Horrifying History

A few months ago; I was asked to be on the podcast “The Wall of Unusual”, where we discussed the Ted Bundy case.   Host Chris and I both live in the Canadian province of Ontario, and after the episode we started to talk about some to the dark tales that our country had to offer.   That discussion led to the episode that you are about to hear.   So…buckle in my spooky friends. Today Chris and I are...

America’s Most Wanted was an American tv show that debuted on February 7, 1988 that was hosted by John Walsh.   John had gained publicity and became a crime advocate after his own son was kidnapped and murdered in 1981.   The show featured crime reenactments and interviews with those who were involved, with the goal to get tips that could eventually solve the crime.   This show was the longest run...

Next to graveyards and drafty old castles; theatres are often talked about as a site for paranormal activity.   With the amount of drama, superstition, and ego in these locations, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that theatres are a supernatural hotspot.   So listen in my spooky friends.   You are about to hear the stories of some of the most ghost ridden performance spaces around the world. O...

From french twist nails to strawberry makeup; there are many different beauty trends that have taken hold this year.   Trends seem to form easily, and soon they are out of sight and out of mind.   But not all trends are good or healthy for a person to try.   So turn up the volume my spooky friends.   You are about to hear about some of the strange things that people would do for beauty Our website...

Female friendships are very special.   Many times these bonds are shown to last longer than other bonds in a woman’s life whether they are romantic, family, or otherwise.   But sometimes; one of the two in a friendship starts to become jealous of their friend for various reasons, and this can develop into a sort of competition between the two which results in the two becoming frenemies.   Research...

We have all heard it at least once in our lives…don’t take candy from strangers.   Adults have been saying this to children for years in the hopes to protect them from being kidnapped, and it is believed that this phrase originated from one of the most famous missing person cases in history that is also believed to be America’s first ransom kidnapping.   So get comfortable my spooky friends.   You...

In legends; vampires are fanged creatures that prey on the living.   Their desire to feed off human blood is all consuming, and they are said to roam the world at night searching for they prey.   But there was a man that gained the nickname of the Vampire of Dusseldorf that is more terrifying than any mythical vampire could be. So settle in my spooky friends.   You are about to hear the tale of Pe...

When I was a young child; my mom would drop me off at my grandparent’s house while she ran her errands.   Grandma would plunk me down on the living room couch, and give me her newspapers to read.   But my grandma’s newspapers were not the ones that you likely read as a child.   Her’s were tabloids on their best day, and had titles like The National Inquirer, The National Examiner, and The Weekly W...

Very few women in history stand out in the way that Agrippina the Younger does.   She was the granddaughter of the first Roman emperor Octavian, and was a great niece to Emperor Tiberius.   She was Emperor Caligula’s sister, the wife of Emperor Claudius, and she was the mother of Emperor Nero.   This pedigree allowed for her to have immense power, but even so - Agrippina lived in a society ruled b...

Robert Pickton, who is known as the Pig Farmer Killer, confessed to killing forty nine women between 1995 and 2001.   His crimes sparked widespread outrage, and this resulted in the Canadian government acknowledging the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.   Robert died on May 31, 2024 in a way that many think that he deserved, but his death brought up a lot of questions abou...

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...