Ain't It Scary? with Sean & Carrie

Guess who's back, back again? Sean & Carrie, of course...now in a new Exhausted Parents ™ Edition! But good news for you - we've made the most of our extended hiatus, and we're dipping our toe back in to all things scary. On this Ain't it Scary Returns! catch-up, we chat: Life since last December, including the arrival of Baby of the Pod Jack! True crime news, including the Diddy trial, Epstein saga and major conviction updates Paranormal news, including the purchase of CT-local Ed and Lorraine

We're swinging into December with a cavalcade of criminal Clauses this week, as Sean ticks off some notable examples of men who made the Naughty List while dress as Kris Kringle. Discussion of Santa-themed bank robbers brings us to the aptly-named Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927, which was a comedy of errors from the time Marshall Ratliff put on the big guy's suit right up until he was being tied up by a lynch mob. Then, we cap things off with the truly horrific Covina Massacre of 2008, when a

We return to the autumn of 1885 this week where, in Austin, Texas, six victims - most of them Black domestic servants - have already been claimed by a killer who has successfully eluded police for nearly a year. On Christmas Eve, the midnight murderer's fury reaches its deadly peak. In the shocking conclusion to our two-parter on this case, Sean details the brutal "double event" that makes the end of the killing spree before delving into the details of the investigation...such as it was. With hu

Beginning in late 1884 and throughout 1885, Austin, the boomtown capitol of Texas, was terrorized and sensationalized by a series of horrific murders. One man, six women and a young girl would be claimed by the spree before the year was out. Most of the victims were Black, and many of them worked as domestic servants. Despite over 400 arrests, the crimes remain unsolved to this day... Officially, that is. In the first of a two-parter, Sean introduces the growing city of Austin in the late 19th c

To wrap up the spooky season here on the show (though, let's be honest, that never really ends around these parts) we're taking a trip to beautiful Vermont, where the skiing is top-notch, the leaf-peeping is absolutely beautiful, and the ghosts...well, the ghosts seem to be all around, too. On our journey through the Green Mountain State we'll meet the son of a former president who can't let go of the place he once called home...visit a small-town in and its tap-dancing ghost...try to escape the

A topical storm washes over the podcast this week as we wade into the controversy and conspiracy around weather modification. As conversation online takes a turn for the unhinged in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, we take a quick look at the reality of changing the weather, Ain't It Scary style. Sean does his best with the science (and pseudoscience) as he takes us through attempts at weather control including Wilhelm Reich's orgone cannons and government cloud seeding programs like Sk

In this pre-Halloween special edition of "Spooky Chat," Sean and Carrie run down announcements ranging from the mundane to the life-changing before discussing the flicks we've been watching this Halloween, and the best and worst possible Ain't It Scary party guests. 7:11 - Urban Legend 11:11 - Halloween (1978) 18:55 - The Addams Family 21:20 - Casper 23:41 - IT Chapters 1 & 2 33:24 - Final Destination 38:30 - Hocus Pocus & Under Wraps 43:25 - Best/Worst Halloween Party Guests (from the AIS archi

Here on the show we love to get in the spooky season spirit by gathering around the virtual bonfire, throwing some sand into the flames, and getting into some famous urban legends. This year is no different - and now, along with our past explorations into the folklore surrounding tainted Halloween candy and the Bloody Mary ritual, we're adding three more legendary deep dives into the mix, all around the theme of "Teens in Trouble." First, we take a drive down Lovers Lane and try to avoid the Hoo