Guide to the Unknown 182: New Orleans Scares Us

New Orleans has a rich history and wild reputation...know what else it has?

GHOSTS, VAMPIRES, MONSTERS, AND ALL KINDS OF URBAN LEGENDS!

We talk about some New Orleans-specific cryptids, a group of women known as The Casket Girls (great name), and the New Orleans-vampire connection.

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