This week Matt concludes the saga of film pioneer Louis LePrince! As the 20th century draws near, several inventors are on the cusp of making motion pictures a reality. Louis has patents in place that will enshrine him as the first if he can evade the skullduggery of Thomas Edison, but a sudden disappearance makes things much more complicated!

This week Matt begins the life of an artist who found inspiration from his family friend Louis Daguerre, an early pioneer of photography, before war in France led him to work in England where he increased his work in imagery and began to dream of the movement of picture!

This week Aaron details the life of a famed French knight, a comrade of Joan of Arc, a practitioner of black magic and a big time murderer, Gilles de Rais! We follow his poor upbringing, lavish banquets, extensive crimes and an unwavering faith in God amid the bloodshed! Be warned: this episode contains child murder, torture and sexual violence.

This week Johnboy returns to the Rock Machine/Hells Angels conflict known as The Quebec Biker War with a focus on the Montreal leader whose cunning, ruthlessness and daring made him the most famous criminal in Canadian history!

This week Johnboy starts the history of the Canadian Biker Wars with a focus on the man that would become the leader of the Hell's Angels in Canada. Walter Stadnick is a mysterious wee man with a horribly scarred face who evades capture by the police and being usurped by rivals in the Hell's Angels, Satan's Choice and other violent motorcycle gangs by being a little smarter than the rest!

This episode John profiles the combative art of Chris Burden, who willfully had himself shot to be taken seriously. Satirical and disturbing commercials, crucifixion to a Volkswagen and a habit of creating terrifying and visceral live performances and inventions were all a part of Burden's vision.

This week Laura fills in for Aaron with a loopy tale of a respected surgeon who falls ill before his ties to a sketchy underground amputation circle is exposed! Matt gives a brief history of a burgeoning Milwaukee and the battles over bridges and Johnboy dives into the battle between the first chapter of the Hell's Angels in Scandinavia and the native Bullshit Motorcycle Club!

A sad diletante, a Swan King, and a school full of demons! This week fan favorite Laura Crawford fills in for Johnboy as Matt covers the annoying writer Count Eric Stenbock, Aaron brings the tale of the oppulent King Ludwig II of Bavaria, lover of Wagner and fake caves, and Laura wraps it up with the wild story of a Miami high school full of headless chickens and demonic teenagers.

This week Matt brings us the dark ages tale among the great unwashed that was too juicy to deny noble interest! Martin Guerre, a Frenchman of Basque origin, disappointed and disappeared from his village life in France until he reappeared - or did he?

After the news of the maniac's death, we revisit John's story of England's Purple Aki, a bizarre profile of a fitness enthusiast whose compulsion to squeeze young men's muscles led him to being labelled as a sex offender, serving time in prison, and his conviction for being involved in a young man's death. Plus, Matt serves up harrowing early talking dolls.