What could cause hundreds of children to get sick at once? This week we discuss the peculiar Hollinwell Incident. This one is so interesting with the various ages in witnesses, and its recency compared to the Dancing Plague. So much to think about, but we think we may have cracked the case!
See you Monday!
2025-05-04 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week's episode of Movie Club, we continue to branch out into other genres and tackle the Spike Lee heist movie Inside Man.
Sensitive topics: racism, war crimes, gun violence
"Awkward Meeting", "Crypto", "Echoes of Time v2", "Redletter", "Stay the Course"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 2025-05-02 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy May! It’s one of our favorite times of the year because we get a new May Day Mystery! In case you missed that episode, have a listen!
With the holiday here today, we are going to declassify the May Day Mystery research outline.
Trevor brought us the first heist film of Movie Club canon: Inside Man, and Jillia...
2025-05-01 22:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Examining the murky investigation and prime suspects behind the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
On one of Stockholm’s busiest streets, Sweden’s Prime Minister was gunned down after a night at the movies. What followed was one of the largest investigations in Europe’s history involving conspiracy theories of spies, political enemies, and foreign governments. Today, we uncover the assassination of Olof Palme.
2025-04-28 07:14:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Some have called this case Sweden’s JFK assassination. It’s still unclear who killed Prime Minister Olof Palme, but like JFK there are tons of theories and little details to the case. We got to take a look at a piece of history we weren’t familiar with, and the story is very interesting.
See you Monday!
2025-04-27 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Field Work! This is Red Web's new monthly horror gameplay series. This month, the four of us dive into R.E.P.O.
Let us know what games you'd like to see us play! Sometimes we'll do multiplayer games like we did this month, but sometimes we'll experience a single player game together.
2025-04-23 17:00:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Unpacking the eerie question of whether Christopher Case died from a curse or natural causes.
After returning from what should have been a regular work trip, a man began to call his friends in a panic, fearing for his life. One week later, police found him deceased. Was this an untimely medical tragedy, or an attack of the paranormal? Today, we’re discussing the mysterious Death of Christopher Case.
2025-04-21 07:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Can you literally be scared to death? This week we look at the urban legend of Christopher Case who was found dead after telling his friends he’d been curse. We aren’t sure how true the story is, but his death is real and still very curious!
See you Monday!
2025-04-20 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on Movie Club, we tackle the Spanish horror movie based on the first police report in Spain where an officer claimed to witness paranormal activity, Veronica.
Sensitive topics: self-harm, suicide, gore, child death, nudity
"Awkward Meeting", "Crypto", "Echoes of Time v2", "Redletter", "Stay the Course"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 2025-04-18 15:00:23 +0000 UTC
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Buff Scientists and Squonks can join HQ in the Patreon-exclusive Discord tomorrow for a live recording of Break Room! It's a new show where we discuss non-mystery and mystery stuff alike.
Join us at 6pm CST <3
If you have trouble accessing the Discord, follow this guide.
2025-04-15 22:10:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Exploring the story behind these mysterious sightings and the possibility of UFOs and government coverups, the Lubbock Lights.
In 1951, strange lights were seen darting across the skies of Lubbock, Texas—witnessed by dozens, including scientists and military personnel. The case drew national attention and became one of the few sightings labeled “unknown” by Project Blue Book. Today, we investigate the mystery of the Lubbock Lights.
2025-04-14 07:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
After seeing the Lubbock Lights come up so much in Project Blue Book files, we just had to cover it! This UFO sighting is considered credible because of the college professors who saw the lights multiple times. Fun fact: the Lubbock Lights are among the 701 out of 12,618 to be deemed “unknown” after the PBB investigation.
See you Monday!
2025-04-13 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Break Room! Red Web's new podcast behind the mysteries where we discuss life and everything non-mystery. This week we discuss everything from Alfredo's goofball dog to Trevor's haunted DVDs.
Come be part of the conversation! Break Room is recorded LIVE every month with Buff Minds and Squonks.
2025-04-11 14:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The moment we've all been waiting for!
After 64 mysteries, 6 weeks of voting, and countless tears (RIP Squonk) our champion for all of Mystery Madness has been decided!
The winner of Mystery Madness 2025 is... Lake City Quiet Pills!
I think in the end we all expected this final four, but it was especially fun to see some of our juggernauts go up against one another.
Thank you so much for all the fun w...
2025-04-10 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In honor of our fallen friends, we present to you the Obscure Cryptids research outline! After discovering Squonk and needing to feature him in an episode, we found 2 other funky cryptids to help make it a full length episode. I still can’t believe Skunk Ape loves lima beans.
2025-04-09 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Examining the story and suspects behind the cold case of the disappearance of college student Paula Jean Welden.
In a cold December in 1946, a Bennington College student embarked on an afternoon hike in Vermont, but never returned. After an extensive search for the 18-year-old, the case ultimately ran cold. Today, we discuss the Disappearance of Paula Jean Welden.
This week we discuss the mysterious and historical case of Paula Jean Welden. Despite so many witnesses, she went missing along a hiking trail near her college campus. This case was so big, it led to the formation of the Vermont State Police! Plus, we get to talk about classic theories like the Bennington Triangle and Missing 411.
See you Monday!
2025-04-06 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It's all come down to this. 64 mysteries, 5 weeks of voting, and countless tears bring us to 2025's Championship Round of Mystery Madness:
On this week's episode of Movie Club, we take a slight detour from horror as we watch the sci-fi action movie Upgrade. Let us know what you think of dipping into other genres!
Sensitive topics: violence, gore, self-harm, suicide
"Awkward Meeting", "Crypto", "Echoes of Time v2", "Redletter", "Stay the Course"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 2025-04-04 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The results of the Fearsome Four are here! Thank you all for your votes and comments.
We've got nothing but heartbreak today as we come down to the Championship Round! All four topics are literally our children.
After much meta-arguing back and forth within the Red Web Instagram stories, it has been decided that... Squonk... will not be making it to the ...
2025-04-03 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy April, Task Force! No April Fools, we have been cooking somewhere in the backrooms of HQ.
Mystery Madness continues and it’s getting kinda serious now! The final two recap videos are dropping this month!
The video version of the podcast is here for good!!
We watched two late 2010s movies for Movie Club: Upgrade and Veronica!
Live recording of
A look at the history behind the U.S. government program intended to utilize psychics for purpose of espionage, the Stargate Project.
During the Cold War, reports claimed the Soviet Union was studying mind control, extrasensory perception, and even psychokinesis. In response, the U.S. launched a top-secret program to harness the power of the mind for espionage. Today, we uncover the strange history of the Stargate Project.
2025-03-31 07:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again we found ourselves down a rabbit hole of declassified government documents! This time we looked into the Stargate Project, when the US government research basically studied mind control! It went way deeper than we expected. Maybe we should look into this for the Task Force.
See you Monday!
2025-03-30 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Round 5 of Mystery Madness is here and voting begins NOW!
Voting is open to everyone by clicking HERE
For our reactions to the results of Round 4, click here for the recap video.
We're down to just four mysteries:
Cicada 3301 2025-03-29 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The results of the Eerie Eight are here! Thank you all for your votes and comments.
Things are really dwindling down now and we saw one super close match while Squonk appears to be losing steam. The Fearsome Four line-ups are going to be tough in Round 5, starting this Saturday!
Is your favorite still in the fight?
Which 2 will go head to head in the Championship?
We continue the fight in the F...
2025-03-27 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Exploring the science and conspiracy theories behind the phenomenon that gave dozens of diplomats concerning symptoms, Havana Syndrome.
In 2016, U.S. diplomats in Cuba began reporting strange symptoms—piercing headaches, dizziness, and an unexplained sense of pressure in their heads. Over time, more cases emerged, spreading beyond Cuba and fueling theories of high-tech weapons and espionage. Today, we explore the unsettling mystery of Havana Syndrome.
2025-03-24 07:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we are talking about the strange phenomenon of Havana Syndrome. Why are US agents reporting strange symptoms after being in Cuba? Some of the theories are pretty interesting, but the lack of clear answers has lead to many believing in a deeper conspiracy.
See you Monday!
2025-03-23 18:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Round 4 of Mystery Madness is here and voting begins NOW!
Voting is open to everyone by clicking HERE
For our reactions to the results of Round 3, click here for the recap video.
SO. MANY. DEFEATS.
Zodiac Killer, Men in Black, and Project Bl...
2025-03-22 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on Movie Club we take a trip back in time and watch what might be the oldest movie any of us have seen: 1933's The Invisible Man. Thank you to Task Force member EchthelionII for suggesting this to us!
Sensitive topics: animal cruelty
"Awkward Meeting", "Crypto", "Echoes of Time v2", "Redletter", "Stay the Course"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By ...
The results of the Secret Sixteen are in! Thank you all for your votes and comments.
We saw a mix of folks who thought this was easier than last week, and a few who had to pick their darlings. Either way, we ended up with a hefty majority in each of these battles which means the Eerie Eight are going to be tough in Round 4, starting this Saturday!
Is your favorite still in the fight?
Who do you think will take it all?
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