Macabre : Dark History

The strangest and worst ways people died in the Victorian era and modern history, deaths too absurd to be believed.Join Blaire and Halley for another installment of Worst Ways to Die with this edition of Early Modern and Victorian Era deaths that are too absurd to be believed. Comment below on which Worst Way to Die you think is the absolute worst, most hilarious or downright absurd. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast

Before modern medicine... there was absolute madness. And as always, we are HERE for IT! This week, on our 4th...yes 4th installment of Q is for Quackery, we're diving headfirst into the bizarre, terrifying, and occasionally hilarious world of medical quackery. From questionable cures to downright horrifying "treatments," you'll be wondering how humanity survived long enough to invent antibiotics.A look inside this episode:🐐 Goat-based "medical" treatments that are somehow real.🛏️ Glass fertility beds promising miraculous conceptions.⚡ Electrical contraptions designed for your... more intimate ailments.💊 Miracle tonics, miracle cures, and miracle scams.🤦 Plus plenty of medical advice that probably did far more harm than good.If you've ever wondered what people did before evidence-based medicine (or just want to feel grateful you were born in this century), this episode is for you.Some of these "cures" are so ridiculous you'll laugh.Others will make your skin crawl.Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of Quackery. Side effects may include : side splitting laughter, pants spooping, face cringe-ees, and more! Take 2 doses of MACABRE and call us in the morning if symptoms persist. Don't say we didn't warn you. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Surprise ...you get all 10! We love you. We wanted to give you the full episode ... a little teaser or what's available on Patreon and to our spotify exclusive supporters. But don't say we didn't warn you. This one will make your brain hurt, your body ache and your skin will crawl. We love a good medical MACABRE episode and we know you do too! Buckle up because you are getting a double dose because next week's episode is our season 4 Quackery episode-- cure all's in history that went really wrong! Stay safe, be well...and thanks for choosing Macabre for your entertainment of the hour. Thanks for listening. Here's to fighting the morbs. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

This week on MACABRE: A Dark History Podcast, Halley and Blaire explore the strange, spooky, and unexplained side of one of the most haunted homes in America. We examine the eerie photograph connected to President William McKinley that some believe may have served as an omen of his tragic fate, investigate reports of ghostly presidents and first ladies haunting the halls of the White House, and uncover the chilling legend of the mysterious entity known only as "The Thing."From presidential curses and death omens to spectral sightings witnessed by politicians, staff members, and world leaders, America's most famous residence has accumulated centuries of paranormal lore. Whether these tales are the product of overactive imaginations, political stress, or something far stranger, one thing is certain—the White House has a ghost story for nearly every administration.So dim the lights, settle in, and join us as we uncover the haunted history hiding behind the doors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.#MacabrePodcast #DarkHistory #ParanormalPresidents #HauntedWhiteHouse #GhostStories #ParanormalHistory #AmericanHistory #HistoricalMysteries #WhiteHouseGhosts #MacabrePodcastEpisodeLoving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Okay so... you guys, we are counting down the ten worst medical procedures in history — We're counting down the 10 worst medical procedures in history: bloodletting, lobotomies, malaria therapy for syphilis, and trepanation. treatments that were once completely standard, doctor-recommended, here-take-two-and-call-me-in-the-morning normal — and are now the stuff of absolute nightmares. This is Part 1: numbers 10 through 6, and we are not easing you in gently.We're talking bloodletting and the golden age of leeches, lobotomies as a wellness trend, deliberately giving people malaria to cure syphilis (yes, on purpose), milk transfusions that went exactly as well as you'd think, and the kind of historical "innovation" that makes you deeply grateful for the modern waiting room. Along the way: the surprisingly dark origins of the nose job, the ancient art of drilling holes in skulls, and a few procedures so unhinged we had to stop and read the source twice.It's gruesome, it's a little funny, it's a lot of "how did anyone survive the year 1700" — classic MACABRE.But here's the thing. The top 5 — the genuinely worst of the worst, including a certain centrifugal childbirth contraption we're not even going to name out loud here — those live behind the curtain. To get the full countdown, including #5 through #1, join us on Patreon or become a paid Spotify subscriber. Same dark stories, zero ads, and you keep this whole macabre operation running. The light's on. Come find out what we left in the dark.Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Your heart stops. You float above your own body. You watch doctors try to bring you back. Then you wake up and describe things you shouldn't have been able to see.This has been reported for thousands of years. Ancient Greece. Battlefields. Modern ICU units. Same experience. Every culture. Every century.Halley and Blaire cover the full history of out of body experiences — from the ancient world to the AWARE II study, a peer-reviewed resuscitation study that tested whether consciousness survives after the heart stops. We present both sides: the believers who say this is proof of something beyond the brain, and the skeptics who say the brain is just doing what brains do when they're dying.Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES : Journal of Near-Death StudiesInternational Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)University of Virginia Division of Perceptual StudiesLight and Death by Michael Sabom Modern Near-Death / OBE CasesMaria's "Shoe on the Ledge" Case (Seattle, 1977)https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798924/m2/1/high_res_d/vol25-no4-245.pdfAl Sullivan – "Surgeon Flapping His Arms Like Wings"https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/01/STE50-Omega-1999-2000-NDE-paper.pdfPam Reynolds (Singer/Songwriter With Brain Aneurysm)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Reynolds_case

We just did our FIRST LIVE SHOW and we're still not okay about it. 💀 Blaire and Halley traveled to haunted Jacksonville, Oregon for the Southern Oregon True Crime Summit and honestly...They left a piece of their souls there. Possibly literally, because that hotel was HAUNTED. The recap: 🎙️ We performed live on a stage in front of actual human beings who knew our names and laughed at our jokes. Three years ago we started this podcast and now people are showing up. IN PERSON. We're still processing. 🍷 Oregon wine country did not disappoint. We ate, we drank, we toured, we pretended to be sophisticated women who don't spend their weekends researching medieval cesspits for a living but we made sure people knew about it. 👻 Our hotel was genuinely haunted.For all of you PATREON/ Macabba Hotties and Spotify Exclusive Feed Subscribers...watch for the live show recording to drop soon! We love you, we thank you and we see you!You are the reason we do this. This won't be our last live show. Not even close. We're already planning what's next. If you were there — thank you. Genuinely. If you weren't — we're coming for your city next. New episodes back on our regular Monday drops starting next week. We've got some UNHINGED content coming and we cannot wait to share it with you.☠️ Here's to fighting the morbs. ☠️#macabrepodcast #darkhistory #liveshow #podcastlife #jacksonvilleoregon #truecrimesummit #hauntedhotel #oregonwine #meetingfans #podcastcommunity

We just got back from our first LIVE show at the Southern Oregon True Crime Summit in haunted Jacksonville, Oregon — and we're still recovering. While we shake off the ghosts (literally), we're digging one up from the vault for you.This is D is for Dracula, exhumed from season one and still one of our all-time favorites. Vlad the Impaler. Dinner parties surrounded by forests of impaled corpses. The real history behind the vampire myth that makes Bram Stoker's version look like a bedtime story.If you've been with us since the beginning, this one hits different now. If you're new to the morbs — welcome. This is where it all started.We hope you enjoy this throwback to season 1.☠ Here's to fighting the morbs. ☠Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

When you think your 9-to-5 is bad... think again.History had jobs where you could drown in sewage, get cancer from your paintbrush, or be buried alive for making a mistake. Real jobs. Real people. Real nightmare fuel.Content warning: child labor, bodily fluids, radiation, slavery, live burial. Expect drama, death, and an unhealthy number of puns. Listener discretion is advised.In this Top 10 minisode, Halley and Blaire count down the most horrifying, disgusting, and occasionally hilarious occupations humans have ever endured. Numbers 10 through 6 are on the main feed .Numbers 5 through 1 are EXCLUSIVELY or our Patreon members and Spotify paid subscribers. 🎧 Get the full Top 10: patreon.com/macabrepodcast or subscribe on Spotify☠ Here's to fighting the morbs. ☠Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Buckle up, friends — this one's a double feature of pure historical insanity.First, we're diving into Project X-Ray, the very real WWII plan where the U.S. government strapped tiny incendiary bombs to thousands of bats and planned to drop them on Japan. Yes, actual bats. Yes, it went exactly as wrong as you'd think. Spoiler: a test base may or may not have been set on fire by its own weapons.Then we're stumbling into the bizarre, booze-soaked world of Tycho Brahe — the 16th-century rock star astronomer who mapped the stars from a castle, wore a metal nose after losing his real one in a duel over math, kept a psychic dwarf named Jepp under his dinner table, and had a pet moose that died falling down the stairs after getting drunk at a party. We're not making this up. History did.🦇 This is a re-released bonus episode from our Patreon, where we drop our unhinged, extra-dark, extra-weird history content every month. If you love this kind of macabre, slurred, what-the-hell-did-I-just-learn storytelling, head to our Patreon for the full vault of supporter-only episodes — more drunken science, forgotten atrocities, and the historical horrors your textbook left out.Pinkies up, cheers, and keep it MACABRE!Loving MACABRE? Want to help the Ladies of Macabre spread the weird word and the show...If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Two men walked into history dripping in velvet, scandal, and an absolutely unhinged commitment to being the most interesting person in the room. One was a bisexual lord with a club foot and a bear named Thor who lived in his abbey. The other was a gay Irish playwright who once said “I have nothing to declare but my genius” at customs — and meant it. Neither one was going to survive being themselves. But God, what a show.Join the Ladies of Macabre for this edition of Drunk History Gone WILDE. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

In this episode of MACABRE: Dark History, we descend into the unsettling origins of classic nursery rhymes.Current vibes: Nursery rhymes… but make it ✨childhood trauma✨This week we’re asking the important questions:— Who or what was Humpty Dumpty and why was he really on that wall?— What exactly were Jack and Jill doing up on that hill? 👀— And how does Henry VIII manage to ruin everything, including birds?🎙️ Join the unhinged ladies of Macabre as we dig into the creepy, chaotic, and downright disturbing origins of the rhymes that raised us.Perfect for fans of: Morbid, Last Podcast on the Left, My Favorite Murder, and anyone who loves a good true crime mystery with a side of comedy. New to dark history podcasts? Welcome. Been here since episode one? Grab your wine.Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: ⁠Macabre Podcast⁠And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com⁠#dark history podcast, #nursery rhymes explained, #creepy history, #true crime comedy, #macabre podcast, #historical mysteries, #childhood lies, #horror history, #folklore origins, #dark comedy podcast

Was the Montauk Project real… or just one of the most elaborate science fiction conspiracies ever told?From whispers of secret military experiments to stories of mind control, time travel, and Nazi scientists folded into Cold War paranoia—this legend has it all. But how much of it actually holds up?Join Halley and Blaire as they dig into the origins of the Montauk Project, unravel the myths, and attempt to debunk one of the U.S. military’s most bizarre and enduring mysteries.Need more MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES: 🔗 SOURCES & FURTHER READING — THE MONTAUK PROJECTThe Montauk Project: Experiments in Time — Preston B. Nichols & Peter Moonhttps://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Project-Experiments-Time/dp/0963188909Montauk Revisited: Adventures in Synchronicity — Peter Moon & Preston B. Nicholshttps://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Revisited-Adventures-Synchronicity/dp/0963188925Pyramids of Montauk: Explorations in Consciousness — Peter Moonhttps://www.amazon.com/Pyramids-Montauk-Explorations-Consciousness/dp/0963188933🌊 MONTAUK, LONG ISLAND & LOCAL LEGENDSCamp Hero & Montauk Air Force Station Historyhttps://www.nyparks.gov/parks/camphero/details.aspxMontauk Project Urban Legend Breakdown (Skeptical Analysis)https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4110

In the final chapter of The Macabre Feature: The Sinking of theTitanic, Blaire examines the aftermath of the disaster—uncovering the hubris that sealed its fate, the gripping court testimonies that followed, and the haunting lives of those who survived. As stories clash and reputations unravel, this episode reveals how survival came with a lasting cost, leaving many to carry guilt, grief, and the weight of that night for the rest of their lives.Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

From the fatal collision to the first realization that the unsinkable ship was doomed, this episode unravels the confusion, disbelief, and growing terror as passengers and crew faced the unthinkable. We continue our tale of terror, the sinking of the Titanic through the recollections of the passengers and crew in this 3 part series. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

They called it unsinkable.In Part I of our Titanic series, Blaire explores the ambition, luxury, and quiet warnings surrounding the ship before disaster struck.Because the real story didn’t start with the iceberg…It started long before anyone stepped on board. In this special feature, hear first hand accounts of passengers and crew of the Titanic. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Self-proclaimed doctor Linda Hazzard believed starvation could cure disease. In the early 1900s, patients traveled to her Washington sanitarium known as Starvation Heights, where many were subjected to brutal fasting treatments that left them weak, skeletal, and sometimes dead. Join Halley and Blaire as they travel back in time, when medical treatments were deadlier than the disease. Loving MACABRE?If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform Want More? Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSources: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2508https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/person/hazzard-linda-burfield-perry-1867-1938https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/olallas-starvation-heights-still-causes-chills-after-a-century-ep-418381772-357167181.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQEUm5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3bFB4aTFGYjliOVg3OHhrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh-Bs5RwqwI2fNmPWey-BIVYlSsx3k2CnIpyKruOOSwYv2lNZB_kPfgQRkyN_aem_uDBJE6aDnsCpe12ZmyxBMg

Royalty, ego, and historical humiliation. Today on MACABRE, Henry VIII and Louis XIV face the ultimate punishment… Blaire and Halley are at it again, with a new installment of Roasting History on MACABRE.Loving MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastIf you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would spoop our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSources: https://www.thecollector.com/how-keep-your-head-king-henry-viii-court/https://history.as.uky.edu/reign-louis-xiv-1643-1715-overview#roastinghistory#roast#comedy#unhingedhistory

We’ve officially survived three years of MACABRE dark history… so today we’re celebrating by oversharing. From unlikely roommates and embarrassing injuries to prophetic dreams, sleepwalking chaos, and possible past lives — this is the behind-the-curtain, best-friends-at-2am energy episode you didn’t know you needed.Loving MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastIf you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would spoop our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform. If we haven't please reach out to us directly with your feedback and give us a chance to earn it! And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

Join us Blaire and Halley for the final installment of J is for Jeffrey Dahmer. Part Two: The apartment. The evidence. The aftermath. MACABRE MORSELS... whale sounds? Gacy and Dahmer? The strange phone calls. This is not a story for the faint of heart.Because sometimes the most terrifying thing is how ordinary evil can look.Can’t get enough MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCE: https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-lionel-dahmer

Join Blaire and Halley in this 2 part, heavy hitter. He looked ordinary.Soft-spoken. Awkward. Forgettable.But behind the walls of a modest Milwaukee apartment, something unspeakable was unfolding.In this two-part series, MACABRE dives into the chilling life and crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer — from his isolated childhood and escalating obsessions… to the gruesome discoveries that shocked the world.Can’t get enough MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

They don’t chase you.They don’t scream.They don’t even move.They just bloom.And somewhere between the petals and the perfume…your nervous system shuts down, your lungs fill with fluid, or your heart simply… stops.Today on MACABRE, we’re talking about killer plants — the flowers that poison, the shrubs that suffocate, and the innocent little garden guests that have ended more lives than some serial killers.Welcome… to the Murder Garden. ( A MACABRE throwback/ Exhumed from Season 2!) Can’t get enough MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

What if I told you there’s a black market hiding in plain sight—not for drugs… not for weapons… but for human bodies?In 2026, investigators uncovered a case so disturbing it forced a national reckoning over who owns the dead, how bodies are regulated, and how easily grief can be exploited for profit.At the center of it all is one name: Jonathan Gerlach.This isn’t a story about a single crime—it’s about a system that allowed human remains to be bought, sold, and shipped like inventory.And once you hear how it worked… you’ll never look at body donation the same way again.Can’t get enough MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSources: https://6abc.com/post/horror-movie-come-life-cops-find-more-100-skeletal-remains-pennsylvania-mans-home/18373761/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/pa-man-accused-of-stealing-bones-from-cemetery-in-delaware-county/4329838/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/pennsylvania-grave-robbery-human-remainshttps://www.fox29.com/news/pa-grave-robber-more-human-remains-discovered-corpses-found-hanging-from-ceilinghttps://local21news.com/news/local/ephrata-man-jonathan-gerlach-admits-to-selling-human-remains-stolen-from-pa-cemetery-search-warrant-delaware-county-philadelphia-mount-moriah-cemetery-lancaster-pennsylvania-skulls-skeletons-pahttps://komonews.com/news/nation-world/ephrata-man-jonathan-gerlach-admits-to-selling-human-remains-stolen-from-pa-cemetery-search-warrant-delaware-county-philadelphia-mount-moriah-cemetery-lancaster-pennsylvania-skulls-skeletons-pahttps://delcoda.com/news/delaware-county-da-tanner-rouse-announces-arrest-and-charges-against-suspect-in-graveyard-burglaries/Jeremy Pauley Casehttps://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/thompson-man-sentenced-72-months-prison-trafficking-stolen-human-remainshttps://apnews.com/article/86edc382669ab9790fdb4b79ee96b0edhttps://crimewatch.net/us/pa/cumberland/da/5591/post/enola-man-arrested-dealing-stolen-body-parts Body Market / Human Remains Trade (Context)https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-brokers/https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/06/13/harvard-medical-anatomy-human-remains-networkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_morgue_casehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_broker

We're back! Another round of Idioms...Blaire and Halley unpack the sh*t we say today by digging into the past to uncover the truth of their origins. Sometimes disgusting, sometimes unhinged, but always entertaining. Discover the original meaning of "kick the bucket", "hungover", and more. Stick around for the second half of the episode where we play a little game called, "guess the meaning" of words and phrases from the book "1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue". Can’t get enough MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.comSources:Oxford English Dictionary.  ⁠https://www.oed.com/?tl=true⁠ Piers Plowman (c. 1350–1380) 🔗 ⁠https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/piers-plowman-manuscript⁠⁠https://www.gutenberg.org⁠Brewers Dictionary of phrases and fables : ⁠ https://www.bartleby.com/81/⁠ 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue — Text version (⁠Archive.org⁠)⁠https://www.archive.org/stream/1811dictionaryof05402gut/dcvgr10.txt⁠

Every town has a secret.This one just happens to be rooted in a curse.On this episode of MACABRE, we’re digging into The Chained Oak Mystery — where legends linger, truths rot beneath the surface, and curiosity might just get you killed.Can’t get enough MACABRE?Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else.Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks.Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to [email protected] to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre PodcastAnd don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSources:• Wikipedia – Chained Oak (legend & history)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chained_Oak • Atlas Obscura – The Chained Oak storyhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-chained-oak • Burials & Beyond – Legend of the Chained Oakhttps://burialsandbeyond.com/2023/12/18/the-legend-of-the-chained-oak/ • TowersTimes – The real Chained Oak historyhttps://www.towerstimes.co.uk/history/the-real-chained-oak/ • Wikipedia – Hex: The Legend of the Towers (based on the oak legend)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers

This week on MACABRE: A Dark History Podcast, we’re doing the only appropriate thing with Adolf Hitler — roasting him.No glorification. No myth-making. Just the weird obsessions, fragile ego, and deeply pathetic details of Adolf Hitler's life. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of historical figures associated with violence and genocide, as well as dark humor, satire, and adult language. The subject is presented critically and for the purpose of historical commentary and ridicule — not glorification.Exclusive Spotify Feed subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, get access to even more bonus content , ad free, early listening and MACABRE perks :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] to connect with other MACABRE listeners? Join our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj1oo7mjvkQ  50 Insane Facts about Hitler Wikipedia – Adolf Hitler (general biography):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler WikipediaBritannica – Adolf Hitler (biography summary):https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler Encyclopedia BritannicaJewish Virtual Library – Adolf Hitler biography:https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/adolf-hitler Jewish Virtual LibraryUS Holocaust Memorial Museum – Adolf Hitler: Early Years:https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/adolf-hitler-early-years-1889-1921 Holocaust EncyclopediaWikipedia — Paintings by Adolf Hitler (includes Academy rejection info):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paintings_by_Adolf_Hitler WikipediaBritannica / History sections in general biography (covers WWI service):https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler Encyclopedia BritannicaHistory.com – Hitler’s early life & WWI service:https://www.history.com/articles/adolf-hitler HISTORYHistoryHit – Facts about Eva Braun:https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-eva-braun/ History HitWikipedia – Blondi (Hitler’s dog):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondi WikipediaWikipedia – Possible monorchism of Adolf Hitler:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possible_monorchism_of_Adolf_Hitler Wikipediahttps://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/did-adolf-hitler-really-only-have-one-testicle/

Welcome back to MACABRE: Dark History, where today we descend into the farmhouse from hell and meet the man who didn’t just haunt Wisconsin—he rewired horror forever.In this episode, we unravel the deeply disturbing life of Ed Gein, the quiet loner from Plainfield, Wisconsin whose crimes blurred the line between reality and nightmare. From a suffocatingly religious upbringing and obsessive attachment to his mother, to grave robbing, body snatching, and the unspeakable creations found inside his home—this is the true story behind the inspiration for some of horror’s most iconic monsters.We explore what was actually proven, what became exaggerated by the press, and how Gein’s crimes shaped pop culture, influencing everything from slasher films to psychological horror tropes still used today. Along the way, we dig into the investigation, the trial, the mental health questions, and why Gein remains one of the most unsettling figures in American history—despite having a relatively low confirmed body count.It’s grotesque. It’s grim. It’s deeply uncomfortable.And it’s another reminder that sometimes the scariest monsters are painfully real.Listener discretion is very advised.🖤New episodes every Monday.Follow, rate, and review MACABRE: Dark History—and sleep with the lights on.Exclusive Spotify feed subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with ad free, early access and bonus content.Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES:Encyclopaedia Britannica – Ed Geinhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-GeinWisconsin Historical Society – Edward Gein (1906–1984)https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2454FBI – Behavioral Science Unit case references (used in criminal profiling education; Gein frequently cited in training materials)Radford University – Serial Killer Information Center: Edward Theodore Gein (PDF)https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/gein%2C%20ed.pdfHistory.com – The Real-Life Psycho: Ed Geinhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-26/real-life-psycho-ed-gein-diesBiography.com – Ed Gein Biographyhttps://www.biography.com/crime/ed-geinDeviant by Harold Schechter(One of the most cited and detailed biographies of Gein)CrimeReads – Behind the Masks of Ed Geinhttps://crimereads.com/behind-the-masks-of-ed-gein/A&E – Ed Gein: The Real Storyhttps://www.aetv.com/articles/ed-geinAssociated Press – Archival reporting on Gein’s arrest, trial, and death (1957–1984)

On this episode, join the Ladies of Macabre for a blast from the past for a hilarious look at the Worst Ways people died during the Baroque Period. From flaming wigs, to molten medicine, this installment of MACABRE EXHUMED digs up a PATREON exclusive episode for your listening pleasure. Hold on to your powdered wig and tighten your corsets for this unhinged episode of MACABRE. Exclusive Feed Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with ad free, early listening and loads of bonus content for your listening pleasure. Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com

The Ladies of MACABRE have given a lot of thought to what their last meals would be if they were on death row? Join Blaire and Halley as they discuss last meals chosen by some of the most famous serial killers. Who had the biggest meal? Who's was the most expensive? Who refused to eat? Find out more on this unhinged, EXHUMED Patreon episode. Want more exclusive content just like this? Join our exclusive Spotify feed for ad free and early listening. Or join us over on Patreon for even more content, bonus episodes, and after dark shenanigans. Listener discretion is very advised.🖤New episodes every Monday.Follow, rate, and review MACABRE: Dark History—and sleep with the lights on.Exclusive Spotify feed subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with ad free, early access and bonus content.Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com

On this episode of MACABRE Exhumed, we've dug up an episode of the spooky kind. This episode is all about our beloved first responders who are trained to face chaos, tragedy, and death—but some experiences fall far outside the boundaries of logic and reason. In this episode, we explore chilling accounts of the paranormal from first responders and healthcare workers .Spotify exclusive feed subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com

Jerzy Tabeau was only a teenager when he was imprisoned in Auschwitz. He was not a soldier, not a spy—just a young man swallowed by the machinery of extermination. What he witnessed inside the camp would haunt him for the rest of his life: starvation, brutality, medical experiments, and the systematic murder of thousands.But Jerzy did something almost impossible.In 1943, he escaped Auschwitz.This episode follows Jerzy’s harrowing flight through occupied Poland, his narrow survival outside the camp, and the written report he helped deliver to the world—one of the earliest, most detailed eyewitness accounts of Auschwitz’s horrors. A warning that was almost too horrific to believe… and largely ignored.This is a story about terror, courage, and the unbearable weight of truth.Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of concentration camp violence, starvation, and death.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSources:Polish Major’s Report (Jerzy Tabeau) – Auschwitz eyewitness accounthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Major%27s_ReportJerzy Tabeau biography & role in early Auschwitz reportshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_TabeauAuschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum – Prisoner escapes and resistancehttps://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/prisoners/escapes/Auschwitz escape reports and underground resistancehttps://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/resistance/Holocaust Research Project – Auschwitz escape testimonieshttp://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/auschwitzescape.htmlJewish Virtual Library – Auschwitz escape attemptshttps://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/auschwitz-escapes

This Christmas, Macabre: Dark History steps away from jingling bells and into the shadows of World War II to tell one of the most haunting—and hopeful—stories of the Holocaust.Before he was the world’s most famous mime, Marcel Marceau was a teenage Jewish boy using silence as a weapon against death. While Nazi forces closed in, Marceau helped smuggle Jewish children to safety, entertaining them into calm, masking fear, and quite literally saving lives without ever speaking a word.This is a Christmas story not about miracles from above—but about quiet bravery, resistance, and humanity whispered through the power of silence.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com

Think Christmas has always been wholesome and holy? Think again.In A Very Pagan Christmas, we rip the halo off the holiday and dive headfirst into its messier origins — from the boozy chaos of Saturnalia, to bonfires, goat symbolism, and the general “let’s survive winter” vibes of Yule. We even take a detour into the nightmare fuel that is Perchtenlauf — because nothing says seasonal cheer like demon masks and public terror.We unpack how Christianity quietly rebranded all of this into Christmas, why the joy-killing Puritans literally banned the holiday, and how the Victorian era dragged it back from the dead, added mistletoe, and told us all to behave.It’s festive. It’s forbidden. It’s historically unhinged — and it’ll make you question everything you were taught about Christmas.EXCLUSIVE FEED Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES: 🎄 Pagan & Pre-Christian TraditionsSaturnaliahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturnalia-Roman-festivalhttps://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnaliahttps://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/saturnalia.htmlYulehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Yulehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/why-winter-solstice-was-feared-by-ancient-cultureshttps://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmasPerchtenlaufhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/perchtenlaufhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Perchtahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/perchtenlauf-alpine-winter-festival-180979394/https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmashttps://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/christmas.shtmlhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/christmas-history-pagan-originshttps://www.history.com/news/when-christmas-was-bannedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-christmas-was-banned-boston-180973403/https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/christmas-is-banned-in-boston.htmlhttps://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/christmas-in-victorian-britainhttps://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-treeshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas/Victorian-revivalhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/christmas_01.shtml

In this chaotic Drunken History episode, Halley and Blaire stumble through the electrifying feud between Thomas Edison, the greedy showman who stole ideas as easily as he shocked animals for PR and Nikola Tesla—the eccentric genius with wild experiments and an unsettling devotion to pigeons . Together, we drunkenly unravel their inventions, their pettiness, and how their rivalry changed the course of history forever.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com⚡ Edison vs. Nikola Tesla — Source ListEmpires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World – Jill Jonneshttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/59877/empires-of-light-by-jill-jonnes/Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age – W. Bernard Carlsonhttps://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691164543/teslaEdison: A Life of Invention – Paul Israelhttps://www.wiley.com/en-us/Edison%3A+A+Life+of+Invention-p-9780471362706The Executioner’s Current – Mark Essighttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/121694/the-executioners-current-by-mark-essig/Tesla: Man Out of Time – Margaret Cheneyhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tesla/Margaret-Cheney/9780743215367Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla – John J. O’Neillhttps://archive.org/details/prodigalgeniusli00oneiWar of the Currents (Overview)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_currentsEdison vs. Tesla – U.S. Department of Energyhttps://www.energy.gov/articles/edison-vs-teslaHow Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse Battled to Electrify America – History.comhttps://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-war-of-the-currentsThomas Edison & Nikola Tesla Feud – Biography.comhttps://www.biography.com/inventors/thomas-edison-nikola-tesla-feudEdison Papers Project – Rutgers Universityhttps://edison.rutgers.edu/

Ash fell like snow.The sky went black at noon.And an entire city took its final breath… frozen in time.In this Part 2 MACABRE Feature, The Fall of Pompeii series, "And Gods Turned Their Gaze" , Blaire takes you deep into the last hours of Pompeii—a city that lived fast, loved boldly, and died in an instant under the fury of Mount Vesuvius. Immerse yourself in this tragic tale of humanity and the wrath of nature. This is one of our most atmospheric features yet—packed with cinematic scoring, immersive sound design, and Blaire’s dark, poetic narration that brings ancient tragedy straight into your headphones.Want More MACABRE? Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comResources: Vesuvius | Facts, Location, & Eruptions | BritannicaHome - Pompeii OnlinePompeii: Bodies, Mount Vesuvius & Herculaneum | HISTORYPompeii: A Snapshot of Ancient Roman Life | History HitWhat Was Life Like in Pompeii Before Mount Vesuvius Erupted Nearly 2,000 Years Ago?Archaeologists find records of Pompeii survivors that reveal how they rebuilt their lives | PBS NewsTimeline: PompeiiA Guide to the Pompeii ExcavationsA minute-by-minute account of the Pompeii eruption, revealed in agonizing detail | Science | AAASPompeii casts: where they are found and what they areThe two letters written by Pliny the Younger describing the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ADLupanar of Pompeii: Secrets, Erotic Frescoes & Visitor GuideGladiatorial games in Pompeii - Pompeii OnlineHistory of archaeological excavations of Pompeii (Italy)

In tonight’s Macabre Feature, Part 1, The Fall of Pompeii, of Plight and Precipice, we’re traveling back to a moment frozen beneath ash and fire. This is one of our most atmospheric features yet—packed with cinematic scoring, immersive sound design, and Blaire’s dark, poetic narration that brings ancient tragedy straight into your headphones.A city that never saw the sky turning black, or the mountain waking up angry.A place where life… stopped mid-breathWe’re peeling back the ash, sifting through the final seconds, and walking through a tragedy so sudden it feels like the world held its breath and never exhaled.This is history at its most catastrophic… and its most human. Want More Macabre? Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comResources: Vesuvius | Facts, Location, & Eruptions | BritannicaHome - Pompeii OnlinePompeii: Bodies, Mount Vesuvius & Herculaneum | HISTORYPompeii: A Snapshot of Ancient Roman Life | History HitWhat Was Life Like in Pompeii Before Mount Vesuvius Erupted Nearly 2,000 Years Ago?Archaeologists find records of Pompeii survivors that reveal how they rebuilt their lives | PBS NewsTimeline: PompeiiA Guide to the Pompeii ExcavationsA minute-by-minute account of the Pompeii eruption, revealed in agonizing detail | Science | AAASPompeii casts: where they are found and what they areThe two letters written by Pliny the Younger describing the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ADLupanar of Pompeii: Secrets, Erotic Frescoes & Visitor GuideGladiatorial games in Pompeii - Pompeii OnlineHistory of archaeological excavations of Pompeii (Italy)

Step into the wardrobe… if you dare.In this episode of MACABRE: Dark History, Halley struts down the blood-soaked runway of Fashion Victims Throughout History — where the looks were lethal, the makeup was murderous, and the wigs had more bugs than a motel mattress.From deadly eyeliner that blinded, to makeup that could kill you faster than a jealous corset, to the unhinged world of Coochie Couture (yes… we’re talking merkins), Halley serves the unfiltered, unpowdered truth behind style trends that literally took people out.We’re talking:💄 Toxic cosmetics👠 Heels that slayed — and not in a cute way🎀 Wigs that crawled, exploded, and sometimes combusted🩸 Fashion statements that made their final statementPerfect for fashion lovers, haters, and anyone who has ever muttered “I’d die for that outfit” and meant it a little too literally.Grab your poisoned rouge and your towering wig cage — it’s time to walk the runway of ruin.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES: Ancient Egyptian Eyeliner & CosmeticsKohl (cosmetics) – FIT Fashion Historyhttps://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/kohl/“Eyeliner: A Cultural History” – NPR Illinoishttps://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-29/eyeliner-a-cultural-history-traces-the-historical-significance-of-the-iconic-cosmetic“Hair and Makeup in Ancient Egypt” – Curationisthttps://www.curationist.org/editorial-features/article/hair-and-makeup-in-ancient-egyptVictorian Pale-Face Cosmetics, Toxic Makeup & Arsenic “Deadly Beauty: The Poisons Used in Makeup Through the Ages” – Discover Magazinehttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/deadly-beauty-the-poisons-used-in-makeup-through-the-ages-44253“Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder: How Victorians Used Common Poisons” – Molly Brown House Museumhttps://mollybrown.org/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-how-victorians-used-common-poisons-to-become-drop-dead-gorgeous/ “Killer Clothing Was All the Rage in the 19th Century” – National Geographichttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/dress-hat-fashion-clothing-mercury-arsenic-poison-historyWigs, Wig Cages, Crawling Hairpieces18th-Century Wigs & Wigmakers – Georgian Erahttps://georgianera.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/18th-century-wigs-and-wigmakers/“A Hairy Subject — Secrecy, Shame and Victorian Wigs”https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/a-hairy-subject-secrecy-shame-and-victorian-wigs/Crinoline Fires, Dress Fires & Flammable Fashion(Multiple confirmed deaths & historical accounts) “Fatal Fashion: 21 Historical Fashion Trends that Led to Death” – Mediumhttps://perfectmess.medium.com/fatal-fashion-21-historical-fashion-trends-that-led-to-the-death-of-many-d1d3e58207d6Radium Cosmetics & Radioactive Beauty “Radioactive Cosmetics and Radiant Beauty” – Actas Dermohttps://www.actasdermo.org/en-radioactive-cosmetics-radiant-beauty-articulo-S1578219020302730Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History — goodreads edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40828078-killer-style

Welcome back for Part 2 of this MACABRE Feature. The Black Dahlia , A City of Suspects. As Los Angeles reeled from the Black Dahlia case, the investigation exploded into a frenzy of false leads, confessions, and high-profile suspects. In Part Two, we walk into the chaos that followed — the detectives, the tabloids, the theories, and the men who suddenly found themselves in the crosshairs. Some were legitimate. Some were liars. Some just wanted the attention. And one of them might just be the killer. Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com⁠Sources – The Black DahliaFBI Vault – The Black Dahlia Case Filehttps://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Black%20DahliaGeorge Hodel’s District Attorney Files & FBI Surveillance Transcriptshttp://www.stevehodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dist-atty-files-hodel-black-dahlia-1.pdfSteve Hodel – Black Dahlia Avenger (Official Site & Blog)https://www.stevehodel.com/Larry Harnisch – The Daily Mirror (Research Blog)https://ladailymirror.com/Los Angeles Times Archives – Black Dahlia Coverage (1947)https://www.latimes.com/archivesNewspapers.com – Black Dahlia Search (Filtered: 1947)https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22black%20dahlia%22&dr_year=1947-1947History.com – “Black Dahlia Murder: The True Story”https://www.history.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-true-storyBiography.com – “Elizabeth Short – The Black Dahlia”https://www.biography.com/crime/elizabeth-shortCrime Museum – “The Black Dahlia Murder”https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/The Sowden House – Official History (George Hodel Residence)https://www.thesowdenhouse.com/history

In 1947, a young woman with Hollywood dreams became the center of one of the most infamous unsolved cases in American history. In Part One of this MACABRE Feature, we focus on who Elizabeth Short really was — beyond the headlines, beyond the sensationalism, before she became the legend. We dig into her life, her search for belonging, the world she fell into, and what set the stage for her final days in Los Angeles.This is the story of the woman at the center of the mystery — before the crime scene photos and before the world gave her a name she never asked for. Be sure to follow for next week's shocking conclusion. Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠⁠ www.gothiccthreads.com⁠Sources – The Black DahliaFBI Vault – The Black Dahlia Case Filehttps://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Black%20DahliaGeorge Hodel’s District Attorney Files & FBI Surveillance Transcriptshttp://www.stevehodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dist-atty-files-hodel-black-dahlia-1.pdfSteve Hodel – Black Dahlia Avenger (Official Site & Blog)https://www.stevehodel.com/Larry Harnisch – The Daily Mirror (Research Blog)https://ladailymirror.com/Los Angeles Times Archives – Black Dahlia Coverage (1947)https://www.latimes.com/archivesNewspapers.com – Black Dahlia Search (Filtered: 1947)https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22black%20dahlia%22&dr_year=1947-1947History.com – “Black Dahlia Murder: The True Story”https://www.history.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-true-storyBiography.com – “Elizabeth Short – The Black Dahlia”https://www.biography.com/crime/elizabeth-shortCrime Museum – “The Black Dahlia Murder”https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/The Sowden House – Official History (George Hodel Residence)https://www.thesowdenhouse.com/history

Join the ladies of MACABRE for part two of executions throughout history. From ancient history to the industrial executions of the modern era, humanity has always treated death as a form of macabre theatre—sometimes with audience participation. Strap in for your double dose of medical macabre, shocking ingenuity, and blood-soaked execution history. Now… flip that switch! Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSourceshttps://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/botched-executions-0017362https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/botched-executionshttps://www.history.co.uk/article/8-famous-botched-executionsWard, Richard, editor. A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. “Introduction: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse.” NCBI Bookshelf, National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK379343/“Garrote.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/garrote. Accessed [add access date].“Garrote.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrote. Accessed [add access date].“Salvador Puig Antich.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Puig_Antich. Accessed [add access date].“Spanish Executions.” Capital Punishment U.K., www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/spain.html. Accessed [add access date].Harmon, Jennifer, et al. “Strangulation Injuries.” StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing, National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2023, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459282/. Accessed [add access date].Petrocelli, Michael, and Richard A. Jaffe. “Ligature Strangulation: Forensic and Medico-Legal Aspects.” PubMed Central, U.S. National Library of Medicine, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/. Accessed [add access date].Constitución Española de 1978.Gobierno de España, 1978. Official legal document abolishing the garrote and capital punishment in civilian law.“History of the Death Penalty” – Death Penalty Information Center (U.S.)Link: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources-high-school/about-the-death-penalty/history-of-the-death-penalty Death Penalty Information CenterGood for U.S. historical timelines of execution practices.“Executions Overview” – Death Penalty Information CenterLink: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview Death Penalty Information Center“Introduction: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse” – National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Book chapterLink: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK379343/ NCBI"13 of the most brutal execution methods from the ancient world” – History UKLink: https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-most-brutal-methods-of-execution-from-the-ancient-world Sky HISTORY TV channel“Readings – History of the Death Penalty | The Execution” – PBS / FRONTLINELink: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/history-of-the-death-penalty/ PBS“Historical Federal Executions” – U.S. Marshals ServiceLink: https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/historical-reading-room/historical-federal-executions U.S. Marshals ServiceJoin the ladies of MACABRE for part two of executions throughout history. From ancient history to the industrial executions of the modern era, humanity has always treated death as a form of macabre theatre—sometimes with audience participation. Strap in for your double dose of medical macabre, shocking ingenuity, and blood-soaked execution history. Now… flip that switch!

Join the ladies of MACABRE for part one of this two-part plunge into the twisted world of executions throughout history. From ancient arenas to modern death chambers, humanity has always treated death as a form of macabre theatre—sometimes with audience participation, or animals, and insects. Buckle up for your dose of medical macabre, shocking ingenuity, and blood-soaked history. Now… off with their heads.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch ⁠ www.gothiccthreads.comSourceshttps://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/botched-executions-0017362https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/botched-executionshttps://www.history.co.uk/article/8-famous-botched-executionsWard, Richard, editor. A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. “Introduction: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse.” NCBI Bookshelf, National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK379343/“Garrote.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/garrote. Accessed [add access date].“Garrote.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrote. Accessed [add access date].“Salvador Puig Antich.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Puig_Antich. Accessed [add access date].“Spanish Executions.” Capital Punishment U.K., www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/spain.html. Accessed [add access date].Harmon, Jennifer, et al. “Strangulation Injuries.” StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing, National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2023, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459282/. Accessed [add access date].Petrocelli, Michael, and Richard A. Jaffe. “Ligature Strangulation: Forensic and Medico-Legal Aspects.” PubMed Central, U.S. National Library of Medicine, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/. Accessed [add access date].Constitución Española de 1978.Gobierno de España, 1978. Official legal document abolishing the garrote and capital punishment in civilian law.“History of the Death Penalty” – Death Penalty Information Center (U.S.)Link: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources-high-school/about-the-death-penalty/history-of-the-death-penalty Death Penalty Information CenterGood for U.S. historical timelines of execution practices.“Executions Overview” – Death Penalty Information CenterLink: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview Death Penalty Information Center“Introduction: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse” – National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Book chapterLink: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK379343/ NCBI"13 of the most brutal execution methods from the ancient world” – History UKLink: https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-most-brutal-methods-of-execution-from-the-ancient-world Sky HISTORY TV channel“Readings – History of the Death Penalty | The Execution” – PBS / FRONTLINELink: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/history-of-the-death-penalty/ PBS“Historical Federal Executions” – U.S. Marshals ServiceLink: https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/historical-reading-room/historical-federal-executions U.S. Marshals Service

Beyond its crumbling gothic façade lies one of America’s darkest mysteries.In this episode of MACABRE: A Dark History Podcast, we descend into the halls of Eastern State Penitentiary—once the most feared prison in the world. From its radical experiment in solitary confinement to the brutal punishments like the iron gag and the mad chair, Eastern State was designed to “break” spirits…some of which might still remain inside its walls.Join us for the final episode of spooky season behind this infamous prison's walls.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch www.gothiccthreads.comSOURCES:Eastern State Penitentiary Official Site & Audio TourWikipedia – Eastern State PenitentiaryHaunted U.S. – Eastern StatePhilly Ghosts – Hauntings at ESPGhost City Tours – Haunted ESPNPIWeb Haunted Series: Eastern StateEastern State Penitentiary Official Site – History https://easternstate.org/about/history-of-eastern-state-penitentiaryWikipedia – Eastern State Penitentiary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_PenitentiaryEncyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia – Eastern State Penitentiary https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/eastern-state-penitentiaryLibrary of Congress – Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) – architectural photos & documents https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1067/Youtube video- Tourist video of Steve Buscemi guided audio tour : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW2BlcoxN2c

This episode slithers into the murky world of American cryptids. From the bayous of Louisiana to Midwestern riverbanks, we hunt three legendary beasts that refuse to stay folklore.Rougarou – The Cajun werewolf curse lurking in Louisiana swamps.Loveland Frogman – A wand-waving, glowing-eyed amphibian that left Ohio police stunned.Muddy Monster – A towering, mud-caked terror that threw an Illinois town into panic.We explore eyewitness sightings and ocal legends. Monsters may hide in the dark—but they also live in our minds.Don't forget to hit that Spotify SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss out on bonus content, ad free listening and MACABRE after DARK shenanigans. SPOTIFY Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

It's that time again! It’s here! Your Listener Tales Spooktacular—Season 3 episode. This one is packed with tiny doors, disappearing objects, spiritual pranksters, cemetery playmates, and unexplainable wilderness weirdness. Thanks for the spoop worthy submissions dear listeners we hope you keep em coming our way… now turn out the lights (if you dare) and hit the play button.Fair warning: This one has fright and feels. This episode is NOT sponsored by Kleenex, but it should be. Don't forget to hit that Spotify SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss out on bonus content, ad free listening and MACABRE after DARK shenanigans. SPOTIFY Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

Grab your flashlights and circle up—because it's SPOOKTOBER, and we’re diving into the eerie world of spooky games you should (or really shouldn’t) play in the dark. From classic sleepover dares like Bloody Mary, to modern internet legends like the Elevator Game and the Midnight Game, these rituals blur the line between folklore, fun, and the supernatural.We’ll uncover the chilling origins of these games, the rules that supposedly summon spirits, and the psychological theories behind why people are drawn to play them. Along the way, expect plenty of creepy storytelling, and of course—our signature blend of humor and shivers.By the end, you’ll be asking yourself: are these just harmless party tricks… or invitations you should never send?Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes . Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights :⁠ Macabre Patreon⁠Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

Kick off Spooky Season with a trip down the aisle of the afterlife!This episode of Macabre explores haunted wedding venues, ghostly gowns that move on their own, honeymoons with a deadly twist, and chilling love stories from beyond the grave. We’ll also uncover eerie marital traditions from cultures around the world — some that celebrate the living, and others that honor the dead.By the end, you’ll be asking yourself: Was that mannequin in the bridal shop window just plastic… or something disturbingly human?Don't forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss out on bonus content, ad free listening and MACABRE After DARK shenanigans. SPOTIFY Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

Friendly neighbor. Serial killer. Welcome to the Houston Mass Murders.Meet Dean Corll — the "Candy Man" of Houston, whose friendly smile hid one of the most disturbing crime sprees in U.S. history. With teenage accomplices Elmer Wayne Henley and David Brooks, Corll lured neighborhood boys to their deaths, burying dozens in boat sheds, lakes, and beaches.This episode dives into the shocking murders, the night Henley turned on Corll, and the investigation that uncovered the Houston Mass Murders — a case so horrifying it changed the way America thought about serial killers forever.Don't forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss a single episode. Spotify Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

He was no longer Herman Mudgett—he was H.H. Holmes, and Chicago was his playground. As the city prepared for the glittering World’s Fair of 1893, Holmes began constructing something far darker: a hotel designed not for comfort, but for control, cruelty, and death. Step inside as we follow Holmes’ arrival in Chicago, and the rise of his sinister empire in the shadow of the White City.Don't forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss out on bonus content, ad free listening and MACABRE After DARK shenanigans. SPOTIFY Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

Long before he built his ‘Murder Castle,’ he was just a boy named Herman Mudgett. But even in childhood, the shadows were already there—strange fascinations, disturbing behaviors, and the twisted beginnings of the man who would become America’s first serial killer. In this Macabre Feature, we peel back the layers of H.H. Holmes’ early years, tracing the origins of a monster in the making.Don't forget to hit that SPOTIFY SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss out on bonus episodes, ad free listening and MACABRE After DARK shenanigans!SPOTIFY Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com

Rome’s most infamous emperor wasn’t just a tyrant—he was a spectacle of madness, cruelty, and decadence. From bizarre banquets to unspeakable acts, Caligula’s reign blurred the line between ruler and monster. Was he truly insane, or just history’s favorite villain? Join us as we dive into the blood-soaked, scandalous world of Caligula—where absolute power really did corrupt absolutely. Strap in for a wild episode!Can't get enough of MACABRE? Does your dark heart need more? Hit that SPOTIFY SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss out on bonus episodes, ad free listening and MACABRE After DARK shenanigans!SPOTIFY Subscribers get early access and bonus episodes. Patreon members get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes and more!Send in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at :⁠⁠⁠⁠ MacabrePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Macabre Exclusive Merch @ www.gothiccthreads.com