A comedy podcast that covers all things true crime, paranormal, and everything in between. Fueled by craft beer and inappropriate laughter.
We hope you enjoy this little *taste* of what's to come in the new year. THE HIATUS IS OVER! New year, new beer, new Pub Dread.
Get in loser, we're doing butt stuff! But before that, the girls are enjoying an out of this world brew: UFO White Ale by Harpoon Brewery. Grab this refreshing summer ale and get ready for aliens on Earth. Kat takes us to the desert to explore the Roswell Incident, and the bumbling investigation that would have you believe that this infamous UFO crash was an innocuous man-made contraption. Sam grabs the meme world by the balls and takes us deep into the walls of Area 51, the place of intrigue where the brave dare to go on September 20th, 2019.
With the recent full moon, it's time to tear off your human skins and devour the Farmer’s Daughter by People’s Brewing Company whilst howling at the moon. We’ve got a very special episode this week, another Dreadful Destinations! We travel to Battle Ground, Indiana to meet with Jenna and Khaz, two lovely ladies who work at Wolf Park. Wolf Park is wolf sanctuary, as well as an education and research facility. Our guest stars today will be sharing wolf lore through the ages, as well as plenty of laughs. Sam and Kat will round up the episode with some gruesome tales of werewolves, as well as some serial killers who believed they were these mythical beasts. Stay tuned after the final jingle to hear some wolf howls we recorded up close and personal, as well as our disgusting experiment where we introduce some naive Indianans to Chicago’s finest liquor; Malort!
Episode 18: Death Hotels and Devil Horses Celebrate your freedom this week with a trip to the West where the girls sip the delicious Outside Denali IPA by Upslope Brewing Company. The first stop on our western adventure is the City of Angels, where Kat takes you into the Cecil Hotel and the mysterious disappearance of Elisa Lam, which seems to be influenced by anything but heavenly beings. From here ditch your pack mules and hop on a jet set to land in Denver, Colorado, straight into the infamous airport of intrigue and artistic horror. Step outside with Sam and behold Blucifer, the horse statue that may be less art, and more harbinger of doom! Link to Elisa Lam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TjVBpyTeZM
It's opposite day here at Pub Dread and boy is it a treat. Not only has Sam got a more gruesome story than Kat, but she has also somehow found the world's first stout that Kat is willing to admit she loves. This week Kat's life is changed by Pistachio Jones Stout from Pipeworks Brewing Company, and the girls bring you an equally wonderful treat with their melodious, raspy voices. Sam jumps straight into the macabre with the disturbing history of the Danvers State Hospital in Massachusetts, where the mentally insane were criminally mistreated and the history of the town seems to taint the present in the form of a modern murder. Kat takes the stage and begs the question: are ghosts real, or just a manifestation of the human sub-conscience? The Philip Experiment set out to prove that humans can create spirits just with force of will. But did the Owen group create a spirit, or conjure something much worse? Links for more information: Danvers State Hospital: https://www.danversstateinsaneasylum.com/ The Philip Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lGPT2J1cc
Get ready for some existential dread this week as the girls examine the very nature of our being while drinking Perilous Prickly Pear Wheat from Boulder Beer Company. First, Kat investigates some sounds that we cannot explain, ranging from the straight up terrifying to auditory highs. Then, Sam makes you question every truth you've ever known while simultaneously giving you an explanation for every unnatural occurrence you've ever experienced. Stay tuned after the outro to hear the girls' experience with binaural beats!
Get fancy with Kat and Sam as they drink Rosalie Beer Rose from Firestone Walker Brewing Company and talk about witch camps and wine cabinets. First, Sam talks about Golden, Oregon, a ghost town that seems pretty cut and dry until some of our favorite paranormal investigators show up. Then, Kat examines the chilling details of the Dybbuk box, and goes in depth with one particular story found on...of all places...Ebay. Sit back, grab a beer or 3 (get on our level), and enjoy the weird ways these stories intertwine.
If you want a beer that smells as good as it tastes, then give Tangier IPA from Southern Tier Brewing a sniff and sip. And while you're enjoying that aromatic brew, let Kat make your skin crawl with the tale of The Happy Face Killer; the worst import from Canada since Justin Bieber. After navigating the twists and turns of that wicked case, Sam will take your hand and lead you down the icy roads of Route 2A in Maine. And remember, never stop for the lady in white.
This week, Kat and Sam look into some ~unexplained~ events while trying to explain each others' college majors to one another. Sipping on some refreshing strawberry basil hefeweizen from Forbidden Root Brewery, Sam starts us off with a science-y look at the Hessdalen Lights, a strange light phenomena over the Hessdalen Valley in Norway. Then, Kat gives Sam an English lesson about the literary history of "locked room" tales, detailing some gruesome real life stories with...questionable theories attached. So kick back, grab a beer, and join us in realizing that we know absolutely nothing!
You know we love Aldi pickles in the Pub Dread family, but did you know that we also love our Aldi beer? Take a walk on the wild side and snag yourself a Wild Range Brewing Company IPA and strap in for the ride of your life. This week Kat takes you on an out of this world adventure aboard Spaceship Fucked as she explores the Betty and Barney Hill Abduction. If you've got the stomach for some more twists and turns, let Sam tell you all about the kidnapping of Nicholas Barclay, and the tale of the world's ballsiest Frenchman to ever reach national attention.
After your Sunday service where you have devoured the body of Christ, get truly holy with a Sanctimonious IPA from Stone Brewing and listen to some tales of cannibalistic pleasures! Sam starts us off with the legend of the Wendigo, a cannibalistic monster that hunts the Great Lakes region. Then Kat takes us to the outback for the roller coaster of a ride that is Katherine Knight, who cooks up a mean rump roast that you’ll never forget. According to our top chefs, this episode gets Michelin 3 stars.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate your pretty little Irish faces off with some murder and mayhem and a nice tall glass of Pink Cowbell IPA from Off Square Brewing!You'll want to start this episode off by putting on your man-eating bibs and getting ready to hear the girls chew some choice douchebags apart.First, listen to what Kat does best: a horrific tale of child abuse and terrible parenting of the feral child Genie Wiley. You'll want to stomach your way through this story of terror, because Sam rounds out the episode with a Pub Dread favorite: a humorous and well-deserved murder. She covers the unsolved slaying of mobster turned bullethole pegboard, Ken McElroy.
Our first Dreadful Destinations episode, where the ladies travel to the location of madness! Kat and Sam take a trip to the haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis Missouri. There's an interview with a paranormal investigator, an amateur ghost hunt, and a dark history lesson while drinking Tasmanian IPA from Schlafly. Cheers!
Shoot for the damn stars with a fistful of Tangerine Space Machine by New Holland Brewing while Sam covers her life's greatest passion: Mothman! Or Mothperson, depending on who you ask. Then, take off to the dark void with Kat as she informs you on the terrifying danger of the Men in Black. Don't look to the sky, and pray you never see a cryptid or UFO again.
Travel the world with the ladies with a Punk IPA by Brewdog, which originated in Scotland and now resides in Ohio. From there Sam takes us on a hop, skip, and a jump to her birth state New Jersey, which hosts the terrifying and anatomically confusing Jersey Devil. If you're up for some more jet-setting, take a trip across the pond to London, where Kat tries not to laugh too hard while sharing tales of histories most flamboyant cryptid: Spring Heeled Jack! Don't forget that we're still doing a giveaway for our fabulous fans that grace us with some iTunes reviews! Just rate and review, send a screenshot and mailing address to pubdread@gmail.com, and get a thank you gift from your two favorite girls!
Grab an 18th Street Brewery Rise of the Angels IPA and get ready to summon some childhood demons! Sam starts us off with the local and mysterious story of Resurrection Mary and the cursed lore of the road she wanders. Then, Kat does a little magic trick for you to lighten the mood before she releases the true horror of Bloody Mary! If you want to support the show and get some free swag, this week we're giving away some gifts to the first 25 people who rate and review us on ITunes. Send us a screenshot of your review and a mailing address to pubdread@gmail.com for some spooktastic treats! Thanks ghouls!
Happy new year! Kat wants to start you off with a horrifying journey into the possession of Anneliese Michel, and also the unsettling science behind it. Then, Sam rings in the year with the details of the gruesome story of The Sultan's Palace in New Orleans. Fittingly, they sip on Hoodoo IPA by Voodoo Brewing while regaling you with tales from this supernatural filled episode.
Kat and Sam read a nice little Christmas bed time story, and then they talk to the author about why he made this beautiful masterpiece. To wrap up the Christmas festivities, they leave you with some spooky carols!
Twas two days before Christmas and all through our house, every creature was stirring because we won't shut our mouths. The beers were scattered across the floor without care, and the girls hoped that Krampus was soon to be there. It's the most wonderful time of the year... for murder. Drink some Breckenridge Christmas Ale and instead of listening for sleigh bells, listen for creaks in your house as Sam tells us about the Servant Girl Annihilator. Then listen as the girls join forces to discuss the weird and creepy Christmas traditions around the world. To wrap things up in a nice bloody bow, Kat finishes us off with the gory Convina Massacre details.
Thanksgiving is here and so is murder! Grab yourselves a frosty Three Floyds Zombie Dust and listen as Sam takes a step back in time and tells us about vicious vampire attacks in Serbia. Then, if you still have the stomach for it, join Kat as she dives deep into her holiday rage and reports on some children murdering their mother in time for the holidays.
While drinking some bomb ass beer from Core Brewing Company in Springdale, Arkansas, Kat goes deep into the Annabelle case and gives us all nightmares. Also, Sam has probably put our lives in danger talking about the mysterious Dyatlov Pass incident.
Welcome to the first episode of Pub Dread! Grab yourself a craft beer and get ready for some macabre and mayhem. Kat tells us about an unstoppable victim who WILL NOT DIE, and Sam drunkenly reports on the Gary Demon House. They also consume what some would say is too much Atom Smasher from Two Brothers Brewery.