Episode 9: Halloween Special - Murders, Mysteries, and Mutations

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This time on TLT, we bring on Halloween. With our resident creepy man Zaki at the reins, we run through the top 10 scariest locations around the globe. But an episode isn’t an episode if Ali doesn’t make animal noises, and Zaeem doesn’t get distracted by dolls. An episode like no other. Enjoy!

Random Rubbish

Butler Names (for when you need someone to inspect your sheets or remember things)

https://findanyanswer.com/what-is-the-most-common-name-for-a-butler

EDIT: Oh, leave me alone. This is cyberbullying. — Ali

EDIT 2: We'd bully you in person but we're in lockdown at the moment, so cyber is all we've got. — Zaki

History of Halloween

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a40250/heres-why-we-really-celebrate-halloween

Top 10 Scariest Locations

10. NAMIBIA - Skeleton Coast (aka Headless Remains)

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20110824-the-ghostly-shore-of-namibias-skeleton-coast

9. MEXICO - La Isla De Las Muñecas (aka Doll Island)

https://www.discovery.com/exploration/the-island-of-the-dolls-has-a-murky-and-terrifying-history

8. FINLAND - Veijo Rönkkönen (aka Effing Nora)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-factory-worker-spent-50-years-filling-forest-otherworldly-sculptures/amp

7. SPAIN - Soportújar (aka Which Town?)

https://www.spain-holiday.com/Alpujarra-de-la-Sierra/articles/a-brush-with-witchcraft-in-the-alpujarras

EDIT: It's Witch Town. And you already had this joke in the podcast. Come up with new material. — Zaki

6. UKRAINE - Chernobyl (aka Ali's Origin Story)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55494/16-spooky-hell-photos-inside-chernobyl

EDIT: Why do you hurt poor Smeagol? — Ali

EDIT 2: Don't you mean Smeag-Ali hahahaha — Zaki

EDIT 3: ☹ — Ali

5. ITALY - Poveglia Island (aka the Real-Life Shutter Island)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poveglia-island-like-hell_b_4188986

4. ROMANIA - Dracula's Castle (aka BRAAAAAAAAN Castle, which nobody ever calls it)

https://blog.eftours.com/inspiration/education/top-vlad-dracula-sites-to-visit

EDIT: I'll have you know that EVERYONE calls it that, not just me. — Ali

*** HONORABLE MENTIONS ***

Door to Hell, Turkmenistan: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/07/140716-door-to-hell-darvaza-crater-george-kourounis-expedition

Haw Par Villa, Singapore: https://www.wheresidewalksend.com/court-of-hell/

Eastern State Penitentiary, USA: https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state

Suicide Forest, Japan: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/health/japan-suicide-forest-intl/index.html

3. SERBIA - Petar Blagojević (aka Serbian Stabby Strangle Monster)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Blagojevi%C4%87

EDIT: Hang on, Petar is the name of the dude, not the location. We said top 10 scariest LOCATIONS. The quality on this blog is shocking. — Ali & Zaki

2. USA - Centralia (aka the Real Life Silent Hill)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/screenrant.com/silent-hill-movie-true-story-real-town-history-explained

1. RUSSIA - Dyatlov Pass (aka Eye-Eating Monster Mystery)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

https://www.livescience.com/25072-yeti-abominable-snowman.html

EDIT: aka Eye-Eating Yeti, I think you mean. Mystery solved. — Ali

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