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Summary Ellie chats about the history of burial practices and why we as a society are so afraid of death.  The origins of some of our culture’s traditions to mourn the dead are also discussed.   Sources: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty Support us:  queersforfears.com —…More

Summary Abby walks through a brief history of mirrors, superstitions surrounding mirrors, creepy mirror games and mirrors in horror movies.  Why are they so darn creepy to us?  Find out in this episode of Queers for Fears.   Support Us: http://www.queersforfears.com  patreon.com/queersforfearspodcast  Sponsors:  Bruush:  Save 15% with promo code POD15 using this link:  https://bit.ly/3xe5g7S Sources: …More

Summary It’s the first week of the month so that means it’s a movisode, everybody!  In this episode, Ellie discusses the new thriller straight-to-streaming-service Things Heard and Seen starring Amanda Seyfried and James Norton.  Then Abby discusses the inspiration for the film:  the author’s spooky ghost stories in her own farmhouse and the murder of…More

Summary In this episode, Abby and Ellie’s witty banter includes but is not limited to: this school year lasting forever, firefighting, being sweaty,  and so on. Then, Abby dives into the sad story of Ruth Ellis, a woman who was discriminated against for being 1.  A woman, 2. “Lower Class” and 3.  A sex-worker.  Ruth,…More

Summary After Abby and Ellie talk about the plights of fire academy training, teaching during the longest school year known to man and “adulting” nonsense (looking at you, Comcast Customer Support and the Department of Motor Vehicles) Abby dives in to the mysterious death of Maria Marta, an upper class Argentine woman who died in…More