Guide to the Unknown
A podcast for horror fans and the paranormal-curious. Supernatural stuff, creepypastas, pop culture...we've got it all! From the twisted minds of siblings @themythtraveler & @chillinkristen đź‘Ą
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327: THE SHINING (King vs. Kubrick)
02/23/2024
327: THE SHINING (King vs. Kubrick)
Here's JOHNNIES! Stanley Kubrick's 1980 movie is considered a masterpiece. Stephen King and Mick Garris' 1997 TV Miniseries is considered a pile of crap. Is the truth somewhere in the middle? Probably not. [] . Get this episode AD-FREE on , along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . Follow us on , , and ...? For more, cruise through our
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326: Ghastly Goodies (WITCHES)
02/16/2024
326: Ghastly Goodies (WITCHES)
Bubble bubble, toil and...TONS of trouble! Goody Garlick and Goody Ayres were both accused of witchcraft. It was scary in like a million different ways! ALSO: WOW, we're part of now! . Get this episode AD-FREE on , along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . Follow us on , , and ...? For more, cruise through our
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325: Legends, Lattes, & Listener Questions
02/09/2024
325: Legends, Lattes, & Listener Questions
Today, you finally get to know the REAL us. …Or, I mean, you can hear what we think about AI, Fantasia, and David Lynch and stuff. Because we have a LOT of opinions. For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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324: The Schuylkill Notes
02/02/2024
324: The Schuylkill Notes
Someone has been slipping cryptic notes into packages of food!? …That's not great… See also: messages in bottles. See also: secret admirers. See also: that guy on reddit who kept finding post-it notes in his apartment. We're talking about scary found stuff. There's a LOT! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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323: THE CRYING BOY and MORE Urban Legends
01/26/2024
323: THE CRYING BOY and MORE Urban Legends
Warning: this episode might curse your phone. Or iPod. Or Zune. Welcome to a broad spectrum of creepy stories: Cow Tipping, Crybaby Bridge, Creepypastas, and the titular crying children. Don't worry, we spend a lot of time on Sonic.exe For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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322: MAINE - A Haunted History
01/19/2024
322: MAINE - A Haunted History
They should just call it “The Stephen King State.” But Main is also evidently home to America’s FIRST HAUNTING? The origin of ghosts in the USA? Lets figure this out. For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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321: CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES (Shelley Long, Cary Elwes, Jackée, Teri Polo)
01/12/2024
321: CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES (Shelley Long, Cary Elwes, Jackée, Teri Polo)
Celebrities are just like us. THEY SEE GHOSTS! Shelley Long, Cary Elwes, Jackée, and Teri Polo…you talk about them every day of your life. Lets find out just what the hell they saw. For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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320: BLAIR WITCH Rebooted
01/05/2024
320: BLAIR WITCH Rebooted
There’s something EVIL hidden in the woods… AND WE SAW IT! Blair Witch 2016 was a return-to-form sequel/requel OVERSTUFFED with horror and secrets. Lets try and figure this thing out. And to join us at the 25th anniversary screening of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT in BURKITTSVILLE! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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319: KISSING PINHEAD and OTHER Listener Questions
12/29/2023
319: KISSING PINHEAD and OTHER Listener Questions
You've got questions and we're BURSTING with answers! Lets say goodbye 2023 with a ton of creepy questions about ghosts and stuff! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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318: MUMMY FROGS and Other Listener Stories
12/22/2023
318: MUMMY FROGS and Other Listener Stories
Happy holidays! It’s time for some SCARY GHOST STORIES! Our listeners come from such amazing walks of life, and for some reason, there are chupacabras, ghosts, and even mummified frogs on those walks! Thanks for all your stories everyone, we hope you’re all cozy and delightfully creeped! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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317: GHOST ADVENTURES Double Feature
12/15/2023
317: GHOST ADVENTURES Double Feature
Happy holidays, Zak Bagans! Inspired by a listener review, we're putting our night vision goggles back on to explore Rolling Hills Asylum and Scotty's Castle! LOOK OUT FOR THAT CACTUS! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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316: Phrogging | Hiders and Creeps
12/08/2023
316: Phrogging | Hiders and Creeps
They’re just hopping around from pad to pad. Phrogging. Weird word, right? Well it should send a CHILL up your spine! There’s someone hiding in your house! Get out of there! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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315: CORPSE LIGHTS and More Urban Legends
12/01/2023
315: CORPSE LIGHTS and More Urban Legends
Beware the Candy Lady. And the chonchon. And Eunice “Goody” Cole. And the clown statue. And always always the corpse lights. For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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314: CROPSEY and more Staten Island Nightmares
11/24/2023
314: CROPSEY and more Staten Island Nightmares
The boogeyman was real...Or was he? This week, inspired by a listener, we're taking a good hard look at Staten Island. And it's not just Cropsey, there's the abandoned monastery, Kreischer Mansion, and even more that can't possibly fit. We'll be back. For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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FLASHBACK: Mommy Watched SCREAM
11/17/2023
FLASHBACK: Mommy Watched SCREAM
"I was proud of myself...for trying to understand you." This week, Krissy has a cold, so we're doing something unusual! WAY BACK in 2017, on a DIFFERENT podcast, we had a conversation with our mother Kathleen after she watched SCREAM for the first time. The show is about so many other things too, but lets just revel in this wonderful conversation that is unburied for the first time in 6.5 years! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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313: The Phantom of the Opera
11/10/2023
313: The Phantom of the Opera
This episode is a punishment for Kristen. Or…it was SUPPOSED to be. Instead, we get a completely ENGROSSING introduction to a monster from a bygone era. Why is The Phantom of the Opera SO compelling and creepy?! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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312: Book of Shadows - BLAIR WITCH 2
11/03/2023
312: Book of Shadows - BLAIR WITCH 2
The myth is real. Blair Witch 2 is a perfect movie. OR IS IT!? For the FIRST TIME EVER, someone is going to take a CRITICAL look at Book of Shadows. You'll be amazed at how many rabbit holes there are, and how deep they go. It's honestly unbelievable. Justice for Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 OH, and this episode has some visual aids in the video version. For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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BONUS: HAPPY HALLOWEEN
10/31/2023
BONUS: HAPPY HALLOWEEN
We did the mash. The MOM-STER MASH! Happy Halloween, guidies! We’re here to celebrate the greatest day of the year, talk about some spooky events, and bring a classic game to our podcast feed. Have a wonderfully spooky day, full of tricks and treats! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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311: ESCAPE ROOM
10/27/2023
311: ESCAPE ROOM
Find the clues or die! Wait, that's a little aggressive...can it at least be completely bloodless? We're ending GAMETOBER with the ultimate death game...the one YOU can go to! For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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310: CLUE
10/20/2023
310: CLUE
It's SO much more than a board game. It's Murder! But what makes CLUE tick? And why is that movie so incredible? ...And why do some people call it CLUEDO? These answers and more! Along with plenty of praise for Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, and literally everyone else, because Clue slaps. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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309: The Hunger Games
10/13/2023
309: The Hunger Games
We volunteer as tribute! Or wait…that’s a bad idea… The Hunger Games once took the world by storm. But is the series over-rated or over-hated? Does it even belong on this show? For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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BONUS: Death Games FOR KIDS!? - DEMON DRIVE on Friday!
10/09/2023
BONUS: Death Games FOR KIDS!? - DEMON DRIVE on Friday!
Oh I'm just popping by to remind you about the DEMON DRIVE we're doing THIS FRIDAY! YouTube.com/gttupod is where to be. 7pm est is WHEN to be there! Games, chaos, and surprises! Join us, won't you? Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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308: DEATH GAMES
10/06/2023
308: DEATH GAMES
A month of games that can get you KILLED!? This week we’re looking at this…subgenre? It includes stuff you know, like SAW and HUNGER GAMES, but also Will has possibly overanalyzed it all. And Kristen got confused… HAPPY OCTOBER For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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307: Eastern State Penitentiary
09/29/2023
307: Eastern State Penitentiary
Go to jail. Go directly to jail. And say hello to the GHOSTS!!!! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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306: Trivia for the Toilet!?
09/22/2023
306: Trivia for the Toilet!?
Get ready to PLUNGE head first into creepy trivia! It's been a long time since we CRACK-ed open the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, so lets CLOG our minds. Don't forget to WIPE, comment, and subscribe. For full sources and links, visit This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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305: The Tap Dancing Ghost (And More Unburied Material)
09/15/2023
305: The Tap Dancing Ghost (And More Unburied Material)
From the cutting room floor! We’re looking at topics that just didn’t fit into old episodes! Carrie Fisher and Scott Baio have celebrity ghost stories you need to hear. Boots Berry has been haunting Vermont. The Chaneque are nude menaces. And brace yourself: Will has even MORE to say about The Blair Witch! For full sources and links, visit This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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304: The Choking Doberman and Other Urban Legends
09/08/2023
304: The Choking Doberman and Other Urban Legends
WARNING: Not everything you hear is an actual urban legend Sea monsters, cat man, the celebrity death rule of 3, and more! It's all a pack of lies!! Very very entertaining, morbid, creepy lies! For full sources and links, visit This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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303: Celebrity Ghost Stories (Joan Rivers & David Carradine)
09/01/2023
303: Celebrity Ghost Stories (Joan Rivers & David Carradine)
Oooh this is spooky. We're getting spooked! Get ready for hauntings that are simultaneously creepy, wholesome, and perhaps morbidly foreshadowing! Watching Celebrity Ghost Stories is like taking in a lungful of fresh air. Hell. Yes. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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302: Haunted Utah
08/25/2023
302: Haunted Utah
Hey did you know that Utah is haunted? We SORT OF know... The Dugway Proving Ground, Rock Canyon, and of COURSE the “Rose Park Willy Tickler.” Oh, not to mention Emo’s Grave, VIRGIN JAIL, and perhaps a perplexing nocturnal puff or two… For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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301: Curse of the BLAIR WITCH
08/18/2023
301: Curse of the BLAIR WITCH
DISCOVER THE MYTHOLOGY Or rediscover it? This week the Blair Witch Project party continues, specifically with the last of the original material released in 1999: Curse of the Blair Witch was an hour-long “documentary” that aired on the SciFi channel BEFORE the movie even came out! Sticks and Stones was a short bonus doc created exclusively for Blockbuster, which itself went missing, didn’t it? Amazingly, even the SOUNDTRACK is written as a piece of lore, and for some reason a stack of trading cards provides some exclusive info! What a wild franchise. But we know what you’re really here for: The Scooby Doo project was a Cartoon Network special that NAILED the Blair-Witchy vibes!! Oh, and make sure you dive into ! [And go download , , and ] For full sources and links, visit Listen on , , or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on . For MORE, like our page and , cruise through our Follow us online: Join our private Facebook group at
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