Spoop Hour

Hear the Ghosts Echoing Tonight

Courtney and Sasha embrace their inner Toto fans to take a journey to Africa! The ladies discuss the haunted places of South Africa, Shetani, Zimbabwean ghosts, and more. Round it out with a story about spooky spiders and other ghosts from a listener submission, and you're ready to bless the rains down in Africa!

 

(CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexual assault occurs from 30:30 to 32:30.)

Dial H for Haunted Manor

On this week's episode, the ladies discuss spooky manors - those vast, sprawling estates with just as many ghosts as Tiffany windows. First revisit the Queen Mary for a firsthand ghost experience from Marcus of Popcorn Prattle. Then learn more about the circumstances surrounding the Winchester Mystery House and take a literary journey through haunted mansions both fictional and real.

Things That Go Fart in the Night

They're heeere! The ladies wrangle with poltergeists on this week's episode, discussing the curse of the film Poltergeist and the Portsmouth Poltergeist. Play along to Call the Exorcist, Call the Plumber, or Call the Electrician, and steel yourself for some spoop!

Yass Voodoo Toilet Queen

Happy New Year! For the first time this year, Courtney and Sasha are PWT (podcasting while tired) and discussing ghosts who share their names. Learn about the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau, and Hanako, the toilet ghost of Japan. The ladies also discuss their inclusion in #2PodsADay for January and February and their podcast aspirations for the year.

 

 

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Betcha Didn't See That Coming

Find out how to ensure a lucky 2018 with this episode on New Year's lore! The ladies discuss the Solstice, early New Year's celebrations, and what color undies will ring your new year in with cash money. We also reflect on the first year (well, four months) of our podcast and recount some of our favorite topics and episodes. See you next year!

The Straggele is Real

It's time to get ho-ho-horrified with the latest episode! The ladies discuss the spookier aspects of Christmas, including Iceland's Yule Cat, Gryla, and the Yule Lads, as well as Krampus and Frau Perchta. Check out our instagram (@spoophour) for photos from today's episode. From the Spoop Hour team, have a delightfully spoopy holiday season!

Childhood: An Endless Terror

The ladies take a journey to the past with special ghost Alex to delve deep into some of the things that frightened us as children. Spoiler alert: it's almost everything. Start reliving your fears of the dark, velociraptors, and of course, the boogeyman!

A Real Snoodle Doodle

In a megasized (un)lucky 13th episode, the ladies take their first ever field trip to a local psychic and discuss the history of prestidigitation: palmistry, psychics, and tarot - oh my!

Holy Ship, Get Wrecked

Get wrecked with a new episode covering the haunted Queen Mary, cool shipwrecks, our new podcast mascot Bloop, and ghostly tales from across the sea!

Give Thanks You're Not a Pilgrim

Give thanks for a new episode! Just in time for (American) Thanksgiving, the ladies rock talk on the subject of the Pilgrims: what they believed, how Thanksgiving got started, and finally, how they could spot witches with alarming frequency.