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🗓️ 5 June 2021
⏱️ 63 minutes
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0:00.0 | Holly and Cheneyce are prepping for a big weekend away and it needs to go exactly to plan |
0:05.5 | so they need to know exactly what they get it, like the choice of over 800 hotels. |
0:09.9 | Yes! Right in the centre! |
0:12.1 | So there are only moments away from where they want to be, with a super comfy bed waiting |
0:16.8 | for them at the end of the night. And with checkout by 12pm they can even hit snooze. |
0:21.9 | Enjoy the same feeling whatever the trip, premier in, rest easy, only available to book at premierin.com. |
0:43.6 | Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents. If you feel at any time you need support, |
0:49.2 | please contact your local crisis centre. For suggested phone numbers for confidential support, |
0:54.3 | please see the show notes for this episode on your app or on our website. |
1:05.3 | Don't walk down a lonely German street, particularly at night. If you do, you might feel something |
1:12.4 | heavy jump on your back, weighing you down. You can't shake off the creature, nor can you kill it. |
1:21.1 | According to German folklore, the Alphocker, meaning leap upon, is a mythological shapeshifter |
1:28.2 | that will hang onto you until you pass away from exhaustion or terror. |
1:34.1 | Variants to the legend say that the Alphocker kills its victims by tearing out their throats. |
1:39.6 | It can take the form of a goblin or a sad old lady, and in some cases, no shape at all. |
1:47.0 | The Alphocker can never be caught, changing shape as it pleases and disappearing into the night. |
1:55.2 | It is said that church bells, sunlight, prayer and profuse swearing may help to ward off the evil creature. |
2:04.6 | Another version of the Alphocker lies in the legend of a beautiful young woman, |
2:11.2 | who prayed upon a border guard returning home after a long day at work. |
2:16.8 | He spotted the woman, and as he approached, was attacked from behind by a force that he could |
2:22.7 | not see, nor fight off. The guard struggled and screamed before the attack suddenly ceased. |
2:30.5 | The beautiful woman disappeared, leaving the guard to wonder if he had even seen her at all. |
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