Pinky Pod

  In honor of the latest news...   A UFO ditty. Enjoy this bonus.

Surprise!  New Year's 2023 bonus. Three New Year's spooky tales - a Belfry, a creepy mystery texter, then one with a moral... Bring it on, 2023. We can take it. https://pinkyswearpress.com    

This is not Whoville, my friends.   What do Odin, Krampus, Tomte, Witcher, Mari Lwyd and Frau Pertcha have in common? What are all these things? Listen and find out. Special holiday episode. Enjoy!   The Skeletal Welsh Horse You Must Beat in a Battle of Rhymes (hyperallergic.com) Frau Perchta and The Wild Hunt: A brief Introduction - Hexenkunde

This tipsy Halloween episode brought to you by the diseases that could account for vampire hysteria, and the place where werewolves and vampires intersect.   Don't drink silver, y'all. Blue skin.

This is not your usual "documentary" approach to vampires. This is a vampire reference tool, so to speak. Or something. For the super geeky, along with my own riffing and gushing over certain vampires, for Halloween season please enjoy this (possibly beginning of a series) maxi episode.   Wingman: J Gordan Melton, The Vampire Book, Encyclopedia of the Undead.   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast   Buy my PARIS IMMORTAL series, and DARK WINGS. Both with vampires!    

VAMPIRES! Because of course. You can't have spooky season without vampires. As far as I'm concerned, you can't have anything without vampires, so to speak. Here are some lesser known (at least to most Americans) types from other countries.   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast

Water...what is it about bodies of water, and ghosts? Maybe it's that some truly horrible things have happened in and around water. This episode starts small...and finishes with a most popular and well known tale.   Japanese Ghost Stories: Himeji Castle and Okiku's Well - (thewillowweb.com)   (1) Aunt Julia in Ruddock : nosleep (reddit.com)   Truk Lagoon: The Haunting WWII Graveyard Under The Sea (allthatsinteresting.com)

Continuing a theme for spooky season, here is the background of one of our best known ghost stories, and I even read the finale for you after some trivia.   Hold onto your heads!  Read for free here. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/41/pg41.txt Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast Read my latest book DARK WINGS    

Cryptid, or just one part insane, three parts religious frenzy, and six parts mysterious real animal? You decide. This week I talk about the French incident that led to several movies and books, and then some gruesome "worst werewolf" countdown.   Twitter @PodPinky https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod IG pinky_podcast Pinky Swear Press  

The infamous theatre that sparked a genre. The original scream queen, who also happens to be an unreliable narrator of her own life. She did, however, die at least 10,000 times.   Kicking off spooky season! The Most Murdered Woman in the World ‹ CrimeReads Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod  

John Polidori almost fell into obscurity as a writer, when in fact, he was the father of vampire fiction as we know it. Here I give you his story, why he was overshadowed at times, his untimely death, and excerpts from his diary. You'll recognize some of this story, and the other players in said story.   The following links will take you to free reads of his diary, and his infamous tale... The Vampyre; a Tale by John William Polidori - Free Ebook (gutenberg.org) “The Vampyre” | The Vampyre | John Polidori | Lit2Go ETC (usf.edu) The Diary of Dr. John William Polidori, By John William Polidori—A Project Gutenberg eBook  

Let's talk about the devil turned hero that is Spring Heeled Jack...   And then we'll get gassy.   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod

Creepy Cryptids to Catatonic Corpses.   Come along for the ride on this episode of Pinky Pod, and find out what saved by the bell really means, among other things.   An Alien? A Demonic Entity? Or A Horrific Beast? – The Enfield Monster Incident - UFO Insight   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast Pinky Swear Press Read my new book, DARK WINGS

It begins with The Changeling, facts and fiction, and ends with Cheesman park...aka a burial ground. Have a listen to the ghastly details.   Seeking Out The Changeling 35 Years Later - Cryptic Rock   Twitter PinkyPod IG pinky_podcast Check out my latest book, DARK WINGS

If you listened last week, this is no surprise.  I've gone full Silent Hill. Games, Movies, Town... Have a listen.   Inspirational works of Silent Hill | Silent Hill Wiki | Fandom Coronavirus Claims A Spontaneous Public-Art Masterpiece: Graffiti Highway Is No More (forbes.com)

Yes, it's a last minute episode. Listen and you'll know why. We got everything from Silent Hill, to George Bush Senior in a story I debunk part of "live" on air. It's another episode of Google (BING) Roulette and some weird stories. 20 Insanely Creepy True Stories Most People Don't Know About (ranker.com) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast pinkyswearpress.com

Did you miss me? Did you even know I was absent? Well, here I am with a MAXI episode, that has such a deep rabbit hole, I lost track of time, then had to stop! WOW. It began with a simple idea of Montauk and Stranger Things... Have a listen to a conspiracy theory extraordinaire, with a cast of unsavory characters, and it even ties to other conspiracy theories. TW: one character has some sexual deviance going on...   The Montauk Project :: The Human Exception   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @Podpinky IG pink_podcast

Three tales, two involving the guillotine, and one, the Galapagos islands. All have this in common: murder and mayhem.   Twitter @Podpinky IG pink_podcast S. Roit is creating Podcasts, art, fiction | Patreon

This week it's three legends, which have made it into pop culture. Their stories illustrate how sometimes one little mistake takes on a life of its own in a worldwide, time spanning game of telephone.   Apologies up front for my wretched latin, and the like.   Black Annis - leicester legend or Widespread Myths (whitedragon.org.uk) How tales of the headless horseman came from Celtic mythology – The Irish Times Demogorgon Archives - Tales of Times Forgotten MY NEW BOOK  Dark Wings - Kindle edition by Roit, S.. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast

First OFFICIAL let's-see-what-google-spits-out episode.   Covers everything from Loch Ness to Fake Elvis. Enjoy!   The incredible story of the faun Chemirocha (treedom.net) Jimmy "Orion" Ellis - Wikipedia   Twitter PodPinky TikTok s_roit sroit@pinkswearpress.com    

Barry Boches, missing. So many native, indigenous people -- especially women -- missing.   This is a missing person's awareness episode. I began with Barry, and there's not much info. Then decided to highlight Native and Indigenous. 050222-for-public-release.pdf (wa.gov) The Unsolved Disappearance of Freda Knows His Gun | by Jennifer | The Mystery Box | Medium $60,000 offered as reward for missing Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis | Northwest & National News | nbcrightnow.com Besse Anne Freedom Handy – The Charley Project Washington state creates nation's first alert system for missing Indigenous people - CNN   Twitter @PodPinky email sroit@pinkyswearpress.com TikTok s_roit IG pinky_podcast    

What does lucifer really mean, and could it actually be Jesus?   Listen and find out. You'll also learn some Greek, Latin, other cool stuff.   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky TikTok s_roit    

From The Batman, to golums, ghosts, and ouija boards.   Check out this week's nutty-sode.   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod https://www.pinkyswearpress.com Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast TikTok s_roit  

Another UFO episode, but bigger, because Australia does everything bigger.   This is Westall 1966. Contains audio from an old interview, and some newish clips from witnesses. (1) New Message! (planet-today.com) Westall Incident: Creepy details in 1996 Australian UFO sighting | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky Insta pinky_podcast TikTok s_roit    

It began as a simple UFO case from back when, and ended up in JFK territory.   Yeah, just have a listen and find out. Excuse the allergy punch drunk!   #UFOS Twitter @Podpinky IG pinky_podcast TikTok s_roit

This week I'm reposting what has been by far the most downloaded episode. Hundreds of listens.    New episode next week. 

Starting with the 73 year old cold case of missing person Dorothy Forstein, this week I highlight missing persons. I finish with a brand new kidnapping case that was happening as I recorded this.   https://www.missingkids.org/poster/AMBER/30746/12820/screen @@download.pdf (fbi.gov) Kidnappings & Missing Persons — FBI   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast TikTok s_roit

Cryptids, cryptids, and more cryptids! Enjoy this bonus, and also the fact I trip over my tongue.   The Beginnings of Cryptozoology – ScIU 16 Cryptids That Might (Or Might Not) Exist (mentalfloss.com)

This is a summary of the Richardson family massacre. What's it got to do with werewolves? Listen and find out. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/steinke-jeremy.htm True crime: Was Jeremy Steinke a 300-year-old werewolf – or a predator? – Film Daily PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PinkyPod IG pinky_podcast TikTok s_roit

A battle. War crimes. Ghosts. Cloots? A bonus episode about some Scottish legends (and facts).   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod

From the macabre, to Spielberg. This episode has everything but the kitchen sink. Enjoy some unsolved true tales. Some real history. Some trivia. Pa pow.   TikTok s_roit IG pinky_podcast Twitter @Podpinky https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod

Already goofy. Add Cosmos by On the Rocks. Stir. Come up with the story of Bacon's Castle and some other ish. Warning: contains me, and ghost tales.   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod TikTok s_roit Twitter @PodPinky IG Pinky_podcast  

This is the story of Sister Irina, as she was called. In this episode, an exorcism gone horribly wrong, and I can't hide my disdain for the so-called Priest.   Also, contains Kisu.  Stick with me to the end for some satisfying news about said priest.   Priest who killed nun by crucifixion in botched exorcism chased out of town by villagers | World | News | Express.co.uk from “The Confession” - Words Without Borders https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod   Twitter @PinkyPod IG pinky_podcast  

Happy Podiversary to me! I've managed an entire year. So, for today's episode, I've recorded some ghost tales, legends, and stories from Michigan -- and it all began with research on The Drowning Pool of Mackinac Island... Be sure to follow the links below, you'll find a video at the first one. I mention it in the episode.   Haunted Mackinac Island and Its True Ghost Stories | Exclusive Interview (thegravetalks.com)   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast sroit@pinkyswearpress.com pinkyswearpress.com  

I'm back with one of your favorite subjects: possession! Though as I dug into this one, I had to take cheap shots at the so-called Pastor. You'll see what I mean, if you listen all the way through. Any of us could do a better job than this dude.   Contains unreliable narrator syndrome. This is the Dittus story. The Awakening (hanswaldvogel.com)   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast pinkyswearpress.com    

Welcome to season 3!  On this episode we'll visit a creepy old prison, because prisons are always ripe for ghost stories. I'll share some history, some conjecture, and tell you about the most famous inmates, and ghosts, of Joliet Prison.   Old Joliet Prison | The Old Joliet Prison - Windy City Ghosts The Hauntings of Joliet Prison Cemetery - Chicago Hauntings Warden's Wife Killed in 1915 Local Mystery | Will County ILGenWeb (illinoisgenweb.org)   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod      

In time for Christmas Eve, here's a holiday bonus for you.   From the origins of Christmas, to the Anti-Claus, the carols, and the ghost story traditions, I give you this special edition, which turns the screw at the end. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording it. Happy holidays to you and yours, however you celebrate.   Twitter PodPinky IG Pinky_podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod pinkyswearpress.com https://www.gutenberg.org/files/209/209-h/209-h.htm

Tried to get more on the Berini poltergeist -- there isn't much to be had. That's okay, I think I saved it in the end by giving you the true story that inspired the movie POLTERGEIST.   Have a listen.   https://alexmatsuo.com/the-frightening-true-story-that-inspired-poltergeist/   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast    

Welcome to my brain only half edited!   This episode, between my own ramblings, I give you some ghost pet stories to warm your heart, some creepy haunted zoos, and take a left turn into a poltergeist tale that may become an entire episode, later. Keep an ear out for the moment I no longer felt alone...   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast    

Bringing one back from season 1, for the new people.    Houdini. Spiritualism. 

IT IS HERE!   Wendigos. That's it. That's the description. Listen as I tell you their origins, share some stories, and do really bad accents.   I'm baaaaaaack.   Pa-pa-pa-pow.    

  Poltergeists, hoaxes, comedy, and ghosts writing literature through ghost writers.  Oh, and an heir being given a leg up the society ladder by a ghost.   Come along with me on a fun paranormal episode, that begins in Bristol, England. Tell them the White Witch sent you. A disappearing figure and two poltergeists: The history of haunting tales, royal secrets and ghosts in Bristol - Bristol Live (bristolpost.co.uk) The Lamb Inn – Mysterious Britain & Ireland Ghostwriter and Ghost: The Strange Case of Pearl Curran & Patience Worth – The Public Domain Review Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod

Got some rye? We may need to pack a lunch for this trip to Kentucky, then Kansas. I know where we can get the Sauerkraut. It's in a cave, in a park...   By the time we get to Atchison, that spot in Kentucky will seem like a walk in the park. Don't forget some toys. We might meet a ghost called Sallie. Or is she?   https://www.velvetropes.com/backstage/sallie-house http://louisvilleghostmap.com/sauerkraut-cave/   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod  

Bonus! First, we go to Brazil for the sad, wild case of Maria's poltergeist. Next, a trip to Scotland, for a cranky male poltergeist in a churchyard. Or are they? You decide. Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast  

What's the first official written use of a word like vampire? Vampir, vampyr... Romania? No. Serbia. Come with me as I explore Serbia's first officially documented case, as well as their most famous vampire, who appears in a book written 17 years before Dracula. Folklore is of course, much older than written word, but we can't trace that so easily. I then finish up with a terrifying tale from Japan.   https://theculturetrip.com/europe/serbia/articles/serbia-birthplace-vampires/ https://www.thescarechamber.com/the-legend-of-inunaki-village/ https://www.amazon.com/After-90-Years-Serbian-Savanovic-ebook/dp/B016MTLZ6A https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast pinkyswearpress.com  

What's spooky season without Dracula, and who is Dracula, without Bela? NOTHING! This week I bring you a brief biography of the legend, much of it straight from his son. He did so much more than play Dracula -- which really, was ONCE.   Unless you count the stage plays, of which there were hundreds. I do discuss the film, as well, and I also touch on the production of the Spanish version of the film.   *Please excuse the weird S thing happening. I tried to fix it, really I did.* https://belalugosi.com/ https://jservin85.wordpress.com/preservation-and-restoration/restoration-of-dracula/ https://pinky-pod.creator-spring.com/ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinkyPod Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast  

Listener voted cult...that doesn't seem all that cult like, in one sense, after researching. More like nude, semi-anarchist hippies. From Russia to Canada. And who is the real bad guy, here? Not necessarily the "Freedomites." It isn't what expected before researching, and goes to show, there are always at least two sides to a story. Doukhobors - Wikipedia Doukhobors | The Canadian Encyclopedia Sons of Freedom Archives | Doukhobor Heritage http://pinkyswearpress.com https://pinky-pod.creator-spring.com/ Pinky Swear Press is Podcasts, fiction, wearable art. (buymeacoffee.com) @PodPinky ...twitter Pinky_podcast ...IG          

It's Spooky Season! Time to run amok, amok, amok! This episode is lighter, and fun, and full of superstitions, so don't forget your pennies, your salt, and to cross your fingers. You'll also learn the best way to have a funeral in different cultures, including making skin jerky! But first? A wee tale about a Scottish witch, and the search for her head.   Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast https://pinky-pod.creator-spring.com/ http://pinkyswearpress.com Pinky Swear Press is Podcasts, fiction, wearable art. (buymeacoffee.com)  

Kicking off cults, complete with a top ten countdown at the end! This week I'll ease you into the subject of cults with one that sounds rather pleasant, and follows a man who to this day has a massive influence on every day life, including...blue prints. I also ask for listener votes, so pay attention! We're going for "my favorite cult," here.     Pythagoras - World History Encyclopedia   The Great Pythagoras and his Mystical Cult | Mysterious Universe   Pythagoras (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Support me, or just follow along! Pinky Swear Press is Podcasts, fiction, wearable art. (buymeacoffee.com) Twitter @PodPinky Insta pinky_podcast      

First, I answer the cliffhanger from last week's episode, THEN, I get into two infamous mass alien abductions.   Creepy.   The Extraordinary Claims Of Betty Andreasson - UFO Insight The Multiple Alien Abduction Case of Houston, December 1992 - UFO Insight Derrel Sims: Alien Implant Collection | Coast to Coast AM Alien Hunter Home - The Alien Hunter https://pinky-pod.creator-spring.com/ http://pinkyswearpress.com Twitter @PodPinky IG photos pinky_podcast

Curses! Bad genealogy!  Screaming! Archeology! It's all related, I promise. This episode brought to you by cursed objects. I think my tongue is cursed... The Curse of the Crying Boy Painting - Exemplore Women From Lemb - Fertility Goddess or Harbinger of Death (thegypsythread.org) The Famous Screaming Skulls of England – Notebook of Ghosts Burton Agnes Hall - Home   https://www.patreon.com/Pinkyswearpress https://pinky-pod.creator-spring.com/ Twitter @PodPinky IG pinky_podcast