Wes and Beth share the surprising and controversial origins of several beloved Nursery Rhymes.

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www.ripleys.com/stories/the-mysterious-and-dark-origins-of-10-classic-nursery-rhymes

www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes

https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/the-hidden-origins-of-famous-nursery-rhymes/

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In keeping with the Victorian tradition, Wes and Beth each tell a spine tingling tale from the early 1900s for your gatherings around the fireplace.

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https://www.steve-calvert.co.uk/text-dolls-ghost-marion-crawford/

https://www.shelidon.it/marjorie-bowen-half-past-two/

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Description: Wes tells us all about Hans Trapp, the creepy Christmas cannibalistic scarecrow. Beth shares the tradition of the Mari Lwyd, another Christmas creature.

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Hans Trapp

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/hans-trapp-the-christmas-cannibal-scarecrow/

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hans-trapp

https://moonmausoleum.com/the-dark-side-of-christmas-hans-trapp-the-child-eating-scarecrow/

Mari Lwyd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd

www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing

www.horniman.ac.uk/story/the-mystery-of-mari-lwyd/

http://www.folk.wales/the-mari-lwyd.html

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Episode Description: Both Beth and Wes discuss what allegedly lurks beneath the waters of Rock Lake, Wisconsin - an abandoned Aztec City and Rocky the lake serpent.

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https://hoardmuseum.org/rock-lake-sea-serpent/

www.milwaukeemag.com/unsolved-mystery-ancient-underwater-pyramids-rock-lake/

www.wisconsinfrights.com/rock-lake-pyramids/

https://simpsonstreetfreepress.org/museum/rock-lake

https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-rocky-the-rock-lake-terror

www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokane-review-rock-lakes-monster/37041346/

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Beth tells the intriguing tale of Princess Caraboo, who was not who she really seemed. Wes shares the lore of Hy-Brasil, a mythical island off the coast of Ireland.

Our Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Caraboo

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-mysterious-princess-caraboo/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/princess-caraboo

https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/princess_caraboo

www.mentalfloss.com/article/92250/mysterious-19th-century-princess-who-fooled-town-thinking-she-was-royalty

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hy-brasil

https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/06/hy-brasil-the-supernatural-island/

https://mythicalireland.com/blogs/myths-legends/the-phantom-island-of-hy-brasil-in-irish-myth-fable

www.ria.ie/blog/the-mythical-island-of-hy-brasil-and-the-book-of-olees/

www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/hy-brasil-legendary-phantom-island-ireland-003608

www.iflscience.com/hy-brasil-the-phantom-island-that-hasnt-been-seen-since-1872-64607

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Episode Description: Wes and Beth explore cases of the Glass Delusion, when members of the monarchy throughout time have believed their bodies were made of glass.

Sources Used:

www.grunge.com/1240197/the-strange-affliction-that-had-some-royals-believing-they-were-made-of-glass/

https://gizmodo.com/the-glass-delusion-was-the-most-popular-madness-of-th-1636228483

https://practicalpie.com/glass-delusion/

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-sense/202007/the-glass-delusion-early-modern-europe

www.history.co.uk/articles/glass-act-the-delusion-that-made-charles-vi-think-he-was-made-of-glass

https://worldroyals.medium.com/the-princess-who-swallowed-a-glass-piano-91494318ce99

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France

www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32625632

https://allthatsinteresting.com/sky-eye-telescope-aliens

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Wes and Beth take a look at the infamous Dare Stones which were thought to solve the mystery of the Roanoke Colony. Then they look at the Toynbee Tiles, one modern-day artist's take on graffiti mixed with prophecy.

Our Sources:

www.ernestjournal.co.uk/blog/2019/5/30/the-toynbee-tiles

https://allthatsinteresting.com/toynbee-tiles

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/toynbee-tiles

www.pastemagazine.com/travel/toynbee-tiles/toynbee-tiles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toynbee_tiles#:~:text=The%20Toynbee%20tiles%2C%20also%20called,hundred%20tiles%20have%20been%20discovered.

www.grunge.com/369448/what-are-the-mysterious-toynbee-tiles-we-explain/

www.flickr.com/photos/56635556@N00/215822355/in/photolist-nqEA1c-k59t6-kr48T

https://phl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d5431b8c5c3c474e87d6247d1fd72582

www.brenau.edu/about/history-traditions/legends/

www.mentalfloss.com/posts/dare-stones-roanoke-hoax

https://thesouthernvoice.com/hoax-or-the-answer-to-americas-oldest-mystery/

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Beth covers the opulent Belasco Theater in NYC, where at least two of the audience members are ghostly. Wes delves into the magnificent but haunted Biltmore Estate, where at least two of the Vanderbilts are said to still roam.

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www.thebelasco.com/our-story

www.thehistoryreader.com/cultural-history/a-tour-of-the-belasco-theatre/

https://ny.curbed.com/2013/10/28/10182824/the-haunting-of-broadways-

https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-the-belasco-theatre-on-broadway/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belasco_Theatre

http://ghoula.blogspot.com/search/label/belasco%20theater

www.romanticasheville.com/biltmorececil.htm

www.historicbiltmorevillage.com/history

www.biltmore.com/our-story/biltmore-history/the-vanderbilt-family/

www.hauntedrooms.com/north-carolina/haunted-places/biltmore-estate

https://hauntedus.com/north-carolina/biltmore-estate-haunted-mansion/

https://ghostpoppy.com/pages/biltmore-estate?

www.thesmokies.com/biltmore-estate-dark-history/

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