Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

By Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we'll dive into a new story of cults, crime, televangelists gone wild, you never really know what you're going to get,... more

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Cult Liter with Spencer Henry episodes:

November 18, 2025 Ed Gein: Fact vs. Fiction
Cult Babes! TGIT! This week we are breaking down the true story of Ed Gein. While we’ve covered his story in the early days, this time we’re going on an even deeper dive and as promised, discussing fact vs. fiction when it comes to the new Netflix series based on his life.

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Sources:
https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a68021290/who-was-augusta-gein
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-tribune-obituary-for-henry-gei/78446265/
https://www.aetv.com/articles/did-ed-gein-kill-his-brother-henry-gein
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a68914992/monster-the-ed-gein-story-fact-vs-fiction/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_cos_md_pmx_us_urlx_18419138764&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18415929960&gbraid=0AAAAAC5jt3MgtlQwwMCUUoyMYwPJQV8dF&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5abIBhCaARIsAM3-zFVyQKEwA9hp8vXRfnCRLHHq8DsdhRj4b4e9fQHL1D8bF3BYP79GJJUaAsGvEALw_wcB
https://people.com/who-was-ed-gein-father-george-gein-11825038
https://www.newspapers.com/image/243672728/?terms=%22Mary%20Hogan%22

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November 14, 2025 Little Liter: BAD DAD

In this week’s little liter we’re discussing the downfall of one of America’s television fathers, Stephen Collins, and some wild headlines that came across my desk.

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Sources:
https://people.com/florida-father-mugshot-bloody-face-road-rash-jump-moving-car-11848056

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November 11, 2025 The Red Barn Murder
Has a murder ever been solved by a premonition? Well…this week’s episode might just be the case that proves it’s happened, at least once! When a stepmother started having recurring dreams about her stepdaughter it led to a startling discovery.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polstead
https://kids.kiddle.co/Polstead
https://www.newspapers.com/image/865694233/?match=1&terms="red barn murder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Barn_Murder
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0wrdleer2o
https://people.com/red-barn-murder-william-corder-maria-marten-stepmother-dream-11737572
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lzsipDa9oI
http://www.stedmundsburychronicle.co.uk/rbpeople.htm
http://www.stedmundsburychronicle.co.uk/rbtrial.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/3573244.stm
https://headstuff.org/culture/history/william-corder-red-barn-killer/

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November 10, 2025 Little Liter Hi November!
It’s Friday! Let’s catch up and hear some spooky stories from y’all! I can say y’all now.

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November 04, 2025 Houston we have a problem!
No really, what is going on?! This week we’re putting on our investigator hats to try and figure out what the hell is happening in Houston’s bayous.

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-detective-says-string-houston-deaths-may-linked-alleged-smiley-face-killer-network
https://people.com/houston-police-deny-serial-killer-rumor-as-16th-body-is-pulled-from-bayou-11827813
https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-police-discover-16-bodies-bayous-year-mayor-dismisses-serial-killer-speculation
https://www.foxnews.com/us/he-knew-how-swim-family-rejects-accident-houston-bayou-death-mystery-deepens
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15183099/houston-serial-killer-detective-verdict-fears.html
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/body-found-bayou-identified-family-searching-answers-months-later
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/bodies-found-in-houston-bayou-names-cause-of-death/285-3d2a5f4d-99ce-4485-a772-75a2ae44e1fe
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-body-found-buffalo-bayou-september-2025-fifth-week
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/bayou-body-found-1900-white-oak-bayou-10082025
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/uh-houston-student-dead-details-jade-mckissic-missing
https://abc13.com/post/bodies-found-houston-police-investigating-separate-deaths-after-recovering-victims-bayous-less-hour/15405491/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/1nka7u0/help_find_jade_elise_mckissic_missing_uh_student/
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1574307546899334
https://www.facebook.com/kristencreighton/posts/michaela-miller-was-recovered-from-buffalo-bayou-near-commerce-st-underneath-the/10239977377188826/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/10/14/only-on-2-family-member-of-man-found-dead-in-houston-bayou-speaks-out/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/bayou-bodies-homeless-survey/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-serial-killer-fears-lake-deaths-climb-4
https://www.foxnews.com/us/bodies-stack-up-texas-city-amid-fears-serial-killer-rumors-roofie-attacks
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-police-address-fears-of-serial-killer-after-second-missing-man-found-dead-austin-lake
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/rainey-street-riper-new-study-looks-deaths-around-lady-bird-lake
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/texas-serial-killer-rainey-street-ripper-365020-20250606

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32min
October 31, 2025 Little Liter: New Cult Compound
This week’s little liter we’re joined by NYT Bestselling Author and cohost of the HIT podcast Obitchuary, Mrs. Madison Reyes. Listen in as we provide an update on my life and share some of our halloween movie faves!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

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31min
October 28, 2025 Byberry Asylum
This week we’re taking a trip to Philly to learn about the twisted history of Byberry Asylum.

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_State_Hospital_at_Byberry
https://www.npr.org/2009/12/30/122017757/wwii-pacifists-exposed-mental-ward-horrors
https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/byberry-philadelphia-state-hospital/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/byberry-mental-hospital
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/28/byberry-mental-institution-survivors/
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/best-intentions-byberry-asylum
https://www.philadelphiastatehospital.com/index.html

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37min
October 24, 2025 Little Liter: Cults n' Creeps!
In this week’s little liter we’re talking about a *currently unfolding* new story about a cult in Georgia, some terrible parents and a spooky story on the hotline!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Prayer_Christian_Church
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/09/11/opulent-oppression-wife-says-alleged-cult-leader-controlled-her-decades/
https://people.com/ga-couple-accused-abandoning-children-campsite-for-days-without-food-11834574

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October 21, 2025 A Tale of Two Thorntons
This week we’re discussing the murders of two women with some bizarre coincidences….you’ll see...
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter
Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Write me: [email protected]

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastinstagram.com/spencerhenry

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Ashford_and_Barbara_Forrest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pype_Hayes_Hall
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/from-the-archives-chilling-similarities-of-the-murders-of-two-117606
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/05/two-eerily-similar-murders-157-years-apart/76829428/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-eerie-coincidences-of_b_8682392
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_v_Thornton
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/family-murdered-barbara-forrest-demand-187122
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871

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October 17, 2025 Cult Closet Confessions!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!! This week I’m coming to you live from my closet and we’ve got so much to talk about!!!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com

Write me: [email protected]

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastinstagram.com/spencerhenry

Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter

Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

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34min

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