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Top Most Embarrassing Celebrity Deaths
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the novella “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”, Leo Tolstoy writes about a man who is shocked to discover that his death is inevitable. This is what we...
Body Snatchers - Past and Present
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As people get older, it is natural that they think about their mortality. Many plan for their end by writing a will, and planing their funeral. But no...
Elizabeth Bathory ~ Vampire, Mass Murderer, or Innocent Victim
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of our lovely listeners reached out to me to ask about my thoughts on Countess Elizabeth Bathory. In the spooky world, Elizabeth is one of the mos...
From Within, Spontaneous Human Combustion
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For well over a century, some have made claims that a person can suddenly, and without explanation explode into a ball of fire. The phenomenon of spon...
Terrifying Christmas Stories to Put You In The Spirit
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas is a time of celebration, and joy. To me, it’s not about getting presents. The best gift is the gift of spending time with the ones I love...
The Axeman of New Orleans
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you walk down the streets of New Orleans, you will hear the sounds of jazz music wherever you go. It normally is calming and soothing, but on Mar...
The Dark Side of Disney: The Horrifying Tales Behind the Fairy Tales, Part 1
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If there is one thing that Disney is known for is their re-telling of fairy tales. They take a fairy tale, and Disney it up for the big screen. All th...
Angels of Death
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An Angel of Death is a type of criminal offender that often becomes a serial killer. They are usually employed as a caregiver or as someone who is sup...
Getting Medieval on Your Ass
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The act of deliberately inflicting severe physical or mental suffering on people as a form or punishment, fulfilling a twisted desire, or to force act...
Top 10 Bizarre Death Statistics
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Statistics are collected for everything, including death. Mortality data answers questions like how long can we expect to live, or are we gaining any ...
Occultism in Politics
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The word “Occult” is difficult to define, and because of this many have different understandings to what it means. To some it is a fascinating wor...
Curse of the Pharaohs
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In late 1922; British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the King Tutankhamun who died at the age of approximately 18 years old in 132...
Who Was Nostradamus?
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favourite quotes about prophecies was said by a man named Peter Drucker who stated; “Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive ...
Strange Unsolved Disappearances
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, countless people are reported missing. It is estimated that world wide eight million children go missing, and if you were to add the numbe...
When the Devil Comes to Visit
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I was a kid, my mom told me about something she experienced as a young child. She grew up in a French Canadian Catholic family, and attended a sc...
Ladies in White
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Lady in White or White Lady is a type of female ghost that is usually seen in rural areas, and are usually associated with local legends of tragedy....
Amityville: Is It Horror or Clever Marketing?
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About 30 miles or about 43 kilometres outside New York City is the Long Island town called Amityville. In this town there is one house that is known a...
Royal Mental Illness, Madness, and Abnormalities
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
References to mental illness and disabilities can be found throughout history. In current times, people see the connection between mental health and o...
Cryptids That Are Actually Real
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6, you came with me on a world tour of cryptids. Some of these evolved from very real fears, while others just seem a bit silly. The thing ...
Victims of Politics - Death, Abuse, and Cover-Ups
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In politics - power is everything. But as Sir John Dalberg-Acton once said “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Some ...
Locked Down For Years in Your Parents Prison
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One day Elizabeth Fritzl’s father asked her for some help with a project he was working on. For months he was building a cellar underneath the famil...
Buried Alive, Part 2
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2, you heard stories about people that were buried alive. Many of these tales are from long ago, but that doesn’t mean that this still do...
Unbelievable Origin Stories of Commonly Used Household Items
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever wonder about the origin of something? I do…like potatoes. How did people decide that potatoes were delicious? Thousands of years ago, w...
Haunting Hollywood Deaths
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saying goodbye is never easy. When it comes to TV icons or movie stars it doesn’t seem real, because they are now immortal in film. Even though many...
The Spooky Side of Spain
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone is born or moves to their country as an accident of birth, or as fate. When one ages and starts to travel they may visit a country that they ...
History of the Vampire
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charismatic, sophisticated, beautiful, and full of angst…this is the image that we have of vampires. Whether they sparkle in the sun or live in the ...
The Hills Have Eyes: The True Story of Sawney Bean
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1970s, Wes Craven was a struggling filmmaker who created his first horror movie which is now the classic The Last House on the Left. He di...
Haunted Cemeteries
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a person thinks about haunted places, cemeteries usually come up. There are lots of dead bodies there, so it must have ghosts…right? According ...
Ed and Lorraine Warren: Paranormal Investigators and Cultural Phenomena
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to the world of the paranormal, there are two people who stand out - Ed and Lorraine Warren. Ed was a self taught demonologist who met a...
The Black Prince
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Prince. It sounds like a terrifying vampire, or perhaps a demon. It is actually a gem, but some do believe that the Black Prince Ruby is evi...
Ghost Ships
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe in ghosts? Many people have claimed to have seen ghosts, but this doesn’t necessarily mean a floating spirit in a in a white bed shee...
Satanic Panic
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980’s and 1990’s; satanic ritual abuse allegations started popping in the United States, and soon travelled to other parts of the world. T...
Vacation Spots That You Really Shouldn't Visit
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vacation...every year everyone can’t wait until they can take a vacation. It is an opportunity to experience and learn from other cultures while exp...
Drawing a Line Between Channelling and Possession
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I recently received a question from one of our listeners who listened to Season 1, Episode 3, concerning possession. The listener was wondering what t...
Cursed Toys
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Toys are created to entertain, and for play. They are supposed to create joy. Some do not. These objects have become a favourite storyline for plenty ...
Cursed Paintings
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A curse is any expressed wish that some form of misfortune will befall on a person, place, or object. Some believe that curses are created by a supern...
Historical Next Level Hoarding
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hoarding disorder is a persistent difficulty with discarding or parting with possessions due to a perceived need to save them. People suffering with h...
The Lost Who Stayed Lost, Part 2
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People go missing all the time. All of us have seen terrified families on TV begging for their loved ones to come home, and then many people turn the ...
Secrets that the American Founding Fathers Wanted to Keep Hidden
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The American Founding Fathers...without them, there would be no United States of America. This group of predominantly weathy plantation owners and bus...
Royal Ghost Stories
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Historically; royalty from around the world have led dramatic lives that revolved around war, death, and controversy. The locations where all this hap...
Strange Missing Historical Artefacts
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout history; ancient relics and treasures from many cultures has been either stolen, or has gone missing. Often this happens during war time or...
The Surprising History of Tarot
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Hanged Man, The Chariot, The Devil, Judgment...with their iconic imagery, ancient symbols, and links to religion; tarot cards are seen as full of ...
The Women Behind the Worst Men in History
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There have been many studies done on why people stay in relationships with partners that do not fulfill their desires and needs. Many of these studies...
Malia Miglino: Grave Hunter
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a really special day for me for several reasons…first - this episode is our last episode for season one! The other reason is that today you...
Tales from the Witch Trials
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Historically; societies that believed in witches both hated, and feared them. This hate and fear was often directed at people for various reasons, and...
Is Time Travel Real?
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of moving between different points in time has been a very popular topic in science fiction for years. TV shows Dr. Who and Star Trek, alo...
Who Do Some Voodoo
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Voodoo is not what people think it is. It isn’t portrayed accurately in movies, TV, and in books. Voodoo is not devil worship, and its practitioners...
The White Witch of Rose Hall
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The idea that the dead can remain earthbound started in the most ancient times, and has appeared in countless tales since then. It has spawned its own...
Strange and Mysterious Famous Deaths
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since the beginning of time, people have looked to the heavens and thought about the meaning of life and how fragile our existence actually is. Some p...
The Life and Times of Edgar Cayce
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When I was a child my mom would regularly drop me off at my grandmother’s house when she did the weekly grocery shopping. One reason why I liked goi...
Not So Mythical Monsters
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do we mean when we talk about “monsters”? When people hear the word “Monster”, they usually start thinking of classic gothic horror image...
Mythical Monsters
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A few days ago I was speaking to one of my listeners. I happen to phone her every Sunday, since she is my 74 year old mother. She said to me…I was...
Connecting with the Spirit Realm
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritualism is a belief system that is based on the supposed communication with the spirit world. It started to develop in the mid-1800’s and reach...
Cursed Jewellery
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I love jewellery, but there is some that even I will not wear. Why? Because it is cursed. Today you will hear the tales about jewellery that left a pa...
Possession
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of spiritual possession is held by over 74% of the world today. In this episode you will hear tales that are so scary that you will wish t...
Buried Alive
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine for a moment that you wake up from a deep sleep to discover you are in a tight spot. You are in a grave and have been buried alive! This is mo...
The Lost Who Stayed Lost
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know there is a place on earth that where on average 500 to 2000 people go missing a year never to be heard from again? In this episode you wil...