idk spooky stuff

𖤓 Star 𖤓 it/its 𖤓 adult 𖤓 watcher sideblog 𖤓 anything rpf or headcanon related is tagged "rpf stuff" 𖤓 sort of like if Shane Madej was a short agender theatre tech 𖤓 header image drawn by watazuki 𖤓

[shaniac4boogara]

intro post!

you can call me Star, it/its pronouns, gender neutral terms only

college student majoring in unemployment (technical theatre) (ask me about it!)

shaniac in terms of belief and the most like Shane in terms of personality, but of the watcher squad Ryan is probably my favorite

I do enjoy rpf so there will be some of that here but it’s not my main focus

sideblog

favorite shows: puppet history, mystery files, weird wonderful world, too many spirits, worth a shot

activity on here is sporadic

just here to have fun

my tagging system

generally I tag three main things: the type of post (ex: gifs), the show involved (ex: mystery files), and the people in the post (ex: Ryan Bergara)

full length episodes from youtube are tagged as videos, shorter stuff is tagged as clips

“from the desk of star” is my original post tag

“starred and saved” is my favorites tag

anything overtly rpf focused is tagged as “rpf stuff”

[wearewatcher]

EXACTLY 10 years ago today, Mr. Shane Madej sauntered into the skeptic’s chair and made his first appearance on Buzzfeed Unsolved! Though not officially The Ghoul Boys yet (their first ghost hunt together wouldn’t be until that October), this episode marked the start of a decade(!) of demon-berating, cryptid-hunting, fear-facing tomfoolery. 

Whether you’ve been here since the completely legitimate acquisition of Goat Man’s Bridge or are just taking your first stroll around the Boo Bunker, thank you for your enthusiasm, your curiosity, and your heart. It truly means the world. 💚👻

(bonus: Ryan wearing this same shirt last week #musty)

[watcherwiki]

Watcher Pride Merch 2026

This year Watcher has chosen to donate "100% of profits from the Pride collection [to] be donated to National Center for Transgender Equality and The Okra Project!"

Watcher's 2026 Pride merch collection features three designs, each with a black or white variant to choose from. All merch was designed by Jared Sosa, who has worked on multiple series such as Mystery Files, Travel Season, and The Quizard's Pit.

Pride shirts are available for purchase through their official merch site: Watcher Store.

[melodramas]

do you believe in ghosts

yes

no

Voting ended onMay 15

no nuance allowed

[shaniac4boogara]

not beating the tumblr user stereotypes <- is way less active on its rpf blog now that it made a new friend and also can go outside more

[shaniac4boogara]

Shane is so right about solo movie trips btw

[wiki-but-made-them-up]

[ghost-himbo]

go my yaoi

bonus doodles and thumbnails below cut !

click for better quality tumblr OBLITERATED this

[coughloop]

Worlds oldest haunted house has passed away at the age of 207

[coughloop]

I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of... maybe everything actually

[shaniac4boogara]

Are You Scared Of A Dress Rehearsal?

[22psyduck]

my no/minimal romance horror book recs:

this skin was once mine and other disturbances by Eric LaRocca. collection of 4 horror short stories. the last one is kind of weak in My Opinion but the rest are pretty good. my favorite of the four is “seedling”. it is a big skin picking trigger though, at least for me. also mind the content warnings on this book in general.

into the drowning deep by Mira Grant. sci-fi horror about mermaids but the real horror is corporate greed and human cruelty. minor romance between two women who are mostly focused on trying not to die.

all the hearts you eat by Hailey Piper. surreal, dreamish horror about being trans, set on the east coast of the u.s. also ghosts, vampires, and werewolves if they were all one thing. it’s kind of hard to explain. there is some romance between an adult trans woman and a cat/vampire type woman but honestly it’s the friendship between three trans teenagers that holds things together. abuse and transphobia are major plot points but they’re handled well, and the author herself is a trans woman.

-Star (@shaniac4boogara)

woah thanks so much for the recs and the summaries!!! these all sound SO interesting and they are going on my to read, where i shall hope to read them!!! i just got the urge to want some horror without too much romance if it's het lmao. tysm!!!!

[shaniac4boogara]

you also find all of these for free on oceanofpdf (one of my favorite websites) if you don’t mind ebooks! I really enjoyed the audiobook for into the drowning deep too, but I don’t know if there’s audiobooks for the other two.

also if you do end up reading any of these I’d love to hear your thoughts. I love talking about books especially horror.

[watcherwiki]

The Quizard's Pit is a new podcast from Watcher, hosted by Shane Madej and Matt Real. It will air weekly on Mondays beginning in May.

It will air ad-free on Watcher TV and also on their existing podcast channel.

You can watch the announcement video now on YouTube or Watcher TV.

If you were already following their Instagram account you can see it's now been rebranded to The Quizard's Pit.

[ghost-himbo]

shyan + medieval depictions of unicorns ? in my head shane is a shapeshifter whos naturally a unicorn... ignore if proportions are off , horses are incredibly difficult to draw 💔

[shaniac4boogara]

if you could choose a food or ingredients to make an Andrew Steven and Adam style video about, what would you pick? I think a soup one would be fun. and very tasty.

[fishpondfish]

mymusician... oughh my little bug [remembers parasocial relationships are bad] [remembers infantilization is bad] this complete stranger is their own huge bug

[wearewatcher]

Well…that’s not good.

[watcherwiki]

On set photo of Shane, Ryan, and Ricky, posted on Watcher's Instagram story March 25, 2026