The Macabrecast

Do you have a phrogger? We hope not, because a phrogger is someone who is living in your house without you knowing! In 2019, Brittany and James Campbell found out that someone had been living in their house in the most terrifying way. Holly will tell us all about their experiences and the aftermath of this phrogging incident.

Last week, Brooke gave us an overview of murder ballads and their interesting history. This week, Brooke will continue the discussion of murder ballads with the tale of the Twa Sisters/Two Bonny Swans! She'll be taking an in depth look at this murder ballad full of revenge, courtship rituals, and making people into violins.

We may think of slow love songs when we hear the word "ballad," but ballads have a dark history! We'll be talking about murder ballads which started as a way to share information and warn people of danger. Brooke will be telling us all about the history of these ballads and the way they have transformed over the years, particularly under the influence of capitalism.

A flood is already bad enough, but in 1919 Boston saw a flood of molasses devastate the area! This week Holly will walk us through this tragedy that ended with 21 people dead and around 150 injured. Get ready to hear about company incompetence, molasses science, and an unnatural disaster.

A heads up to all our listeners, this episode and photos related to it will include a lot of dolls! Brooke will be talking with us all about pediophobia, which is the fear of dolls. We'll get to dive into some psychological studies and learn about why so many people find dolls unsettling, even if they don't have pediophobia!

As we get closer to the end of Pride month, let's take some time to learn about why the LGBTQIA+ community celebrates pride at this time of year! Holly will walk us through the historical contexts around the Stonewall Uprising, what happened at Stonewall, and the legacy that came from it. We owe a lot of our ability to celebrate Pride the way we do today to Drag Queens and Kings like Storme DeLaverie, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera, so we are excited to share some of that history with you all!

Happy Pride month again from the Macabrecast! We are getting into a great pride month topic which, of course, involves monster theory, Godzilla, and gender. Holly will walk us through the historical contexts around the original Godzilla movies and then we will get to why we are really here. We will be talking about the many theories about what Godzilla's gender is and talking about what the significance of that conversation is. 

Happy Pride month from your Macabrecast crew! As we celebrate the history of queer activists, we also want to get into another kind of history. Brooke will be telling us all about the origins and history behind the word queer, including a discussion around why some folks within the LGBTQIA+ community choose to use it and why others choose not to.

We're rounding out our ghostly knowledge this week with legend of Okiku. This harrowing tale is a traditional classic in Japan, but you may also recognize her from a (very famous) movie. In this episode we learn a bit about the original tale, and what has come of Okiku's legend since.

This time we are introducing a very little known local cryptid. Join us in this episode as Holly tells us all about the giant shrimp of Bremerton. The Giant Shrimp in the Laundry room may need a shorter title but is very mysterious and very strange! We are so excited to get into this unique story