Back Away Slowly
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Let's talk about the mysterious, the supernatural, the hidden, the lost-but-not-forgotten. What draws us back, time and time again, to these places of tragedy an unknown? I'll do my best to find out, and to let you know what I learn.
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(The entirety of the show is made without the use of AI; not to write the scripts, research for the episodes, or to create visuals. Everything is done by hand, by me. I do not consent for any part of Back Away Slowly to be used to train AI models, or in any other AI use. I do not consent for my voice to be used in training AI models, or in any other AI use.)
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S3E9 23: The Babysitter & the Man Upstairs [Part 2 of 2]
Time to wrap up the Babysitter & the Man Upstairs, now focusing on the symbolism within the urban legend. Who is the man upstairs, and why is he even there? We also go back to a few crimes in the…
S3E8 22: The Babysitter & the Man Upstairs [Part 1 of 2]
We owe a good deal of Halloween as we know it to the babysitter and her terrifying night of phone calls. On today’s episode, we cover versions of the legend itself, track the history of babysitting,…
S3E7 21: The Hookman & the Dead Boyfriend [Part 2 of 2]
It’s time to track down this Hookman, this Murderer of Boyfriends. Most of our explorations will take us down to the border of Texas and Arkansas, just after World War II. But this murderer has…
S3E6 20: The Hookman & The Dead Boyfriend [Part 1 of 2]
I’m not sure how popular Lover’s Lanes are these days; but even if they aren’t, these stories have immortalized the term seemingly into stone. However, these 2 legends are so close that they almost…
S3E5 19: Mall Abductions & Mutilations
Many shopping malls may be ghost towns now, but at one point, they were the place to be — but were they safe? And would you believe that people have been telling versions of these shopping mall…
S3E4 18: The Vanishing Hitchhiker [Part 2 of 2]
We wrap up the Vanishing Hitchhiker urban legend by tracking it all over the world. We do our best to understand its impacts in these countries and on those communities, as well as how the story…
S3E3 17: The Vanishing Hitchhiker [Part 1 of 2]
We stop the car to pick up possibly the oldest urban legend in existence. We all know that most ghosts frequent haunted houses and deteriorating estates — but this story is what happens when a spirit…
S3E2 16: The Halloween Sadist
How many of you were warned about razor blades in candy or apples when you were a kid? While one of the more recent urban legends, it’s nonetheless managed to cling onto news reports throughout the…
S3E1 15: Urban Legends
Welcome back to a 3rd year of Back Away Slowly! No prizes for guessing what this season’s about. Today’s episode is a crash course on urban legends in general, before we get into the meat &…
S2E8 14: The Jersey Devil - Part 3 of 3
And we're back for the final part of the Jersey Devil saga! We turn a critical eye to the numerous hoaxes and supposed 'Jersey Devils' that have sprung up all over New Jersey for centuries. We then…
S2E7 13: Interview with (Parapsychologist) Dylan Jones
Merry Christmas!As a special Christmas bonus, we take a practical look at ghost hunting culture at large with parapsychologist Dylan Jones. Note: I'm aware that this audio isn't the best in the…
S2E6 12: The Jersey Devil - Part 2 of 3
Let's take a look at a curated selection of Jersey Devil sightings throughout the years (don't worry, there's PLENTY). This will include a fascinating series of incidents, where the Jersey Devil kept…
S2E5 11: The Jersey Devil - Part 1 of 3
A horse? A donkey? A crane? A kangaroo? A dog? How about all of the above? The Pine Barrens are incredibly old, with an enormous variety of wildlife (I just didn't expect all of that variety to…
S2E4 10: Windigo (Wendigo) - Interview with Professor Brady DeSanti
Take a seat to listen in on my discussion with Professor Brady DeSanti about the windigo, Indigenous history, his own research and more. Needless to say, a huge thanks goes out to Professor DeSanti…
S2E3 9: Windigo (Wendigo) - Part 3 of 3
It's time to dig into what you're all familiar with, so we'll start exploring recent creations that involve the windigo. What media was the most accurate? Where did others fall short? What are the…
S2E2 8: Windigo (Wendigo) - Part 2 of 3
It's week 2, and we're diving right back into the windigo. We'll be looking a little closer at how the indigenous communities interacted with settlers about windigo belief, both positively and…
S2E1 7: Windigo (Wendigo) - Part 1 of 3
The windigo has had a death-grip on pop culture for the past decade or so, but what is it really? For the first part of this deep dive, we'll find out what this creature is, the many appearances it…
S1E7 Update 1
SURPRISE! Happy Holidays, everybody! I've got some extra stories, updates, and discoveries for you about the locations of Season 1. Thank you to story contributors (who wished to remain anonymous), …
S1E6 6: Bobby Mackey's Music World (Kentucky) - Part 2 of 2
What does the mob have to do with Bobby Mackey's? How did the supernatural forces begin to manifest in the building? What are people experiencing in the present day? And finally, let's have a chat…
S1E5 5: Bobby Mackey's Music World (Kentucky) - Part 1 of 2
Before we dig into Bobby Mackey’s, we have to cover the haunting history of the Newport area itself. Then we explore the biggest true crime case in Newport-Covington history, argued to be the…
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Back Away Slowly has published 23 episodes since October 2023, covering topics in History, Society & Culture.
Back Away Slowly is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 7m.
