The Killing Stone looms large in Japanese folklore, so when it split in half in March 2022, people were worried it would bring devastating effects in its wake. Except... they really didn't.

The Killing Stone looms large in Japanese folklore, so when it split in half in March 2022, people were worried it would bring devastating effects in its wake. Except... they really didn't.

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Short Stuff: The Killing Stone

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Get yourself ready to freak out with this year’s extra-freak Halloween freak-fest, starring the voice acting talents of Chuck and Josh. This year we feature stories from WW Jacobs and WF Harvey, both of whom, if they were alive, would love this episode.

Get yourself ready to freak out with this year&rsquo;s extra-freak Halloween freak-fest, starring the voice acting talents of Chuck and Josh. This year we feature stories from WW Jacobs and WF Harvey, both of whom, if they were alive, would love this episode.

The SYSK Annual Halloween Freaky Spooktacular 2026! 

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Did a strange cryptid show up in Enfield, Illinois in 1973? Some people think so. DO YOU?

Did a strange cryptid show up in Enfield, Illinois in 1973? Some people think so. DO YOU?

Short Stuff: The Enfield Monster

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Cultures have come up with lots of personifications of death: Young and attractive? Yes. Riding a black buffalo? Check. Covered in tongues and eyeballs? Uh-huh. But in the West there’s only been one go-to soul taker for hundreds of years: The Grim Reaper.

Cultures have come up with lots of personifications of death: Young and attractive? Yes. Riding a black buffalo? Check. Covered in tongues and eyeballs? Uh-huh. But in the West there&rsquo;s only been one go-to soul taker for hundreds of years: The Grim Reaper.

(Don't Fear) The (Grim) Reaper

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Short Stuff: The Killing Stone

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