Unpacking The Eerie

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REWIND - Psychedelic Nightmare Pt. 1

Welcome to our 5 year anniversary, 5-part series re-release! This month, we're bringing back Psychedelic Nightmare, a podcast series on the impact of the CIA's LSD-fueled experiments on mind control, MKUltra*, & the domino effect it (in)directly created worldwide.  Join our Patreon to access the rest of the series!  ----------------------- Part 1: A Fucked Up Set & Settting  Back in 2022, we covered  MKULTRA, a secret CIA project so absurd and inhumane it was rumored to be a conspiracy theory until declassified documents and whistleblowers made their way to the public. Taking place between the early 1950s to the early 1970s, the CIA conducted hundreds of tortuous experiments were conducted on (mostly) unsuspecting human subjects under the name of Project MKULTRA. Sidney Gottlieb, the project lead's "Poisoner in Chief" aimed to develop strategies and identify drugs (such as LSD), that could be used for the purposes of “mind-control” (read: how can we psychologically torture, force confessions and manipulate the consciousness of the human mind?). In the first part of thi series, we dig in to Allan Memorial, one of the many institutions where these experiments took place & set the stage for MKUltra. Learn about how the Cold War and the Red Scare motivated the creation of this project, the discovery of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide and what the fuck is going on with Sidney in the first episode of Psychedelic Nightmare. content warning: gun violence, torture, homophobia, racism, drugs  Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

HALLOWEEK-END SPECIAL: Sleep Paralysis Cinematic Universe

Halloweekend is a state of mind... and with that we bring you EVEN more creepy stories as we delve deep into the dark, mysterious and unnerving world of sleep paralysis. Not unlike doppelgangers and mimics, sleep paralysis has been documented for hundreds of years, with communities across the globe having folklore associated with the strangely similar beings that people encounter in this liminal space. From the origins of the word nightmare to the fashion of the hat man -- in the second part of our Halloween special, we're covering the science, lore and stories behind a common but terrifying phenomenon.  Happy Halloween from Unpacking the Eerie!  Sources: * https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21974-sleep-paralysis [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21974-sleep-paralysis] * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18691361/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18691361/] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLTGu3Y404M [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLTGu3Y404M] * https://neurolaunch.com/sleep-paralysis-out-of-body/ [https://neurolaunch.com/sleep-paralysis-out-of-body/] * https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/sleep-paralysis-names-around-the-world * https://yokai.com/kanashibari/ [https://yokai.com/kanashibari/] * Documentary: Sleep Paralysis and the Phenomenon of the Shadow People * Podcast: Monsters Among Us  * Podcast: Sleep Paralysis News Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

HALLOWEEK-END SPECIAL: The Other Me

doppelganger  ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡaŋə "an apparition or double of a living person." Throughout time, communities globally have documented eerily similar encounters with doubles of themselves and people they know. From Appalachian mountain folklore to doppleganger death premonition stories and glitch in the matrix theories - we're covering lore from all over the world that assert their own versions of dopplegangers, mimics and other creepy phenomena.  Happy Halloween from Unpacking the Eerie!  Sources for this episode [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yavRDYN97J11s9rrnEQ-5Fh8bnJB5mmAprLnLYHi6bs/edit?usp=sharing] Learn more about our Ghosty Giver Beneficiary and related orgs here [https://www.patreon.com/posts/next-ghosty-132537396] Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

HALLOWEEN REWIND: A Lethal Location Pt. 3 - Jack Only Likes Jack

It's been 5 years since we started Unpacking The Eerie! Man does time fly. In honor of this anniversary, and in honor of Halloween we're doing some re-releases. Hope you enjoy! --------------------------------- Can you believe that there are multiple serial killers who stayed at the Hotel Cecil? We can’t, but somehow it’s true. Join us as we dig in to the life and crimes of Austrian serial-killer, author and narcissist, Johann “Jack” Unterweger.  In this episode, we explore the movie-like story of Jack and how he got away with murdering sex workers across multiple countries and continents. We will also dig in to misogyny, narcissistic personality disorder, sexual sadism and the pathologizing of BDSM and kink. This segment is part 3 of “A Lethal Location,” a short series we’re putting together highlighting the horrors that are somehow connected by the Cecil Hotel.  Content warning: child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and rape, violence against sex workers Click here for sources.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Vy5AufWMtHFdTcz7DTKPZCMzG9NorZMO2_pM6l0g-k/edit?usp=sharing] Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

HALLOWEEN REWIND: A Lethal Location Pt. 2 - A Cocktail for Disaster

It's been 5 years since we started Unpacking The Eerie! Man does time fly. In honor of this anniversary, and in honor of Halloween we're doing some re-releases. Hope you enjoy! --------------------------------- TOPIC: Richard Ramirez, The Night Stalker - December 2020 Teleport to the mid-1980s with us as we cover serial killer, Ricardo “Richard” Ramirez a.k.a. The Night Stalker. In this episode, we take a look at the factors that shaped him, and the experiences of the people who survived him. We also touch on the death penalty, and explore the lasting impacts of trauma, & traumatic grief. This segment is part 2 of “A Lethal Location,” a short series we’re putting together highlighting the horrors that are somehow connected by the Cecil Hotel. Take a listen, and learn how it all ties together in A Cocktail for Disaster. Content warning: graphic violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, substance abuse, child abuse, PTSD SOURCES:  Thanksgiving Sources: Instagrams - @ndn.o , @lilnativeboy, @southrootsofla https://native-land.ca [https://native-land.ca/] Documentaries: LA Night Stalker | Was Richard Ramirez Born to Kill? - Real Crime Podcasts: Lights Out Podcast - 20: Richard Ramirez, Night Stalker  What Makes a Killer - 4: Richard Ramirez  Unpopular Culture Podcast - I’m in Love with a Serial Killer  Articles & Media Sources can be found here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qJ-a5C00kHnMW0kAd_7gKAVQFrx4X2bxnhUhdWHJwCo/edit?usp=sharing].  Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!