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The paranormal, horror movies, creepy pop culture...siblings Kristen and Will approach scary stuff from a lighthearted point of view that fellow horror nerds and curious scaredy cats can all get into. Listen for urban legends, hauntings, listener stories, and, unfortunately and inevitably, toilet humor.
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Book Club Shmook Club

Kristen R Anderson and William Rogers

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Book Club Shmook Club is a podcast where brother and sister duo Kristen Rogers Anderson (@ChillinKristen) and William Rogers (@HauntedSponge) discuss books and whatever happens to come up through meandering and sometimes ridiculous conversation! Book Club Shmook Club has come to an end, but make sure to check out our new podcast Guide to the Unknown! Every week we sit and talk about mythical monsters, urban legends, and unsolved mysteries! Find the show everywhere podcasts are available and ...
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Everything okay? You haven't touched your meat pie! Sweeney Todd may have been popularized by Stephen Sondheim, Tim Burton, and Johnny Depp, but he goes WAY back. This story of a murderer and his girlfriend's cannibal cuisine has DELIGHTED families for centuries! Now eat up! [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, …
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They can’t ALL be the “MOST HAUNTED!” We’re finally going to decide who deserves the title of the “most haunted house in America!” To start, we’re pitting California’s WHALEY HOUSE against New Jersey’s SPY HOUSE! Turns out this one’s easy to decide! [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive p…
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Are you ready to get completely lost with us? It's the year 2000. The Blair Witch Project has just grossed 250 million dollars. So here come DOZENS of books, comics, TV specials, and games. But they can't all be good...right? This week we're watching "The Massacre of the Burkittsville 7: The Blair Witch Legacy," reading "The Secret Confession of Ru…
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Cryptids walk among us. And sometimes they "get violent" for fun!? NO GOOD The Pukwudgies are walking pin cushions. The Dover Demon is a wiggly...alien? Sick animal? Monkey? The fact that we STILL don't know after this episode is concerning... [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast…
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ROTTEN! AWFUL! ...Or is it? The critics have eviscerated this movie, leaving it with a blob of green slime on Rotten Tomatoes. Now it's our turn. And our opinion will be law. Get the full SPOILER review on PATREON.com/GTTUPOD [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld D…
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CALL TMZ! Some celebs just heard an EVP! One of these ghastly tales hits closer to home than you'd expect! But who was it? Nia Long? Fairuza Balk? Willie Garson? Tempestt Bledsoe? Or Eric Balfour? (Lets hope the algorithm works some magic with all those names) 5:26 - Nia Long 29:53 - Fairuza Balk 42:46 - Willie Garson 56:37 - Tempestt Bledsoe 01:01…
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The Scranton Strangler vs. The Golden God!? This week we’re talking about the hidden killers in The Office and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Is Toby Flenderson a serial killer? Is Dennis Reynolds a psychopath? We literally might have the answers! [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive…
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FEAR NEVER SLEEPS! The China Brothers (Paul and Ben) are the writers and directors of NIGHT SHIFT! They came by to talk about their horror inspirations, the experience of making the film, and their perspectives on the paranormal! Find NIGHT SHIFT on Apple TV, Amazon, or your VOD platform of choice! Thanks again for sponsoring this episode. Listen o…
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There’s no earthly way of knowing…WHAT THEY WERE THINKING! This week, we’re focusing on FUN stories that are destroyed by unexpected moments of shock and horror. No one saw these nightmares coming: The Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience in Glasgow has taken the world by storm. More specifically, their AI generated monster simply called “The Unknown…”…
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GHOSTS! MAYHEM! INTERESTING THINGS! …Did I get your attention? This week, the Urban Legend wikipedia page gave us TREES, BOOTS, an old Baseball player, and some sort of spooky phone number. We take zero responsibility for the quality of these tales. [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive p…
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Here's JOHNNIES! Stanley Kubrick's 1980 movie is considered a masterpiece. Stephen King and Mick Garris' 1997 TV Miniseries is considered a pile of crap. Is the truth somewhere in the middle? Probably not. [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on A…
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Bubble bubble, toil and...TONS of trouble! Goody Garlick and Goody Ayres were both accused of witchcraft. It was scary in like a million different ways! ALSO: WOW, we're part of BLOODY FM now! Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wher…
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Today, you finally get to know the REAL us. …Or, I mean, you can hear what we think about AI, Fantasia, and David Lynch and stuff. Because we have a LOT of opinions. For full sources and links, visit http://www.scaryfun.fun/home/gttu325 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patreo…
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Someone has been slipping cryptic notes into packages of food!? …That's not great… See also: messages in bottles. See also: secret admirers. See also: that guy on reddit who kept finding post-it notes in his apartment. We're talking about scary found stuff. There's a LOT! For full sources and links, visit http://www.scaryfun.fun/home/gttu324 Listen…
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Warning: this episode might curse your phone. Or iPod. Or Zune. Welcome to a broad spectrum of creepy stories: Cow Tipping, Crybaby Bridge, Creepypastas, and the titular crying children. Don't worry, we spend a lot of time on Sonic.exe For full sources and links, visit http://www.scaryfun.fun/home/gttu323 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or where…
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They should just call it “The Stephen King State.” But Main is also evidently home to America’s FIRST HAUNTING? The origin of ghosts in the USA? Lets figure this out. For full sources and links, visit http://www.scaryfun.fun/home/gttu322 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patre…
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Celebrities are just like us. THEY SEE GHOSTS! Shelley Long, Cary Elwes, Jackée, and Teri Polo…you talk about them every day of your life. Lets find out just what the hell they saw. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu321 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, …
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There’s something EVIL hidden in the woods… AND WE SAW IT! Blair Witch 2016 was a return-to-form sequel/requel OVERSTUFFED with horror and secrets. Lets try and figure this thing out. And GET YOUR TICKETS to join us at the 25th anniversary screening of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT in BURKITTSVILLE! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.co…
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You've got questions and we're BURSTING with answers! Lets say goodbye 2023 with a ton of creepy questions about ghosts and stuff! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu319 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patreon page and Amazon store, cruise thro…
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Happy holidays! It’s time for some SCARY GHOST STORIES! Our listeners come from such amazing walks of life, and for some reason, there are chupacabras, ghosts, and even mummified frogs on those walks! Thanks for all your stories everyone, we hope you’re all cozy and delightfully creeped! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home…
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Happy holidays, Zak Bagans! Inspired by a listener review, we're putting our night vision goggles back on to explore Rolling Hills Asylum and Scotty's Castle! LOOK OUT FOR THAT CACTUS! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu317 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MOR…
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They’re just hopping around from pad to pad. Phrogging. Weird word, right? Well it should send a CHILL up your spine! There’s someone hiding in your house! Get out of there! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu315 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our…
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Beware the Candy Lady. And the chonchon. And Eunice “Goody” Cole. And the clown statue. And always always the corpse lights. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu315 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patreon page and Amazon store, cruise through ou…
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The boogeyman was real...Or was he? This week, inspired by a listener, we're taking a good hard look at Staten Island. And it's not just Cropsey, there's the abandoned monastery, Kreischer Mansion, and even more that can't possibly fit. We'll be back. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu314 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Sp…
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"I was proud of myself...for trying to understand you." This week, Krissy has a cold, so we're doing something unusual! WAY BACK in 2017, on a DIFFERENT podcast, we had a conversation with our mother Kathleen after she watched SCREAM for the first time. The show is about so many other things too, but lets just revel in this wonderful conversation t…
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This episode is a punishment for Kristen. Or…it was SUPPOSED to be. Instead, we get a completely ENGROSSING introduction to a monster from a bygone era. Why is The Phantom of the Opera SO compelling and creepy?! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu313 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts…
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The myth is real. Blair Witch 2 is a perfect movie. OR IS IT!? For the FIRST TIME EVER, someone is going to take a CRITICAL look at Book of Shadows. You'll be amazed at how many rabbit holes there are, and how deep they go. It's honestly unbelievable. Justice for Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 OH, and this episode has some visual aids in the video …
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We did the mash. The MOM-STER MASH! Happy Halloween, guidies! We’re here to celebrate the greatest day of the year, talk about some spooky events, and bring a classic game to our podcast feed. Have a wonderfully spooky day, full of tricks and treats! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu311-5 Listen on Apple Podcasts, S…
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Find the clues or die! Wait, that's a little aggressive...can it at least be completely bloodless? We're ending GAMETOBER with the ultimate death game...the one YOU can go to! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu311 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like o…
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It's SO much more than a board game. It's Murder! But what makes CLUE tick? And why is that movie so incredible? ...And why do some people call it CLUEDO? These answers and more! Along with plenty of praise for Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, and literally everyone else, because Clue slaps. This episode is sponsored by …
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We volunteer as tribute! Or wait…that’s a bad idea… The Hunger Games once took the world by storm. But is the series over-rated or over-hated? Does it even belong on this show? For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu309 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like …
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Oh I'm just popping by to remind you about the DEMON DRIVE we're doing THIS FRIDAY! YouTube.com/gttupod is where to be. 7pm est is WHEN to be there! Games, chaos, and surprises! Join us, won't you? Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patreon page and Amazon store, cruise through…
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A month of games that can get you KILLED!? This week we’re looking at this…subgenre? It includes stuff you know, like SAW and HUNGER GAMES, but also Will has possibly overanalyzed it all. And Kristen got confused… HAPPY OCTOBER For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu308 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you g…
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Go to jail. Go directly to jail. And say hello to the GHOSTS!!!! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/gttu For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu306 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patreon page and A…
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Get ready to PLUNGE head first into creepy trivia! It's been a long time since we CRACK-ed open the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, so lets CLOG our minds. Don't forget to WIPE, comment, and subscribe. Back “Grave Robbers from Outer Space” on Kickstarter! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu306 This episode is sponsored …
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From the cutting room floor! We’re looking at topics that just didn’t fit into old episodes! Carrie Fisher and Scott Baio have celebrity ghost stories you need to hear. Boots Berry has been haunting Vermont. The Chaneque are nude menaces. And brace yourself: Will has even MORE to say about The Blair Witch! For full sources and links, visit http://w…
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WARNING: Not everything you hear is an actual urban legend Sea monsters, cat man, the celebrity death rule of 3, and more! It's all a pack of lies!! Very very entertaining, morbid, creepy lies! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu304 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/g…
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Oooh this is spooky. We're getting spooked! Get ready for hauntings that are simultaneously creepy, wholesome, and perhaps morbidly foreshadowing! Watching Celebrity Ghost Stories is like taking in a lungful of fresh air. Hell. Yes. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/gttu For full sources and links,…
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Hey did you know that Utah is haunted? We SORT OF know... The Dugway Proving Ground, Rock Canyon, and of COURSE the “Rose Park Willy Tickler.” Oh, not to mention Emo’s Grave, VIRGIN JAIL, and perhaps a perplexing nocturnal puff or two… For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu302 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherev…
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DISCOVER THE MYTHOLOGY Or rediscover it? This week the Blair Witch Project party continues, specifically with the last of the original material released in 1999: Curse of the Blair Witch was an hour-long “documentary” that aired on the SciFi channel BEFORE the movie even came out! Sticks and Stones was a short bonus doc created exclusively for Bloc…
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Follow our voices down into the basement. To celebrate EPISODE 300 (!!!) we're digging through the rocks and twigs of the Blair Witch Project, and it's incredible website, dossier, and comic book! Welcome to a new era of deep dives. ...Careful not to kick over any piles of rocks... (THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US FOR SO SO SO LONG!) Oh, and make sure …
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When you're at your most vulnerable, they're watching. The Hat Man is the internet's favorite boogeyman. He's also the subject of MUCH analysis by our very own Kristen Anderson! The Hag is an ageless figure that can offer wisdom...or implant the most horrific nightmares into your sleeping brain. Together, the Hat Man and the Hag are almost a dynami…
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Bunnyman, Bunnyman, Bunnyman... Oh weird, nothing happened. This week we're digging back into URBAN LEGENDS, and wrapping up the "B" section! Black Volga, The Buckley Family, Mercy Brown, the Blue Star Tattoo, and BOO HAGS Bam, blammo, BOOYAH!! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu298 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, …
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LOOK OUT, BILLY BALDWIN!! Kristen rediscovered Celebrity Ghost Stories. This is Kristen's doing. And Kristen is always RIGHT! These celebs got HAUNTED! But then again...consider the source...consider the source… For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu297 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts…
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We've all seen ghostbusters, OF COURSE New York is haunted! SCAREscrapers! Haunted High-Rises! This week we're obsessing over the ghastly history of The Dakota and 123 on the Park. Sesame Street is haunted. Bummer. GET TICKETS to join Willy for THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT in BURKITTSVILLE! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/g…
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Are you ready to face your fears? I can hardly think of a safer environment than the "Further." James Wan and Leigh Whannel got our blood pumping with SAW, but now the kid gloves are ON. With a new chapter on the horizon, lets settle some unfinished business and talk about these crowd-pleasing ghost stories! GET TICKETS to join Willy for THE BLAIR …
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In 2015, the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow was mashed together with the science/crime series Bones. What? Why? How? …Any good? For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu294 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. For MORE, like our Patreon page and Amazon store, cruise thro…
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Thanks to our listener Anna, we're taking a look at some fascinating Scandinavian stories! Let's learn about the Nokken, Elf Girls, the Hell Horse, Trolls, the LANTERN MEN, and more! How joyously strange For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu293 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch …
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Here’s a hot idea: if you’re into exploring caves BE CAREFUL. Those places are HAUNTED! We are descending into the Mammoth Cave system of Somerset, Kentucky, and Colorado’s Cave of Winds. Just like everywhere else on the planet, the scariest thing in these caves are all those pesky humans! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/ho…
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Immortality and Nuked Fridges. What HASN’T Indiana Jones done? Well, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is almost here, so we’re looking at some of the crazy relics that have driven his best (?) and worst (?) adventures! The Last Crusade's Holy Gail, unseen HORROR draft, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls'...DOOMTOWNS? Tatunca Nara? Nazca Lines? …
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