P63: Aqua Tofana e Il Mostro di Via Bagnera: This week Tim and Luis head to Italy for a double dose of dark history. First up: Aqua Tofana, the near-undetectable poison invented by Giulia Tofana in 17th century Rome, sold to desperate women looking to escape violent marriages, and blamed for hundreds of deaths across Sicily, Naples, and Rome. Then it’s on to 19th century Milan, where Antonio Boggia, considered Italy’s first serial killer, lured victims into a warehouse on the narrowest street in the city and buried them beneath the floor. Poison, an ax, and a street that still supposedly holds a ghost. Buon ascolto.

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Artwork by: Quy

Music by Gail Gallagher

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Sources:

• Wikipedia — Giulia Tofana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Tofana
• Wikipedia — Aqua Tofana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana
• Mike Dash, "Aqua Tofana: slow-poisoning and husband-killing in 17th century Italy": https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/
• Wikipedia — Antonio Boggia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Boggia
• Secret Maps, "Via Bagnera - Antonio Boggia": https://www.secretmaps.net/en/via-bagnera-antonio-boggia-the-first-italian-serial-killer/
• Turismo Roma (official), "The Ghosts of Rome": https://www.turismoroma.it/en/page/ghosts-rome
• Journeys to Italy, "Ghost Stories of Rome": https://www.journeystoitaly.com/ghost-stories-of-rome-haunted-sites-and-legends/
• ItalyGuides.it, "Top 10 famous ghosts of Rome": https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/travel-guides/travel-tips/top-10-famous-ghosts-of-rome
• 3 Days in Milan, "Milan's most macabre places": https://3daysinmilan.com/milans-most-macabre-places/
• YesMilano (official Milan tourism), "A super-scary itinerary in Milan": https://www.yesmilano.it/en/see-and-do/itineraries/super-scary-itinerary

2 Wheels. 1 Story.

First, we spin a wheel with horror characters we've discussed in previous episodes (think La Llorona, Evil Santa Claus). Second, we spin a second wheel with different day to day activities (applies for a loan, gets kicked out of an Airbnb).

Then Tim & Luis come up with a scenario on how this would play out. You won't want to miss this!

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In this episode of Itty Bitty Horror, we’re heading back into the dark corners of Reddit, specifically the legendary /nosleep subreddit, to uncover a story so absurd and terrifying, it’ll have you canceling your upcoming flight!

This week, we’re discussing the nightmare tale: “I’ve Been Flying for Almost Thirty Hours and the Flight Attendants Won’t Stop Crying.” What starts as a simple red-eye flight from NYC to LA quickly spirals into pure psychological horror when one passenger realizes the flight… never lands.

Six hours turns into days. Days turn into months. No layovers. No escape. Just nonstop terror at 30,000 feet.

The story unfolds in three parts with voice 'acting' by Luis & Tim. Make sure you fasten your seatbelts and keep an eye out for these pesky flight attendants!

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Story links:

Parts 1, 2, 3

Eight of horror's most iconic final girls. One bracket. NO MERCY.

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In this episode, Luis and Tim put eight of the greatest final girls in horror movie history head to head in a tournament style showdown to crown the ultimate survivor. We're talking the women who outsmarted killers, fought back when everyone else ran, and became the last ones standing when the credits rolled.

The bracket features Laurie Strode, Sidney Prescott, Clarice Starling, Ellen Ripley, Jess Bradford, Nancy Thompson, Alice Hardy, and Wendy Torrance. Eight legends, three criteria, and zero room for sentiment.

Each matchup is judged on Survival IQ, Fight Factor, and Icon Status. The debates are quick, the decisions are final, and there are NO rematches.

Who is the greatest final girl of all time? We have opinions. Strong ones. And by the end of this episode so will you.

Itty Bitty Horror Presents: Last Girl Standing — may the best final girl win.

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We've been caught! Spreading misinformation!

Kidding but last year we did an episode on Georgia's Time Glitching Gas Station !

Last year we told Maria Talbert's story. This year she told it herself. After hearing our episode coverage, Maria reached out to correct the record and share her firsthand account of the night she and her family encountered a gas station that kept reappearing no matter which direction they drove on a dark Georgia highway. She also updates us on the John Doe connection and where the investigation stands nearly 20 years later.

If you'd like the full story, you can find it at the following links: AshleeInc TikTok - Spooky Scary Storytime

Maria's Story - Maria's Story

Also, if you'd like to donate to The Quaint Librarian you can do so HERE. The Quaint Librarian is a new project by Maria where she's looking to continue her mother's mission to get children and young adults reading. An amazing cause!

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Nine elite Soviet hikers.

One frozen mountain.

No survivors.

No explanation.

In February 1959, a team of the USSR’s most experienced mountaineers vanished in the Ural Mountains. When searchers found their camp weeks later, what they discovered made no sense — and has haunted investigators, scientists, and researchers for over sixty years. This episode, Luis & Tim go deep on one of history’s most enduring unsolved mysteries…the Dyatlov Pass Incident. 🗻

The evidence. The theories. The questions nobody has ever been able to fully answer.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

https://dyatlovpass.com/

Demonic Chickens of the World

This week on the Itty Bitty Horror Podcast, Luis and Tim discuss one of the most important questions of our time...are demonic chickens the most underrated entities in the world?

From Colombia’s Pollo Maligno, a relentless spirit that stalks travelers with bad vices in the night, to Hungary’s nightmare-inducing Lidérc, and Vietnam’s soul-hunting Thần Trùng, this episode explores how something as ordinary as a chicken has been reimagined across cultures as a vessel for something far more sinister.

But the horror doesn’t stop with folklore.

We also unravel the eerie legend of a ghostly, half-plucked chicken haunting London’s Pond Square (possibly tied to the bizarre final experiment of Sir Francis Bacon himself!) Then, in a chilling listener-submitted story, a quiet farm in Ohio becomes the stage for something unexplainable lurking inside a locked chicken coop… something that doesn’t just cluck...it speaks!

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Sources:

https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Pollo_Maligno

https://www.craftedlore.com/thantrung

https://exequy.wordpress.com/tag/paranormal/

https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2013/04/25/the-strange-case-of-sir-francis-bacon-and-the-frozen-chicken/

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2018/12/27/francis-bacons-ghost-chicken/

Feed Swap w/ Cryptid Cocktail Party: The Black Flash of Provincetown (The Devil of the Dunes)

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the residents of Provincetown, Massachusetts were terrorized by a mysterious cloaked figure known as The Black Flash—or The Devil of the Dunes. This high-jumping, flame-spitting entity appeared out of nowhere, leaping over buildings and vanishing into the night, leaving witnesses terrified and confused.

Cryptid Cocktail Party is a cryptid comedy podcast hosted by Dave and Sarge. Each week, Dave presents thoroughly researched cryptid cases to Sarge, who goes in completely blind for genuine reactions—and inevitable derailment with jokes. It's cryptids, comedy, and chaos in the best way possible.

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