Cursewords and Crayons

Episode 217: Oh, Anna, who forsaken thee?

Baby’s First Exorcism! (It only took us forever.) 😈
This week, we’re diving into the dark, disturbing, and deeply debated case of Anna Michel—a young woman whose life ended in a horrifying blend of mental illness, religious fervor, and over sixty exorcisms.
That’s right, folks. 67 exorcism sessions. Ten months. Starvation. Stigmata. And a courtroom showdown that made international headlines. This case isn’t just tragic—it’s the real-life inspiration behind The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and it will leave you questioning everything from medical ethics to the power of belief.
Was Anna possessed? Was she failed by modern medicine? Or did something more sinister play out in that small Bavarian village?
👜 This week’s Show and Tell?Amy brings us the magic of "grown-up diaper bags"—aka the best tote bags for when you're hauling your emotional support crafts, notebooks, and rage snacks from room to room. (And yes, we’re linking some faves in the Amazon Storefront because ✨organization is self-care✨.)
So light a candle, pour something holy (or unholy), and settle in for our first-ever demonic possession episode—and one of the most controversial true crime cases in religious history.
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Episode 216: Giddings Goodbye

Some monsters don’t need masks—they just need a master key.
This week on Cursewords and Crayons: True Crime, we’re covering the horrific and heartbreaking murder of Lauren Giddings—a bright, compassionate young woman with her entire future ahead of her. Lauren was on the verge of becoming a defense attorney when she suddenly disappeared in the summer of 2011. What began as a missing persons case quickly spiraled into one of the most chilling crimes to ever shake Macon, Georgia.
We’ll walk through the investigation, the red flags, the police interview that went viral for all the wrong reasons, and the tragic reminder that Lauren knew something wasn’t right.
💡 Show & Tell this week: Reflective stickers! Zee’s on a mission to make sure you’re visible out there—because if true crime has taught us anything, it’s that safety is not an overreaction.
So grab a drink, take a deep breath, and join us as we honor Lauren’s life and talk about what it means to listen to your gut, trust your instincts, and look out for one another.
🕯️ As always, we center the victim. Lauren deserved so much more than what happened to her and her story deserves to be told.
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Episode 215: YeeHaw

Yeehaw and hell naw, friends—this one’s for the ghost-loving cowpokes. 🤠👻
This week on Cursewords and Crayons, we’re trading crime scene tape for tumbleweeds and heading straight into the haunted heart of the Old West. That’s right—we’re saddling up for a round-up of Old West scary stories: haunted saloons, ghostly miners, outlaw curses, and dusty towns where things still go bump in the night.
If you thought true crime was creepy, wait until you hear what’s lurking in abandoned gold rush hotels and forgotten desert trails. Spoiler alert: the ghosts out here don’t mess around.
We’ve got: 🌵 Gun-slingin’ phantoms 🪦 Spiteful spirits 🏚️ Towns that time (and the living) left behind
So grab a shot of something strong, maybe don’t look too hard into that mirror, and settle in for a ghost story sesh with your two favorite chaos gremlins.
🕯️ Show and Tell this week? Amy’s bringing the vibes with Witch City Wicks, because if you’re going to talk about haunted frontier towns, you might as well do it by candlelight that smells like a forest hex.
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Episode 214: Appalachian Adventure

Grab your coffee, your to-do list, and maybe a protective charm or two — because this week, Zee’s taking us deep into Appalachian cryptid country! From the heart-stealing Raven Mocker, to the tentacled terror known as the Snallygaster, to the apple-chucking menace called the Albatwitch, we’re ranking these winged (and wing-adjacent) nightmares and deciding which one we’d least want to meet in the dark.
It’s weird, it’s spooky, it’s very us.
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