Ep. 144: Creepypasta

There’s nothing we love more than terrifying ourselves into sleeplessness with a little help from the internet, so we’re diving into the phenomenon of creepypasta to figure out where they came from, why we love them, and what they say about culture.

[0:00] Anna tells CoRri about the Shakahola Forest Incident
[36:32] It turns out Anna is a total Simpson’s n00b, we chat about why summer sucks and how the climate crisis will kill Anna specifically, and CoRri is going to Europe
[47:45] You should read Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
[54:14] What we watched! (The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue, Hurt, Becky, The Shallows, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Barry, Alligator, Resurrection, Parents, The Burbs, Alligator 2: The Mutation, Inland Empire, Wild At Heart
[91:20] We talk about the history of Creepypasta stories, our experiences with them, and what they mean culturally

How faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
Kenya: Shakahola massacre death toll rises to 226
Kenya to convert massacre forest into a memorial site
Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300
More horror as 12 more bodies recovered from Shakahola forest
Shakahola cult survivor recounts the ordeal
Interior CS tells Senate several red flags were ignored at Shakahola
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