The Horror Comedy Potcast

Mini Episode #2: Don’t Wanna Enrage Estrogen

Happy Weednesday! This week, we share stories from Reddit and 4chan, including a phantom intruder, a real stalker phone-stealing intruder, a banshee, and a sweet, protective ghost dog. Be sure to sign the Justice for Robert Forbes petition. Black lives matter, and so does Robert Forbes' life. Send us your scary stories via DM (Insta: THCpotcast) or email (thehorrorcomedypotcast@gmail.com) to be featured!Special thanks to Reddit users u/that1swatboi and u/tiffanybaby for letting me retell their stories. Thanks to Patrick DeArteaga for his song Assassin (our intro!), Myuu for his songs Discovery and Trembling, Soundbible and Freesfx for ambient noises, and youtuber Sid's Room for even MORE ambient noise!

The Responsibility and Roots of the American Police Force and the Mysterious Death of John Lang

We told you weed be back! This week we take some fat dabs, smoke a blunt, and talk about the origins of the American Police force! Here's a hint: It's very racist and very xenophobic. Around 30 minutes into it, we talk about the mysterious death of John Lang.Check out our instagram to see the pictures for this week, and John Lang's youtube page for the videos we watched.Breonna Taylor's birthday was on Friday. Click here to donate directly to her family's Gofundme and here for more BLM resources that you can donate to if you're able.Send us your scary stories! VIA email or DM!Sources for this week include:How the U.S. Got Its Police Forceby Olivia B WaxmanWikipediafor info on History of Boston, Timeline of Labor Issues and Events, slave patrol, history of the new york city police department, Colorado Labor War, los angeles time building bombing, prohibition in the united states, & August VollmerHow Prohibition Put the “Organized” in Organized Crimeby Dave RoosProtests against police have broken out across the country. Here's how policing has evolved in the US since its beginnings in the 1600s.by Frank OlitoThe History of Policing in the United Statesby Dr. Gary PotterEncyclopedia BrittannicaEarly Police in the United StatesThe History of the PoliceSagePubThanks to Patrick DeArteaga, Myuu, Soundbible, and Soundfx for the sounds!

Mini Episode #1: Children are Adults but Smaller

High guys! It's Haley here this week bringing you some creepified short stories curated from Ronald Malfi's We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone and 4Chan.Black lives matter! Consider donating to George Floyd's Memorial fund or The Bail Project, or signing the petition to raise the degree of murder for killer cop Derek Chauvin. Tell your friends!Thank you to Patrick DeArteaga for the use of his song Assasin, Soundbible, and Freesfx for the ambient sounds.Send us your story! The scariest thing that ever happened to you? The creep who followed you and knew your name when you didn't know his?? The sleep paralysis demon who keeps touching your feet??? We want to hear it all. Email or DM us!See you Sunday for a full episode!

Scareapy

Hey high how are ya! Come join your hosts Haley & Jake for the first ever episode of The Horror Comedy Potcast. This week we smoke a caviar joint and dive into the history of the haunted house attraction, exploring the events that shaped our society and the scares we conjured up to escape them, Haley tries to convince Jake that Scareapy is a valid option for stress relief, and we tell a few creepy stories from the dark corners of the internet! Don't forget to drink some water!Note: We didn't have mic stands when we recorded this and it shows. We do have them now. Stay tuned for higher quality audio.Sources for this episode:A Brief History of the Haunted HouseBy Chris HellerSMITHSONIANMAG.COMNPR Fresh Air Interview with Lee Jackson,Author of 'Dirty Old London': A History Of The Victorians' Infamous FilthNPR.ORGDean ME (2015). Selective suppression by the medical establishment of unwelcome research findings:The cholera treatment evaluation by the General Board of Health, London 1854. JLL Bulletin: Commentaries on the history of treatment evaluationVarsitytutors.comWIKIPEDIA:Info on Lyceum Theater, chamber of horrors, Opération Corse, haunted attractions, racism in horror movies, gender in horror movies, & 1969 in the United StatesStall Waste Production and Managementhttps://lpelc.org/stall-waste-production-and-management/World War 1 Timeline – 1915by Ben Johnsonwww.historic-uk.comIT’S ALIVE: THE LITTLE HAUNTED HOUSE THAT MADE THE MADNESS.BY DAVID DRAPERhttps://modernhorrors.com/The Great Depression Origins of Halloween Haunted HousesBecky LittleHistory.comTrick or Treat: A History of HalloweenBy Lisa MortonThe Grand Guignol: Horror’s Gory ChurchDEVIN FARACIBirthmoviesdeath.comThank you to Patrick de Arteaga @ patrickdearteaga.com for the theme song, and Burgh records, Freesoundlibrary, & Soundbible for the ambient sounds.