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Why History is Horrifying: The Assassination of President McKinley

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

Learn why the past is scary! In 1901, an anarchist and a president met at a fair. It didn’t go so well. Featuring Guest Stars: Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, and hero James B. Parker.

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Why It’s A Perfect Time for Unsolved Mysteries

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on July 10, 2020

The Netflix reboot of a creepy classic does not ask you to help solve a mystery. But let’s give it a shot!

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How a Horror Nerd Copes in Crisis

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

Horror is something I truly love. It gives me an escape. It makes me think. It gives me catharsis. It gives me a creative buzz. But currently, it’s tremendously psychologically difficult to engage with.

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  • Histories and Legends

12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 3

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 23, 2019

Part 3 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: Edgar Poe, Al Capone, a deadly dinner, and a very bad Santa!

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  • Histories and Legends

12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 2

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 23, 2019

Part 2 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: A quaint pie murder, one man’s revenge against Domino’s pizza, a missing family, and a bank robbery featuring St. Nick!

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  • Histories and Legends

12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 1

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 23, 2019

Part 1 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: Santa’s gruesome origin story, a fake kidnapping, a real kidnapping, and Ted Bundy himself!

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Why Thrillers Should Consider the Source

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on October 19, 2019November 20, 2019

‘The Stepfather’ had plenty of material to work off of for this character. He’s clearly based on a real person: John List, one of the most notorious family annihilators in history.

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Why ‘The Strangers’ is Familiar

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on October 8, 2019November 20, 2019

Unlike accidentally summoning Hell Raiser or dream battling Freddy Krueger, home invasion murders have been played out horrifically in real life throughout history.

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  • Histories and Legends

Why Babysitting is Scary

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on October 8, 2019November 20, 2019

There were PSA films warning girls about all the horrible ‘unnecessary’ things that can befall babysitters. The films focused on girls learning ‘good judgment’ like not letting strangers into the house while babysitting. How helpful!

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