Myth and Macabre

Myth and Macabre

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Myth and Macabre is a weekly podcast of all things spooky in New England. Join our hosts, Jess and CeeCee, while they explore the creepy histories that make the northeast unique. Sometimes skeptical, always mysterious. Myth and Macabre will bring you captivating new tales every Tuesday. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @MythAndMacabre

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Oct 15, 2024

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Albert DeSalvo: Part 2 (The Boston Strangler, Boston, MA) 11.04.2023

Welcome back for part 2 of The Boston Strangler. Cee Cee will tie up season 2 with the apprehension of Albert DeSalvo. Check out our sources for additional information: Boston Strangler - Wikipedia Albert DeSalvo - Wikipedia Bridgewater State Hospital - Wikipedia George Nassar - Wikipedia Who is The Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo's Wife? Newspaper.com Articles: Police Hold Malden Man in not s...

Albert DeSalvo: Part 1 (The Boston Strangler, Boston, MA) 04.04.2023

The Summer of 1962 was a scary time to be a single woman in Boston. A string of horrific murders terrorized the city and surrounding areas. Cee Cee will be diving into the Boston Strangler’s victims in this first part of our 2 part season 2 finale.  Check out our sources for additional information:  Boston Strangler - Wikipedia   Albert DeSalvo - Wikipedia Newspaper.com Articles: 1st and 7th Stran...

America’s Oldest Public Park (Boston Common, Boston, MA) 28.03.2023

This week’s episode is bringing back the Colonial Vibe. Jess is diving into the history of The Common, also known as Boston Commons. For a beautiful plot of land it sure has a dark history. Check out our sources for additional information: Ghost City Tours Nightly Spirits Boston.gov Very Local Only in Your State The Freedom Trai . Margaret Jones Wiki - Boston Common Wiki - Boston Martyrs Wiki - An...

The Governor’s House (Sprague Mansion, Cranston, RI) 21.03.2023

This week Cee Cee’s taking us on a trip down memory lane! We’re exploring the history and legends surrounding The Sprague Mansion in Cranston, RI.  Check out our sources for additional information: Cranston Online ABC 6 Haunted Places - Sprague Mansion Rhode Island Historical Society Wiki - William Sprague III Wiki - Governor William Sprague Mansion Wiki - Amasa Sprague Jr. Wiki - William Sprague...

The Exeter Incident: Season 2's Out of This World Episode (Exeter, NH) 14.03.2023

It seems like the extraterrestrials are fans of New Hampshire. Cee Cee covered Betty and Barney Hill last season. Jess is taking on the Exeter Incident today! Check out our sources for additional information: Project Blue Book Skeptical Inquirer Optical Academy Temperature Inversion The UFO Book Aids to Identification of Flying Saucers Exeter UFO Festival

The Witch Bonney (Clara Bonney Lilley - Lowell, MA) 07.03.2023

Cee Cee’s bringing back the witch hunts today… well, kind of. Join us while we talk about the legend behind the 19th century Witch of Lowell, MA. Check out our sources for additional information: Atlas Obscura Forgotten New England Find A Grave Biographical History of Massachusetts CrimeReads.com Church Monuments Society Newspaper.com Articles: Funeral of Mrs. Lilley The Lowell Sun 07/21/1894

The Bloody Pit (Hoosac Tunnel - North Adams, MA ) 28.02.2023

Welcome to Western Massachusetts where we have a haunted railroad tunnel also referred to as ‘The Bloody Pit’. Strap in for a tragic history lesson and some terrifying ghost stories… and one kind ghost story. Check out our sources for additional information: Hoosac Tunnel American Rails Ancestry.com Ghosts of 'The Bloody Pit' Wooden Indian Newspaper.com Articles: The Hoosac Tunnel: Do 192 Ghosts W...

Bridgewater Triangle (Take 2: Taunton State Hospital and Jane Toppan) 21.02.2023

Today’s look at the infamous Bridgewater Triangle takes us to Taunton. We will explore the old Taunton State Hospital and how it relates to an early American serial killer! Check out our sources for additional information: Taunton State Hospital - Wikipedia Jane Toppan - Wikipedia Abandoned Taunton State Hospital Taunton State Hospital - US Ghost Adventures Taunton State Hospital: Spooky Research...

Cumberland’s Dark History (Nine Men’s Misery and the Cumberland Monastery, Cumberland RI) 14.02.2023

Jess is continuing with her colonial theme today and heading back to King Philip’s War. We’ll be talking about The Great Swamp Fight, Pierce’s Fight, and a Trappist Monastery. Check out our sources for additional information: New England Today New England Historical Society Connecticut History Great Native American Chiefs . ABC 6 Cumberland Public Library Haunted Rhode Island by Thomas D'Agostino

The Bridgewater Triangle (Take 1: Solitude Stone) 07.02.2023

What started out as a pretty straight forward look into another New England Triangle turned into a tale about a rock. Cee Cee brings us to Massachusetts and tells the tale of a solitary rock and the legend attached to it. Check out our sources for additional information: Wikipedia CBS News Boston Strange New England Enterprise News Solitude Stone Timothy Otis Paine Newspaper.com Articles: Searcher...

America’s First Witch Hunt (The 17th Century Connecticut Witchcraft Trials) 31.01.2023

We’re jumping into the 'way-back' time machine today! Come with us to the 1600s where we will explore the FIRST American witch hunt. While not as popular as the stories from Salem, MA this is an important part of America’s history that not many know. Check out our sources for additional information: Wethersfield Historical Society OLR Research Report Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture...

Union Cemetery’s Resident Spirits (Union Cemetery, Easton, CT) 24.01.2023

Our first stop of season 2 brings us to Union Cemetery in Easton, CT! With headstones going back to the mid 1700s, it’s no surprise that it’s home to some creepy ghost stories. Check out our sources for additional information: Lady in White on Film - YouTube Lady In White Urban Legend - CT Insider Haunted Easton Cemetery - Travel Channel Graveyard by Ed and Lorraine Warren - Google Books Daily Voi...

Season 2 Trailer - Myth & Macabre Podcast 17.01.2023

We're back for a second season, starting January 24th!

Where Did All These Spirits Come From? (S. K. Pierce Mansion - Part 2) 20.12.2022

Welcome to part 2 of the S. K. Pierce Mansion! Today will take us to some dark corners of the home. We have some mediums, paranormal investigators, psychics, and even a mild possession! Check out our sources for additional information: Realtor.com Ancestry.com ABC News The Victorian by Eric Stanway Bones in the Basement by Joni Mayhan Gardner News S. K. Pierce Mansion

There’s Something Suspicious in That House…. Well, Mansion (S. K. Pierce Mansion - Part 1) 13.12.2022

This week is going to be a journey, so pack your bags and get in! We’ll be visiting the Pierce Mansion in Gardner, MA. We will hear about the wealthy chair manufacturer and the numerous deaths in his spooky home. Check out our sources for additional information: Realtor.com Ancestry.com ABC News The Victorian by Eric Stanway Bones in the Basement by Joni Mayhan Gardner News S. K. Pierce Mansion

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax… (The Lizzie Borden House) 06.12.2022

We wouldn’t be able to call this a New England themed paranormal podcast without a Lizzie Borden episode, so here it is! Join us while we put on our true crimey hats and look into an old timey unsolved murder mystery. Oh, and there’s a haunted bed and breakfast involved for those that are here for the spooks. Check out our sources for additional information: thehauntedjournal.wordpress.com smithso...

It Always Starts With a Pirate! (Casco Bay Island Lore - Maine) 29.11.2022

All Aboard!!! We’re heading back to Maine today, but this time we’re going to the haunted islands! We have some pirates, buried treasure, ghost horses, and even an ax murder! Check out our sources for additional information: Haunted Islands Seguin Island Newspaper.com Articles: Mystery Enshrouds Signet Ring Found on Maine Island Evening Express 1/11/1921 Ghosts of Casco Bay and People Who Know The...

The Real Life Gatsby (Madame Sherri) 15.11.2022

This week’s adventure brings us to a 500+ acre wooded area containing a fallen castle. Antionette was a costume designer and a New York socialite who built a giant party castle in the woods. Unfortunately, this is the story of her tragic life and loss of her party castle in the woods. Reminder: There will be no episode next week for Thanksgiving Break Gobble Gobble Everyone! Check out our sources...

The Poet in Room 17 (Haunted Hotels in Maine) 08.11.2022

Today’s story brings us to Vacationland! Also known as Maine. We will explore the stories behind the ghosts haunting some of the old Inns. Check out our sources for additional information: Haunted Maine Hotels AdmiralPearyInn.com Newspaper.com Articles: Veteran Threatens Lucerne Patrons Lewiston Daily Sun 8/29/1947 Silas H. Perkins Obituary Journal Tribune 6/5/1952 Mischievous Spirits Bring Notori...

The Hills Have Eyes (Betty and Barney Hill's Alien Abduction) 01.11.2022

Strap in, everyone, this one’s about to get weird. The Hills were on a late night drive home when they saw something unexplainable and extraterrestrial. That’s right, we’re talking about ALIENS today! This is the story of one of the most well known and documented alien abductions in history. Check out our sources for additional information: Barney and Betty Hill History.com News Center Maine - 60...

Stop Going North! (Palatine Ship, Block Island) 25.10.2022

Here’s an interesting one… A ship headed for Delaware Bay ends up wrecked just off Block Island, Rhode Island. How did that happen? Join us while we explore the poor choices and bad luck that caused a small community to take in hundreds of strangers. Oh, and there’s a flaming ghost ship! Check out our source for additional information: The Palatine Wreck by Jill Farinelli

Jilted Lover or Clumsy Horse? (Emily's Bridge) 18.10.2022

Join us on a trip to Vermont. The land of mountains, beautiful forestry, and… haunted bridges? Today we will discuss Emily and the tragic stories surrounding her entrance into the ghost world. Check out our sources for additional information: Stowe Attractions Emily’s Bridge Gold Brook Covered Bridge Exorcism of Emily’s Bridge Haunted Covered Bridge Emily’s Bridge Ghost Stowe Reporter The Little K...

What’s Happening Around Glastenbury Mountain? (Bennington Triangle) 11.10.2022

Today we are going to take a look at the strange happenings on and around Glastenbury mountain. The area has come to be known as the Bennington Triangle and the spookiness here is REAL. Stories range from cryptid sightings to missing people; old town murders to man-eating rocks. Check out our sources for additional information: NewEnglandGhostStories.com Passing Strange by Joseph A. Citro Weird Ne...

Hollywood, Here We Come! (The Perron Family / The Conjuring House) 04.10.2022

We’re taking a journey to the movies this week! Well, not exactly. We’re talking about the legends that brought us the cinematic gold that is The Conjuring. Come along to the House on Round Top Road for a spooky tale of ghosts and demons! Check out our sources for additional information: The Perron Family Now Lawsuit John Arnold’s Grave Skeptical Inquirer - Demons Skeptical Inquirer - Correcting H...

Rhode Island, the Vampire Center of America? (Mercy Brown) 27.09.2022

Rhode Island, the Vampire Center of America? Join us for a look at the New England Vampire Panic… Specifically the cases in Rhode Island. We will discuss the stories of several families that were affected by what is now known as tuberculosis, and how it was handled in the 1700s and 1800s. Check out our sources for additional information: SmithsonianMag.com A History of Vampires in New England by T...

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