What do the Jolly Green Giant and The Pillsbury Doughboy have in common? We think we could EAT THEM! But The Michelin Man and McDonald's infamous Grimace? HANDS OFF. Don't even get us STARTED on "The Freakies." WHAT ARE THEY? Mascots? Monsters! [YouTube Version] [Sources & links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Faceboo...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 18 min
HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY! It’s time for FOUR creepy URBAN LEGENDS! We haven’t done this since GTTU 356. It’s been too long! The Frozen Hill People are a great life hack! The Fresno Nightcrawler is…humanoid? The Ghost of Kyiv is more important than we treated it. The Goatman is Batman’s biggest foe. Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Black Friday! Happy birthday to Krissy!!! Oh, also follow us on BLUESKY! GTTUPod, ChillinKristen, TheMythTraveler! [YouTube Version] [Sources & links] Get this episode AD-FREE ...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min
France! They come from France! The Coneheads are aliens trying to blend in on earth. They're...not doing a great job. More importantly, Dan Aykroyd seems to really believe in them! So now we believe in them too. But is this movie any good? [YouTube Version] [Sources & links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, an...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 22 min
On the same day new UFO footage dropped, we got to talk to Derrick from Mega64! Obviously we had to get his live-reaction! To THIS! We also talked about the best horror moments in Mega64 history, what its like being a creator in 2024, creepy comics, and so. much. more. Make sure you check out Mega64 on YouTube & Patreon, and check out Derrick's new horror comic FOBIA! [YouTube Version] [Sources & links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 29 min
We NEVER expected to see a naked gnome. David the Gnome has changed our lives. We've been trying to cover the dumbest stuff possible lately. I think the mission has been accomplished. [YouTube Version] [Sources & links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more ab...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min
SAVE THE DATE! Friday, November 15th, 2024 @ 6pm est, we're doing a CHILL STREAM! Come celebrate 7 years of Guide to the Unknown with us, play some games, and watch some BIZARRE horror clips! The ENTIRE point is to just have FUN. So order a pizza, get into some jammies, and we'll see you on YouTube.com/gttupod Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Foll...
Nov 13, 2024•3 min
These are our GHOST ADVENTURES ADVENTURES But actually, move over Zak Bagans, this time it’s Aaron Goodwin in the driver’s seat! His dad’s house is haunted. Welcome to a very personal episode, where Zak acts like a literal toddler. He needs your applause to live! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on I...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Scary Movie 5. Trick? Or Treat? HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We promised we'd watch the whole franchise...and we did it. But at what cost? Rest in Peace SCARMUTO... ...Oh...but wait...THERE'S BEEN SOME BREAKING NEWS. Scary Movie 6 is bringing back some old friends! And DOUBLE wait! Go check out DEAD TIME on the GTTU and/or Ghosts in the Burbs Patreons! Kristen and Liz Sower talking about ghost shows?! What are you waiting for? [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] "News Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Scary Movie 4...This is the FIRST time this franchise died. It's also the only movie with Shaq AND Dr. Phil in it together. COINCIDENCE?! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Scary Movie 3...is it any good? A fresh start? Or a fresh fart? Welcome to a new kind of chaos that is VERY similar to the old kind of chaos! Oh Scarmuto... [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 17 min
ATTENTION GUIDIES: We are going to be doing a mini LIVE SHOW on October 25th at Pino's in Highland Park, NJ. Be there around 7pm! And that dastardly Apple is going to make our Patreon cost more if you sign up in the iPhone/iPad app starting in November. DON'T BE TRICKED! S.U.B.T.U.A! (Sign up in browser, THEN use app) ...As you were. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts...
Oct 17, 2024•7 min
Scary Movie October...we're really not stopping. This week we're watching Scary Movie 2, which is...better? Worse? At least it has the "strong hand" guy? Or is he a problem? SAVE US! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Liz Sower, creator of the podcast Ghosts in the Burbs and author of the novels Claire and Lilith, is a Ghost Adventures superfan. She joins Kristen (Will's on parental leave!) to discuss season 20, episode 2, where Zak Bagans and co. visit the Enchanted Forest, a spooky, 70s-era outdoor fairy tale theme park in the Pacific Northwest! They marvel over Zak's...unique way with words, how amazing and creepy the park is (you can walk into a witch's mouth!), and how the actual investigating is the lea...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Scary Movie + October = SCARMUTO No mercy. No shame. We came up with a funny word a few months ago, and now we're locked in...this month we're going to review EVERY single entry in the SCARY MOVIE franchise. Doofy. Ghostface. Farts... What have we done??? [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 24 min
What horror icons do we think we can outrun? Is George Romero the only true master of horror? Why does Kristen hate the word "supper?" We're finally answering all your hottest questions! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more a...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 11 min
It's time to pit two haunted houses against each other! Sweetwater Mansion is a haunted plantation in Alabama!? Begich Tower is a building where EVERYONE in Whittier Alaska lives!? These places...are cursed... But which is MORE cursed? THAT'S the question! Oh, and when you finish the episode, have a little EXTRA where we check out the Begich tower on Google Streetview…that graffiti… [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Ne...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Fan Death? Floating Coffins?! It must be URBAN LEGEND time! This week we’re digging into several strange stories. Like Fair Charlotte, The Felixstowe Fire Demon, and the Fouke Monster (best known from “The Legend of Boggy Creek”) Not too shabby! HUGE thanks to Melissa for sending in a SICK Ghostface skateboard by artist Gabriel Wolff! @GabeWolff on TikTok [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen o...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 18 min
WELCOME TO OUR NIGHTMARE: "FREDDY SEPTEMBY" It's a new yearly tradition! A HOLIDAY! Every year, we're going to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street. Until we run out. Freddy Krueger? Our new best bud. SO, let's start with the "best:" DREAM WARRIORS! Ugh… [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Face...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min
ALERT: GHOSTS HAUNT CELEBRITIES, TOO! Burt Ward - Batman's sidekick. Bret Michaels - Frontman of "Rock of Love" (Nee Poison) Cheri Oteri - SNL Favorite Morgan Fairchild - Soap Star Each has been visited by spirits. 2 of them friendly, 2 of them...VICIOUS! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Yoho, yoho, a pirate’s life for US! This week we’re talking about Pirates of the Caribbean. The lore behind the ride and the many horrifying curses of the first movie! And no, we’re not talking about Johnny Depp’s sunken reputation! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? F...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 22 min
You ready to hear some DIRT!? We have all the hottest gossip! Tenacious D, The Grey Man, and some SCANDALOUS news surrounding the owners of the house from THE CONJURING! Ooooh, such hot gossip! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 12 min
In 1994, three filmmakers disappeared. THEY’RE BACK! Lionsgate and Blumhouse are teaming up for a new BLAIR WITCH movie, but Heather, Mike, and Josh have some unfinished business. Literal business. It’s complicated, but we’ll make it real simple, and then do one FINAL* dive into some lesser-known franchise releases: Shadow of the Blair Witch, Blair Witch Files, Graveyard Sift…and some weird toys! HUGE thanks to Ben Rock, who you should follow HERE! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this ...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Welcome to our road trip! On a totally spur-of-the-moment podcast, we’re revving the engine and cruising around while talking about whatever we want to talk about. Which is mostly trying to make sense of that whole O.J. Simpson situation… To the best of our recollection, anyway! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min
WHOOOO DUNNIT? WHO WHO? WHO WHO? WE REALLY WANNA KNOW! This week we're hopping in a time machine and revisiting a 2006 string of episodes of CSI! The Miniature Killer was one of the freakiest, and most alarming serial killers on the show. Can we crack this nutshell wide open? [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. F...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 24 min
DO NOT let these blood-suckers in! Dracula is more than just a movie monster. There have been genuine Vampire panics stretching back HUNDREDS of years. We’re going to talk about where Vampires come from and one of the strangest recent cases: The Highgate Vampire! AND if you enjoy GTTU, go watch LIMINAL today! [YouTube Version] [Sources and links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get ...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min
We heard these from a friend of friend of a friend of a f... URBAN LEGENDS can only be improved by a visit from Zak Bagans. And he's here alright. You've been warned. [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices....
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Freaky facts to impress your friends! …Or not! Uncle John's Bathroom Reader has a number of horror spin-off's. How scary could they possibly be? [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 17 min
A heat wave AND a ghost infestation? Welcome to a classic east coast/west coast beef sesh. Kristen and Will have all the seaside hauntings that will ruin your break. HAKAS? More like HAGAS! (Have a ghost-ass summer!) [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise t...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min
A funny slasher whodunnit? Yes yes yes. THE BLACKENING started as a short sketch, and in making the leap to feature-length it only got smarter. But are we smart enough to fully understand? Head to the website for all our podcast recommendations, by the way! [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagra...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Whose grass may be greener on the other side, but whose house is MORE HAUNTED?! We're pitting two ghost stories against each other to see which one is scarier! The Allen House vs. The Congelier House! At least one of them is like totally made up…OR IS IT!? …probly. [YouTube Version] Sources and links. Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on ...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 12 min
