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Insidious Inspirations

Bloody FM

30 episodes

Have you ever wondered about the "true events" that inspired your favorite horror movie? Join Insidious Inspirations every Tuesday, where we'll uncover the true tales, urban legends, and monster myths that inspired your favorite horror movies!

Episodes

  1. History of Halloween

    · 22 min · S1 E28

    There is no holiday more strongly associated with horror, with all things creepy, frightening, and supernatural, than Halloween. It's the time of year when creatures of legend come alive, on tv and movie screens, in…

  2. Veronica

    · 25 min · S1 E27

    In the Summer of 2017, Netflix released a film called, “Veronica.” This foreign film quickly became a sensation across the streaming platform as a scary film that people would dare their friends to watch. It evoked…

  3. Urban Legends

    · 26 min · S1 E26

    In 1998, Jamie Blanks and Silvio Horta released "Urban Legend," a slasher film determined to explore the urban legend in all of its creepy glory. The film features a college campus terrorized by a serial killer whose…

  4. Zodiac

    · 28 min · S1 E25

    David Fincher's 2007 film, Zodiac, focused on a killer whose identity was shrouded in mystery, who averted capture during the entirety of his reign of terror. He left breadcrumbs for the authorities, taunting them with…

  5. Changelings

    · 24 min · S1 E23

    Irish folktales tell of stolen children, whisked away in the dead of night by the fairies. These children were taken to act as servants, to sate the curiosity of fairies curious about human children, or as an act of…

  6. Alferd Packer

    · 27 min · S1 E23

    Host - Nichole Goodnight Writer - Addison Peacock Editing & Music - Danny Sweet Showrunner - Pacific S. Obadiah Producers - Tom Owen & Brad Miska This, is a Bloody Disgusting Production Website:…

  7. Jaws

    · 29 min · S1 E22

    Jaws is a movie that, perhaps, needs no introduction. Released in 1975, it was the movie that put Steven Spielberg on the map, codified the practice of studios releasing big summer movies, and made generations of…

  8. Polybius - Death by Video Games

    · 27 min · S1 E21

    The earliest known reference to Polybius comes from coinop.org, a forum for arcade cabinet collectors that was active in the early 2000's. There are anecdotal accounts of the game being discussed on usenet forums in…

  9. Ouija

    · 27 min · S1 E20

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  10. The Town That Dreaded Sundown

    · 25 min · S1 E19

    Texarkana is a border town, straddling the line between Texas and Arkansas. Technically, it is made up of two cities that share a name: one in Texas, and one across the border in Arkansas. But when horror came to town…

  11. Black Water - Australia Crocodile Attack

    · 24 min · S1 E18

    Australia has garnered a reputation over the years as home to some of the deadliest animals in the world. If you swim in the ocean you might encounter a golf-ball sized blue ring octopus with a venomous bite, or the…

  12. Martin - The Vampire of Sacramento

    · 32 min · S1 E17

    George A. Romero has become synonymous with Zombies, and Night of the Living Dead. Less known, is Romero's vampire film! After becoming a huge commercial and critical success, Romero released a strange, disturbing, and…

  13. Vacancy

    · 27 min · S1 E16

    Host - Nichole Goodnight Writer - Addison Peacock Editing & Music - Danny Sweet Showrunner - Pacific S. Obadiah Producers - Tom Owen & Brad Miska This, is a Bloody Disgusting Production. Website:…

  14. The Shining - Stanley Hotel

    · 34 min · S1 E15

    Tonight we venture to the ever iconic Stanley Hotel. While now it's a prestigious mainstay for horror fans and mountain enthusiasts alike, it's had a long haunted history... Host - Nichole Goodnight Writer - Henry…

  15. Fire in the Sky

    · 27 min · S1 E14

    Robert Lieberman 1993 film "Fire in the Sky," was based on a book called "The Walton Experience," a first-hand account of alien abduction written by Travis Walton. His ordeal began in 1975, when Walton was working as a…

  16. The Mothman Prophecies

    · 35 min · S1 E13

    The series of supernatural events that occurred in Point Pleasant was anything but straightforward. The story involved UFOs, missing and mutilated pets, inexplicable illnesses, frightening phone calls,…

  17. The Bell Witch

    · 31 min · S1 E12

    In 1804, a man named John Bell moved his wife Lucy and their children to a stately farmhouse in Tennessee, about 50 miles north of Nashville. It was a gorgeous property, surrounded by 100 acres of fertile land, and the…

  18. The Hills Have Eyes - Sawney Beane

    · 33 min · S1 E11

    True Crime has always been popular. Even back in the 1800s, the citizens of foggy old London looked forward to the latest issue of The Newgate Calendar, a publication printed by the local Newgate Prison. The Calendar…

  19. Dylatov Pass

    · 24 min · S1 E10

    On January 23, 1959, a group of students from the Urals Polytechnic Institute in Yekaterinburg hopped on board a late-night train, en route to the Ural Mountains. They were headed off on a cross-country skiing trip,…

  20. Annabelle - Raggedy Anne

    · 27 min · S1 E9

    In 1970, a woman was shopping in a quaint local hobby shop, when she spotted a gently used Raggedy Ann doll. The doll was charming, clad in a dress patterned with blue flowers, and a crisp white apron, red and white…

  21. Winchester - Mystery House

    · 28 min · S1 E8

    When Sarah began the process of construction on her new home, it had only eight simple, unfurnished rooms. But she quickly set to work on changing that, using her ample funds to hire dozens of carpenters to work on the…

  22. Amityville - Horror House

    · 29 min · S1 E7

    This week, we investigate one of the most notorious hauntings in America: 112 Ocean Ave. It was November 13, 1974, the patrons of a local Amityville bar were going about their business as usual: drinking beers,…

  23. The Conjuring 3 - David Glatzel

    · 40 min · S1 E6

    This week, Ed & Lorraine Warren find the Devil in Connecticut. Arne Cheyenne Johnson and Debbie Glatzel wanted to start the next chapter of their lives, so they found a quiet rental in the countryside. Less than 24…

  24. The Conjuring 2 - Enfield Haunting

    · 29 min · S1 E5

    While Ed and Lorraine Warren were investigating hauntings and possessions in America, across the pond something sinister was festering. In a seemingly normal home, on a quiet street, everything was about to change...…

  25. The Conjuring 1 - The Perron Family

    · 29 min · S1 E4

    In December of 1970, Rodger and Carolyn Perron bought The Old Arnold Estate, a ten-bedroom farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island, with plenty of space for the large family, consisting of Rodger, Carolyn, and their…

  26. When Movies are Realistic with Black Box Down

    · 51 min · S1 E3 · Bonus

    Nichole joins Gus & Chris on Black Box Down to talk about iconic aviation disasters in film and TV shows! Listen to Black Box Down: https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Website: https://insidious.show Patreon:…

  27. Nightmare at 20,000 Ft. - Gremlins

    · 25 min · S1 E3

    As soon as humankind took to the skies, so too did our mythologies and mysteries. In the early 1920s, we saw the emergence of contemporary folklore, Gremlins. Accounts vary, describing these air spirits as everything…

  28. Child's Play - Robert the Doll

    · 30 min · S1 E2

    Everyone knows Ghosts and Dolls go hand in hand like peanut butter and chocolate. When "Child's Play" first debuted, and a possessed doll graced the silver screen, it quickly exploded in popularity! But what's the true…

  29. Hannibal Lecter - The Werewolf of Nuevo Leon

    · 32 min · S1 E1

    In 2016, author Thomas Harris revealed that the cannibal doctor was inspired by an encounter he'd had in 1956. Harris didn't reveal the inspiration's true name, only referring to him as "Dr. Salazar." This week we dive…

  30. Trailer

    · 1:45

    Join us for our launch on January 25! Insidious Inspirations is created by Pacific Obadiah Hosted by Nichole Goodnight With Writing by Addison Peacock And Sound Design & Music by Danny Sweet Hosted on Acast. See…

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