Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, Spooky Children! In today's episode,  Authr gives us a lesson in Geofence Warrants AKA The Goverment is Definitely Watching. Then Niko takes us back in time to the old days of creepypasta with a deep dive into Lavender Town Syndrome. Thanks for listening, and remember to leave us a rate and...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, Spooky Children! Today we're learning things! First, Cyndi disillusions the legend of the babysitter murders by telling the story of Jeanette Christman and her tragic murder. Niko then picks up where we left off Dear David, and Authr and Niko talk too much about how much they love ARGs. Thanks...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, Spooky Children! Today we're learning things! First, Cyndi tells us all about an unfortunate phenomenon of true crime reporting, Missing White Women Syndrome. Then, Authr gives us a new existential fear when he tells us about the WIPP, the USA's biggest nuclear waste repository.  Thanks for...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, Spooky Children! This week Authr opens the show with the second part of his series on the Stayner Brothers, and this time is Cary AKA The Yosemite Park Killer. Afterward, Niko takes over with one of two episodes breaking down the famous Twitter ARG "Dear David". Thanks for listening, and remember...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 HAPPY NEW YEARS! In our first episode of 2022, Cyndi opened the show with the shocking and not so well known crimes of Todd Kolhepp, AKA The Amazon Ads Killer. Niko takes over afterwards to bring us the long awaited conclusion to Dante's Divine Comedy by recapping Paradisio.  Be sure to stick around for...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children! This week Cyndi opened the show with the well known case of Laci Peterson, and perhaps for the first time ever Cyndi and Niko disagree on a verdict. Feel free to weigh in by tweeting us @truthandscare! Authr takes over afterwards to explain the antiquated medicinal theory of The...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children! This week we bring you some multi-parter stories. First up is Authr, telling us the story of the abduction of Steven Stayner. Tune in to episode 68 to hear about the horrors committed by his brother Cary! Then Niko brings you part two of Dante's Divine Comedy (Episode 13 - A...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children! This week Cyndi tells us about another California serial killer with the story of Chester Turner... and the wrongful conviction of David Allen Jones. Then Niko takes us on a tour of creepy Craigslist posts. Thanks for listening, and remember to leave us a rate and review and...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children and Happy Holidays! This week Cyndi opens the show with a deep dive into the science of brain damage and it's link with violent crime. Far more educational than we expected.  Then Authr takes us on the wildest flying saucer ride we've had with the story of the Aztec, New Mexico...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children! In this episode we cover some pretty heavy topics so trigger warnings abound!  Authr kicks the episode off with the crimes of Mark Twitchell, perhaps the most ridiculous murderer we've ever discussed. Then it's storytime as Niko does a sramatic readin of the creepypasta 'Dry...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children! In this episode we cover some pretty heavy topics so trigger warnings abound!  Specifically for homophobia and graphic descriptions of torture. Cyndi opens this episode off with the crimes of John Bunting, AKA The Snowtown Murders. Then Niko tells the fantastically tall (and...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Hello, spooky children! In this episode we cover some pretty heavy topics so trigger warnings abound!  Cyndi kicks the episode off with the crimes of John Wayne Gacy, AKA The Killer Clown. Then Authr regales a collection of roadside mummies including the fascinating and heartbreaking life of Anderson...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Happy Samhain! To wrap up spooky season, Authr brings us the tale of serial killer Dean Corll, aka, The Other Guy Called The Candyman. Afterwards, Niko tells us about the history of Wicca, and the scariest thing of all... cultural appropriation. Thanks for listening, and remember to leave us a rate and...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Happy Halloween! As we continue our month of spooky stories and terrifying tales, Cyndi reminds us that crime isn't always nurture, but sometimes nature with the story of the Liske family murders. Then Niko takes us on a trip to Salem to tell us about the history of the Salem witch trials - and debunks...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Happy Halloween! In this episode, Cyndi just makes everyone extremely upset by talking about the murder of Martha Moxley and the saddening lack of justice that followed it. Authr takes over then with his first ever spooky story! We get a lesson in the Pucca, perhaps one of the most interesting faeries...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 Happy Halloween! In this episode, Authr takes us to Japan to discuss the confounding case of the Setagaya Family Murders. Then, Niko regails us with the history of Halloween, from the Celtic origins of Samhain all the way to modern Trick-or-Treating.  Thanks for listening, and remember to leave us a...

Get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for Buzzsprout using our affiliate link. Podcasting isn't hard when you've got the right partners: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1134590 We're baaaaaack!!! We finally got down to making some new content, and boy is it overdue! Cyndi opens this resurrection episode with the story of Ronald Clark O'Bryen, the man who killed halloween. Or better known as The Candyman. Ever wonder where those stories of poison candy come from? Then Niko...

We're back! We took a little hiatus, and we've come back with a fresh attitude and some exciting changes! We go through everything in the episode, so make sure you pay attention! The state of the episode is Kansas, wherein Cyndi covers the life, work, and assassination of George Tiller before Niko covers an assortment of haunted roads and ruins throughout Kansas. Thanks for listening, and remember to leave us a rate and review and share us with a friend! And, as always, stay spooky y'all!...

In this Wisconsin themed episode of Truth And Scare, hosts Cyndi Cunningham and Niko MacCaughey discuss the life and crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer as well as the legend of The Rhinelander Hodag. Thanks for listening, and remember to leave us a rate and...

In this Colorado themed episode of Truth And Scare, hosts Niko MacCaughey and Cyndi Cunningham (With special guest/Niko's boyfriend/unpaid intern Authr) discuss the crimes of Alfred Packer, the crimes of Chris Watts, and the history and hauntings of the...

WELCOME BACK, everyone!!! We've officially begun season 3! In this premier episode we learn about true crime and paranormal happenings in Alaska. Cyndi walks us through the life and crimes of infamous Anchorage serial killer Robert Hansen before Niko...

Well, here we are... the SEASON FINALE. This episode takes a different structure than we usually use and has just You, Cyndi, and Niko chatting away. Niko and Cyndi collaborate for the finale on the Amityville Horror House, both the murders that haunt...

In this Utah themed episode of Truth And Scare, hosts Niko MacCaughey and Cyndi Cunningham discuss the crimes of Mark Hofmann as well as the history of the questionably misnamed Skinwalker Ranch.Join the community discord (18+) to be a part of episode...

Welcome weebs from all corners to the second episode of Anime Book Club! This is the bonus series where we recap and review anime. Basically, we're big nerds. In this  episode, we discuss the comedy/horror anime Assassination Classroom and give our...