Is it a death threat or a Victorian Christmas card? In this episode, we talk about the weird and wild world of Victorian Christmas Cards and send our warmest (non-flaming) holiday wishes.
Victorian Christmas Candle Fires and Creepy Holiday Traditions: Spoiler alert–Victorian times were deeply flammable.
Set up your darkrooms, kids, because we’re going ghost snappin’!
Spiritualists, Fraudulent Mediums, and the Cottingley Fairies: You can question the trustworthiness of spirit mediums all you want, but we still wouldn’t recommend fucking with the Fae. Ever.
We asked for Ouija board stories in the Patreon FB group, and holy hellcats, did they deliver. As Stefan would say, this one has it all!
Tarot History, Tarot Cards, and Pamela Colman Smith: Shuffle the deck and determine your fate! Unless, of course, you’re a woman called Pixie in the 1900s.
We asked for Ouija board stories in the Patreon FB group, and holy hellcats, did they deliver. As Stefan would say, this one has it all!
Talking boards, spirit boards, Ouija boards: so many names, and so many ways to contact the beyond and/or open up a demon portal to hell.
There have been rumors bouncing around for a while that H. H. Holmes may have taken his thirst for killing well beyond his Murder Castle in Chicago. So far beyond, in fact, that some believe he’s not just the White City Devil, but also none other than Jack the Ripper himself!
H. H. Holmes was rumored to have committed an astounding 200 murders in total. But, does that number even make sense?
Down to its name, the 1893 World’s Fair: The Columbian Exhibition was as problematic as it was dazzling.
S01E14: The life of serial killer H. H. Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett) and the creation of His Murder Castle. (Part 1 in a 4-part Halloween series, including 2 main episodes and 2 episodes for our supporters on Patreon!)