Monstrous Correspondences with Dr. Anton Jessup

named Sally with a powered glove. Alas here, I have returned with only this bloody crate and of course the power glove, which was much too expensive to leave behind after the event. But I'm not here to present my findings just yet. I'm here to respond to the various and dusty missives that have piled up here in the university basement over the past four years. My assistant Maxwell has selected only the best letters and telegrams from the basket,

just those inquiries pertaining to monstrous biology and belief. The rest will be shredded and worked into a fine pulp. So without further ado, let's dive into the mail bag. I appatus. D. Wolfman writes in with the following, Dear Doctor Jessup, as a collector of cursed and peculiar items, I recently came into the possession of two infamous haunted objects,

the Delver mirror and the Lasser glass. Each of these two mirrors has its own deadly a reputation, and to stare into either is to risk one's sanity and one's life. I was wondering, however, what would happen if I were to set these mirrors parallel to each other at a forty five degree angle in a periscope for my own private submarine. Do you think the mirrors would cancel each

other out in this arrangement? Yours in christ Iaptus de Wolfman. Well, Mr Wolfman, first of all, congratulations on obtaining not one, but two world famous haunted mirrors. As for your periscope idea, I think it's quite terrific and you should certainly give it a try no matter what. But do remember that in this configuration you're only actually looking into one mirror at a time. In this case, it would be the

mirror position in the lower half of the periscope. You would only see a reflection of the world reflected a second time in the bottommost mirror, or at least this is my understanding of haunted mirrors and their optics. I theorized that either glass may be safely viewed somewhat through the reflection of another mundane mirror, though I have never had the chance to test this out. Please right back in and let me know how it goes. And I

hope your private submarine has a terrific maiden voyage. All right? Next message, Selina Ambrose Frankenmouth. The fifth writes in with the following, in a beautiful cursive script, I might add, Dear doctor Jessup, I have a question about oozes. How is it that gelatinous cubes came to take on cubicle shapes? While I understand that they frequent constructed tunnels, surely these have not been around long enough to have impacted their evolution.

What am I missing here? Sincerely, as they have the fifth, this is an excellent question. Certainly, within the natural world, constructed tunnels are not quite old enough to impact OU's evolution as we understand it, And of course it's possible that we do not understand it sufficiently. Magical possibilities aside. Of course, there is something worth considering here. While we often assume that squares and cubes are uncommon in nature, there is actually some evidence that cube like shapes often

result from fragmentation. And in fact, I turn now to an actual paper from a real world, a non monstrous academic pursuit. The twenty twenty paper Plato's Cube and the Natural Geometry of Fragmentation by democos at All, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, presents data to support the idea that we live in a world world of fragments, and that quote appropriately average properties of

most natural three D fragments reproduce the topological cube unquote. Now, this study did not concern itself with ouses and monsters at all, but it does give us pause. Perhaps the cubicle slime living in the constructed hallway is mere happenstance. If the US is but a fragment of some greats, then something resembling a cube may actually be the resulting form. Our understanding could be muddled by examples of uses that are generally more fluid or shifting in overall form compared

again to the gelatinous cube. Next message dear ghoul or Goblin, Congratulations you've won a trip on our premier ghost ship. Despite the unfortunate decapitations of our last cruise, we cannot be shut down. We're back and better than ever. So bring your best dancing shoes and get ready to cut loose and dig into the all you can eat buffet. You can also hear a talk from doctor Frankenstein, author of Man or Monster, navigating self care through mob mentalities.

Dreadfully yours Ghastly Cruises LLC. Well, I am in need of travel by sea for my next expedition. No dancing shoes, however, something to think about. Next message, this one reads salutations doctor Jessup. I am writing with the technology question. Just some backstory. I was murdered as a young child, and now I extract vengeance via phone and VHS. In recent years, I'm finding it harder and harder to spread my carefully crafted horrific images. They are to die for. I am

struggling to adapt to new technologies. No one answers my calls. I am given to understand people now prefer something called texts and emojis. Another problem. The VHS my preferred method of death. Destruction in despair and art house images is quote unquote outdated and no longer in use in much of the world. At best, people who come into contact with my terrible tape have no device with which to play it. At worst, they do not even know its function,

and sometimes outLike ridicule me when they find out. This is the very opposite of my intent. I know I need to adapt, but I feel that esthetically the DVD is not as menacing as the tape. I am unclear about the meaning of streaming, but the limits of the spectral realm make it difficult. Also, how does one go viral? You have seven days? Amaraw, My dear Samarrow, I share your frustration. I am of the personal opinion that the VHS tape is indeed peak media technology. Easy to produce,

to duplicate, rewind and fast forward, impossible to lose. It will not slide underneath another piece of furniture. It cannot be stuck in a book. You know what when you see it. The DVD came along, and while yes, I like that, they look like little spinning saw blades. But now media isn't even physical anymore. How can a thing

without substance even be cursed. I think the answer might be found in other haunters, Sanchez, Bloody Mary, who makes use of not a particular mirror, but all mirror reflections. I think you might need to expand it. Maybe manifest yourself, say on all smart refrigerator screens. Or perhaps you could crawl out of the oversized dash screen of those two SLA cars. I keep hearing so much about give it

a try. Not all adaptation need be painful and scary. Ah, And I hope that you you find the right avenue for your continued artistic expression. Next message, Sir Jessip. I never do this, but I am at the end of my rope. I am a demon, and my generation's long scheme of possessing a body and kidnapping a first born madle child has almost come to fruition. However, I find myself increasingly questioning why I am doing this. The humans

I'm terrifying are quite frankly annoying. I can't be the only one who is tired of using e V P Luigi boards and passive aggressive methods to communicate. Must I listen to another annoying conversation and the other day they put baby powder on the floor, or to see my hoothprints, baby powder impossible to get off, not to mention the sneezing. Ultimately, I'm just questioning my purpose. I know I'm close to the finished line, and a part of me would delight

in further torturing their souls. But I am also just a demon who, at the end of a very long day, is tired and unclear about why I wanted to possess a human in the first place, when I have much more power and sway in hell. Please advise Frustrated in Fresno. Dear frustrated in Fresno, I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. Perhaps you've considered other vessels for your demonic self. Automobiles, including the two sla may be possessed. I believe it

has been done before. You might also consider a bed or an industrial laundry press. But if you really want to get a modern humans attention, perhaps you could possess one. They're so called smartphones. I hear they are quite captivating. They're simply glue to These devices. Might be something there that you could use. Perhaps you wouldn't even have to physically appear deal with the baby powder and so forth.

Why do any of that? Why bother with all that mess when you could simply develop a demonic app to do your bidding. Next message, this one reads ectoplasm enlargement and then there's a series of exes and then a series of of of exclamation points. It's please click here, guaranteed result these this is not even spelled correctly. Well, that is the last message in the basket here that

Maxwell has prepared for me. It looks like there are perhaps others uh that need transcribing or translating out of a strange and forgotten tongues, but those will have to wait for another day. So I bid you adio. I have a an expedition to pack for a trip to prepare for, and no I still have this crate to deal with. So toulu and see you in the future. Hey, everybody, uh, I just wanted to let you know that regular listener

mail will probably return next week. I want to give it thanks to Dr Anton jessiph for filling in for Joe and me this week, and thanks to Annie Reese, co host of Saber and Stuff Mom Never Told You, for composing most of the delightful questions and emails that the good doctor read in this episode in the future. If you want to get in touch with Joe and Me, if you want to get in touch with Dr Anton, Jessop, even you can email us at contact at stuff to Blow your Mind dot com. Stuff to Blow Your Mind

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