About this episode

The episode explores various spooky themes including supernatural messages and literature.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠ Invisible forces turning on the water, a message from beyond the grave, the dangers of arm wrestling, and the only thing scarier than rats in James Herbert's "Rats" series - that's right, it's time to Talk Spooky. Check out Brett Manning's Etsy store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/brettisagirl Our musical feature on this episode is "The Beach Boys Were Full of It" by The Boy Detective, provided courtesy of Punkerton Records. If you like what you hear, follow The Boy Detective on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. For full shownotes, head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GhostStoryGuys.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brennan Storr

Topics covered

• spooky stories
• supernatural
• cultural commentary
• literature
• music

Keywords

• Snake Island
• spooky
• supernatural
• arm wrestling
• James Herbert
• Rats
• The Boy Detective

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Punkerton Records

Books & works: The Beach Boys Were Full of It, Rats

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