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Subscribe, rate, and review Join The Spookaroos Have you ever written a social media post and then wondered "What if I die suddenly and that's the last post I ever write and it will live on the internet forever? Eric has! And it got him thinking....what were the last words of some of our favorite (or least favorite) celebrities, historical figures, musicians, and criminals? So tonight we're looking at some Famous Last Words...or Last Words of the Famous. Some are funny and some are sad but all will make you stop and think! What celebrity did Walt Disney namedrop from his deathbed? What did Tupac Shakur tell the police when they asked who shot him? What was Groucho Marx's last quip? What did Elvis announce just before he "left the building" for good? What was Chris Farley's unanswered dying request? All shall be revealed on tonight's Spooky A S! Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode
Subscribe, rate and review Join the Spookaroos Sure, we all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood...or at least we think we do! In the Brother's Grimm version, a little girl in a red cap is swallowed whole by a devious cross dressing wolf, but she is then rescued by a noble huntsman and she lives happily ever after. But unfortunately for Red, in most versions of the tale, that's not how the story ends. Tonight, based on a version of the story told by Professor Hannah B. Harvey in her course, The Art of Storytelling, Eric adds his own take on the fairytale and breaks down the symbols and themes found in the story. Strap in, theres a lot to unpack! Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode
Subscribe, rate & review Join the Spookaroos Tonight we look at one of the most famous ghost stories of Massachusetts, The Legend of Lucy Keyes and the Ghosts of Mount Wachusett! In the spring of 1755, four-year-old Lucy Keyes went missing from her semi rural home in Princeton, MA. Professionals poured in to help search for Lucy, but eventually all hope was lost and most stopped searching for the girl. Only her mother held out any hope. Most believed a tribe of Native Americans had kidnapped or murdered the girl. Still others believed her quarrelsome neighbor, Tilly Littlejohn, may have known much more than he let on. Some say Lucy never really disappeared. In fact, if you visit Mount Wachusett today, some believe there is a chance you just might run in to the ghost of little Lucy or her mother who roams the trails of the mountain still searching for her daughter. Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode
Subscribe, rate, and review Join The Spookaroos You asked for it, and Eric delivers! We're diving into some little local legends that may not have enough information to create an entire episode based on, but when combined together the form Myths of Massachusetts Vol. 1! We begin in Westford, MA, where some strange clues about the founding of America may lay written in stone. The town is home to what has become known as The Westford Knight: a supposed figure of a Scottish Knight holding his shield and sword carved into a slab of stone. Is it possible that a clan of Knights Templar fled Europe in the 14th century to make a new home in Westford? People have been disagreeing over what the design is and who could have created it since at least the late 19th century. If you visit the knight today, you'll see it has been given a very grand viewing area complete with a probably untrue history presented as complete fact! Next stop, the scariest road in Billerica, MA: the haunted Dudley Road! Why should this semi-rural, forested road be considered so scary? According to the legends, there is an old abandoned insane asylum just off the road. Some say tortured should still linger and possibly seek revenge! Or maybe it has to do with the old abandoned convent. Stories about that place vary, but most involve a combination of nuns and witches...or witch-nuns! Music by Occultic overtones |
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