Guide to the Unknown

HAPPY 200th EPISODE, EVERYONE! To celebrate, we're doing something we have NEVER done before: we bought a table at the NJ Horror Con and introduced Guide to the Unknown to the world! Cosplayers, horror fans, and uninterested lookiloos! And...a surprised CELEBRITY GUEST! What a whirlwind. Thanks for sticking with us for 200 episodes, everyone, we appreciate you! (And we tested negative afterward, b...

Well, well, well...Kristen lost the game on our latest episode of The Netherworld Dispatch and as a result, she had to watch and review Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses. If you're a huge fan of this movie, we can only assume you're going to hate this episode of the show. For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu199 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts,...

Do our animal friends need spiritual help? Have they seen a g-g-g-ghost!?!? Will consults a pet psychic and the implications are shocking. For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu198 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at  patreon.com/gttupod . Thank you so much! See everything GTTU-related at  gttupod.c...

Well, right under our noses, people have been studying clues leading to hidden treasure. Why didn't anyone tell us?! Learn about some very cool, definitely complicated, sometimes heartwarming real-life mysteries.  For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu197 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at  patreon...

We're doing an Alfred Hitchcock double feature! In Psycho, Hitchcock revolutionized horror and changed the game for decades to come. He also made The Birds, which SOME PEOPLE don't like (Kristen). Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at  simplicitydoyourdream.com ! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu196 Support GTTU and get...

Careful going into the woods at night...but not for the reasons you think! There are a bunch of OTHER threats in the forest that you might not know about, but the Creepypasta "Search and Rescue" Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at  simplicitydoyourdream.com ! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu195 Support GTTU and get ac...

We really only knew about crystal skulls as far as their presence in the fourth Indiana Jones movie, but they have a whole real-life thing going on. They could be from aliens or relics of the lost city of Atlantis! They can give you psychic insight and save humanity! Or: they're cool-looking sculptures. Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at  simplicitydo...

Cursed couches, thrift store Annabelles, haunted eBay paintings... All in a day's work when you shop sustainably. We're talking messed up secondhand shops and items! Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at  simplicitydoyourdream.com ! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu193 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcast...

Good god. Did you know about this?! MK Ultra was a secret CIA program all about MIND CONTROL. Ever see those Bourne movies? It was that. It was also in things like Stranger Things, The Manchurian Candidate, and, of course, Zoolander. Let's talk about (what we know of) the truth, and the fiction (pop culture). Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at  simpli...

Surprise! We usually wouldn’t have anything to post on a Tuesday, but check your calendar: it’s the 13th! Anybody whose anybody knows that means there’s a new episode of The Netherworld Dispatch out now on Patreon.com/gttupod! So here’s the deal: The new Netherworld Dispatch has us playing some of the horror games we talked about in GTTU 191. But videogames are unpredictable, and, well, at one poi...

There's a whole medium of horror infrequently discussed on GTTU and arguably, it's the most immersive horror out there: VIDEO GAMES!  We talk about the plotlines of Fatal Frame, Dead By Daylight, Manhunt, and Alan Wake. Do we beat the game? What the hell do you think?? Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at  simplicitydoyourdream.com ! For full sources an...

The US Government has finally released a BOMBSHELL* report on UFO's and UAP's. We're here to help you help us understand what it all means. Plus we’re checking in on some past GTTU subjects to see what they think about all this! *The report is not quite a bombshell. Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com ! For full sources and li...

Yo, ever heard that Andrew W.K. doesn't actually exist? How about that Richard Gere/gerbil thing? There are lots of myths in Hollywood, and while they don't exactly involve ghosties and ghouls, they're still plenty unusual. Where the hell do they come from? Let's talk about it! And make sure to check out our new sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com ! For...

For the first time ever, something has escaped from the Netherworld! Check out this sample of the most recent episode of Guide to the Unknown's NetherWorld Dispatch, available exclusively on Patreon ! We're ranking horror icons we could survive, AND horror franchises! You can hear the full show AND EVERY OTHER MONTHLY SHOW by supporting us: http://www. Patreon.com/GTTUPod See everything GTTU-relat...

Pipe down, 'War of the Worlds!' Give us a break 'Blair Witch!' We're watching the local broadcast news! Specifically, two horror movies made to look like actual news broadcasts, but secretly telling frightening stories that bring the newscasters into the world of a scary movie! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu187 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podca...

From sea to shining sea, cryptids are taking to the waves. Monsters appear to be in literally EVERY body of water somehow, be it a manmade lake with a giant octopus or a muddy monster in a river. Come aboard and we'll tell you about them! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu187 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestre...

Not every child is a sweet little joy. Some of them want to KILL YOU. We talk about the murderous tot movie that started it all, the 50s classic The Bad Seed, which holds up like gangbusters. Then we fast-forward to the 90s movie The Good Son, starring Macauley Culkin as a homicidal child terrorizing Elijah Wood! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu186 Support GTTU a...

Last week we talked about HOW some psychics do it...now we're going to talk about the ones that have been caught defrauding their customers. We go on Sylvia Browne's psychic cruise of crap plus more! (Like the guy who went on Howard Stern with what he claimed was his taxidermied daughter...it's a whole thing.) For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu185 Support GTTU and...

It's time to talk about contacting the dead....how the hell do these mediums do it?! Sometimes the medium falls into a sort of trance and the spirits speak through them. Other times they...use a trumpet. Kristen and Will are here to explain two very fascinating, very different processes! ALSO: Following up on last week's Sawstravaganza, we have a quick, spoiler-free review of Spiral: From the Book...

We wanna play a game...well actually...like EIGHT games. We're going movie-by-movie through the SAW franchise, making sense of the story, and particularly getting prepped ahead of SPIRAL coming out this weekend! There won't be blood. For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu183 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams,...

New Orleans has a rich history and wild reputation...know what else it has? GHOSTS, VAMPIRES, MONSTERS, AND ALL KINDS OF URBAN LEGENDS! We talk about some New Orleans-specific cryptids, a group of women known as The Casket Girls (great name), and the New Orleans-vampire connection. For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu182 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus p...

[ Link to Video! ] UPDATE! Will left out something HUGE during last week's episode, and not only that, but we actually have a Frasier/Candyman update, which I know you all must have been dying for! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu181BONUS Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at  patreon.com/gttupo...

Will is back from parental leave, and it's time to hear about what he's been enjoying while he's been off! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME: WILLIAM EDITION. Will tells us about a Frasier-Candyman theory that falls apart under further examination, the thrillers he's been watching, and more! For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu181 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus...

Kristen talks to people she likes about what entertainment they've liked during the quarantine! It's GUIDE TO THE AT-HOME. Zena Dixon is your new(?) best friend who loves horror. She's the creator of the Real Queen of Horror YouTube channel and cohost of The Bloody Disgusting Podcast. She and Kristen bond over a mutual love of teen mystery entertainment, and Zena gives us the scoop on her favorite...

This week, Kristen and Will hit the road and get psychic readings! They're spilling the beans on the whole experience: the good, the bad, the wild guesses, and the duplicate responses. The last time we did something like this was in 2019's episode 67, Mystic Willy. This time...it's Mystic Krissy. For full sources and links, visit  http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu179 Support GTTU and get access to...