mother's day (feat. mother)

In this Mother's Day special, host Meredith invites her mother Robin on the podcast to explore the eerie intersection of motherhood and horror—both in pop culture and in personal experience. The episode opens with a chilling story from Meredith’s childhood: as a young boy, he and his twin brother repeatedly encountered a doppelgänger of their mother—her voice calling from the garage when she was upstairs, her image on the stairs in mismatched clothes, and a terrifying encounter at 2 a.m. that left him paralyzed with dread. Years later, his mother confessed she’d experienced something similar—seeing her husband walk into the bathroom, only to find him in bed. The story is layered with psychological unease, suggesting a haunting presence tied to the family home. This is followed by a terrifying account from a nursing student who, during a routine shift, experienced a total system failure in a patient’s room—lights, monitors, and IV pumps going dark—only for the elderly patient to scream, 'Not you! Him! The man behind you!'—a moment that left him convinced a spectral entity was targeting him. His mother, a medical professional, finds the story deeply credible, noting its clinical precision and emotional authenticity. The episode closes with a tender, humorous exchange about her irrational fear of being disliked for her freckles—adding a poignant, human counterpoint to the supernatural dread.