Horrifying History

On April 10, 1834; firefighters smashed through a padlocked attic door of the burning home of a high society couple: Delphine and Louis Lalaurie.   What they found is now a dark legend that have been circulating for over 150 years.   So get comfortable my spooky friends.   You are about to hear the tale of the woman that the press once called “Mad Madame Lalaurie”, but before we get started I want...

Whether they are tiny amebas or little green men, aliens never fail to capture our imagination.   Now seventy seven years after Roswell, aliens still are in our collective psyche.   Today, we brought in one of our favourite podcast hosts, Noelle from Creepy Confidential, to help me tell you some tales that will make you wonder…are we really alone in the universe? So get ready my spooky friends.  ...

In December of 2021, we released an episode called “The Edmonton Dexter Wannabe” that tells the tale of Mark Twitchell.   He murdered a man after being inspired by the fictional tv character Dexter Morgan.   Dexter was the antihero of a book series by Jeff Lindsay that was developed into a tv show by the same name. In both the books and tv series; Dexter is a forensic blood spatter analyst who wor...

The 1960s are known for many things, like free love and Woodstock.   But for some; it meant control, sexual abuse, and the apocalypse. So turn up the volume my spooky friends.   You are about to hear the story of the Children of God cult, and how their message of hope turned into a nightmare for some of their followers.   But before we get started today; I want to give you all a heads up.   Today...

There are medical conditions, such as hypertension or asthma, that almost everyone has heard of.   But there are some conditions that are so rare that at first glance, you would question if they are even real.   So gather around my spooky friends.   You are about to hear of some of the most unusual ways which the human body can be unpredictable Our website is the one stop spot for everything spook...

Truth is stranger than fiction, especially when it comes to unsolved mysteries.   After all, there’s something about unanswered or unexplainable happenings that captivates us.   Many binge watch tv shows, read numerous books, or listen to podcasts that go down the rabbit holes of the unknown.   But some of these cases stand above the rest with their eeriness levels being off the charts. So snuggle...

The city of New Orleans in the American state of Louisiana is magical.   I fell in love with this place the second I walked off the plane.   It creeps into your heart without you noticing, and when its there, it stays forever.   This place not just beautiful with its green spaces and bright pops of colour everywhere.   The food is to die for, and there always a hint of a song in the air.   This ci...

Salem, Massachusetts is famous for its witch trials of 1692.   If you were accused of being a witch during these times; things would never go well for those who were accused.   After the infamous Salem Witch Trials ended, trials of one type or another still occurred in various places around the world.   One of these is a place that no one would expect - Cincinnati, Ohio. So snuggle in my spooky fr...

On January 4, 2012; a puzzle was released on the internet that the Washington Post called one of the “top 5 eeriest, unresolved mysteries of the internet”.   Many think it was created by some clandestine organization, or by a cyber mercenary company.   Some think it is an augmented reality game, while others think it is something that survived from the Cypherpunk movement of the late 1980s.   So g...

Tom Thomson is considered to be one of the greatest artists that Canada ever produced, but most of his life remains shrouded in mystery.   His death though was even more mysterious, and today it is one of the biggest mysteries of Canadian art history. So snuggle up spooky friends.   You are about to hear strange tale of the death of Tom Thomson Our website is the one stop spot for everything spook...

I think almost everyone out there remembers where they were when a specific event happened.   For example; many people remember what they were doing when they heard about the terrible events that happened during 9/11.   For me, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard about the massacre that we are going to speak about today.   I was driving to work when it came on the news...

In New York State, there is a village that is world famous.   It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, and it is about twenty miles or thirty two kilometres north of New York City.   It was made famous by a short story written by Washington Irving in 1820.   His tale called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” became one of the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity....

When I was a tween I loved reading books by Lois Duncan.   Summer of Fear was my favourite, and I still read my original dog eared copy every now and then.     This teen novel starts when the main characters aunt is killed, and soon she starts to suspect that her orphaned cousin is trying to take over her life using witchcraft.   All of Lois’s books were filled with horror, thrills, and suspense,...

Today’s episode is one I wanted to do for a long time.   It is one that many of you asked for, but it took me until now to do it.   The reason is that when I first heard about this case as a kid, it massively affected me.   I always thought of my homeland as a safe place, but this case showed me that no one is safe.   So buckle up my spooky friends.   You are about to hear the dark tale of the Ken...

Every night one of the most famous haunted locations in the world is hopping.   This famous nightclub is owned by Robert Mackey, who is a country singer who’s career spanned over forty years, and as part of that - he opened a honky tonk bar in Wilder, Kentucky.   He opened Bobby Mackey’s Music World in September 1978 next to the same railway where he worked in his youth.   Soon after it opened; Ro...

About two hundred years before the famous witch trials happened in Salem; men and women were being convicted of transforming into werewolves. It was said that they were mutilating and eating children, and the punishments were as horrifying as the alleged crimes. These trials took place in parts of Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries, and they were driven by superstition, religious and polit...

Have you ever gone to a doctor to ask them about something that you think is weird?  Whether you accidentally inhaled your own earring, or thought you were having a heart attack due to drinking too many energy drinks - physicians and emergency rooms have seen almost everything.  But sometimes a person comes in with an issue that is beyond strange, and illuminates the mysteries of the human body. S...

Since the beginning of time; millions of people have died in wars. These battlefields were considered to be hell on Earth with all the death staining these grounds for eternity, and this makes these the perfect place for a haunting. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to hear the tale of some very haunted spots…wartime battlefields Our website is the one stop spot for everything spo...

Do you know what my favourite supernatural creature is? It’s a werewolf! In European folklore; werewolves are humans who are able to turn a wolf at night and return to human form by day. Some change shape at will while some do not, and usually it is under the light of a full moon. What I have always found the most fascinating is how this creature by day looks just like the rest of us, but after th...

Fremantle Prison opened in 1855 as a convict barracks, and remained in continuous use for 136 years . It is known as the best preserved correctional facility in Australia, as a World Heritage Site, and as one of the most haunted locations in the country. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to hear the tales behind the ghost stories of Fremantle Prison. But before we get started, I w...

Imagine for a moment you meet the partner of your dreams, and they ask for your hand in marriage. The two of you slip away for a secret wedding, and then only a few days later - you are found dead facedown in a shallow pool of water. Get settled in my spooky friends…you are about to hear about a newlywed bride from Toronto, who was said to drown in just nine inches of water while her honeymoon cot...

A shipwreck will always make for a good story. These tales usually come to the same ending though…that the power of the sea is unstoppable. Shipwrecks have a level of mystery and wonder that is unmatched in other disaster based tales, and in the end…they sit as ghosts of the past at the bottom of a body of water. They take on a new existence as graves, monuments, and mausoleums to the individuals...

The future was bright for child star Lora Lee Michel. By the age of seven she was a Hollywood sensation that was being billed as the next Shirley Temple. By the age of nine, she was staring in movies along side A-list actors. But soon things started to unravel, and then she vanished. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to hear the tale of Lora Lee Michel, and how sometimes the Holly...

Many people are afraid of ghosts, in fact; being afraid of spirits is one of the most common fears around. Many cultures have beliefs about the dead, and many claim to see or hear them which increases that fear. But if you add in disasters, isolated locations, with a bunch of pain and suffering - you now have all the ingredients for a great ghost story. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are...

The city of Kingston in Ontario, Canada has no shortage of scary tales. In fact, Kingston is a ghost’s dream city! There are tonnes of historic stone buildings to lurk in, and countless dark alleyways and narrow old streets to jump out and scare someone from. Then…there is that massive 18th century fortress just outside of downtown that they could really stretch out their ghostly legs in. The whol...