Web Crawlers

by Earios · · ·

Self-proclaimed comedians Ali Segel and Melissa Stetten discuss unsolved mysteries, creepy cults, paranormal experiences and everything in between. “They maintain a loose, upbeat dynamic as they fall down rabbit holes, which means listeners can comfortably dip their toes into the deeply unsettling and unexplained, but won’t walk away feeling, well, haunted.” (Vanity Fair, 2020) Support this show at http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers

Between 1986 and 1991, the bodies of 10 women were found raped and strangled to death in the South Korean city of Hwaseong. It was the largest criminal case in South Korean history, often compared to the Zodiac murders, with over 21,000 suspects invest...
This weeks callers: Katy hears ghosts talking that may have come from underneath a trap door. Angela Trimbur talks about her rollerskating injury and haunted apartment. Rory from New Zealand gets a knock on his door and hangs up on us.&nb..;.
MAILBAG: White Oleander Aug. 27, 2020
EMAILS: A creepy laughing kid in the woods, female cult leaders, the devil’s tramping grounds, Dasani water, and a message from Korea. VOICEMAILS: Jeb gives an update on why he hasn’t called in a while and he has some thoughts about a certain flat eart...
Bethel Church: Cult? Aug. 25, 2020
Bethel Church in Redding, California is a non-denominational megachurch that has made plenty of headlines over the years. Some claim it’s actually a cult that has huge influence over the city of Redding. In December 2019, two Bethel members tried to re...
This weeks callers: Adam talks about New Hampshire cryptids the Dover Jazz Ghosts. Shayna pops in with a Guy Fieri surprise. Leala talks about serial killers from her hometown of Gaffney, SC. Maria tells a ghost story that happened ...
VOICEMAILS: Moses tells a story about a missing girl in Kentucky. Jack from Bellingham overheard a murder in a bread store. Don talks about creepy melon heads. Kelsey reminds us of the horrifying murder of Susan Powell. Rachel has a few spooky ghost st...
There’s a growing community of people who believe the earth is a flat disc surrounded by a giant ice wall guarded by NASA, encased inside a dome with a rotating sun and moon, and controlled by a mysterious higher power. Mark Sargent, known as "Kin...
Flat Earthers Part 1 Aug. 18, 2020
There’s a growing community of people who believe the earth is a flat disc surrounded by a giant ice wall guarded by NASA, encased inside a dome with a rotating sun and moon, and controlled by a mysterious higher power. Why do they believe this, and ho...
This weeks callers: Rosie knows a teacher who was murdered by her husband. Matt’s mom encountered a ghost but it turns out it was something much different. Craig drops by talk about how good Maria’s chicken and cauliflower was. Payt...
EMAILS: A listener in Sweden got a phone call from death row inmate Marvin Gabrion asking to help prove his innocence, the nuclear water Melissa swam in might be safe after all, and a sexy guy at a club turned out to be a murderer. VOICEMAILS: Satan ca...
Louise Huebner was a psychic, author of occult books, and the only appointed Official Witch in the entire world. She was given the title "Official Witch of Los Angeles County" in 1968 during a concert at the Hollywood Bowl where she cast a sp...
This week’s callers: Daniel tells a spooky story about a power outage at a convent. Emily drops by to say hi. Jenny saw bloody footprints from a mystery crime scene outside her hotel room. Shianne has some gossip about Sherri Papini and an alleged cult...
VOICEMAILS: Jeb’s nemesis Buford calls, a Trader Joe’s snack question prompts Craig to jump on with some shocking grocery store knowledge, a bone stolen from a burial ground causes scary things to happen. EMAILS: UFO sightings, spooky St. Kevin’s hospi...
Radium Girls Aug. 4, 2020
In the late 1900s, teenage girls and young women were hired at the United States Radium Company to paint watch dials with glowing paint. Unbeknownst to them, this paint was actually made with a highly dangerous radioactive substance that would cause ha...
The first live-call in show! The Web Crawlers listeners call in with their stories about: New Orleans ghost tours, a creepy twin story, a cryptid called The Bunny Man, Ghislaine’s missing mugshot, an Alfred Hitchcock Bodega Bay bird attack, a ...
VOICEMAILS: A car crash caused by this podcast, Roanoke road coincidence, and Jeb thinks Maria needs therapy. EMAILS: A British spy found padlocked in a duffel bag, a UNCW professor who tweeted racist and sexist things was found dead, and an ...
On November 22, 1995, filmmaker Allen Ross disappeared without a trace. Allen was part of a religious cult called the Samaritan Foundation, that was led by his wife Linda Greene. Linda believed vampires could gain access to her by talking on the phone,...
VOICEMAILS: Jeb’s nemesis, potential cult leader Teal Swan, a call from down under, and Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall. EMAILS: Serial killer themed hotel in Colorado, drug trafficking in a small town, CIA holograms, Wisconsin Beast of Bray Road, an...
EMAILS: A pyramid scheme victim, a ghost story found in a box of office supplies, and a voodoo cult leader. VOICEMAILS: Jeb offers his 37 cousins to Ali, a floating Halloween ghost in Chicago, and how to pronounce clandestine. ALSO: Maria do...
In 1587, John White led a group of 118 colonists to the first English settlement on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. But when the colony's leader, John White, made a trip back to England to get supplies, he returned to Roanoke to fi...