This weeks main topic is all about "mad" King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Known for building splendid castles (helllllo Sleeping Beauty Disney Castle) and funding world famous operas instead of ruling, Ludwig was more than just the lunatic he has been painted as for decades. Ludwig was a sensitive, bright soul with some dark quirks and a very sad ending.

We also start this week with our creepy things including a D4VD update (of course) and a creepy corpse collector who is very, very busted.

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SOURCES:

https://historylizzie.co.uk/2019/10/07/lola-montez-the-fascinating-life-of-a-queen-of-reinvention-1821-1861/

https://www.toursofdistinction.net/blog/poor-mad-king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria/?srsltid=AfmBOooBvKfiei17eDucUMuM7QSrcAe3p34ld2xrrD2wqO-MDC_D2nTg

https://wheatandtares.org/2024/06/05/lessons-from-ludwig-ii-for-pride-month/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8119274/

This week starts with a prank exposed. We then talk about the creepiness of AI on social media and delivery drivers that don't just knock and leave.

Our main topic is about what Carly dubs the "holiday chaos crew". We have the Yule Lads in Iceland and the Kallikantzaroi in Greece. From licking spoons, to sniffing kitchens, to snatching weiners, to chopping down the tree of life... these guys are a menace to the new year all over Europe. We also chat about the Yule Cat eating naked children.

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CREDITS:

Iceland / Yule Lads & related folklore

• ​Overview of Icelandic Christmas folklore (Yule Lads, shoe gifts, canonization via Jóhannes úr Kötlum’s 1932 poem): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore
• ​Background explainer referencing Jóhannes úr Kötlum’s poems and the lads’ popularization: https://understandiceland.is/icelandic-yule-lads/
• ​National Museum of Iceland event page referencing the 13 lads appearing one-by-one (modern cultural practice): https://www.thjodminjasafn.is/vidburdir/jolasveinarnir-heimsaekja-safnid
• ​Academic work on Grýla traditions (Terry Gunnell PDF): https://sagaconference.org/SC09/SC09_Gunnell.pdf
• ​ Yule Cat overview and references to early attestation / later popularization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_cat

Greece / Kallikantzaroi (Killikantzaros)

Overview of Kallikantzaros/Kallikantzaroi, Twelve Days timing, world-tree motif, household defenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallikantzaros

John Cuthbert Lawson, Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion (1910) — public-domain text via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/66116/66116-h/66116-h.htm

Trigger warning: This week's episode is immensely sad and immensely graphic.

But first, we start with our creepy things of the week including a cut with a bread knife and a SHOCKING D4vd update.

Our main topic is all about the Radium Girls. These were women that painted dials to help men fighting in the trenches, while unknowingly poisoning themselves with Radium. Cherokee takes you through the horror of what happened to these women, as well as the outcome of decades of court cases, and a bittersweet happy ending.

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CREDITS:

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace

https://www.afacwa.org/the_forgotten_story_of_the_radium_girls_whose_deaths_saved_thousands_of_workers_lives

This week kicks off with a new movie we probably don't need and one hell of a creep who loves chicks with the same name.

Our main topic is all about Krampus! That delightful little demon creature with a kid sack and a hot tongue. Carly tells us all about the origins of Krampus from Pagan scoundrel to Santa's bestie. We also divert into conversation about Christmas markets and the movie Hereditary. You never know what you're going to get here, folks!

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CREDITS:

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/12/krampus-origins-and-development-of-a-winter-devil/

https://www.oesterreichinstitut.com/en/krampus-perchten-2/#:~:text=What's%20the%20difference%20between%20Krampus,a%20single%20pair%20of%20horns

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus

https://krampusbremerton.com/who-is-krampus

We open this weeks episode with our creepy things of the week including an update on D4vd and the story of the Butt Lady.

Then, Cherokee kicks off a new sub series called "What a Dick" with the biggest dick-in-disguise of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens. From his obsession with teen sisters, to his rebuffing an affair based on looks, to trying to have his very sane wife institutionalized to avoid ruining his nice-guy reputation... This guy really sucked.

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This week Carly is telling us all about the history of the Roanoke settlement. She tells the background of the settlement, gives three theories on what happened to the missing settlers, and talks about the Dare stone hoax. We also talk about how terrible AHS: Roanoke was and Cherokee spills the tea on the Ivory Lady.

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https://www.npca.org/articles/3604-the-lost-colony-an-outer-banks-mystery

https://www.history.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

https://www.ncpedia.org/lost-colony

https://www.pbsnc.org/blogs/science/lost-colony-split

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/roanoke-colony.htm

https://www.firstcolonyfoundation.org/history/the-roanoke-colonies

The Lost Colony of Roanoke: New Evidence - on HBO Max

This week Cherokee is welcoming the Thanksgiving season in with an episode about the puritans. We talk all about Johnny C and his Calvinists, smiting your own children, trying to jerk it in peace, and we give you just a taste of the Salem witch hysteria. We also briefly discuss the discuss the different ways Jews and Christians approach the topic of Jesus. Some real lighthearted stuff.

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This week Carly is bringing her first topic: HALLOWEEN! She starts with the history of Halloween's beginnings and early lore. Then we talk about Halloween urban legends and talk about our favorite halloween memories and costumes.

We also end the episode with the creepiest things of each of our weeks… so be sure to listen to the end!

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