Horrendous: A Best Friends Podcast

Spoiler alert: Seth Rogen is the killer in the new scream movie. This week Elizabeth tells us about the Cult of the Great Eleven, aka The Blackburn Cult, aka The Divine Order of Royal Arms of Great Eleven, aka this thing is bananas. Callie catches us up on the struggle that is breastfeeding. Elizabeth apologizes to small towns.  Music and sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com&n...

We are back with another episode and some confessions from Elizabeth. Callie and Elizabeth discuss living in a small town and all of the myths and misconceptions, as well as all of the quirks. Elizabeth, making fun of people, ended up getting stuck with our hometown accent as punishment. Callie tells us about Skidmore, MO and a crime that was witnessed by a whole town yet remains unsolved, followe...

Episode 23 is brought to you by Bourbon County Coffee stout, Bottled Emotion, Jonathan Davis, and badass ladies. We make our triumphant return to discuss Nazi resistance fighters and a pioneering aviatrix. Before we head into the good stuff, we catch up on what Josh Duggar has been up to, mourn the loss of our favorite vampire fiction author, and discuss why Salt Life seems to be out in full force...

Just a quick round up of what us going on with the show and what we have in the works. Thank you all for your patience and support.

First of all, Callie is a dumbass and forgot to say her sources, so here they are: Rollingstone.com, allthatsinteresting.com, nytimes.com, murderpedia.com, horrorobsessive.com, history.com, wikipedia.com, nyghosts.com, topic.com, tribute.ca, historyvshollywood.com, thetruthaboutamityville.amityvillenow.com, Nypost.com, livescience.com, biography.com, bustle.com, My Amityville Horror, The Real Amit...

CONTENT WARNING: Crimes against children, racism, sexual assault, violence against children. In a Horrendous first, Elizabeth apologizes for a rant! At some point, Elizabeth's mic decides to take a turn for the worse, Callie does the best she can with salvaging the audio. We wrap up the coverage of the Atlanta Child Murders and hint at what's to come next week. Music and sound effects obtained fro...

CONTENT WARNING: Crimes against children, racism, sexual assault, violence against children. We have our first 2 parter and it's a real rough one, besties. Elizabeth covers the Atlanta Child Murders and bit off way more than she could chew with this case. Elizabeth has some feelings about the Gabby Petito situation and poor Callie is forced to listen.  Music and sound effects obtained from ht...

This episode has it all; Britney Spears updates, true crime updates, cryptids, UFOs, ghosts, disembodied voices, unverified research from your neighbor's best friend's cousin's friend Dave - it's everything Stefan from SNL would love. Callie tells us the story of Black Star Canyon and leads us on a journey which seems to encounter and cover everything.  Music and sound effects obtained from h...

We are back from our hiatus! Thanks for hanging in there as we took some much needed time off! This week we are catching up on what's new with us, in a surprise to everyone, Elizabeth has no rant! We dive right in to talk about the life and mystery of Aleister Crowley, the self proclaimed Great Beast 666, and cross our fingers Sharon Osbourne doesn't sue us!  Music and sound effects obtained...

This week Elizabeth is coming in with a lot of weird energy and Callie tells us about one of the world's worst doctors, Harold Shipman. Music and sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com  Find us on Facebook @ horrendous.podcast, Twitter @horrendouspod, Instagram @horrendous.podcast, Twitch @ horredouspod, Patreon @ horrendouspodcast, email us @ horrendous.podcast@gmail.com, websi...

This weeks rant includes, Britney, of course. The besties have the same thoughts on that topic, which is "Free Britney." They also agree that the whole family is trash (please don't sue). Elizabeth's boss reiterates that dogs do NOT go to heaven and he is NOT wrong. Thanks for the input Brian! The ladies dive into their first modern serial killer, Herb Baumeister / I-70 Strangler. It is a sad stor...

Ever wondered what Aldi brand sparkling water tastes like? Elizabeth is here to tell you. Callie explains the desire for root beer that isn't A&W. This week's journey is to Charleston, South Carolina to Poogan's Porch, a restaurant haunted by a former resident and sweet little fur baby, but if you ask Callie, animals don't have souls and can't be ghosts. Join us for this fun little tale of a p...

Better late than never! Is summer over yet? Because we are over summer. If you ever wanted to know what all 33 boroughs of London were, this is the episode for you. Much like that girl we all know who spent a semester abroad, Elizabeth finds a way to bring up her trip to London. This week we dive into the history and haunting of the infamous Tower of London. Buckle in for war, executions, wild ani...

Buckle in everyone, Elizabeth is way too excited for this week's B-side and she keeps that same manic energy the whole episode! This week Callie tells us about the Lost Colony of Roanoke and Elizabeth loses her mind. Learn more about this colony that just up and vanished and the theories behind what really happened. Heads up, it may or may not have been a vampire. Music and sound effects obtained...

Nothing says happy birthday America like war and ghosts. This week the Horrendous duo gives us the history of the battle of Gettysburg (warning: Callie is not a military strategist) and the ghosts it allegedly left behind. Music and sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Find us on Facebook @ horrendous.podcast, Twitter @horrendouspod, Instagram @horrendous.podcast, Twitch @ horredou...

In honor of Pride Month, we wanted to give the history of why we celebrate. Elizabeth gives us a breakdown of the five day protest known as the Stonewall Uprising.  During Pride Month and every month, consider donating to these charities: Out Youth: https://www.outyouth.org/donate The Trevor Project: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/330001/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=pride2021&c_src2...

We are back from our week off and we have a doozy of a story for you! But first, Elizabeth gives us a brief summary of her trek in the Rocky Mountains and visit to the Stanley Hotel. We learn that though she loves nature, maybe they were not meant to be together. We also started a list of everything Elizabeth is terrified of this week, so make sure to write it down! We dive into the infamous and u...

This B-Side Callie tells us about the Servant Girl Murders. A little known story, Callie breaks down the series of murders and suspects, and breaks Elizabeth's brain with a twist at the end. We hope you enjoy Callie's first try at a true crime story.  Music and sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Find us on Facebook @ horrendous.podcast, Twitter @horrendouspod, Instagram @hor...

The besties are back with their first full length in a few weeks! Callie has news to share, and Elizabeth has her own news to share and explains how to be part of the DAR (in case you ever wanted to know)! This episode we dive into the history of exorcisms and the actual (alleged) exorcism that not only inspired the book, but the movie The Exorcist. Real thing or total BS? Listen to find out! Musi...

Hello Besties! We are back and as obnoxious as ever! Thank you for sticking with us as we had to take a couple weeks off. In this episode, we celebrate Callie's birthday (a few weeks late, but it's never too late)! Elizabeth has feelings about The Duggars (you knew she would). Callie attacks Elizabeth for her choice in pizza cheese, and we learn Callie hoards provel cheese. This week we learn abou...

A quick update from Elizabeth regarding the past 2 weeks. Thank you all for your continued support! We will be back soon!

Hey besties! This week we are joined by Mecha Godzilla (aka Elizabeth's son Connor). Elizabeth gives a review of Raya and The Last Dragon (whether you wanted it or not). We continue our Vinnie-centric episodes with Callie telling us about another indigenous legend, Skinwalkers. Elizabeth gets super excited and nerds out about the Dresden Files book series. Finally we learn that necromancy and necr...

In this b-side we learn that Elizabeth loves Duck Tales and that her husband, Matt, wants to swim in a vault of coins. Also, make fun of Tom Cruise, not Meghan Markle. Disclaimer: Wendigos are NOT werewolves! This episode is brought to you by super awesome fan, Vinnie! Thank you Vinnie for being a fan and a supported! This week we learn about the indigenous and First Nations legend of the Wendigo,...

In this B-Side, we get to hear Elizabeth fan girl over Keanu Reeves. If you thought the Harry Styles fangirling was bad, wait until you hear this one. We also learn that gravy is not a sauce. Then join us as we journey far into the unknown reaches of the galaxy and our podcast as Callie tells us about an alien abduction in the state of Maine, the Allagash Abduction. We are no Mulder and Scully, bu...

CONTENT WARNING: Domestic violence and suicide This episode we are rant free! We promise Elizabeth is really trying to turn over a new leaf, but make no guarantees. Callie tries to get real bossy after drinking a whole bottle of wine before we even get into this episode's topic (let's just say the wine made Callie drunk with power). In this episode we learn about the town of Alton, Illinois and th...