Is the Dybbuk Box truly cursed, or is it the internet’s biggest haunted hoax? In this episode, we break down the story behind the infamous “haunted wine cabinet” that allegedly caused illness, nightmares, shadow figures, and destroyed electronics. I walk through each owner’s experiences, what a dybbuk really is, and why this object became one of the most viral haunted artifacts online.

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Kat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.

New episodes every week.

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Sources & Further Reading

• Haxton, Jason. The Dibbuk Box. Truman State University Press, 2011.

• Mannis, Kevin. Original Dybbuk Box eBay Listing Archive (2003).

• “The Dibbuk Box.” Haunted Museum – Zak Bagans, Las Vegas.

• Kaplan, Jeff. “Dybbuk Box: The Story Behind the World’s Most Haunted Object.” LA Times Interview, 2020.

• Jewish Virtual Library – “Dybbuk: Jewish Folklore Origins.”

• Snopes.com – “Is the Dybbuk Box Real?” (2021 investigation)

• Vox – “The Dybbuk Box and How Internet Creepypasta Became Modern Folklore.”

• NPR – “Haunted Objects and the Psychology of Belief.”

  
  

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Two mysterious children appear on the edge of a medieval English village… with green skin, unusual clothing, and a language no one can understand. When the surviving child finally learns English, she describes a place where the sun never rises.

In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we dive into one of history’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries: The Green Children of Woolpit.

Were they lost refugees? Victims of poisoning? A folktale gone wrong? Or evidence of something far stranger?

Join me as we explore the theories, the legend… and what might actually have happened.

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Sources & Further Reading

• Historic UK — The Green Children of Woolpit https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/

• Smithsonian Magazine — Medieval Mystery of the Green Children https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/medieval-mystery-green-children-woolpit-180975498/

• Ancient Origins — Theories Behind the Green Children https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/green-children-woolpit-003602

• Encyclopedia of British Folklore — Woolpit entry https://folkcustoms.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/the-green-children-of-woolpit/

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It’s every babysitter’s worst nightmare: the phone keeps ringing, the caller won’t stop, and when the police finally trace the number, they say the line every horror fan knows by heart:

“The call is coming from inside the house.”

In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we’re diving into the famous babysitter urban legend — and the real-life crime that may have helped shape it.

We’ll explore:

• ​ The original “babysitter and the man upstairs” urban legend and why it spread so fast
• ​ The 1950 murder of 13-year-old Janett Christman, the case most often linked to the legend
• ​ Other crimes, safety panics, and suburban fears that fueled babysitter horror stories
• ​ How When a Stranger Calls (1979) cemented the “caller inside the house” trope in pop culture
• ​ Why this story still terrifies us, and what it reveals about fear, vulnerability, and being home alone

If you’re into true crime, urban legends, creepy psychology, or the origins of iconic horror lines, this one’s for you.

Content note: This episode includes discussion of violence against a child.

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New episodes every week.

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Sources & Further Reading

Urban legend history:

– Encyclopedia of Urban Legends — “Babysitter and the Man Upstairs”

https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/anthropology-and-archaeology/folklore/babysitter-and-man-upstairs

– Snopes — Origin of the “Call Coming From Inside the House” story

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/call-coming-from-inside-the-house/

Real case (Janett Christman):

– Columbia Missourian — “Who Killed Janett Christman?”

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/history/who-killed-janett-christman/article_46b90766-a561-11e4-a0a8-ef3907d7a40b.html

– Missouri Mysteries — Janett Christman Case

https://www.missourimysteries.com/janett-christman

Cultural context:

– LA Times archive — Babysitter safety scares in the late ’70s

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1979-11-01-me-2416-story.html

Pop culture:

– IMDb — When a Stranger Calls (1979)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079116/

– Bloody Disgusting — History of the “caller inside the house” horror trope

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3453406/stranger-calls-urban-legend-horror-trope-history/

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