03 - Mass Hysteria

AHHHH! IT’S MASS HYSTERIA!!!!!!!!! Meanwhile, we’re calmly doing some drawing.

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Stay weird~

[This episode was recorded using Skype as we went into a lockdown in the UK]

Sources:

Bothwell: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-curious-case-halifax-slasher-caused-mass-outbreak-hysteria-1768973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Slasher http://www.calderdale-online.org/community/life/life3.html  https://historycollection.com/12-historys-baffling-mass-hysteria-outbreaks/9/ Rhea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_psychogenic_illness https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/12/middle-ages-mass-hysteria/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudun_possessions, Epidemics of the Middle Ages by J. F. C. Hecker Nina: Wikipedia, https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history https://thetab.com/us/pennstate/2016/10/04/riots-break-alleged-clown-sightings-last-night-5706