Sam tells the extraordinary and badass redemption tale of Jeanne de Clisson, a woman betrayed and banished by her country who transformed her grief and fury into vengeance on the high seas. Once a noblewoman, Jeanne became a feared pirate known as The Lioness of Brittany — commanding her infamous Black Fleet to exact justice for her husband’s unjust and humiliating death.

Jeff then shares the harrowing survival story of Thad Phillips, the teenage boy who narrowly escaped the sadistic “Bonebreaker of Baraboo.” It’s a chilling but inspiring account of human endurance, courage, and the will to survive in the face of unimaginable cruelty.

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Sam’s Sources:

• Library of Congress – Famous French Women: Jeanne de Clisson
• Wikipedia – Jeanne de Clisson
• Rejected Princesses – Jeanne de Clisson
• Ancient Origins – The Lioness of Brittany and Her Black Fleet of Pirates

Jeff’s Sources:

• Medium – The Twisted Tale of Joe Clark: The Baraboo Bone Breaker
• The Tiger News – The Boy Who Survived the Bonebreaker
• Medium – The Lone Survivor of the Bonebreaker Killer
• Wisconsin Court of Appeals Opinion
• Espressode Podcast – Survival Story: Thad Phillips and the Bonebreaker of Baraboo
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-thad-phillips-real-hero-of-baraboo

Jeff shares the chilling legend of Okiku’s Well — one of the most well-known horror stories in Japanese history and the inspiration behind the movie The Ring.

Sam then tells a tragic true crime story from Chicago — a Halloween night murder that began when a man thought someone stole his candy.

Jeff wraps things up with another campfire story, and the duo discusses the “rules” of horror movies and what makes them so timelessly terrifying.

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Jeff’s Sources:

• Whispered Diaries – Okiku’s Well
• Dark Asia – Okiku’s Well

Sam’s Sources:

• Medium – Shocking True Crime: Halloween Night Murder Over a Bag of Candy in Chicago
• Illinois Courts – People v. Bonilla

Jeff tells the story of the murders at Corpsewood Manor in Chattooga County, Georgia. It’s the nearly unbelievable tale of two gay men who moved to rural Georgia in the late 1970s to live a quiet, solitary life. But their dream of peace and isolation tragically backfires.

Dr. Scudder and Joey Odom become the victims of their own haunting story — one steeped in murder, satanic symbols, government LSD, societal judgment, fear of the “other,” failed escapism, and the destructive consequences of greed and misunderstanding.

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Enjoy.

Sources:

• Petulla, A. (2019). The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia. The History Press.