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.

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.

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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The Scarecrow, Part 2

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In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1988’s “Ghosthouse,” directed by schlock-master Umberto Lenzi and starring Lara Wendel. Think of it as “Poltergeist” in Boston, as told by the director of “Cannibal Ferox.”

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1988&rsquo;s &ldquo;Ghosthouse,&rdquo; directed by schlock-master Umberto Lenzi and starring Lara Wendel. Think of it as &ldquo;Poltergeist&rdquo; in Boston, as told by the director of &ldquo;Cannibal Ferox.&rdquo;

Weirdhouse Cinema: Ghosthouse

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Here it comes! It’s pulling off those shades. Oh here it comes! A creature with no face! Join Robert and Joe as they discuss various creatures from folk tradition, urban legend and popular media that frighten us with their smooth-skin visages.

Here it comes! It&rsquo;s pulling off those shades. Oh here it comes! A creature with no face! Join Robert and Joe as they discuss various creatures from folk tradition, urban legend and popular media that frighten us with their smooth-skin visages.

The Creature With No Face

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Pokémon Sableye, its connection to the Hopkinsville Goblin UFO encounter and the great horned owl… 

In this episode of STBYM&rsquo;s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Pok&eacute;mon Sableye, its connection to the Hopkinsville Goblin UFO encounter and the great horned owl&hellip;

The Monstrefact: Sableye and the Hopkinsville Goblins

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The Scarecrow, Part 2

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