The Devil’s Dirtstar

Episode 23: Aliens In My Garden!

Dirtlings, Ellsworth and Big Spoon are taking you down the Reddit Rabbit Hole to figure out what's going on with the viral aliens in your feed!

Riley gives the down low on the Garden Alien predicament in Great Britain, a defunct curiosity shop and the little Nazca humanoids found in a Peruvian airport. Ellie dredged up some very concerning yet hilarious videos from a real life Scooby Doo crew who ch...

Dirtlings, guess who’s in the Path of Totality? Your friendly neighborhood hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon! 

That’s right, they are back after a break and ready to be swallowed up by the Dirtstar. Follow along as Riley recounts a disturbing yet beautiful encounter with shimmering spirit beings from r/NoSleep on Reddit and a sprinkle of tales about people who ultimately succumbed to the effects of a solar eclipse (allegedly-ish). 

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Dirtlings, Ellsworth and Big Spoon dug deep inside the Dirtstar and uncovered a local legend littered with unhinged side bars from one of the worst years ever, 2023. You are most welcome.

Riley dives right into the tale of the Faust Lumberjack, a legend that has been haunting the Adirondacks for over a century. This story has all the genres and tropes we live for like a super isolated cabin in the woods, a loving family making a ne...

Dirtlings, it’s Valentine's Day, which means it’s a great time to talk about love demons. Follow your hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon down the tunnel of love to explore the origins of Cupid, from ancient Roman mythology, and to learn how to summon a tall, dark and handsome from the depths of Hell!

Riley will recount the mythos of Cupid, born from the power couple Venus and Mars and stories of this cherubic baby/youth shooting things ...

Dirtlings, we have another guest and friend of the pod inside the Dirtstar today! Kiwi joins Ellsworth and Big Spoon to share terrifying personal stories of astral projection, sleep paralysis and how to arrive in this spooky liminal space nearly at will. It helps to do lots of meditation or have several sleep disorders…

Pick a struggle.

So put on some cozy goth-lounge wear, brew some sleepy-time tea and join Kiwi, Ellie and Riley f...

STAY TUNED AT THE END OF THE SHOW FOR A SNEAK PEAK: CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT!

TLDR: Producer/Screenwriter Jason Ginsburg rocks Ellsworth’s and Big Spoon’s horror worlds with Classic Monster movie facts and anecdotes with behind the scenes knowledge and expertise from his time in the film industry, as they tell the classic tales of Gill-Man and Frankenstein’s Monster.

Very Long and a Must Read: Dirtlings, a third person found their way...

Dirtlings, we hope you slept well last night because this episode might make you think twice before getting some much needed shut eye. Come on a journey with your hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon to enter the realm of living nightmares deep inside the Dirtstar. But like really ‘cause this one is all about sleep paralysis! And why are there demons in here?!

Riley details the perfect recipe for conscious-immobility with a dash of halluc...

We never know where the Dirtstar may lead us and this time the road was long, winding and full of ghostly holiday chortles. In this episode of haunting Christmas history and tales, Ellsworth takes Big Spoon off the beaten path, over the embankment and into the Hamlet of Sidebar, where typical off-air conversations are fully welcome and here for all Dirtlings to enjoy!

Ellie dives into the history of Charles Dickens, the massively t...

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Dirtlings, you asked for this one, literally. Ellsworth devised a patron-poll with topics sure to ease us all into the winter months and Krampus won! Cozy up inside the Dirtstar with Ellie and Riley as we explore the dark and fascinating w...

There’s never a bad time to delve into the rich and chilling history of vampyres, amirite? Join your hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon to explore what's lurking in the Dirtstar: ancient folklore and mythology from different cultures that gave birth to the concept of vampyres! Weird… what’s that doing in there?

Together, Ellie and Riley trace the evolution of these blood thirsty ghouls across time and geography, covering their humble be...

Dirtlings, whether you believe in them or not, we’re pretty sure all of us have cringed just a smidge when stepping on a crack or ‘accidentally’ smashing a mirror to smithereens. Join your hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon as we travel to the southernmost regions of the Dirtstar to discuss some curious superstitions!

Riley will take ya’ll on a trip to the deep south to learn about modern traditions influenced by superstitions and lore ...

Dirtlings, we just can’t help ourselves: there’s one more topic we needed to sneak in for spooky season! The Devil’s Dirtstar is combining forces with Kinsey from The Good Old Days to uncover some truly intense and lesser known accounts of witch hunts and their subsequent trials throughout European History. Trust us when we tell you that the Salem Witch Trials were nearly a drop in the bucket in comparison! 

To follow up, and Big S...

Happy Halloween, Dirtlings! 

In today’s episode, Ellsworth and Big Spoon are interviewing a very special guest: Christopher Byrne! Not only is he a Spiritual Minister and Advisor but also a Life Coach, Energy Healer and  Psychic Intuitive Medium. Chris is going to take us on the journey of learning about his extrasensory abilities, how being an intuitive has impacted his life along with hundreds of others worldwide (pretty sure it’...

An extra long episode for our most precious friend's birthday (you know who you are!)

WARNING: 40 YEARS WORTH OF SPOILERS AHEAD

Dirtlings, sometimes best laid plans go off the rails and down a mine shaft. Our chill and spooky After Hours episode turned into a deep dive of the Halloween movie franchise! Follow your hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon headfirst down the Dirtstar to learn about one of the scariest horror villains of all tim...

WARNING: LISTENER AND VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. WE ARE COVERING TOPICS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE PHYSICAL REACTIONS OR MANIFESTATIONS. THE MIND IS A POWERFUL THING BUT SO ARE THESE DOLLS (ALLEGEDLY).

Dirtlings, for this episode we both took one for the team. Join your hosts Ellsworth and Big Spoon far inside the Dirtstar and dip your toes into the world of HAUNTED DOLLS. Yup, that's right: Riley braved researching PERGER DA DER...

It’s spooky season Dirtlings and you want to know what is way more scary than monsters? 

Germs, Dirtlings. The answer is germs.

Join Ellsworth and Big Spoon as we head into the Dirtstar to learn about pathogens that can cause severe illness in some and death in others! Ellie will teach us about Ignaz Sammelweis, a Hungarian physician who suspected that bacteria from autopsies was being spread to mothers about to hatch a baby or two...

Greetings Dirtlings. Today’s episode is a serious one: Ellsworth is going to teach us about Directed Energy Weapons and a theory going around social media that such weapons are what started the fires in Maui on August 8th, 2023. There are other theories as to the origin of the fires and we will dive into several of them, along with what we believe led up to the devastation which may have been decades in the making. Big Spoon will g...

Re-released on September 6th!! No, we didn’t just release a new episode, Ellsworth just accidentally republished an old one.. We let her out of her cage for two seconds and this is what happens. Don’t worry, we’re getting a better padlock. It's story time Dirtlings! Today, Big Spoon is going to tell you three epic tales of vengeance in Japan: the Soga Brothers, the Igagoe Vendetta at Iga Pass and to to...

That’s right Dirtlings, we’re rewinding time all the way back to the hot mess that caused everyone except Noah and his Ark to be wiped off the face of the Earth! Join Ellsworth and Big Spoon as we fall from grace down the Dirtstar, discovering how two hundred rebellious angels became the catalyst for the Great Flood. We’ll discuss several key Watchers who decided chillin' with mortals and gifting them forbidden knowledge sounded wa...