Episodios

  • Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead
    Nov 1 2024
    Happy Halloween! Here's a spooky little treat of an episode about seances, Ouija boards, and famous people in history who have believed in them (and were institutionalized because of it).

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    39 m
  • The Battletown Witch

    The Battletown Witch
    Oct 29 2024
    Today I’d like to tell you the tale of a woman minding her own business in the woods. She became the town scapegoat, and eventually, the hysteria and ignorance of her neighbors took her life.

    Meade County, Kentucky is a small hamlet that packs a massive supernatural punch. In terms of dark tourism, this county boasts everything from sightings of Bigfoot, giants, a headless horseman, mysterious runes, and of course, a witch whose ghost still haunts the woods.

    SOURCES
    Women as witches: past, present and future; By Dr Charlotte-Rose Millar
    https://weirdmeadecounty6.wordpress.com/
    The Battletown Witch; By Gerald Fischer

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    25 m
  • Mary Shelley: Mother of Modern Sci-Fi

    Mary Shelley: Mother of Modern Sci-Fi
    Oct 25 2024
    The mother of modern sci-fi, Mary Shelley, had a life as interesting as the timeless fiction she created. A woman ahead of her time, her greatest work was an allegory for the struggles and tragedies of her own life, as well as a commentary on the politics of the time.

    Trigger warning: miscarriage, infant death

    SOURCES
    The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece; by Roseanne Montillo

    SLAVERY AND RACE IN FRANKENSTEIN; A VERSION OF THIS ESSAY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS JASON M. KELLY, “SLAVERY AND RACE IN FRANKENSTEIN,” INDIANA HUMANITIES ONE STATE / ONE STORY: COMMUNITY READ PROGRAM GUIDE, VERSION 5 (20 MARCH 2018

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

    The Afterlife of Frankenstein: A Century of Mad Science, Automata, and Monsters Inspired by Mary Shelley, 1818-1918 (Clockwork Editions); by David Sandner (Editor)

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    48 m
  • The Ghosts of Gettysburg

    The Ghosts of Gettysburg
    Oct 22 2024
    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is known as the location of one of the largest, most expensive, and deadliest battles of the American Civil War. There were an estimated 50,000 casualties during the bloody days at Gettysburg, and the nightmare of that battle never ended for some of the poor souls killed there. Some believe that the souls of those who suffered there may still roam across the hallowed grounds of the battlefield and throughout the town.

    SOURCES
    Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield – January 1, 1991; by Mark Nesbitt
    https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/the-ghosts-of-gettysburg/
    https://destinationgettysburg.com/trip-ideas/a-day-in-haunted-gettysburg/
    https://gettysburgmuseumofhauntedobjects.com/
    https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/history/articles/ghosts-of-gettysburg
    https://usghostadventures.com/category/haunted-cities/gettysburgs-most-haunted/


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    46 m
  • The Dudleytown Curse

    The Dudleytown Curse
    Oct 18 2024
    Can a whole town be cursed? The small village of Dudleytown in Connecticut, part of the Cornwall township, has experienced a series of unfortunate events since its inception in 1747. Bouts of insanity, suicides, and murder have plagued the city throughout its short history. Perhaps the Dark Entry Forest surrounding the village drove its people to madness.

    Or so the legend goes…

    SOURCES
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudleytown,_Connecticut#:~:text=Rumors%20and%20vandalism,-Dudleytown%20is%20said&text=From%20that%20moment%20on%2C%20the,violent%20deaths%20in%20the%20village.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131225230849/http://www.legendofdudleytown.com/maryob.gif
    https://www.nytimes.com/1980/10/26/archives/connecticut-weekly-a-lost-town-populated-by-legends.html
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130515214659/http://www.legendofdudleytown.com/morex2.html
    https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/dudleytown
    https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/americas-most-haunted-east/the-curse-of-dudleytown/
    https://wokq.com/have-you-heard-of-this-haunted-new-england-town-thats-closed-to-the-public/


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    39 m
  • Absolute Depravity: The Son of Sam Murders

    Absolute Depravity: The Son of Sam Murders
    Oct 15 2024
    You might be mistaken if you think you know the whole story of the Son of Sam. David Berkowitz, also known as Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, terrorized the New York City area from July 1976 to July 1977. Berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven, most using a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver. Since his conviction, Berkowitz has made a lot of outlandish claims, but his claim that he didn’t act alone in his murder spree might just be true.

    SOURCES
    The New York Times Archives; November 2, 1981, Section D, Page 14
    The Ultimate Evil: An Investigation into a Dangerous Satanic Cult – January 21, 1988; by Maury Terry
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-the-sismanplatzman-murders/40656676/?locale=en-US
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/son-of-sam-denied-parole-serial-killer-david-berkowitz/

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    40 m
  • Death Rituals

    Death Rituals
    Oct 11 2024
    Death ceremonies and traditions around the world often have a similar central purpose, regardless of the religion, sect, or geography of the people. That central purpose is community. From Victorian Era romanticizing of death to sky burials, there's an option for us all.



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    45 m
  • The Murders at Corpsewood Manor

    The Murders at Corpsewood Manor
    Oct 8 2024
    In the late 1970s, professor Dr. Charles Scudder and his companion Joey Odom left their lives in Chicago behind for simpler lives in the mountains of Georgia. There, they built their home by hand and furnished it with occult books and symbology. They frequently welcomed guests into their Pink Room for "parties." Eventually, the wrong person was let in, and tragic consequences followed.

    SOURCES
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114723296/joseph_d-odomThe Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia - Amy Petulla (2016)
    Atlanta Constitution articles

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    54 m
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