Uncut Gravestones

Molly and Abigail are back with a topic that Molly absolutely hates: zombies, baby. Joined by special guest, supernatural MOM Julie, the sisters discuss the origins of zombie mythology in cinema and play a good ol’ game of zombie smash or pass. Sources:https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdchttps://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/how-america-erased-the-tragic-history-of-the-zombie/412264/https://www.ranker.com/list/how-zombie-types-differ/anncasano

How do you want to be buried? Molly and Abigail explore the fascinating burial rituals of other cultures and realize that standard cemeteries are drab as hell. They also read scary stories from the people who know burial best. Also…uncut gems. Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.escape.com.au/top-lists/11-of-the-creepiest-burial-sites-in-the-world/image-gallery/b67a13d7b4fa2bf6668c4b73e213af91https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-stories-from-cemetery-groundskeepers/bailey-brown

Curses. Are they real or inventions of the media to sell newspapers? The truth can sometimes lie somewhere in the middle. Molly and Abigail discuss the dangers of being a Kennedy, the unfortunate history of the Hope Diamond, the terrifying temple guards from Legends of the Hidden Temple, and what Nicolas Cage and King Tut have in common. Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23321/victims-king-tuts-cursehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond#Curse_mythologyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_curse

Join Molly and Abigail as they realize just how much the legends of hellhounds have influenced modern culture. But the stories aren’t all old…Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/the-legend-of-how-bluesman-robert-johnson-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil-at-the-crossroads.htmlhttps://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Hellhoundshttps://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Hellhoundhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34369461https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-shuckhttps://volumeone.org/sites/halloween/articles/2020/09/29/267135-do-hellhounds-abound-in-the-chippewa-valley

Space is kind of like the deep ocean. It’s mysterious and scary, and it contains creatures we have yet to discover. It’s no surprise then, that astronauts have experienced inexplicable things during their journeys through the cosmos.. Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-things-astronauts-saw-in-space/johnandrewl

What do you talk about after Halloween but before Christmas? ALIENS, OF COURSE. Molly and Abigail talk about the common stages of alien abductions, including investigation, contact with a deity, and the gentle batting of knockers. Molly also regales us with Reddit’s finest alien stories. Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.space.com/lucid-dreaming-ufo-alien-abductionsBynum, J. (1993). KIDNAPPED BY AN ALIEN Tales of UFO Abductions. ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 50(1), 86–95. http://www.jstor.org/stable/42579662

This one’s for the massholes! Abigail talks visiting Salem while Molly reviews the haunted legends of her alma mater, Endicott. Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.endicott.edu/news-events/news/news-articles/2021/10/inside-endicotts-haunted-houses

This week, inspired by the new series Midnight Mass, Molly and Abigail discuss haunted churches. Somehow Jasper from Twilight makes several cameos in this episode.Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/Sources: https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/blog/10-most-haunted-catholic-sites-in-america/19036/https://www.chron.com/life/travel/article/is-san-fernando-cathedral-in-san-antonio-haunted-16323767.phphttps://theneighborhoods.org/story/ghost-story-haunted-catholic-rectory-outside-eastern-market

Inspired by Kim Kardashian’s sleep paralysis demon cosplay at the Met Gala, Molly and Abigail tell terrifying stories of being haunted in the night.Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/

This week we’re taking a break from our Ed and Lorraine Warren series to bring you a classic Reddit round-up! From a keyboard typing itself to a possessed aunt...oh yeah, and a GHOST CAT? Theme music by https://www.musicbynatejohnson.com/Cover art by https://www.artstation.com/excellentterrestrialPart of the PodMoth Network: https://podmoth.network/