After a short hiatus, we are back! In this heartfelt episode, we are paying tribute to the beautiful soul known as Anne Rice by telling stories of different supernatural creatures she wrote about. First, Cody talks about the Curse of Tutankhamun, or the Mummy’s Curse, in which a number of people died after coming in contact with the tomb. Next, Chris tells us two fascinating legends about a bleeding tree that formed from a man known as El Vampiro. Then, Cody shares a fascinating story about a sleep disorder known as Sleepy Hollow that affected only one small town in Kazakhstan. Finally, Chris talks about the sad and unfortunate history of the Italian Castrati. This week’s drinks are Prayers of Sinners Red Blend and Dracula’s Blood punch. Advisory: 0:00s-0:20s Intro Music: 0:20s-0:47s Topic: 0:47s-3:17m Drinks: 3:17m-5:07m History: 5:07m-12:57m Mummy’s Curse: 12:57m-21:22m El Vampiro de Guadalajara: 21:22m-28:02m Trailer: 28:02m-28:34m Sleepy Hollow: 28:34m-34:21m Castrati: 34:21m-40:48m Skeptic: 40:48m-44:00m Believer: 44:00m-47:04m Sign Off: 47:04m-47:52m Outro Music: 47:52m-48:11m Original Music: “Halloween Pumpkin” found at https://www.purple-planet.com To find other strange podcasts, follow our network: https://podmoth.network/ Links- History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice Mummy’s Curse https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23321/victims-king-tuts-curse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_pharaohs https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archaeologist-opens-tomb-of-king-tut https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-curse-of-the-curse-of-the-pharaohs/ El Vampiro de Guadalajara https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/05/the-sinister-tale-of-a-girl-and-a-vampire-in-guadalajara/ Sleepy Hollow https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/84543/mystery-behind-kazakh-towns-sleeping-sickness Castrati https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castrato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjvfqnD0ws Debunk https://www.livescience.com/44297-king-tut-curse.html Believer https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-monday-edition-1.6284012/anne-rice-used-vampires-to-show-people-they-belong-says-son-1.6284014?fbclid=IwAR2jH1kgFMNzEZ-LkImk09ANFUz-whgNVmyyygH0VnUx_nI3pRXWzHu2HWI https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/15/anne-rice-obituary