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  • 114. Haunted Procession: The Nightmarchers of Hawai’i

    114. Haunted Procession: The Nightmarchers of Hawai’i
    Sep 9 2025
    Late at night in Hawaii, people say you can hear it start with the faint pound of drums. Then, a glow of torches flickering in the distance, and the ground almost feels like it’s alive, shaking with footsteps you can’t see. Locals will warn you: if the Night Marchers come your way, you don’t look, you don’t breathe, you don’t move. Because if you do… you might not be here by morning. About The Show Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect With Us Visit our socials, Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube @macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website here. Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon here. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often! Content Advisory Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading The Legendary Night Marchers by Mysteries of Hawaii The Legend of Night Marchers in Hawai’i by Catherine Toth Fox ‘The Nightmarchers’ author finds horror on a Hawaiian island in time for Halloween by Scott Yunker The Hawaiian Storyteller Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • 113. Calm Menace: The Face of Ordinary Evil

    113. Calm Menace: The Face of Ordinary Evil
    Sep 3 2025
    Behind the calm voice and polite demeanor was something truly sinister. In the 1970s, a towering figure roamed the California coast, hiding monstrous urges behind an ordinary exterior. He charmed, he manipulated, and he killed his victims as proxies in a twisted war with the one woman who haunted his life the most...his mother. Macabrium is part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is Hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube: @macabriumpod or learn more at www.macabriumpod.com Further reading for this episode: The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of Murder in the 1970s – Margaret CheneySerial Murderers and Their Victims – Eric W. HickeyMindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit – John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker The Twisted Tale of "The Co-ed Killer" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • From the Archive | The 13th Child: The Jersey Devil

    From the Archive | The 13th Child: The Jersey Devil
    Aug 26 2025
    Hi friends! We’ll be back very soon on September 2nd with a brand new lineup and a wild first episode. In the meantime while you wait, check out one of our favorite Lore & Legends episodes on the Jersey Devil. See you next week for a new episode!-Megan In the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, where the trees grow dense and the roads give way to tangled wilderness, something stirs. The locals say you can hear it on the coldest nights...a high-pitched shriek, something not quite human, not quite beast. The stories go back centuries. Some say it was a curse, an omen of misfortune that slithered into this world on a storm wracked night. Others claim it was the child of a mother who, in her desperation or her rage, called upon the Devil himself. The details shift with time, but the warning remains the same: stay out of the pines after dark... Because if you listen closely, past the rustling leaves and the distant howl of the wind, you might just hear the beat of leathery wings. And by then, it’s already too late. Macabrium is a part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and researching by Chloë Kibbe. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 m
  • Just Checking In: A Quick Summer Update

    Just Checking In: A Quick Summer Update
    Aug 21 2025
    Hey friends, Megan here! We’re taking a short summer pause, but I wanted to drop in with a quick hello and share a peek at what we’ve been working on behind the scenes. More importantly, mark your calendars, because we will be back September 2nd! Macabrium is a part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and researching by Chloë Kibbe. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • From the Archive | Bloody Paramours: The Lonely Hearts Killers

    From the Archive | Bloody Paramours: The Lonely Hearts Killers
    Aug 19 2025
    Hi friends! Though we are on summer break, I want to invite you to revist this episode from our archives. Behind the scenes we are putting in some work to give you an even better Macabrium when we return. - Megan The ad promised love. The reply sealed a fate. Martha watched as Raymond penned another letter, his words a perfect trap—soft, seductive, laced with lies. She had read enough of them to know how this would end. A train ride, a candlelit promise, a kiss that tasted like forever. Then the screams. The blood. The body they’d have to bury. Another lonely heart, hopelessly in love. Hopelessly doomed. Macabrium is a part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and researching by Chloë Kibbe. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 m
  • Featuring: Southern Gothic & Robert Johnson’s Deal With the Devil

    Featuring: Southern Gothic & Robert Johnson’s Deal With the Devil
    Aug 3 2025
    Step into the world of the unknown and unravel the dark history, and infamous legends of the American South. Join us as we journey into the heart of this rich and fascinating region, uncovering its ghostly stories, haunted places, and eeriest tales through captivating storytelling, in-depth historical research, and an immersive audio soundscape. From the Bell Witch of Tennessee to the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the ghostly tales of the Myrtles Plantation, the Curse of Lake Lanier and beyond, get ready for an unforgettable experience that brings history to life and uncovers the truth behind classic tales of the paranormal. https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 m
  • 112. The Black Masses of Aleister Crowley

    112. The Black Masses of Aleister Crowley
    Jul 29 2025
    In the parlors of Victorian England, a boy branded "the Beast" by his own mother defies the chains of piety, embarking on a forbidden odyssey that will shatter the boundaries of the soul. Aleister Crowley—mountaineer, poet, and self-proclaimed prophet—unearths ancient secrets in Cairo's shadowed temples, conjures ecstatic rites amid London's glittering scandals, and builds a utopian abbey in Sicily where love and will collide in rituals of transcendence... or damnation. Accused of presiding over Black Masses that mock the divine and summon infernal forces, Crowley dances on the edge of ecstasy and abyss, his Thelemic creed—"Do what thou wilt"—igniting a firestorm of blasphemy, betrayal, and tragedy. From blood-soaked invocations to a funeral hymn that echoes like a curse, this tale unveils the man behind the myth: a visionary seeker whose quest for ultimate freedom exposes the darkest corners of human desire. But in the shadows of Thelema, where gods and demons blur, can one truly escape the specter of the Black Mass? Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Confessions of Aleister Crowley Magick in Theory and Practice London Sunday Dispatch 1933 article on Black Mass The Great Beast by John Symonds 1934 libel trial records (Crowley v. Hamnett) John Bull magazine 1923 article The Times 1934 trial report The Book of the Law The Equinox The Vision and the Voice Tiger Woman by Betty May Laughing Torso by Nina Hamnett The Magician by Somerset Maugham The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley The Book of Thoth Religion and the Arts special issue March 2024 Marco Visconti's The Aleister Crowley Manual Marco Visconti's Aleister Crowley's Mysticism: A Practical Guide Warburg Institute's "Tarot: Origins & Afterlives" (January–April 2025) Lecture "Embracing the Impossible: Arthur Conan Doyle, Aleister Crowley, and the Occultural Turn in Detective Fiction" (July 24, 2025, Green College) Magick in Theory and Practice entering U.S. public domain in 2025 Harry Ransom Center Aleister Crowley manuscript Warburg Institute Yorke Collection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 m
  • 111. Lore & Legends | The Eternal Sorrow of the Green Lady

    111. Lore & Legends | The Eternal Sorrow of the Green Lady
    Jul 27 2025
    Blending historical scandal with supernatural dread, this gothic legend unfolds as a tale of desire, deception, and the restless dead. From lavish banquets to moonlit gardens, Charlotte's story weaves a web of suspense, ultimately giving rise to the spectre known as the Green Lady—who roams the fortress, her emerald gown a shroud of eternal grief. Dare you uncover the truth that binds love to the grave? A chilling oral legend retold by candlelight, perfect for fans of atmospheric horror and medieval intrigue. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Château de Brissac In The Loire Valley, France Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy - Project Gutenberg Old Touraine; the life and history of the famous chateâux of France Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces Historic Buildings - Project Gutenberg The home and court life of the Emperor Napoleon and his family Loire Valley Saint-Lô - Wikipedia A conspiracy under the Terror : Marie Antoinette, Toulan, Jarjayes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 m