Last Stand Of The Barker Gang

America’s first settlers were afraid of a lot of things and when they were afraid of something they reflexively connected it to the Devil – whether it was places like forests and woods or people, like the Native Americans who had predated their arrival on these shores by hundreds ...  Show more

The Puritans and the early colonists found more monsters in America than just witches. The Devil had birthed a variety of what were often called “monstrous births” and they became signs and omens for the believers in an angry god. Spectral, shape-shifting dogs, along with demonic ...  Show more

In high school, we go through a myriad of first experiences. There are sports, prom, first loves, and oftentimes, heartbreak. For most people these experiences shape us, and the mistakes we make during this time usually don’t have permanent consequences. During the fall of 2014 t ...  Show more

This BONUS episode of Murderish is a collaboration I did with my pals at The Pros & Cons podcast. Bethany, Adriana, and I are covering a handful of Southern California murder cases as part of a series we’re calling The Pros & Cons Presents Murderish: Southern California. This bon ...  Show more

SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. 

Dan has his  normal two stories again. And there’s a theme with them both -faith seemingly conquering evil. The first story is set in the present day - centered around a woman living alone in No ...

Late in the evening on Friday, January 8, 1993, the employees in one particular restaurant in Palatine Chicago didn’t know at the time that they would not be going home that night. Hours after these workers began their closing routine, all seven of their bodies would be discovere ...  Show more