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Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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Yesterday · 1 hr 43 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Black Sunday (1960)
In this clasic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday," a blood-chilling tale of witchcraft, punishment and revenge from beyond the grave, starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson. (originally published 10/24/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Saturday · 1 hr 4 min
From the Vault: It Lurks in the Mine Shaft, Part 1
In this classic, sinister episode from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss different folkloric and legendary monsters tied to mine shafts and mining... (originally published 10/7/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Friday · 1 hr 26 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Evil of Dracula
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1974’s “Evil of Dracula,” starring Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka and Shin Kishida. It is the third film in Michio Yamamoto’s “Bloodthirsty Trilogy” of standalone, Hammer-inspired Japanese horror films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Thursday · 1 hr 3 min
Haunted Houses of the Ancient World, Part 2
In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe discuss examples of haunted house stories and traditions from Ancient Greece and Rome. What do they reveal about ancient peoples and human nature? Find out… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Wednesday · 6 min
The Artifact: The Tarot Deck
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses the trick-taking origins of the tarot deck… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 13 · 1 hr 22 min
Haunted Houses of the Ancient World, Part 1
In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe discuss examples of haunted house stories and traditions from Ancient Greece and Rome. What do they reveal about ancient peoples and human nature? Find out… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 12 · 1 hr 36 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1943's "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man," starring Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill. (orignally published 10/10/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 10 · 1 hr 11 min
From the Vault: Ancient Egyptian Curses, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the idea of Egyptian tomb curses, how they actually factored into ancient Egyptian practices and where the myth of the Pharaoh's curse meets reality. (originally published 10/02/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 9 · 1 hr 31 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Messiah of Evil
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Ron and Joe discuss the dreamlike 1973 American supernatural horror film “Messiah of Evil,” written and directed by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. It stars Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford and Royal Dano. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 8 · 36 min
Spooky Rivers, with Geo Rutherford
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author, artist and educator Geo Rutherford about her new book “Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers that Snake Across Our Planet.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 7 · 5 min
The Artifact: Edison's Creepy Phonograph Doll
In this episode of STBYM’s The Artifact, Robert discusses Thomas Edison’s creepy, singing phonograph doll… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 6 · 1 hr 12 min
The Scarecrow, Part 3
The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 5 · 1 hr 24 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Killer Klowns From Outer Space
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1988 horror comedy creature feature Killer Klowns From Outer Space, produced by the Chiodo brothers and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon. (originally published 10/3/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 3 · 56 min
From the Vault: Ancient Egyptian Curses, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the idea of Egyptian tomb curses, how they actually factored into ancient Egyptian practices and where the myth of the Pharaoh's curse meets reality. (originally published 9/30/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 2 · 1 hr 56 min
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Mummy (1932)
In this special Halloween season episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe unwrap 1932’s “The Mummy,” the film that introduced Ancient Egyptian reanimated corpses into the Universal Monsters canon. Directed by Karl Freund, it stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners and Edward Van Sloan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 1 · 56 min
The Scarecrow, Part 2
The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 30 · 7 min
The Monstrefact Redux: He Who Walks Behind the Rows
In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the the sinister entity from Stephen King’s 1977 short story “Children of the Corn” and its mythological and folkloric predecessors…. (originally published 1/8/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 29 · 1 hr 12 min
The Scarecrow, Part 1
The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 28 · 1 hr 33 min
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Alucarda
In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the wild realm of Mexican horror with Juan López Moctezuma’s 1977 cult classic “Alucarda,” starring Tina Romero, Susana Kamini, David Silva and Claudio Brook. (originally published 9/26/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 26 · 1 hr 1 min
From the Vault: The Devil You Know, Part 2
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychological, economic and decision theory phenomenon known as ambiguity aversion. Find out how it relates to the Ellsberg paradox, madman theory and the balance of power in our world. (orignally published 8/28/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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