• It's the spookiest episode of all!!
• Thanks to our Patreon sponsor this week, Lou (aka Boo)!
• Phoenix Register: more news! We're on a hot streak!
• Earlier this month, a MuggleNet staff member attended a screening of Secrets of Dumbledore. (Don't worry, the main feed will be spoiler-free.)
• There is so much to unpack in the phrase "magical train person."
• Main Discussion: Ghosts! (Not the spooky kind. The psychological kind.)
• There are no actual ghosts in Fantastic Beasts. Just people haunted by trauma. 
• Knowing what everyone is thinking about you in school would scare anyone. 
• Pondering the ghosts of lost plotlines.
• Plot twist: Jacob's nana is alive?!
• Yusuf's Tinder profile: Seeking vengeance. 
• Helene (and all of us tbh) want Graves back 
• Newtcase: Ghosts! (Are you sensing a theme yet?)
• Can ghosts vote?
• The hosts share local ghost stories! Hear spooky tales from Minneapolis, Orlando, Owego, and Chicago! 

Podcast Question: Who would you like to see as a ghost in the Fantastic Beasts series?

Theme Music: "Swing Has Swung," by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com)

Sound Effects: (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com)

• Lizzie's back!!
• Lizzie is both a strong Ravenclaw and a fun fact.
• Thanks to our Patreon sponsor this week, Sam! 
• Phoenix Register: So much news.
• The UK release is a WEEK ahead of the US release!
• We're still working out WB's marketing strategy. 
• The nine-wand display will be back in Leicester Square.
• Promotional events are happening again! Nature is healing. 
• Behind-the-scenes footage of Secrets of Dumbledore was screened at CineEurope in Barcelona. 
• Main Discussion: Which secrets of which Dumbledore? 
• One of Albus' secrets: Harry's entire life purpose. 
• "Oh hi Aberforth."
• IT'S BABY GOATS OR NOTHING. 
• Does Albus go to bars?
• Percival: he's dead!
• Amy isn't ready for an Ariana flashback. 
• Kowalski's Half-Baked Theories: Credence ISN'T Aurelius...the phoenix is!
• How much Grindelwald knows is critical. 
• The theory suggests what could be the BIGGEST secret of all.
• Ilvermorny theories are always more believable. 
• There are other characters!!

Podcast Question: Is it possible that Credence is a descendant of Slytherin?

Theme Music: "Swing Has Swung," by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com)

Sound Effects: (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) 

• It’s the official return of SpookBeasty!
• Phoenix Register: IT’S ALL HAPPENING.
• We have a title! A new release date!
• Everyone asks “why is Aurelius?” but never “how is Aurelius?”
• We try to figure out WB’s marketing game.
• Geoff is unimpressed by the summary.
• Even when he’s the worst villain, he’s still Mads Mikkelsen.
• Owl Post: Is Bunty going to sacrifice herself for Newt?
• We ship Aberforth/Bunty now too.
• Main Discussion: James Newton Howard
• Soundtracks tell their own story.
• Ann reveals her embarrassing James Newton Howard faves.
• There’s a surprising parallel between Sisu and Newt.
• Is Tina musically underserved?
• No-Maj Movie Magic: the history of film scores
• Fantastic Film Scores and Where They Came From
• Geoff will fight you and everyone he knows about the Star Wars score.