Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2026-09-24
Books mentioned on CLASSIC: Can an Object be Haunted?
According to the authors of horror stories, haunting isn't just for houses. In countless works of fiction, all sorts of objects can become to a spirit -- and, over the centuries, countless people have sworn they encountered a haunted object in real life.
Ben Bowlin discussed Christine by Stephen King and From a Buick 8 by Stephen King. Matt Frederick discussed The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Christine
Christine by Stephen King is a classic horror novel about a malevolent, vintage 1958 Plymouth Fury possessed by a sinister supernatural force that slowly corrupts its young owner.
Discussed“What is that Stephen King piece of writing about a haunted car? Which one? There are like three. There's Christine.”
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From a Buick 8
From a Buick 8 by Stephen King is a dark, suspenseful novel centering on a mysterious, otherworldly car stored away by state troopers in rural Pennsylvania.
Discussed“What is that Stephen King piece of writing about a haunted car? Which one? There are like three. There's Christine. There's from a Buick. I can't remember the year. The Buick. Buick 8.”
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The Crucible
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a classic theatrical play that dramatizes the Salem witch trials as an allegory for mass hysteria, conformity, and political persecution.
Discussed“Wasn't there a thing about poppets in the crucible, about that being sort of a witchy item, a poppet?”
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