The Cousins Weird's podcast

Preserved mummies, from the most beautiful mummy to the extremely endowed. Come learn about the mummies of Sicily's Capuchin Catacombs! Sources: www.palermocatacombs.com https://youtu.be/hEsNIf7yKqg video of eyes https://youtu.be/7JwRnps04EM Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost License code: LZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XH Become a supporter of this podcast: h...

The Black Agnus, is a statue in Green Mountain cemetery in Vermont. How did the statue which isn't a woman, black, nor has anything to do with an Agnus get this name? The legend behind the statue is even more mysterious..Death, glowing eyes, curses, and missing arms! Sources: Book- Wicked Vermont By Thea Lewis https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/black-aggie-the-spooky-graveyard-statue-of-druid-r...

Have you ever wondered why we take a dead tree and drag it into our house for Christmas? And where did the ideas for decorations to use come from? And why an evergreen tree? We have these answers and more in this week's episode! Sources: https://so-sew-easy.com/a-short-history-of-the-christmas-tree/ https://www.cracked.com/article_15719_pagan-orgies-to-human-sacrifice-bizarre-origins-christmas.htm...

The Victorian age had a morbid fascination with death and the dead which carried into their Christmas traditions! Between ghost stories, dangerous parlor games, and creepy Christmas cards there was nothing holly jolly about a Victorian Christmas! Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...

Child eating giant cat, a grotesque child boiling giant, and 13 Troll visitors who like to lick and sniff things...you know your typical Christmas traditions. Iceland sure has some traumatizing legends. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/ Music from U...

You better be good I'm telling you why...Krampus is coming to town. Jolly Old St. Nick has a nightmare of a sidekick in Europe and his name is Krampus, a terrifying part demon part goat with a long tongue horns, and carrying a sack on his back to steal naughty children and take them to the underworld! Want your children to stay in line this year? Listen and learn about Krampus! Find our merch and...

You have heard of Roanoke and the mystery of the lost Colony. It's been depicted in fiction and there has been a lot of supernatural suspicion involved...but no one really knows what happened. It makes it the oldest cold case in America! Listen to this episode and let us know what do you think happened! Sources: The Lost Colony it Roanoke Island by: John Downey The Lost Colony of Roanoke by: T.M....

The Queen Mary transported the rich and famous across the Atlantic, and played a huge part in WWII. She transported millions of people across the Atlantic and some didn't want to leave even when they died! She is docked forever in Long Beach California and considered one of the Top 10 Haunted Places! Listen and learn about her fascinating history and meet the ghosts of the Queen Mary! Linktr.ee/th...

What would you do if you woke up and saw cloven footprints outside your door and even on your rooftop? What if you found out these prints were not all over town but also in towns within 100 miles?! What do your think made these mysterious prints in the snow! Linktr.ee/thecousinsweird Sources: https://peter-moore.co.uk/blog/the-curious-case-of-the-devils-foot-prints-or-the-great-devon-mystery-of-18...

Countess Bathory has been referenced in countless books, movies, and lyrics! Her story is a bloody one with a lot of gruesome details. Did the Countess actually bathe in blood? Was she as ruthless as the stories say? We get to the bottom of it all in this bloody good episode! Linktr.ee/thecousinsweird Sources: Infamous Lady: The True Story of Erzsabet Bathory by: Kimberly Craft The Private Letters...

The Burrville Cider Mill has been a staple in Jefferson county since 1802! First as a saw and gristmill then turned into a cider mill in 1940, producing the best cider you can get your hands on! So good infact that the original owners and other spirits just do not want to leave! We got to interview the current owner Cindy Steiner, she shared with us her personal interactions with the ghost of the...

Corruption, greed for power, and wealth lead to thousands of women and some men losing their lives. Ridiculous tests, crazy accusations, and torture lead many people to confess just to put an end to the pain. Whenever bad things happened witches were the ones to blame. I mean really why do witches have such a bad wrap? They only eat babies and steal your genitals...Hide yo kids, hide your genitals...

Episode #10 - The History of Halloween Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Halloween? Where did it come from? What are the origins? Come with us as we look back 2000 years ago to Celts and Samhain, through the Colonial Puritans, the Great Depression, Hell House begining in the 1960s, Satanic Panic and Halloween Sadism of the 80s and 90s, right up to today! Sources: All About Halloween: Hallowe...

Join us and find out how the real Vlad Dracula is more terrifying than anything Bram Stocker could come up with! Find all our things: https://linktr.ee/TheCousinsWeird Book Sources: Vlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End By Hourly History Vlad the Impaler: A Captivating Guide to How Vlad III Dracula Became One of the Most Crucial Rulers of Wallachia and His Impact on the History of Romania...

Episode #8- The first in our Halloween inspired episode in the month of October! The Summer of 1816, was the "perfect storm" inspiring two great works of it! Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by her time in Italy with famed poets Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, her half sister Clair Claremont and the troubled Dr. John Polidori. We follow Mary tragic life and what became of her fellow writers aft...

The conclusion of the Franklin Expedition! What happened to the men? Why did some die so soon? Why were the dredging so much stuff? Come find out! #donteatthetinfood Source: Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition is a book by Owen Beattie and John Geiger Music : https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost License code: LZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XH Become a supporter of this podcast: https:/...

The Arctic was not what they thought it was, what happened to the crew of the Franklin Expedition? This is our first two part episode tune in to find out! Source: Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition is a book by Owen Beattie and John Geiger Music : https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost License code: LZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XH Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreak...

Was he a romantic genius or a disgusting nut? You be the judge in this tale of a real life corpse bride! Sources: https://www.scenacriminis.com/news-history/the-undying-love-of-dr-carl-tanzler/ The Undying Love of Dr. Carl Tanzler The Corpse Bride: the true story Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos https://tansybradshaw.medium.com/the-corpse-bride-the-true-story-fe48b82bcd81 Morbid Monda...

We are headed to the Bogs of Northern Europe this week. Come with us as we discover the mysteries of the Bog Bodies! These Bodies are from the Iron age and yet we can tell what they ate for dinner?! #nonips Our sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/ https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1984-1002-1 Music License. Music from Up...

This story spans over a century! A young girl pulled from the Seine River with no name, but ended up influencing artist, musicians, writers and even save millions of lives! Articles to check out: https://wend.ca/?p=63584 www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24534069.amp news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-lifehow-the-kiss-of-a-dead-girl-saves-thousands-of-lives-each-year/news-story/62a1b60b9106933d84f729f...

The tragic tail of a boy king who was cursed in life ...and in death? Also don't marry your sibling!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cousins-weird-s-podcast--5048269/support .

Come with us as we talk about the 26,000 sq foot house with one toilet! Was Sarah a grieving widow with a lot of money to burn and a love of architecture or a Woman fearing the spirits of those who died by the Winchester rifle! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost License code: LZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XH Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...

Welcome to our podcast we are two cousins/best fiends talk about spooky, crazy and bizarre true events while drinking themed spirits!! Prepare to be scared and cry with them from laughter! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cousins-weird-s-podcast--5048269/support .