This episode is about the story of Annie Chapman. Born in a precarious position to an enlisted man and his dollymop, Annie experienced a life of tragedy from childhood to her very end. This is almost certainly our saddest story in this series,

43. Polly - The Victims of Jack the Ripper

Feb 23rd, 2021 1h 19m

Polly is the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripper. She also lived a full and complex life; one that probably resonates with a lot of people even now. She also never appeared to engage in any form of sex work, but the assumption that she di

42. Jack the Ripper ep 2 - The Whitechapel Murders

Feb 2nd, 2021 1h 48m

It's episode 2 on our coverage of the victims of Jack the Ripper and this episode we actually tell the story of the Whitechapel Murders. These are the 11 unsolved murders that took place in Whitechapel from 1888 to 1891, five of which are consi

41. Jack the Ripper ep 1 - Victorian England Sucked

Jan 18th, 2021 1h 34m

Hey friends! We're back, and it looks like we're actually on track to maintain some semblance of a schedule.Today we're starting a series on not so much Jack the Ripper, but on the victims of Jack the Ripper and the environment that enabled th

40. The History of Slashers

Oct 31st, 2020 1h 50m

Sunshine and Alix are finally back! Much like one of the villains from these horror franchises... (dumb joke is dumb)Point is: A, we had to get back by Halloween. I mean... horror podcast. B, today we're covering the history of slasher films b

39. The Ghost Ship Palatine - Featuring Mike from Boston Harbor Horror

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 16m

In today's episode, Sunshine and Alix are accompanied by Mike Gagne of Boston Harbor Horror. Mike brings tales of the ocean, namely the Ghost Ship Palatine. It's a bit silly, but it's fun, and Alix continues to be terrified of the ocean.Promo:

38. PIC Intro: We Got It From You, Mom!

Jan 28th, 2020 1h 6m

It's day 1 in our series on the Prison Industrial Complex. Luckily, this episode isn't too heavy because it's just an intro. We're talking about the history of prisons in very broad terms, dating all the way back to pre-U.S. - Mama England. Pr

37. Supernovas Interruptus: Interview with Tamara Young (Alix's Mom)

Jan 21st, 2020 1h 27m

We're going in a vastly different direction today! Alix's mom, Tamara, is coming on to tell us about space and stars and black holes and all sorts of super large and sometimes super small things that tend to strike existential horror, rather th

36. The Attica Prison Uprising Part 2: The Uprising

1 Jan 14th, 2020 1h 15m

Thanks for waiting for us for a whole month! We're back with part 2 of the Attica Prison Uprising. This part consists of how the initial riot broke out and how the riot became a proper civil rights protest. We talk about the negotiations betwee

Oops, Alix is Tired

Dec 24th, 2019 3m 20s

It's been a long month. We're taking a break until 2020 and just wanted to give y'all an update. We'll be back soon, and we'll be rejuvenated and ready to get started on our next big project! We've got some plans we're really excited about, but

35. The Attica Prison Uprising Part 1: The lead up

Dec 10th, 2019 1h 9m

We're starting a series on the Prison Industrial Complex soon, but Alix bit off more than she can chew (again) so we're beginning this series with a single introduction story. The Attica Prison Uprising shows a lot of the nuances that we hope t

34. Bruce McArthur; a modern serial killer

Dec 3rd, 2019 1h 32m

It's the first episode of December and we unintentionally did an episode on a recent serial killer who played a mall Santa. Bruce McArthur terrorized the Gay Village of Toronto from at least 2010 to 2017. He was arrested in early 2018, and sent

33. The CDC's Zombie Survival Guide

Nov 12th, 2019 55m 3s

Sunshine is on vacation for the next two weeks, so we're taking it easy and recorded a mini-sode to tide us all over until she gets back! Today we're talking about the CDC's official zombie apocalypse survival guide. It's really more of a "prep

32. The Final Clown

Nov 5th, 2019 1h 9m

That's right! We've finally made it to the end of the road for scary clowns! And this episode is definitely the climax. We take a short stop to talk about the friendly clowns of the 60s before taking a huge downhill dive to tell the (short vers

31. Sad Clowns and Terrible Tragedies

Oct 29th, 2019 52m 10s

It's our penultimate episode on clowns, which means we've only got a few more terrible stories to cover. In this episode, Sunshine and Alix talk about two notorious and tragic accidents, and two sad clowns associated with those events. Respecti

30. Racism: One More Reason to Hate Clowns

Oct 22nd, 2019 55m 43s

We've finally created the modern clown, but the method is disappointing to say the least. In today's episode, Sunshine and Alix talk about minstrel shows and how they're so immensely tied in to what the modern clown looks like. This is one of t

29. Clowns Where?

Oct 15th, 2019 58m 49s

It turns out that the history of clowns is huge and nuanced, and Alix may have bit off… well, more than she was expecting to bite. We’re finishing up Victorian Europe with a few legitimately disturbing fictional stories. Then we cross the pond

28. The First Clown

Oct 8th, 2019 50m 56s

Today, Sunshine and Alix are talking about the real horrors and tragedies in first recognizable clowns. In this episode: Commedia Dell'arte, Joseph Grimaldi, Jean Gaspard Deburau.Promo: Cutting Class Podcast - cuttingclasspodcast.comMost of t

27. Tragedy, Comedy, and Jesters

Sep 20th, 2019 1h 2m

We're continuing our historical exploration behind the history of Spoooky Clowns this week with a dive into Greek theater traditions and the real proto-clown, the jester. This isn't our scariest episode yet, but stick with us. It will all make

26. Tricksters - The Proto Clown

Aug 30th, 2019 1h 1m

We're starting a series on "Why the hell are clowns so scary?!" And in classic PomPitchPod fashion, we're starting as close to the beginning as we can get - the archetype: The Trickster.We also start by discussing some of the fundamental reaso

25. The Candy Man Part 3: several mostly bad endings

Aug 16th, 2019 1h 37m

In the final episode on Dean Corll, Alix and Sunshine tell the rest of the story, complete with several endings. (Most of them, pretty bad). The trio has begun a dissolution, but the way the killing spree comes to a final stop is quite the surp

24. The Candy Man Part 2: David Brooks and Wayne Henley

Aug 2nd, 2019 1h 20m

In Episode 2 of the Candy Man, Sunshine and Alix are talking about Dean Corll's accomplices, David Brooks and Wayne Henley - two teenage boys who could have become Corll's next victims, but he liked enough to keep around and use in his sick pas

23. The Candy Man Part 1: Dean Corll

Jul 26th, 2019 1h 12m

We all have a near instinctual knowledge to protect children from white windowless vans for fear of a man with candy waiting to lure them away. Have you ever wondered where that story comes from? Sunshine and Alix are taking on the show's first

22. Vampires 3 - Daddy Vladdy Is No More

Jul 12th, 2019 1h 27m

In our final vampires episode we're telling only true stories about the real people who inspired our modern vampire myths. Obviously we have to talk about Vlad the Impaler and Elizabeth Bathory, but we're also telling some stories of lesser kno

21. Vampires 2 - The Myths: our official stance

Jun 28th, 2019 1h 24m

Sunshine and Alix are still on vampires! We're talking about the myths that created the monster we know today. From Greece to China to Eastern Europe - which aren't all that far from each other - but the ride is still a blast.