In honor of the recent April Fool’s Day, we’re indulging in a more comedic episode of The Mysterious Traveler! The story features a young man traveling to join his fiancée. En route, he discovers the ghost of a hobo lurking inside his trailer. As this spirit makes himself at home, happily revealing all the tricks of hauntings, his presence begins to threaten his host’s plans for the future. Can the young man do anything to rid himself of this unwanted guest? What are the main tools used by ghosts for terrifying the living? Do people actually know the names of Casper the Friendly Ghost’s uncles? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
I rated this one “classic” before I even listened because I’ve never heard a lousy episode of The Mysterious Traveler.
Staking out some bold territory right out of the gate! I’m intrigued to hear if your opinion changes after hearing the episode.
Nope! Thought it was great and agreed with Joshua (as usual). It’s not as experimental as “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?” from Quiet Please but it’s still a great meta-deconstruction of the genre/medium. I laughed out loud in the mail van several times.
Yes! In your face, Tim and Eric!
The Mysterious Traveler comic books are in the public domain and can be read online:
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I thought this was highly entertaining — maybe not a timeless classic, but definitely up in the #2 slot. But as entertaining as I found the story, your commentary afterward may have been even more entertaining. I’m imagining Eric walking out of “Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein” complaining “That was the worst Frankenstein movie ever! It wasn’t scary at all!”
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it, Mr. Potts! Now I have to ask Eric his opinion on Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein…
This felt like an Abbot and Costello short that was rejected, so it was recycled for this show. Once I saw the twist with the Uncle coming, it was alot more enjoyable. But the episode doesn’t really obey any of it’s rules. In fact it breaks pretty much every one of them. This felt absurdist.