We’re on the hunt for all things spooky! A bloody good podcast about the dark side of life served up with a side of sweet treats. Hosted by Elise Giordano + Halee Rae.
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Send us a text As the title suggests, this episode is anything but linear. We're taking you on a roller coaster ride of tangents, all the way from Elise's opinion on Longlegs to politicians helping the homeless. Of course we'll bring you some actual news, including one theme park's ridiculous law suit and the solving of a 40-year old cold case thro…
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Send us a text America’s National Parks are as inspiring as they are humbling. Their vast landscapes provide a place for adventure and exploration, but solitude can turn deadly if you’re not prepared. At 3.4 million acres, Death Valley is the most sprawling and desolate park in the Lower 48. Reaching temperatures of 134 degrees, much of its landsca…
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Send us a text What a week, coven! From Irish moms giving orangutans nursing tutorials, to Floridians doomsday prepping in the worst way, there's plenty of strange news to discuss. We'll cover the latest in UFO sightings, the world's worst breakdancing, and most importantly, the shocking and fascinating story of a reincarnated 911 victim. You don't…
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Episode 122: Sea Monsters of the Pacific Northwest
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Send us a text It's time for another cryptid roundup, and this time we're heading to halee's homeland to learn all about two famous PNW sea monsters! First we'll talk about Caborasaurus, a long, creepy serpent with a horse's head that has been spotted hundreds of times in the Vancouver Island area (and beyond) in the past 200 years. Is it the real …
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Episode 121: A Huntress With Impunity
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Send us a text It’s our first news update in what feels like forever! And you better believe it’s a good one. We’re covering crime-fighting eleven year old girls, babies who survive the unthinkable and idol culture in Japan. We’ll hear about Halee’s latest obsession - a self-published memoir laden with conspiracy theories, gifted by a fellow island…
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Send us a text We’re back, witches! Did you think we’d leave you for months again? Not this time! We’re diving back into the world of true crime with a cold case from Breckenridge, CO. Bobbi Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee went missing within hours of one another on a snowy night in 1982. Their crime scenes would hold two key pieces of evidence t…
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Episode 119: God, UFOs, and Robot Suicide
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Send us a text Happy Friday, coven! This week brought all sorts of weird and wonderful news and of course we are here for it. We'll hear about the latest innovations in robot technology, and- spoiler alert- it's not great. We'll get some updates on Charlotte the stingray and Sherri Papini, and hear about a scandalous true crime story out of Boston.…
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Episode 118: The Disappearance of Sherri Papini
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Send us a text In 2016, Keith and Sherri Papini appeared, by all accounts, to be a picture perfect family. They lived in a quiet suburb in northern California with their 2 beautiful children, and Sherri lovingly referred to their life as her 'happily ever after'. But when Sherri vanished without a trace on November 2, 2016, their lives would be tur…
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Send us a text The world is just as depraved as it was last news update, folks. Maybe even more so. And it seems a lot of the depravity resides in Florida! A man killed an entire family and then burned the evidence, but not before FaceTiming a friend with everything visible on camera. A woman murdered her boyfriend by zipping him up in a suitcase a…
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Episode 116: Heart to Heart - Organ Transplants and the Memories We Keep
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Send us a text The world of the ooky spooky doesn’t belong to cryptids, ghosts and aliens alone. Turns out, we humans are pretty spooky, too, particularly when it comes to matters of the heart. The heart is synonymous with love and the soul. But what would happen If you received the heart of someone else? Would you still be you? Is it possible that…
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Episode 115: The One Where the Government Tried to Censor Us
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Send us a text It's a most joyous occasion, coven! Your two favorite witches are reunited and recording together at last... and we are joined very briefly by 2 guests who will only make you appreciate our charm and wit even more! This week we have a great roundup of all the strangeness happening in the world. From UFOs and whatever the underwater v…
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Episode 114: A Tale of Two Cryptids- The Flatwoods Monster & The Dover Demon
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Send us a text The days are getting longer, the weather is getting nicer, and the summer season is fast approaching. But as you prepare to travel and spend time adventuring in your local forests- heed these cautionary tales of the creatures that lurk in the dark. This week, we're covering not one, but TWO classic American cryptids. First, we'll lea…
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Episode 113: Halee Does the Business (At UFO Fest)
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Send us a text This week, everyone's "good thing" is going to be that Halee went to UFO Fest and has returned to delight us with her findings. Shocker - aliens are real. Duh! We'll hear compelling firsthand accounts from military whistleblower Ryan Graves, and best of all, we'll get Jessiah's take on all things spooky. In the news, we'll hear about…
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Episode 112: The Clutter Family - Murdered In Cold Blood
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Send us a text In 1959, the town of Holcomb, Kansas was a quiet farming community. People left their doors unlocked because nothing really bad ever happened there. But all that changed on November 15 when the Clutter family was found brutally murdered inside their two-story farmhouse. The motive wasn’t clear. Was it a revenge killing? A robbery gon…
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Send us a text Happy Friday, coven! This week takes us on a wild adventure. We have animal travel - cats being shipped and dogs flying on airplanes. Speaking of airplanes, did y'all know there are people in charge of coordinating caskets flying across the world and sometimes they mess up their job?! We delve into the true crime world, with an abduc…
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Send us a text Coven, this week is a big one for halee and Lisey. It's rare that we're wrong... and it's even more rare that we would admit that we're wrong. But this week we may just be ready to admit that we were wrong about orbs! After hearing a spooky and intriguing tale, halee took a deep dive into orbs and found that the blurry 'orb' photos w…
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Send us a text Do you dream of finding old bones? Have you ever thought about joining your favorite podcast on a bone hunting expedition? Does the mere thought give you a boner? Dude, same. Maybe one day. In the meantime, join us as we uncover the latest bone-chilling, ooky spooky news. Okay, enough bone puns. They're not humerus. STOP. This week w…
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Episode 108: Jerome - Arizona's 'Wickedest' Ghost Town
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Send us a text Where today stands a charming tourist town, Jerome, Arizona was once the "wickedest town in America." Bordellos and saloons served up drinks and disease to the miners who frequented them. And when the mines inevitably became too much, the smelter spit them out with the trash - literally. Jerome's streets run red with blood, harboring…
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Send us a text It's hard to Live, Laugh, Love when there's just so much bullshit going on, Coven! Ruby Franke's husband claims Jodi Hildebrandt is actually possessed by the devil. Don't do Satan dirty like that! Rogue sasquatches turn out to be really tall runners who move more fluidly than most? And slippery thieves pelt bananas at a helpless atte…
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Episode 106: Surviving The Wesleyan Cult- An Interview with Deb Donner
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Send us a text In the late 1970s, a strange group of folks arrived on Vashon Island, WA. Seemingly overnight, 60 men, women and children set up military tents and portapotties and got to work transforming 58 acres of pristine coastal forest into a religious commune. Under the direction of their charismatic leader Lou, and his surly wife Mary Lou, t…
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Send us a text Coven, this is the week of people on their worst behavior! Starting with a modern day witch and her crystal ball (of meth) and ending with a variable potpourri of the worst parents we’ve ever heard of, our faith in humanity may be wavering. We learn about Elise’s pedo high school teacher using AI to victimize children, and we get upd…
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Episode 104: The Murder of Robert Wone
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Send us a text On August 2nd, 2006, Robert Eric Wone was stabbed to death in the Washington, D.C. row home of a dear friend. What was first reported as a random crime inflicted by an intruder unfolded into something much more sinister. As detectives worked to piece together a strange and confounding puzzle, every piece they uncovered seemed to reve…
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Send us a text We're not the only shit show this week, Coven. There's a veritable smorgasbord of shit in the news, and conspiracy theories are at the forefront. Across the pond, the Royal Family is missing its most beautiful member - Princess Kate. Is she alive? Is there a divorce looming? Is she simply taking time to improve her photoshop skills? …
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Episode 102: Near Death Experiences
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Send us a text "Do you guys ever think about dying?" Why, yes, just all day every day. Turns out, only 11 percent of the population is as obsessed with mortality as we are, but we know you're on the same page, Coven. No one can truly say what happens after you die, but a select few have an idea. Near Death Experiences have captivated the minds of s…
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Episode 101: Don't Be A Tosser (Of Trees)
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Send us a text Happy March, Coven! With a new month comes plenty of new strangeness. In Europe, we have a submerged stone wall that's at least 10,000 years old, and a tree-tossing mom risking it all for glory. In the northeast, we have halee's dream scenario- bigfoot prints in the Hudson Valley! And some excitement as our favorite hairy cryptid is …
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Episode 100: Without a Trace- The Disappearance of Samantha Sayers
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Send us a text Dearest coven, today marks an important milestone for EBC… our 100th episode! To celebrate, we’re taking it back to the beginning of Elise and Halee’s friendship and covering the mystery/true crime(?) story that started it all! On August 1st, 2018, Samantha Sayers left her Seattle apartment to climb Vesper Peak in the Cascade mountai…
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Episode 99: Mutant Wolves vs Rabid Coyotes
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Send us a text It's a dog eat dog world out there, folks. And the proof is in the pudding because this week we're talking about rabid coyotes and mutant wolves. The former are biting hikers, while the latter just may be saving the world from cancer. You can thank Chernobyl for that. (Actually, thank science.) Sadly, not everyone is so advanced. Tex…
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Episode 98: Robert Hansen - The Butcher Baker of Alaska
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Send us a text On July 17, 1980, electrical workers outside of Anchorage uncovered the badly decomposed body of a woman buried in a shallow grave. She became known as Eklutna Annie and was the first in a series of murders to sweep across Southcentral Alaska. Sex workers started disappearing at an alarming rate. Was there a serial killer on the loos…
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Send us a text Happy February, coven! We made it through what can only be described as the longest month of all time! And it turns out that even in February, weirdness abounds. This week we travel from possible historic wreckage on the ocean floor, to justice in the sky as the perv flight attendant finally gets criminally charged. Speaking of justi…
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Episode 96: The Mysterious Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa
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Send us a text In late August 2013, Bryce Laspisa had been exhibiting weeks of uncharacteristic and erratic behavior. Bryce was a college student in a suburb of Sacramento who was described as happy and well loved, when he suddenly began giving away belongings and sending cryptic text messages. He told his mom he desperately needed to speak with hi…
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Episode 95: A Package from Bonefield
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Send us a text It's happening, Coven. Aliens are finally making their presence known - or at least that's how it seems in this latest news update! We've got UFO sightings, alien shadows and panels blowing off airplanes. Just kidding - that one was totally a human error, and we're all the more terrified because of it. This week, we're talking about …
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Episode 94: Escaping Dee Dee : Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Fight for Freedom
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Send us a text In 2015, Gypsy Rose Blanchard had reached her breaking point. She’d spent the last 24 years under the thumb of her mother Dee Dee, taking countless medications she was told would heal her. And her ailments were many : muscular dystrophy, leukemia, mental incompetency and more all plagued Gypsy from a young age. Or did they? A victim …
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Episode 93: I'm In Love With a Tree
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Send us a text Happy New Year, coven! Though the year may be new, the world continues to be very much the same and the news is as weird as ever. This week's episode takes us all over the world, from a British psychic using asparagus to predict the future, to a possible goblin sighting in Argentina. Not to be outdone by a goblin, bigfoot makes an ap…
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Episode 92: The Stephenville Lights
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Send us a text Strap yourselves in, coven. We're about to bring you the closest thing to proof of a bonafide UFO sighting- short of being zapped up and probed, of course! This week we're covering the Stephenville Lights, a series of UFO sightings that happened over Texas dairy county in 2008. Over the course of a number of days, dozens of folks rep…
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Episode 91: On the Record, Go F*** Yourself
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Send us a text Happy Friday, Coven! It was a strange week in the world and a strange week for news. From a vanishing bride, to a man transcending dimensions, to tornados lifting babies into trees, this episode runs the gamut in weirdness. We have true crime updates, including the abusive mormon mommy blogger entering a plea deal, and criminal charg…
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Episode 90: Love Has Won: The Rise and Fall of Mother God
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Send us a text Greetings, love beings! Your time to ascend has arrived. At least, that’s what Mother God would have you believe. Her real name was Amy Carlson, and her life’s work was dreaming up the infamous cult Love Has Won and convincing folks to follow her. (The only cult we’d follow is the cult of Ryan Gosling, but it seems not everyone is as…
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Send us a text There's some turbulence in the skies this week, Coven. An unexpected emergency has turned the world upside down and taken the podcast with it. Your two favorite witches are down to one and she's trying to her damndest to make the news interesting all on her own. We'll talk about another bear attack, bring you up to speed on that pedo…
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Episode 88: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Send us a text In 1587, the British left a group of colonists on Roanoke Island, the first English settlement in the New World. They sailed back to England, promising to return with supplies and reinforcements in the following months. Nearly 3 years later, when a ship finally returned with supplies and aid, they found a puzzling scene. The entire s…
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Episode 87: Murder Next Door: A Terrifying Listener Tale
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Send us a text Coven, we have such a treat for you today. You've heard us refer to friend of the podcast Jessiah and his amazing spooky adventures many times before... today, you get to meet him too! Tune in as Jessiah takes us on a tour of terror around the world. From his upbringing in a conservative religious cult, to spending an unforgettable n…
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Episode 86: Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
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Send us a text Mirror, mirror on the wall, is the matrix real after all? The answer is yes. We’re all living in a simulation, and we have proof thanks to one soon-to-be bride. It’s not the only thing giving us the ick this week. We’ll discover that Teslas can see ghosts, film lights can melt airplane windows and farting dogs can get you a $1400 ref…
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Episode 85: Casey Anthony : The Most Hated Mother in America
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Send us a text In 2008, George and Cindy Anthony were worried about their two-year-old granddaughter Caylee. They hadn't seen her in 31 days, and their daughter Casey was being cagey. When Casey's car showed up in a tow yard, along with Caylee's carseat and the distinct smell of human decomposition, they demanded answers. Casey said a nanny named Z…
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Episode 84: I'm a Slut for Cryptids
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Send us a text Are you, like us, feeling the post-Halloween blues? Melancholic at the thought that spooky season is coming to an end? If so, we understand and we feel your pain. But do not despair, coven! It's always spooky season here! This week's news includes many lessons learned about what can and can't be donated to a thrift store, a master cl…
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Episode 83: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (and the hot headless horseman)
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Send us a text It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Coven, it's nearly Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than to dive into one of our nation's most beloved spooky legends? Tonight, halee takes us through the history of Washington Irving's masterpiece 'The Legend of Spooky Hollow.' From Tarrytown's own spooky stories like a reclusiv…
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Send us a text There’s never a dull moment in the world of the paranormal and true crime. This week, we’ll bring the best of the worst to you and yours. Funeral homes forget where dead bodies go, clowns haunt unsuspecting Scottish countrysides and witch doctors set swarms of bees on thieves. We’ll discuss whether Bigfoot has been found once and for…
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Send us a text Spooky season is synonymous with fall, but it turns out the spookiest time of all was the summer of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. New England was plagued with division everywhere you turned - natives and colonists were battling one another, smallpox was killing people left and right, and Salem itself was forming two distinct identiti…
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Episode 80: Spooky Hour - Totally True Ghost Stories
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Send us a text It's been a minute, but don't think we've forgotten about our tried and true Spooky Hours! You know, the episodes where we're running short on time and have to whip up something really quick? Well, they're back! Just in time for the official start of spooky season, we're treating you with some seriously scary ghost stories. No tricks…
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Episode 79: Getting down to Schabusiness
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Send us a text Happy Friday, coven! We've made it to the end of another wild week, and we're here to recap the insanity for you. From the depths of a ghostly well, to the cruising altitude of of a commercial jetliner (complete with pervy flight attendant) we have searched high and low to gather all the spookiest, strangest, and silliest stories. We…
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Episode 78: America's Most Haunted Houses
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Send us a text Coven, it's nearly October and we are continuing our enthusiastic plunge into spooky season. This week, Halee takes us on a tour of some of America's most haunted places. We'll start off with murder, mystery and intrigue in the south, and criss cross the country exploring haunts and ghouls. The sounds of disembodied laughter, sudden …
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Episode 77: When the Streets Run Red with Wine
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Send us a text What a delicious week for news! Particularly if you're a fan of wine. We're bringing you all the latest and greatest (and let's be honest, some stuff that's really not great at all but needs to be said.) We'll uncover why you shouldn't run across the Atlantic in a giant hampster wheel of death, that when enough people practice corpse…
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Episode 76: Digging up Dirt on Daddy Vladdy
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Send us a text We've made the executive decision to start Spooky Season early on EBC, because let's face it, it's always Spooky Season around here! We're kicking things off by getting down and dirty with one of Halloween's OG monsters : the vampire! He's hungry for blood, shape shifting on the reg and can't help but count grains of rice...? There's…
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