This week, Blurry Hysteria turns the weird dial to Kentucky via Canada (AKA 11) as we delve into stories you won’t believe (but probably wish you could un-hear). First, we head to Nova Scotia, where a shocking discovery in a Walmart oven raises questions (and eyebrows). Then, it’s off to good old Kentucky for a tale that’s equal parts crime drama and macabre mystery as body parts lead to an arrest that feels ripped from a horror flick. Tune in for all the bizarre twists, ridiculous theories, and the dark humor that drives Kevin Crispin crazy. Oh yeah, Mr. Sad Times Podcast himself is here too this week!

News Stories Mentioned:

Oven Oops: https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/19-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-oven-in-nova-scotia-walmart/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1TYwyX2NO20NzW7UXLO9YzFQFfYNMg9Y9W9K7tD8SnAynJJBcxAH5qtfg_aem_pB4-VpZGRguhfUf7LJiszA

Cooking Spells: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/kentucky-body-parts-torilena-fields-arrest-b2627936.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR13B3atlEEU_fIYaw-aOi06sC4XggTobY2e46bZZzFjIAE4xNxPIFWjulM_aem_f1ype-EeFEv5OmNae5pO3Q

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The Rake

One of the internet's most enduring creepypastas—a story of a terrifying creature that preys on unsuspecting people in their sleep. Born from the online world, it quickly gained popularity, growing from a simple, scary tale into a fully-fledged phenomenon. This week we dive into its evolution, influence on pop culture, and its impact on those who’ve encountered stories about it, on Hysteria 51.

Special thanks to this week’s research sources:

Websites

Creepypasta wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta

The Rake Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_creepypastas

Know Your Meme |The Rake - https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-rake

Dictionary - https://www.dictionary.com/e/fictional-characters/the-rake/

Clare Bush - https://www.clarabush.com/the-rake-urban-legend/

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Check your struts and chutes, Flora is blasting off straight into the heart of the lost cosmonaut conspiracy theory! A conspiracy involving Soviet coverup of terrible atrocities, the lost cosmonaut theory deals with purported evidence of death after death in the race for space supremacy. Cries into the abyss, a faltering heartbeat, and airbrushed photos are just a few aspects of this theory. David delves deeply into the lore, examining audio files, photographs, and claims made by theorists. Just how bad was the loss of life? Was Yuri Gagarin really the first person in space? What can you even believe anymore? Sit back and let Flora take you on an audio odyssey to the 60s and beyond in this episode of Hysteria 51!

Music

Blue Sizzle, Crypto, Danse Macabre, Spacial Winds, Myst on the Moor – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Sources

• Conspiracy: http://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-lost-cosmonauts-conspiracy
• Doctored Photos: https://www.wired.com/2011/04/soviet-space-propaganda/
• Fact and Fiction: http://the-toast.net/2014/06/17/everything-worth-believing-lost-cosmonauts-theory/
• A Summary: https://theunredacted.com/lost-cosmonauts-the-tombs-in-space/
• Komarov’s Story: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/astronaut-vladimir-komarov-man-fell-space-1967/
• Argument for Gargarin: http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/publications/index.shtml?zhelez_20.html Zheleznyakov, Alexander. “Gagarin was Still THE First. Part Two.” Spaceflight. 1 Nov. 2002, Volume 44, Number 11: 471-475.
• Follow Ups: https://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/05/03/135919389/a-cosmonauts-fiery-death-retold
• Reader’s Digest: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/conspiracy/q0235a.shtml
• Site: http://www.lostcosmonauts.net/
• Oberg 1: http://www.jamesoberg.com/phantoms.html
• Oberg, James. Uncovering Soviet Disasters. New York: Random House, Inc., 1988. 156-176.
• Another Summary: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/conspiracy/q0235.shtml