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Finding AtoriaNews You Can Use!: TTRPGs in the Headlines and Exploring the Styles of GameplaySend us a textCommunity News, London Pub Scenes, and Player Archetypes UnpackedWelcome back to the table! Malcolm kicks things off with some stories circulating in the TTRPG community. Tori, Jess, and Arcadia dive into topics making the news, including recent moves from Paizo and Glass Cannon Unplugged. The group also takes a closer look at London’s TTRPG pub scene—how it fills a niche for both gamers and pub owners alike.After the break, Tori digs into different playstyles at the table. We explore how players approach games base...
2025-09-1838 minFinding AtoriaDaggerheart Playtest: Malcolm’s First Time and the Fear of Ninja FrogsSend us a textFrogs, Fun, and First-Time GM Chaos Welcome back to the table! In this episode, Malcolm, Tori, and Arcadia finally play-tested Daggerheart and share their impressions and takeaways.Some serious GMing skills were on display, Arcadia got pulled into roleplaying moments, and Tori reminded us all to be a little wary of frogs. While everyone had a blast exploring a new system, there’s a recognition that Daggerheart might not be for everyone—though many players will...
2025-07-2446 minFinding AtoriaRolling Shadowrun: Faces, Riggers, and Remote PajamasSend us a textBack to the Future (Kind of): Shadowrun’s Talkers and Techies Arcadia takes the GM seat this round while Tori joins remotely—because who doesn’t like podcasting in pajamas? This episode dives into Shadowrun Fifth Edition, focusing on two key classes.Tori wins initiative but defers, giving Malcolm the floor to talk about his favorite class: the Face. The Face is the talker of the bunch—the one who gets the jobs, knows a guy who knows a guy, and manipulates situations to make t...
2025-06-0542 minFinding AtoriaVampire: The Masquerade Clans: Banu Hakim vs. Clan Malkavian ShowdownSend us a textLaw vs. Madness in Vampire: The MasqueradeMalcolm takes the GM seat today while Tori joins us remotely! The ladies dive into two clans in Vampire: The Masquerade (VTM).Arcadia kicks things off with the Banu Hakim. This lesser-known clan isn’t part of the Camarilla and tends to be quite isolated. They have their own history, caste system, and organization, and the Masquerade is less critical to them than it is for other clans. Known as a clan of la...
2025-05-2255 minFinding AtoriaD&D’s SRD Update: What It Means for Third-Party CreatorsSend us a textThe Power of the OGL and Creative CommonsTori brings the latest news for Dungeons & Dragons content creators to share with Malcolm and Arcadia. What does this news mean for the community? Is there anything new at the table for lovers of the world’s largest TTRPG?Join Tori, Malcolm, and Arcadia as they discuss the update to D&D’s System Reference Document (SRD) and what it means for third-party D&D content creators. This episode dives into the implications of t...
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Trendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Al Dente EpisodeSend us a textTori leads off with the Capuchin Crypt in Rome. The monks used the bones to make works of art throughout the Crypt and the chapels therein. The next one was the Palermo Capuchin Crypt. This one is even creepier because the whole place is full of mummies. You heard me right, mummies. This was apparently a very big status symbol to be a mummy interred in the crypt. Guess what y’all, there are ghosts and they like hanging out with prettiest mummy in the world. Krys tells us of the Witches Vi...
2025-03-1624 minFinding AtoriaLevel 1 or Bust: Debates and Spooky StoriesSend us a textLevel 1 or Bust: Starting Your Campaign Malcolm takes the moderator role in this episode as Arcadia argues for starting campaigns at level 1. Beginning at the lowest level allows players to grow alongside their characters, learn the do’s and don’ts of gameplay, and naturally move the story forward. Tori counters that starting at level 1 can sometimes feel slow—but both agree that the early levels provide invaluable learning experiences for all players.The discussion also touches on milestone vs. XP leveling, weighing the benefi...
2025-03-1336 minFinding AtoriaFinding the Right Table: Inclusion, Friendship, and the Healing Power of TTRPGsSend us a textFinding the Right Table In this episode, Tori takes the moderator’s chair as Arcadia opens the discussion with one of the most important parts of TTRPGs: finding the right table. Not every group is a good fit, and sometimes the wrong table can sour the whole experience. As the saying goes, no D&D is better than bad D&D. But when you do find the right group, those connections often grow into lifelong friendships.Arcadia reminds us of the heart of the hobby—you don’t just p...
2025-02-2749 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Ghost of Executive FunctionSend us a textTAKE TWO!!!!!Krysti leads off with the Curran Theater in San Francisco. This was a hotbed of crime as well as the theater arts. From murder to catching criminals in front of the building, guess what, you want ghosts, that’s how you get ghosts. Tori comes in second with terrible pronunciation and Dragholm Castle in Zealand Denmark. This castle survived several iterations and has a shady past. It’s been known to have over 100 ghosts. Several tropes show up in this story, including a lady in white, a gray lady...
2025-02-0238 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastNot a Star Wars CreatureSend us a textTori leads off with Taunton State Hospital in Massachusetts. Not surprisingly this hospital didn’t have a great reputation. But guess what it does have, you got it, ghosts. Parts of this hospital are still in operation today. Krys follows up with the Presidio and its illustrious history. This has been a landmark of San Francisco for years upon years. From pet cemeteries, to military bases, to apartments, this place has it all. Tori rounds it out with El Campto Santo Cemetery. This cemetery has every reason to be become haunted....
2025-01-1229 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastS.4 Ep.1 Save Our Sinking ShipSend us a textGuess what kids?! Your favorite weird ass Hoosier girls are back in your ears. This week we hit up California for our stories. Krys leads off with the Sutro Baths. These were mainstays of San Francisco for years before shockingly taken out by a mysterious fire. Sutro had a tendency to accumulate relics from around the world, sounds like a great idea right? Oh, can someone figure out what land this was built on? Cliff House was next up and that was another problem waiting to happen. And it did. Tori covers t...
2024-12-3147 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Texas Sandwich With a Side of Kentucky BarSend us a textMalcom comes hard with a Texas sandwich. Lubbock Texas is a haunted town with hell gates, a haunted college, and a haunted cemetery. All of these complete the spooky story bingo for those that were playing at home. Texas Tech has a home there and they have ghost hunters in residence. Tori butts her story into the middle with Bobby Mackey’s Music World. Ready to hit more bingo spots, keep listening, This is reportedly one of the most haunted spots in the US. Welcome back y’all!Our...
2023-05-0345 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode 3.0: The Limb EpisodeSend us a textTori starts off the latest megasode with several movie references and the Old Joliet Prison. Yet another prison with deplorable conditions, ghosts, and movie scenes. Also, they buried limbs in the cemetery there. Krysti comes around with Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Add in a vampire, a battle site, a horny gravesite, and you want ghosts? Because that’s how you get ghosts. Chuck comes round with a Central American cryptid, the mysterious Aluxes, or the little people of Mexico. These Mayan legends have stuck around to this day. Malcolm brings us to...
2023-03-081h 16Trendy Lobotomy PodcastWhere We Learn it's Not a Kilt if You Are Wearing UnderwearSend us a textKrys leads off with the tale of Versailles and it’s royal history. This palace is one of the most extravagant palaces on the face of the planet. Throughout the upheaval of the French Revolution this was a physical example of the divide between haves and have nots. Time slips, ghosts, and perhaps even the Queen herself visits from beyond the brave. Some of the furniture still there is some of the originals as well. You want ghosts? Tori picked another haunted castle, this time in the UK, Chillingham Castle. This 12th ce...
2023-03-0131 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Starbucks and a TangentSend us a textTori leads off with Pike Place Market in Seattle. This is apparently one of the most haunted spots on the West Coast. The oldest continuously open market in the US, the sheer size of this market shocked Tori. This market has insane amounts of social implications as well. And ghosts, all the ghosts. Krys is back in Paris for a disturbing true crime tale. Marcel Petiot was a sick, sick man that killed all over France. This man was really, really good at suckering the cops as well. Add in some tangents...
2023-02-2351 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastRumors of a Phantom and a New Definition of Petty OfficersSend us a textKrysti leads off with the Opera Garnier Paris and its illustrious history. This opera house spurred rumors of a phantom, has an underground lake, and is all sorts of fancy to boot. This historical building fields 400+ performances per year and was built to be a safe place for the elite to see performances without coming under attack. This was the opera house that spurred the Phantom of the Opera novel. Krys also covers the Rue de Chantres and its gruesome story. Tori goes back to her roots and covers, you guessed it...
2023-02-1549 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHenry VIII on the Family Feud!Send us a textTori covers the Tower of London and she regrets her life choices due to the sheer size of this story. A bunch of history, beheadings, and ghosts, this historic keep has seen it all. Also, there’s ravens, nine exactly. Krys covers the Hatfields and the McCoys and their epic family feud which has been ingrained on the American psyche!Our sources: hrp.org.uk, britannica.com, britainexpress.com, history.com, authenticvacations.com, walks.com, londonwalkingtours.co.uk, hauntedrooms.co.uk, Our...
2023-02-0859 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSinging Ghosts and LARPing Army GeeksSend us a textKrysti starts us off with the story of Tippecanoe Place in South Bend, IN. This residence was built by the Studebakers and was one of the fanciest homes in the city at the time. Cue some poor money handling and the property was then sent through a series of owners till it's current iteration as a restaurant today. And what have we learned about old houses that have changed hands many times? You want ghosts…you know the rest. Tori tells a story she has been hinting about for months at this po...
2023-01-2738 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastNew Year, New Friend, and Lots of Civil War SoldiersSend us a textHappy Season 3 lovies! We are back to you with more stories and some new voices! Matthew Barron visits us and hangs for an episode. Matthew is a local author and check out our Insta for a pic of his books! Tori goes first and tells of yet another cemetery, Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans. This cemetery had a prior incarnation as a horse racing track. This is one of the only places in the city that is actually high ground. Matthew tells us of the local legend and tv personality, Sammy Terry...
2023-01-1850 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastBertha and the Movie CursesSend us a textKrys drives home the holiday spirit with another beastie that was used to scare children into behaving before Santa Claus was here. Gotta love the boogeymen that were used to keep people in line. Breakout the sage and costumes to get rid of the holiday boogeymen. The holdout for these mostly forgotten spooks are some of these festivals that stick around to this day. Tori comes with a bit of a different story this year and covers a broad topic, cursed movies. Leading off first we have Superman and it’s line of...
2022-12-2840 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDancing Will Kill YouSend us a textTRIGGER WARNING: This episode mentions suicides, death, and a mass shooting.Tori leads off with some fun with Horror in the Heartland’s odd old newspaper blurbs. Kevin McQueen gives us an interesting obituaries to have fun with, people are weird and do stupid shit. Krysti takes us to Tasmania and Port Arthur. Used as a penal colony, since the US was out of reach for the Brits, this was the scene of harsh punishments for the prisoners. This was also the site of a horrible mass shooting. Th...
2022-12-2137 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastYou Bet Your VHass Episode 3Send us a textA bit of an extra so y'all don't have another dark week. Tori chimed in a whole lot with this one.Support the show
2022-12-1430 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWhen Inflatible Turkeys AttackSend us a textThe story of the Manresa Castle has all the great backstory a hotel should. Priests, old money family, a curse or two, add in some vacationing nuns and we have all the energy we need to make this a haunted hotel. This beautiful hotel is also attached to the small family graveyard. Krysti picked a good story! Tori went for two lighthouses on opposite shores in the US. Terrible Tilly right off the coast of Astoria, OR is Tori’s next story. This piece of rock on the coast was will and a...
2022-11-3040 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWhy Sure Not?Send us a textTori leads off with Tennessee State Prison and it’s lovely history. Like most old prisons, this was a place of punishment, not rehabilitation, and brutal as hell. This jail has been partially blown up, held hostage, rioted, and to finish it out a class action lawsuit. The last inmate left in 1992 and the place has been in several movies including The Green Mile. In 2020 a tornado destroyed most of the complex but spooky shit abounded. Krys covers Hotel Jerome in Aspen, CO. The president of Macy’s Department Store, Jerome Wheeler, show...
2022-11-2337 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPlausible Deniability and the Sound of Krys's BrainSend us a textKrys skips the spooky stuff this year but makes Tori squee with the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. These were teaching tools made by Frances Glessner Lee to teach forensics. This lady was the shit and the Patron Saint of Policemen or the Mother of Forensics. The Nutshells debuted in 1943 and were saved by a former student. These helped investigators get it right for once. Tori tells the story of the rope swing and how we have a weird tie to a serial killer. Fox Hollow Farm and the tale of Herb...
2022-11-1637 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastLifestyles of the Rich and WeirdSend us a textTori gives us the story of the Winchester Mystery House. Sarah Winchester was a remarkable woman in her own right and she lived life the way she wanted and be damned to the naysayers. So many stories about the reason for her incessant building but the truth of the matter is unknown to this day. Sarah took that secret to her grave. Krysti takes up back to the Midwest from San Jose to Madison WI. Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the world’s most well known architects. What most folks don’t kn...
2022-11-0941 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Nest of Alien Zombie Shadow SquirrelsSend us a textKrys leads off with King’s Tavern in NAtchez, MS. Outlaws galore frequented this tavern in it’s heyday and gave it a shady reputation. Main takeaway? You want ghosts?! Because that’s how you get ghosts…Add in a spooky crossroads, some dumb criminals, and infanticide, you get King’s tavern. Tori takes us to Missouri and to the Zombie Road. Enter into a land of tropes, shitloads of paranormal phenomenon, maybe, just maybe…Bigfoot? Dare the shadow squirrels and flying tombstones. Krys comes back with Mt. Nebo Cemetery in Alabama. This cemeter...
2022-11-0241 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSpoopy Megasode: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?Send us a text—-------------------NO CHICKENS WERE HARMED IN THIS EPISODE—----------------------------Our thanks to Julie Gearing for her rendition of The Raven for our spooky episode! Tori leads off with the tale of Frankenstein Castle and some of the many myths that have been attached to the spot. This castle may have been some of Mary Shelley’s inspiration for the tale of the monster but it looks like some of this may have been pure speculation. Add in some magnetic weirdness and a dragon, you got ghost stories! Krys covers one of...
2022-10-261h 00Trendy Lobotomy PodcastHello and Sorry For The Tech GremlinsSend us a textOkay, so the sound gremlins were back this episode, our bad. This week was rough for both of us. Krys covers Thomas Edison’s Spirit Phone. Krysti explains why inventors are weird and that the brilliant ones are even weirder. Thomas Edison brings spiritualism into the fray but it sounds more like aliens/Midichlorians to us. Tori covers Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois. This state park has a long and bloody history even up into present day. Yet another example of “you want ghosts…”Our Sources: Forbes.c...
2022-10-1934 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastCreole Cancel Culture and a Door Dashing GhostSend us a textTori leads off with the story of an absolutely horrible human being and her house in New Orleans. Delphine LaLaurie’s story is absolutely disgusting and her mansion that sits at 1140 Royal Street seems to keep reliving the horror show that was her life in that house. Yeah, you guessed it folks…#youwantghosts? Krys comes back with the Hotel Alex Johnson in Rapid City South Dakota. This hotel apparently doesn’t charge late check out to the ghosts. This historic hotel capitalizes on the haunting as well. Happy spooky Season y’all!
2022-09-2839 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWhere the Hosts Curse and So Do the SubjectsSend us a textSpooky Season is here! Krys takes us to the Old West to lead off and does Bodie, CA. This ghost town is now a museum that is in a state of arrested decay. This town was one of the many boom towns that was prompted by what? Gold of course. Sticking to the Old West Tori tells us of the tale of the El Dorado Canyon Hell Dogs in Nevada. Once again gold sent in many people into a place where lawlessness may have created the Hell Dogs. Back to Krys and...
2022-09-2142 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastVulcan...But Not Star TrekSend us a textKrys is back! Tori gets a head start on spooky season by way of a cemetery in Salem! Howard Street Cemetery in Salem has a place in the Salem Witch Trials and was the site of the pressing death of Giles Corey. Krys tells the story of the Vulcan Hotel in New Zealand. This mining town is now the home to 10 living souls but some of the dead have stayed. Rosie, curling, a post office, and the school all play parts in this story. Tori rounds us off with the Crumlin Road...
2022-09-1439 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPSAs and Tech Gremlins: You Get What You GetSend us a textKrys regales us with the tale of the White River Light in Whitehall Michigan. This lighthouse is currently a maritime museum and not currently in service as a lighthouse. William Robinson was the keeper of the lighthouse and stayed with his family at the location. William was the lighthouse keeper until two weeks before his death when the keeper position was given to his grandson. Shipwrecks were found within the area and William seems to still be in residence at the lighthouse. It also lies within the Michigan Triangle, coincidence? I think...
2022-08-1734 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWest Virginian Lobotomies and Why Hoosiers Are WeridSend us a textTori starts off with a paranormal hotspot, the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This is supposedly the most haunted place in the US. Unfortunately like a good majority of psychiatric hospitals, the institution was plagued with tragedies and abuse allegations. The amount of hauntings due to this history is astounding. Krysti tells us about why Hoosiers are weird and some odd goings on to settle a county seat. Leavenworth Indiana was the county seat and was moved by force into English Indiana. County records and county officials were taken by force to the n...
2022-08-1040 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDeep in the Heart of Deadwood?Send us a textBack after a bit of a break Krys leads off strong with tales of McKinney Texas and some of it’s haunted hot spots. Starting with Buckner Cemetery aka O’Brien Cemetery, this place of burial was the spot of public executions and as well as a marketplace during said executions. The ghost of an indigenous person is said to haunt the spot. Next up the Celt Irish Pub and it’s famous poker playing outlaw Jesse James. This building has been through different stages and has some permanent residents. Chestnut Square Histor...
2022-08-0339 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDisappearing and Peeping GhostsSend us a textTori heads back to Cleveland again for LakeView Cemetery on 12316 Euclid Ave. This privately owned cemetery was founded in 1869 and has several famous residents. Some of the folks interred here are James A. Garfield, John D Rockafeller, and the untouchable himself Eliot Ness. This is also the home to the Hauserot Angel statue. This statue is straight out of Doctor Who, literally a weeping angel. This boneyard is apparently the site of an epic chess game with tombstones as well. Cue the next LakeView Cemetery in Seattle Washington. This boneyard is the...
2022-07-2030 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSauerkraut and CastlesSend us a textKrysti starts off with another Central State Hospital but this one is in Kentucky. This is a current psychiatric hospital still in operation in Anchorage Kentucky. This hospital soon became plagued with the unfortunate problems that seem to haunt all old psych hospitals, overcrowding, abuse, and inhumane conditions. Cue some patient deaths, abuse investigations, and some shady “treatment” options and eventually the hospital had to change it’s ways, somewhat… Eventually this hospital had to change and the original buildings were demolished. This land became E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. Apparently some of the fo...
2022-07-1344 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastParkitecture and Bon BonsSend us a textTori leads off this week’s episode with the Ahwahnee Hotel. Taking it back to Yosemite State Park with the iconic Ahwahnee Hotel, this locale is a prime example of the NPS Rustic Parkitecture style.Due to the protected nature of the park, all building materials needed to be brought in to make it possible. Through all incarnations of this hotel, the park has always been the star of the show. And per usual with hotels of this age (opened in 1927) some guests never check out. The red elevators that Kubrick put in...
2022-07-0629 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastRockin' and Rollin'Send us a textWelcome back to the shit show! Krys covers the story of Muscatatuck Developmental Center. While this is not a fun story, it is a story that needs to be told. This was originally called the Indiana Farm Colony for the Feeble Minded Youth (their words, not ours) and proceeded to practice eugenics on this “class” of people. Way to go Indiana… This was the home for folks with lower IQs and did give them jobs as well. Cue a good staff and better ways to help folks, and part of the population at Musc...
2022-06-2933 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Little Of This and A Little Of ThatSend us a textTori starts with another of her hyperfocuses, federal parks, in particular Yosemite National Park. This park paved the way for the National Park Service and it’s current mission in the US. This park has soooooo many stories and Tori gives some quick little stories as a taste of things to come. She has plans to revisit this park’s stories and give you more of the interesting tales for there. Krysti gives us some interesting stories close to home and from a place close to sexy voice guy. Starting with the Rose...
2022-06-2233 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Worst Game of Clue Ever and the Bird GirlSend us a textKrys starts off this episode with Glensheen Mansion in which the crimes totally resemble Clue. This property seems to be a murder magnet. A candlestick on the grand staircase, beaten with a cane in the beer garten, and ALL the murderers got acquitted. You want a haunted house? Because that’s how you get a haunted house. Tori goes to her go too topic, cemeteries. Bonaventure Cemetery in Thunderbolt Georgia with it’s iconic Bird Girl. As well as the Bird Girl this cemetery is home to Gracie Watson and her eerie grav...
2022-06-1536 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPrisons and BSSend us a textHappy Pride y’all! Tori hits with the story of Eastern State Penitentiary. This has been covered on just about every paranormal podcast, tv show, and article. This prison is in Philadelphia and was historic proof of what not to do when setting up a penal system. Krys brings us back to Indiana to haunted New Harmony. Ribeyre Gymnasium, Fauntleroy Home, and Community House No.2 are all on our audio tour today. Our Sources: easternstate.org, reference.com, smithsonianmag.com, ushistory.org, philidelphiaencyclopedia.org, legendsofamerica.com, onlyinyourstate.com, theh...
2022-06-0846 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastDeath Trolleys and Dry Good MerchantsSend us a textKrysti starts us off with the Culbertson Mansion in New Albany Indiana. This mansion was built by William Culbertson in 1867. By 1870 William was the second most wealthy man in Indiana. He lived in the house with several of his wives and at least three of his children were raised there. The amount of spooky stuff at this locale is substantial, doors opening and closing, lights on and off, menacing feelings, and of course EVPs. Tori brings up the rear with what you may ask? Cemeteries and not just cemeteries but a whole...
2022-05-2546 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastLittlesodeSend us a textWe managed to have a grab bag episode. Tori leads off with Potato Creek State Park and it’s stories of ghosts, cemeteries, and of course a premier birding destination. This reclaimed park has the fields of no for Krysti. Ghost kids, unseen hands, and women screaming. Krys follows up the story of the Starr Piano Factory. This factory has seen it’s share of famous artists that recorded there. Also a shitload of ghosts. The factory stands to this day, albeit in a way different manner than the original. Switch to Tori...
2022-05-1855 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode 2.5Send us a textStrap in folks, we did another megasode. Although without the boys it could only be .5 designation. Krys leads off with the Witch’s Castle AKA Mistletoe Falls in Utica, IN. This location has a long history of being haunted and plenty of stories as to why it’s haunted. Unfortunately this location has ties to the terrible story of Shanda Sharer and her nightmarish murder by four teenagers. The Witch’s Castle also has stories of murder, familicide, indigenous people, and most of all ghosts. Tori goes from there to tell the st...
2022-05-111h 12Trendy Lobotomy PodcastHotels and HospitalsSend us a textTori leads off with the tale of the Overlook Hotel, well actually the two hotels that were both the basis for the hotel made famous by Stephen King. The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO was where Stephen King stayed at and had nightmares in. This hotel has so much history under one roof that picking out all the stories was tough. The Stanley has several tours and most of them tell at least one ghost story if not more. The Timberline Hotel in Mt. Hood, OR was the hotel that was...
2022-05-0443 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastLARPing Gone Horribly Wrong and The Flowers are Still StandingSend us a textTRIGGER WARNING:The story this week involves sexual abuse, blood drinking, and animal abuse. None if these are explicitly described but listener discretion advised..Krys leads off with the Murray Kentucky Vampire Clan, which Tori immediately freaks out because she remembers the story. Rod Ferrell was raised in a very messed up environment but his mother played into that immensely. In the 90s vampires were all the rage and some folks took it too far. While we are not ones to yuck someone’s yum, th...
2022-04-2747 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPrison and a Visit From StickersSend us a textWe had guests this episode! The long awaited visit from Stickers and Chuck joined us as well. Tori regales us with the story of Alcatraz. She’s been keeping this one in her pocket for awhile folks. From the discovery of Alcatraces in 1775 by Juan Manuel de Ayala to the present day iteration as a national park. A military fort, military prison, prison, and then a place of protest from indigenous people, the Rock has seen much history. The prison’s prison, the Rock was used to get unruly pris...
2022-03-3041 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode 2:Birthday EditionSend us a textHail, hail the gangs all here! Krysti leads off with the tale of Talbott Tavern in Kentucky. A whole host of famous folks stayed at this legendary inn. The amount of stories that stem from the history of this place is epic. You know when a place’s website has ghost tales that it’s gotta be good. Tori adds a little bonus about Mt. Hope cemetery which happens to be the resting place of Cole Porter. Apparently it happens to be one of the most haunted cemeteries in Indiana. Malcolm follows up w...
2022-03-2354 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastRocky Mountain Stuff and A Guy Who Made WineSend us a textHappy bday to Tori and the start of the bday episodes, completely including wine of course. Tori tells the story of Cheesman Park in Denver and it started as you guessed it, a cemetery. Mt. Prospect Cemetery was established after a claim jump started Denver. After many steps, all of which equal “You want ghosts? Because that’s how you get ghosts!” the cemeteries resting souls have either been moved or remain beneath the public park to this day. Krysti covers McPike Mansion in Alton Illinois. Krysti covered this for Tori’s bday bec...
2022-03-1643 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Wild West and Another Hitchhiking GhostSend us a textTori leads off with Tombstone, Arizona and a couple of the locations in the city itself. The Birdcage Theater is one of the most haunted spots in the town and draws patrons to this day. The beginnings of this legendary town is firmly entrenched in the US’s collective psyche. And of course Tori had to cover Boothill Cemetery because, cemetery. Krys follows up with the tale of Reeder Road right back in our home state. This road has seen tragedy and legend of all sorts. And of course the trope of th...
2022-03-0943 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastBeans and BattlefieldsSend us a textKrysti opens up this episode with the Green Children of Woolpit and their arrival in Suffolk. Apparently green children that show up out of nowhere should be offered fava beans for food. Fae? Children from another country? And this one is the best, not saying it was aliens, but it was the aliens! (Best part of this it was from Krysti’s corner this time.) The opinions/various origin stories for this are varied and weird. Tori went after another piece off US history, Shiloh. The site of a key Civil battle th...
2022-03-0235 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Crossroads Where Cemeteries and Baseball Players MeetSend us a textThis episode started off fantastic with too many tangents. Tori leads off with Union Cemetery in Easton CT. In this cemetery we have the basic chick of ghosts, the white lady who has a penchant for throwing herself in front cars. We also have another guy that died by burning alive. Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, MD. This cemetery is the final resting place of Edgar Alan Poe. We have a story of a screaming skull that screams at the same time each night. Krys follows up with Ted Williams a...
2022-02-2339 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastShoe FortSend us a textKrys starts us up with the Bristol Opera House and it’s ghost vortex. Ghost tours, a supernatural researcher, and superstitions abound at this location. So many ghosts and we need to go there. Next up was the story that Krysti was drooling over for quite awhile, the Shoe of Shoes. The Brown Shoe company introduced many things to the US shoe game. Buster Brown was well known and that Shoe of Shoes. Artist Victoria Fuller brought us this epic sculpture in St.Louis. Tori follows up with a little known bit of...
2022-02-1640 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastGhosts on FireSend us a textTW: Suicide is dicussed in this episode, this episode may not be for everyone, listeners discretion advised.Tori leads off with the infamous Mansfield Reformatory and it’s sketchy history. This prison started off with good intentions but quickly became overcrowded and dangerous to both the guards and prisoners alike. Made famous by Shawshank Redemption, this prison has been the site of several movie scenes, even when the prison was in operation. The violent history of this prison has made a mark that has refused to go away. Fr...
2022-02-0946 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Sleeper Car to A Silver MineSend us a textTrigger Warning: There are stories of both murder and suicide in this episode.Krys tells the story of George Pullman and the city Pullman Illinois. Pullman was not a fan of the amenities available for passengers on trains. So he decided to change this, in doing this he made a change to the way that people thought of train accommodations. The catch of this was those new cars were leased to the actual rail companies. Pullman continued to pocket the money. Due to his success, he decided to...
2022-01-2640 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Hotel, A Bridge, A Brothel, and A Cemetery: Just Another DaySend us a textTrigger Warning: There are tales of murder and suicide in this episode, may not be appropriate for all audiences.Krys starts off with the story of the infamous Drake Hotel in Chicago. This hotel has been through it’s share of famous guests and their stories. This hotel is on almost every haunted Chicago list. From a murder mystery to an actual famous murder, this hotel has it all! From Chicago she brings us back to Indiana with the story of Dunn’s Bridge and it’s claim as bei...
2022-01-2340 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Story of Technical Difficulties, An Elephant, and a MonumentSend us a textWhat better way to kick off Season 2 then Episode 50! Our 50th episode has been fraught with technical difficulties, from Audacity turning Tori into a demon to our NEW laptop not being compatible with our soundboard. Returning from our holidays with all new stories for all, Tori leads off with someone Florida fun. Ford’s Garage is a restaurant inside the Dean Building in downtown Fort Myers. Due to the hauntings there we figure out that Krys is okay with a wineglass being thrown at her as long as you aim it at her mo...
2022-01-1240 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastChristmas Lobotomies for Everyone!Send us a textHappy Holidays to all! Since y’all will be hearing this the week of Christmas, we decided to give you some Christmas legends! Krysti brings us the story of Krampus in his anti-Santa glory. Nothing makes you want to be nice like a half man, half goat with a long tongue beating you with a stick if you are bad. In Bloomington Indiana they have had Krampus Rampage and Bazaar. Unfortunately we missed the boat on that, the day we recorded was the last time they held it. Tori covers Hans Trapp, the Fr...
2021-12-2237 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWisconsin Mysteries and Equine Sing OffsSend us a textWe had guest stars for this episode, Tori’s cousins Jen and John came to record with us. Tori starts us off with the Lake Michigan Triangle and it’s weird phenomena. Our honored guests were able to corroborate some of the odd weather that happens in that neck of the woods. The goings on of this weirdness is well documented. Not saying it was the aliens, but it was the aliens. Krysti continues with the Welsh Mari Lwyd. According to Chase the rap battling horse head needs to be a tradition here. Beca...
2021-12-1542 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastNight and Day at WaverlySend us a textWe had to roll for initiative to figure the order for this one. Krysti starts us off strong with an Indiana legend, Cole Porter. His musical career started at a young age and wrote one of the Yale fight songs that is still used to this day. From college he drove into the world of Broadway and continued to write music. From then on his course was set. For the time he was scandalous and not socially acceptable in some circles. The man led a fascinating life and was ridiculously prolific in his...
2021-12-0851 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMegasode: Where the Only Thing That Doesn't Get Derailed are the TrainsSend us a textMy Rice Crispies are talking, but what are they saying?! Trains, trains, lots of trains! Happy holidays all and welcome to our first megasode! We were still doing a remote recording with Malcom, Chuck, and Chase for this one. Krysti opens us up with Union Station in downtown Indy. The first union station in the US, this paved the way for train stations to become easier to access for folks. This historic building has gone through several iterations to serve the foks in Indy in a variety of ways. As a hotel this...
2021-12-011h 19Trendy Lobotomy PodcastDid Someone Say Cemetery?Send us a textMalcom stuck around for this episode as well and has his own story this time! Krysti leads off by intruding into Tori’s usual genre by covering Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. This was established to alleviate the overcrowding of the cemeteries in the city proper. Many famous folks take their final rest at this locale. The Palmer masoleum and it’s feeling of dread and cold, the Wolff grave, and Dexter Grave’s grave with it’s now famous statue Eternal Silence (take our advice, Google it). Inez Clarke’s life size statue features i...
2021-11-1749 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastChicago Devil Baby's Easy Bake OvenSend us a textTRIGGER WARNING: One of the tales in this episode mentions a tragedy at a performance and briefly talks about the patrons at the show being crushed. We recorded this episode before the AstroWorld tragedy and our hearts go out to those effected by it.Malcom joins us for another episode! Tori starts us off with the story of Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago. A mainstay of social justice and reform Jane made a place to help those less fortunate than her and built a community around it. Enter...
2021-11-101h 03Trendy Lobotomy PodcastImperial GraveyardSend us a textSpooky Season continues! Krysti leads off with the Imperial Hotel, thank you Kitten! This hotel was built in the 1860s in Picton and was then converted to a hospital shortly after. This made the change to a hotel once again and some of the hospital patients never left. Tori continues on smartly with yet another cemetery, shocker right? St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans is an iconic landmark in a city full of spooky stories. This was one of the first cemeteries that required the above ground burial. This is a...
2021-11-0336 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastAnother Asylum, Another CemeterySend us a textHail, hail, the gang’s all here! Chuck and Malcom join us for this episode! Tori starts with you guessed it, another cemetery. Bachelors Grove Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Cook County Illinois. 18 miles outside of Chicago and off of a closed turnpike, this is one of the most haunted spots in Cook County. This cemetery is home to many paranormal phenomena running the gamut from basketball size blue lights to the classic Hookman trope. Krysti covers the Ridges in Athens Ohio. On the current grounds of Ohio University, the Ri...
2021-10-2754 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastOperatic ShipwreckSend us a textMalcom guest stars this episode. This episode was surprise stories to both of us. There was no telling each other our topics beforehand. Krysti covers the Guyer Opera House and it’s history. An important building in Henry County, this gas light theater is still putting on productions to this day. This theater has numerous spirits that are active to this day. Tori covers the SS Eastland disaster in Chicago. This was one of the worst inland water disaster ever. This ship capsized on the Chicago River 20’ from the dock. This disaster left it’s...
2021-10-2046 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMore Tunnels, More Ghosts, and a New HashtagSend us a textWe start the episode explaining the altar of truth and our presents from Zach. Tori covers the Oregon Vortex and the weirdness contained therein. This is one of those mystery spots that are found around the country just waiting to take tourist’s money. Can you say optical illusions? Next up we get a short history lesson about the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland and the current ghostly inhabitants. Press ganging, crimping, and shanghaiing was used to kidnap sailors to serve on long sea voyages against their wills. Tori was this many years old wh...
2021-10-1342 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastOf Poets and the ParanormalSend us a textHappy spooky season! Krysti has been itching to tell everyone her story this episode! An Indiana legend, James Whitcomb Riley is the subject of conversation. A poet that wrote such poems as Little Orphant Annie and The Raggedy Man. This man’s poetry was a staple of Indiana children’s studies and known to adults as well. His life was very interesting and so was his career. Continuing on with the spooky vibe, Tori covers the most haunted house in Australia, the Monte Cristo Homestead. The sheer amount of ghosts in this house make...
2021-10-0644 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWe Got Ghosts!Send us a textTori leads off with the info of who bought the transaxle of Little Bastard and then actually tells the story of a haunted painting. Bill Stoneham’s painting The Hands Resist Him came to be known as the most haunted painting on EBay. All of the paintings in this series all rock a very creepy vibe. ZB tried to get hold of this painting and failed but did commission Bill Stoneham to paint him another in the series. The Hands Invent Him has it’s place in the Haunted Museum in Vegas now. Take...
2021-09-2945 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastIn Which We Lose Track of How Many WitchesSend us a textTrigger Warning: There are several stories involving suicide in this episode, listener caution is advised.We got another visitor this episode, one of our oldest friends and Patron Melel! Krysti opens up with Randolph County Infirmary formerly known as Randolph County Poor Asylum. This was another of the places set up by the local government to take care of those who could not take care of themselves. While these institutions seem to start with good intentions, they tend not end that way. Fires, suicides, hangings, and unknown numbers of deaths occurred...
2021-09-2247 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastTwo Houses Alike in OdditySend us a textFirst things first Tori and Krysti got to actually tour Hannah House! They went to the Hannah House Paranormal Day Celebration and met a ton of awesome local spooky folks. Check out the pics on our Insta and FB pages, it was a blast. Tori starts us off in the great state of Wisconsin at the House on the Rock, tourist trap extraordinaire. A road side attraction in Spring Green Wisconsin, both of us were made aware of this bizarre slice of Americana due to the work of Neil Gaiman in his book...
2021-09-1553 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPrison Tales and Adventures in TropelandSend us a textWe had the pleasure of having Tara guest star again and Greg came with her to visit us. Australia came through with cookies and other snacks for us, thank you T, Harley, and Australian Greg. Krysti starts us off this episode all the way across the world in Australia. This time the story comes from Melbourne and the infamous Old Melbourne Gaol. This jail was built in 1845 and served as an operating jail until 1924. Currently this is a museum. This jail almost immediately became overcrowded and more cellblocks were built. Men, women, and...
2021-09-0836 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHum a Tune at the Jig Dancer's GraveSend us a textMalcom starts with his story! He tells us of the Kokomo Hum and it’s odd effect on both natives and visitors alike. This sound has been heard in many places but is a documented phenomena in Kokomo. Are some folks susceptible to sounds outside of the normal bounds of human hearing? This is not heard by everyone but seems to be observed by select people. Could this be a nature sound? Maybe a industrial sound? Is this from Grissom Air Force Base (Tori once again points to aliens)? You decide. Tori moves to...
2021-09-011h 02Trendy Lobotomy PodcastA Man's Mansion is His CastleSend us a textThe boys are back for this one too! Malcom and Chuck are back to hear more stories from us. Krys leads off with Prospect Place House in Ohio also known as the Trinway Mansion. Built by George Adams in 1856 to house his family and new wife. Rumor was the ghost of his first wife was none too happy with the new wife and haunted his current house. This new house had some modern amenities before they were common. The first house they built was burned to ground by arson. Cue a second house...
2021-08-2547 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastBridge and Tunnel PestsSend us a textTW: Tori was in her cups and demands snacks from the Aussies several times this episode.The boys are back with us for this episode. I quickly told on myself on why calling the Bobby Barton Chronicles BBC may be the wrong abbreviation for it. Although it would trendy quickly as a hashtag. Leading off with a story from Melissa in Mississppi (Melissa in actually in my hometown now) about Stucky’s Bridge. Crime gangs, a serial killer innkeeper, and a river named Chunky, this story has it all. Caught in a...
2021-08-1836 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastBut Where is His Leg?Send us a textTori leads off with Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. This cave system is the largest in the world sitting at 400 miles of explored caves. New caves are still being found to this day that add to the size of this cave system. From it’s ancient start to this day, this cave has gone through many changes and has had numerous inhabitants. This has been the site of Civil War battles, a TB hospital, many mining operations, and much more. This was a place for new starts for former slaves and their fa...
2021-08-0441 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastStories About A Whole Bunch of GravesSend us a textKrysti leads with Campbelltown and Fisher’s ghost. Fredrick Fisher was an Englishman that was sent to Australia due to being passed fake bank notes. Fredrick scored his ticket of leave and started buying up properties. Fred got himself in trouble again and went straight to jail. Cue a shady partner Worral getting the power of attorney over all Fisher’s property. Fisher promptly disappeared and eventually was found dead on Worral’s property. Cue ghost stories and a 10 day festival in Campbelltown. Next up, Tori covers a cemetery of course. Rookwood Cemetery is loc...
2021-07-2833 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastAnd Now For Some Random StoriesSend us a textAnd Now For Some Random StoriesChase joins us for the episode of several little stories and tells his first cryptid story! Tori leads with Dog Head Bridge and it’s story of a car accident and two decapitations. Moral of that story, if you see a dog headed creature, run for your life. Next up Krys with Diana of the Dunes and her life on the edge of Lake Michigan. Independent and educated, she lived her life the way she wanted. She liked it there so much that she even st...
2021-07-2131 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastMadame Librarian and the Disney Dead GuysSend us a textMadame Librarian and the Disney Dead GuysTrigger Warning: Tori says the name of Boehne Camp Hospital incorrectly throughout the story, her bad.Tori starts off this episode with another sanatorium, this time in Evansville. Boehne Camp Hospital was a tuberculosis hospital that opened and had an open air TB camp. This hospital housed TB patients from 1908 to 1968, then still was open as an alcohol treatment facility until its’ close. Guess what is there at the present? Condos, because that’s how you get haunted condos… Moved to the Willard L...
2021-07-1437 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastPermanent Rabbit HuntersSend us a textTori leads off this episode in Illinois in a famous haunted space, the Coles County Poor Farm, otherwise known as Ashmore Estates. She teased this story last episode with the Parke County Poor Asylum in Indiana. The timeline for this property is long and well documented, and well represented in the media. Covered by several paranormal investigators in both print and screen. From an actual poor farm to it’s current state of as a haunted attraction available for investigations. Did I mention there are TWO cemeteries there? GH did a very good job debunking...
2021-07-0750 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastThe Real OG and Some Other BastardSend us a textThe boys came back to hang out with us for this episode! Chuck and Malcom are back to weigh in on Public Enemy Number One and Little Bastard! Tori covers John Dillinger and his place in history with the FBI. A hometown Indy boy, John Dillinger started early in his troublemaking ways. From his first brush with law for car theft, to his last run across the country, the Jackrabbit was in it all. After bailing out of the Navy, he robbed a grocery store and got caught. Cue his stay in the mo...
2021-06-231h 05Trendy Lobotomy PodcastHouse of Madness and Mad Cow DiseaseSend us a text House of Madness and Mad Cow DiseaseWe went abroad for this story, once again far away from us and upside down in Sydney Australia! We cover Gladesville Mental Hospital otherwise known as Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum. Krysti per usual is on point with her history of the hospital and the leaps forward in mental health treatment that were meant to be started. Unfortunately as with most things, good intentions pave the road to hell and all those leaps and bounds are outweighed with the actual needs of the community. The hos...
2021-06-1635 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastEw, Belle!Send us a textToday Tori gets to dive into a genre that we don’t usually cover, true crime. But this one hometown legend/villain which falls into our topic range, the infamous Belle Gunness. A Norwegian transplant to Chicago and then to Indiana, this woman left a trail of death and insurance fraud in her wake. The carnage and farm where she met her “end” is located in La Porte Indiana. We also find that Belle was not the first to commit murder on the property. Krysti covers the defunct amusement park Rose Island and Charles...
2021-06-0937 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastGerman Gym Teachers and Swimming AussiesSend us a textWe start our episode today back in our hometown. Today Tori covers the Athenaeum and it’s long history in Indianapolis. Built in 1893 as Das Deutsche Haus this has been a landmark in Lockerbie Square since it’s construction. The Athenaeum has been a hub of German heritage in Indianapolis. It lays claim to the most haunted space in Indiana, not just Indianapolis. They have ghost tours and historic tours as well. The Rathskellar which is located in the basement is the longest operating restaurant in Indy. It was featured on Ghost Hunters in th...
2021-05-2650 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastOld Stuff and Four Foot Walls: A Comedy of Puns and ErrorsSend us a textThis episode was kind of a train wreck for both of us, fair warning. Tori leads off this episode with another listener story idea from Bethany West Virginia. God’s Acre Cemetery and it’s four foot wall is covered as well as a bit of history of Bethany College. The founder of Bethany College Alexander Campbell was also the namesake of the cemetery as well. Tori tells of the odd happenings and the next iteration of our favorite hashtag #kidsaredrunkdicks. Krysti regales us of Aunt Arties Antique Mall aka Woodward Hall in New Alb...
2021-05-1929 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastQuarantines and Doll HousesSend us a text Quarantines and Doll HousesTrigger warning: This episode covers the harsh conditions during past quarantine procedures as well as possible suicide and mistreatment of immigrants.We went back to Sydney as promised last episode. This week we cover North Head Quarantine Station now known as Q Station. Krysti covers the history of this facility and the changes it has gone through in the past to present day. Tori covers the ghost tours, ghost stories, and of course, the cemeteries. Tori rounds out the episode with more, you guessed it, cemeteries. These two are in Indiana and b...
2021-05-1237 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastGeorge Goes on a Walk to a Spa and a Ghost Goes WalkaboutSend us a text George Goes on a Walk to a Spa and a Ghost Goes WalkaboutToday Krys leads off with a story that starts in our hometown and the story of George Pogue. He was the first settler(disputed) of the Indianapolis area. And who doesn’t love a mystery? She tells of the history of Pogue’s Run and the only civil war battle in the state on Indiana. Apparently it’s better to throw your guns away than let the other side get them. Pogue’s Run is still here to this day just moved underg...
2021-05-0541 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastIrvington, Cemeteries, D&D, and Witches?Send us a text Irvington, Cemeteries, Witches, and D&D?Trigger Warning: This episode deals with sexual assault and may not be appropriate for everyone.We are sticking around Indy for at least two of our stories this episode. Krysti runs through several of the highlights of Irvington. She covers several places that are on the ghost tours that run through the neighbor on a regular basis. Tori found a story of a cemetery in the area as well. The park in that area is attached to the cemetery and seems to be the resting place of a harmonica...
2021-04-2246 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastTippecanoe and Tara Too!Send us a textTippecanoe and Tara TooWe went road tripping with a special guest for this episode! We went to Lafayette and Battle Ground for this episode. Tara joins us for both the TL road trip and to listen to the stories we collected there. Krysti talks about Amelia Earhart and her ghostly appearances in both Hangar 1 and her previous residence hall, both of which still exist to this day. Tori covers the Battle of Tippecanoe and the Prophet’s false visions. Tenskwatawa, also known as the Prophet due to his visions of vi...
2021-04-1549 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastA Rich Man and an Axe MurdererSend us a textShades State Park and French Lick HotelKrysti gives us the rundown on French Lick Springs Hotel and all of it’s ghost stories. We learn that it’s nice to be rich and get the railroad to come to your front door. The ghosts run the gamut from friendly elevator operators, to the bloody bride, to ghosts living their best death riding horses through ballrooms. Tori badly explains the stone tape theory of hauntings for folks this episode. Tori covers Shades State Park and the original ominous name Shades of Deat...
2021-04-0732 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastWhispers, the Twins, and a Sweet Pizza DealSend us a textOur guests stuck around for a second episode and chimed in. Tori tells the story of Whispers Estate in Mitchell Indiana. A rundown of the tragic Gibbons family and the specter of death that was with them. The varied manifestations of the supernatural has put this house in the spotlight and has been on several shows on the Travel Channel. Krysti goes into the histories of the twin mansions, Allison Mansion and the Wheeler Stokely Mansion. These two beautiful mansions sit on the campus of Marion College in Indianapolis. A rundown on the supe...
2021-04-0132 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastAll Hell's Gates Break Loose for Tori's BirthdaySend us a text All Hell’s Gates Break Loose for Tori’s BirthdayWe have guest hosts! Chuck and Malcom join Tori and Krys for this episode! Krys tells us the legend of Black Annie and her story in Boonville Indiana. She still hangs around Scales Lake Park to this day. We also explore the appropriate dress for ghosts that wander down roads. Black Annie has far reaching roots in English folklore and seems to be another lore trope. Tori covers a plethora of topics this episode including at least 5 cemeteries, Spook Light Hill, and the...
2021-03-2558 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastSpiritualists and CrabbitesSend us a text Camp Chesterfield/Stepps CemeteryTo start this episode Krysti gives a quick explanation of Spiritualism and a large community of Spiritualists in Indiana, Camp Chesterfield. She gives history and shenanigans that folks got up to there. This is still in operation to this day and is right outside of Anderson. Also, Krysti is Scully to Tori’s Mulder. Stepps Cemetery in the Morgan Monroe State forest is discussed and the many legends/ghosts that reside there. This is also the oldest pioneer cemetery in the state. We discuss the Crabbites and their int...
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Trendy Lobotomy PodcastYou're Not Taking Grandma!Send us a textTrigger Warning: This episode deals with suicide and may be upsetting for some listeners, please be advised.Krys covers the Lafayette Guillotine and it’s maker’s decidedly interesting yet deadly idea. Tori covers the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (Tori cannot say this name the whole episode and absolutely butchers it every time.) This circus endured one of the worst/most deadly train wrecks in the history of the US. This story also showcases another weird yet interesting Indiana factoid, the town of Peru and it’s claims to fame. This also goes into the...
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Trendy Lobotomy PodcastCentral State Hospital and a Legendary HoarderSend us a text Central State Hospital and a Legendary HoarderThis episode we stick around downtown Indy for some more tales. We cover Central State Hospital and it’s history throughout the years. We give both the history and continue on through current state of the property. The ghost stories of the property are explored by Tori as well. Krysti also found an interesting story from our list gleaned from Crown Hill and it’s inhabitants. All we can say for that is, we’re sorry Ms. Jackson.Our theme music: “Danse Macabre - Busy Strings...
2021-03-1352 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastHere's the Story and a CemeterySend us a text Here’s the Story and a CemeteryKrysti starts us out this episode with the tale of a town that became an inn. The story of Story, along with a US president that came out of nowhere, to a bridge that leads to nowhere now. We explore the legend of the Blue Lady and her visits to guests in the B&B that currently exists in Story to this day. Also Krysti and Tori disagree which room with the shoes they want to be in. Tori covers Crown Hill Cemetery which is the third largest privat...
2021-03-1152 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastFires, Speakeasies, and Brothels, Oh My!Send us a text 4. Fires, Speakeasies, and Brothels, Oh My!We explain the reason for why we decided on Indiana legends as well Random Indiana trips. Tori covers the story of the Hannah House and all the ghostly shenanigans with the reasons why. Also covered in this episode was the Slippery Noodle Inn with it’s long history as Indianapolis’s oldest continually open bar. With such a long history some interesting things have gone on at this Indy mainstay. Also, Krysti decides it is the TARDIS of bars. We hit on the Bowen Merrill fire and how it has made an impre...
2021-03-1056 minTrendy Lobotomy PodcastCrybabies and Purple Heads Bonus(take 2)Send us a text 3. Crybabies and Purple Heads Bonus (take 2)This episode was a bonus from the same day that we recorded the House of Blue Lights. We went on a road trip to see Skiles Nature Park and visited Crybaby Bridge as well. Krysti tells the legends for both Crybaby Bridge in Avon and Purple Head Bridge (Wabash Cannonball Bridge) in Vincennes, Tori had no clue about either story, so the reveal was fun!Our theme music:"Danse Macabre - Busy Strings"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0...
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Trendy Lobotomy PodcastI’m A Real Dog and Calls From the Grave(take 2)Send us a text 1. I’m A Real Dog and Calls From the Grave(take 2 audio)Welcome to Trendy Lobotomy! Krysti and Tori start their podcast journey with y’all along for the ride! On our maiden episode we tell one Indiana legend and a cool little story from the same graveyard. We tell the legend of Stiffy Green and his master as well as their neighbor in Highland Lawn Cemetery a Mr. Martin Sheets and his intense fear of being buried alive. Our theme music: "Danse Macabre - Busy Strings"Kevin Mac...
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