Human Sacrifice

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10/24/24 • 97 min

Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.
Inspired by horrifying Halloween rumors of Satanic sacrifice on All Hallow's Eve, the boys take a look back at human sacrifice throughout the centuries. Who practiced it? Why? And what benefits did it really offer society? The answers might shock you.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:26 - Housekeeping
00:03:10 - We’re Talking Human Sacrifice
00:06:52 - What Is It?
00:11:04 - Why Do It?
00:19:48 - How Old Is It?
00:28:57 - Fissured Fred
00:39:23 - Mass Sacrifice
00:41:16 - SinsterHood
00:42:25 - Mass Sacrifice
00:48:03 - Willing Human Sacrifice
00:50:01 - Willing Incans
00:56:50 - Egyptians On Retainer
01:04:12 - Buried Armies
01:10:22 - Taking Away The Sins Of The World
01:17:25 - Sacrifice To The Morning Star
01:32:13 - Modern Sacrifice Thoughts
01:34:34 - The Fear Tier
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Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.
This week, the boys take a haunted trip around the world to explore the history of the child-eating monster known as the boogeyman. From Michael Myers to pirates to sack-men to an ancient serial killer with the wealth of a billionaire and a body count for the history books, Chris and Ed leave no stone unturned and no closet un-opened in this one.
Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:24 - Housekeeping
00:05:44 - We’re Talking The Boogeyman... for a while.
00:35:56 - Boogeyman World Origins
00:47:12 - Black Man
00:51:22 - Bugis
00:56:38 - Lamia
01:11:42 - El Cucuy
01:16:22 - Bag Men
01:19:16 - Other International Boogeymen
01:23:33 - English and Native American Boogeymen
01:27:24 - Gilles de Rais (disclaimer story)
01:38:02 - End of disclaimer story
01:39:47 - Other Historical Boogeymen
01:42:58 - The Fear Tier
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