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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week, we have a special guest, Luke Nyen! If that name sounds familiar is because he is the guitarist in Kala’s band Winzige Hosen! And he is here to bring you nightmares in relation to his own nightmares. That’s right, we’re talking about sleep paralysis. We’ve mentioned it in a few topics in the past, but is there possibly a connection between sleep paralysis and the paranormal? Or is it just nightmares made worse? While science might try to explain it away, Luke’s own personal experiences might leave you feeling like you wanna stay awake… forever.

Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week, Brittany’s telling us all about a lake monster, so we thought it was best to bring in an expert on the creatures that live within lakes: Big Wave Dave! While some may know him from the local Duluth band Big Wave Dave & the Ripples, Dave is an avid fisherman of the Boulder Lake Fishing Club. And when Brittany tells us all about Old Greeny from Cayuga Lake in New York, he has his opinions. Is a sturgeon? Unlikely. Is it a beaver? Definitely not! You don’t know beavers! Follow Dave at: Big Wave Dave and the Ripples: @bigwavedaveandtheripples Boulder Lake Fishing Club: @boulderlakefishingWrite to Kala Moria Bumpkin Angling: www.bumpkinangling.com

Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week is all about Spooky Smutty Little Books and why we love them! We are joined once again by the amazing Hex A’Peel, while Kala talks about the reasons people enjoy Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Cryptid Romance (or Monster F**ker books, as Kala so eloquently puts it.) Why are we so intrigued by the idea of intimacy with horrible people, ghosts, or creatures? The answers will probably NOT surprise you, but you’ll be surprised that you’re not surprised. Be ready for a lot of side tangents and book recommendations! Lights Out by Navessa Allen The Ivory Key by Rita Clay Estrada Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. HamiltonPhantasma by Kaylie Smith Like Mothman to a Flame by Remy Cavilich

Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This is our first week of April, where we bring in special guests from the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival to discuss our creepy little subjects! First up is Hex A’Peel, a local Burlesque Dancer and Drag King! They join us as Brittany tells us about Sam the Sandown Clown. In 1973, this creature encountered two children on the Isle of Wight. This strange three-fingered three-toed clown/alien/robot thing left all the locals scratching their heads. Was this just the overactive imagination of some local kids? Or some otherworldly life form trying to make contact? Social Media links: Hex A’Peel IG: @hex_a_peelDuluth Dolls IG: @duluthdollsburlesque The Body Electric IG: @thebodyelectriccabaret Homegrown Music Festival IG: @dhgmf

Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week, we’ve got Kala talking all about spooky funerary sculptures. Giant hooded figures and angels with big wing spans may be beautiful in the sunlight, but when night falls, they seem to take on a haunting nature. And for some, that haunting is more than a figure of speech. Listen as Kala tells us all about statues around the U.S. that are surrounded by urban legends. Are they real or not? You decide.

Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week, Brittany is delving into some true crime with the Watcher Letters.

Happy Spooky Wednesday! Welcome to the exciting conclusion of the mysteries surrounding Lake Baikal! In episode 263, we talked about the things that may be living in the lake, and this week we discussed the other things this water may be hiding. Is there sunken treasure? Do people disappear in the Baikal Triangle? Have aliens made a home base beneath the waves? Is it all tied together? Or a lot of separate incidents all drawn to this deep body of water? Let us know what you think!

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week, Kala is sharing some of the mysteries of Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. This is the world’s deepest, oldest, and largest (by volume) freshwater lake! What could possibly be hiding in its depths? It holds more flora and fauna than any other lake in the world, including the only existing freshwater seals, fish that turn into an oily substance, and… mermaids? Also, there may be a monster. It’s definitely not a sturgeon.

Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’re heading overseas this week while Brittany tells us all about Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland. This 16th-century graveyard is infamous for violent disturbances and physical attacks on visitors, particularly around its Mausoleums. And these attacks aren’t from the living… After literal centuries of horrendous occurrences (and we mean like straight out of a horror movie), this place has got GHOSTS. And these ghosts are pissed. And if you think you’re safe, just ask some of the most recent tourists… these spirits are still active to this day.

Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! Can a whole town be cursed? Because apparently, that’s exactly what happened. This ghost town is now completely prohibited to the public. Could it be because those who enter will be doomed to die? Or is it the fact that so many people have passed on this land, that the area is plagued by ghosts? Or is it that hikers couldn’t control themselves and damaged the local ecosystem? Maybe it’s a combination of the three?

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! Question: can you name one fun fact about Finland? No? Maybe it’s because Finland… doesn’t exist? At least that’s what some people have come to believe, thanks to a conspiracy theory that spread on the internet. So if Finland isn’t real, what’s going on up there in Northern Europe? I guess you’ll have to listen and find out!

Happy Spooky Wednesday! For two weeks, we have been asking... when will the Bloody Benders end their murderous ways? Why are they murdering people? Will they be caught? Who ARE the Benders? Are Kate and John really siblings? What was that about Little House on the Prairie?? All that answered (sort of) on this week's episode, the third and FINAL act of The Bloody Benders.

Happy Spooky Wednesdays! We are back for Part 2 of the Bloody Benders, and this week, we're getting to know a little bit about their victims as well as their MO. Does Kate continue to be the darling of the bunch? Do we know what the trap door is for? Wait, what about Little House on the Prairie?? Answers to that and more!