407 - Gross Myths: "Dreaded" Spiders

Check out the episode here

Real corpses used as halloween decorations
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/halloween.asp
http://time.com/4075952/dead-body-halloween/ 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20011022/aponline125022_000.htm

Spider Nest in Dreadlocks
https://www.thewrap.com/snatched-fact-check-amy-schumer-tapeworm-meat/
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/tapeworm-weight-loss2.htm
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919125603AASJVp8
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/6-foot-tapeworm-india-study/index.html

HIV Needles in Gas Pumps/Movie Seats
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062200/met_3370747.html#.WeQRHUzMyt8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Doctors#Needle_Men_and_the_Black_Bottle_Men
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/pinprick.asp

Remove a Tapeworm with Steak Outside the Mouth
https://www.thewrap.com/snatched-fact-check-amy-schumer-tapeworm-meat/
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/tapeworm-weight-loss2.htm
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919125603AASJVp8
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/6-foot-tapeworm-india-study/index.html

Toe in the Chili
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Ayala
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/23/us/finger-in-chili-is-called-hoax-las-vegas-woman-is-charged.html

Cockroach Eggs in Envelope
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/cockroacheggs.asp
https://www.thoughtco.com/fear-of-licking-3299081
 

Bonus: Halloween Myths

Is Halloween a Pagan Holiday?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/halloween_1.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

"Tainted Candies" (Razor blades in apples, poisoned candy, etc.)
http://mentalfloss.com/article/12914/brief-history-sick-people-tampering-halloween-candy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths#Development_of_the_modern_candy-tampering_myth
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsullum/2014/10/27/the-man-who-accidentally-gave-kids-marijuana-on-halloween/#660ee5593df5

Sacrificing Black Cats (adoption ban)
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/blackcat.asp
https://esoterx.com/2014/02/20/nine-lives-are-not-enough-inquisitions-cat-massacres-and-the-black-death/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/12914/brief-history-sick-people-tampering-halloween-candy