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The siblings are exploring the world of cursed and haunted objects on today's episode! We take a look at the long history of medieval book curses, a haunted wedding dress and painting, and an African Power Figure. A curse on ye who dares to not listen to this episode!
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Medieval Book Curses
Drogin Marc. Anathema! : Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses. Allanheld Osmun ; A. Schram 1983.
https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/05/frying-pans-forks-and-fever-medieval-book-curses.html
Haraszti, Zoltán. “Medieval Manuscripts.” The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 1928, pp. 237–47. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25012519. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.
 
The Haunted Wedding Dress and "The Hands Resist Him"
https://www.blairhistory.org/baker-mansion-1849.html
https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/haunted-wedding-dress-anna-baker
http://www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/real-haunted-mansion.html
https://www.stonehamstudios.com/haunted
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-hands-resist-him-the-moving-haunted-painting-that-scares-its-owners-to-death/
https://the-line-up.com/the-hands-resist-him
 
Music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
 

Pull up that yule log and have a Christmas Cocktail with us! In this episode, we surprise each other with holiday stories including the origins of the ghosts in a Christmas Carol, The Children's Blizzard of 1888, Hans Trapp, and the Caganer. We hope you enjoy these holiday gifts from us here at Under the Pendulum.
 
Sources: 
Caganer
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20181216-spains-beloved-scatological-christmas-custom
https://www.amicsdelcaganer.cat/?page_id=1838
 
Hans Trapp
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/hans-trapp/
https://frenchmoments.eu/hans-trapp/
 
Children's Blizzard
Laskin, David. The Children’s Blizzard. HarperCollins, 2009.
 
 

On this special Halloween episode, we bring you a tale of betrayal, murder, and...a cat wife! First aired on Lights Out in 1936, Cat Wife will have you yowling on the floor.
 
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It's spooky month y'all! For our first of two Halloween episodes, we will be returning to the unsettling world of creepy dudes. We look at two stories of murder, betrayal, and not a lot of planning. Lock your doors and check that candy before listening to this episode of Under the Pendulum. 

On this episode we have Thrills! Chills! and disregard for safety regulations. We are talking about a few of the deadliest and tragic theme park disasters in history. Check your seatbelts before listening to this episode of Under the Pendulum. 
 
Sources for this episode:
Short History
https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Great-Moments-in-Amusement-Park-History
https://www.brownstonedetectives.com/coneys-1st-coaster-the-switchback-railway/
https://www.oldest.org/entertainment/amusement-parks/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753518311238
https://mathsciencehistory.com/2020/01/19/physics-of-the-flip-flap-rollercoaster/#:~:text=Once%20the%20coaster%20reached%20the,the%20base%20of%20their%20spines.
Black Sunday - Kings Island
https://kicentral.com/parkhistory/past-attractions/flight-commander/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/10/Three-die-in-amusement-park-accidents/1219676526400/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Island#See_also
Battersea Fun Fair Big Dipper Disaster
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/battersea-park-big-dipper-disaster-in-1972-the-funfair-tragedy-the-nation-forgot-10302238.html
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/battersea-funfair-disaster-five-children-24033227
https://www.patreon.com/posts/67570701
Six Flags Great Adventure Haunted Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure)
https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2014/05/10/six-flags-haunted-castle-fire-remembered-30-years-later/8950291/
Fascinating Horror: The Six Flags Haunted Castle Disaster on YouTube

What film encompasses torture, blasphemy, sacrifice, witchcraft, and demons? We're going back to the early 20th century to discuss the silent film, Haxan. Pointy tongues and self flagellation are abound in this episode of Under the Pendulum.