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This spooky season chat urban legends with Emily and Ashley. We asked you, the listeners, what you remember being the scariest urban legends as a kid and are here to report back on them. We also take a bit of a sidebar in the closing 10 minutes to chat conspiracy theories - are they the urban legends of today?

TW: Murder, SA, Assault, Child endangerment

0:00-2:00 Intro
1:45-5:40 Bloody Mary
5:45-9:30 The call is coming from inside the house
9:30-13:40 Candyman
13:40-16:30 Flashing headlights
16:30-21:00 Slenderman
21:00-26:40 Hiding under the car/tendon slicing
26:45-28:45 What we watched as kids and read
28:45-38:00 Conspiracy theories, the internet and final closing content

Links to articles/research mentioned on the episode:

Janett Christman article - https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/politics/government/2010/03/07/who-killed-janett-christman/984978007/

Legend of Bloody Mary-
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-story-behind-the-legend-of-Bloody-Mary

Bloody Mary movie -
https://deadline.com/2024/07/bloody-mary-origins-movie-jeffrey-reddick-todd-slater-in-works-1235999736/

Candyman-
https://theconversation.com/candyman-the-urban-legends-behind-the-movie-and-why-we-find-them-irresistible-167126

Ruthie Mccoy article-
https://the-line-up.com/ruthie-mae-mccoy

Slenderman CBS news-
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/

HBO Beware The Slenderman-
https://www.hbo.com/movies/beware-the-slenderman

USA today Slenderman article-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/12/slender-man-2014-stabbing-case-timeline/73299271007/

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We are thrilled to bring you our interview with Lucinda Berry about her book, which she calls her most disturbing, Appetite For Innocence.

TW: Sexual Assault, Miscarriage/Abortion, Kidnapping/child abandonment, Murder.

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Do you think imaginary friends are actually ghosts? Get into it with Ashley and Emily as they discuss one of their favorite books Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak. We are using his new book The Last One at The Wedding as our November book of the month.

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Show Notes:
0:00-1:30 Intro
2:00-4:00 Intro to the characters
4:00-7:00 Imaginary friends and ghosts
8:30 Discussion about the pictures in the book
12:00 How this is a story of a mothers love
14:00 Emily's Ouija Board story
19:00 TEDDY isn't Teddy
21:00 Why are the dads always gross
23:00 Why Emily hates the prologue
24:00 Show notes

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