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.
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62 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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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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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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Monk-Hieing Around: The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei
Taking a turn toward the bizarre this week, we discuss the marathon monks of Mount Hiei where monks walk 24,000 miles to clarify their mind and spirit.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @macabrepediapodEmail us at: ...
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Episode 56
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Weird Ways Rulers Have Died
This week, we explore some weird ways rulers have died throughout history.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @macabrepediapodEmail us at: @Macabrepediapod@gmail.com
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Episode 55
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Floyd Allen and the Hillsville Massacre
From a chance detour, we came across the Sidna Allen House. Then into the wormhole on this week's episode about the Hillsville Courthouse Massacre, a bit of forgotten Appalachian history.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagra...
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Episode 54
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Ra Ra Ra Ranavalona!
Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar was responsible for the deaths of 1/3 of her people during her reign, through a series of campaigns to avoid Westernization. This Queen of Madagascar will go down in history for her bloody reign.Tw...
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Episode 53
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H.H. is for Homicide! The H.H. Holmes Hotel
H.H. Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) was an American con artist, bigamist, and serial murderer. His gruesome deeds made him famous, and the newspapers expanded that fame. People know the story of his murder castle, where gruesom...
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Episode 52
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The West Memphis Three (Satanic Panic IV)
In a shocking case that captured the attention of the nation, the West Memphis Three were sent to jail for a crime they.. didn't commit. The final part of our Satanic Panic series.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @mac...
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Episode 51
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The Devil's in the Details: Satanic Panic Vol 3.
If you want to learn more about the Satanic Panic, "aideperbacam ot netsil." Oh wait... "listen to Macabrepedia." Backmasking is hiding messages in songs when they're played backward... and that caused a lot of trouble once upon a time...
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Episode 50
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Devils in the Daycare: Satanic Panic Vol 2
In this entry, we discuss the McMartin Pre-School case and the rise of ritualistic child abuse accusations of the 1980s and 90s.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @macabrepediapodEmail us at: @Macabrepediapod@gmail....
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Episode 49
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The Satanic Panic: Dungeons and Devils
Today's entry is the first in a series—the series of the Satanic Panic. In the decades of the 80s and 90s America was rife with accusations around satanic rituals and murders brought on by the power of the devil. In recent years Stranger Things...
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Episode 48
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Grief at Home and Around the World
Back after a break for mental health and professional development, we discuss a few grieving practices around the world, along with more personal stories.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @macabrepediapodEmail us a...
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Episode 47
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Bloody Mary Patreon Episode
Bloody Mary is a child's horror game, played in the dark while staring into your own dark and gleaming eyes... perfect for a sleepover. But it does have some messed-up origins. Join us for this episode that was originally uploaded to our Patreo...
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Episode 46
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Marky Mark and His Funky Junk: A Brief Bio of the Marquis De Sade
The Marquis de Sade is known for his lurid and debauched erotic works, but there was more to him. Join us as we add this bizarre entryTwitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @macabrepediapodEmail us at: @Macabrepediapod@...
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Episode 45
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16 Tons & What Do You Get? The Forgotten WV Coal Wars
In the early 20th century, the mountains of West Virginia were home to a series of conflicts that turned bloody and violent, owing in part to a group of hired guards who would evict miners, destroy property, and murder. Join us as we cover Bloo...
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Episode 44
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Another Day Another Dollar: 5 of the Worst Jobs of the 19th Century
In this entry you get to hear one of the rarest sounds to happen in Macabrepedia HQ, Matt knocking over his drink and ruining the carpet and furniture. Oh also, we discuss 5... kind of more like 6 or 7 of the worst, and somewhat obscure, jobs t...
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Episode 43
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Garfield and the Insanity Defense
How common is the insanity defense? And what has it been used for? With a special focus on Charles Guiteau, who was responsible for the assassination of James Garfield, president of the United States.Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepedi...
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Episode 42
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And All That Jazz (The Axeman of New Orleans)
The Axeman of New Orleans terrorized... well, New Orleans, in the early 20th century. This guy wrote beautiful letters and committed terrible murders during this time in American history when axe murdering seemed like the thing to do if you wer...
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Episode 41
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Hinterkaifeck: Ax Murderer Extraordinaire Part 5
This infamous unsolved ax murder event from Germany has it all... murder, a haunted house, wrong place at the wrong time, incest, and more. Part 5 of our TMFTT series on ax murders that may belong to one murderer.Twitter & Facebook: ...
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Episode 40
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Now That's What I Call Murder Vol. 4 (Hurley VA & Beckley WV Ax Murders)
Marissa takes us through the hollows (hollers) of the Virginias as we continue chugging along tracing back a couple of the earliest murders associated with "The Man From the Train" by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James. Twitter & ...
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Episode 39
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Oh My Darlin' Clementine (Villisca Axe Murder Part 3)
Clementine Barnabet and her supposed Voodoo cult were responsible for several murders in 1911-1912 in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Or were they? Some of these ax murders are attributed to the Man from the Train... and there are some simil...
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Episode 38
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Villisca Axe Murders Part 2: Paola, Ellsworth, Monmouth, and Colorado Springs
Continuing with our ax murder series, these unsolved cases involve bloody murder and opportunistic murder weapons. Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepediaInstagram: @macabrepediapodEmail us at: macabrepediapod@gmail.com...
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Episode 37
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