, that, quite frankly, sounds like he's a bit of alright.

It's a full moon and that means it's time for Liz to shed her skin and reveal her true self - the world's biggest fan of the cult classic Scottish werewolf film, "Dog Soldiers". What will be the verdict? Jon just hopes he can live long enough to see the dawn.

Liz and Jon load their backpacks with grizzly facts and fall blind drunk into the freezing tale of Oleg Sokolov - Russia's worst Napoleon cosplayer and university professor. Sentenced to 12 years for the murder of his student / girlfriend, Sokolov's story is pure scorched earth: a man with a terrible history obsessed with terrible history, a school that enabled his behaviour, IKEA furniture and th...

Jon and Liz dive into the surf of Australia's greatest political mystery - the vanishing Prime Minister Harold Holt. Liz shares the pain of being fired, and Jon learns the terrible truth of how his dearly-departed grandmother aided the war effort in 1939.

Jon and Liz learn about Monte Cristo Homestead - Australia's "most haunted" house. This story has it all; Horny land holders, murderous mistresses, a bed that's too hot to handle and what can only be described as the worst mental health care in all of Australia.

Liz and Jon put the "dookie" into "spooky" and visit the story of one of the more notable horror figures of the 20th Century; founder of the Church of Satan, one Mr Anton LaVey. So drop your prayer books and grab your pipe organs and prepare to Callio-pee your pants as we bread bread with the devil.

Liz and Jon find out what happens when a tough-as-nails farmer has a close encounter in the South Australian bush. Let's just say this ET wouldn't bother phoning home ...

Jon and Liz battle through the bloody story of Katherine Knight, Australia's OG killer cannibal. Would you marry a woman known for fracturing skulls with a frying pan and keeping knives above her bed? Special guest appearance by Jon's son, who bursts in to the studio after watching "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" on his iPad to demand an end to this gory tale. 

Jon and Liz peer into the crack of hell for this twisted tale of souls chased into the mouth perdition and the show trial of the 17th Century: Booty Vs Barnaby.  

Liz and Jon try to keep a straight face as they explore the Enfield Horror, a crypo-monstrosity from the wilds of Illinois. Part beast, part man ... actually, he might be ALL man.

Liz and Jon dig themselves a shallow grave as they dive into the issue of whether alien abductions are unfairly weighted towards the poor.

Jon and Liz take a meandering trip down memory lane to look at an unrecognized gem of the horror world, Katherine Bigelow's 1987 break-out, "Near Dark". Is this the perfect Vampire film?

I there's something strange, in your underpants. Who ya gunna call? NUT BUSTERS! Liz and Jon ask the immortal question; is it in yet? If the answer is a "maybe", it could be a ghost!

Liz and Jon travel back in time to 1968 to a small town in West Virginia to revisit the story of the Moth Man. Is it a rogue Shitepoke, or a mutated horror from beyond the fifth dimension?

Liz and Jon throw sub judice caution to the wind and talk about the ins and outs of being kidnapped and thrown in the boot (trunk) of Australia's favourite car.

In this episode, Liz and Jon discuss the legend of the Devil's Pool, a swimming hole in Babinda, Queensland, that's been likened to a washing machine and has claimed more than 17 lives. Is an evil Aboriginal legend to blame, or are white people too arrogant to heed the warnings that swimming in a place called the Devil's Pool is a REALLY BAD IDEA?