Myth and Macabre

We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported us for the last 3 (and a half!) seasons! It was a tough decision to make, but we are spending this spooky season giving a bit of love to our sister podcast: Boogeyman's Bookshelf - A Virtual, Horror Book Club Podcast. Find it here: Click this! So come spend you spooky season over there with us, discussing some of the best horror...

Check out the first episode of Jess and CeeCee's newest project: Boogeyman's Bookshelf (A Virtual Horror Book Club Podcast). In their first episode, Ghost Week, Jess and CeeCee discuss Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill and Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. For more episodes of Boogeyman's Bookshelf, subscribe to: Boogeyman's Bookshelf on Spotify For more information about the books Jess and...

We wanted to take a minute to welcome you to the first season of Boogeyman's Bookshelf and introduce ourselves, your hosts Jess and CeeCee! We are so excited to be sharing our reviews of horror novels with you every Thursday! Subscribe to Boogeyman's Bookshelf's Podcast Account so you never miss an episode. Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J28lfSJRcMTObKU12Ma94

For our season 3 finale, we're discussing a creepy Christmas family. Gryla, her Yule Lads, and their Yule Cat. Christmas might be even creepier when you keep it in the family! Check out our sources for additional information: https://dustyoldthing.com/iceland-christmas-witch/ https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/12/icelands-13-yule-lads/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore...

We’re back with another round of Christmas Creatures for you! There are far more than we anticipated. Check out our sources for additional sources: Book: The Fright Before Christmas By Jeff Belanger Twelfth Night Karakoncolos The Office Belsnickel Clip

Join us while we discuss the Dark Christmas Monster that judges and punishes misbehaving children! Check out our sources for additional sources: Britannica History Channel St. Nicholas Day Wikipedia - Saint Nicholas Book: The Fright Before Christmas By Jeff Belanger

In this episode, CeeCee explores the sordid history, mistreatment of patients, and the ghosts who now roam the halls of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia. The ghosts might be spooky, but its history is terrifying. Check out our sources for additional information: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum - Wikipedia The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: West Virginia's Haunted Hos...

This week, CeeCee recaps Washington Irving's legend that put the town of Sleepy Hollow on the map, as well as a more local legend about a statue in the cemetery. Check out our sources for additional information: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - Wikipedia Sleepy Hollow, New York - Wikipedia The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Wikipedia Headless Horseman - Wikipedia The Bronze Lady: The (Other) Spooky Legend...

Early American life was not easy by any standards, but the Burr family seems to have been dealt a pretty poor hand. Today Jess will be telling the tragic story of Theodosia Burr Alston and her disappearance.  Check out our sources for additional information: Wiki - Theodosia Burr Alston Wiki - Theodosia Bartow Prevost Burr Wiki - Jacques Marcus Prevost Wiki - Aaron Burr Unsolved Mystery of Theodos...

In today’s Halloween Spectacular Cee Cee is taking us on a journey through the Amityville Horror. This was a real and tragic event that was translated to many fictionalized works. When this happens, the lines between real and fake become blurred. We’ll weed through the stories and try to decipher fact from fiction. Check out our sources for additional information: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)...

In the woods of Foster, Rhode Island are the crumbling ruins of an old mill village. How did this village go from a thriving community to a haunted pile of rubble? Well, let Jess tell you! Check out our sources for additional information: Haunted Places -- Ramtail Factory ABC6 -- Foster's Haunted Factory 'Rhode Island's Haunted Ramtail Factory' by Thomas D'Agostino & Arlene...

This week CeeCee takes us through the evolution of lore in the age of the internet with the tale of Slender Man!!! He may have started as a photoshop contest, but he has turned into a modern day Boogeyman. Check out our sources for additional information: Wikipedia -- Slender Man Wikipedia -- Slender Man Stabbing Wikipedia -- Slender Man Fandom IMDB - Slender Man Movie Creepy Pasta The Story of Sl...

Spooky abandoned prison? Sign us up!!! Jess is taking us back to Pennsylvania today. We will talk about a reimagined prison with colonial roots. There’s a lot more going on here than you’d think! Check out our sources for additional information: Neoclassical Architecture Wikipedia -- John Haviland Wikipedia -- Eastern State Penitentiary NY Post Eastern State Penitentiary Ghost City Tours Homespun...

If we told you there was a town atop a constantly burning mine fire, would you believe us? If not, then you should! That’s exactly what’s happening in Centralia, PA. CeeCee will take us through how it happened and how it’s affected an entire community. Check out our sources for additional information: Wikipedia - Centralia, PA Wikipedia - Centralia Mine Fire Wikipedia - Molly Maguires Wikipedia -...

We’re back for season 3 with a fun one! We’ll talk about the creatures known as the Black Eyed Children. Yes, it is exactly as it sounds and it is terrifying! Check out our sources for additional information: Abilene Reporter-News 'Black Eyed Children' by David Weatherly About Djinn

As avid readers, Jess and Cee Cee are always recommending books to each other. This week, Cee Cee took the opportunity to spotlight - and share with everyone - one of her favorite horror authors! Check out our sources for additional information: https://www.demontheory.net/ (Stephen Graham Jones' Official Website) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Graham_Jones  

Jess is fascinated by the multiverse theory. Today we’re traveling across time and space with an elevator as our vehicle! Check out our sources for additional information: What Is the Elevator Game and How Do You Play? - Articles by MagellanTV Some Believe The 'Elevator Game' Could Send Them To Another Dimension Elevator Game | Hide and go kill Wiki What Is the Elevator Game? Rules and His...

A macabre museum with anatomical anomalies? Yes please! This week CeeCee gives us a brief overview of Philadelphia's famous medical museum. Check out our sources for additional information: Mutter Museum Mutter Museum - Wikipedia Why did the Mütter Museum take down all their YouTube videos and online exhibits? - Whyy.org Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia - Youtube    

Located in Key West, Florida is a spooky saloon with a strange history!  Check out our sources for additional information: Captain Tony's Saloon - Wikipedia Legends of Captain Tony's Saloon Atlas Obscura

Cee Cee and Jess have always been fans of spooky games. Cee Cee is going to grace us with the history of probably the most common spooky game! Check out our sources for additional information: Light as a Feather Stiff as a Board - Wikipedia The Scientific Explanation for Light as a Feather Stiff as a Board is Kind of Weird, But also Really Cool - Bustle The Secret History of Light As a Feather Sti...

In season 2 we talked about America’s first Witch Trials. Today Jess is going to bring us another American first - mass murder! Check out our sources for additional information: February 3: The First Mass Murder in U.S. History CT Files: America’s First Mass Murder First Mass Murder in America Captivates New Milford Historian – Hartford Courant Gallows Lane and the Execution of Barnett Davenport -...

Timothy Clark-Smith was a man terrified of being buried alive. Today, Cee Cee walks us through the lengths one man took to avoid living his nightmare. (Also, post-recording note: I had a typo in my notes for the show. I wrote CT and spoke about it as thought it was Connecticut when this is really in Vermont! There are New Havens in both states and "c" and "v" are too close to e...

Philadelphia, PA is a bustling metropolis but the legend of The Bus to Nowhere may have you rethinking a visit. Check out our sources for additional information: Insider.com - Urban Legends Only in Your State

This week CeeCee’s bringing it back to New England to tell us all about a ghost town! Check out our sources for additional information: Dudleytown, Connecticut - Wikipedia Edmund Dudley - Wikipedia "curse" on Dudleytown  

Today’s mini episode takes us to Ohio where the legend of The Loveland Frogman began. Check out our sources for additional information: Wiki - Loveland Frogman Ohio's Most Famous Cryptid The Portalist Hot Damn! It's the Loveland Frog