Camping is Canceled.
Every week, sisters-in-law Gen and Kait deep-dive into stories of murder, survival, and the paranormal. New episodes are released every Friday at 9 a.m. CT wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @campingiscanceledSend case suggestions and any personal stories of survival or encounters with the paranormal that you'd like to share on the podcast to campingiscanceled@gmail.com
Episodes
EP 98: "A Body in Every Bed” — The 1912 Villisca Axe Murders (Part I)
June 10th, 1912. A quiet Iowa town woke to the discovery of one of the most gruesome crimes in American history. Eight people — including six children — were found brutally murdered in their beds. Over a century later, the case remains unso…
EP 97: "Double Trouble" — A Doppelgänger Deep Dive
Have you ever locked eyes with someone who looked exactly like you? Or heard the old superstition that seeing your double means death is near? This week, we’re pulling back the veil on one of folklore’s creepiest figures: the doppelgänger.⚠…
EP 96: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part VI, Dennis Gets Got)
We’ve made it, campers—the conclusion of the BTK saga. In this final chapter, we watch the seemingly ordinary father and church leader Dennis Rader unravel, thanks in part to someone far closer to him than police could have imagined.From hi…
BONUS: The Camp Bulletin — Worst Flight Ever, OnlyFans Murder, & FBI's Most Wanted
There’s just that much horrible shit happening in the world. First up: a Southwest Airlines passenger found guilty of groping the woman next to him mid-flight has the audacity to call it “flirting.” Sir, no. Spoiler: the jury took only 30 m…
BONUS: The Camp Bulletin (Vol. 10) — Poisoned Preschools, Bear Attacks, and Something Sinister in New England
Welcome back, campers. It’s another chaotic, creepy week in the woods, and we’ve got a full Camp Bulletin to prove it. From lead-laced school lunches to harrowing survival stories and a possible serial killer flying under the radar, this on…
BONUS: The Camp Bulletin (Vol. 9) — Screams in the Woods & a Fuzzy Man with No Eyes
Welcome to the Camp Bulletin: where cute baby giggles meet existential terror. This week, we cracked open a bottle of Reddit’s darkest forest lore, with spine-snapping tales from real-life search and rescue teams. But first, we extend our l…
EP 95: “Terror in Wichita” — The Story of ‘Bind-Torture-Kill’ Killer Dennis Rader (Part V)
Welcome back, campers. This week, we’re diving into part five of our BTK deep dive, and this time, it’s personal, because the episode isn’t just about Dickwad Dennis (as we call him). It’s also about someone who stood on the other side of t…
BONUS: The Camp Bulletin (Vol. 8) — Skeletons in the Closet & Altitude Sickness
The world is truly unwell. In this special episode (usually reserved for our Patreon subscribers), we spiral through a skull found in a college storage closet, a 14-year-old who walked off a cliff while hallucinating Kermit the Frog, and a …
EP 94: Stories from the Woods (& Why We Stay Out of Them)
This week’s episode is a campfire story special, filled with the kind of tales you were absolutely too young to hear at summer camp. You know the ones: the eerie, blood-chilling, “definitely real” stories passed around by flashlights in the…
EP 93: The Reddit Files — Roommates From Hell
This one’s for everyone who’s ever had a roommate horror story… or survived one.This week, we scroll straight into Reddit’s darkest roommate tales: from petty revenge to straight-up terrifying encounters. We spiraled while listening to shoc…
EP 92: "I'm 4 Years Old Now, But I Died as a WWII Fighter Pilot" — The Bizarre Phenomena of Past Lives
This week’s episode takes us straight into the realm of chills, childhood, and...reincarnation? From creepy Reddit confessions to real-world research, we dive into stories that blur the lines between imagination, memory, and mystery.Startin…
EP 91: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part IV)
You knew we weren’t done yet. In Part 4 of the BTK series, we return to Wichita to cover the final set of Dennis Rader’s horrifying crimes—and the unraveling cracks in his double life. This episode picks up after the murder of Nancy Fox and…
EP 90: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part III)
Dennis Rader is back (ugh), and Part III picks up right where we left off in 1977: with a monster hiding in plain sight. In this episode, we dive into Dennis's bizarre mix of obsessive murder-planning (then abrupt & outrageous spontaneousne…
EP 89 AUDIOBOOK: Gen FINISHES Reading Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (Chapters 24-27)
Campers… we made it. Today, we wrap up our dramatic reading of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and WOW—what an ending. If you’ve been listening from the beginning (Episode 47), thank you for hanging in through every clue, red…
EP 88 AUDIOBOOK: Gen Reads Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (Chapters 21-23)
We’re nearing the final stretch of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie—and whew, things are getting juicy. Chapter 21 serves tea hotter than Caroline’s pre-sleuthing pot and spills just as fast.In this installment, Poirot drops s…
EP 87 AUDIOBOOK: Gen Reads Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (Chapters 18-20)
We’re nearing the final stretch of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie—and the plot is thickening faster than a Yorkshire pudding;)⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of murder, emotional manipulation, and gaslight…
EP 86: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part II)
Episode SummaryThe nightmare continues. In Part II of our BTK series, Gen and Kait pick up where they left off — with Wichita police frantically investigating the Otero family murders and Dennis Rader settling disturbingly well into a norma…
EP 85: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part I)
EP 85: "Terror in Wichita" — The Story of 'Bind-Torture-Kill' Killer Dennis Rader (Part I)Episode SummaryIn this gripping two-part series, we pull back the curtain on the chilling dual life of Dennis Rader — known to the world as the BTK Ki…
EP 84 AUDIOBOOK: Gen Reads Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (Chapters 15-17)
See Episodes 47-49 for Chapters 1-7In the spring of 1926, a murder captured the public eye, and a book about it would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide. That book was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the crime novel written by Agatha C…
EP 83 BOOTY CLENCHING TALES: Bigfoot (or whatever it is....it makes the bugs go silent) walks among us. Maybe.
In this week's episode, we take a break from true crime to once again comb the corners of the internet for tales that make us shiver. Bigfoot is maybe/definitely real, y'all. What do you think?Sources:https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreep…
EP 82 AUDIOBOOK: Gen Reads Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (Chapters 11-14)
See Episodes 47-49 for Chapters 1-7In the spring of 1926, a murder captured the public eye, and a book about it would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide. That book was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the crime novel written by Agatha C…
EP 81 AUDIOBOOK: Gen Reads Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (Chapters 9 & 10)
See Episodes 47-49 for Chapters 1-7In the spring of 1926, a murder captured the public eye, and a book about it would go on to sell millions of copies worldwide. That book was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the crime novel written by Agatha C…
EP 80 "I Shouldn't Be Alive: A Walk Through Hell" (PATREON EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW)
the year? 1996.the place? the Grand Canyon. the people? a troop of boyscouts and their group leaders.the probems? a record-breaking heat wave, no water, rattlesnakes, scorpions, loose rocks and sheer cliffs, to name a few.the odds? really, …
EP 79 A "Tactical" Mystery: The Unsolved Murder of Missy Bevers
On the Monday morning of April 18th, 2016, a handful of bleary-eyed fitness students filed into the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian TX just before 5am—expecting to find their trainer Missy Bevers and her array of workout equipment…
EP 78 *YouTube LIVE*: "Why do we LOVE True Crime?" (Gen & Kait chat about horrible stuff with Breakfast Serial)
This week, we had a fascinating (and slightly unhinged) YouTube Live convo as the guests of Josh, the host of YouTube channel Breakfast Serial. Josh blends riveting true crime stories with sharp wit and a satirical lens to create a unique …
EP 77 "The Camp Bulletin": The Florida Teen Who "Accidentally" Stabbed His Mom In the Throat & Airplane Disasters (PATREON EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW)
WELCOME to the first installment of "The Camp Bulletin". We wanted to give you guys a sneak peek of our exclusive weekly installment that will be dropping every Thursday morning on Patreon at 9am (starting 2/20) , JUST for our $3 and up mon…
EP 76 "A Sinister Unknown: The Dyatlov Pass Backpacking Disaster" PART II
This is PART II of our two-parter on the Dyatlov Pass Incident, so if you’re just tuning in; do yourself a favor and listen to Part I first. We’re going to jump right back in where we left off–which was March of 1959. 9 young hikers never m…
EP 75 "A Sinister Unknown: The Dyatlov Pass Backpacking Disaster" PART I
The year: 1959....the place: frozen Siberian mountainswhen 22 year old university student Zinaida Kolmogoriva, (who went by Zina), sat scribbling away in her diary while snow flurries zipped against the window of her train car. Eight of her…
EP 74 "The Submarine Case: The Murder of Swedish Journalist Kim Wall" PART II
Lies.....lies.....and more lies.This is PART II of our coverage of The Submarine Case: The Murder of Swedish Journalist Kim Wall. Make sure you go back and listen to Part 1 first, Episode 73—if you’re joining us for the first time. If you’v…
EP 73 "The Submarine Case: The Murder of Swedish Journalist Kim Wall" PART I
Back in 2016, the world was stunned when an award-winning 30 year old journalist named Kim Wall boarded a submarine built by celebrity-status Danish inventor Peter Madsen, for an evening dive in the waters Copenhagen and an in-depth intervi…
EP 72 “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year….Or Is It?: Unsolved Christmas Crimes” (w/ special guest host Sam Wilhelm)
In today’s episode, we’re exploring some chilling true crime cases that unfolded during the holiday season,with some true stories from our friends on good ol’ Reddit. Full of mysterious disappearances and grim realities, these stories remin…
EP 71 "The Bloodiest 47 Acres In America": THE CONCLUSION
THE FINAL INSTALLMENT IS HERE.SOURCES:"Buried Alive:18 Years in the Missouri Penitentiary" by James B.Johnson & Chas E. Hoffmanhttps://www.missouripentours.com/history/timeline/https://www.visitjeffersoncity.com/blog/post/the-tough-guys-sto…
EP 70 "The Bloodiest 47 Acres In America": The Dungeon Survival of JB Johnson PART II
If you don't like to think about having to eat a rat raw.....or not seeing the sky for 18 years.... might not be the story for you. Just to jog your memory, we spent EPISODE 68 doing a deep-dive into the very morbid history of one of the US…
EP 68 "The Bloodiest 47 Acres In America": The Harrowing History of the Missouri State Penitentiary PART I
This is Part 1 of the 2 parter the tales of horror, the bright spots of human spirit, and eventually, the hauntings that linger within the limestone walls of the Missouri State Penitentiary. Tales that, as 1800's inmate JB Johnson later wro…
EP 69 "Prison Is For the Birds....& Apparently, Ghosts"
This week, we hear from the brave souls of Reddit who have worked in prisons all over the world....and had unexplained experiences on night shift that made even the toughest COs sing heeeell to the nooooo. SOURCES:
EP 67 "Glitches in the Matrix": Unexplainable Happenings That Made Folks Question Their Reality
Today we’re taking a bit of a turn from our typical trail of true crime and once again scraping the barrel of the internet for stories that leave us going what in the actual hell is this world we live in? Don’t get us wrong–we love the rule…
EP 66 "Oh, Sh*t....": The Bizarre Vanishing of Brandon Swanson.
We're diving into a mystery that has stumped law enforcement and internet sleuths alike for almost 20 years. In 2008, loving parents Annette and Brian Swanson were talking on the phone with their 19 year old son Brandon after a minor car a…
EP 65 "So He Decked the Halls....with ACTUAL Human Face-Masks": The Terrible True Story of Ed Gein.
CONSIDER THIS YOUR NO-EATING WARNINGIt's as American as apple pie for every small town to have a house that local children whisper is haunted and full of unspeakable horrors–a house that they dare each other to run up and touch without gett…
EP 64 "Well...They Blew Him Away" THE CONCLUSION: The True Story of a Town That Got Away With Murder
And welcome finally, to the long awaited conclusion, the ending; the dramatic wild west tale of Skidmore Missouri and its infamous bully, Ken Rex Mcelroy. If you’ve made it this far with us, you know Ken has lots of hobbies: like stealing l…
EP 63 "Well...They Blew Him Away" PART II: The True Story of a Town That Got Away With Murder
Welcome back, Campers! Here we are once again, diving into the unhinged wild west-esque tale of Ken Rex Mcelroy and Skidmore Missouri: The Town That Got Away With Murder. This is DEFINITELY going to be a three parter—and here’s why.When we …