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Join your hosts Stephanie and Michael as they explore the spookiest and most disturbing cases of true crime, unexplained deaths, macabre history, serial killers, conspiracies, weird mysteries and the occult. Stories of morbid fascination and the human con

Michael and Stephanie Little

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    • Mar 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 27m AVG DURATION
    • 55 EPISODES


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    The Count Of Saint Germain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 75:41


    Stephanie and Michael take a look into the life, after-life, and after-after life of one of the most mysterious men in human history. The Count of Germain was a 18th century alchemist, mystic, and renaissance man of uncanny knowledge. While he officially died in 1784, he’s been spotted all over the world for hundreds of years after his death. And every time he's seen, he looks exactly the same age. This is the bizarre story of a man who simply refused to stay dead.

    Ohio Chemical Train Derailment and Cover-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 66:10


    East Palestine, Ohio. February 3, 2023. A freight train derails and releases a giant mushroom cloud of toxic chemicals. Animals are dying. People are starting to feel sick. Strange chemicals are seen floating in the nearby rivers and ponds. Why has this terrifying environmental hazard been largely ignored by the mainstream media? Where is the urgency?? Why is the government arresting journalists? Is a cover-up afoot? Stephanie and Michael rant about the failure of our government to protect its people against a massive corporate conspiracy. Trust No One.

    Bryan Kohberger: The Vegan Virgin Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 72:57


    In part 2 of 2 of our look at the Idaho Student Murders, Michael and Stephanie answer listeners questions about the suspect: Bryan Kohberger: a militant vegan with a bizarre neurological disorder. Was he an incel? How could such a supposedly intelligent killer make such stupid mistakes?? Were the killings sexually motivated? Michael gives women some unusual dating advice and we talk about some utterly stupid conspiracy theories surrounding the case.

    The Idaho Student Murders Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 45:51


    On November 13th 2022, four University of Idaho students – Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin – were found brutally stabbed to death in their beds. In Part 1 of 2, Stephanie and Michael dive into this horrific quadruple homicide that has shocked and horrified the entire world. They also discuss and debate the discourse surrounding the utter sociopathy of parasitic Tik-Tok crime sleuths.

    The Spookies Christmas AMA 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 118:34


    Stephanie and Michael answer listener questions with special guest Adam Silva. Happy Holidays everyone!

    Homunculus Sneak Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 10:00


    A preview of our upcoming episode Homunculus and the Esoteric World of Alchemy. New Episodes Return January 10th.

    Concerning The Recent Podcast Delays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 58:52


    Hello everyone, this is a special podcast concerning the drama, the recent difficulties, and the future of the podcast moving forward. We hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! Talk soon! -The Spookies Podcast

    Fanboy Industrial Complex II: With Darren Mooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 149:51


    SPOILER ALERT! In this special episode, Michael and Stephanie discuss Breaking Film and Entertainment News with reoccurring guest: The brilliant author and film critic Darren Mooney. Join us as we have a rambling chat about the ongoing crisis at Warner Bros DC FILM Universe, the cojones of director James Cameron, Michael's scoop regarding a possible Episode X of Star Wars, and discuss the undisputed greatness of both ANDOR and BETTER CALL SAUL. It’s Mooney Time! You can find Darren Mooney at The Escapist Mag In The Frame, The 250 Blog, and his latest book Dr. Who: Kill The Moon

    Q-Tards & Conspiracy Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 82:02


    The America of 2022 is a strange and dystopian world. Is this the beginning of the end? Michael and Stephanie discuss the (surprisingly awesome) 2022 midterm election results that turned a red wave into a red wedding. They also mock all the brain-dead Q-Tard's conspiracy theories surrounding the incel attack on Paul Pelosi and Elon Musk's laughably disastrous takeover of Twitter. The, "Muh Free Speech Gaslighters" will surely cancel us over this episode!

    The Goatman Of Maryland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 45:13


    It’s HALLOWEEN - which means it is time to put critical thinking skills aside. For generations, teenagers have been terrorized by an abstinence-inducing creature of the night known as the murderous, ax-wielding Goatman of Maryland. Michael and Stephanie try to solve the mystery of the horny...horned beast. Is it a serial killer? A fringe science gone wrong? Or the Devil himself?!

    Jane Toppan: A Poisoned Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 67:30


    JANE TOPPAN was a Victorian-Era Nurse with a dark secret: She was a sexual psychopath and serial killer. In part 2, we take a long, hard look into the abyss. Nurse Toppan’s sadism and cruelty reaches new heights (or depths) of depravity. Jane’s increasingly erratic behavior and inability to control her homicidal impulses ultimately dooms her to a fate worse than death. Michael and Stephanie debate the roots of evil. Was Jane born bad or molded into a monster by a callous and indifferent society? Are we all capable of evil under certain circumstances? Part 2 of 2.

    Jane Toppan: The Nurse Who Was Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 48:05


    What a huge goddamn relief, it's an episode of the Spookies Podcast! We are back with a Victorian horror story of murder and mayhem just in time for SPOOKY SEASON! It is 1889 and a predator is hidden in plain sight. Roaming the hospital wards of Boston, Massachusetts preying on the elderly and the sick. The dark, lurid story of Nurse Jane Toppan, is a terror tale that will chill you to your bones, haunt you in your very soul, and remind you of the forbidden truth that women can be just as monstrous as men. Part 1 of 2.

    Horror Of Bigfoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 65:15


    Since ancient times cultures around the world have told tales of cannibal “wild men" lurking in the woods, and reports of these creatures continue to the modern day. Does the legendary cryptid known as BIGFOOT exist? Is he a man or an animal or something in between? There's something in the woods and it will eat your face off. Michael and Stephanie are on the case of the monstrous ape-man from hell! It is definitely not safe to go back in to the forest!!

    Tales From The Cryptid: Bigfoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 65:15


    Since ancient times cultures around the world have told tales of cannibal “wild men" lurking in the woods, and reports of these creatures continue to the modern day. Does the legendary cryptid known as BIGFOOT exist? Is he a man or an animal or something in between? There's something in the woods and it will eat your face off. Michael and Stephanie are on the case of the monstrous ape-man from hell! It is definitely not safe to go back in to the forest!!

    The Fanboy Industrial Complex With Darren Mooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 164:02


    Stephanie and Michael invite recurring guest Darren Mooney: author, film critic, and all-around brilliant thinker for a rambling chat about the state of cinema. How algorithms are subtly homogenizing pop culture, the confusing popularity of Top-Gun: Maverick, the sad decline of Warner Bros as a film studio, and how alienated young men are being radicalized by social media to hate diversity in art and turn to fascism. You can find Darren Mooney at The Escapist Mag In The Frame, The 250 Blog, and his latest book Dr. Who: Kill The Moon Youtube piece by Darren Mooney How Streaming Services Are Suffocating Your Favorite Franchises

    Special Announcement!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 6:14


    The Spookies Podcast is now on Patreon! Listen now for details AND our BRAND NEW CONTEST! Find out how to win a free gift card! https://patreon.com/thespookiespodcast

    Hollow Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 78:03


    The moon. Is it hollow? Is it even REAL? Are there things living inside it? What connection does it have to President Biden? In our first case back we tackle the cosmic horror that is the Hollow Moon Conspiracy Theory. Warning: The information presented in the episode may cause permanent brain damage.

    Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 93:47


    Canadian Serial Killer Robert Pickton - the Pig Farmer Killer finally faces justice after decades of murdering sex workers and homeless people with impunity. We talk about all the sad, disgusting discoveries found buried on the Pickton Murder Farm, The Miscarcass of Justice that was Bobby Willie’s Trial, and conspiracy theories of cannibal biker gangs and police sex trafficking rings in our explosive season finale.

    The Pig Farmer Killer IV: The Revenge Of Scott Chubb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 93:47


    Canadian Serial Killer Robert Pickton - the Pig Farmer Killer finally faces justice after decades of murdering sex workers and homeless people with impunity. We talk about all the sad, disgusting discoveries found buried on the Pickton Murder Farm, The Miscarcass of Justice that was Bobby Willie's Trial, and conspiracy theories of cannibal biker gangs and police sex trafficking rings in our explosive season finale. 

    Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 75:40


    The Gruesome Canadian Serial Killer Saga continues! A mysterious bisected skull is found near Vancouver!! Stephanie and Michael share their utter disgust with the Canadian Authorities multiple sham investigations in to the missing women. Was it a shadowy conspiracy or merely Canucks incompetence? Our dynamic duo discuss the Jerry Springer sideshow that is Mr. Scott Chubb. Michael is impressed with the mystical art of removing nails from plywood.

    The Pig Farmer Killer III: Barnyard Conspiracies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 75:40


    The Gruesome Canadian Serial Killer Saga continues! A mysterious bisected skull is found near Vancouver!! Stephanie and Michael share their utter disgust with the Canadian Authorities multiple sham investigations in to the missing women. Was it a shadowy conspiracy or merely Canucks incompetence? Our dynamic duo discuss the Jerry Springer sideshow that is Mr. Scott Chubb. Michael is impressed with the mystical art of removing nails from plywood.

    The Pig Farmer Killer II: The Piggy Palace Good Times Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 50:01


    As sexworkers and the homeless began to go missing on the Downtown Eastside, Michael and Stephanie get salty about the Vancouver PD's abject failure to protect the city's most vulnerable from the Pig Farmer Killer. Michael has some fun with Canadian accents as we detail the horrors of the Piggy Palace Good Times Society.

    Amber Heard IV: At Turd's End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 70:01


    The Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard clown show trial comes to an end! Michael is dragged kicking and screaming back to the mic by Stephanie to react to the verdict everyone is talking about! Why is there such a disconnect between the public and the corporate media reaction? Who died and made woke hoaxer Amber Heard the face of feminism?? We talk Jungian psychoanalysis and its links to the mystery of the “Karen” phenomena. Amber Heard was the Gina Carano of Jussie Smolletts.

    Amber Heard III: Amber Turd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 110:11


    In this special episode, we bring back guest Adam Silva to discuss the cowardly inaction of the Texas police to prevent another deadly mass shooting and the TikTok trial of hot psycho babe Amber Heard. Is she evil? Could she kill someone? Why are we even discussing this case? Why is the legacy media trying to defend her obvious lies? Plus answer some migraine-inducing listener mail.

    Amber Heard II: ME POO

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 101:11


    Michael and Stephanie have a drunken, clout-chasing Q&A about the TikTok circus surrounding Hollywood Devil-Woman Amber Heard, Ezra Miller, the tragedy of Vicky White, A Ghost Story from Michael’s college days, Penis Loving Republicans, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

    Amber Heard: Hollywood Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 104:45


    Stephanie and Michael foolishly dive into the courtroom circus that is the Johnny Depp Vs Amber Heard Defamation Trial. Is Hollywood Succubus Amber Heard truly evil? Is she merely a deeply troubled woman with severe mental health issues?? Or something inhuman altogether? Michael talks about the most insane Jeffery Epstein theory from Reddit.

    Jeffrey Epstein II: Transhumanist Pedophile

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 86:23


    Michael and Stephanie debate the mysterious death of pedophile mad scientist Jeffery Epstein. Did he really commit suicide? Or was he murdered by the Trump/Clinton/Hollywood mafia? Or was the joke on us all along? Michael goes full tin-foil with a theory only Alex Jones could love. We give our thoughts on Supreme Leader Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. Stephanie shares a horrible true crime story about her wedding dress.

    Jeffrey Epstein: The Mad Scientist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 92:12


    Billionaire sex trafficker/mad scientist Jeffery Epstein had a thing for numbers. He also had a thing for molesting young girls. Girls as young as 12 years old. He was close friends with both the Clintons and Donald Trump. He courted elites both from Hollywood and the scientific establishment. In Part 1 of this two-part episode Stephanie and Michael do a deep dive into the strange and disturbing life of America's most powerful sexual predator, and his ties to the Cult Of Transhumanism.

    The Endless American Midnight II (With Chris Knowles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 178:57


    Stephanie and Michael are joined once again by author and blogger Chris Knowles for a conspiratorial campfire chat about all things esoteric and arcane. From the secret history of X-Files actress Gillian Anderson to Mass Shootings, Jeffrey Epstein, and The Occult. You can find Chris Knowles at https://secretsun.blogspot.com

    The Endless American Midnight (With Chris Knowles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 165:18


    Stephanie and Michael welcome author and blogger Chris Knowles for some tinfoil talk about the haunting "Face on Mars" and a host of other weird topics, including of course, The X-Files. You can find Chris over at https://secretsun.blogspot.com

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    Will Smith SLAP and Doppelgängers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 51:55


    By popular demand we talk about the sad saga of Will Smith's Oscar meltdown. Was the slap heard round the world real? Or was it all staged by the Hollywood Illusion Machine?? We also answer some truly spooky listener questions about 5G Conspiracies, Fan Fiction Cults, and Doppelgängers.

    Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 73:30


    We answer listener questions on the racist Ryan Coogler banking fiasco, Gabby Petito, the infamous Dog Suicide bridge, the Humanzee experiments, and the “Deaths” of Clarence Roberts. We have a laugh at Tony Black, his vanity project The X-Cast, and all the fake “woke” X-Files trolls internalized misogyny.

    The Dark Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 167:50


    Stephanie and Michael welcome back film critic and author Darren Mooney to discuss and analyze Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT. How well has the film aged? Is the Joker a sane man? Does he have a motive? Has everything Nolan feared about the world and human nature become a reality in 2022? Darren’s thoughts about the film blew our minds. You can find Darren on twitter @Darren_Mooney or his own podcast The 250 https://them0vieblog.com/category/podcasts/the-250/ Darren is also a contributing columnist at The Escapist https://www.escapistmagazine.com and author of “Christopher Nolan: A Critical Study of the Films.” http://tinyurl.com/ybke6vtc

    Joss Whedon: Hack Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 115:08


    Michael and Stephanie discuss the life and career of feminist fraud Joss Whedon - a sociopathic cult leader and unrepentant sexual predator who preyed on women under the guise of feminism! Hollywood Con-man Whedon weaponized his carefully crafted persona of a simpy “male feminist” to achieve geek messiah status from the Nerd Mafia. Joss had a pathological craving for fame and admiration. He was determined to smash his name into history so violently that it would take on a legendary form…at any cost. Oh, and Michael gets salty about the flaming dumpster fire that is the Star Wars fandom.

    Phineas Gage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 58:57


    Michael and Stephanie have a holiday chat about the curious case of Phineas P. Gage - An American raidroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable survival of a horrible freak accident. Lots of talk about neuroscience, anatomy, and Bill Murray.

    Phineas Gage: The Man Who Coughed Up Brains

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 58:57


    Michael and Stephanie have a holiday chat about the curious case of Phineas P. Gage - An American raidroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable survival of a horrible freak accident. Lots of talk about neuroscience, anatomy, and Bill Murray.  

    Centralia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 84:27


    We react to the racist murder of Ahmaud Arbery, condemn the media for ignoring the obvious motive in the Wisconsin Parade Terrorist Attack, and tell the story of Lava Demons in an abandoned Pennsylvania town. Michael finally expains the mystery of Tony Black.

    Societal Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 105:21


    The United States began the 21st century as the world’s sole superpower and now appears on the verge of societal collapse following a global pandemic and internal strife. America is at the crossroads. We invited author and all around smart person Deirdre Gould to help us break down these troubling times. Deirdre Gould is a smash hit author of the After The Cure series. Her latest book 'Reversion' is out now on all of your favorite e-Book platforms. You can find Deirdre and her books at www.scullerytales.com Find Book 3 of Before The Cure series 'Reversion' here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59132865-reversion

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    Kyle Rittenhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 131:58


    We give our super salty reactions to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Special guest and patron Adam Silva joins us to talk about incel Nazi child Rittenhouse, the occult symbolism of the Travis Scott mass casualty event, conspiracies, The X-Files, and all things spooky.

    Kyle Rittenhouse: The Nazi Boy Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 131:58


    We give our super salty reactions to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Special guest and patron Adam Silva joins us to talk about incel Nazi child Rittenhouse, the occult symbolism of the Travis Scott mass casualty event, conspiracies, The X-Files, and all things spooky.

    The Unexplained Disappearance of Tommy Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 75:35


    Azalea, Oregon. March 1991. Two-and-a-half year old Tommy Gibson mysterously disappears from his own front yard under suspicious circumstances. The police quickly suspect that his own father killed him and disposed of his body. Stephanie and Michael have a very hot take about this case. Was Bigfoot involved? What's the deal with the forest and the feral cats? We also dive into the online hysteria over actor Chris Pratt and his stupid, boring marriage that weirdos are suddenly obsessed with.

    Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 97:22


    It's our Halloween spooktacular! Stephanie and Michael talk about the haunted history of Samhain and Michael finally shares the story of his curse. Oh, and something about Michael Jackson, Dave Chappelle, and Sylvia Browne. We hold nothing back and get personal in our most comfrontational pod yet.

    Albert Fish: The Grey Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 99:40


    Stephanie and Michael discuss the life and crimes of Albert Fish: Cannibal Grandpa. One of the most reviled and repulsive serial killers in American History. We also answer controversial listener email. This episode is not for the faint of heart.

    Chris Watts: Murderous Simp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 87:02


    Stephanie and Michael discuss the horrific Watts Family Murders and try to figure out just what the hell happened. Was there more than one killer?

    The Satanic Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 78:59


    Could it be Satan? Stephanie and Michael discuss The Satanic Panic that gripped America in the 80s and 90s. Michael rants against incel culture and toxic fandoms.

    The X-Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 135:10


    Stephanie and Michael discuss the legacy of the 90s cult classic The X-Files with special guest Darren Mooney. Plus Stephanie’s Instagram’s causes a ridiculous moral panic. ...Show Notes: @agentbigfoot @stephiehellyeah @Darren_Mooney via Twitter. Books by Darren Mooney - Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series and Christopher Nolan: A Critical Study of the Films.

    Dinosaur Conspiracy Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 71:30


    Michael and Stephanie enter the strange and wacky world of Dinosaur-truthers. They discuss the most insane conspiracy theories surrounding the extinction of the legendary reptiles! Including the theory that the Earth is a giant living organism and that Jesus was Dinosaur fan-fiction. Welcome to the land of the weird as we enter the Twilight Zone version of Jurassic Park.

    The Donner Party II: An American Horror Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 64:34


    Things take a turn for the gruesome at Truckee Lake as the Donner Party begins to devour itself. Stephanie and Michael answer more emails from weirdos.

    Alex Jones and the Ballad of Gay Frogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 59:22


    Michael shares a ufo story from his childhood and we discuss the sideshow of Alex Jones and his obsession with gay frogs.

    Broken Mirrors and An Axe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 65:19


    Between January 1911 and April 1912, 49 people in Louisiana and Texas were viciously murdered with axes. Broken mirrors were found at the crime scenes. While it seems that most of the murders were race-related, as all of the victims were either black or mixed, the possibility exists that some of these attacks were the work of the same prolific axe murderer assumed to have committed other killings across the Continental United States. Was it a voodoo sacrifice? A Time-Traveling Tucker Carlson? A Were-Racist? Stephanie and Michael are on the case!

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    Attack of the VHS Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 38:16


    Michael is drinking bad wine and has a creepy true story to tell from his childhood. Stephanie has questions.

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