Macabrepedia: A Marriage of True Crime and the Truly Bizarre
Each week, husband and wife hosts Marissa and Matthew are exploring a historical true crime, a dark part of history, or a more personal morbid experience. Explore the dark and the bizarre while they hang out in their basement and add to their encyclopedia of the macabre.
Podcasting since 2021 • 62 episodes
Macabrepedia: A Marriage of True Crime and the Truly Bizarre
Latest Episodes
Ivan the not that terrible yet. (Ivan the Terrible pt.1)
Ivan the first Tsar of Russia is sometimes thought of as a madman, a psychopath whose paranoia leads to some horrible acts being brought upon those he declared to be enemies. Although in the early years of Ivan IV's reign, he could be better de...
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Episode 61
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This is Halloween?
We talk about a few ghost-y stories we have, read a scary story (The Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit), and talk a little bit about where trick-or-treating comes from. Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram:...
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Episode 60
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MKUltra: Tune In, Tune Out, and Turn Your Eyes Around
Project MKUltra was a series of illegal experiments carried out by the CIA that were designed to test the effects of drugs and how they might be weaponized. We discuss this and a little about white room torture.https://www.youtube.com/w...
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Episode 59
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42:35
The Brutally Beastly Bloody Benders who Butchered the Bodies of Bucolic Kansas
In what is called one of the biggest mysteries of the American Old West, the Bender family fled from suspicion and a looming search of their homestead... and nobody can agreed on what happened to them. This search would result in finding the bo...
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Episode 58
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41:44
Bad Moon Rising (Terrible Weather Events & Eclipses)
Throughout our history, there have been terrible weather events that have impacted history, and solar eclipses have had a special place as well, as frightening and unexpected events. In this episode, we'll discuss a few of these events....
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Episode 57
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