The Mellow Tiger Podcast

Imagine stumbling across the site of a ritual sacrifice that happened thousands of years ago? Worse yet, maybe the resting place of a cannibalised Neanderthal family. In this episode some of the creepiest archaeological discoveries are explored.

Ever wondered which real-life serial killer inspired the most iconic horror movie murderers of all time? Ed Gein's handy work was so grotesque that it helped bring to life the likes of Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs), Leather Face (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Norman Bates (Psycho). If none of that was enough to peak your interest, at least tune in to hear about the belt he made from human nip...

As if World Wars aren't brutal enough, Mons experienced a beast so terrifying it elevated the chaos into something almost supernatural. Also, Bree struggles through an endone high while the special guest recounts how he cut off two of his fingers but was more concerned about his biscuit intake for the day. Just the important things.

Ever wondered how to create a convincing Bigfoot corpse? With real Possum entrails, of course! And did Orson Welles' Broadcast of the H.G Wells' The War of the Worlds really drive families to mass suicide? Listen to find out.

In 2014, the Broaddus family are beyond excited to move into their newly purchased home, that is, until they receive a menacing letter from someone describing themselves as "The Watcher". The letters keep coming and as the nature of the notes grow more and more sinister, Mr and Mrs Broaddus begin to fear a close neighbour may want to do their children serious harm.

In 1898, two man-eating lions cause havoc during the construction of a railway bridge in Tsavo, East Africa. Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Patterson, the lead engineer for the build, makes it his personal mission to put an end to the savage, nightly attacks - but these beasts don't act like normal lions and the workmen fear there could be something more sinister at play.

The patriarch of a German family living on a remote farmstead tells neighbours he has come to believe someone is living undetected in the attic of his home. A few days later, the entire family (including their live-in maid) is found massacred in the most gruesome of ways.

While Jord lives it up on holiday, Bree and Josh begrudgingly discuss the first alien abduction ever to be recorded and analyse factors contributing to why people (correctly or incorrectly) believe they have been whisked away by otherworldly beings.

After a year like 2020, the topic of curses is right at the tippy top of our list. While Bree presents a list of movies that have been deemed cursed by mainstream society, Jord explores a variety of cursed objects. Josh, not wanting to be left out, asks the hard questions like what everyone’s favourite chip flavour is.

Ever thought about using horrific legends about evil Christmas monsters to inspire better behaviour from children? Well if you haven't, 'tis the season to give it a go! The eggnog is flowing heavily as Bree decides she hates everything about Santa Claus, Josh talks about the fine line between using scare tactics to elicit good behaviour from children and permanently scarring them, while Jord essen...

On this relaxed, devil-may-care episode, Jord shows us a bone-chilling discovery, Bree gives a test to find out who has the most psychopathic tendencies and Josh touches on his favourite cryptid while reminiscing about the time our parents let us play in glorified sewerage. Nothin' like the good ol' days!

Almost everyone has a favourite mystery! Maybe it was the mystery that prompted you to delve deeper into the world of the unsolved or maybe it's a recent one that was so juicy it made you question why you hadn't heard of it sooner. Bree and Josh are joined by a special guest as they take turns discussing their favourite mysteries.

After reading the The Zombie Survival Guide (Max Brooks), Bree decides to quiz Josh and Jord about what they would do in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Will they make smart decisions or will they lose their brains to the moaning hordes? Learn some helpful tips to assist you in your own crisis. Who will fair best when the dead rise?

In the conclusion to the two-part series, the attacks themselves and the reason why the Grizzlies may have attacked is discussed.

Not a single death could be attributed to a bear in the almost sixty years since Glacier National Park was established. But that was about to change. In a dramatic turn of events, one person is mauled and two people die, having been eaten alive by grizzlies. The most outrageous part? These were two separate attacks, two separate grizzlies in two separate areas of the park... on the same night.

Josh talks about a savage animal attack leaving two people dead, while Jord and Bree discuss news articles (old and new) that have piqued their interest. From funny to frightening (and sometimes both), this "devil-may-care" episode mixes stories heard on the news with a few personal childhood anecdotes bound to shiver your spine and tickle your funny bone.

Someone is killing couples on empty roads, and can money and power really buy freedom when a fifteen year old girl is savagely beaten to death in the richest neighbourhood in North America?

What really happened to Dennis Martin and Evelyn Rosemann? In this episode we take a look at two mysterious disappearances that aren't your run-of-the-mill unsolved case.

In this episode we discuss the possibility of the Tasmania Tiger and the sad hilarity related to it's extinction