Internet Urban Legends

Loey Lane and Snitchery bring you the freakiest stories from across the web, spinning each episode with the clues, conspiracies, and conundrums that make internet urban legends so mesmerizing. From creepypastas to frightful TikToks, the Gruesome Twosome go extremely online to separate hoax from haunt… Will they find answers, or more reasons to stay awake all night? Find out every week on this Spotify Original from Parcast! 

True Crime
Society & Culture
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Season 2 Trailer!
1 min
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Making a Creepypasta w/ Barry & Jason
32 min
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The Hat Man
As far as cryptids go, Hat Man sounds… not so bad, right? WRONG. He’s in your nightmares. Down your hallway. On the side of the road at midnight. Hat Man is a shadow person whose M.O. is less hat tricks, more downright terror. Loey and Eleanor track him through the internet and pop culture.
22 min
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The Mysteries of Camp Hero
Secret experiments. Government conspiracies. And so much trespassing. Loey and Eleanor head into the tunnels of Montauk, New York’s Camp Hero — the former military base that partly inspired Stranger Things — and tap into new stories being shared online about what really went on there.
27 min
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The Mystery of Moll Dyer
From 17th-century Maryland all the way to TikTok today. Loey and Eleanor investigate the legend of Moll Dyer and why a rock, of all things, is securing her witchy legacy.
19 min
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The Hookman
He’s got a hook for a hand and a murderous itch to scratch… Loey and Eleanor chat about the legend of the Hookman, bogeyman of Lover’s Lanes everywhere.
20 min
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Eerie Illuminati
Let the initiation BEGIN. Loey and Eleanor dive into the lore surrounding the infamous, elusive Illuminati… and how it went from a real Bavarian club to the internet’s favorite conspiracy theory.
24 min
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Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
Loey and Eleanor head to West Virginia to explore an amusement park that’s been abandoned not just once, but twice, and is allegedly haunted by a little girl — who was just one of *several* people who died there.
22 min
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Kenny Veach and the M Cave
A seasoned hiker finds something strange in the Nevada desert, then later disappears. Now all we have are YouTube comments and conspiracies about what happened to him. Loey and Eleanor discuss the mysterious case of Kenny Veach, and what was really going on with the M Cave.
19 min
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Abandoned Disney
What could be creepier than the sight of an overgrown, derelict amusement park? Maybe the reasons it was abandoned in the first place… Loey and Eleanor discuss two abandoned Disney parks with haunting histories and one *terrifying* amoeba.
22 min
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Candle Cove w/ Creepypasta Author Kris Straub
A creepy kids show aired decades ago, but only a few people remember it… and the details are hazy. Everyone’s left wondering if it was ever real. And then the Candle Cove creepypasta comes to life. Loey and Eleanor are *very excited* to welcome Kris Straub, the very creator of the Candle Cove creepypasta and Local 58 web series, to discuss horror and the art of making heart-pounding media!
27 min
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The Grim Goatman
TikTok loves a cryptid, and so do we! This one’s a seven foot tall human-goat hybrid who carries an ax and lives under bridges (same, Goatman, same). Loey and Eleanor walk us through the confirmed sightings and two potential origin stories — one involving mad science, the other connected to a historical incident. Bonus: Loey shares a story about a time she witnessed a cryptid herself.
21 min
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Robert the Doll
He’s life-sized, made of straw, dressed like a sailor, and haunted to the core. Loey and Eleanor share the story of Florida’s Robert the Doll, who’s been setting people on edge since the 1900s.
22 min
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Gruesome Gaming: Sports Curses
Is an arcade game haunted by the tragic death of a basketball player? Could being on the cover of a video game curse you forever? Loey and Eleanor discuss the super spooky NBA Jam haunting and the Madden Curse, from the stats and player setbacks to the real-life scares.
21 min
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Charlie No Face
Is it still an urban legend if it’s true? Loey and Eleanor discuss a real man whose origin story wasn’t good enough for the internet, so the internet came up with terrifying new ones.
21 min
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Creepy Christmas
Santa’s not the only one watching… Loey and Eleanor regale us with the tales of two Christmas spirits who traded “merry” for “scary” and are creeping the HECK out of kids (and adults…) even today.
23 min
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The Time Traveler
A computer virus. A second civil war. A new capital in… Nebraska? Loey and Eleanor head back to the 2000s to investigate the warnings of a self-described time traveler from the year 2036. Who was John Titor? And what was really going on with all his strange messages??
23 min
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Marilyn Monroe: Murder, Curses & Aliens
Actress, singer, icon… Murder victim?? Loey and Eleanor explore every angle of the conspiracies spreading on TikTok about Marilyn Monroe’s untimely death — from her involvement with a famous family that may have gotten her killed, to why her death is linked to Area 51.
22 min
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Most Mysterious Song
When a song goes viral in the mid-2000s, it sparks thrilling questions about who’s singing it, what it’s called, and why no one’s stepped up to claim it as theirs. Loey and Eleanor sound off some theories on the origin of the internet’s most mysterious bop.
22 min
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Fresno Nightcrawler
It looks a bit like two insect legs walking like human legs. There are no arms, torso, or head. It's called the Fresno Nightcrawler, and there’s plenty of proof to suggest it's real. Loey and Eleanor analyze the video evidence to tell us if we need to be worried.
20 min
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Heaven's Gate Horror
This is one game of “follow the leader” you never want to play… Loey and Eleanor go beyond the headlines of the Heaven’s Gate tragedy, looking at the lesser-known parts of the cult that is *still* harnessing the internet to spread its celestial beliefs.
24 min
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Mysterious Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
You might remember the headlines, but the case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is so much sadder… and a LOT stranger… than anyone would guess.
21 min
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Facebook Fiasco
It’s corporate conspiracy time! Loey and Eleanor discuss last month’s *interestingly timed* Facebook outage. Was it a PR move to distract from the whistleblower news? Internal sabotage? Or something darker…
20 min
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Scary Movies w/ Sarah Turney (LIVE from Spotify...
It’s a crossover event! Loey and Eleanor went live with Sarah Turney, host of the true crime podcast Disappearances, for a special episode on Spotify Greenroom.
42 min
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The Exorcist Curse
Okay, you might know The Exorcist for that famous scene featuring a 360 degree head spin. But did you also know that the film itself is cursed?
18 min