S04E10 - Pompeii (Explicit)
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Jeb and Blake join Leonard Nimoy's search for Pompeii! (Well - is it really about finding Pompeii? Or is it about finding a possibly Christian cross in Pompeii? Tune in and find out!) Links: Nimoy Fashion Alert! Hey - it's NOT a Jumpsuit. We complain but there really is WAY too much red-shift in the majority of this episode: You need pumice? WE GOT BUCKETS OF PUMICE!
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S04E09 - The Abominable Snowman
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Jeb and Blake track the last cryptozoology episode of the original In Search Of… as we join the late Peter C. Byrne in a search for "The Abominable Snowman." NFA - "Proof of Life" Crevasse photo we mention from the episode.
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S04E08 - Mexican Pyramids
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Jeb is right at home as we go In Search Of... Mexican Pyramids! Links from research movie about the robbery - affiliate link Nimoy Fashion Alert! Jungle Cotton Blend edition: There are actually subtle stripes on that shirt! This episode has some amazing models - so cool: And - of course - it wouldn't be ISO without some reenactments...
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Bonus: Joe Nickell on The Shroud of Turin
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Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the dealing with The Shroud of Turin. note: This interview will be cross-posted to MonsterTalk. The interview contents will be identical, but the framing intro/outro will be unique to the respective shows. (YouTube) (YouTube) (affiliate link)
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S04E07 - The Shroud of Turin
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Jeb and Blake unwrap the mystery of the shroud of Turin! (Which might, it turns out, be neither a shroud, nor from Turin - talk amongst yourselves!) Link to ISO on YouTube: The bucket brigade saves the shroud in re-creation... NFA - A return to "the Night Gallery?" Young Joe Nickell at work in Alan Landsburg's NYC apartment: The Rev. Francis Filas () Secondo Pia, photographer who discovered the "negative effect" on Shroud. (also, dead ringer for Seth Myers) Just saying... More on Dr. Harry Gove ()
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S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke The ISO team take us back to Colonial Virginia to investigate the cold-case of the lost colony of Roanoke. Jeb and Blake learn about armadas, plays, and rock diaries. Beach Action Nimoy Fashion Alert! The Money Shot... Blake thinks the ISO actor is giving off Keenan Wynn vibes. And we've already discussed the ties between Rod Serling, Leonard Nimoy, Night Gallery, and more, so the visual similarities to this scene and Planet of the Apes might not be 100% coincidence. The famous "Dare Stones" preserved with all the decor and pomp...
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S04E05 - Immortal Sharks
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We're going to need a bigger boat! Jeb and Blake head to Australia to investigate the idea that Great White sharks are immortal! Links: 1977 San Diego Henri Bource - NFA - on the beach! Sharks are famous for their teeth - and Nimoy's have improved since season one as well. Nimoy just walking on the beach manages to attract a diver's audience. Diving pioneer and explorer, Hugh Edwards. Ray Keys at Sea World has lots of great shark information. And don't forget researcher Dr. William Gladstone! (You can find him on twitter at )
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S04E04 - UFO Australia
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Jeb and Blake have a look at the Season 4 episode UFO AUSTRALIA which covers the Kaikoura UFO Sighting and the Nimoy Fashion Alert shot on location at the
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S04E03 - The Amityville Horror
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Jeb, Blake and Alex French go in research of ! Nimoy gives us the calm and rational look in the midst of so much weirdness! So many faceless re-enactors in this one! Horror writer Jay Anson and his trusty typewriter! And this episode is quite notable for giving us a look at Father Mancuso from the book. Aka Father Ralph Pecoraro. Aka Father Delaney. Aka "Jimmy the Shadow" <I made that last one up.>. The Lutz couple at the table. The two versions of Jodie the Pig: And we gotta include the super creepy ISO doll. Kudos to the prop dept. ...
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S04E02 - Carlos, The Most Wanted Man in the World
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Jeb and Blake look back at the ISO team's coverage of the global manhunt for the terrorist known as "Carlos." This episode gets an Explicit tag because of language. Nimoy Fashion Alert: (Wiki) (Wiki) (Wiki) (Wiki) (Obit)
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SOLVED - the mystery of the unknown cemetery has been solved. It's the Trinity Church Cemetery in the Washington Heights neighborhood of NYC. Thanks to patron Donald Mundis for helping figure that out!
Yes - this episode is being released out of sequence because everyone involved loves Halloween way too much and honestly it seemed off-brand to wait when it would be so easy to just give the people what they need. So... turn out the lights, get under your blanket, and listen to Jeb, Blake and return guest Alex French talk you through the super-creepy extravaganza that is Haunted Castles!
Remember - we're on the lookout for more information about this cemetery shooting location. Let us know if you find anything. Post in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. (Note - we've pretty conclusively removed Los Angeles as a possibility so are focusing on San Francisco and New York for now.)
The creepy ghost reminds us of a creepy villain. When you care enough about the role to put on makeup - but not quite enough to shave...
Parts of the episode reminded Jeb of Darby O'Gill.
A big part of the research on the ISO episode was contributed by Francis Hitching, who appears in the final segment. (Wikipedia)
The Halifax precursor to the Guillotine.
A look at Wolfeton House (home of Captain Nigel Thimbleby). Thimbleby's current struggle against local home builders involved the creator of Downton Abbey.
Most of this episode takes place in Dorset.
We really tried to find the farmhouse with the murderous ghost - but so far, no luck.
Emma Leavesley - who told the family story - gave us a real Zoey Deschanel vibe.
So - obviously if this segment became a movie...
Robin Wordsworth owns Baglake House
The older written version of the dead horseman and servant is much darker. (1883)
1910 research into the Screaming Skull
MonsterTalk's recent coverage of Screaming Skull lore.
Long article about research into the history of the Pinney family & Bettiscombe.
(NSFW) Red Meat comic w/ Skull character.
The strange history of Oliver Cromwell's skull.
Bill Grundy - BBC filmmaker, and pint drinker.
Haunted Pubs of London (just London, mind you)
The George - the pub in this episode which still stands!
Stone Tape Theory - explained by Sharon Hill
The Stone Tape - the amazing TV movie by Nigel Kneale