The Problem: A Lockwood and Co Podcast

Caitlin and Alan get some corrections out in the open. Then we get back to talking about Quill Kipps! We can't help ourselves. Later there are explosions- but fewer than Caitlin would like! And Lucy confronts Penelope alone. Listener vs ListenerDisney Hyperion imprint was sold to Hachette after Lockwood and Co was published and is currently owned by Hachette as of this podcast publicationWade's death scene in Saving Private Ryan is harrowingAraboth in Jewish cosmology is the 7th Heaven. The highest Heaven with the throne of God.Georges Bataille was a French philosopherFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan take a stroll through Dark London. Come stare at a portal with us as we learn the sinister truth of Penelope's plan! Fences. We meet a limping ghost in a wide-brimmed hat, some living people harvesting plasm, and Ezekiel! Make sure to stick around for us complaining about Kipps- but not in the way you might think.An Ankou is a ghost thingThe Backrooms are an internet horror thingGundam Wing is an anime thingThe Scarlett and Browne series is great and you should read itFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan address some corrections about necklaces. But then! We deal with home invaders on two fronts! Did George's improvised spears help anything? Should the team have guessed Rupert Gale would show up? How could Lucy lose Skull AGAIN?!Haunting the Narrative is a great Lockwood and Co podcast you should be listening toFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finish fortifying Portland Row and watch Lucy and Lockwood take a break under the garden apple tree. We dig into Skull's backstory and wonder if he could “move on” from his captivity. Is Rupert Gale the same man that Marissa knew when she was young, or his descendant? How did wax, wood, and pouches contain the Sources of the ghosts that Lockwood's parents stored away?Home Alone is a classic children's filmPeter and Wendy is the novel of the Peter Pan storySpike is an evil vampire boyfriend thingA Bolthole is an escape thingCastration is a psychological thingFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan witness the breaking and entering of The Orpheus Society. Is it OK to mock someone's laugh? We lament the loss of “A Cartography of Dark London”. We imagine Ruby Stokes firing a proton pack at a room full of elderly industrialists. Come “Batman” on the rooftops of London with us as we read about a gang of teens stealing a book from a library!The Count of Monty Cristo is a revenge thingFly on the Wall is a film theory termOrpheus is a Greek myth thingFreddy Krueger is Horror Movie characterFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan attend a meeting of small ghost-hunting agencies. We dwell on the details for way too long- like normal. We get terrible news about George. And Lockwood forms a plan while Lucy gives in to her rage.Zordon is a Power Ranger thingYoga does not keep you alive foreverThe Body is stunning episode of Buffy the Vampire SlayerFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan visit Inspector Barnes house, and get schooled in English poetry. Lucy dishes about Lockwood to her bestie- Skull. Barnes warns the agency to follow the rules or end up like Bunchurch. George presents his evidence for how The Problem started to the rest of the company.La Belle Dame Sans Merci is an English ballad by John KeatsDeath Note is a Horror Manga/ Anime thingEctoplasm is a science thing about a supernatural thingNeoliberalism is an Economic Theory thingFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan try our skills on the trapeze- and mostly successfully land! La Belle Dame is finally trapped while we talk horror tropes, how emotionally well-balanced characters are boring, and if this ghost matters to the plot of the book.Mechanical Fortune Tellers are more than a century old genre of coin-op gameThe House on the Rock is a tourist thingFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan go to the graveyard. We found the titular Empty Grave! Take a burning car ride towards inevitable death and then grab a cup of ectoplasm. Lockwood shares the resting place of his family, Skull shares the meaning of the afterlife, and we discuss George's autism.Ectoplasm is a paranormal thingDesire might be a psychoanalytic thingFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan talk about the French language and political problems in dystopias. Fictional dystopias… mostly. Lockwood and Co get a new client and we learn about the new normal at 35 Portland Row. We try to figure out how Skull can talk in the sunlight, and why Mr Tufnell feels so slimy.Smucker's is an American company of various fruit preservesChicken Run is an animated classicFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan kick off the final book of Lockwood and Co “The Empty Grave” by Jonathan Stroud! We talk about traps in monuments, the fate of the royal family during the problem, and how great it is to read a finale WITHOUT interpersonal drama among the heroes.Kate Adams is the artist for the chapter pictures in the Lockwood and Co series.The Great Train Robbery was a notorious event in UK history during the 60s that was chronicled in a book and adapted into movie and TV.Lying in state is an English thingMadame Tussauds is a real-life creepy thingThe mannequin scene from 2016 GhostbustersFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan put on their Ghost CSI Monster INC suits and finish The Creeping Shadow! We wish Carlyle and Skull would happen, but we are grateful Lockwood and Co is back. We debate who the unexpected visitor is, ponder how old the protagonists of another Jonathan Stroud series are, and have a flashback to the Lockwood and Co TV show.The trope of shining glasses usually indicates a lack of humanityYin and Yang are not really anything like Lucy and Skull but this doesn't slow Alan downIf you haven't read The Scarlett and Browne books by Jonathan Stroud then you shouldGaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss meme might have always been about Penelope FittesFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finish Part Five: The Iron Chain of The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud. We talk about horror movies, the big Locklye moment in the spirit cape, and the reasons we didn't become mad scientists. Throw some bombs randomly and join us in burning the place down.A Whole New World is a Disney musical thingEscarpment is a word beyond the ken of North AmericansThe Cube is a horror film series thingIT was a miniseries adaptation of Steven King's novelFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan pull off a heist. OK maybe we don't exactly pull it off. And by heist we mean- do a podcast about a book. But we do manage to discuss how Kipps has been sworn into all the secrets, Lucy wants ghost experiments to stop, and Lockwood can't be stopped. Confessions are made, spirit cloaks are worn, and portals are entered.Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a video game thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan put on some goggles to see ghosts, then smash a matchstick ship model, and meet with a captain of industry. There is a lot of energy flying around… and it is compensating for- something. We get deep about possible time travel, but make time for ghost lore.The Sink Spirit scene from Spirited AwayED-209 from RobocopTurning left in Hell is a thing in Dante's InfernoIn the northern hemisphere sundials make a shadow that runs clockwiseFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan take a trip to the country in Part 4 of The Creeping Shadow. We lean against the table in a leaderish way to explain why Penelope's offer is insulting. Kipps joins the crew while everyone takes a trip to the countryside.Orpheus is a Greek myth thingThe Judgement Day conversation from GhostbustersFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan descend into the London Underground and find Skull! Instead we find out just how useful those Spirit Capes are. We debate the meaning of pudding, the proper use of “tube,” and if a woman's bathroom has less dignity than other rooms.Ask for pudding in any country and who knows what you will get!A Final Fantasy Moogle is not the same as the Mughal Dynasty.London Underground is not just a public transit thingThe fur coat scene in Ghostbusters 2Noble Savages are a backhandedly racist thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan find Portland Row has changed. Lucy's room has George's clothes everywhere, Lockwood wants Lucy to explore Jessica's forbidden room, and the first Type Two we met is now named Abigail Ward. Errr actually no. No she is not. We also learn that being 40 is ancient and obviously it is good that Lockwood is opening up to Holly. Obviously.Dis is a thing from the 1980s and 90sBattenberg Cake is an English cakey thingShamanism is a blanket term for religious practices n “primitive” societiesThe video of grandma who “yearns for the urn”New Guinea is an Oceania thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan talk about mystery stories as Carlyle and Skull get very hardboiled. Grab a jacket potato and join the hunt for Skull's kidnappers. We case the meeting place and get into a foot chase- well Lucy did because we don't have the energy for all that. At least we get to return to 35 Portland Row.Sir David Suchet CBE is famous for playing the role of Poirot for television adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels. In Episode 116 Amanda (Sister) tells the story of losing her car in a parking lot.Will Parry (His Dark Materials) is hard to notice when he wants to be incognito. Baked potato vs jacket potatoSt James Church in Clerkenwell is a thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan try to figure out why Penelope sent Quill Kipps on this case, why Lucy needs to be here, and if the Ealing Cannibal only had one victim. Take a tour of the house with us as we try to find the Source. Please not all the unique amenities like grease stained walls, human stew on the gas stove, and the human pool in the basement.Ealing is only hard to pronounce for English speakers outside the UK.In “A Wizard of Earthsea” the main character must reckon with his dark side.Rage Rooms are a thingThe Head Crusher was a recurring character on the sketch comedy show Kids in the HallFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan have an important meeting with top officials. And by that we mean Flo Bones- but Barnes and Fittes made an appearance. We answer the age-old question- Is Connecticut more relatable than England? And we talk about Lockwood and Co sometimes.In England Capital Punishment ended in the 1960s, but in France it continued into the 1970s.Follow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finish Part One of The Creeping Shadow. We try to figure out how Harold runs his illicit operation. We discuss the metaphysics and ethics of burning Sources. But mostly we stand at the door- stunned and scratching our butts- when Anthony Lockwood comes calling.The Maltese Falcon is a hardboiled detective thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan look in a mirror to start reading The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud. We debate the nature of time, the mummification of severed heads (hey it's an honest living!), and how infuriating the concept of demerits is. Lucy and Skull are in business for themselves, but life is hard without Lockwood and Co.Peanuts evolved on the South American continent and were cultivated there for thousands of years before European contact.Jonathan Stroud talked about the enmeshment of Lucy and Skull on The Writing Community Chat Show.Matador is a noun and not a verbMummified heads as spiritual talismans is a diverse practice including Christian saints, Egyptian nobles, and South American warriors.Follow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan meet the Hollow Boy and finish the third Lockwood and Co book! Light a candle, get a concussion, and worry if your crush is dead. Actually don't worry. Come off it. You know they would die for you. Warning that at the end of the podcast, one of the hosts quits the show! (not really)The Sorceror's Stone vs Philosopher's StoneTom is the OG Rotwell and Steve Rotwell is the contemporary leader of his agencyRachele Raka is the artist adapting Lockwood and Co into graphic novels. Her fanart of the sewer conversation.Rucksack vs BackpackTobacconist is a specialty shop thing in EnglandFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finish Part Five: Dark Hearts of The Hollow Boy. Grab and egg whisk and watch out for elevator shafts, because it's finally time for Holly and Lucy to fight! Who is the most patronizing? What is the best kitchenware for murder?Fetch is a folklore thingCompliment vs ComplementJungian Shadows are a mental thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan weigh in on the greatest debate in history: Should the English name chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip biscuits? Also George reveals the true center of the Chelsea Outbreak. Come sit in the plague pit garden with us, as we ponder if a Fetch walks on all fours.Harrod's is a shopping thing in LondonNeoliberalism is political philosophy thingPlague Pits are an historical London thingJonathan Stroud interview on YouTubeFather Ted joke about cowsFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan race across the rooftops to finish Part Four: Unrest. We debate about what swords should be made of, what Polaroids look like, and slander the quality of Bunchurch and Co. It is time to snoop in Lockwood's secret room! Are you a snooper? Come listen to what we find.Rorschach tests are a thingThe Watchmen are a thingPolaroids are a thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan stay laser focused on the topic of these three chapters. We don't talk about hockey. We don't mention the origins of sweet tea. We never talk about bodisattvas either. Just this incredibly painful section of The Hollow Boy. We don't avoid the hard stuff!Hockey Romance is a thingTesssa Virtue and Scott Moir are the longest running skating team ever, and highly decoratedBodhisattvas are a Buddhism thingSherlock Holmes often says, ""When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”99 Flake is an ice cream thingMeghan Duggan and Gillian Apps were married in 2018Follow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan deal with the stress of unspoken tension as Lockwood and Co close the case of The Bloody Footprints. Drop your rapier and let your defenses down as we plunge you into the angst.Follow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan race up the spiral staircase, but one of us must plunge to the basement! Or… we talk about about a couple more chapters of the book. No one needs to die. Our reading comprehension is questionable, but we know we don't like Mrs Wintergarden.In our world, children in the UK cannot be younger than 13, if they are hired for a job.Bloody is a (slightly) vulgar thingBethlem Royal Hospital is an ancient thingFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan get a cuppa at the DEPRAC Tea Van and read into Part 3 of “The Hollow Boy” by Jonathan Stroud. Lockwood gets caught cheating, Lucy is on a different page than literally everyone, and George is tired of hearing about Lucy's hips.Cosplay cafes and specifically Maid Cafes are a thing in JapanFollow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreadsFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan dip into the second part of The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud. Bagsy on looking at Lockwood's legs. Dibs on not doing the laundry! Its time to go on a date. Maybe? Do you want to change first? Its not a date!Dibs vs BagsyFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan begin “The Hollow Boy” by Jonathan Stroud. We talk about our life-goals of being 80 year old serial killers, the inferiority of Old People, and the color of coffins. Come and Steal The Source with us as we witness Lockwood and Co's finest moment- involving a water bottle. SAD is a real condition of depression and can be medically treatedTea chests are a thingLockwood vs Water Bottle by LavFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finish The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud. Lucy whips Bickerstaff, George comes back to life, and Lockwood opens up. Oh and Kipps survived. Apologies for Alan getting over a head cold in this episode.The Xander Harmony Fight from Buffy the Vampire SlayerCheck vs ChequeEnglish flapjacks are like American granola bars- kindaFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan begin the end of The Whispering Skull when Lockwood and Lucy realize that George is not coming home. We go to the graveyard to find him, but the Kipps team is waiting there. Its time to gaze into the boneglass and find out all the answers!How to say Fungi??Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 is a thingHave Fun Storming the Castle is a movie thingJonathan Stroud talking about touring Kensal Greene Catacombs when he was youngerFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finished the Big Night Out by discussing masks, explosions, and the rules about adults seeing ghosts. Come jump into the water with us- because we have a plan! What could go wrong?Balaclavas are a hat thingRupert Gale is the character who spoke to Penelope, and attended the Winkman Auction. However he was never in the Black Library.Graveyards are a type of CemeteryThrough the Looking Glass is a Lewis Carrol thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan go to the Fittes Ball and break into a library. The first half of the Big Night Out in The Whispering Skull is the discovery that Quill Kipps has been invited to this party- so it can't be all that great! And he follows us home. But for a 50 the driver would…. crash into him??Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan get locked in a dark room full of ghost rats. What could go wrong? Quill Kipps showing up is what could go wrong. It's chapters 18 and 19 of The Whispering Skull! Grab your night lantern, or at least tell us what a night lantern is- and follow Skull's instructions. But watch your back!Muraphobia is a thingAll seasons in Canada are getting warmerIs Kat Godwin carrying a Sky Lantern???ClusterCon panel with Jonathan Stroud talking about the cut Kipps scene in The Screaming StaircaseThe One Ring is a Tolkien thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 15-17 of The Whispering Skull. The Race of Dead Men are talking and we are listening. Jack Carver asks for some juice with his bogeys and we are not happy about it. Skull gets stuck in his bedroom- aka the stove. And we talk about real estate prices! Orange Julius is a thing in North AmericaWere Mughal Daggers just called daggers in the Mughal Empire?Ghosts are a literary and religious thingPay Phones were a thing in the pastDuloc Is A Perfect PlaceCanadian Real Estate bubbles are a very real thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 12-14 of “The Whispering Skull.” Lucy “helps” Flo Bones with a cold maiden, Lockwood wears Bermuda shorts, and George talks back. Meanwhile we worry about dogs that are reincarnated British queens, and the meaning of the word “jumper.”Tidal Rivers are a thingAssassin's Creed Syndicate is not a historical documentSherlock Holmes loved to dress up tooA Palimpsest is an ancient document thingDeath Drive is a Subconscious thingHaunted Doll Watch is a McElroy Brothers thingTolkien Dwarves are a Middle Earth thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 9-11 of The Whispering Skull. No sleep for heroes when you get called into Scotland Yard to work with your rivals. The world is a dangerous place full of ghostly artifacts, skinheads, and dungeons and dragons. But don't worry because Flo Bones is here to help. Or is she?

Caitlin and Alan take a trip to the graveyard in chapters 6-8. We get sensitive about the Sensitives, give advice on how to get rid of a dead body, and debate if it is monstrous to add sugar to hot cocoa.Edmund Pevensie is a Narnia thingKensal Green Cemetery is a dead people thingDenialism is NOT a thing and if you think it is then you are wrongThe “Not Like Other Girls Trope” is backhandedly condescending to all women, and therefore anti-feministFuneral Chapels and Chapels of Rest are typical places involved in burial for Christians.Beelzebub is a fly thingMagic Mirrors are an ancient folklore thingThe Mummy is a favorite of oursMemento Mori is a Latin thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 3-5 of “The Whispering Skull” which starts Part Two: The Unexpected Grave. We dig into the dark side, eat some Swiss Roll, and meet a new client!Swiss Roll is a thingVictor Frankenstein is a fictional grave-robbing thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan begin “The Whispering Skull” with Part One The Wimbledon Wraiths by Jonathan Stroud. Our favorite ghost-hunters dig themselves into a hole, literally, and make a terrible bet. We talk about finding dead bodies all over London, Lucy hating on women (again), and the Anti-Lockwood Team.Wimbledon Tennis Tournament is held in EnglandVelcro is a thingRichard III was “parked” underground for a long time before 2012A foil is a literary thing.ClusterCon interview with Jonathon StroudFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read “The Dagger in the Desk” by Jonathan Stroud. This short story first appeared as a choose-your-own-adventure style article in The Guardian. We debate what kind of ghost is causing the haunting, and feel guilty about laughing at all the George jokes.The Dagger in the Desk is free to read or free to listen to.Fighting Fantasy is a game book series published during the 1980sChoose Your Own Adventure was a book thingLone Wolf was a game book thingEncyclopedia Brown is a children's book series thingXavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is the “secret” base of Marvel's X-Men.St Simeon was an ancient saintFatphobia is a social stigma thingIsaac Asimov had some sideburnsTrench knives were notorious weapons from WWI and WWIIFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read Part Five of “The Screaming Staircase.” Inspector Barnes arrives with the DEPRAC cavalry to hand out adrenaline like candy and cover up the crimes of the rich. Lockwood gets his name in the papers, George gets celebratory doughnuts, and Lucy has a conversation with Skull!Adrenaline is useful for suppressing strong allergic reactions or stimulating a failing circulatory system- but not so much for giving an energy boost to a teenager.Esquire has meant a lot of things over timeBill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is a movie thingGinger ale vs ginger beerThe Outlaws Scarlett and Browne is Jonathan Stroud's ongoing series as the time of recording.The Dagger in the Desk is free to read (or listen to) in The Guardian.Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 20-24 of Part Four: The Hall of The Screaming Staircase. Lucy doesn't miss a chance to insult George and Lockwood is suppressing his emotions. We find the screaming staircase- and blow it up! Lockwood solves the case, but Lucy passes judgement.Greek Fire is an unknown thingThe Titan submersible implosion was an unnecessary thingBuffy the Vampire Slayer is good stuffFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 17-19 of Part Four: The Hall, of “The Screaming Staircase.” Lucy releases a ghost, Lockwood seems to know something, and George has tons of research. We take a trip to the countryside where drivers are crazy and groundskeepers are creepy!Blurry ghost photography is as old as photography itselfDeath Wish is related to Freudian Thanatos (Death Drive) but more closely related to suicidal tendencies.Jam sandwiches are a global thingThe definition for “Pooterish” is discussed but the word in the book is “Pootled” and might be slightly different.Catharism was a heretical thingRick Riordan is a best selling YA authorFox hunting is a cruel thingRural road speed limits for single lane roads in the UK is between 50-60 mphThe Shining is both a film and a bookBubble Wrap is a brand named thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read the rest of Part 3 The Necklace from Jonathan Stroud's “The Screaming Staircase.” We talk about all the great world building, the possible reasons that Lockwood wears a long coat, and George's eyes being his best feature.Copy is a writing thing.Noir is a (cinema) thing (influenced by a detective novel thing)Circadian Rhythm is a sleep thingFlashlight? Or torch? A Forest by The Cure is automatically triggered in our mind by the burglary scene.A&W Root Beer is a Keurig Dr. Pepper thing.Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 9-13 Part Three The Necklace of “The Screaming Staircase.” We get to know George better. A poltergeist attacks Portland Row (don't worry; I didn't say clown). And we meet Inspector Barnes and Quill Kipps!Ghostbusters is a thingThe clown scene in Poltergeist is not safe to watchLucifer means “light bringer” and refers to Venus, the star most visible before dawn.Red Herrings are a thing…. or are they???Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read Part Two: Before of “The Screaming Staircase.” We go to school with Lucy and learn about the origins of The Problem. And we meet the team at Portland Row for an interview! Pliny the Elder was not Greek, despite what Alan keeps saying. He was a Roman natural philosopher and writer who created an encyclopedia.Foster Care in America is a (not good) thingTouch as a Talent might be related to the paranormal sensory ability Psychometry.The Writing Community Chat Show hosted Jonathan Stroud for an interview about all of his work, but with a focus on Lockwood and Co.The English version audiobook narrators are: Book 1 Miranda Raison, Book 2 Kaitie Lyons, Books 3-5 Emily Bevan.Miasma Theory is a wrong thingFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.