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• S5 E30: The Blockbuster Video Files - Real, Fake, or Fever Dream

  What if the movies you remember from childhood… never actually existed?The ones you swear you saw — on a worn-out VHS tape from Blockbuster — with a wild plot, bad dubbing, and a cover burned into your brain…But no one else remembers them.This week, we rewind to a stranger era — a time when movie aisles stretched like cathedrals of neon light, and every clamshell box whispered something incredible.The age of the VHS fever dream.Together, we’ll explore the blurred line between the real and the imagined—those low-budget, high-sincerity flicks that defied logic, physics, and probably every copyright law known to man.Some of the movies we describe this week are 100% real.Some are completely fake.And the challenge?You have to figure out which is which.🎬 This episode, we’ll uncover:• The lost action heroes of the VHS age — denim-clad, shirtless, and armed with vengeance (and questionable wigs).• The sci-fi “classics” that never made it past the clearance bin — all laser beams, leather jackets, and recycled sound effects.• The mystery of memory itself — why we remember fake movies so vividly, and what that says about the strange power of nostalgia.• And the greatest cinematic question of all: does it even matter if it was real, if it feels like it was?We’ll take you back to that smell of plastic rental cases, rewound tape, and microwaved pizza rolls.We’ll wander the aisles again — side by side — searching for the weirdest, wildest movie that may or may not have ever existed.So grab your membership card, your 3D glasses, and your late fees.The lights are dim, the VCR is warm, and the truth is somewhere between the aisles.Join us, as we dive into…The Blockbuster Video Files - Real, Fake, or Fever DreamBe kind. Rewind. Stay Forever Rad!CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your favorite “wait… was that real?” movie memories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: [email protected] INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Video Store Heartbreak” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness rolling at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night rewinds at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com

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• S5 E29: The Djinn - Ancient Horrors of Smokeless Fire

  The Djinn – Ancient Horrors of Smokeless FireWhat came before ghosts?Before demons?Before the monsters we tell around campfires and in dark basements?This week—for our HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR finale—we turned our eyes to something far older.The Djinn.Ancient beings said to be created from smokeless fire—not angels, not demons… something in between. Hidden. Watching. Whispering.Throughout this episode, we’ll uncover the origins of the Djinn, and then descend into the chilling encounters people still swear are happening today.🔥 This episode, we’ll explore:Wadi al-Jinn (Saudi Arabia) – where cars are pulled uphill in neutral… and locals refuse to stay after dark.Abu Fanous – The Desert Lantern – a lonely flickering light that lures travelers off the path, and into nothingness.Ghoul-like shapeshifters, haunted wells, crossroads, and abandoned places said to belong not to men… but to those made of fire.The Possession of “Sania” (Pakistan) – a six-year-old girl, a voice that wasn’t hers, and the whisper that never left the hallway.Jinn Alley – Saudi Military Base – soldiers reporting voices, shadows, and orders from things they can’t see.The Haunted Hospital of Irqah (Riyadh) – abandoned after war and fire; stormed by hundreds; claimed by jinn.The House That Burned 11 Times – a family forced to flee as fire after fire erupted with no cause… until they left.East London Jinn Cases – psychiatrists documenting patients speaking unknown languages, describing red-eyed figures no one else could see.Zār Rituals (Iran, Sudan, Egypt) – ancient ceremonies where jinn are not exorcised… but negotiated with.🔥 We’ll dive into:What the word “Djinn” really means—and why it shares a root with genius, embryo, and insanity.The types of Djinn: Ifrit, Marid, Ghoul, Jann, Shayatin.Why some are said to fall in love.Why others only want to watch us burn.How mirrors, iron, salt, fire, and the Qur’an all play a role in djinn lore.Why Western culture made them into funny blue wish-granters……and why the original stories are nothing like Aladdin.From sleep paralysis shadows…to voices in languages never learned…to lights in the dunes that lead you off the path…Join us, as we step into the world of the Djinn—the ancient horrors of smokeless fire.Happy Halloween. Stay strange. Be Rad.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberadpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com

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• S5 E28: The Island of The Dolls - Haunted Dolls Around The World pt. 2

  What is it about dolls that unnerves us so deeply?Maybe it’s the way they watch us.Maybe it’s because they’re made to look alive… but never blink.Or maybe—it’s because all over the world, people keep finding dolls in places where no doll should be.Last week, we opened the case on Annabelle, Robert, Peggy, Letta Me Out, and other infamous possessed dolls.This week—we go deeper.Into the places where dolls are left behind, half-buried, waterlogged, hung in trees or locked in glass cases.This episode, we’ll hear:🪆 Abandoned Dolls in Abandoned Places:Richard & Sarah – “The Lovers’ Doll,” found in an abandoned car with a handwritten warning.Charlie the Haunted Doll – discovered in a 1930s attic—alongside a prayer.The Hougang Doll (Singapore) – left sitting at a roadside tree, blindfolded with “Bismillah” scrawled across the cloth.The Haunted Doll Factory (Mexico) – decaying doll parts, ritual remains, and whispered warnings never to take anything from it.La Isla de las Muñecas (The Island of the Dolls) – the drowned girl, the hermit, and the hundreds of dolls watching from the trees.🌍 International Haunted Dolls & Rituals:The Okiku Doll (Japan) – the doll whose hair grows… and never stops.Ushi no Koku Mairi – ancient Japanese curse ritual using straw dolls nailed to sacred trees.Hitori Kakurenbo (One-Man Hide and Seek) – an online ritual game with dolls, rice, blood, and 3AM.Masakichi’s Living Doll – a 19th-century sculpture so lifelike it was mistaken for a corpse.Nagoro, The Valley of Dolls – the abandoned village repopulated entirely with life-sized human dolls.Jenglot (Indonesia) – tiny vampire-like doll creatures said to drink blood and live in black boxes.We’ll explore:🩸 Why so many haunted dolls target the eyes—the place where “soul meets body.”🎭 How abandonment, grief, ritual, and folklore breathe life into lifeless toys.💀 And why something created to comfort us as children… so easily becomes the stuff of nightmares.Join us as we drift into the misty canals of Xochimilco, step into silent attics, and stare into the dead eyes of the dolls left behind.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a creepy doll story of your own? A haunted toy in your attic? Send it our way—we might just feature it.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberadpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com

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• S5 E27: Dead Eyes & Crooked Smiles - Haunted Dolls Across The World

  What is it about dolls that unnerves us so deeply?Maybe it’s the way they watch us. Maybe it’s the fact that they look human—but aren’t. Or maybe it’s because, across every corner of the globe, people swear these lifeless toys are anything but.This week, we’re opening the display case and peering into the glassy gaze of haunted dolls from around the world. From countless famous cases in the USA to Australia’s “Letta Me Out” doll that screams from the trunk it was found in…these aren’t just bedtime stories. They’re artifacts of fear, faith, and something darker.We’ll explore:🩸 Why so many haunted dolls fixate on eyes—the windows to the soul.🎭 How belief, ritual, and folklore transform toys into terrifying relics.💀 And why something designed to comfort us in childhood can become our greatest source of horror.Join us as we travel across continents and centuries, uncovering the strange, the tragic, and the truly terrifying world of haunted dolls.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a theory, creepy doll story, or cursed collectible of your own? Send it our way—we might just feature it.If you loved this episode:🧷 Share it with your horror-loving friend (preferably one without dolls in their house).⭐️ Follow/Subscribe so you don’t miss the next chapter of our October Spooktacular.💀 Drop us a 5★ rating and a one-sentence review on Apple or Spotify—it helps more than you think.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberadpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com⁠⁠

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• S5 E26: Don't Let Them In... The Horrific Origins of The Black Eyed Kids

  A knock at the door after dark should be ordinary. But what if it isn’t? For decades, people all over the world have told the same unnerving story: pale, monotone children with jet-black eyes asking to be let inside. Some call them Black Eyed Kids. Some say they vanish when refused. Others whisper that letting them in leads to sickness… or worse.From Brian Bethel’s late-night encounter in a Texas parking lot, to a 1923 Louisiana farm where a woman was haunted nightly by a black-eyed boy, these stories blur the line between internet legend, folklore, and something far more sinister.This week, we’ll hear:Brian Bethel’s infamous 1996 story that ignited the legend.Martin York’s strange illness after his encounter in rural West Virginia.The eerie 1923 “Jane” case—decades before the internet gave the kids their name.Modern variants: hotel window knocks, shopping mall stalkings, and Cannock Chase sightings in the UK.Police and military encounters that suggest this isn’t just an urban legend.We’ll explore:Why the “invitation rule” runs through vampire, demon, djinn, and fairy folklore.How Black Eyed Kids echo changelings, shadow people, and other age-old monsters.And why the sight of a child—something meant to be innocent—hits our deepest fears when it’s wrong.Join us as we open the door (carefully) to the chilling phenomenon of the Black Eyed Kids—equal parts ghost story, folklore, and modern nightmare.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a theory or creepy kid story of your own? Send it our way—we’d love to feature it.If you loved this:Share the episode with a friend who loves urban legends.Follow/Subscribe so you don’t miss next week’s October Spooktacular.Drop us a 5★ rating and a one-sentence review on Apple/Spotify—huge help.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberadpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com⁠

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