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[Video title: A. Z. Fell & Co. - Q A]
Ryan: Hello and welcome to another edition of Buzzfeed Unsolved: Postmortem, a show where we answer your most pressing questions about the most recent episode of Buzzfeed Unsolved, which was A. Z. Fell and Co.’s bookshop. All the questions we’re answering today came from you guys via our Buzzfeed Unsolved Facebook page, our Buzzfeed Unsolved Instagram page, as well as directly on the video on
Together: BUN!
Shane: (Grinning) This was a good ep, Ryan! We got some good stuff. Some real ghoulish stuff.
Ryan: (Rolls his eyes) I know you’re not being serious, but we did see some really compelling evidence here. I think all the Boogaras will agree.
Shane: (Overly incredulous) I’m being completely serious, what are you talking about? We definitely got some stuff!
Ryan: Let’s just get into the questions.
Shane: Allllllright, let’s start out in ‘Gram City, whose population has now far exceeded that of a town. From @ghoulgal123: pls come back to london soon we have tons of haunted places! you should visit spaniards inn or the greenwich foot tunnel as well!
Ryan: We always say, we’d love to visit as many haunted places as possible all over the world.
Shane: There’s spooky places all over, and we want to visit all of them. (He smiles, mimes writing in the air) Ryan has a little list on his bulletin board that he crosses off locations— his demonic bucket list!
Ryan: (Shakes his head) That’s not true. OK, from Elisabetta Turpine on Facebook: If that Crowley guy said that the snake was his and an actual real animal, why did you still call out for a ghost snake?
Shane: I was kinda just riffin’, you know? Gotta provoke the ghouls if you want to see them, right? And I remembered Ryan saying something about ghost snakes, so it just kind of came out. Didn’t work obviously, but (he winks at the camera) we’ve gotta give it the ol’ ghoul brother try.
Ryan: In all honesty, some of the accounts of customers seeing a snake in the shop are from as long ago as twenty or thirty years, and I’m not exactly an expert on snake lifespans, but… there being a real snake in the shop now doesn’t mean there couldn’t have been a ghost snake in the past.
Shane: (Shakes his head) You’re really grasping at straws, buddy. Anyway, here’s a question from Youtube. superdupertired: I SWEAR TO EVERYTHING I SAW EYES IN THE BACKGROUND AT 13:41 BOYS GHOSTS ARE REAL I’M HANDING IN MY SHANIAC CARD #BOOGARA4LIFENOW
Shane: Good, you can hand it in! The Shaniacs don’t want you anyway! (He gestures dramatically, and almost knocks Ryan’s baseball cap off)
Ryan: (Fiddling with his phone) I actually did not get a chance to look at this before we started, one sec.
(He and Shane both lean over the phone as Ryan scrubs through the video, looking for the correct timestamp. Tinny sound emanates from his phone when he lets the video play; it sounds like Shane taunting the demons.)
Ryan: Aha! Yeah, that does kind of look like eyes in the background, right there! (He points emphatically at the phone)
Shane: (Shrugs, clearly unconvinced) Sure, maybe it’s eyes, but it could also be a million other things. Lens flare? Something outside the window? Fell had weird knick knacks all over the shop, it could be one of those.
Ryan: (Grinning) I’m taking the W.
Shane: You can have your W. All the Ws in the world won’t make ghosts real.
(They glare playfully at each other for a moment, and then Shane refocuses on his phone)
Shane: Alright, here’s another one from Facebook, from Chelsea Whithers-Grantson: Why doesn’t Ryan have his holy water? Does he no longer believe in ghosts/demons? #shaniac #isthisitfortheboogaras?
Ryan: (Sighs) No, I still definitely believe in ghosts and demons. We didn’t end up putting it in the episode, but Mr. Fell actually, uh… requested that I not bring holy water into his shop. I guess he was afraid I would spill it on the books?
Shane: (In a stage whisper) Ryan spent the entire night convinced that Mr. Fell was possessed by a demon, since he was so averse to the holy water.
Ryan: Shut up, Shane!
Shane: (Still snickering): We actually got a lot of questions on this one about Mr. Fell and his friend Crowley, despite them only briefly being in the episode. From Instagram, @gomensownsmenow: OK but Mr. Fell…. and Crowley….. are they gay??? The homoerotic tension was off the charts guys
Ryan: (Hesitating, glances sideways at Shane) I’m not sure we can say that, officially. They didn’t mention anything to us.
Shane: Unofficially, here’s another question, also from Instagram. @heydemonsitsyaghoul says: ok so i live in soho and i’ve been in fell’s bookshop before and never saw anything spooky… did see him snogging in the back room with his partner in the sunnies, though
Ryan: (Clears his throat, and then says in a low voice) We’ll probably have to cut this whole bit out, but for the record, they’d make a cute couple if they’re not already partners.
Shane: (Shrugs) Here’s one more about them before we move on… from coolguy69420365 on Youtube— (He chuckles) Classy username, pal— from coolguy69420365: Are Fell and Crowley Shaniacs or Boogaras? (His eyes widen, and he hits Ryan’s shoulder with one hand in distress) Ryan, we didn’t ask them!
Ryan: I don’t think either of them watch our show, Shane, Mr. Fell hadn’t even heard of Buzzfeed when we first reached out.
Shane: (Turns to the camera, points dramatically) Fell or Crowley, if you’re watching, chime off in the comments! Shaniac or Boogara?
Ryan: (Shakes his head, grinning) OK, this one is from Chad McMadders on Facebook: #shaniac lmaooooo the spirit box is so fake who are you trying to fool it didn’t even sound like words stop faking evidence. also shane hotdaga when???
Shane: (Sets his phone down on the table, makes eye contact with the camera. His expression is unusually serious) Listen, I’ve made it pretty clear that I think the spirit box is bullshit, but we don’t fake evidence on this show.
Ryan: (Nods) I know a lot of Shaniacs don’t believe that the spirit box is legitimate proof, and, fine, whatever, believe what you want. But everything we show? That’s what we actually get when we’re on location.
Shane: We cut out some of the boring bits— no one wants to watch a video of us standing in complete silence for ten minutes listening for ghost snakes. But every piece of evidence… or “evidence” (His air quotes are overly dramatic, belying his serious tone) we get is what we actually get. That’s the Buzzfeed Unsolved guarantee.
Ryan: (Smiles slightly at Shane) OK, last question before we wrap this one up. From @ghostsandghoulsanddemonsohmy on Instagram: I don’t think ghosts are real, but that spirit box session….. idk, spooky stuff. Maybe demons???
(Ryan and Shane both look at the camera, and shrug in unison)
Together: Maybe demons.
Shane: (Grinning, laughing a little, and setting his phone face down on the table) Heyyyy, Ryan, my friend, what have we got coming up next week?
Ryan: Ooh, another good one. (He rubs his hands together eagerly) This is a good ep, the Shaniacs are gonna have to hold on to their hats. It’s a doozy.
Shane: It’s a real scream. (He winks at the camera)
Ryan: That does it for this week’s episode of Buzzfeed Unsolved: Postmortem. Make sure you watch the episode this Friday and then send in your questions to the Buzzfeed Unsolved Facebook page, the Buzzfeed Unsolved Instagram page, or comment directly on the video on (Together) BUN, and maybe you’ll be on the next episode of Buzzfeed Unsolved: Postmortem.
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Anthony J. Crowley (one week ago)
For the record, my partner and I don’t think ghosts are real. Demons, though… ;)
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