Gonarch's Lair episode 49: Hallowe’en Special part 1 ~ Basement Blues

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It’s Trick and/or treat time, darling Deadcrabs, as our fourth Hallowe’en special is broadcast directly from beyond the spectral plane; the tormented terrors continue their quest for eternal rest, hopeful their unfinished business shall be accomplished once this supernatural soiree concludes. Supplied with a variety of sweet treats to keep their spirits up, our shadowy shapeshifters start their stricken struggle by scrutinising ghost folklore: the signs and sightings, controversial methods of contact and conjuration, and the scepticism and scientific evidence that contradicts their existence; we witness the resurrection of a long deceased joke, give ourselves monstrous monikers and we learn the legend of Boiler Bill. We slay the initial lump of this lucid illusion with the fallout from the PAC-MAN 256 Community Challenge and a paralysingly painful Sensi Soaks update, but not before discussing the Crazy Frog, bread puns, flooded towns, school trips, future cars, horoscopes, and UFOs; we take a stab at an abominable Bushtucker Trial, debate whether we would prefer to be a ghost or bust them and we do our worst apparition imitations. Indian burial grounds include Ross being a gentleman, Simon coming back from the dead and Thom regretting his pseudonym.