In this, our final patron-suggested episode, we’re headed Down Under to discuss some legendary Aussie spooky tales—in particular, the haunting of Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee. GHOST STORIES: Fred Fisher’s Ghost. CREEPED OUT: UFOs, alien autopsy auctions, Brood X updates, and mutant magnetism. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn tells the sordid, sadistic tales from one of Australia’s most haunted houses. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Deep Dive. BONUS: Inner Eeyores and Outer Tiggers, Speech Pathology Corner with Henry Higgins, storm drain ghosts, hot weather air balloons, minimum raise, bark digestion, and 8,000 dolls.
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This Week’s Sources:
Ghost Stories:
Wikipedia entry on Fisher’s ghost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%27s_ghost
Creeped Out:
The Cincinnati Cicada Phobia Safe Space: https://www.facebook.com/groups/863651234192230/
“US government report finds no evidence UFOs were alien – but doesn’t rule it out” by Victoria Bekiempis via The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/us-government-ufo-report-aliens-navy-pilots
“1947 'Alien Autopsy' Film Negative up for Auction as NFT and Bids are Starting at $1 Million” via News 18 https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/1947-alien-autopsy-film-negative-up-for-auction-as-nft-and-bids-are-starting-at-1-million-3798656.html
“‘It’s six weeks of hell’: how cicada-phobes are surviving Brood X” by Elle Hunt via The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/08/cicadas-17-years-brood-x-fear
“Hot New Conspiracy Theory: Vaccines Turn You Into a Magnet” by Paola Rosa-Aquino via New York Magazine https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/hot-new-conspiracy-theory-vaccines-turns-you-into-a-magnet.html
Stranger Than Fiction:
Wikipedia entry on Monte Cristo Homestead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cristo_Homestead
“The haunting of the Monte Cristo Homestead” by Sarah Bartlett via Australian Geographic https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2018/09/the-haunting-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead/
“Strange but true: the mystery of the Monte Cristo Homestead and the supernatural science that explains it” by Kathryn Hulick via Science Focus https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/strange-but-true-the-mystery-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead-and-the-supernatural-science-that-explains-it/
“Monte Cristo Homestead, Junee, NSW: A night at Australia's most haunted house” by Rob McFarland via Traveller https://www.traveller.com.au/monte-cristo-homestead-junee-nsw-a-night-at-australias-most-haunted-house-h1s47v
“We tried... Staying a night in 'Australia's most haunted house,' the Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee” by Clare Sibthorpe https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6035138/we-tried-staying-a-night-in-australias-most-haunted-house-the-monte-cristo-homestead-in-junee/
The Believers TV Pilot, Parts 1-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RotR7QdYfng