The Macabrecast

Brooke walks us through one of our first forays into true crime. She's chosen a big case to start with as she goes into detail about the kidnapping of 26 children and one adult in Chowchilla, California. Listen in for all the horrifying twists and the inspiring words of the survivors. 

Let’s travel all the way to Lima, Peru with Holly this week for a deep dive into La Casa Matusita. This supposedly cursed building has seen many tragedies, and luckily we have Holly to relay them! This one is particularly macabre…

Prepare for yourself for some vocal fry in episode SICK-xteen (16)! Brooke embodies the spirit of a cryptid as she delves into the details of the Squonk as described in William T. Cox’s book, “Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts.” 

Brooke delves into the topic of the tooth fairy this week! Listen in as she walks us through some possible origins of the tooth fairy and we recount our own childhood experiences with it. Get ready for some other takes on the classic, including mice and trolls. 

This week Holly will tell us all about the history of miniature books. These miniatures date all the way back to cuneiform tablets and some books are as small as 2x2mm! The list of uses for these tiny books is long and we will talk about a lot of them this week.

Welcome back for Brooke's episode! In this episode, Brooke will take us through the death of Peter Blagojevic and his possible posthumous activities. This chilling tale from Serbia includes vampires, hauntings, and an in-depth discussion of decomposition!

Welcome to the first episode using our new format! This week, listen in as Holly covers the history and science of Bog Bodies and get ready for Brooke's episode next week. These Bog Bodies have been found all over northern Europe and each tells its own unique tale from thousands of years ago. Holly will go over some examples and we will delve into the bog to see what else we find. 

This will be our last two part episode! In Part I, Brooke tells a hodge-podge history of Paris Green--a pigment laced with arsenic. Despite its popularity, this color was known to be poisonous! In Part II, Holly recounts the chilling story of the Batavia shipwreck. Dare to enjoy this mutiny-gone-cult. 

This will be our last two part episode! In Part I, Brooke tells a hodge-podge history of Paris Green--a pigment laced with arsenic. Despite its popularity, this color was known to be poisonous! In Part II, Holly recounts the chilling story of the Batavia shipwreck. Dare to enjoy this mutiny-gone-cult. 

Welcome back to another two-part episode! This time, Holly has a terrifying true crime case involving the Denver Ghost House. You'll be as haunted as the house was after learning about Theodore Coneys, the man in the attic. After that, listen in to part two where Brooke will be talking about another possible true crime case from Britain. She will be covering the mysterious disappearances of two English Princes from the Tower of London.