Where the Weird Things Are

This week Brittany and Chris delve into werewolves; no suprise that Chris had a LOT of thoughts on this topic. Sources: The Werewolf in Lore and Legend by Monatgue Summers https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend https://www.history.com/news/6-famous-wild-children-from-history https://www.werewolves.com/docs/werewolf-timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf ht...

Jenna, Heather, and Brittany are back for Part 2 of the Amityville series where they cover the (supposed) haunting after the murders, which of course wouldn't be complete without the brief mention of the Warrens. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcoyXIxKiz4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr . https://www.amazon.com/Night-DeFeos-Died-Ric-Osuna/dp/1591095867 https://allthatsinter...

Brace yourselves for the first ever three host episode where Jenna and Brittany are joined by Heather to cover one of the most notorious family annihilation cases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcoyXIxKiz4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr . https://www.amazon.com/Night-DeFeos-Died-Ric-Osuna/dp/1591095867 https://allthatsinteresting.com/amityville-murders#:~:text=The%20real%2Dlife%20...

Brittany and Thurlow give you part one of the story of Al Capone, cause it's a lot. Sources: https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/ https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htm https://nypost.com/2018/08/11/these-are-the-spots-where-al-capone-became-a-hardened-gangster/ https://smileandgun.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/he-fcking-...

Brittany and Heather cover cases that happened on Christmas - this includes the Lawson Family murders and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Yes, it's a lot, but it could have been a lot more. Sources: JonBenét: An American Murder Mystery - Discover+ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/us/10ramsey.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramsey https://www.9news.com/article/news/inve...

Brittany and Chris discuss what hatched the legend of the cockatrice and how it's NOT a basilisk. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatrice https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Basilisk https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pliny-the-Elder https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cockatrice Music by Alena Smirnova: https...

Jenna takes Brittany on a spooky tour through the historic Whitney house in Detroit, MI. Get your tea ready, it's a fancy one. Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

This time Brittany and Thurlow spice things up by sharing stories of some very unlucky people: Ann E. Hodges and Wilmer McLean. You can decide how bad for them you feel... Sources: Biography of Wilmer McLean, May 3, 1814 - June 5, 1882 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Virginia - http://npshistory.com/publications/apco/mclean-bio.pdf https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battl...

Brittany and Heather discuss cases where some really terrible people pretend to be someone else. Sources: The Imposter - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/ https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bourdin Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany is back and is with Chris to talk about the undead. Join them as they dive into the origins and modern interpretations of zombies! Sources: PBS - Monstrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGmsxBMnjA https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150828-where-do-zombies-come-from...

On this Way Off Track episode we are all unfortunately experiencing what it's like without Brittany in our cast. So come see what the lesser polished members of the cast featuring Chris and Thurlow have to say about the SPC Foundation.

Brittany and Jenna are bringing spooky back this week with some talk of cursed items and, more specifically, Busby's Stoop Chair. Sources: Minting, Stuart, 18th Century Murderer’s Chair Continues to Captivate Supernatural Fans, The Northern Echo, October 29, 2014, https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/11566417.18th-century-murderers-chair-continues-captivate-supernatural-fans/ Phosa, Pa...

Brittany and Thurlow (but mostly Thurlow) bring you the story of the Hindenburg and the ensuing disaster in this history episode. Sources: https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/80th-anniversary-hindenburg-disaster-mysteries-remain-180963107/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hindenburg https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/hindenburg-desi...

Brittany and Heather present some cases that involve false confessions; specifically the false confessions that led to the wrongful convictions of Ryan Ferguson and John Purvis. Grad a drink and prepare yourself for these wild and frustrating stories.

Brittany and Chris get into the story of the Mothman and everything that came after it. Sources: https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Return_of_The_Mothman https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia https://www.southernliving.com/culture/the-mothman-legend-west-virginia https://wvtourism.com/company/mothman-museum/ https://uwm.edu/letters-science/news/featured-stories/hist...

On this Way Off Track episide, Heather gives Brittany the history and origins of the Oni Masks. Sources: https://yokai.com/oni/ https://dumpstatadventures.com/blog/deep-dive-the-oni https://www.britannica.com/topic/oni https://sakura.co/blog/japanese-oni-japans-historical-villain/ https://japaneseonimasks.com/blogs/magazine/what-is-oni mask#:~:text=Oni%20masks%20are%20considered%20to,a%20protectiv...

Brittany and Jenna delve into the origins of the Ouija Board; parlor game or portal to the dead? Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/ https://time.com/4529861/ouija-board-history-origin-of-evil/ https://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8765053/ouija-board-meaning-name https://nerdist.com/article/history-behind-the-ouija-board/ https://...

Brittany and Thurlow go (kind of) back to the Wild West and tell you the story of Annie Oakley. Sources: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/oakley-annie/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oakley/ https://centerofthewest.org/explore/buffalo-bill/research/annie-oakley/ https://centerofthewest.org/explore/buffalo-bill/research/annie-oakley/ https://freerangeamerican....

We've gone Way Off Track again! Thurlow regales Brittany with the tale of The Tree That Owns itself. Sources: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jackson-6862 https://indie88.com/tree-that-owns-itself/ https://www.visitathensga.com/listing/the-tree-that-owns-itself/234/ Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather discuss true crime cases where games went wrong, including the suitcase murder of Jorge Torres Jr. Sources: https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/series/series-articles/analysing-the-truth-crime-law-and-forensics/5-crime-fails-almost-too-funny-to-be-true https://journalnow.com/lexington-man-charged-with-making-a-fake-1-million-bill-and-trying-to-spend-it/article_0ea7afdb-7f8c-58a9-a...

Brittany can't keep Chris away from mythological creatures, so this Lore episode is brought to you by goblins! We're all going to need a snack to keep up with this story. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/art/goblin https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Goblin https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Goblin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin https://labyrinth.fandom.com/wiki/The_Goblins_of_Labyrint...

Brittany and Thurlow are here for another history episode, and Thurlow is very excited to share the details and origins of ninjas (or at least the bad ones). Sources: https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninja/ https://japanjunky.com/ninja-weapons/ https://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub107/entry-5321.html Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c5477346...

We're back with another Way Off Track episode, and this time Brittany tells Thurlow the wild story of the Great Smog of London (and some warning signs that came before). Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/great-smog-of-london-1952-coal-air-pollution-environmental-disaster https://www.history.com/news/the-killer-fog-that-blanketed-london-60-years-ago https://www.britannica....

Brittany and Heather discuss the murders of Shad Thyrion and Jeffrey Freeman. These two cases really show how extramarital affairs can go very, very wrong for all parties involved. Sources: https://www.drugs.com/trazodone.html https://nypost.com/2022/03/02/woman-allegedly-decapitated-lover-hid-his-penis-in-bucket/amp/ https://nypost.com/2022/07/06/wisconsin-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-decapitating-...

Brittany and Chris dive (but not too deep) into the Loch Ness and the supposed monster that lives within. Gear up and join us but, be careful, the water might be a little murky. Sources: The History Channel - In Search Of: The Loch Ness Monster Naked Science: Loch Ness https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/legend3.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creature https://...