Episode 30 doesn’t disappoint. It’s quite a doozy, so don’t say we didn’t warn you. Christine shows off her (very limited) knowledge of the steel industry when Em tells her about the Sloss Furnaces, an extremely terrifying and haunted landmark in Birmingham, AL. Meanwhile, Em is haunted by more disembodied feet and Christine’s lame dad jokes.Then, Christine finally bites the bullet and tells the tragic tale of Sylvia Liken’s death. (Don’t blame me - you guys asked for it!) All we can say is, you...
Aug 27, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Mercury’s in retrograde, guys…don’t say we didn’t warn you. We learn why Em doesn’t wear pink dresses and why Christine doesn’t wear white. It’s pinafore-ific!First off, Em tells us about the the Jefferson Hotel in Jefferson, TX, feat. suicidal brides, sleep paralysis, giggling children, shadow people, unwanted cuddling, AND MORE. This place is a hot-spot for creepiness.Christine isn’t actually a murderer but Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel SURE IS! There’s a reason he’s called the Beast of Birkensh...
Aug 20, 2017•1 hr 1 min
We've arrived with our compact discs, haphazardly!Welcome to episode 28, in which we discuss Louisiana's haunted Myrtles Plantation and the tragic murder of Rebecca Schaeffer by her celebrity stalker.(Oh, we also try and speak in Welsh, Christine explains badminton, and Em tells the story of her vanishing keys...) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 13, 2017•1 hr 17 min
It's episode 27! Christine and Linda meet (spoiler alert: there are fireworks), we learn about Christine’s “baby watch,” and Christine and Em solve age-old Australian murders. Honestly what DOESN'T happen in this episode?! Oh right, also: Em tells Christine about the Monte Cristo Homestead (AKA the most haunted place in Australia) and Christine tells Em about the tragic murder of high-schooler Skylar Neese. And that's why we drink... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Aug 06, 2017•1 hr 12 min
It's time for our sixth episode of listener stories!Ugh, everything is about YOU GUYS, isn't it?Jk, we love you all and thanks for doing such a good job of creeping us out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 02, 2017•33 min
Welcome to episode 26, featuring Alcatraz and serial killer Mark Twitchell! Christine’s phobia of birds is tested when Em tells us about “Birdman” and his baby canaries. Meanwhile, some guy chops off his own fingers and another guy decides he’s the real-life version of Dexter. If you want to date him, he’s on a Canadian dating site for inmates and is into “chess and rain.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30, 2017•1 hr 14 min
We’re officially 25 episodes deep! Em tells us about all the ghosts of the White House. Christine senses a large hat when Honest Abe shows up, and a naked Winston Churchill gives him a run for his money.Christine tells the story of the mo-fo Rodney Alcala, also known as the Dating Game Killer. This one sounds like a made-for-TV movie, but we promise it’s all real. And that’s why we drink! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 23, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Welcome to the smooth sounds of episode 24, in which Em and Christine most likely summon ZoZo the Ouija Board demon by accident and go on to talk about a demon in his own right, the family annihilator Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, who killed his family and vanished in 2011.Lessons learned this week include: 1) Stop playing with Ouija boards, and 2) Lime is a type of rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 13 min
In episode 23, Christine sees her first ghost (but her second proposal). We also have a special guest…and find out Em is a reverend!Em tells the story of Roland Doe/Robert Mannheim, which inspired the one and only Exorcist. It’s full of demons, priests, and blood, AKA it’s a mess and a half. On the plus side, we learn some Latin! Meanwhile, Christine tells the story of George Joseph Smith, the perpetrator of the infamous Bathtub Brides Murders. Prepare to be mesmerized by his “baby little beady ...
Jul 09, 2017•1 hr 21 min
It's Em's Lucky Number 22! And she got judged by a criminal. In this episode we also learn that Em and Christine have no morals - just give 'em a hundred dollars and they'll acquit you. Tune in to hear Em and Christine discuss the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and Robert Reldan. Get ready because it's a wild ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 02, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Thanks for scaring the pants off us in our fifth listener's episode, guys. The stories this month are bananas. And that's why we drink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 02, 2017•49 min
Take a trip with us down the extremely windy road of episode 21, in which Em compares Christine’s upcoming wedding to an axe murder and we also discover Em’s alter-ego is a wacky waving inflatable tube man.Em and her gelatinous limbs tell us all about the Villisca Axe Murders, while Christine’s story about the still-at-large killer Robert William Fisher the turns into a sort of dark version of Sesame Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2017•1 hr 22 min
You’ve asked, you’ve begged, you’ve pleaded…and we finally succumbed to your requests - episode 20 features the one and only Waverly Hills Sanitorium (not Sanitarium, we checked) as well as a pretty terrible guy named Gregory Scott Hale. In this episode we ask the important questions: Is it more acceptable to eat people if they’ve been cooked? Where can I find Jesus the biggest? What’s so traumatizing about a torso?Perhaps most importantly, we get our FIRST FAN MAIL but our excitement quickly de...
Jun 18, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Welcome to episode 19, in which we learn that there’s no such thing as a fun best friend murder. PLUS, we have our first-ever guest! Em’s childhood best friend and longtime paranormal partner Deirdre tells a kick-ass ghost story about the Hilltop House Hotel, giving Em and Christine the chance to gasp simultaneously (this is a rare experience, folks). Then, Christine tells Em and Deirdre about teenage murderer Christine Paolilla, who had the fun nickname “psycho” and may or may not have ripped h...
Jun 11, 2017•1 hr 30 min
DISCLAIMER: this episode is very graphic. And very disturbing.Em must have known Christine was tired of being the bad guy, because she went NEXT LEVEL with her disturbing story. No joke, DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN LISTEN TO EPISODE 18. And if you do, at least put some money aside for their future therapy sessions. (Oh and if you’re wondering, this week’s topics are the LaLaurie Mansion and the Craigslist Killer.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 04, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Grab your drink and lock your doors. Volume 4 is here! In this month’s listeners episode, we thank all of our lovely patrons and read some of your best stories yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 01, 2017•32 min
Goodbye, Australian listeners! In episode 17, Em and Christine butcher Australian accents while singing some #classic Australian tunes. They also discuss the Stanley Hotel, the very hotel that inspired Stephen King’s The Shining, as well as the infamous Katherine Mary Knight, who may or may not have cooked her husband’s head on the stove. And that’s why we drink! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 29, 2017•1 hr 28 min
“Lesbians, Incest, Murder, LET’S GO!” - Christine, trying to get you excited about her story. It’s episode 16 and shit’s gettin’ real. Em gives an elementary school-style book report on the Lemp Mansion, which is haunted by the ghosts of suicide victims, horses, and beer. Oh, and it’s run by a skeleton. And sorry to all you scarf-people, but Christine’s story about the Papin sisters might ruin scarves for you forever. There are also eyeballs involved. Lots of eyeballs. It’s one of our creepiest ...
May 21, 2017•1 hr 26 min
It’s episode 15, and Em and Christine TOTALLY know that, despite what they may or may not have said in the intro… Listen, this episode is full of bad juju.We chat about the ghosts of St. Alban’s Sanatorium and the disturbing tale of DeeDee & Gypsy Rose Blancharde. There’s a goat-headed man who shoves people down stairs, a haunted bowling alley with a suicide bathroom, and a doctor named BERNARDO FLASTERSTEIN.Honestly, what more do we need to say? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
May 14, 2017•1 hr 33 min
“Meet us at the Monte V!” In this episode, Em tells Christine all about the haunted Hotel Monte Vista, which features a fun dude who hangs raw meat on the chandeliers and some ghosts that just wanna have a drink. Meanwhile, Christine brings down the mood with the disturbing story of Josef Fritzl and his underground prison. And that’s why we drink… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 07, 2017•1 hr 4 min
BUCKLE UP. It’s time for your third episode of listener stories. You guys bring the heat and scare the pants of us in this one. We also want to give a special shout-out to all our Patreon supporters - we love you to pieces! Don’t answer the door, hide under your covers, and (most importantly) stay thirsty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 01, 2017•39 min
Lucky number 13! Em and Christine discuss the disturbing hauntings at Bobby Mackey’s Music World and the disappearance of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers in the jungles of panama. Turn on your Jungle GPS and get ready for what Em calls an “X-Rated Blues Clues.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 30, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Welcome to ep. 12! Em tells Christine about the “Chair of Death” and its super-dramatic owner, who happened to get hanged, tarred, and feathered in front of his own bar. Christine tells Em about Carl Tanzler, who decided that since his 21-year-old love interest didn’t return his affections during her life, her corpse would have to live with him after her death. All in all, it’s a barrel of laughs. And that’s why we drink! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Episode 11 features a haunted wine cabinet, AKA Christine’s dream come true, as well as one of the creepiest unsolved mysteries in recent years - the case of Elisa Lam and the strange elevator surveillance video taken shortly before her death. Come hear Em rap Salt and Pepa and learn how to play the Elevator Game with us! And that’s why we drink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 16, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Come celebrate episode 10 with us! We’ve got the story of Annabelle the (extremely creepy) Doll and America’s first serial killer, the one and only H. H. Holmes. So many reasons to drink this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 09, 2017•1 hr 14 min
In episode 9, Em tells Christine about the Sallie House, botched surgeries, hoofprints, Gateway to Hell and all. Meanwhile, Christine tells the story of the indestructible Michael Malloy, which includes a lot of drinking, snapping, and rat poison. Basically, this episode is a spin-off of Newsies. And that’s why we drink! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 02, 2017•1 hr 5 min
In the second episode of listener stories, Em and Christine read some of the creepiest lisetener submissions yet. Hear some poignant stories from listeners with loved ones who’ve passed away, plus an insanely creepy story of a home with a dark past. #andthatswhywedrink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 01, 2017•40 min
Episode 8 has arrived! Em tells Christine about the Queen Mary (and is pretty pissed that Christine went without her) and Christine tells Em the story of Maura Murray’s mysterious disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 26, 2017•1 hr 12 min
EPISODE 7 IS HERE. Em tells Christine about the terrifying Eastern State Penitentiary and all its ghostly inhabitants, and Christine tells Em about one of Germany’s most chilling cold cases of all time, the Hinterkaifeck Massacre. Get those drinks ready - you know the drill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 19, 2017•56 min
In episode 6, Em watches Christine’s mind explode over the notorious story of Robert the Doll. Christine tells the story of the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, reminding Em where she got her compulsion to lock her doors. Turn on your alarm system and grab the nearest drink. We’re going to remind you why you need it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 12, 2017•1 hr 8 min
