Mission Spooky

Welcome to the 1st Bonus Episode of Smash or Pass. We take on the most famous of Pennsylvania Crytpids and decide if we would ... SMASH! or pass the following:

* Albatwitch

* Dragon of Fayette County

* Giant Serpent of Adams County

* The Giwoggle

* Potter Nondescript

* The Raystown Ray

* The Squonk

* The Waterford Sheepman

Author and paranormal investigator Michelle Belanger joins us again this time to discuss her new book "The Lonely House". Part horror story and part choose-your-own-adventure, The Lonely House is a playable work of fiction. We also discuss how tabletop games changed during COVID, the positive role TTRPGs can have in mental health, and how Michelle is doing with her run through Baldurs's Gate 3!

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We have a special bonus interview for you while you wait for Season Five to start!

We teamed up with Logan and Ben from Lost Legends: Tales of Thurne and Godzilla: Destroy All Podcasts to bring you an amazing interview with RPG game creator Nick from Deep Dark Games. Nick walked us through their latest Kickstarter HOME: Mech vs Kaiju and even had us create a mech and a kaiju to showcase how fun and creative this new game will be! ...

We suggest reviewing Episode 108 on the Haunting of the White House for maximum enjoyment of this President's Day Episode.

In a very special Kord vs Cryptid, our player Cord had no idea what he was about to fight and our DM Ben gave him some interesting surprises.

*You can find Ben's new book on Amazon in paperback or Kindle.

*You can listen to Kiki, Logan, Ben, Joey and Alec on Tales of Thurne.

We're bringing you something extra to celebrate true love ... er ... true crime. What happens when a girl of privilege, runs off to marry the man of her dreams? What happens when that dream man wears out his usefulness? Why, a love triangle and murder is what happens!

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We're tackling a few Pennsylvania strange happenings dealing with cryptic messages: The Toynbee Tiles from the 80s and the new wave of conspiracy-laden messages in food items across Pennsylvania. We'll be reading and discussing each of these messages in depth, so buckle up cause this one is wild!

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In honor of Sportsball, we're talking haunted stadiums and one hotel some NBA stars refuse to sleep in: *Memorial Stadium, Indiana University *Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio *The Curse of Talladega *Skirvin Hilton, near Chesapeake Energy Arena, OKC *The Cursed Miami Dolphins (our condolences Fins Fans on the extension of that curse as of this recording. 😭) * Get 25% Off your purchase of ⁠⁠⁠Magic Mind⁠⁠⁠ with Code: MISSIONS...

Happy New Year!

*We've got PA news with The Era of Taylor Swift, The Utz Plant Machete Incident, and the Old Man Killed His Wife Over the Vet Bill.

*The Days of Weirdmas are:

7: Dead Geese in Lawrence County

8: Maids Swill Milking

9: Extensive Beer Can Collection

10: The Haines Shoe House

11: Pennsylvania Stonehenge

12: Bowman's Treasure

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We have a special two-part episode to celebrate Yule and the end of 2023! In Part 1, Kiki and Kayla discuss 12 Quick and Quirky Facts about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, followed by 1 through 6 of 12 Days of Weirdmas: Pennsylvania Edition. *Days of Weirdmas:

1: Missing Ornithologist

2: Dead Pigeons in Philly

3. Rotisserie Chicken Man

4. Cannelton Pig Lady

5. Collar Bomb Heist

6. PA Toilets

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Join us as we finally discuss the ghosts of Gettysburg with the foremost authority on the region's ghost stories and history, Mark Nesbitt! *

* Ghosts of Gettysburg Tour

* Self-Guided Ghost Tour - Fredericksburg, VA

* Self-Guided Ghost Tour - Savannah, GA

* Mark's Book Shop

We're on another road trip this episode with stops off in West Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

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*Our featured music is from Hex Automata with the song " You Can't Kill the Devil".

In this Special Halloween extra episode, we cover some current events related to a Colorado Funeral Home and the insane law against fortune telling in Pennsylvania that has led to some unneeded drama for a small business owner in Hanover, PA.

* Our featured music is from Jhariah with " Bad Luck".

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In an extra episode just for Spooky Season, we take on the connection between the paranormal and staircases. We cover some of the most famous photographs of ghosts on staircases, a few weird staircase myths and romantic legends, and the famous "stairs to nowhere" in the Winchester House. To round out the episode, we discuss three films featuring staircases as well as some horror films with iconic staircase scenes!

* Our...

A corpse road, prevalent in the United Kingdom's history, refers to ancient routes used for carrying the deceased to burial grounds, ensuring safe passage for mourners. In this episode, we'll get into the history of Corpse Roads in the UK, their counterparts here in the States, The Right to Roam law, superstitions and customs of transporting the dead as well as ley lines and dowsing rods.

* Our featured music is from Panic...

In this special Friday the 13th episode we bring you some cursed films and a list of devastating deaths that have occurred on movie sets. Do we need stunt folks to continue these sacrifices? Do we require real guns on film sets? Are helicopters to blame for the most deaths in film and TV? We discuss all this and more!

* Our featured music today is from BITE! with their song "Run From the Devil".

*Welcome to Spooky Season 2023 and our special guest co-host for the entire season, The Mushroom Maiden, Kayla!*

*In this episode we take on Haunted Churches in New Orleans, and Pittsburgh, PA. We also discuss the Church Grim throughout history and cultures.

* Our extended show features 3 film reviews dealing with haunted churches or a church:

- Kayla : Stigmata (1999)

- Kiki: The Church (1989)

- Cord: The Nun (2018)

* Our featur...

We had the pleasure of sitting down with new author, Casey Sutton to discuss his Grimdark book, "Malfus: Necromancer Unchained". We learned about Casey's inspiration for his writing style, the near-death experience that was the catalyst to continue his writing, and some of his interests outside life as an author.

* Our featured music is from Indie Anthony with his song " Watching You Go".

It's a Special Back to School Episode with our guest, history teacher, Ben Headlee! Today, we cover all the folks who passed away inside the White House and the ghosts that reportedly hang out there. Cord tells the story of a ghost train connected to one of our most famous Presidents.

* Our featured music is from Animal Wolf with the protest song "Fuck Those Supreme Court Bitches!"