We are climbing into the new year with this week's episode on mysterious staircases. Were they built by Banksy or dipped in time sauce? We may never know... Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://medium.com/inside-the-simulation/isolated-staircases-are-being-found-in-national-forests-eb36da9339c8 https://www.rd.com/list/creepy-staircases-to-nowhere/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/mysterious-stairs-forests-lege...
Jan 03, 2021•53 min
Happy Candlenights! This year we are celebrating by bringing you a holiday tradition for each letter of the word Christmas. From talking animals to a cannibalistic scarecrow, we've got something for everyone this holiday season! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Winter Folklore Traditions and Creepy Christmas Monsters A to Z (mookychick.co.uk) The Origins Of Animals Talking On Christmas Eve (grunge.com) Inspirationa...
Dec 24, 2020•53 min
This episode is dedicated to our tallest and most gruesome subject to date. Edmund Kemper III is known for both his heinous crimes and charismatic persona. The take-home message... hitchhiking is never a good idea. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.healthline.com/health/average-iq#average-iq https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Edmund_Kemper http://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kemper-edmund.htm https://book...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Two cryptids compete for your attention in this week's episode. Who will win out... the snow-burrowing, leg-shedding Snow Wasset or the mouthy weasel with human hands that lives in your walls? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_Wasset http://www.lib.lumberwoods.org/fclw/wasset.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_wasset https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/fearsome-critters/2018...
Dec 14, 2020•44 min
Mayumi Arashi's disappearance was supposedly investigated thoroughly by her own sister, Yoko Arashi, in 1994. Does this take on a different meaning when a note stating to not trust Yoko was seen on live television in the only interview the family ever gave in 2011? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: "Don't believe what Yoko says"—The disappearance of Mayumi Arashi, and the mysterious television interview : Unresolved...
Dec 06, 2020•58 min
While traveling this month, Whitney discovered a local landmark that has a rich history! Espionage, ghosts, and trains... oh my! Let us introduce the Horseshoe Curve Tunnel of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: http://discoverypa.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-legend-of-horseshoe-curve-tunnel.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pastorius https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/haunted-t...
Nov 23, 2020•38 min
Has your cat ever sat on you so long that you thought you were going to suffocate? It might just be a Draugr. In Norse mythology, Draugr were corpses come back to life with superhuman strength and magical powers! All you had to do to get rid of them is wrestle them back into their respective grave... easy enough? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology https://www.lifeinnorway...
Nov 14, 2020•46 min
Please do not use snakes as facial coverings. Please check your seats before you sit down. Samuel L. Jackson didn't fight Titanoboa, but we might. Prepare for... SNAKES ON A BUS! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLstlbXaFk https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-bus-passenger-uses-snake-as-a-face-mask-12072957 https://www.fox26houston.com/news/snakes-on-a-bus https://www.youtube.com/...
Nov 08, 2020•26 min
Gather around the campfire to listen to the tale of a red-eyed, bushy-tailed lunatic known as The Mad Squirrel. It lurks in the woods, seeking out victims to catapult sharpened acorns at. This story still haunts us from childhood thanks to the elaborate storytelling skills of our father.
Nov 01, 2020•26 min
This week we discuss the horrendous crimes committed by Nathan Brooks and how they rocked Bellaire, Ohio to its core. The small town was spooked into cancelling Halloween festivities in 1995 after the teenager murdered his parents in cold blood. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://weelunk.com/the-night-nathan-brooks-canceled-halloween/ https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=nathan+brooks&dr_year=1995-199...
Oct 24, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Have you ever gone trick-or-treating and found a razor blade in your candy apple? Neither have we, but we thought we should talk about reports of candy tampering on Halloween night anyway. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-...
Oct 17, 2020•53 min
We are celebrating one year of podcasting with a stroll down memory lane. We stopped to smell the flowers, while highlighting our favorite episodes. Hopefully throughout it all, you've still been able to sleep as snug as a bug in a rug. Thank you!
Oct 10, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Birmingham, Alabama was built in part by the efforts of Colonel James Withers Sloss. He created Sloss Furnaces, a manufacturing plant that produced record amounts of pig iron, deaths, and paranormal encounters! ...wait what? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://frightfurnace.com/hauntings/haunted-history-of-sloss-furnace/ https://www.slossfurnaces.com/history/ https://www.countryliving.com/life/g3793/scary-ghos...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 7 min
The Mandela Effect is a dizzying concept that has us wondering what the truth actually is! Join us and our parents as we try to remember if the Monopoly Man has a monocle, if it is Fruit Loops or Froot Loops, and if Darth Vader actually knows Luke's name or not. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/mandela-effect/#:~:text=The%20Mandela%20Effect%20refers%20to%20when%20a%20large,origina...
Sep 26, 2020•1 hr 4 min
We find ourselves caught up in the mystery surrounding the disappearance, recovery, and discovery of Pauline Picard. How did this two-year-old go missing, and who was the look-a-like living with her family? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.google.com/maps http://www.theoccultmuseum.com/mysterious-disappearance-little-pauline-picard/ https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/the-enduring-mystery-of-pauline-pi...
Sep 19, 2020•40 min
The FBI is hot on our tails once again. This time it is for researching some of the most famous bank heists! Between the First American Bank Robbery, the Knightsbridge Security Deposit Robbery, and the Dunbar Armored Robbery... we may or may not have gathered some tips on how to "retire early". Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/robbery http...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min
We revisit some of our most frightening childhood memories by discussing the horrific crimes allegedly committed by Elizabeth Báthory. She might just be the true inspiration behind the tales of Count Dracula and Bloody Mary. Also... we love Frankie Muniz. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elizabeth-bathory http://www.angelfir...
Sep 04, 2020•53 min
In this episode, we discuss the terrible crimes committed by Marc Dutroux and his accomplices. If we go missing, then you know the conspiracy about a government cover-up was true... Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Dutroux https://www.xyz.ng/360/people/marc-dutroux-biography-fact-career-awards-net-worth-and-life-story-632997#:~:text=Born%20in%20Ixelles%2C%20Belgium%2C%20on%206%20N...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 14 min
María Gómez Cámara Pereira and her family were shocked to discover that their kitchen floor had been infested... with faces!? Welcome to La Casa de las Caras. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lmez_Faces https://the-line-up.com/belmez-faces https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/belmez-faces http://www.ghost-story.co.uk/index.php/ghosts/219-the-faces-of-belmez-cordoba-spain https://...
Aug 22, 2020•50 min
For the big 5-0, we decided to "Go along with Joe!" and address the moth in the room... we are FINALLY talking about the Mothman! Hopefully, you don't get cold feet listening to this stellar episode filled with pigeons, conjunctivitis, and dark omens. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: http://www.keelian.org/mothman-archive/ Mothman:BehindTheRedEyes(2005):Pg129-133 StrangeCreaturesFromTimeAndSpace(1970) “‘Flying Man’...
Aug 15, 2020•1 hr 26 min
This week's episode adds another reason why we stray away from hitchhiking! Was the right man convicted for the murder of Karen Ferrell and Mared Malarik? There might still be clues left unearthed in our own backyard. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/48y4rx/mystics_murder_and_missing_heads_the_1970_wvu/ https://www.timeswv.com/news/exploring-new-possibilities-in...
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 23 min
If you thought the Grinch was bad, don't stop to help injured goats in New Orleans, Louisiana... you might just come face-to-face with THE GRUNCH! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Orleans#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20New%20Orleans%2C%20Louisiana%2C%20traces%20the,by%20the%20United%20States%20in%20the%20Louisiana%20Purchase. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a694...
Jul 31, 2020•43 min
ATTENTION! There is a beast on the loose! This is a call to all listeners. Will you raise up your pikes, travel with us to Gévaudan, and protect the women and children from the monster lurking in the woods? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.thelocal.fr/20190807/map-where-in-france-do-wolves-live https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-jean-chastel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vau...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 5 min
We are back in the saddle and cooking up some spicy chili! Our beans are of a supernatural kind, more specifically Yokai. These strange, mysterious creatures are from Japanese folklore. Giddy-up cowboy! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai https://sites.temple.edu/yuki/yokai/ http://yokai.com/introduction/ https://www.amazon.com/Night-Parade-One-Hundred-Demons/dp/0985218428 http...
Jul 19, 2020•59 min
A Christmas Eve tragedy left a family searching for five of their children. Join us as we explore the West Virginia mystery of the Sodder family. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/ https://www.cremationresource.org/cremation/how-is-a-body-cremated.html#:~:text=Cremation%20of%20a%20dead%20body,a%20retort%2C%20of%20a%20crematory. https:...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min
We celebrate West Virginia Day with a story that won't fall flat! Journey with us to the center of the state to either be abducted by aliens or attacked by an owl. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://cryptidlab.com/west-virginia-cryptids/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods,_West_Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods_monster https://www.history.com/news/flatwoods-monster-west-virginia http://ufo...
Jun 27, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Belle traveled from Norway to America in search of a new life... a new life that came to include a great deal of wealth and murder. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/strychnine/basics/facts.asp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine#Mechanism_of_action https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/belle-gunness https://www.rollingstone.com/cult...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 1 min
When you are finished listening to this episode, you must come carry us up the mountain to drink from the stream so that we can grow stronger. If you don't, you are your family will be cursed for always and eternity. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://list25.com/25-creepy-cursed-objects-that-actually-exist/ https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-curse-248646 https://www.ststworld.com/the-hands-resist-him/ h...
Jun 11, 2020•56 min
Put your bibs on! We are serving up some Creepypasta. Gluten may not keep you up at night, but tales of the Russian Sleep Experiment sure will. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/05/can-you-die-from-lack-of-sleep.html https://www.livescience.com/52592-spooky-effects-sleep-deprivation.html https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/effects-on-body https://www.uptodate....
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 9 min
In honor of the cicadas returning after 17 years of peace and prosperity, we try to decipher the mystery surrounding the group Cicada 3301. Did the bugs learn how to use computers? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Twitter Account - 1231507051321 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing:_The_Enigma https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Turing https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vigenere-cipher https://www.lexico.c...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 15 min
