Guide to the Unknown
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Creepy pop culture! The paranormal! Horror movies! Every week, siblings Kristen and Will have light-hearted convos about dark stuff. Listen for urban legends, haunted places, and stupid humor from two millennials who've seen Scream one thousand times and love ghost stories (even though they're not always sure an actual ghost is involved). It's audio comfort food for fellow horror nerds and curious scaredy cats alike.
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Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 31min
401: ANNABELLE the HAUNTED DOLL
Annabelle is the most famous haunted doll in the world.
She's been making headlines and making movies.
The WARRENS could barely contain what she could CONJURE! (I wrote this sentence purely for the algorithm)
Oh also, this episode introduces the NEW most famous haunted doll...POTETTE!
THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA has LAUNCHED! Go watch episodes 1 through 4 on SCREAMBOX! All the links you need are right here!
Oh, and get tickets for the NJ Horror Con in Edison, NJ on September 27th and 28th to see Willy (Please)
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Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2025/05/25/annabelle-new-orleans-plantation-fire/83743565007/
https://tonyspera.com/when-judy-met-tony/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_Orleans_jailbreak
https://nypost.com/2025/07/19/us-news/annabelle-doll-was-not-in-hotel-room-where-paranormal-investigator-died/
https://nypost.com/2025/07/17/us-news/paranormal-investigator-dan-riveras-friends-rip-trolls-linking-death-to-haunted-annabelle-doll/
https://www.facebook.com/share/1b9zsH19kZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 59min
400: GHOST P.L.U.M.P.S. ON PATROL
In episode 400 (!!!) of Guide to the Unknown:
It's a ghost hunt. It's a celebration. It's an EXPERIENCE!
Join us on a journey to Clinton Road, hunt the Hopatcong Monster, cruise Shades of Death Road, AND MORE!
...We may never be the same.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US FOR 400 EPISODES!!
THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA has LAUNCHED! Go watch episodes 1 and 2 on SCREAMBOX! All the links you need are right here!
Oh, and get tickets for the NJ Horror Con in Edison, NJ on September 27th and 28th to see Willy (Please)
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Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch!
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Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 36min
399: DEXTER Season 4: THE TRINITY KILLER
Remember when John Lithgow played a horrifying villain on DEXTER?
The Trinity Killer!
Well we watched that season and there’s a lot to talk about. Horror, murder, psychology…Nudity…
It’s already over…
Go follow @TheTroubleWithTessa for a fun, scary story that's just beginning! The full series is coming July 15th to SCREAMBOX!
Oh, and get tickets for the NJ Horror Con in Edison, NJ on September 27th and 28th to see Willy (Please)
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Jul 4, 2025 • 1h 48min
398: I Know What You Did Last Summer ORIGINS
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!
I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!
...Guess what we're talking about in THIS episode ;)
Go follow @TheTroubleWithTessa for a fun, scary story that's just beginning! The full series is coming July 15th to SCREAMBOX!
Oh, and get tickets for the NJ Horror Con in Edison, NJ on September 27th and 28th to see Willy (Please)
[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 Bluesky.
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Jun 27, 2025 • 1h 37min
397: TWIN PEAKS Season 2 Sticks the Landing (?)
TWIN PEAKS is a show that is both wonderful and strange.
Except for most of season 2!
But is it really THAT BAD?
OH, and go WATCH THE TRAILER for Will's upcoming horror tv series THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA! Coming July 15th to SCREAMBOX!
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Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch!
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Jun 20, 2025 • 1h 8min
396: The Salem Witch Trials
ALL OF THEM WITCHES?
NO!
The Salem Witch Trials were a terrifying nightmare that somehow keeps happening. But why did it happen in the first place? Is it possible to stop history from repeating itself?
FDT!
OH, and make sure you follow Will's upcoming horror tv series THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA on Instagram! Coming soon to SCREAMBOX!
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[Sources & links]
"Bittersweet" and "Cool Rock" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch!
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Jun 13, 2025 • 1h 12min
395: FRIDAY THE 13TH Parts 1 & 2
Ki ki ki, ma ma ma
Happy FRIDAY THE 13TH, everyone! Let's talk about those first two Jason movies.
Sorry, I mean, lets talk about that Pam Movie and then the Jason Movie.
Fixed it.
OH, and make sure you follow Will's upcoming horror tv series THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA on Instagram! Coming soon to SCREAMBOX!
[YouTube Version]
[Sources & links]
"Bittersweet" and "Cool Rock" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch!
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Jun 6, 2025 • 1h 25min
394: Rob Lowe Pukes & Yells (THE LOWE FILES FILES)
Rob Lowe went to the bottom of the ocean.
Forget Mission Impossible, THE LOWE FILES did it first!
Oh also he took his sons on a bigfoot hunt and they didn’t find any bigfeet at all!
But what a journey.
OH, and make sure you follow Will's upcoming horror tv series THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA on Instagram! Coming soon to SCREAMBOX!
[YouTube Version]
[Sources & links]
"Bittersweet" and "Cool Rock" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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.
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May 30, 2025 • 1h 17min
393: Should YOU Buy This HAUNTED STUFF?
Let's go shopping for HAUNTED STUFF!
eBay is LOADED with so many possessed dolls, it'll make your head spin. Eat your heart out, Annabelle.
But be careful what might happen to you if you win one of these spooky auctions: you might be rich AF.
OH, and make sure you follow Will's upcoming horror tv series THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA on Instagram! Coming soon to SCREAMBOX!
[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 Bluesky.
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May 23, 2025 • 1h 19min
392: THE CONJURING Phase One?! The TRUE Story!* ...*Probably NOT true...
THE CONJURING series is coming to an end with Ed & Lorraine Warren's scariest case of all time!
Or is it?
Lets look at the Smurl Haunting and "Phase One" of the Conjuring Universe?
OH, and make sure you follow Will's upcoming horror tv series THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA on Instagram! Coming soon to SCREAMBOX!
[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 Bluesky.
For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
