Episode 35: "Where is Nancy Drew?"
An imaginary friend. A licked hand. A ghost cat. In this episode, C + D share creepy tales and spooky ghost stories both real and fictional.
Links To Give You Life:
Start sleuthing as Nancy Drew with the latest “Midnight in Salem” game from HER Interactive
Party like a German with Oktoberfest at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, CA
Get campfire-ready with these “10 Creepy Stories to Tell After Dark”
Find scary stories that will frighten the children in your life (and make you laugh) with “In a Dark, Dark Room” by Alvin Schwartz
“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” by Alvin Schwartz, now adapted to film by Guillermo del Toro
Enjoy some family-friendly spook factor and watch “Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories” on Crunchyroll
Watch the original “Goosebumps” series on Netflix, which is equal parts terrifying and hilarious (depending on the episode)
Learn what real life looks like for a typical psychic by watching “Long Island Medium”
Put Obsessed to the (Taste) Test:
According to their website, H2OPS makes, “America’s first craft brewed sparkling hop water. Brewed with real hops, it's unsweetened and naturally free of alcohol, carbs and calories.” C + D decided to drink water like a hipster and give their sparkling hop-infused water a try, which you can buy online or from your local World Market. If you host your own taste test, be sure to send in your thoughts to currentlyobsessedclub@gmail.com.
Episode Guide: (00:01:09) D’s obsession with Nancy Drew computer games (00:13:08) C’s obsession with Oktoberfest at the Phoenix Club (00:22:58) C’s story of her sister’s imaginary friend Malcolm (00:29:24) D’s story of “The Licked Hand” (00:32:16) D’s “The Green Ribbon” story from “In a Dark, Dark Room” (00:36:03) C’s story of “White Gown” from “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (00:42:19) D talks watching “Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories” (00:44:46) C’s stories of sick neighbors and cat-sitters (00:56:14) D talks watching “Goosebumps” (01:02:06) C talks watching “Long Island Medium” (01:04:02) C’s story of the saxophone player hiding in the bushes (01:08:35) C + D put H2OPS sparkling hop water to a taste test
