Macabre : Dark History Podcast

By Dark History and True CrimeHistory

Macabre : Dark History Podcast episodes

May 02, 2023 E is for Embalming: Everyone Rots, Eventually…?
Everyone rots eventually? Or do they?
In this episode we talk about body preservation techniques throughout history. Ancient cultures like the Egyptians and Arabians had unique body preservation techniques that mimicked human jerky and sickeningly sweet human rock candy. Leonardo da Vinci even performed embalmings on cadavers in pursuit of perfecting his art. And good ole Abraham Lincoln might have been responsible for the rise of the Industrial Death Complex during the Civil War.

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Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.

1 hr 13 min
April 18, 2023 D is for Dracula : The Tale of the Demeter, Gary Oldman Sex Icon & Bram Stoker’s Odd Past
You think you know the infamous man with the fangs? There’s more to the classic horror story than just blood and mists. Join the Macabre ladies as they talk about Stoker’s odd past, sexual tension (and awakening) London’s paranoia, and the legend of the tenth student. It’s a bloody good time!
Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.

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51 min
April 10, 2023 True Crime Origins: Teenage Killer, The Baraboo Bonebreaker
On July 29, 1995, 13-year-old Thad was sleeping on the couch in his new home in Baraboo, WI. The family had recently moved in. When someone picked Thad up off the couch, he figured it was one of his parents, taking him to bed. Thad would suffer 43 hours of bonebreaking torture at the hands of a sadistic killer...17 year old, Joe Clark, AKA the Baraboo Bonebreaker.

Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.

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Sources:
The Baraboo Bone Breaker - YouTube
Joe Clark: The Baraboo Bonebreaker [17yo Serial Killer] [TRUE CRIME] - YouTube
I Survived...: Neighbor Abducts Young Boy and Tortures Him for Days (S5, E17) | Full Episode - YouTube
Joe Clark – The Bone Breaker Killer | by Crime Waffles | Medium
The Horrifying Story Of Thad Phillips, The Boy Who Survived The Bonebreaker Killer (ranker.com)

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44 min
April 04, 2023 C is for Cadaver : Corpse Whiskey, Resurrection Men & The Dark History of Bodysnatching
You’re going to need a stiff drink for this one! Pour yourself a glass of whiskey (If you’re over 21) because on this episode we’re digging into the graves of the recently deceased to expose the once booming "underground" black market business of body snatching in the US during the 19th Century in Baltimore.

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Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.
38 min
March 24, 2023 Small Town Murders (Halley’s Hometown)-True Crime Origins
Every hometown has its own Hometown #macabre story. We want to hear yours! Today, Halley shares two stories that took place in her tiny little hometown, population around 1600 people.
UPDATE: There has been an update on one of the cases. One of the persons charged with murder in the first case...has been released from prison. This information had not been made public at the time of this recording. Halley just happened to hear it from someone who still lives in her home town. Apparently...they don't make this kind of thing public knowledge!

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(Up to 5 mins of recording time) Send us as much information as possible so we can dig in and do some research. Our hope is that we can collect enough hometown stories to start adding them into our rotation. We look forward to hearing and sharing your Hometown Macabre stories as a new segment on the show!

Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.

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46 min
March 21, 2023 B is for Bedlam Asylum : Human Zoo, Bed Chains, & Looky Loos
Bed chains and peeping Tom’s are just the beginning of the dark secrets hidden inside London’s most notorious psychiatric hospital, Bedlam Asylum. Join the ladies of Macabre as they strap on their straightjackets and hug themselves tight. Together we will enter the chaos and mayhem that is the world's oldest operational asylum.

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Episode Sources:
Source: https://museumofthemind.org.uk/learning/explore-bethlem/patients/0
Source: https://museumofthemind.org.uk/learning/explore-bethlem/patients/12
Source: https://allthatsinteresting.com/insane-asylums
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4381710/Haunting-portraits-women-Bedlam-Hospital.html
Source:https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/bethlem-royal-hospital-history-why-called-bedlam-lunatic-asylum/
Source:https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/bethlem-royal-hospital-history-why-called-bedlam-lunatic-asylum/
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bedlam
Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161213-how-bedlam-became-a-palace-for-lunatics
Source: https://www.factinate.com/places/horrific-facts-bedlam-historys-most-notorious-mental-institution/amp/

42 min
March 07, 2023 A is for Arsenic : Deadly Household Items in the Victorian Era
In the Victorian Era no one was safe, not even in their own home. Houses were ticking time bombs. Eating food was its own game of roulette. Not to mention, the fashion was absolutely to die for! Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk Murder Bottles, exploding toilets, and much more!

***Oopsie. I say camera "film" when referring to photographers...but they did not have "film" back then. But my brain just went there. Sorry. Please forgive me. The actual word is 'daguerreotype'. But I couldn't pronounce that if I tried.
-Halley
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Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro : Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP
Episode Sources:
Murder Bottle Information Resources: Victorian baby bottle • Museum of Health Care at Kingston (andornot.com)
Deadly Wallpaper Image and Information Resource: Arsenic and Old Tastes Made Victorian Wallpaper Deadly | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Killer Fashion Image and Information Resource: 7 Ways Victorian Fashion Could Kill You | Mental Floss
Ghastly Grocery List Information Resource: 9 Dangerous Things in Homes of Victorian England ... (allwomenstalk.com) , Alum Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Horrifying Housing Information Resource: 9 Dangerous Things in Homes of Victorian England ... (allwomenstalk.com)
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1901): The Yellow Wall Paper - Google Books

44 min
March 03, 2023 Not for the Faint of Heart. Listener Discretion is Advised.
You might be asking yourself, what is the Macabre Podcast all about? Every other week, your hosts, Blaire & Halley cover a macabre topic that syncs up with the alphabet so you can learn just like kiddos did back in the day. Except this time, we are teaching macabre history from (A)rsenic to (Z)ombies. The Ladies of Macabre are ready to satisfy your ear worms with all things macabre, disturbing, and down right appalling from the past. You might learn a thing or two along the way...and maybe a few things you wish you hadn't. This podcast is not for the faint of heart. Listener discretion is advised.

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1 min

About Macabre : Dark History Podcast

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MACABRE is a dark history and true crime podcast exploring haunted places, medical history, serial killers, unsolved mysteries, paranormal encounters, and the strangest deaths of the past. New episodes every Monday. WARNING: MACABRE may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.