Macabre : Dark History

By Macabre Podcast

From (A)rsenic to (Z)ombies, Macabre: A Dark History Podcast exhumes the darkest corners of the past. We dig deep into deadly devices, ghastly crimes, and sinister secrets

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April 07, 2025 True Crime Origins: V is for The Villisca Axe Murders
In the dead of night on June 10, 1912, the small town of Villisca, Iowa, woke to a nightmare — eight people, bludgeoned to death in their beds by an unknown intruder wielding an axe. Over a century later, the crime remains unsolved, shrouded in mystery, whispers of shadowy figures, and chilling clues left behind. In this episode of Macabre: A Dark History Podcast, Halley and Blaire delve into the gruesome details of the crime, the strange twists of the investigation, and the eerie legends that still haunt the old Moore house.

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RESOURCES:
https://lizzieandrewborden.com/HatchetOnline/villisca-still-living-with-a-mystery.html
https://murderhouse.com/the-house-and-murders/crime-scene/
The Villisca Axe Murders: A Review Essay LAWRENCE H. LARSEN AND DAVID N . ATKINSON
https://archive.org/details/villiscatrueacco0000mars
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/06/09/1912-villisca-ax-murders-what-to-know-iowa-cold-case/7567590001/
https://www.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf

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March 31, 2025 It's Raining Meat! - KY Meat Shower and Mysterious Oakville Blobs
Meat raining from the heavens? Mysterious gelatinous blobs? You heard that right. This week, we're serving up a double dose of bizarre with the Kentucky Meat Shower and the Oakville Blobs. Get ready for a wild ride into the strange and unexplained on this episode of Hometown Macabre.

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March 24, 2025 U is for Unit 731- Japan's Secret Biological & Chemical Warfare Testing Unit
Not even a century ago, the world endured unimaginable horrors as war raged across the globe. But hidden beneath the chaos was a nightmare few would believe — Japan’s secret biological warfare program, Unit 731. Join Blaire and Halley as they delve into one of Macabre’s darkest episodes yet, uncovering the gruesome experiments, chilling atrocities, and the disturbing legacy left behind.
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Resources: United States Responses to Japanese Wartime Inhuman Experimentation after World War II: National Security and Wartime Exigency - PMC
Unit 731 - Nuclear Museum
Cognitive Dissonance, Social Psychology, and Unit 731 | 2022-2023 | University Writing Program | Brandeis University
Unit 731: Japan discloses details of notorious chemical warfare division | Japan | The Guardian
Human Experimentation at Unit 731 - Pacific Atrocities Education
“Unit 731 - The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz” by: Derek Pua
UNIT 731 – Japan's Biological Warfare Project

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March 16, 2025 In Cold Blood- The Clutter Family Murders
On this episode of MACABRE: A Dark History Podcast, we unravel the chilling story of the Clutter family massacre. A single lie, whispered behind prison walls, set a nightmarish plan into motion—one that would end in cold-blooded slaughter. Step inside the twisted minds of Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Smith, where greed and violence collided with fate. But the horror doesn’t end there. This episode also explores the eerie bond between Truman Capote and Perry Smith—a relationship forged in blood and obsession.

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Resources: “In Cold Blood” by: Truman Capote
City of Holcomb, Kansas - Official Website
Holcomb, Kansas – Legends of Kansas
Fleagle Gang | Kansas Profile
CrimeArchives: The Clutter Family Murders | Biographies of Key Figures
68_1_7_0.pdf
Clutter Family Murders | Garden City, KS
Eveanna Marie (Clutter) Mosier (1936-2019) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
Beverly Jean English (Clutter) (1939 - 2010) - Genealogy
In Cold Blood: Truman Capote in Holcomb, Kansas | Road Show at Beinecke Library

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March 10, 2025 Would You Rather (Season 2, Part 2) with Live, Laugh, Lore Podcast & Some EVP's
Welcome, listeners, to another morally questionable episode of Macabre: A Dark History Podcast! Today, we’re diving into the ultimate game of “Would You Rather?” from Season 2—but in true Macabre fashion we are playing it with a delightfully dark twist...and some new podcaster friends, Emily & Caroline from LIVE, LAUGH, LORE!!!
Things got a little spooky with some EVP's , we left them in for you to hear for yourself.
During this episode,we encourage you to play along, and share your answers with us! We want to hear from you. Whether it’s on the private facebook group or through email, we love interacting with you!
So, prepare your soul for some questionable life decisions, because once you choose… there’s no going back.

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March 03, 2025 Would You Rather? Part 1: Macabre season 2 with Live, Laugh, Lore Podcast
Welcome, listeners, to another morally questionable episode of Macabre: A Dark History Podcast! Today, we’re diving into the ultimate game of “Would You Rather?”from Season 2—but in true Macabre fashion we are playing it with a delightfully dark twist...and some new podcaster friends, Emily & Caroline from LIVE, LAUGH, LORE!!!

During this episode,we encourage you to play along, and share your answers with us! We want to hear from you. Whether it’s on the private facebook group or through email, we love interacting with you!
So, prepare your soul for some questionable life decisions, because once you choose… there’s no going back.
This is part 1 of 2. Stay tuned for next week's episode for round 2!
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February 24, 2025 T is for Tabloids : Victorian Era Sensational Stories, Fact or Fake?
On this week’s episode of Macabre: A Dark History Podcast, Blaire and Halley dive into the scandalous world of Victorian tabloids. Long before social media and clickbait, sensational stories of murder, scandal, and supernatural terrors dominated the headlines. But were these tales based on truth—or were they just early examples of fake news? With special guest appearance by Nic and Jake from America's Scaryland!
🖤✨ Macabre: A Dark History Podcast—where we uncover the morbid stories history tried to bury.

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Sources: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Stories-That-Shocked-

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February 17, 2025 Creepy Clown Motel? Scariest Places on Earth - Haunted Tonopah, Nevada
A small community that began as a mining town in the early 1900s saw its fair share of Macabre history. The town was built around the cemetery, setting the tone. Plague, fire, and a clown motel? Join the ladies as they talk about the big history of a little town.
🖤✨ Macabre: A Dark History Podcast—where we uncover the morbid stories history tried to bury.

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Resources: The 23 Scariest Places on Earth | Condé Nast Traveler
HISTORY | THE CLOWN MOTEL

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February 10, 2025 S is for STD's Throughout History
From ancient Mesopotamian love curses to the syphilitic nobles of the Renaissance Era, history proves that what happens in the brothel definitely doesn’t stay in the brothel. STDs have shaped empires, inspired some truly terrifying "cures," and left their mark (sometimes literally) on history’s most powerful figures. Tune in to Macabre: A Dark History Podcast, where we unwrap the itchy, oozing truth about history’s most infamous infections—no penicillin required!

🖤✨ Macabre: A Dark History Podcast—where we uncover the morbid stories history tried to bury.

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Sources:

https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/13/stis-through-the-centuries/

Celsus, De Medicina (On Medicine)
Galen, On the Power of the Drugs and On the Therapeutics of the Arts

Richlin, Amy. The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor (Oxford Studies in Roman Literature and Culture)

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February 03, 2025 The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
In America, healthcare is a touchy subject. In the 1900s, it was cringe! Deception and false promises weren’t the only things the Tuskegee community were getting from their local clinic. Join the ladies as they talk about a shameful subject in America’s history.
🖤✨ Macabre: A Dark History Podcast—where we uncover the morbid stories history tried to bury.

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Resources: Tuskegee | Alabama, Map, History, & Population | Britannica
Tuskegee syphilis study | US Government Experiment, African American Impact | Britannica
Booker T. Washington | Biography, Books, Facts, & Accomplishments | Britannica
Tuskegee Airmen Facts | Tuskegee University
about the USPHS syphilis study | Tuskegee University

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