Episodes

  • MK Ultra with Believing the Bizarre

    MK Ultra with Believing the Bizarre
    Nov 20 2025
    Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

    This week, the guys are joined by the hosts of BELIEVING THE BIZARRE to celebrate the upcoming release of the final season of STRANGER THINGS with a look at one of the most horrific secret government experiments of all time: MK ULTRA.

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    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:31 - Housekeeping
    00:05:40 - We’re Talking MK Ultra and Stranger Things With BTB
    00:13:37 - What is MK Ultra
    00:15:24 - Brainwashing
    00:30:45 - Eight Criteria for Thought Reform
    00:37:32 - History of US Mind Control Experiments
    00:43:37 - Birth of MK Ultra
    00:54:36 - Harris Isbell LSD Experiments
    01:01:03 - Whitey Bulger
    01:06:04 - Operation Midnight Climax
    01:11:26 - Did it Work?
    01:18:06 - The Fear Tier

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Curses with Sarah Potter

    Curses with Sarah Potter
    Oct 30 2025
    Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

    Chris and Ed are joined by witch, and friend of the show, Sarah Potter to discuss the history of curses from ancient contracts to mummies’ tombs.

    Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:43 - Housekeeping
    00:07:28 - Meet Sarah Potter
    00:25:57 - Defining a Curse
    00:29:11 - The Evil Eye
    00:40:54 - Curse Tablets
    00:45:42 - Tacita Curse
    00:49:59 - Bear Curse
    00:50:53 - Curse on Comedy
    00:52:30 - Eaten by Worms Curse
    00:54:24 - Stolen Necklace Curse
    00:55:42 - The Oldest Curse Tablet
    00:59:32 - The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
    01:16:43 - Getting Boned
    01:28:04 - The Fear Tier

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • BONUS: A Special Halloween Collab

    BONUS: A Special Halloween Collab
    Oct 29 2025
    Hey, Scaredy Cats! This year, Kaydra from "Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast" invited us, and a bunch of other podcast pals, to participate in a spook-tastic Halloween bonus collab to celebrate her 150th episode!

    In it, you'll hear all of us reading some truly spooky stories from around the internet. Chris is the “good reader” in our chemical tent studio, so he takes the reins on this — but Ed was there also.

    We hope you all enjoy this Spooky Season bonus content!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ghost Calls with Maggie Levin

    Ghost Calls with Maggie Levin
    Oct 16 2025
    Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

    This week, the guys are joined by Executive Producer and 2nd Unit Director of BLACK PHONE 2, Maggie Levin, to discuss the spiritual side of telecommunications.

    Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:51 - Housekeeping
    00:11:57 - We’re Talking Black Phone 2 with Maggie Levin
    00:31:17 - We’re Talking Haunted Telecommunication
    00:36:48 - The Haunted Telegraph
    00:49:00 - History of the Telephone
    00:54:40 - Haunted Hot Springs Hotline
    01:04:56 - Personal Phone Hauntings?
    01:06:14 - The King’s Phone
    01:09:25 - Edison and the Dead
    01:11:10 - Horror Writing and Afterlife Aside
    01:14:36 - Edison and the Dead Continued
    01:19:30 - Edison’s Weird Ideas
    01:23:50 - Phone Calls From the Dead
    01:33:00 - Phone Grief
    01:36:58 - Viola Tollen
    01:42:06 - 911 From the Morgue
    01:45:24 - The Fear Tier

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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Haunted Hotels

    Haunted Hotels
    Oct 4 2025
    Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

    This week, the guys kick off Halloween season with a look at some of the most haunted hotels in the world. From the fictional halls of the Overlook to the very real, often literally blood soaked halls of LA's Cecil Hotel - these storied haunts tap into the universal fear that the most dangerous place of all might just be your room for the night.

    Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:

    00:00:00 - Welcome to the World of Video
    00:03:20 - Intro
    00:02:01 - Housekeeping
    00:07:46 - We’re Talking Hotels
    00:16:57 - The Stanley
    00:26:43 - NewYork and Die Hard Aside
    00:29:27 - Back to The Stanley
    00:37:03 - The Ahwahnee
    00:44:02 - When We Stayed in a Haunted Hotel
    00:48:54 - The Cecil
    01:13:07 - The Savoy
    01:28:59 - The 1886 Crescent Hotel And Spa
    01:44:43 - The Fear Tier

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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Lil Ass-Eatin' Kappas (New Fear Unlocked)

    Lil Ass-Eatin' Kappas (New Fear Unlocked)
    Aug 29 2025
    With spooky season just around the corner, Chris and Ed have locked themselves away for all of September to write and produce another stack of awesome SATT episodes and specials for October, BUUUUT they're not gonna leave you hanging!

    You'll still be able to get that SATT fix with new episodes of New Fear Unlocked EVERY WEEK in September.

    And for anyone who hasn't heard the sillier side of SATT yet, here's an episode -- chosen by the patrons (so blame them if you hate it, we will!) -- to hold you over in the meantime. Or get you addicted!

    In this one, the boys travel to Japan to learn about the Kappa -- a real silly cryptid with some really bad tendencies.

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    51 mins
  • Back to School with It's Murder, Y'all

    Back to School with It's Murder, Y'all
    Aug 21 2025
    Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

    This week, student and podcaster Amber from "It's Murder, Y'all" gets on the mic with the guys to talk about the twisted history of education, tackling everything from terrifying textbooks, to gas explosions, to haunted homerooms.

    Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:02:01 - Big Announcement and 5-Star Review Corner
    00:04:17 - We’re Talking School with Amber
    00:22:29 - History of Schooling
    00:34:35 - Raids and Sacks
    00:43:55 - 1355 Scholastica Day Riot
    01:01:19 - Summer Break
    01:03:37 - School Fires
    01:21:28 - School Explosions
    01:35:51 - School Spookiness
    01:45:57 - The Fear Tier

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • Summer Camp with Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

    Summer Camp with Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast
    Aug 7 2025
    Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

    This week, Kaydra from "Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast" gets off the bus to discover Chris and Ed trapped in the middle of a summer camp nightmare. From natural disasters, to mysterious disappearances, to cold-blooded murder, they learn camp is anything but a safe way to spend your summer.

    And do us a favor - help those who are hurting. If you can, donate to help rebuild after the Camp Mystic floods: www.rebuildkerr.org

    Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:46 - Housekeeping with Live Meet Up Info and 5-Star Reviews
    00:09:12 - We’re Talking Summer Camp with Kaydra
    00:11:23 - Summer Camp Slasher Films
    00:25:14 - History of Summer Camps
    00:35:39 - Early Summer Camp Tragedies
    00:40:24 - Camp Mystic and Pot O’ Gold Ranch
    00:47:30 - Troop 45
    00:53:46 - Connie Smith Goes Missing
    01:20:08 - 1977 Girl Scout Murders
    01:40:48 - The Fear Tier

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    1 hr and 47 mins