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Jack of All Graves

Jack of All Graves

A storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.

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01:16:15

Ep. 55: Dumb ways to die

Jack of All Graves ·

2021/09/19

Sometimes you just have to laugh at death and the chaotic and humiliating ways in which it strikes. Highlights:[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the Donner Party [22:45] We have some announcements, including book club on September 25th and a VERY special milestone episode on October 16th! [33:40] We discuss the wild week in movies we’ve just had [54:00] We talk about the poetry of a stupid death, and share some of our favorites

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01:12:20

Ep. 54: Animal defenses

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2021/09/13

As we’ve said time and time again, there’s no end to the horrors of nature. This week we’re delving into the wild ways members of the animal kingdom have evolved and learned to defend themselves against predators and unwanted advances. Highlights:[0:00] Mark tries to convince terrified-flyer CoRri that sometimes plane crashes can be funny [12:55] Mark’s got a new positive character arc for season 2 of JoAG, and CoRri’s basement is still garbage. But hey! Go write us a review on

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01:34:54

Ep. 53: Floods & FrightFests

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2021/09/06

It’s been a rough week as Tropical Storm Ida left CoRri swimming in her basement. We get into what it’s like to weather a natural disaster, and then we’re joined by Tara Court of The Killening podcast and horror/sci-fi author David Court to talk about FrightFest and the new movies you should be looking out for. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri forgot to research a cold open because her house flooded in Tropical Storm Ida [16:56] We recap our watch-along and ask for your questions for

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01:25:46

Ep. 52: The JoAGiversary

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2021/08/30

Mark is drunk. CoRri is tired. This is our one year anniversary ramble about vacations, movies, why the world is a giant mess, and why we still need each other and the JoAg fam. Highlights: [0:00] The wild disarticulated feet of British Columbia [18:25] Mark pops some champagne to celebrate one year of JoAG [23:00] We discuss our respective trips to Knoxvillle, TN and the Isle of Wight [36:20] We get into what we’ve watched this week [1hr3] Mark has a book rec, we have a book

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01:31:21

Ep. 51: Hiking can be murder

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2021/08/22

We’ve both been doing a lot of hiking lately, and given the kind of people we are, that obviously raises an important question: What are the various ways in which you can die while on a hike? Highlights:[0:00] CoRri tells Mark the story of the town that murdered a man [18:30] CoRri is causing mass psychogenic illness and we don’t know if there are giraffes in Sri Lanka [25:30] State of the Pod: We talk about exploitative true crime podcasts and whether we actually are

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01:21:36

Ep. 50: Nightmare toys

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2021/08/15

Some toys are horrifying because they’re simply unsettling; others are horrifying because they maim and even kill. We’re taking a look at some memorable offenders of both kinds. [0:00] CoRri answer Mark’s question from several weeks ago: Is there a disorder that can make you fearless? [23:00] We jump straight into some JoAG therapy. We’re having a hard time, friends, but we’re doing our best. [29:15] To top off our own personal issues, we discuss some terrible news from the UK

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01:28:03

Ep. 49: Dead tired

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2021/08/09

While Mark might be quick to point out that 1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you, turns out there are all kinds of other things to fear about sleeping besides guys with knife hands — from sleep paralysis demons to insomnia that literally kills. Highlights:[0:00] Am I a psychopath? Are you? Mark has one (bullshit) question to help you find out [11:45] Welcoming Mark back from vacation causes us to spiral into talking about the nightmare of living in America [21:30] We have a bit of

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01:51:55

Ep. 48: The EXvangelicals

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2021/08/02

Mark’s on a camping trip, so the inimitable Kristin Latourelle joins Corrigan to discuss their shared evangelical past and the very, very thin — possibly non-existent — line between mainstream Christianity and a cult. It’s a long one, so, y’know, use the time stamps. Highlights:[0:00] CoRri tells Kristin the story of Ursula and Sabina Eriksson and their strange case of folie à deux. [20:00] CoRri welcomes back Kristin and we announce a little book club we’re doing in conjunction

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01:43:36

Ep. 47: Torture

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2021/07/26

This week we’re diving into torture, whether state sanctioned or the work of criminal elements like cartels and serial killers. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri talks about the tragic and terrifying Lake Nyos disaster [16:40] Mark issues and episode content warning for descriptions of torture, we re-introduce our wonderful guest, Hollywood Steve of the Dead and Lovely podcast, and we talk about Mark’s need for sensory input that drove this week’s choice of topic. [28:55] We recap our

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01:10:54

Ep. 46: Sick, sad world

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2021/07/18

This week we’ve been sending news headlines back and forth to each other, so we thought we’d share some of the world’s weirdness with you -- from the death of a real tall horse to Anthony Bourdain's AI voice and beyond. Highlights: [0:00] Mark loves Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark [11:00] A listener witnessed someone actually getting stuck in quicksand! [18:00] We remind everyone we’re watching Fright Night (1985) over Discord Saturday, July 24th @8pm GMT, 3pm EST, 12pm PDT

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01:19:11

Ep. 45: No pain, no gain?

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2021/07/12

Mark wondered about the connection between suffering/oppression and innovation/progress, so we explore whether these things are inherently connected. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about the phenomenon of mass psychogenic illness, and it turns out Mark has experienced it [22:50] Not to harp on this soccer thing, but boy does it bring out the worst in the UK. Still, CoRri got kind of into it. Plus, a reminder that July 24th is our vampire watch-along and you should vote in

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01:04:03

Ep. 44: Mid-week movie madness special

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2021/07/08

Somehow Mark got it into his head that we could do a 10-15 minute mini-sode in which we discussed the movies we watched this week, but you’ve all listened to this podcast, so it’ll come as no surprise to you that we spent an hour on it. Highlights: [0:00] We talk about a couple terrible murder cases out of the UK [16:15] We explain why we missed Sunday, we talk about Mark’s terrible idea for our one year anniversary episode, and we discuss how impressionable CoRri is [24:30] Our

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01:30:18

Ep. 43 : Horror is the fear vaccine

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2021/06/27

CoRri’s been thinking lately about what fear is, and why some things break through the fear callous we’ve built up over the years and send us running to pull the covers over our heads, so we discuss our biggest fears and what our brains are doing when they hit us. Highlights: [0:00] Mark discusses the inhospitable, deadly landscape of Australia and does some VERY aggressive Australian accent work [14:27] Mark is super into Alita: Battle Angel and CoRri learns the word

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01:18:12

Ep. 42: Satanic, don't panic

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2021/06/20

An ex-vangelical and a Satanist walk into a podcast.... HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about primary amebic meningoencephalitis — otherwise known as brain-eating amoebas [16:50] We recap our amazing boatcore watch-along and the wonderful movies we watched this week [29:00] Mark shares a listener story and we talk about whether there’s some cosmic connection that allows us to know something has happened before we’re told about it [37:30] We get into our main topic, Satanic

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01:28:38

Ep. 41: Cursed films

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2021/06/14

Whether it’s fires on sets, cast member deaths, or IRA bombs, some movies just seem to draw catastrophe. Some people would even say they’re cursed. I mean, we wouldn’t, but some people would. Let’s chat about them. Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRri about some nightmarish types of cysts [14:02] Mark wonders about what our listeners are doing while listening to us, and we discuss our upcoming boatcore watch-along. We’re watching Ghost Ship on June 19th at noon PDT/3pm EST/8pm

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01:22:16

Ep. 40: The stinkhole moment

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2021/06/07

As happens from time to time, we had a plan for where this episode was going, and then it happened very differently from that plan. So, this week, we have Mark’s big brother on the ‘cast to talk about sinkholes, movie demons, and his deep love for Hereditary. It’s a meander, but it’s a heartfelt one. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri unintentionally channels one of Mark’s most primal fears when she decides to tell him about sinkholes [14:50] Mark’s brother Alan is here! [21:45] We talk

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01:36:09

Ep. 39: Movies that murdered

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2021/06/01

Freak accidents happen, sure, and sometimes you take every precaution and tragedies still unfold… but that’s not what happened in the stories we’re telling today. This week we discuss deaths on movie sets and the hubris of the filmmakers who caused them. Highights: [0:00] Marks talks about the time he was an extra in an unreleased movie filmed in a sex dungeon [8:36] We talk about the lively facebook discussion that ensued from last week’s episode and announce our next

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01:30:37

Ep. 38: Pufferfish, pufferfish, pass

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2021/05/24

We’re in the mood to fight each other this week, whether over the merits of the Hellboy remake, or rehashing one of our earlier debates about addiction. We know each other better now, so the gloves are off. In this whirlwind episode, topics span from a cursed lake and America’s civil war, to the trouble with Zack Snyder, to whether an affinity for getting high is a mammalian impulse — and if so, what that means. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Mark about America’s most cursed

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01:16:17

Ep. 37: The suicide contagion

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2021/05/17

We live in the age of memes and mass media, so we all know that some ideas are especially contagious. In this episode, we delve into the phenomenon of suicide clusters and the media’s culpability in spawning copycats. Highlights [0:00] Where have all the soundtracks gone? Mark laments the loss of the title banger from eighties and nineties horror movies. [12:25] A reminder to watch Thirteen Ghosts with us on the 22nd of May [join our Discord to take

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01:19:27

Ep. 36 - Wrasslin'

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2021/05/09

We’ve got one of CoRri’s childhood besties, Duncan Newton-Gaines, on the show this week to help Mark initiate CoRri into a love-hate relationship with the tragic, awesome, exploitative, magical art of pro wrestling. Highlights [0:00] CoRri explains why, if you think you have ghosts, it might not be ghosts. And you’re also probably the one leaving yourself those cryptic post-it notes, not your landlord. [18:50] We introduce our guest, talk about why tattoos are great and fraught,

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