The Problem: A Lockwood and Co Podcast

Caitlin and Alan get a cuppa at the DEPRAC Tea Van and read into Part 3 of “The Hollow Boy” by Jonathan Stroud. Lockwood gets caught cheating, Lucy is on a different page than literally everyone, and George is tired of hearing about Lucy’s hips. Cosplay cafes and specifically Maid Cafes are a thing in Japan Follow Caitlin on Instagram @inferiorcaitreads Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan dip into the second part of The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud. Bagsy on looking at Lockwood’s legs. Dibs on not doing the laundry! Its time to go on a date. Maybe? Do you want to change first? Its not a date! Dibs vs Bagsy Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan begin “The Hollow Boy” by Jonathan Stroud. We talk about our life-goals of being 80 year old serial killers, the inferiority of Old People, and the color of coffins. Come and Steal The Source with us as we witness Lockwood and Co’s finest moment- involving a water bottle. SAD is a real condition of depression and can be medically treated Tea chests are a thing Lockwood vs Water Bottle by Lav Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finish The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud. Lucy whips Bickerstaff, George comes back to life, and Lockwood opens up. Oh and Kipps survived. Apologies for Alan getting over a head cold in this episode. The Xander Harmony Fight from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Check vs Cheque English flapjacks are like American granola bars- kinda Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan begin the end of The Whispering Skull when Lockwood and Lucy realize that George is not coming home. We go to the graveyard to find him, but the Kipps team is waiting there. Its time to gaze into the boneglass and find out all the answers! How to say Fungi?? Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 is a thing Have Fun Storming the Castle is a movie thing Jonathan Stroud talking about touring Kensal Greene Catacombs when he was younger Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan finished the Big Night Out by discussing masks, explosions, and the rules about adults seeing ghosts. Come jump into the water with us- because we have a plan! What could go wrong? Balaclavas are a hat thing Rupert Gale is the character who spoke to Penelope, and attended the Winkman Auction. However he was never in the Black Library. Graveyards are a type of Cemetery Through the Looking Glass is a Lewis Carrol thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan go to the Fittes Ball and break into a library. The first half of the Big Night Out in The Whispering Skull is the discovery that Quill Kipps has been invited to this party- so it can’t be all that great! And he follows us home. But for a 50 the driver would…. crash into him?? Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan get locked in a dark room full of ghost rats. What could go wrong? Quill Kipps showing up is what could go wrong. It’s chapters 18 and 19 of The Whispering Skull! Grab your night lantern, or at least tell us what a night lantern is- and follow Skull’s instructions. But watch your back! Muraphobia is a thing All seasons in Canada are getting warmer Is Kat Godwin carrying a Sky Lantern??? ClusterCon panel with Jonathan Stroud talking about the cut Kipps scene in The Screaming Staircase The One Ring is a Tolkien thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 15-17 of The Whispering Skull. The Race of Dead Men are talking and we are listening. Jack Carver asks for some juice with his bogeys and we are not happy about it. Skull gets stuck in his bedroom- aka the stove. And we talk about real estate prices! Orange Julius is a thing in North America Were Mughal Daggers just called daggers in the Mughal Empire? Ghosts are a literary and religious thing Pay Phones were a thing in the past Duloc Is A Perfect Place Canadian Real Estate bubbles are a very real thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 12-14 of “The Whispering Skull.” Lucy “helps” Flo Bones with a cold maiden, Lockwood wears Bermuda shorts, and George talks back. Meanwhile we worry about dogs that are reincarnated British queens, and the meaning of the word “jumper.” Tidal Rivers are a thing Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is not a historical document Sherlock Holmes loved to dress up too A Palimpsest is an ancient document thing Death Drive is a Subconscious thing Haunted Doll Watch is a McElroy Brothers thing Tolkien Dwarves are a Middle Earth thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 9-11 of The Whispering Skull. No sleep for heroes when you get called into Scotland Yard to work with your rivals. The world is a dangerous place full of ghostly artifacts, skinheads, and dungeons and dragons. But don’t worry because Flo Bones is here to help. Or is she?

Caitlin and Alan take a trip to the graveyard in chapters 6-8. We get sensitive about the Sensitives, give advice on how to get rid of a dead body, and debate if it is monstrous to add sugar to hot cocoa. Edmund Pevensie is a Narnia thing Kensal Green Cemetery is a dead people thing Denialism is NOT a thing and if you think it is then you are wrong The “Not Like Other Girls Trope” is backhandedly condescending to all women, and therefore anti-feminist Funeral Chapels and Chapels of Rest are typical places involved in burial for Christians. Beelzebub is a fly thing Magic Mirrors are an ancient folklore thing The Mummy is a favorite of ours Memento Mori is a Latin thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 3-5 of “The Whispering Skull” which starts Part Two: The Unexpected Grave. We dig into the dark side, eat some Swiss Roll, and meet a new client! Swiss Roll is a thing Victor Frankenstein is a fictional grave-robbing thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan begin “The Whispering Skull” with Part One The Wimbledon Wraiths by Jonathan Stroud. Our favorite ghost-hunters dig themselves into a hole, literally, and make a terrible bet. We talk about finding dead bodies all over London, Lucy hating on women (again), and the Anti-Lockwood Team. Wimbledon Tennis Tournament is held in England Velcro is a thing Richard III was “parked” underground for a long time before 2012 A foil is a literary thing. ClusterCon interview with Jonathon Stroud Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read “The Dagger in the Desk” by Jonathan Stroud. This short story first appeared as a choose-your-own-adventure style article in The Guardian. We debate what kind of ghost is causing the haunting, and feel guilty about laughing at all the George jokes. The Dagger in the Desk is free to read or free to listen to. Fighting Fantasy is a game book series published during the 1980s Choose Your Own Adventure was a book thing Lone Wolf was a game book thing Encyclopedia Brown is a children’s book series thing Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters is the “secret” base of Marvel’s X-Men. St Simeon was an ancient saint Fatphobia is a social stigma thing Isaac Asimov had some sideburns Trench knives were notorious weapons from WWI and WWII Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read Part Five of “The Screaming Staircase.” Inspector Barnes arrives with the DEPRAC cavalry to hand out adrenaline like candy and cover up the crimes of the rich. Lockwood gets his name in the papers, George gets celebratory doughnuts, and Lucy has a conversation with Skull! Adrenaline is useful for suppressing strong allergic reactions or stimulating a failing circulatory system- but not so much for giving an energy boost to a teenager. Esquire has meant a lot of things over time Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is a movie thing Ginger ale vs ginger beer The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne is Jonathan Stroud’s ongoing series as the time of recording. The Dagger in the Desk is free to read (or listen to) in The Guardian. Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 20-24 of Part Four: The Hall of The Screaming Staircase. Lucy doesn’t miss a chance to insult George and Lockwood is suppressing his emotions. We find the screaming staircase- and blow it up! Lockwood solves the case, but Lucy passes judgement. Greek Fire is an unknown thing The Titan submersible implosion was an unnecessary thing Buffy the Vampire Slayer is good stuff Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 17-19 of Part Four: The Hall, of “The Screaming Staircase.” Lucy releases a ghost, Lockwood seems to know something, and George has tons of research. We take a trip to the countryside where drivers are crazy and groundskeepers are creepy! Blurry ghost photography is as old as photography itself Death Wish is related to Freudian Thanatos (Death Drive) but more closely related to suicidal tendencies. Jam sandwiches are a global thing The definition for “Pooterish” is discussed but the word in the book is “Pootled” and might be slightly different. Catharism was a heretical thing Rick Riordan is a best selling YA author Fox hunting is a cruel thing Rural road speed limits for single lane roads in the UK is between 50-60 mph The Shining is both a film and a book Bubble Wrap is a brand named thing Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read the rest of Part 3 The Necklace from Jonathan Stroud’s “The Screaming Staircase.” We talk about all the great world building, the possible reasons that Lockwood wears a long coat, and George’s eyes being his best feature. Copy is a writing thing. Noir is a (cinema) thing (influenced by a detective novel thing) Circadian Rhythm is a sleep thing Flashlight? Or torch? A Forest by The Cure is automatically triggered in our mind by the burglary scene. A&W Root Beer is a Keurig Dr. Pepper thing. Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

Caitlin and Alan read chapters 9-13 Part Three The Necklace of “The Screaming Staircase.” We get to know George better. A poltergeist attacks Portland Row (don’t worry; I didn’t say clown). And we meet Inspector Barnes and Quill Kipps! Ghostbusters is a thing The clown scene in Poltergeist is not safe to watch Lucifer means “light bringer” and refers to Venus, the star most visible before dawn. Red Herrings are a thing…. or are they??? Follow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlin Follow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcast Our theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement. If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.