Wicked, Weird, and Grim

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying.

On today's episode we dive deep to talk about a particular obsession of ours....mermaids. We're so obsessed with these creatures as grown women that we've had to split this podcast into two parts due to how much we yapped. This week's episode is on the folklore of mermaids globally and historically, while next week's episode is all about sightings - from 1492 to today. These fishy, aquatic entities bewitch and bemuse us, and we can't wait to dive deep into discussing them with you all.

Today we take you on a very weird (not so wicked or grim) adventure in the tiny town of Bishopville, South Carolina. From a lizard swamp cryptid scare (tourism life hack?) to an old man who self-proclaimed himself the Button King and left a museum of randomly decorated items with hundreds of thousands of buttons decorating them, this small town sure does have a lot of personality for only being home to ~3,000 people, give or take. Join us as we discuss this overly-roided lizard, his hijinks revolving automobiles, and how his ass compares to the Mothman’s). We even manage to work in a lizard-y song, which is just sooo quintessentially us. Get ready to get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us to unravel the mystery of the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp and discuss the even cuter Button King. Stick around at the end to hear our infamous bloopers.

{Originally uploaded on the anniversary of the Titanic sinking, April 15th, but due to technical difficulties was reuploaded on the 17th}

In this episode, we cover enough topics to make your head spin in penance for our hiatus. From unsinkable ships (spoiler alert, it sinks!) to respectable heroines to cursed mummies to haunted houses, this episode is sure to please. Ara describes her recent visit to the Titanic Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland and how informative and fascinating it was. While the Titanic is our main overarching theme, we encompass and incorporate three more that are just as closely tied. Listen to us vividly recount and gush over James Cameron's Titanic movie, praise the heroic efforts of rescuers, and discuss class hierarchies and how the Titanic is an apt metaphor for the social, economic, and political landscape of contemporary America. Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers (a whole year's worth of antics in this one!).

Today, Valentine’s Day, we are bringing you a Wicked, Weird, and Grim treat: we’re going to talk about a man who literally loved his family to death.

The Burari ritualistic mass suicide/murders/manslaughter(?) is quite well-known in the true crime world, and our special guest Shreetoma is back to guide us through it. Strap in, its a wild one!

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we explore the Christmas tragedy of the Sodder family home fire and the disappearance of five of their ten children. We cover all the theories, down to the nitty gritty, of this sordid tale. We, like most, end up with more questions than answers. What do you think happened that Christmas night in 1945?

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we dive into a topic you all have requested for MONTHS. Today we cover the mothy monstrous figure of Point Pleasant, West Virginia: the infamous 'Mothman'. This creepy cryptid is ungodly large and ungodly ripped (at least, according to his statue in Point Pleasant). He even has his own annual festival in the town he haunts. Join us for mothly hijinks, conspiracy theories, and discussion of starting our own book club surrounding carnal cryptid romance novels.

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we explore the festive and fearful event of Krampusnacht. From smut books to 5Ks, Krampus has taken over modern media - but what are the origins to this goat-like figure? Come with us as we dive deep into this Alpine folk figure, his origins, and his legacy.

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we uncover the terrifying tale of the Crone of Catskills in all her g(l)ory. From initial hikes to secondary hauntings, this entity is renown for her intense manifestations and unyielding effect.

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we discuss the ultimate IT GIRLS: a nazi-killing teen girl gang. These girly pops were the ultimate icons who led an unknown number of individuals to freedom and safety.

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**Content warning for brief mentions of infanticide**

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as our special guest Shreetoma joins us to discuss the convergences of power, feminism, and the supernatural in Bengal and India more broadly. Despicable Me minions, flesh-eating imps grabbing Hailey Bieber smoothies at Erewhon, and djinns that need to learn consent in regards to hair-stroking abound.

Let us know what your favorite Bengali spook is below by leaving a comment through our exclusive Spotify content!

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** Content warning for brief mentions of suicide in describing a ghost**