This week’s little liter we’re joined by NYT Bestselling Author and cohost of the HIT podcast Obitchuary, Mrs. Madison Reyes. Listen in as we provide an update on my life and share some of our halloween movie faves!

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This week we’re taking a trip to Philly to learn about the twisted history of Byberry Asylum.

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Sources:

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

https://www.npr.org/2009/12/30/122017757/wwii-pacifists-exposed-mental-ward-horrors

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/byberry-philadelphia-state-hospital/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/byberry-mental-hospital

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/28/byberry-mental-institution-survivors/

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/best-intentions-byberry-asylum

https://www.philadelphiastatehospital.com/index.html

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In this week’s little liter we’re talking about a *currently unfolding* new story about a cult in Georgia, some terrible parents and a spooky story on the hotline!

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Sources:

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

https://www.wrdw.com/2025/09/11/opulent-oppression-wife-says-alleged-cult-leader-controlled-her-decades/

https://people.com/ga-couple-accused-abandoning-children-campsite-for-days-without-food-11834574

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This week we’re discussing the murders of two women with some bizarre coincidences….you’ll see...

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Sources:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Ashford_and_Barbara_Forrest

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

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/from-the-archives-chilling-similarities-of-the-murders-of-two-117606

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/05/two-eerily-similar-murders-157-years-apart/76829428/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-eerie-coincidences-of_b_8682392

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

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/family-murdered-barbara-forrest-demand-187122

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871

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HAPPY FRIDAY!!! This week I’m coming to you live from my closet and we’ve got so much to talk about!!!

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This week we’re doing a deep dive into the legend of La Llorona, so bring your towels babes it’s gonna get wet!

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Sources:

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/la-llorona-0011960

https://www.academia.edu/35333315/An%C3%A1lisis_comparativo_de_la_leyenda_La_Llorona_desde_dos_contextos_diferentes_P_37_47

https://www.academia.edu/39397842/The_Weeping_Woman_La_LLorona_in_Myth_Folktale_and_Popular_Culture

https://stateoftheunknown.com/blog/la-llorona-the-weeping-woman-of-mexican-folklore

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llorona

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/d8rs6x/my_mom_saw_la_llorona_in_mexico_when_she_was_15/

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/religion-and-philosophy/la-llorona-omen-death

https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/the-weisse-frauen/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Frauen

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20171209052708/http://magandafilipino.com/the-story-behind-the-white-lady-in-balete-drive/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee

https://historycooperative.org/banshee/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_in_Black_(supernatural)

https://bostonghosts.com/bostons-lady-in-black/

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In this week’s episode we’re discussing the OG Satanic Panic as we learn about the history of witch trials, way before they came to Salem!

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Sources:

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

https://www.history.com/articles/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trials

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/uncovering-the-truth-behind-swiss-witchcraft-trials/48902644

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a62546301/witch-trials-cause/

https://theviewfromchelsea.com/2018/09/17/the-pendle-witches/

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14490790

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/10/23/the-pendle-witches-how-a-nine-year-old-girl-sentenced-her-family-to-death/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQrva6RAkak

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cave-of-zugarramurdi

https://library.law.yale.edu/news/largest-witch-hunt-world-history-basque-witch-trials-1609-1614

https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2511&context=td

https://www.xareta.eus/en/quehacer/witches_cave_zugarramurdi/3

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