For the Weekend Warriors, Weirdos & Whackjobs - Issue #96
You’ve been served (your weekly dose of weird)
Not sure about the rest of you, but it’s been feeling a little Twilight Zone-y around here. We’re drifting between seasons, clinging to our sanity by burying ourselves in work and only surfacing for water, coffee, and the occasional Coke Zero.
We’re cooking up content while crisp fall and Halloween creep closer—the one time of year when even adults who were once weird little kids can indulge in the thrill of the macabre.
Got a ghost story or a strange tale to share? Send it our way at admin@bullshithunting.com. We won’t publish it, we’re just in the mood to hear it.
What We Wrote
This week, all subscribers received Justin’s latest, Sh*tistics: Accidental CSAM Edition. We look at sworn testimony from a DHS Special Agent that was inaccurate, inflammatory, and designed to shock a jury into conviction. Justin digs into transcripts, tech, and the research to show how accidental downloads on peer-to-peer networks complicate CSAM prosecutions, and how victims end up poorly served by the people claiming to protect them.
Going out to paid subscribers was The Trick to Cooperation. Kennedy revisits the unnerving experience of being subpoenaed to testify against the stalker of a former partner, bringing you inside the surreal atmosphere of a trial where both the process and the people have an impact. Dropping for everyone next week.
What Justin Recommends
Book | Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Movies by Nina Nesseth 🇨🇦 - A fascinating trip through the science of fear, anticipation, tension, jump scares and so much more. Nina is able to weave our favourite horror movies together with science, interviews and humour that is hard to find all in the same book. Must-have for your bookshelf.
Documentary | Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror - A fun, dark, and incredibly deep dive into the history of the LGBTQ+ community in horror.
Article | A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time by Mario Ariza - An infuriating article on how a vindictive insurer in Florida is trampling on homeowners rights using forced arbitration.
Alright kids, we’ll have more to share next week.
Until then,
Your Bullshit Hunting Crew