Author: thatsspookypod

May 23, 2025

Spooky Gay Bullshit #187 – Cat Meat

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our new weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community!
This week, we cover: a tourist finds themselves impaled at a Roman Colosseum, a jail sends itself into a tailspin by temporarily losing an inmate, a beauty influencer is killed on live stream, a woman ends her marriage based on a psychic reading from AI, and conflama over an alleged kangaroo fight takes mainstage in a death investigation.

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1. Rome’s Colosseum
2. Colosseum fencing
3. Julian Brooks Deloach
4. Valeria Marquez
5. Valeria Marquez moments before being killed
6. Coffee grounds
7-9. Eric and Jack the kangaroo “not roughhousing”

May 21, 2025

Episode 349 – Mediocre Witch

Don’t you point that witch finger at me! This week, Tyler and Johnny are covering the case of Hex Hollow, as well as the disappearance of Amy Billig. Plus: Tyler tells all about his sneak peak of “Bring Her Back”, All Stars 10’s surprise double premier, and unsolicited advice about creative projects for Britney Spears.

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1. John George Hohman’s book
2. Hex Hollow crime scene
3. Nelson Rehmeyer
4. Wilbert Hess, John Curry, and John Blymire
5. Nelson’s ex-wife and daughters
6. Hex Hollow today
7. The burned floorboards
8-9. Amy Billig
10. Susan Billig with sign about Amy
11. Age progression of Amy Billig
12. Memorial bench dedicated to Amy
13. Joshua Billig with the bench he made

May 16, 2025

Spooky Gay Bullshit #186 – Oh? High? Oh!

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our new weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community!
This week, we cover: a murder victim brought back to speak at trial via AI, a basketball star launches a new funeral planning platform, security staff at a hotel tries to play gender police, Chewy the raccoon’s infamous road stop, and China’s police corgi is in trouble again.

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1. Chris Pelkey
2. AI generated Chris Pelkey
3. Russell Westbrook
4. Eazewell logo
5. The Liberty Hotel, Boston
6. Liz Victor and Ansley Baker
7. Chewy the raccoon
8. Fuzai
9. Fuzai snatching sausage
10. Fuzai in trouble

May 14, 2025

Episode 348 – Fleeting in the Wood

The perks of wearing a sundress? This week, Johnny and Tyler are sharing a brand new bunch of spooky-ooky listener stories sent in by spooky b’s from all over. Plus: one woman’s crappy retribution, Fleetwood brings the annual springtime drama, and we’re calling it now–the Ozempic Killer will someday be a thing.

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1. Elvira (c/o Kristen)
2. Guinness (c/o Rae)
3. Dallas PD statement (c/o Rae)
4-5. Moxie (c/o Olivia)
6-7. Korra (c/o Olivia)
8. Phoebe (c/o Lou)
9. Beans (c/o Lou)
10. Charley (c/o Lou)
11. Doc (c/o Lou)
12. Dutch and Swisher (c/o Lou)
13. Alfredo (c/o Amanda)

May 9, 2025

Spooky Gay Bullshit #185 – Lie-ability

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our new weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community!
This week, we cover: the surprise discovery of a famous space writer’s ashes, a mother in Texas gets caught bringing Jell-O shots to an elementary school holiday party, a funeral director who defrauded thousands of clients, another touron story for the ages, and a letter penned by a Titanic survivor sweeps at auction.

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1. Willy Ley
2. Willy’s ashes
3. Jell-O shots
4. Patrick Vereb (incorrectly named Jacob in cited source)
5. The Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial
6-7. Rescue of the couple stranded in Cape Melville National Park in Australia
8. Archibald Gracie
9. Gracie’s letter

May 7, 2025

Episode 347 – Sharing the Load

The buddy system is the coolest! This week, Johnny and Tyler are covering the mysterious death of Ricky McCormick, as well as the Sterkfontein Cave Diving Disaster. Plus: Canada’s federal election comes to a close, Drag Race All Stars 10 is already on the horizon, and the world mourns the loss of drag superstar Jiggly Caliente/Bianca Castro-Arabejo.

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1. Ricky McCormick
2-3. Notes found in the pocket of Ricky’s corpse
4-7. Sterkfontein Cave
8. Mrs. Ples
9. Nuno Gomes

May 2, 2025

Spooky Gay Bullshit #184 – Prepper Ann

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our new weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community!
This week, we cover: updates on three recent cases, a missing dog is found after 34 days in the most roundabout way, a man accused of killing his mother claims it was an exorcism, a Florida woman is caught selling undocumented human remains in an oddity shop, and a museum says, “This is also the skin of a killer, Bella.”

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1. Babysitting Buford
2. The Conley Family
3. Amina Abakarova
4. Umayganat Osmanova
5. CCTV footage of Amina
6. Aftermath of the car fire
7. Ally in the storm drain
8. Alexander Taylor Valdez
9. Teresita Sayson’s home
10. Ashley Lelesi and Kymberlee Schopper
11. Wicked Wonderland
12. Book bound in William Corder’s skin
13. William Corder death mask

April 30, 2025

Episode 346 – Code of Johnduct

You’re on their island! This week, Tyler and Johnny are covering two strange lighthouse stories–the tragedy of Bird Rock Lighthouse, and the curse of Rochers aux Oiseaux. Plus: the joy of being a tourist in your own city, Drag Race season 17 crowns a winner, and a three-alarm fire with steamy origins.

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1-4. Bird Rock Lighthouse, Bahamas
5-10. Rochers aux Oiseaux, Canada

April 25, 2025

Spooky Gay Bullshit #183 – Ears and Eyes

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our new weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community!
This week, we cover: an update to Valerie the Dachshund’s survival tale, a sock-sniffer has their day in the hospital, Florida’s recent backward education laws claim their first victim, a toddler lost in the desert is saved by a do-gooder pooch, and two adults get caught tattooing children in their care (yup, you read that right).

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1. Stacy Walker
2. Stacy’s mom
3-4. Valerie the dachshund
5. Scotty’s property in Arizona
6-7. Buford the dog
8. Melissa Calhoun
9. Students in support of Ms. Calhoun
10. Pile of dirty socks
11. Aspergillus
12. Megan Farr and Gunnar Farr

April 23, 2025

Episode 345 – Quilting Notions

No wraparound shades for you! This week, Johnny and Tyler are covering Heartbeat in the Brain and the history of self-trepanation, as well as the Van Meter Visitor. Plus: Katy Perry flops in space, Drag Race’s LaLaPaRuza needed a better DJ, and a death on a New York subway takes more dark turns than we were ready for.

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1-2. Trepanned skulls
3. A hand trepan
4-5. Bart Huges
6. Amanda Feilding and Birdie
7-8. Stills from ‘Heartbeat in the Brain’
9. Joseph Mellen
10. Cover of Joseph Mellen’s book, ‘Bore Hole’
11. Amanda Feilding in present-day
12. Van Meter
13. The Van Meter Bank
14-18. Artwork of the Van Meter Visitor
19. The Van Meter Visitor Festival