Things Wearing Human Faces
Summary
This episode explores multiple accounts of "mimics" or doppelgängers, featuring a Canadian soldier who encounters a bald, faceless figure in a training village, an Indonesian sailor who rescues a sailor from a river where an old woman attacks him, and a US Marine who sees a featureless humanoid in the woods. It also includes a story from Iraq about an interpreter haunted by ghouls and a white dog, as well as an Iranian man’s childhood experience with a creature that perfectly mimicked his uncle. The host discusses how these entities exploit familiarity to deceive victims, contrasting them w…
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Toyota Trucks
Intro: The Gagetown Incident
Sponsor: Aura Data Protection
Story: The Bald Head at CFB Gagetown
Story: The Jinn in the Indonesian River
Story: The Faceless Marine in the Bush
Story: The Ghoul and the White Dog in Iraq
Story: The Doppelganger in Iran
Analysis: Common Themes in Mimic Stories
Discussion: Explaining the Marine Story
Personal Story: Marine Recon Training in Hawaii
Outro and Credits
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