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Episode 45: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 82:34


Welcome back, listeners! This week is our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We'd like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for sticking with us. This week we are telling you some personal stories, as well as some stories near and dear to us. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered home invasion stories. Maire's was the true story of the Setagaya Family murders. She got her information from Wikipedia and mysteriousuniverse.com. Shannon's was a Reddit/nosleep story by u/acrodile. This week is also Shannon's birthday week- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHANNY! Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 44: Home Invasions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 39:59


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are diving into home invasion stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we told you stories involving lost limbs. Maire's was the true survival tale of Mary Vincent. She got her information from ranker.com and wikipedia. Shannon's story was from reddit/nosleep by u/hyperobscura. Make sure to join us next week for our very special anniversary episode! Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 43: Limbs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 49:45


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering stories about missing limbs. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered summer camp stories. Shannon told us the tragic true story of the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders. She got her information from ranker.com, wikipedia, and newsweek.com. Maire's story about Camp Golden Oak came from reddit/nosleep by u/theoddcatlady. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 42: Summer Camp

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 56:29


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering summer camp stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered haunted hotels. Maire based her story off the 1976 song Hotel California, by the Eagles. Shannon's story was about the real life Crescent Hotel in Arkansas. She got her info from americasmosthauntedhotel.com Again, IGNORE THE CUCKOO CLOCK, k thanks. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 41: Haunted Hotels

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 26:32


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering some spooky hotel stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we told you boat stories. Maire told the true mysterious tale of the SS Ourang Medan. She got her info from Ripleys.com and Medium.com. Shannon told us a creepy cruise story she found on reddit/nosleep by u/sugar-soad. Please ignore Maire's cuckoo clock, THANKS. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 40: On A Boat

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 31:21


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are telling you some creepy boat stories with our very special guest, Charlie! BUT FIRST: Last week we told you Spring Break stories, Shannon's was the true story of the death of Mark Kilroy. She got her info from a Rolling Stone article called, "The Believers: Cult Murders in Mexico and an article from the richest.com- 10 Terrifying Real Life Spring Break Horror Stories. Maire got her story from Reddit NoSleep by u/eveylnbertrand Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 39: Spring Break

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 38:28


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are telling you some scary spring break stories. BUT FIRST: Two weeks ago we covered college stories. Shannon's story about Smith College was true. She got her info from ghostwalks.com. Maire's was a multi-part story she found on Reddit/nosleep by u/binahpocalypse. Last week we covered reincarnation stories. Shannon got her story from Reddit/nosleep by u/JimEdwardoRamos. Maire's was the true story of Shanti Devi. She got her info from allthatsinteresting.com and wikipedia. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 38: Reincarnation

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 52:55


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are coming at you with reincarnation stories. BUT FIRST Maire needs to finish her college story. We will include the credits to both last week's episode and this week's episode in the show notes for next week. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 37: College

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 73:44


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are bringing you our longest episode yet! We are telling you some spooky college stories and Maire's is such a doozy that it's actually a two-parter. BUT FIRST: Last week we told you some scary grandparent stories. Maire got her fictional tale from reddit/nosleep by u/chewingskin. Shannon's was the true story of Robert Wallace. She got her info from galvestoncrimes.com and historicalcrimedetective.com Keep it creepy, ya'll! ps. the stink bug mysteriously disappeared and we have yet to locate him.

Episode 36: Grandparents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 27:55


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are telling you some truly scary stories about grandparents. We apologize in advance for how many times Shannon says, "EW!" BUT FIRST: Last week we covered celebrity stories. Shannon's was fiction, and she found in on reddit/nosleep (duh) by u/Trash_Tia. Maire recounted the very real experiences that Vera Farmiga had while shooting The Conjuring. She got her info from CinemaBlend.com and CheetSheet.com/Movies. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 35: Celebrity Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 50:27


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering creepy celebrity stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we talked about weird neighbors. Shannon's story was fake (Thank GOD!) She got her story from reddit/nosleep by u/RainElectric. Maire's story was true and she actually found it on her TikTok FYP by user@seejoyy Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 34: Creepy Neighbors

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 26:27


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are coming at you with some suuuuuper creepy neighbor stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered road trip stories. Maire covered the true story of the Tromp Family Road Trip in Australia. She got her info from a BBC article and a Medium.com article. Shannon's terrifying jeep story was from r/nosleep by u/exploringwithzach. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 33: Road Trips

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 55:35


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are telling you some wild road trip stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we came at you from the Lizzie Borden house and told you a couple of family annihilator stories. Shannon's was the true story of Willie Cory Godbolt. She got her info from WLBT.com and dailyleader.com. Maire's story was Season 8 Episode 20 of Law & Order SVU (All hail Elliot Stabler.) Keep it creepy, ya'll. And remember... don't change the station.

Episode 32: Family Annihilators

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 49:48


Welcome back, listeners! After a VERRRRRY long break (that was much needed) we are BACK this week. AND WE ARE RECORDING FROM THE LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE! This week we give you 10 (11) quick facts about the Lizzie Borden case, and then we cover Family Annihilator stories. BUT FIRST: Last episode we covered circus/carnival stories. Shannon had the fictional story called Rules of the Carnival. She found it on Reddit/nosleep by u/mr_mojo_risin95. Maire covered the sad true story of the Hartford Circus Fire. She got her info from wikipedia and circusfire1944.com Throughout this episode you'll notice some unusual sounds. We want to make it clear that while we were recording we did not hear any of the strange noises other than one or two times that we were aware of other people present in the room next to ours. (While listening these sounds keep it mind that you could not hear street traffic from our room, as the Andrew & Abby Suite is located at the back of the house.) During the intro and Shannon's story, we heard 7 unidentified noises while editing, including a loud thud and a male whisper. During Maire's story we heard an additional 6 noises including another whisper. Let us know what you hear! Needless to say, we were pretty freaked out while editing this episode. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 31: Circus/Carnival

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 32:28


Welcome back, listeners. This week we are telling you some creepy circus/carnival stories. Shannon's dog, Minion, makes his podcast debut, and we put our ignorance on display when we discover that Shriners aren't always veterans, apparently. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered wilderness stories. Maire discussed the Aokigahara Forest which is a real forest in Japan. She got her information from wikipedia and bustle.com. Shannon's fictional story was from reddit/nosleep by u/miserable_seaweed290 Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 30: Wildnerness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 28:42


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are coming at ya with some spooky wilderness stories. (Trigger Warning: Maire's story is first and involves suicide.) BUT FIRST: Last week we told you New Years stories. Maire's story was the true case of Brandon Hutchison and the Yates brothers murders. She got her info from the Netflix show, I Am A Killer S2:E9. Shannon's story was fiction and she found it on reddit/nosleep by u/anaveragedevin. If you or someone you know are struggling with suicidal thoughts please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

Episode 29: New Years

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 25:44


Welcome back, listeners! This week we discover that Maire doesn't know how to say Missouri.... and we are also covering New Years stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered Christmas stories. Shannon covered the true crime case of JonBenet Ramsey. She got her info from biography.com, crimemuseum.org, and an article from kdvr.com called, "New DNA Tech Could Help Solve JonBenet Ramsey Murder." Maire's story was from Reddit/nosleep by u/iia titled, "Elf on the Shelf."

Episode 28: Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 27:07


Welcome back listeners! This week we are feeling festive and telling you Christmas stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered decapitation stories. Shannon covered the true case of Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr. and Natalie Brothwell. She got her info from a People.com article and the Daily Mail. Maire's story was from reddit/nosleep by u/CreepyCarbs. *In this episode, Shannon mistakenly says that Patsy's ovarian cancer returned in 2009; it actually returned in 2002.

Episode 27: Decapitation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 35:50


Welcome back, listeners! This week we cover decapitation stories (ew.) BUT FIRST: Last week we covered Evil Women. Shannon's story was actually a summary of the movie, A Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and our queen, Blake Lively. Maire's was sadly the very true story of Delphine LaLaurie and the horrors that she inflicted upon her slaves. She got her info from Wikipedia, History.com and her AWESOME tour guide, Christian, from Ghost City Tours: Bad Bitches of New Orleans. Also, a couple of things to note: No, you can't actually kidnap Maire with promises of Nintendo and Mario Kart, so don't try. And also, we didn't take out our beautiful rendition of Charlie Brown's Christmas- you're welcome. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 26: Evil Women

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 28:30


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are bringing you stories about some truly atrocious women. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered asylum stories. Shannon's was the true story of the Athens Lunatic Asylum. She got her info from an article on scarestreet.com called Top 3 Insane Asylum Stories You Wish Weren't Real by Chantal Kurdy as well as wikipedia. Maire's story was the fictional one. She found it on reddit/nosleep by u/Jgrupe. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 25: Asylum Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 31:31


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are coming at ya with some spooky Asylum stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered "Body Finding" stories. Shannon's was the fictional story called, "Thumpity-Thump" from the classic "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" trilogy. Maire's was the infamous true cold case- Black Dahlia murder. She got her information from FBI.gov and wikipedia. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 24: Body Finding

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 21:55


Welcome back, listeners. This week we are covering stories involving finding dead bodies. CREEPY. But first: Last week we covered roommate stories. Maire's story was true and she found it on Ask Reddit by u/ZenPoet. Shannon's story was fiction and she found it on Creepy Pasta- the story was titled, "My Roommate Keeps Screaming Every Night." Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 23: Roommates

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 36:49


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering roommate stories! BUT FIRST: Last week we covered hidden objects stories. Shannon story about the Dutch torture chambers was true (yikes) and she got her info from BBC News, Insider and SundayWorld.com. Maire's story was found on reddit/nosleep by u/A10A10A10. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episoder 22: Hidden Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 26:52


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are coming at you with stories about hidden objects. Or maybe found things? We aren't really sure. But first: Last week we covered alternate realities. Shannon's story was true and she found it on r/glitch-in-the-matrix by u/zeejoo12. Maire's story was found on r/nosleep by u/edups_enterpris. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 21: Alternate Realities

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 27:24


Welcome back listeners! This week we are covering alternate realities (and also talking A LOT about Mandela effects!) BUT FIRST: We told you creepy Halloween stories last week! Maire's was the true story of Ronald Clark O'Bryan- the "Candyman Killer." She got her info from a Vice article titled: The True Story of the Notorious Trick-or-Treat Murderer. Shannon's was a fictional story that she found on Reddit/Nosleep by u/BlairDaniels. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 20: Halloween!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 36:08


Welcome back, listeners! This week we've got some spooky Halloween stories for you. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered creepy toy/doll stories. Shannon covered Robert the Doll, which is in fact real. EEEEEK. She got her info from ghostsandgravestone.com and a book titled, "Robert the Doll" by David Sloan. Maire's story was fictional and she found it on reddit/nosleep by u/TheyAreBack. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 19: Creepy Toys

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 28:47


Welcome back listeners! This week we are bringing you some stories that will make you think twice before shopping in the toy section of Goodwill. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered Bar and Nightclub stories. Shannon read the fictional story. She found it on reddit/nosleep by u/tjaylea. Maire covered the tragic true story of the Orlando Nightclub shooting. Her sources were: an NPR article titled, 3 Hours In Orlando: Piecing Together An Attack And Its Aftermath by Ariel Zambelich and Alyson Hurt. A Forbes article titled, Pulse Nightclub Site Becomes A Powerful Memorial by Lois Alter Mark. A BBC article titled, Orlando shooting: Biden designates Pulse nightclub national memorial site. A guardian articles titled, Every mass shooting in the US – a visual database by Alvin Chang. And gunviolencearchive.org Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 18: Bar/Nightclub

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 42:15


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering bar/nightclub stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered dysfunctional families. Maire's story fictional. She covered the horror movie classic Halloween (part 1 & 2.) Shannon's story was the true story of Sante Singhrs. She got her info from wikipedia and an article called "10 Murderously Dysfunctional Families" on listverse.com Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 17: Dysfunctional Families

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 24:05


Welcome back, listeners. This week we are covering dysfunctional families (no, not our own.) BUT FIRST: Last week we covered international travel stories. Sadly, Shannon's story was true. She covered the disappearance of Natalee Ann Holloway. Her information came from wikipedia. Maire's was the fictional story. She covered the 2017 movie, Ritual. The movie is based on a 2011 novel by Adam Nevill. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 16: International Travel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 23:15


Welcome back listeners! This week we are covering scary international travel stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered stories about possession. Shannon's was a Creepy Pasta story called "A House" by Tim Sprague. Maire covered the tragic real-life exorcism of Anneliese Michel- which inspired the 2005 horror movie, The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She got her notes from an allthatsinteresting.com article by Gabe Paoletti. Keep it creepy, ya'll.

Episode 15: Possession

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 29:44


Welcome back listeners. This week we are telling you some scary tales of possession. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered cannibalism stories. Shannon's absolutely atrocious OnlyFans story was fiction, THANK GOD. She got it from reddit/nosleep by u/byfelsdisciple. Maire's tale was that of "Metal Fang," a cannibal by the name of Nikolai Dzhumagaliev whose whereabout are currently unknown. She got her info from an allthatsinteresting.com article by Katie Serena.

Episode 14: Cannibalism

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 22:33


Welcome back! This week we are gonna gross you out HARD with some horrifying cannibalism tales. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered occupation stories. Maire's bizarre thong story was the true one. She got it from a buggedspace.com article titled, "Hotel Workers Share the Scariest and Mysterious Things That They've Ever Witnessed." Shannon's fictional story found on reddit/nosleep by u/Disneysecurity. Keep it creepy, ya'll!

Episode 13: Occupation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 19:14


Welcome back listeners! This week we are covering the creepiest on the job stories we could find. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered walking home alone stories: Maire's was the fictional story. It was her favorite reddit/nosleep story EVER. It was posted in April of 2012 by r/blue_tidal and is titled The Smiling Man. If that story creeped you out, we have good news! You can watch the short film version of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u6Tt3PqIfQ Shannon's covered the tragic true story about the murder Sarah Everard. She got her notes from an article from independent.co.uk titled, "The 'bright and beautiful' woman who was a 'shining example': Who Was Sarah Everard?" by Chiara Giordano, Zoe Tidman, and Matt Mathers. As well as a BBC.com article called, "Sarah Everard murder: MET PC Wayne Couzens pleads guilty"

Episode 12: Walking Home Alone

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 21:27


Welcome back listeners! This week we are going to tell you stories that will make you second guess yourself the next time you decide you want to walk home alone. BUT FIRST, last week we covered cemetery stories. Maire told a series of fictional stories that she found on Creepy Pasta. It was written by Nick Botic and is titled, "Working in a Cemetery is a Unique Experience." Shannon's story was a personal encounter found on r/askreddit by u/ellikrose. Stay creepy, ya'll.

Episode 11: Cemeteries

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 25:16


Welcome back! This week we are covering spooooky cemetery stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we did relationship stories. Maire's was the true story of British serial killer Fred West and his wife, Rosemary West. She got her info from murderpedia.com. Shannon's story was the fictional story titled, "My Husband Sneaks Out Every Night When He Thinks I'm Sleeping." She got it from r/nosleep by user u/scifiwriter3592. (The movie that this story reminded Maire of is called What Lies Below and can be found on Netflix.) Stay creepy, ya'll.

Episode 10: Relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 39:52


YAY! We've made it to 10 episodes. Thanks for listening so far. This week we are covering creepy stories involving relationships. BUT FIRST: Last week we covered unsolved cases. And, SURPRISE: we fucked up (I know, you're shocked) We both accidentally covered a fictional story, but hey- we rolled with it. Shannon's story was "The Disappearance of the Miller Boy" from r/scarystories witted by u/scaredycat-666. Maire's story was The 1999 movie, The Blair Witch project. She got her info from IMDB and Wikipedia.

Episode 9: Unsolved Cases

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 19:12


Hi Friends! Thanks for joining us for another episode of creepy tales. This week we are covering unsolved cases, BUT FIRST: Last week we covered Alien stories. Shannon's story was a real life encounter. She got her information from an article from the Mississippi Clarion Ledger by Brian Broom titled “Alien Abduction: 45 years after alleged UFO encounter, Mississippi man breaks his silence” Published Aug 13, 2018. Maire's story was actually the plot of the 2009 Sci-FI/Horror film, The Fourth Kind, directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Episode 8: Aliens

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 15:03


HI FRIENDS! Welcome back. This week we are covering Alien stories. (Insert X-Files theme here.) BUT FIRST: Last week we covered Abduction stories. Maire's was (obviously) the fiction story. She covered the plot of the movie Taken with Liam Neeson. Shannon covered the true story of Elizabeth Shoaf. She got her info from an article by C.M. Frankie called, "Elizabeth Shoaf Was Kidnapped and Assaulted Inside a Bunker for 10 Days: How the Teen Escaped." from aetv.com

Episode 7: Abductions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 15:06


Hi friends! Thanks for tuning back in after that disaster of an episode last week. MOVING ON... This week we are covering abduction stories! But first- last week Shannon covered the fake cult story. Her's was "Cult Fiction" Season 4: Episode 21 of Boy Meets World. Maire's was the sad but true story of Family, International. (Previously known as The Children of God.) She got her information from an Esquire article by Gabrielle Bruney.

Episode 6: Cults

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 11:46


Welcome back, listeners! This week we are covering Cult stories. We had several problems editing this week, so we apologize if this episode is a bumpy ride. But before we dive into it, last week... Maire covered the fictional "Creepy Kid" story. It came from reddit/nosleep, a story entitled "I had a disturbing conversation with my 7-year-old daughter" by u/samhaysom. Shannon covered the unfortunate real life case of Lukas Mironovas. She got her info from a WGME article published on 12/19/19 called "Maine Teen Sentenced for Killing Mother" and an article from WMTW published 11/25/19- "Teen Sentenced for Murder of Maine Mother."

Episode 5: Creepy Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 13:24


Hi friends! This week we are covering Creepy Kid stories! But First: last week Shannon's story was a "myth." She got her info from an article from Businessinsider.com, written by Natalie Colarossi published 2/25/2020 called "Vanished without a trace: Inside the myths and mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle" Maire's story was the true tale of Stow Lake, located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. She got her info from a 2014 article by Virginia Lanmkin on seekghosts.blogspot.com and a Skyline View article from 2017.

Episode 4: Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 14:15


Welcome back! This week we are covering water related stories! But first: last week Shannon's Ouija story was a fictional story she found on r/shortscarystories by u/drunktillTuesday. Maire's tale was the true story of Carol Sue Elvaker. She got her notes from www.theparanormal.me/2013/05/ouija-board-stories-case-of-carol-sue and newson6.com.

Episode 3 : Ouija

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 14:42


YOU ARE BACK FOR MORE AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Last week we covered vehicle stories. Maire's was a fictional story titled, "Don't Drive on the 103 at Night." She found it on r/nosleep by u/Krikeny. Shannon's was the true story of Robert Rhoades. She got her notes from wikipedia and murderpedia. This week we're gonna share some spooky Ouija tales. Thanks for listening!

Episode 2: Vehicle

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 14:03


WOW! You suffered through our first episode and actually want more? Kudos! Last week we covered ghostie stories! Shannon's was "real" and she got it from Reddit r/ghoststories from username u/revolutionaryAD6858. Maire covered a fictional story; The Fall of The House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. This week we are covering stories involving vehicles. Thanks for listening!

Episode 1: Ghosts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 26:48


Welcome to our first episode! This week our theme is GHOSTS! Please ignore Shannon's ice cubes. Ps. we are just learning how to edit so we apologize in advance for our shitty transitions.

But Wait It Gets Worse Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 0:38


Chilling tales and real life encounters guaranteed to give you the creeps. Catch our podcast premiere on July 1st and stay tuned for additional weekly episodes. Thanks for listening, byeeee.

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