For this Halloween week, Katharine tells Lorien about the history of werewolves.

Sources:

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/moon-bodies-health-sleep-menstruation
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28841578/
• https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/peter-stumpp/37197/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropy
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrichosis
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_witch_trials
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Garnier
• https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/expanded-homicide
• https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-the-werewolf-legend
• https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/burgot-pierre-d-1521
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotism
• https://www.history.com/articles/werewolf-trials-europe-witches

Katharine takes Lorien on a virtual tour of places she does not want to go.

Sources:

Sources:

• https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/30/extreme-haunted-house-masochists-mckamey-manor
• https://www.cracked.com/article_44002_5-actual-deaths-in-haunted-houses.html
• https://www.ranker.com/list/people-died-halloween-attractions/harrison-tenpas
• https://www.grunge.com/245113/disturbing-things-that-actually-happened-at-haunted-houses/
• https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/real-life-nashville-nightmare-man-stabbed-at-haunted-house-in-madison/51-602773905
• https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/tn-haunted-house-owner-charged-with-attempted-murder-rape/
• https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2015/08/07/extreme-haunt-mckamey-manor-leave-san-diego
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_(horror_experience)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_McCurdy

Okay, but what if Walt Disney's head IS frozen under Pirates of the Caribbean?!

(It's not.)

Sources:

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-a-strange-rumor-of-walt-disneys-death-became-legend
• https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/suspended-animation/
• https://cryonics.org/cryonics-library/the-prospect-of-immortality/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoprotectant
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KrioRus
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/18/the-cryonics-dilemma-will-deep-frozen-bodies-be-fit-for-new-life
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_uploading
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_uploading
• https://cryonics.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation
• https://cryonics.org/cryonics-myths/
• https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/cryogenic-freezing-mouse-brain
• https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/03/what-happens-to-the-bodies-if-a-cryogenic-company-goes-bankrupt/
• https://www.independent.com/2019/04/17/in-cryonics-lawsuit-son-fights-for-fathers-frozen-head/
• https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-10814587/How-TV-repairman-thousands-freezing-bodies-immortality-disastrous-results.html
• https://cryonics.miraheze.org/wiki/Chatsworth_incident

You CAN sit with us while Katharine talks about groups you can't sit with.

Sources:

• https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog_(organization)
• https://www.history.com/articles/the-knights-templar
• https://www.history.com/articles/secret-societies-freemasons-knights-templar
• https://beafreemason.org/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/freemasons-history-conspiracy-secret
• https://www.history.com/articles/freemasons-facts-symbols-handshake-meaning
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonic_conspiracy_theories
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Masonic_conspiracy_theory
• https://www.britannica.com/event/Bilderberg-Conference
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/politicians-bilderberg-meeting
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Meeting
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/illuminati-group-designation
• https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171127-the-birthplace-of-the-illuminati
• https://www.history.com/articles/illuminati-origins-bavarian-secret-society

Lorien shares an anxiety that could keep people up at night.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
• https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain-spinal-cord-and-nerve-disorders/prion-diseases/fatal-insomnia#Diagnosis_v8549039
• https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/fatal-familial-insomnia/
• https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-fatal-insomnia
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1781276/
• https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/team-hits-milestone-toward-prion-disease-treatment/
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160118-the-tragic-fate-of-the-people-who-stop-sleeping
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160118-the-tragic-fate-of-the-people-who-stop-sleeping
• https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/health/fatal-insomnia-family-curse-somethings-killing-me
• 
  
• https://www.livescience.com/43049-fatal-insomnia-teen.html
• https://news.inbox.lv/15000sm-insomnia-claimed-the-lives-of-35-people-from-one-family
• https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-prion-love-story
• https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation
• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23970-sleep-deprivation
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-effects-of-sleep-deprivation
• https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-long-without-sleep

• https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/sleep-deprivation-stages#takeaway

Katharine is also inspired by John Green but maybe a little more meaningfully than Lorien was. Also, Katharine just took a vacation to Japan and a lot of things about that made her anxious and joyful.

Sources:

• https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis#History
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tuberculosis
• Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green; 2025.

A tale of three (?) AirTags

Sources:

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/25/tracking-device-domestic-violence-offenders-stalking-apple-find-my-friends
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address
• https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/29/tile-security-flaws-can-let-both-the-company-and-stalkers-track-your-location/
• https://www.wired.com/story/tile-tracking-tags-can-be-exploited-by-tech-savvy-stalkers-researchers-say/
• https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/29/tile-security-flaws-can-let-both-the-company-and-stalkers-track-your-location/
• https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-using-technology/ways-survivors-use-and-abusers-misuse-technology/gps-monitoring-0
• https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SPARC_StalkngFactSheet_2018_FINAL.pdf
• https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SPARC-Stalking-Techology-Fact-Sheet.pdf
• https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Identifying-Stalking-as-SLII-Strategies.pdf
• https://cyber.nyu.edu/2025/10/20/kicking-hitchhiking-stalkers-off-gps/
• https://uwpd.wisc.edu/apple-airtags-and-your-safety/
• https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/phantom-airtag-alerts-send-iphone-users-on-wild-goose-chases-11651799060
• https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/14/the-biggest-security-pros-and-cons-of-using-bluetooth-gps-trackers.html
• https://cooler.bike/en-us/products/silent-smart-tag-ios-security-tracker?srsltid=AfmBOoo6FyxNeuKk0S9VpXNssASNj-FNf3INY43yKVkCMSJU0dLspGt4
• https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/stalkerware-what-know
• https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-09-15/colton-underwood-restraining-order-cassie-randolph
• https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/colton-underwood-stalking-cassie-restraining-order-details/