S1.E40 - Knocking Caskets: Tales from Tunnels to the French Quarter

The Pandemonium team is back with another unhinged episode - and this time, we’re diving headfirst into the eerie, the unexplained, and the downright weird. Welcome to October - Pandemonium style. That’s right! We're discussing Cryptids, hauntings, and all things Spoopy for the ENTIRE month of October!This episode we go from deep mining tunnels to French Cajun Louisiana, chasing the spooky trail of folklore, old wives’ tales, and unsettling local legends.This week, Rachel and Cat crack open the chilling stories of the Tommy Knockers - the mischievous (and maybe murderous) cousins of leprechauns - and the haunting mystery of Louisiana’s Casket Girls and their rumored vampiric ties.We’re talking empanadas, crosses, boarding houses, and a whole lot of creepy.So grab your garlic, pour a drink, and settle in as we feed the Fae, confront some haunted nuns, and dig into the bones of folklore. Links we used - Tommy Knockers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_(folklore) https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Knocker https://www.icysedgwick.com/knockers/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-tommyknockers/https://steemit.com/history/@itsallfolklore/knockers-ghosts-and-tommyknockershttps://www.ncm.org.uk/news/tommyknockers/ https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_pasties.htmlhttps://www.tumblr.com/bestiarium/679966497965309952/the-knockers-cornish-folklore-celtic-folklorehttps://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2023/10/11/tommyknockers Links we used - Casket Girls: https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/history/the-casket-girls-of-new-orleans/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casquette_girlhttps://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/ https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/https://locationsoflore.com/2022/08/06/casket-girls-new-orleans-vampire-tale/https://www.neworleanslegendarywalkingtours.com/blog/womens-history-month-the-casket-girls/https://www.geni.com/projects/Casket-Girls/436 https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans.https://www.maritawoywodcrandle.com/secret-letter. https://www.verylocal.com/ursuline-convent-casket-girls/20209/https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/explorers/sitec23.htm.https://nouvelleorleans.consulfrance.org/lieux-de-memoire-francais-en-3186.https://www.kmmcfarland.com/blog/new-orleans-vampires-and-the-ursuline-nuns.https://www.stlouiscathedral.org/convent-museum. https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=djglp.https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/pelican-girls/