This week, we’re teaming up with our creepy-cool neighbor from Wisconsin — Star from Creepy Shit Podcast! She’s joining us to share her favorite kind of nightmare fuel: the chilling history and hauntings of Poveglia Island, Italy’s most cursed speck of land. We dive into the dark past of plague pits, tortured souls, and paranormal…
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What do Al Capone’s ghost, a raincoat raft, and a haunted prison hospital have in common? They’re all part of the chilling history of Alcatraz—“The Rock.” Join Traci & Jeremy as they dive into the eerie past and lingering paranormal of America’s most infamous prison. From failed escapes and ghost banjos to cold spots in…
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In 1982, a wave of terror swept across Chicago—not with a gun or a knife, but with something found in nearly every medicine cabinet: Tylenol. In this emotionally charged deep-dive, Traci and Jeremy walk through the heartbreaking, minute-by-minute unfolding of the Tylenol murders. From 12-year-old Mary Kellerman’s tragic collapse to the devastating loss of three…
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Join us as we talk with Dave from Midwest Spirit Seekers — one of the most passionate and experienced paranormal investigators in the Midwest! In this episode, we explore haunted locations, discuss the most effective paranormal equipment, and hear about some truly spine-tingling experiences. Dave opens up about the realities of ghost hunting, from eerie…
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In 1903, the quiet little town of Van Meter, Iowa, got a visit from something strange — an eight-foot, bat-winged, bulletproof, sulfur-smelling nightmare with a glowing horn. And no, this isn’t a rejected Marvel villain. Jeremy and Traci dig into one of Iowa’s strangest cryptid tales — The Van Meter Visitor. From eyewitness accounts and…
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Description: Before dawn on April 18, 2016, fitness instructor and devoted mother of three, Missy Bevers, arrived at Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas, ready to lead her early-morning Camp Gladiator boot camp. But within minutes, she was brutally murdered by an unknown figure dressed head-to-toe in SWAT-style tactical gear. In this episode, Jeremy…
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Description: September 16, 1994 — Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Sixty-two schoolchildren ran screaming across the playground, claiming they had just seen something that would haunt them for the rest of their lives. Silver discs in the sky. Small black-clad beings with massive eyes. And a telepathic warning about Earth’s future. No adults saw it. But the kids’…
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He was just eight years old when he killed for the first time… and no one noticed. In this episode of Total Conundrum, Jeremy and Traci unravel the disturbing life of Carroll Edward Cole, a serial killer whose crimes went undetected for decades—despite confessions, hospital warnings, and chilling early behavior. From his traumatic childhood and…
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In this chilling deep dive, Jeremy and Traci unravel one of America’s strangest and most documented cases of spirit possession: the story of Lurancy Vennum and Mary Roff, known as the Watseka Wonder. We journey through the quiet streets of 19th-century Watseka, Illinois, into the lives of two families connected by tragedy, belief, and the…
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Episode Title: The Butcher of Plainfield: Ed Gein’s Twisted Legacy – with John from Dairyland Frights Episode Description: This week on Total Conundrum, we’re digging up one of the darkest and most disturbing tales in true crime history: the story of Ed Gein — the real-life inspiration behind horror icons like Norman Bates, Leatherface, and…
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