Episode 118 – Fear Factors Part I: The Quiet Peeing of the Pants

<p>What better way to kick off October than with another Superduperstitious Special Report! This edition seeks to answer the age old question: why come scary stories?</p><br><p>Jake and Wyatt start this two-ep deep dive with a variety of sample ghost stories past and present, and a look at the cultural and psychological factors that contribute to humanity’s timeless love of being frightened. Listen along to hear two 30-somethings get creeped out by a children’s book, and to wonder why some guys who are SO EASILY SCARED by damned near anything would choose to host <em>this genre of podcast</em>. It’s all here in Part I of this salute to spookiness itself!</p><br><p><strong>EPISODE LINKS</strong></p><br><p>Support BLM Louisville: <a href="https://linktr.ee/BLMLouisville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/BLMLouisville</a></p><br><p>Merch Shop: <a href="https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious</a></p><br><p>Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com</p><p>Four Phantoms website: <a href="https://www.fourphantoms.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fourphantoms.net/</a></p><p>Four Phantoms on Untappd: <a href="https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer</a></p><br><p><strong>Jake’s stories</strong></p><br><p><em>The Weekly Irish Times</em>, 1888: <a href="https://bit.ly/2HKSlVY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2HKSlVY</a></p><p>Letter from Pliny the Younger: <a href="https://bit.ly/3leLliH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3leLliH</a></p><br><p><strong>Wyatt’s story</strong></p><br><p>Harold: <a href="https://scary-stories.fandom.com/wiki/Harold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://scary-storie