We are setting our sights on urban legends from our wonderful state of Illinois. We begin by examining the mass hysteria incident of the 1940's in Mattoon Illinois with The Mad Gasser of Mattoon. We examine the facts of the case and break down what we actually think happened. Then we move to The Enfield Horror. A cryptid case from the 1970's where basically only one man saw a 3-legged baboon like creature around his home. And the final legend we look at is something that could take place anywhere in the world. In fact, there are stories of a similar phenomenon happing almost everywhere. But we turn our gaze towards Chicago and the legend that is Resurrection Mary. The lady in white mythos that is said to haunt a stretch of road in the Chicago area leading to Resurrection Cemetery.

In the spinetingling episode of The Afterlife, we are examining one of our local haunted ghost stories that everyone knows and has a story about. We are looking into the paranormal encounters that have happened out at the Bartonville Asylum in Bartonville Illinois. It was torn down a few years ago, but we have stories from our experiences, and even the documented account from Dr. Zeller himself. While he was the attending doctor and overseeing the operations of the hospital, he had to form a "funeral corps" to help bury the patients that no one wanted to claim and had nowhere else to go. There was a patient that took it upon himself to grieve for those that had died, until his death. Zeller presided over his funeral as well, and to the some 400 people in attendance they all witnessed his apparition wailing like he never had before. This was documented by Zeller and can be found in Peoria's Haunted Memories written by Stephanie E. McCarthy. But we also recant some of our personal experiences out there as well. So be prepared for stories that just may chill you to the bone!

In this episode of The Afterlife Podcast, we recount some of the strange and unusual encounters that we have had with the paranormal. We also read some encounters that some of our Slashaholics have experienced of the years as well. Let's be clear, we are firm believers in the paranormal and all aspects that come with this territory. So, join us if you will for ghost stories galore and some chilling tales, won't you?

In this week's episode, we are still discussing with Brian Emmerick convoluted timelines in horror movie franchises. Last episode was all about Halloween and how messy the entire franchise was, but in this week's, we look at The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Leprechaun franchises as well! Let's face it, horror can be messy. Halloween proved that in the last episode, but other franchises are just as guilty. And we are willing to bet that most of you had no idea how messy Leprechaun could get!

In this episode we sit down with one of Jenny's Brian Emerick to start the discussion of Convoluted Timelines in Horror Films. We were going to do this all-in-one episode, but as we discussed the most egregious franchise first, Halloween< we realized that this had to be a two-part episode! So, this one we discuss the Halloween franchise since we are doing the reviews of all of the Halloween movies over on our YouTube channel. But we walk you through all of them from the 1978 original to the 2023 Halloween Ends. We hope you enjoy our take on the convolutedness of Halloween!

In this week's episode of The Afterlife, we discuss the phenomenon that is Legacy Sequels in the Horror genre. To our surprise, and we suspect yours as well, they date back older than you would think. We think of this a newer thing to happen in Hollywood, but it is not that new. So, what exactly is the first "Legacy Sequel" in the horror genre? Guess you will just need to take a listen and find out what we have to say!

In this episode we sit down with Abby Normal of Graveyard Boulevard a horror punk band from Salisbury North Carolina and pick his brain on how horror movies and rock music go hand in hand. We talk about his favorite horror soundtrack Trick or Treat from 1986 and how it shaped what he does today and name our favorite soundtracks as well. We even talk a bit about horror movie scores and the impact that they have.

In this episode we dissect, briefly mind you, the history of slashers and the impact hey have had on the horror landscape. We talk about Psycho, Halloween, Black Christmas, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Sid Haig, even the 1966 T.V. series Batman starring Adam West! We talk about it all and then some with our special guest Lord Blood-Rah from Lord Blood-Rah's Nerve Wrackin' Theatre!