Grab your sweaty and settle in for this wild ride of a minisode! Allie and Emmy do an in-depth analysis of the satirical creepypasta, "Man Door Hand Hook Car Door." This piece was posted anonymously to a supernatural web-forum in 2012, and it has been in Allie's heart and mind ever since. It recounts the urban legend of the hook-man, as he terrorizes local honeys and steals stereos. In this riveting discussion, the pals explore internet culture, trollpasta, satire, the world of publication, and more! Check it out - you'll be hooked ;)

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(A quick note: we apologize for the audio issues in this episode. There was background noise coming from kids playing outside, and at certain parts of the episode our microphone was acting up, causing the recording to sound slightly muffled. We hope that this doesn't affect your enjoyment of this episode, as it was a very fun one to record!)

Links for this week's episode:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/man-door-hand-hook-car-door

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trollpasta/

Ellis, Bill. “‘The Hook’ Reconsidered: Problems in Classifying and Interpreting Adolescent Horror Legends.” Folklore, vol. 105, 1994, pp. 61–75. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1260630. Accessed 26 Apr. 2021.