Pretty Wicked

By Megan AldaSociety & Culture True Crime

Pretty Wicked episodes

October 17, 2023 12: Cinematic Neurosis: The ‘True’ Story Behind ‘The Exorcist’
The idea that demons can possess a person isn’t new. Many ancient cultures held the belief that evil spirits could enter the human body and make us do things that are either beyond our capabilities, or just downright evil. And, just as many cultures believed that an entity could occupy a person, they also believed that this spirit could be forced out.

Today, we tell the story of the ‘real-life’ exorcism that inspired the famous movie, as well as another, maybe lesser-known instance of documented exorcism.

Haunted History is produced by SoundBite Studios with host Megan Alda and writer/researcher Chloë Kibbe.

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23 min
October 14, 2023 11: A Community Bewitched: The Salem Witch Trials
An entire community under a spell, an invisible threat. This forces one the masses to turn on each other, to cast aspersions, to point fingers. Neighbour’s become enemies; enemies take each other down. You can trust no one, as even members of your own family begin
whispering under their breaths: “witch”. This is what happened to the folks of Salem,
Massachusetts in 1692. For less than a year, the community seemed to suffer a bout of collective insanity as it persecuted over 200 of its own. Many died under the weight of false accusations of witchcraft and devil worshipping. But what was the source of this wave of hysteria? Was it a deal with the Devil? Or just plain old frenzy? Let’s find out together as we dive into today’s special episode on the Salem Witch Trials.

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39 min
October 10, 2023 10: The Real-Life Arkham Asylum: Danvers State Hospital
What if I told you that the asylum responsible for churning out the villains in Batman comics was real? Or, at least, that there exists a “real-life” analog to it? Today, I’m taking you all on a tour of another one of America’s most haunted asylums, a place known as the “birthplace of the lobotomy”. Come with me as I tell you the origin story of the inspiration for the Arkham Asylum: the Danvers State Hospital.
Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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20 min
October 07, 2023 9: Folklore: The Vampire
Vampires are arguably one of the more well-known mythical creatures worldwide that seem to exist in some form in many cultures. But where did this legendary creature come from? And how has it changed over the years to form what we know now as a modern-day vampire?
Well tonight, we will find out, because this bonus episode is on the origins of the vampire!

Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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17 min
October 03, 2023 8: The Lord of the Dolls
Imagine, you’re paddling along a canal near Mexico City, and you are taken to a small island nestled in a lagoon. Verdant lawns, whimsical bridges made of twisted branches, Spanish moss falling in loose curls from crooked trees, from which hang the mangled bodies of endlessly eerie dolls. You heard right! This place, called “The Island of the Dolls”, or “La Isla de las Muñecas” in Spanish, is a small island located in the Xochimilco canal system, south of Mexico City. It is a popular dark tourism destination, and today, we’ll find out why!

Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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20 min
September 26, 2023 7: Undark: The Story of the Radium Girls
Today's story is one that many of you may not be familiar with. It's the shocking story of America's real-life 'ghost girls', who - along with the public - were poisoned for profit at the hands of big corporations. But how did something marketed as being able to increase vitality ultimately lead scores of young women to their deaths? And, was justice ever served for these women? Let's find out together, as today, I'm telling you the story of...the Radium Girls."

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27 min
September 19, 2023 6: Poltergeist: A Cursed Movie Set
Unexplainable oddities on set, a plethora of injuries and malfunctions and the deaths of four members of the cast, today we explore the curse surrounding a movie franchise that marked a generation of horror-enthusiasts, the cult-classic, Poltergeist.
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23 min
September 12, 2023 5: Pagan Rituals: The Ancient Ram Inn
This week we are exploring an old haunted Inn that sits on top of a 5,000-year-old pagan burial ground and is infamous for devil worship and even human sacrifice! Where is this Inn you ask, and is it really haunted? Listen to this week's episode, to find out!
Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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25 min
September 05, 2023 4: The Haunting of Bran Castle
The fall season of Haunted History is upon us!
This week we are heading to Bran Castle in Romania, one of the top destinations for ghost-hunting tourists. But what makes Bran Castle so haunted? And what’s the connection between Count Dracula and Vlad the Impaler? You'll have to listen to this week's episode to find out!

Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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24 min
July 25, 2023 3: Most Haunted Forest: Hoia-Baciu
This week we are visiting the Hoia Baciu Forest in Transylvania, Romania. A lot of the time this haunted forest gets overlooked when tourists visit Romania, as most people flock to all of the Dracula tourism, however, very strange and unexplainable events have happened to people visiting the forest that even scientists haven’t been able to explain, so come with me, and we’ll take a look into how Hoia Baciu earned the title of the world’s most haunted forest.

Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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15 min