Guide to the Unknown
Bloody FM
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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Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 39min
406: TWIN PEAKS: Fire Walk With Me
Fire Walk With Me!
It's the Twin Peaks movie, and it's as disturbing as it is perplexing.
Don't worry, we're finally hear to explain the entire thing!
Oh, and get tickets for the NJ Horror Con in Edison, NJ on September 27th and 28th to see Willy (Please). And then be at Smodcastle Cinemas on the 28th at 3:00pm for The Devil & Daisy Dirt!
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Sources:
We watched the movie and the missing pieces. On DVD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 14min
405: Beware These SCARY WRESTLERS
Beware these scary wrestlers!
Mankind! Gangrel and his Brood! DOINK THE CLOWN!
Get your candy a$$ in here, jabroni!
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://halloweenhorrornights.fandom.com/wiki/Mankindhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Foley
https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/k447fl/original_concept_art_for_mankind_originally_the/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=689&v=T-cqxO3mZQ0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwhatculture.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94yTDDu-vMA
https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Mandible_claw
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Mick_Foley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrlnVvrGl3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWDEIiJxl9k
https://youtu.be/53hhJkdIiYs?si=UfSNmJyRI-QVwWw-
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Aug 15, 2025 • 1h 8min
404: Rapunzel and the Golden Ass
Oh those Brothers Grimm and their fairy tales.
Rapunzel is a classic...But do you know how the witch dies?
And why doesn't ANYONE know their more obscure stories?
We have the answers.
THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA has CONCLUDED! Go watch the ENTIRE SHOW on SCREAMBOX (and play the ARG)! 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://fostercuriosity.com/series/the-dark-side-of-disney/the-dark-side-of-rapunzel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangled
https://www.reddit.com/r/MandelaEffect/comments/73lvri/rapunzel_disney_movie_in_the_80s_or_90s/
https://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/wiki/Rapunzel
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Aug 8, 2025 • 1h 18min
403: The ROOT of ROB LOWE'S FEAR
The Lowe Files Files are BACK! Rob Lowe and sons explore the paranormal.
And we watch.
Uh, they kind of looked for aliens, and then got very very scared.
Also Rob Lowe's "root" is put to work!
THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA has CONCLUDED! Go watch the ENTIRE SHOW on SCREAMBOX (and play the ARG)! 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)
[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
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilkley_Moor_UFO_incident
https://kids.kiddle.co/Ilkley_Moor_UFO_incident
https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/p71zq7/the_ilkley_moor_alien_caught_on_the_camera_in_the/
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24991483.ufo-sightings-ilkley-documented-new-phone-app/
https://www.treblezine.com/phil-collins-in-the-air-tonight-urban-legend/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Air_Tonight
https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-possum-kingdom-by-toadies/
https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/people-had-so-many-crazy-ideas-about-what-the-song-meant-but-it-was-complete-b-s-his-song-about-a-killer-and-a-haunted-lake-launched-an-urban-legend-thirty-years-later-some-fans-still-think-possum-kingdom-is-true
https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/yx8h6/the_toadies_possum_kingdom_a_disturbingly_sweet/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect
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Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 7min
402: Aliens, Monkeys, & Phil Collins ("URBAN LEGENDS")
The Hopkinsville Goblin. The Ilkley Moore UFO. Monkey Magic. Phil Collins.
What do they have in common?
They're "urban legends." Y'know, kinda...
THE TROUBLE WITH TESSA has CONCLUDED! Go watch the ENTIRE SHOW on SCREAMBOX (and play the ARG)! 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)
[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
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilkley_Moor_UFO_incident
https://kids.kiddle.co/Ilkley_Moor_UFO_incident
https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/p71zq7/the_ilkley_moor_alien_caught_on_the_camera_in_the/
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24991483.ufo-sightings-ilkley-documented-new-phone-app/
https://www.treblezine.com/phil-collins-in-the-air-tonight-urban-legend/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Air_Tonight
https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-possum-kingdom-by-toadies/
https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/people-had-so-many-crazy-ideas-about-what-the-song-meant-but-it-was-complete-b-s-his-song-about-a-killer-and-a-haunted-lake-launched-an-urban-legend-thirty-years-later-some-fans-still-think-possum-kingdom-is-true
https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/yx8h6/the_toadies_possum_kingdom_a_disturbingly_sweet/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect
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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)
[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
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
and then also we watched the movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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)
[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
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)
[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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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.
For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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Watch on YouTube.
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.
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