Was he a holy man, a con artist, or just an (almost) unkillable weirdo? Grigori Rasputin rose from obscurity to become one of the most infamous figures in Russian history, managing to charm a royal family while leaving behind a trail of scandals. But how did he pull it off? And more importantly—how did he actually die?

Join us as we unpack the absolutely bizarre life of Rasputin and his legendary assassination attempt(s).

STORY STARTS at 00:06:12

🦇Wikipedia: List of Fictional Bats (feat. the baddest bat of all, Bartok) 

🎪Learn more about Rasputin’s daughter Maria

📚Books discussed in the intro 

• The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie
• The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean (trigger warning, read with caution)
• Room by Emma Donoghue (trigger warning, read with caution)
• My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
• A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying Cherry Garcia while we dish about poison. 

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A series of mysterious sudden deaths swept across the Chicagoland area in the fall of 1982, leaving the nation in a panic. We’d come to learn that a batch of Extra Strength Tylenol containing well above the lethal dose of potassium cyanide was to blame, forever changing the way consumers purchased over-the-counter medicine. 

One of the most infamous police task forces in American history would set out to investigate the heartbreaking loss of 8 innocent victims, running into one obstacle after the other the entire way.

STORY STARTS at 00:06:06

✨Helpful links:

• Chicago Tribune 6-Part Investigative series
• NBC interview with Adam Janus’s daughter, Kasia Novak-Janus

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying Cherry Garcia while we dish about poison. 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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If you were a woman in 17th-century Italy, your options were limited…to say the absolute least.

Enter Giulia Tofana, the infamous mastermind behind a Roman poisoning ring. With a few drops of her flagship product, Aqua Tofana, Giulia helped hundreds of women escape abusive marriages—one dead husband at a time.

Join us as we unravel the legends of Aqua Tofana, its mysterious maker, and the legacy we know today. 

STORY STARTS at 00:12:07

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying Cherry Garcia while we dish about poison. 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

💌Contact: [email protected]

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five star rating wherever you listen/watch! 

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

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Welcome to San Diego’s oldest cemetery, El Campo Santo! From unexplainable shadow figures, to a child ghost determined to follow you home, the haunted legends just do not quit in our last cemetery episode!

STORY STARTS at 00:07:25

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📚A Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying ice cream dirt cups while we dish about cemeteries. 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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Stairs that lead nowhere. Doors that open to plummeting drops. Wherever you go, the number 13 watches. Do you dare enter the labyrinth? 

Come one, come all to the Winchester Mystery House—a sprawling maze of architectural oddities that’s captivated imaginations for over a century. Do the legends of architect and heiress Sarah Winchester hold water, or do long-lasting rumors overshadow the truth? (Spoiler alert: it’s the latter). Join us as we uncover Sarah’s life, the events that shaped her unconventional home, and the myths that still cloud her legacy today. 

STORY STARTS at 00:04:45

👻Send us your haunting experience! 

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying ice cream dirt cups while we dish about cemeteries. 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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What do Princess Diana, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 & a coffee cup have in common? They’re all high up on the list of things people have on their cemetery bucket list! Join us as we dive head first into the world of cemetery tourism - a form of dark tourism that goes so much deeper than searching for things that go bump in the night. 

STORY STARTS at 00:09:30

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Pre-order The Secret Life of a Cemetery

Other Episodes Mentioned: 

• Episode 3, Mercy Brown
• Episode 13, Bloody Mackenzie (Greyfriars Kirkyard)

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying ice cream dirt cups while we dish about cemeteries. 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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Greyfriars Kirkyard is home to one of the world’s most infamous poltergeists: Bloody Mackenzie. In life, he was responsible for the brutal torture and execution of 1,000+ prisoners—and in death, his reign of terror continues. Join us as we crack open his past and explore modern-day run-ins with ‘the best documented supernatural case of all time.’

STORY STARTS at 00:09:05

Explore books by Jan-Andrew Henderson (City of the Dead Tours)

• The Ghost that Haunted Itself
• Father Figure

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying ice cream dirt cups while we dish about cemeteries. 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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Today’s boozy bonus episode is brought to you by holiday French 75’s - with a heaping scoop of dreams and nightmares on top. Grab a glass, and help us ring in the new year as we tell spooky stories about sleep (or lack thereof), explore the folklore behind nightmares, and share a very special tale from listener Brooke!

SPOOKINESS STARTS at 00:05:20

How to make the Holiday French 75 from Drinks with Danica

Find the full Russian Sleep Experiment story & analysis here.

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we enjoyed orange *dream*sicle ice cream while we dished about dreams (and nightmares). 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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In 1966, a horrifying tragedy struck the Welsh village of Aberfan, burying residents—including a school full of children—under a torrent of coal waste. As the nation grieved, psychiatrist John Barker created the Premonitions Bureau, a daring experiment to collect dreams and visions in hopes of preventing future tragedies. In this episode, we delve into the Aberfan disaster, the bureau’s progress, and the legacy of a man driven to rewrite the future.

STORY STARTS at 00:05:37 

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying a delicious scoop of orange *dream*sicle ice cream while we dish about dreams (and nightmares). 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

👻Want to share a story of your own? Send us an email: [email protected]

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

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Scott Falater: Ruthless murderer or victim of his own sleep disorder? This is the story of the man who killed his wife and claimed he did it while… sleepwalking? Yeah, we have mixed feelings, too. Join us so we can all trauma dump together in this emotionally exhausting episode. 

STORY STARTS at 00:05:55

Law Review: A Rude Awakening: What to do With the Sleepwalking Defense?

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying a delicious scoop of orange *dream*sicle ice cream while we dish about dreams (and nightmares). 

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

👻Want to share a story of your own? Send us an email: [email protected]

Join our I Scream socials! 

https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five star rating wherever you listen/watch! 

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