It's a city with such a rich history. There are definitely ghosts there, right? RIGHT! AND a sentient bronze Benjamin Franklin statue that roams the streets. We really gotta be careful out there. Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu208 Support GTTU and get access to our patron-only podcast, The Netherworld Dispatch, a private Discord, and more at patreon.com/...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 11 min
[Video Version] Spur of the moment, we decided to stop in the small village of SLEEPY HOLLOW to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all of you! We hope you have a great spooky day, thank you so much for all your endless support! As mentioned in this episode: Listen to Will's latest episode of The Long Hallway on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or really anywhere else you get podcasts! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/hh2021 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts...
Oct 31, 2021•7 min
CAGETOBER is DEAD! It's time to talk about the final movie... Oh wait, we watched two movies. Why do we do this to ourselves? HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu207 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See everything GTTU-related at gttupod.com. Watch vi...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Breathing NEW life into Cagetober, it's GHOST RIDER. Thank god for this corny, bubbly, ridiculous movie. Nicholas Cage feels like his skull is on fire, and for good reason: it is! He's Mephistopheles' bounty hunter, but he's also a kickass motorcycle guy. We're so happy. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu206 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See everyth...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min
We've teased it for weeks, but the time is NOW! We have updated Patreon.com/gttupod to include new tiers! You can now get BONUS episodes up to EVERY WEEK! Poke around and sign up for whatever you're comfortable with, we can't tell you how much we appreciate your support and how hard we've worked to try and make our Patreon fully stocked with what you expect from Guide to the Unknown: even more conversations about horror, urban legends, monsters, and anything else spooky!! Thanks everyone, and se...
Oct 18, 2021•11 min
Gorilla greetings, everyone! Willy's Wonderland is a gore-fest comedy (???) featuring Mr. Cage in a silent role, battling an army of demonic animatronics. If you're thinking about Five Nights at Freddy's, who could blame you? Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu205 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, ...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Hello listeners. It's an honor. The trailer for the new SCREAM movie has just been released! Sidney, Dewey, Gail, and a host of new characters are being stalked by Ghost Face again! And now we're going to talk about everything that caught our eye and the theories it provokes in us. Also, read Will's script from several years ago, revealing similarities between his ideas and the new movie! Right here! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/ScreamTrailer Support GTTU and get...
Oct 12, 2021•44 min
WE ARE VAMPIRES! WE ARE VAMPIRES! Cagetober continues with the first "horror" movie Nicholas Cage ever made: a buck wild movie where he thinks he's transforming into a vampire. Is it a thriller? A romance? What exactly is that voice he's doing? Anyway, he eats a bug and does some of the most absolutely wild things imaginable. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu204 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and mor...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 25 min
We've come to love working a theme in October. Last year was Slashtober. This year...it's CAGETOBER. We'll be enjoying (?) the horror movies of Nicolas Cage all month long! And how could this not be first up: The Wicker Man. How'd it get burned?!?! Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu203 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 20 min
SAY HIS NAME We're looking into a horror franchise that is experiencing something of a renaissance! Sure, we talked all about the new Nia DaCosta Candyman movie over on patreon.com/gttupod, but what about the original trilogy? Or the Clive Barker short story that started it all? No need to say GUIDE TO THE UNKNOWN five times, we're here and we'll tell you all about where this character and franchise came from! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu202 Support GTTU and...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min
The celebrations continue! Way back in episode one of Guide to the Unknown, we tackled one of the most fearsome figures in all of horror and mythology: the Boogeyman! Well, it's been several years, perhaps we should re-examine this villainous monster using all the skills we've honed over the past four years! Game on, Boogie! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu201 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min
HAPPY 200th EPISODE, EVERYONE! To celebrate, we're doing something we have NEVER done before: we bought a table at the NJ Horror Con and introduced Guide to the Unknown to the world! Cosplayers, horror fans, and uninterested lookiloos! And...a surprised CELEBRITY GUEST! What a whirlwind. Thanks for sticking with us for 200 episodes, everyone, we appreciate you! (And we tested negative afterward, btw) For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu200 Support GTTU and get acces...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Well, well, well...Kristen lost the game on our latest episode of The Netherworld Dispatch and as a result, she had to watch and review Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses. If you're a huge fan of this movie, we can only assume you're going to hate this episode of the show. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu199 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See ever...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Do our animal friends need spiritual help? Have they seen a g-g-g-ghost!?!? Will consults a pet psychic and the implications are shocking. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu198 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See everything GTTU-related at gttupod.com. Watch videos of all of our episodes at youtube.com/talkbomb Follow us online: https://www.instagram....
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Well, right under our noses, people have been studying clues leading to hidden treasure. Why didn't anyone tell us?! Learn about some very cool, definitely complicated, sometimes heartwarming real-life mysteries. For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu197 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See everything GTTU-related at gttupod.com. Watch videos of all of our...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min
We're doing an Alfred Hitchcock double feature! In Psycho, Hitchcock revolutionized horror and changed the game for decades to come. He also made The Birds, which SOME PEOPLE don't like (Kristen). Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu196 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttup...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Careful going into the woods at night...but not for the reasons you think! There are a bunch of OTHER threats in the forest that you might not know about, but the Creepypasta "Search and Rescue" Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu195 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min
We really only knew about crystal skulls as far as their presence in the fourth Indiana Jones movie, but they have a whole real-life thing going on. They could be from aliens or relics of the lost city of Atlantis! They can give you psychic insight and save humanity! Or: they're cool-looking sculptures. Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu194 Support GTTU and...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Cursed couches, thrift store Annabelles, haunted eBay paintings... All in a day's work when you shop sustainably. We're talking messed up secondhand shops and items! Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu193 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See ever...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Good god. Did you know about this?! MK Ultra was a secret CIA program all about MIND CONTROL. Ever see those Bourne movies? It was that. It was also in things like Stranger Things, The Manchurian Candidate, and, of course, Zoolander. Let's talk about (what we know of) the truth, and the fiction (pop culture). Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu192 Support GT...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Surprise! We usually wouldn’t have anything to post on a Tuesday, but check your calendar: it’s the 13th! Anybody whose anybody knows that means there’s a new episode of The Netherworld Dispatch out now on Patreon.com/gttupod! So here’s the deal: The new Netherworld Dispatch has us playing some of the horror games we talked about in GTTU 191. But videogames are unpredictable, and, well, at one point no one wanted to play with us. As we waited endlessly, we got around to discussing the trailer fo...
Jul 13, 2021•15 min
There's a whole medium of horror infrequently discussed on GTTU and arguably, it's the most immersive horror out there: VIDEO GAMES! We talk about the plotlines of Fatal Frame, Dead By Daylight, Manhunt, and Alan Wake. Do we beat the game? What the hell do you think?? Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu191 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcast...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min
The US Government has finally released a BOMBSHELL* report on UFO's and UAP's. We're here to help you help us understand what it all means. Plus we’re checking in on some past GTTU subjects to see what they think about all this! *The report is not quite a bombshell. Make sure to check out our sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu190 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts,...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Yo, ever heard that Andrew W.K. doesn't actually exist? How about that Richard Gere/gerbil thing? There are lots of myths in Hollywood, and while they don't exactly involve ghosties and ghouls, they're still plenty unusual. Where the hell do they come from? Let's talk about it! And make sure to check out our new sponsor, career coach Tracy Michele Bullock, online at simplicitydoyourdream.com! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu189 Support GTTU and get access to mon...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 15 min
For the first time ever, something has escaped from the Netherworld! Check out this sample of the most recent episode of Guide to the Unknown's NetherWorld Dispatch, available exclusively on Patreon! We're ranking horror icons we could survive, AND horror franchises! You can hear the full show AND EVERY OTHER MONTHLY SHOW by supporting us: http://www.Patreon.com/GTTUPod See everything GTTU-related at gttupod.com. Watch videos of all of our episodes at youtube.com/talkbomb Follow us online: https...
Jun 23, 2021•47 min
Pipe down, 'War of the Worlds!' Give us a break 'Blair Witch!' We're watching the local broadcast news! Specifically, two horror movies made to look like actual news broadcasts, but secretly telling frightening stories that bring the newscasters into the world of a scary movie! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu187 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See ...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 7 min
From sea to shining sea, cryptids are taking to the waves. Monsters appear to be in literally EVERY body of water somehow, be it a manmade lake with a giant octopus or a muddy monster in a river. Come aboard and we'll tell you about them! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu187 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com/gttupod. Thank you so much! See everything GTTU-related at gttupod.com. ...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Not every child is a sweet little joy. Some of them want to KILL YOU. We talk about the murderous tot movie that started it all, the 50s classic The Bad Seed, which holds up like gangbusters. Then we fast-forward to the 90s movie The Good Son, starring Macauley Culkin as a homicidal child terrorizing Elijah Wood! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu186 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon....
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Last week we talked about HOW some psychics do it...now we're going to talk about the ones that have been caught defrauding their customers. We go on Sylvia Browne's psychic cruise of crap plus more! (Like the guy who went on Howard Stern with what he claimed was his taxidermied daughter...it's a whole thing.) For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu185 Support GTTU and get access to monthly bonus podcasts, a private Discord, monthly livestreams, and more at patreon.com...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 13 min
It's time to talk about contacting the dead....how the hell do these mediums do it?! Sometimes the medium falls into a sort of trance and the spirits speak through them. Other times they...use a trumpet. Kristen and Will are here to explain two very fascinating, very different processes! ALSO: Following up on last week's Sawstravaganza, we have a quick, spoiler-free review of Spiral: From the Book of Saw! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu184 Support GTTU and get ...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 19 min
