Horror, Cats, and Witch Hats

As promised, here is a brief review of the history of parapsychology and some interesting experiments from the past and present! Sources: Parapsychology Association: https://www.parapsych.org/section/36/frequently_asked_questions.aspx https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/remember-parapsychology-its-still-being-studied-despite-scorn-flna6c10440809 https://www.britannica.com/topic/spiritualism-religion ...

Cabin in the Woods (2011) is our favorite satirical love letter to the genre that is horror.  In part one, we talk about the plot with some fun facts sprinkled in, and finish with the graveyard which is the most extensive we have done yet. If we learned anything it is to make sure our cousins actually exist before we accept their vacation offers.  *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used...

Welcome to another 30-ish meow-nets! We actually for got to start the 30 minute timer so you, lucky listener, get a little bit extra.  This episode focuses on some random every day things we didn't know had witchy or supernatural origins. From baby teeth to sweeping and the first bottled aphrodisiac (spoiler it hails from Egypt, they were a wild bunch). It's a random list, but a fun one!  Sources:...

Listener Request! Completing this series with the "true" haunting story of the Wyrick family, which surprise!, has nothing to do with Connecticut or the underground railroad! Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad Harriet Tubman biography books:  Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. by Catherine Clinton Harriet, The Moses of Her People: A Biography of Harriet Tu...

Welcome to the final 30 meow-nets of this depressing hotel's history.   The Cecil Hotel is notorious for being a site of unhappy happenings, deaths, and haunting lore. We conclude this two parter with the current status of the Cecil Hotel. Sources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255; https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox  Doe Ne...

This is our first 30 meow-nets! And surprise, surprise it is going to be a two parter because 30 minutes just isn't enough.  The Cecil Hotel is notorious for being a site of unhappy happenings, deaths, and haunting lore. Part 2 to be released within the week! Sources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255; https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_cam...

20 years ago the J-horror Dark Water was released, followed 3 years later by the American version Dark Water (2005). They are both based on a short story written by the author of The Ring.  We also touch on the mysterious case of Elisa Lam mostly to point out the coincidental similarities between her death in 2013 and the 2005 film.  Sources: CHUD interview with writer, Rafael Yglesias: https://ch...

Izzie finally watched Scream 5! So here it is... Watch the movie first if you don't want spoilers. We dig into the Stab movies and all that is known about them as a movie within a movie of the Scream Universe.   *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used to enhance your ear holes' experience. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us request or photos at horrorcatswitchhats@gm...

Another listener request keeps us going with the folk-horror genre. This Ari Aster and A24 work is steeped in details surrounding lore and mythology in order to tell the story of how Dani ends up in a commune..maybe a cult..we couldn't decide. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used to enhance your ear holes' experience. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us request or...

This film is classified as a lore-mystery-horror. We had no idea what we in for! This episode we talk about the history or origin of the Wendigo creature and Kenz stands on too many soap boxes for her mini TedTalks no one asked for.  Also included is a brief movie review submitted by a fellow listener and cat lover!  *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used to enhance your ear holes' exp...

Another listener request! This film is loosely based on the true life 1980's investigation done by the paranormal investigators/demonologists/medium, Ed and Lorraine Warren.  Also included is a brief movie review submitted by a fellow listener!  *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used to enhance your ear holes' experience. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at...

In honor of the release of Scream (2022) we review the Wes Craven original. There are not one, but two true crime stories related to scream (three if you count Rose McGowan's personal history). Scream is one of our absolutes favorites! *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used to enhance your ear holes' experience. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at horrorcat...

We made a special one-year anniversary episode featuring a one-shot RPG designed by Grant Howitt. *Found at https://gshowitt.itch.io/dead-channel* Enjoy our B-rated horror adventure! During a weekend cabin trip, six high school friends uncover a secret beneath the cabin as they hack and slash their way to safety. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used to enhance your ear holes' experie...

We wrapped up this holiday season with the 2015 version of Krampus with guest host Georgie from the podcast Long Hair, Do Care. She shares her stories of the lore surrounding the Dutch Sinterklaas. Enjoy all the history! *MEOW* Find Georgie's podcast on Instagram @longhairdocarepodcast Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us...

Although we focus on Black Christmas (1974), we also talk about the 2006 remake and briefly discuss the 2019 film. In addition, we set our own tangent record and supplied extra background cat noises for your ear hole pleasure. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at horrorcatswitchhats@gmail.com

LISTENER REQUEST We made it through the first 2 of the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise as requested. A cult classic, this holiday film offers cheesy lines, lots of boobs, and some great murder. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at horrorcatswitchhats@gmail.com

Welcome to our shortest episode to date as we discuss whether Till Death (2021) deserves to be classified a horror. Also Iz learns what a "Glasgow Smile" or "Chelsea Grin" is. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at horrorcatswitchhats@gmail.com

For this episode we did listener request, John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). We ended up doing all The Things (1951), (2011). Mostly just have a spooky awesome Halloween wherever you are. Also we announce our raffle winner! *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at horrorcatswitchhats@gmail.com

We gave you a week to see it, now here are our spoilers!   Halloween Kills (2021), is the latest addition to the Michael Myers saga. This one continues where the 2018 Halloween left off. Hear who would be on Caity's Mount Rushmore of Horror and then share with us who would be on yours. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. FOR CHANCES TO WIN OUR RAFFLE: Facebook and Inst...

Bring on the 80's hair, loud outfits, and head banging saxophone. This time we watched The Lost Boys (1987). This Joel Shumacher work of art has inspired vampire lore and art for generations, including our very favorite, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Thank you listeners for your interactions. We feed of it, like vampires and, well...blood. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our int...

We made it to the 2018 Halloween remake by Blumhouse Productions. This is a direct sequel to John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and the first of the latest Halloween films set to release. There's not a lot of research in this one as we have kind of beat Halloween to death, but it is voted the best Halloween movie since the original by Iz and Caity. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used...

This episode we discuss a listener request, another found-footage style film, Grave Encounters (2011) and of course it's sequel (although briefly), Grave Encounters 2 (2012). We talk the usual graveyard and haunts for each film, as well as some in depth background into the haunted history of the psychiatric facility where this film was shot and the procedures that occurred there. *MEOW* Thanks goe...

FINALLY! The conclusion to the Halloween Cult of Thorn time-line. *Spoiler alert* we did not like the movie. However, we did enjoy sharing with you what we found about the lore of the Boogyman, the truth behind Thorn, and our own theories about the cult. *MEOW* Thanks goes to Zapsplat for the sounds used in our intro. Facebook and Instagram: @horror_cats_witchhats Send us emails at horrorcatswitch...

DISCLAIMER: Please forgive the background noises of Izzie's son aggressively mouse clicking and keyboard typing. This will be prevented in the future.  This week we continue our Halloween Saga with Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989). We take a stroll through each films graveyard (murder victims), finally see a cat in the film, and c...

A listener request! We know this movie just isn't the same since we have been living a quarantine for almost two years. However, this is a happy reminder that perhaps it could be worse...we guess? This is a straight forward episode about Quarantine (2008), the film is it based on REC (2007), and the lack of cats. *MEOW* Thanks goes to zapsplat for the sounds heard in our intro! Don't forget to rat...