Haunted Doll with Saba Akhtar

Arlo reaches a breaking point with her closest relationships, Liv rekindles things with her family and her new girlfriend, and they exchange unique Yuletide gifts. Then, the Cicada Queen joins us to talk about her many millennia of sleep, her desire for total domination, her surprising connection to Aang the Avatar, and her perspective on free will and choice. And something…big… happens.    Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (website, audio production and visual assets): Ella Maria Cicada Queen: Sara Caplan. You can find Sara in her show “What is a Woman? A One-Woman (?) Show” in January 2025, in Toronto, and on her instagram at @sararosecaplan.    Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].   Cicadas by dethrok -- https://freesound.org/s/272169/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 candy wrapper crinkle short D.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/37179/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

It's Finale Week, and here's Episode 12! Arlo makes a new friend after her solo woods retreat, Liv has a serious conversation with her sleep paralysis demon girlfriend, and then a werewolf couple joins the show to talk about their troubles with their two new dogs, fertility issues, werewolf life in the suburbs, and Junction's erotic self-insert novels.   Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (website and visual assets): Ella Maria Ferbie: Emma Grabinsky Junction: Ryan Sheedy You can see Enna and Ryan doing improvised Shakespeare in the troupe “Breaking Bard” around Toronto   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].

Arlo pivots her charitable efforts to a different demographic and reveals a new romance update, and Liv builds a mahogany desk and reconnects with her family. Then they welcome Alistair, Lord of the Undead Army, who is having trouble motivating his soldiers. And there may or may not be LARP involved.   Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (website and visual assets): Ella Maria Alistair Baccarat: Maddox Campbell. You can hear Maddox on his podcasts, ‘Break a Wish’ and ‘Caverns and Comedians.’   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].

Arlo starts a charity for the Yuletide, and Liv has some troubles with her demon dog and new relationship. Then, the Hound of the Baskervilles joins the pod to talk about his troubles with appearing scary, and his true creative passions.   Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (website, audio production and visual assets): Ella Maria The Hound: Gavin Williams. You can see Gavin in the new Peacock show ‘The Miniature Wife’, airing in 2026.    Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected]  

Arlo hires a charisma coach, and Liv and her new girlfriend adopt a ... dog? Then Priscilla DuPuis, CEO of Flesh Forward, a revolutionary new skeleton skin technology, acknowledges the claims about her and her business.    Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (website and visual assets): Ella Maria Priscilla DuPuis: Maddy Sedgewick   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].

This week, Liv expands her mind with a new substance, and Arlo almost gets kicked out of her new apartment. Then, Noah the Warlock comes on to talk about his girlfriend Sandy, who he turned into a frog and… he doesn't know how to turn her back. Can they make it work? We'll see!    Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (website and visual assets): Ella Maria Noah Fangsleuth: Stevey Hunter   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].

Liv shares her new beau's poetry, Arlo consults a new friend about labour laws, and they get an angry letter from the loan shark's assistant. Then they meet Dottie, an old haunted porcelain doll who's afraid of change and having trouble adjusting to the modern views of "what's scary".   Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (audio production, website and visual assets): Ella Maria Dottie: Saba Ahktar   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].

Arlo helps out with a sketchy neighborhood event, Liv reconnects with her sister, and they meet Jerry, a bunch of body parts stitched together who wants to discover himself. Then, they help Jerry get on the apps and meet some people!   Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (audio production, website and visual assets): Ella Maria Jerry: Feyi Adara. He performs improv and sketch around Toronto.    Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].  

Liv gets possessed by an ancient haunted book, Arlo becomes a pack mule, and the pair is joined by a Colour, a cosmic eldritch being made of space and time, who is having trouble keeping its relationships.    Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (audio production, website and visual assets): Ella Maria The Colour: Ned Petrie   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/   Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].  

This week, Liv talks about why her demon crush has been haunting her, and Arlo starts a union. Later, Nikolina the vampire former realtor talks about her affluent upbringing, why she is campaigning to turn crypts into affordable housing, and apologizes for all vampirekind.    Arlo Timberloup (and audio production): Cole Dille Liv Prescott (audio production, website and visual assets): Ella Maria Nikolina the Vampire: Natasha Negovanlis   Theme Music by James Ronald https://www.jamesronaldmusic.com/ Submit a question at hexgirlfriends.com, follow us on instagram @hexgirlfriendspod or email us at [email protected].