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**Jon Solo’s Messed Up Origins™ Podcast**

Every week, we explore the origins of your favorite myths, folklore, fairy tales, and stories from pop culture. From Little Red Riding Hood cannibalizing her grandmother to Zeus’ hundredth love affair, nothing is off limits! Sorry for ruining your childhood!

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The VERY Messed Up Origins™ of La Llorona | Folklore Explained Oct 17, 2022

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In this episode we look at the stories behind the child-drowning La Llorona.

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» Fables Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

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» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Mexico's Legend of La Llorona Continues to Terrify: https://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicom...

» The Real Legend Behind the Horror Film: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/...

» La Llorona – Weeping Woman of the Southwest: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-l...

» Supernatural Wiki: http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/Woman...

» White Ladies around the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lady

The Messed Up Origins™ of Haunted Houses | Halloween Explained Oct 14, 2022

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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Go to http://betterhelp.com/jonsolo to get 10% off your first month!

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» Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Credits ▼

» Researched by: Meredith Walker https://twitter.com/meredith_ancret & Jon Solo

» Written, Filmed, & Edited by: Jon Solo

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Grand Guignol article: https://www.props.eric-hart.com/features/the-gore-of-grand-guignol/

» Black Halloween (1933): https://www.history.com/news/halloween-haunted-house-great-depression

» Halloween Fun Book: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1937-minneapolis-halloween-fun-book-462207120

» Trick or Treat - A History of Halloween: https://vdoc.pub/documents/trick-or-treat-a-history-of-halloween-2sk2ak7gajm0

» Haunted Mansion Original Story: https://d23.com/a-haunted-mansion-tale/

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» REVEALING MY INTRO SONG! https://goo.gl/Z9eHu1

» Background Music: Killing Time Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

» Quotes 3 by Anders Bothén: https://goo.gl/Lz9ADE

#hauntedhouse #Halloween #hauntedmansion

The Messed Up Exorcism of Anneliese Michel | History Explained Oct 12, 2022

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In this episode we explore the real life exorcism behind the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

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» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Credits ▼

» Written by Jon Solo

» Researched by Jon Solo and Meredith Walker

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Anneliese Michel's Story w/ Pictures: https://allthatsinteresting.com/annel...

» Pictures and Audio from Annalise's Exorcism: https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/43037...

» Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-...

» Oxford Study: https://academic.oup.com/schizophreni...

» Schizophrenia and Religion Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

» Folie á deux: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_%...

» https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/20...

The Messed Up Origins of Banshees™ | Celtic Folklore Explained Oct 10, 2022

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In this episode we dive deep into the folktalkes about Banshees and their terrible screams.

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» Fables Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Banshees: https://www.celtic-weddingrings.com/c...

» Banshees 2: https://www.claddaghdesign.com/histor...

» Keening: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/hi...

» Songs for the Dead, BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b07...

» Example of Keening, Bridget Mullin (1950's): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvs8s...

The VERY Messed Up Origins™ of the Wendigo: Cannibal Demon | Native American Folklore Explained Oct 07, 2022

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▼ Credits ▼

» Researched by: Meredith Walker https://twitter.com/meredith_ancret & Jon Solo

» Written, Filmed, & Edited by: Jon Solo

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Manitous by Basil H. Johnston: https://www.amazon.com/Manitous-Supernatural-World-Ojibway/dp/0060927356

» Algernon Blackwood Story: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10897/10897-h/10897-h.htm

» Cree Elder Interview Download: https://www.ourvoices.ca/index/ourvoices-story-action/id.0002

» Swift Runner: https://www.executedtoday.com/2014/12/20/1879-swift-runner-wendigo/

» Wendigo Psychosis: https://dictionary.apa.org/windigo-psychosis

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» The art in the thumbnail is a by Chenthooran! Check out more of their work on Deviant Art! https://www.deviantart.com/chenthooran

» The illustrations of the Algernon Blackwood story were created by Michael Kellermeyer! Check out more of his incredible work here: https://www.deviantart.com/mgkellermeyer

» If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!

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» REVEALING MY INTRO SONG! https://goo.gl/Z9eHu1

» Spooky Background Music provided by CO.AG Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA

The Messed Up Origins™ of Jack-o'-Lanterns | Folklore Explained Oct 05, 2022

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This week we look at the origins of jack-o-lanterns.

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» ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins

» Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Credits ▼

» Written by Jon Solo

» Researched by Jon Solo and Jack Daly

• https://twitter.com/thefolklord

• https://www.instagram.com/archaicfutu...

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tr...

» The Dublin Penny Journal: https://www.jstor.org/stable/30004104...

» PBS video on Will-o'-the-Wisp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcNUx...

The Messed Up Origins™ of Corpse Bride | Folklore Explained Oct 03, 2022

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In this episode we dive into the origins of Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride.

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» ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Credits ▼

» Written by Jon Solo

» Researched by Jon Solo and Meredith Walker

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Tim Burton cites his inspiration for Corpse Bride: https://web.archive.org/web/201611061...

https://www.jweekly.com/2005/09/16/ti...

» https://tomtefairytaleblog.tumblr.com...

» summary of Howard Schwartz's "The Finger" https://imaginarius13.wordpress.com/2...

» Pogroms claim: https://friggasgirl.livejournal.com/3....

The Untold Mythology of Hercules's TWIN Brother: Iphicles | Greek Mythology Explained Sep 30, 2022

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Heracles has had enough time in the spotlight! This week we're covering the messed up mythology of his often-forgotten TWIN brother: Iphicles!

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» Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Credits ▼

» Researched by: Meredith Walker https://twitter.com/meredith_ancret & Jon Solo

» Written, Filmed, & Edited by: Jon Solo

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

» Apollodorus's Biblioteca/Library: https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodoru...

» Pausanias: https://www.theoi.com/Text/Pausanias8...

The Messed Up Origins™ of The Princess and the Frog | Disney Explained Sep 28, 2022

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In this episode we look at the many messed up tales that inspired Disney's The Princess and the Frog! It wasn't always true love's kiss that broke the curse...

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» ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist