A summer scare rooted in urban legend and real-life horror. From the hook-handed tale that haunted teenage lovers, to the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, to the film I Know What You Did Last Summer—and the chilling true story of author Lois Duncan’s murdered daughter. What begins as a cautionary campfire story spirals into a web of true crime, pop culture, and devastating personal loss. The truth behind the fiction is darker than you think.
Episode Sources:
“The Texarkana Moonlight Murders” by Micheal Whelan, September 30, 2018, Unresolved Podcast
“Legend of The Hookman” by Delphini Riddle, June 14, 2020, The Business Standard
“Hook Man Legend” last edited on July 14, 2014, Supernatural Wiki
“Urban Legend Fact or Fiction: The Hook Hand Killer” by Amy Davis, May 30, 2023, NerdBot
“Texas Cold Case: Texarkana Moonlight Murders” by Dusty Ellis, October 5, 2022, Concho Valley
“Texarkana Murder Mystery” by Prudence Mackintosh, December 2014, TexasMonthly
“The Hook” retold by S.E. Schlosser, excerpted from “Spooky Campfire Tales” by S.E. Schlosser
“Spooky Campfire Tales” by S.E. Schlosser
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” on IMDb
“Kaitlyn Arquette” from Unsolved Mysteries
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