Guide To The Unknown « Talkbomb

In Episode 35 of Guide to the Unknown: Will and Krissy break out of the studio to go on an adventure. Paranormal Books and Curiosities in Asbury Park, NJ did a free screening of a movie called Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton, all about one of the most famous alien abduction stories ever reported! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 34 of Guide to the Unknown: The return of the Mini-Monster: Heat Miser! Leave us alone, you toasty brute! Then Will talks about Ghostbusters for a while FINALLY, we get to Paul is Dead, the theory that Paul McCartney from The Beatles actually died and was replaced by a look-a-like. One of the coolest, wackiest theories ever! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 33 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen takes us to a confusing hotbed of monster activity in Massachusetts. Leave those cows alone! Will explains the metaphysical concept of the Tulpa! The Dalai Lama and Slenderman have more in common than you know! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 32 of Guide to the Unknown: Enjoying the nice summer weather? Better watch your back, you might get eaten by a damn tree! Enjoying Pontefract in the summer? Better watch your back or a poltergeist of an old monk might throw your plates around the room! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 31 of Guide to the Unknown: It has recently been reported that the humble Octopus is actually a damn dirty space alien! Seriously! Modern science suggests the Octopus came from somewhere else in the galaxy! We are not kidding! And did you know that hotsy totsy starlet Jayne Mansfield was seen cavorting about town with The Church of Satan's own Anton Lavey? Was she a satanist? Or worse: an opportunist? SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 30 of Guide to the Unknown: Goblins get downgraded to a bite-sized segment... BUT THEN, Kristen takes us through the ghosty history of Britain's royal family, in honor of The Royal Wedding! Prince Henry and Meghan Markle had better pack a smudge stick for their honeymoon! And Will catches The Sandman slippin'! This punk has been cramming sand in our eyes for generations! What's his deal? The answer involves Smurfs!  SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 29 of Guide to the Unknown: Many of our listeners/viewers have had close brushes with the paranormal! On this week's episode we feature stories of UFO's, poltergeists, and haunted hotels! A HUGE thanks to Andy, Kayleigh, and Andrew! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 28 of Guide to the Unknown: A legendary cryptid gets downgraded to a bite-sized monster! You'll have to listen to hear the shocking condemnation (It's the Loch Ness Monster...evidently there isn't much there). And then the fun starts. In trying to research Nightmares, will ended up with Brownies! And Kristen tells the heart-warming story of Home Alone star Daniel Stern's honeymoon! Did he see a g-g-g-g-g-ghost!? MANY say "no, he did not." SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 27 of Guide to the Unknown: A demon named Ba'al drops in to give us updates on Ghosts in the Burbs and Ash Vs. Evil Dead! AND THEN: Kristen and William explain the real life horror that befell the cast and crew of The Exorcist and Poltergeist! These are two of the most famously cursed films of all time. People lost their lives... What really happened?! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 26 of Guide to the Unknown: Will cracks open THE NECRONOMICON, bringing you on a journey visiting H.P. Lovecraft, Evil Dead, and the Satanic Church! Whoa. Meanwhile, Kristen is hanging out in the dell playing with some...fairies? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was just one of the many believers...are they real? SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 25 of Guide to the Unknown: Bite Sized Monster Madness is back in full force! Not only does a Kitchen Witch fly in, but Will learns he's been haunted/hunted by a Rokurokubi since he was just a boy! These severed-head ghosts are terrifying! Some of them have long, windy necks, too. Kinda reminds me of The Green Ribbon story that the guy from Scary Stories to tell in the Dark wrote...is that enough buzz words? And Kristen explains the truly chilling history of THE DYBBUK BOX! I honestly don't want to take a single thing away from her amazing telling of the story, so I'll just say an old woman wanted to be buried with a curious cabinet...and her granddaughter didn't do it. It sounds like this woman didn't want the Dybbuk Box to terrorize anyone else. But the box won... SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 24 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen is surfing eBay looking for haunted artifacts...there are plenty. And Will is aghast at the bizarre, horrible history of Mummies!  SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 23 of Guide to the Unknown: William FINALLY settles the matter of The Easter Bunny! He's a bunny, but he lays eggs? NO! Listen up, this question is answered! Something is missing though: the fear... Thankfully Kristen is driving the terror train this week, by sharing the real story of Annabelle, the haunted doll. If you've only seen the movies, you haven't felt the fear...Kristen's story rules. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 22 of Guide to the Unknown: Kristen checks in to the Willard Library, but she's not checking out any books! No way, this place is PACKED with ghosts! Just check out their website! And Will is back in the bathroom, summoning ghosts! That's right, it's finally time to talk about BLOODY MARY, BLOODY MARY, BLOODY MARY! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 21 of Guide to the Unknown: To commemorate purchasing a new house, Will shares the story of THE WATCHER! Someone is stalking the owners of a new house in New Jersey! He seems to want blood? Is it any coincidence that Will has had a few scares in his new abode? YES! And Kristen went on vacation in Savannah, Georgia! The Edgar Allen Poe museum was a bust (EAP!), but holy moley...the cemetery and a haunted tour provided plenty of fodder for nightmares! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 20 of Guide to the Unknown: Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING is a great movie and a pretty poor adaptation of Stephen King's novel. Maybe it's intentional! Was ol' Stanley trying to hide a secret message in his film? All work and no play makes Willy want to talk about crazy fan theories! And Edgar Allan Poe was an undisputed master of horror, yes...But did you know that the circumstances surrounding his death an shrouded in mystery? Kristen is here to explain the strange case of the author's death, and perhaps even reveal what happened to poor Edgar. EAP! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 19 of Guide to the Unknown: What the hell is going on at the Denver International Airport! They have murals of nazis waving scimitars at children. There's a giant demon horse named Blucifer guarding the building with his red glowing eyes. Gargoyles leer from every corner. So what's going on at the Denver International Airport?? It's awesome. And inspired by a listener's submission, Will decided to round up a few cases of frightening graves. Killed by the beast. Terrified by the storm. Encased in the ground. Graves be scary! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 18 of Guide to the Unknown: They're heeeeeeere...Will is focusing on Poltergeists! Buggy Ding-Dong made a BIG impression when he taught Patrick Swayze how to scoot pennies...decode THAT! Kristen's getting lost in The Bennington Triangle! People vanishing without a trace! Where did they go? Were they eaten by rocks?? MAYBE! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 17 of Guide to the Unknown: It's a double-dose of listener horror! Michele encountered a bizarrely mainstream Number Station, and sent us a postcard which shows one of the most haunted landmarks in Vermont: Emily's Bridge! Conflicting ghost stories over the course of decades!  And a near collision inspired a deep dive into real-life cases of people trying to pretend the dead are alive! Whether they're sneaking onto airplanes or cashing checks fraudulently, they're accidentally recreating Weekend at Bernie's! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 16 of Guide to the Unknown: The TRUE STORIES behind horror films!  Did you know that Freddy Krueger and A Nightmare on Elm Street were based on an actual phenomenon that resulted in mass death? It's true...but it's still unbelievable And TODAY a new horror movie called Winchester comes out, starring Helen Mirren! She's playing Sarah Winchester, a real woman from the 1800's who built a sprawling, impossible mansion. Why? Oh, to trap ghosts! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Find links to every podcast app/twitter account, and every episode at TalkBomb.com/GTTUPod And consider helping us fund the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices