Zombie Fishbowl Podcast

Hello! We're back with a fresh episode all about Paranormal TV. If you're into ghost hunting TV shows then you don't wanna miss this one. It's a long one but a good one! We didn't want to cut out all the good stuff so its stuffed full of fun.  Listen with a notebook so you can write down all the TV (and films, 'cause we can't help ourselves) we mention. You can also get in touch and we'll send you a list!!! yes, Danielle wrote a list! SHOCK!  Anyway, we love you little undead fishes and we hope you're having an a-OK 23rd Lockdown

Hello little undead fishes! This episode is all about Non-Western magical beliefs, also known as 'Cave-art and a little (magical) town in India'. Danielle goes back to her roots and get all archaeological on you  and Melanie brings us a most interesting tale of the Black Magic Centre of India*! Join us and maybe you'll learn something, maybe you'll just laugh at us, but something we definitely have occurred. We love you STILL!

WE'RE BACK! Happy 2021 Little Undead Fishes!!! Have you missed us? GOOD! So we're back to launch Zombie Fishbowl with our first episode of the year, some parts recorded Pre-Coup and some Post-Coup and sliced together like some beautiful homunculi! This episode pretty self-explanatory! Enjoy yourself a couple 'classic' (in different ways) serial killers that we select for your delight (you freaks).PLEASE let us know you listened over our various medias! We wanna hear from you

After such a long wait you must be wondering what's going on, well, this episode will not make it any clearer ;) Melanie and Danielle just have a chat and bring the end to the year with some right ol' banter. Listen up for a little fun!We wish you all well and hope you all have a happy yuletide/solstice/any-holiday-time. We loves ya!

Greeting little fishes! We have for you our Halloween episode for 2020 about POSSESSION. In this thrilling episode Danielle details the circumstances by which you might get yourself a Diagnosis of The Devil and Melanie details two really interesting, and totally different, real-life cases of 'possession'. So sit comfortably, grab your glass of wine/body of Christ and listen to Zombie Fishbowl! Some (minor) housekeeping;There is some background noise... little demons were running amok (safely) throughout the recording and every so often you here one growl or sing sweetly. I'm sure you can dig it.Also, Danielle's THING is totally cut from the episode, that is clear when you listen.And Finally, there is a teeny tiny kinda-spoiler for a (short) film called Host (available on Shudder!) but it's not like a spoiler-spoiler it's just a bit of plot.... BTW you should totally watch Host... it's awesome (they're not paying us to say that we just think it's awesome).Anyway, Enjoy!!WE LOVE YOU!

Hello! A fun one for ya this week with Yokai. If you don't know what a Yokai is, first of all where have you been? and secondly, well have we got the podcast episode for YOU! Enjoy a little Yokai history and origins and then settle in for story time with Melanie. Danielle listens and learns right alongside you this episode and then plays a little Yokai game at the end. Love ya!

Hello little undead fishies! We're back with an episode all about that really obscure event in world history known as Y2K and the computer error that threatened to ruin everyone's new years parties! WARNING: Shit gets political. As much as we might try (unsuccessfully) to steer clear of topical, controversial, divisive topics we can't help ourselves in this episode. So if you don't dig that sort of thing, maybe skip this one and come back next week when the topic is in no way political, moral, or controversial. That said, we know that if you're already an avid listener, none of what is revealed is gonna come as a surprise, but a heads-up never goes amiss. Love ya!

We're back with an all new episode dedicated to 'Reincarnation'. We bring in the history of the idea, folklore, religious dogma, and science! From the Aboriginal Dream Time to the Matrix, we cover the bases and hopefully teach you some stuff. Enjoy! (and sorry about the shouty-weirdness of Danielle, she blames the seagulls)Oh yeah, trigger warning: If you don't like tooth-talk, you might wanna skip over Danielle's Thing.

Greetings little undead fishes, here is Part 2 of our Lovecraft splurge with a very tired and somewhat delusional Danielle rattling off a list of Lovecraft-inspired pop-culture STUFF and Melanie desperately trying to keep up! It's a bit of fun for ya. Enjoy and WE LOVE YOU!

We split this episode up into two parts like Cthulhu splits his (im)mortal enemies in half to bring you TWO delicious new 'casts. In Part 1 we talk about the man himself, HP, and no, we don't shy away from the elephant (or Old One) in the room... his massive racism. OK SO enjoy it, little fishes, because to understand Lovecraft is to understand the weirdness which is, Zombie Fishbowl!LOVE YOU!

Howdy! This week we shake up the formula a bit and Melanie tells us all about the weird and wacky world of Denver Airport- it's got all the big players in conspiracy theory world, questionable art, unfortunate design plans and lots, lots more. It's a doozy! 

IT'S OUR 1st BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY/LAUNCH DAY!!!! WOO! Thank you to all our loyal little fishes WE LOVE YOU.Ehem, anyway, this episode is all about the Table-Top Role Playing Game Dungeons and Dragons! We try to give you a nice overview of the world of D&D for the layman and also pop some jokes in there for seasoned pros.Also, sorry in advanced for when Danielle describes her groups gameplay... you might cringe if you know anything about the game... LOVE YA!

Howdy! In this episode we introduce our take on 'folklore'. Danielle gets all sentimental ('daaw) then quickly gets all professional again with a local legend and Mel rips some yarns with fancy accents and sing-songs. Do not miss it!! Thanks to listener @Jim-AuthorArcherHay for the idea for this episode! 

HI! Miss us? We're back with Episode 35 where we delve into the meaty topic of ransom notes through the gateway drug of kidnappings. Danielle talks handwriting analysis and Melanie shares the first documented case of the use of a ransom-note in a kidnapping in the USA and another (really tragic) case from LA in the 30's.Trigger warning: In the second half we talk about the kidnappings of children along with the details of the cases so that might be unsettling to some listeners. You are probably OK with Danielle's bit about graphanalysis but maybe not the cases. Up to you! OH AND Black Lives Matter 

We know you were expecting some dead dudes curses but all will become clear when you listen to the episode. We changed it up and brought you some spooky content instead. So listen up little fishes, while we give you the history and ghosts of two famous haunted castles!WE LOVE YOU

This week's episode is all about Dreams! We picked 'Sleep' out of the random-topic-picker so we focused on dreaming and popped Sleep back on the list for later (there is sooo much interesting stuff about sleepy-time). We both had a blast researching, sharing, and discussing dreams and we hope you enjoy listening!Stay to the end where we (rather long-windedly) request some input from you, the listener, to contribute to a potential minisode!LOVE YOU BYE-D

Are Video Games bad for you? What are Melanie and Danielle's favourites? Can you do some simple maths and work out precisely how old they are by how they willy-nilly just go 'I was 11 when this game came out in 1997!" without even thinking. Not that we care. Time is an illusion anyway...Or maybe you just wanna know wtf a video game even is because you're from the cowboy times?Well then, you've come to the right place/podcast.Let us know your favourites! LOVE YOU GUYS

Sorry for the delay, but really, time is just an illusion.In this episode we have black holes, wormholes, paradoxes, quantum physics, SCIENCE! the multiverse, mythology, magical turtles, dinosaurs, NIPPLES!!!Listen and learn!

IT'S EPISODE 30 EVERYONE! I cannae believe it! We've made it to our 30's. Thanks for sticking with us!Anyway, in this episode we have a go at educating ya'll about conspiratorial thought patterns and slice up what makes something a 'conspiracy theory' vs just plain ol' paranoia (...or even just journalism...)We ramble a bit but it's fun! Enjoy!

In this episode we explore the phenomenon of Out of Body Experiences (Or OOBES, I like OOBES cuz it sounds like boobies-D), including Astral Projection, Lucid Dreaming and other such similar experiences. Basically, if your mind left your body while you went off and did some other sh*t, we mention it.We hope it all makes sense, and please, tell us which camp you set up in- Are you more Melanie or more Danielle on this?? What do you think is happening when people are experiencing OOBES? WE WANNA KNOW! Get in touch and we'll feature you in a minisode and talk about your idea.WE LOVE YOU

In this episode we explore some of the rich folklore of the North American native tribes. We hope that you give us a listen and learn about just a few examples from these rich and diverse cultures that shared a continent for thousands of years before we came along an f**d it up.Enjoy, little undead fishes, and learn!  

Melanie and her little sister get drunk and tell a few of their own personal ghost stories. I don't think I need to sell it any more than that.Listen little undead fishes and ENJOY THE SHENANIGANS!

This week we're going all 90s nostalgic and talking about the books (and all their incarnations) GOOSEBUMPS. If you don't know what that is, we sure tell ya all about it. It's fun, it's educational and it's, did I say fun??We also go into quite a bit of Young Adult Literature so get a pen and paper handy for notes!Anyway, enjoy!!! OH and Goosebumps people, don't sue us.... we are poor you will get nothing. Love you!

A brand new minisode for your ear holes with the one and only Melanie! While Danielle is off (supposedly) doing Uni, Melzy is cooking up some little treats in the form of minisodes and spin-off specials (with potentially very exciting guests!). This minisode finished up a few elements she didn't get to in the full episode and also makes Danielle squirm... in a good way.Enjoy!

In this episode we talk about our favourite catacombs! There are a few tangents, as you would expect, but we stay pretty much on topic (except when we don't...).Here is the link to the NatGeo article I mention loads in the episode with the gallery of awesome images at the top, you may wanna have a scroll before you listen or while you listen or after you listen... Whatever you want I don't wanna tell you how to live your life.ENJOY! WE LOVE YOU!OH and you're not going crazy- at about 28 and a half minutes in you CAN hear a bell... for ages... that would be Patrick, my eldest, sauntering about behind me and having a nibble in his bowl... It made me laugh anyway.... 

WE'RE BACK! It's the first episode of 2020 and we felt it was VERY fitting to talk about THE END OF THE WORLD.Melanie leads us in a little biblical history lesson, complete with fabulous quotes and fanciful prophecy, and Danielle fiddles with some Data. Don't worry, it's consensual.LOVE YOU ALL AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO BE BACK XOXO

Hello! It's Christmas day and we have full-length (but heavily edited...) ZFB episode for you! We talk about Pagan stuff, and Christian stuff, and Victorian stuff, and Star Trek stuff (sorry - believe us, what got left in is a FRACTION of how much we actually talked about it in recording). We hope you enjoy the last podcast of 2019!We would like to say to all our listeners - Thank you for sticking with us, giving us a chance to be apart of your lives, and being supportive and wondrous humans. We need more of your ilk. "God[(s)/Goddess(es)/Earth Mother/Data] bless us, everyone". Love you all - Melanie & Danielle 

In this spooky Christmas Eve tale, William Hope Hodgson (by way of our own Melanie) scares the bejesus out of us at sea. Enjoy!And Happy X-Mas Eve! P.S. And it might possibly be the cutest intro to any of our podcasts, ever, so you don't want to miss that!

On the tenth day of Christmas, Zombie Fishbowl gave to me; TWO songs stuck in your head! Love and Marriage and this bloody 12 days of Christmas tune. HA! YOU'RE WELCOME! We are aware that this one is super super short, but it's still so much fun! 

Listen to the wonderful Kit Bag by the wonderfully named Algernon Blackwood read by the wonderful Melanie!It's almost x-mas! Hope you're having a wonderful Yuletide!

On the 8th day of Christmas Zombie Fishbowl gave to me; Krampus, La Befana, and shoes!

Melanie reads us Pickman's Model by the one and only H.P. Lovecraft for the 7th Day o' Christmas.

On the 6th Day of Christmas, Zombie Fishbowl gave to me; FIVE FOOD THINGS!...Actually it's 6 but I was trying to play on the song...

On the 5th Day of Chirstmas, Zombie Fishbowl gave to me; A Strange Christmas Game by Charlotte Riddell (aka Mrs. J.H. Riddell). FUN!

On the 4th Day of Christmas, Zombie Fishbowl gave to me.... some kooky and zany festive holiday traditions from Catalonia and Venezuela. Enjoy!

Danielle's first Christmas Traditions from Around the World! episode kicks off with the theme Good Luck and Magic. 

In the first instalment of our 12 Days o' Christmas Minisode specials, Melanie reads M.R. James' infamous Lost Hearts. Enjoy!

Hello little undead fishes! Things are about to get weird so listen to this minisode for the details. It was... interesting to record, and we definitely got the giggles but you get the jist!Also, we shout out to the people who managed to respond to our tweet on time, and those of you who hit like or said HI afterwards- don't worry, we'll shout you out next time we record.Love you all!

In this episode we talk faefolk and the archaeology of faeries. Its super fun and what we do best- folklore and archaeology. Enjoy!

Episode 22 is finally here! OMG how did you cope???? Are you OK? Well, the worst is over and we're back after a whopping 4 day delay! We are so sorry. It'll be worth the wait though, promise. Enjoy this episode all about the infamous hashtag/meme/cultural phenomenon that is FLORIDA MAN!

Oh boy the new episode is finally here! This episode is all about those spooky, kooky and altogether ooky games we played well into our teens that scared the bejezus out of us and continue to scare generation after generation of kiddiewinkles!Competition News!There is an update in this episode about the competition we're running! So listen up, sweet sweet undead fishes! 

Join us for our 20th episode where we talk about the origin of humanity according to the Greeks, complete with foamy jizzm and baby consumption. We also dive into dangerous waters when we discuss gender labels and what it means to be 'masculine' or 'feminine'... SO PLEASE: Listen with an open mind and hopefully we don't upset anyone- we mean only love, so hear us out!Enjoy! 

SURPRISE! Our Halloween special is out IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! Instead of waiting till the usual day of release (and because we really should have recorded this episode a week earlier....) Danielle edited it really really quickly and got it up ready for the big day! SO, relax, grab a big ol' glass of something nice and listen to our take on the origins of Halloween... with bonus extra time! OH and in this episode we launch a super-duper COMPETITION! The first official 'win something if you do this thing we ask' activity starts NOW!

Zombie Fishbowl (#ZFB) comes of age with Episode 18 about SA-TAN-IS-UMMM! & Satanic Cults. Danielle's story infuriates whilst Melanie's educates in this devilish episode.

Get to know one of your fabulous ZFB hostesses, Melanie, in this special episode. Danielle interviews Melanie about her personal witchy-craft and pagan beliefs. It's enlightening AND educational and you'll leave having gotten to know a little bit more about Mad Madame Melzy.

Hello! This week we talk about Cursed Tombs and/or graves and/or resting places. Danielle comes to terms with her prospective job hazards and then makes Melanie cry... and Melanie cheers us up again with a funny Yokai! YAAAY!OH AND NAZISListen and we might learn you something our little undead fishes!

In Episode 15, Melanie and Danielle discuss the phenomenon of 'shared delusions', or shared psychotic disorder (folie à deux), and in the process name their geriatric-metal band (ZFB being their teenaged-emo-goth band name... they just need their middle-aged-pop-synth band name now).Just a heads up, there are some references to rape, murder, mental health disorders and dance fever. 

This week we sink our teeth into VAMPIRES with the writer, producer, director and all around awesome dude John Skipp! Author of many classic and cult hit horror books, short stories, movies, and possibly most importantly- Melanie's Papa!Join us as we uncover the truth about the vampire myth and listen to gruesome, REAL archaeological evidence of the belief in Vampires!Also; Yokai, Nazi Vampires, and nipples... of course.

Here is the second half of Episode 13 - Horror movies (or films, whatevs).In this episode we cover the awesome era of horror that is the 1990's to the exciting state of the genre today, complete with a few call-backs and special mentions.Enjoy!

When 'horror films' came up as this week's topic we knew it would be a big one, but little did we realise we could talk so much about (and around) the subject!Actually, of course we did... we should have predicted this.So listen to Part 1 of a special double-episode all about the history of horror cinema and the stand-out films in every decade.Part 1 spans from the very first 3 minute nightmares in the 1890's to the end of the epic 1980's. Enjoy!

In this here episode we talk about ghosts that which haunt multiple locals and some such.Also, Danielle gets really riled up about the supposed 'scientific-methodology' in paranormal research and Melanie puts forward her own theories behind why the same apparent spirit can be in more than one place in the afterlife.