Hi Trolls! It’s time to get your robes and pointy hat out of the closet because in episode 31 we are talking about Wacky Wizards! In this episode, Liam delves into the fascinating world of Icelandic magic (think magical runes, necropants, witch burnings and some dastardly deals with the devil) and will tell the tale of two of Iceland’s most famous spellcasters: Sæmundur fróði and Galdra Loftur. Alana introduces you to some lesser known magical men - both named John - from the east coast of North America. They are the Wizard of Marblehead Massachusetts and the Black Constable of Charleston, South Carolina. 

Tangents include: waaaay too many Office references, sweet sweet well water, and  Stacy Lane Matthews.

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Magic and Wizards of Iceland

• https://blogs.transparent.com/icelandic/2012/05/07/the-myth-of-saemundur-frodi/
• https://blogs.transparent.com/icelandic/2014/10/24/the-two-great-sorcerers-of-iceland/
• https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/witchcraft-in-iceland
• https://esotericawakening.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Icelandic_Magic3a-Aims-Tools-and-Techniques-of-Icelandic-Sorcery.pdf
• https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/icelandic-magic-witchcraft-and-sorcery-and-tragic-case-j-n-r-gnvaldsson-021227
• https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/necropants-icelandic-sorcerers-magic-pants-human-skin-021958

John Diamond 

• http://www.theyankeexpress.com/2020/12/24/341775/the-magician-of-marblehead
• https://www.kellscraft.com/MythsandLegends1/MythsandLegends01Ch04.html 
• The History and Traditions of Marblehead by Samuel Roads Jr.

John Domingo

• https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/crime/2b259f93363c8e5ecd87285abc7238ea 
• https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/01/voodoo-and-the-spooky-tale-of-the-black-constable-of-charleston/ 
• “John Domingo” in A Dictionary and Catalog of African American Folklife of the South by Sherman E. Pyatt & Alan Johns
• "John Domingo" in Encyclopedia of the Undead by Bob Curran
• https://www.learnreligions.com/vodou-an-introduction-for-beginners-95712 

Welcome to episode 29… Treacherous Tombs! In this episode we light our torches, push away the cobwebs and descend into the dark and dangerous world of the dead. Alana dons her Indiana Jones hat to unearth the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun and the "curse" that lies within.  Liam heads to Pakistan to explore the fascinating and phantasmic Chaukhandi Tombs.

Tangents include:  gnomes in Egypt, Alana won't shut up about Anubis, and that old internet noise.

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Tutankhamun's Tomb:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_pharaohs 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Tutankhamun 
• http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/curse.htm 
• https://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/tutankhamun-tomb/
• https://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/tutcurse/ 
• https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/article/?id=9799#:~:text=In%20a%20report%20in%20The,and%20robbing%20him%20of%20possessions. 

Chaukhandi Tombs:

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chaukhandi-tombs
• https://dailytimes.com.pk/403689/the-legend-of-the-chaukhandi-tombs/
• https://infomazza.com/10-haunted-mysterious-places-pakistan/
• https://www.traveltomtom.net/destinations/asia/pakistan/visit-chaukhandi-tombs-karachi
• https://www.houseofpakistan.com/top-7-haunted-places-of-pakistan/
• https://ww.web.pk/2016/10-haunted-places-in-pakistan/

In this episode of International Supernatural we're celebrating 2022 with Nervous New Year!
Liam investigates one of the world’s most famous haunted photographs and the ghostly tale behind it. Alana brings you a disturbing case of demonic “possession” in Florida, USA, which was reported on the nightly news!

Tangents include: the Trollziac, the main studies at the Trollversity; the difference between the krausifix and crucifix; and Liam continues to try to get Alana possessed by a demon. 

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The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

• https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/featured-sites/the-brown-lady-of-raynham-hall/
• https://hauntedkingdom.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/ghost-the-brown-lady-haunted-story/
• https://burialsandbeyond.com/2018/11/06/the-brown-lady-of-raynham-hall/
• https://nationalparanormalassociation.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-legend-of-brown-lady-of-raynham-hall.html

Exorcism of Gina

• https://www.nydailynews.com/bs-xpm-1991-04-05-1991095010-story.html 
• https://www.newsweek.com/exorcism-gina-202430 
• https://apnews.com/article/322b756cdead82f40aaa8292529c4679 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcffUDCFA7Y&t=305s 

In this episode of International Supernatural, Alana and Liam cast a protective spell over listeners and troll friends to ward off the misfortune of Craven Curses. Alana  gives good advice: don’t steal jewels – no matter how sparkly and blue they are - from the statue of a god. Liam takes you to beautiful and mystical Wales to tell the fascinating story of the witches of Llanddona. And she's back! Special guest troll Lauren tells the creepy tale of Annabelle the haunted children’s doll.

Tangents include: Alana's irobot vacuum, Harley Quinn TV show, Liam likes to scare people, birthday party hijinks, and we just want butter.
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The Hope Diamond

• https://www.thoughtco.com/the-curse-of-the-hope-diamond-1779329 
• https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/curse-hope-diamond/ 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond  
• https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond/history  
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/09/29/hope-despair-the-curse-of-the-diamond/4775e88a-7423-4655-bd52-76890b9c2f94   
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2019/12/06/secret-history-hope-diamond-the-cartiers-book-excerpt/?sh=6e71668b7bed 

Llanddona

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/waleshistory/2011/08/the_llanddona_witches.html
• https://www.spookyisles.com/welsh-curses/
• https://www.anglesey-today.com/the-witches-of-llanddona.html
• http://llanddonavillagehall.co.uk/the-witches/

Annabelle the doll:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(doll)   
• https://www.glamour.com/story/real-story-behind-annabelle 
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160522230945/http://www.warrens.net/annabelle.html 

In this episode of International Supernatural, we’re selecting the choicest among you for our Sunday roast as we sink our teeth into Craven Cannibals. Liam dissects the story of the ravenous Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean who terrorized Ayrshire with his family army of flesh eaters. While Alana is going straight to the wild wild west to wine and dine with Alferd Packer AKA the Colorado Cannibal.

Tangents include: Cannibal lunch, scaring Liam’s sister in-law, Alana's inflatable kayak, and old time-y naivety when it comes to asking for directions.

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Sawney Bean

• https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/sawney-bean
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-21506077
• https://www.ayrshirescotland.com/sawneybean.html
• https://www.historicmysteries.com/sawney-bean/

Alferd Packer

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/04/18/man-who-ate-democrats-is-remembered-with-relish-by-colorados-gop/b6d95625-f702-4c07-9485-ca174698b261/
• https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/digital-colorado/colorado-histories/beginnings/alferd-packer-notorious-cannibal/ 
• https://www.museumtrail.org/alferd-packer.html 

New episodes of terrifying tales across the pond will return in October!

In this episode of International Supernatural, Alana and Liam unwrap Merciless Mummies! This week, Alana has a severe case of can'tmakeuphermind-itis and brings you two mummy cases from the Americas - one ancient and one modern-day. Liam descends into the dark crypts beneath St. Michan’s Church, Dublin to shed light on the mummies that lie within.

Tangents include:  bad celebrity impressions, Alana gets on her soapbox about European Grand Tours of the 19th-20th centuries, turning mummies into paper, gender reveal parties are dumb.

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Chinchorro and Love Has One

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchorro_culture 
•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchorro_mummies 
•  https://www.slsc.org/exhibits-attractions/mummies-of-the-world-the-exhibition/ 
• https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/chinchorro-mummies-001947 
• https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10463849/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-death-history-details 
• https://www.theblaze.com/news/colorado-cult-mummy-leader-corpse 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZX61iJohTE 
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/colorado-cult-members-accused-keeping-mummified-remains-leader-appear-court-2021-05-06/ 
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/love-has-won-amy-carlson-cult-mummy_n_60916238e4b02e74d22c0ff5 

The Mummies of St. Michan’s Church

• https://paranormalhauntings.blog/2020/03/03/st-michans-church-history-haunted-mummies/
• https://ghostcatcherie.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/the-whispering-mummies-of-st-michans-church-dublin/
• https://thefairytaletraveler.com/2014/10/14/st-michans-church/
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/st-michans-church
• http://www.blather.net/theblather/2007/08/the_mummies_of_saint_michans/

In this episode of International Supernatural, we're reaching inside the toybox of screams and playing with Devil Dolls. Liam literally makes Alana scream in terror as he recounts the story of Grace the Doll, who has the infamous title of the most haunted doll in Britain. Alana takes you to the Key West in Florida and introduces you to a doll with whom you should mind your manners. 

Tangents include: Liam will turn your bones into scones, don’t mess with historical artifacts, and Alana's haunted children's book. 

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Robert the Doll

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll
• https://www.kwahs.org/exhibitions/robert-the-doll 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll) 

Grace the Doll

• https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9503371/haunted-doll-ghost-hunter-creepy-video/
• https://www.spookyisles.com/haunted-dolls/
• https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/spooky-moment-haunted-doll-speaks-14989401
• https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/spooky-moment-haunted-doll-speaks-14989401