There’s Too Much To Think

This episode is a heavy one, and a bloody one. So you’ve been warned! SOURCES: Cavendish, Richard. “Death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory” History Today Aug 8, 2014. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-countess-elizabeth-bathory Accessed Jan 24 2023. Craft, Kimberly. Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory: Second Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Plat...

After a break, I thought I’d start the year off right with a haunting! And I plan to make “Haunted Colleges” a series. SOURCES: College Consensus. https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/most-haunted-colleges/ Dan. “Mary Ellen Chase House (1827)” Historic Buildings of Massachusetts, December 17, 2014. https://mass.historicbuildingsct.com/?tag=smith-college Accessed January 19 2023 Sandwood, Jane...

A long one for y’all to listen to before the holidays, hope you all enjoy and if you do please share! Happy Holidays folks! SOURCES: Hillerbrand, Hans J. “Christmas Holiday” Britannica, 25 Oct 2022. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas Accessed 7 Dec 2022 Ishak, Natasha. “Inside the Black Pete Tradition of Christmas Blackface In the Netherlands” All That’s Interesting, 14 Nov 2021. https://a...

Hey folks! This is just a quick little teaser for the episode that’s coming out next week on the origins of Christmas. Krampus is a Christmas Demon that has roots all the way back to Norse Mythology! SOURCES: Basu, Tanya. “Who is Krampus? Explaining the Horrific Christmas Beast” National Geographic, 5 Dec 2018. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131217-krampus-christmas-santa-devil...

This case is one wild ride folks, so buckle up! Today I discuss the murder of Sherri Rasmussen and how this case should NOT have taken 22 years to solve. SOURCES: Morbid Podcast: “Episode 397: The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen” Published: 11/28/2022. Accessed: 11/29/2022 https://open.spotify.com/show/1cpyLfDHP1cNnyOb478qrt My Favorite Murder Podcast: “Episode 250: Look Who’s Crossing” https://open.sp...

The title says it all. Today is a short episode of fun on the cryptid Bigfoot! SOURCES: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bigfoot https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130907-cryptid-crytozoology-bigfoot-loch-yeti-monster-abominable-science The National Geographic: “The Science Behind Bigfoot and Other Monsters” by: Rachel Hartigan. September 9th, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Today I discuss the dark history behind this holiday and why it, for many Native American households, is a day of mourning. HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 🧡! SOURCES: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/ The Smithsonian Magazine: “The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue” By Claire Bugos. Novembe...

AKA the Lewis-Clark Valley Murders and Disappearances. Join me as I try to understand how in the hell this is still considered and “unsolved” case. SOURCES: Grunge Website: https://www.grunge.com/826788/the-unsolved-lewis-clark-valley-murders/ The Lewiston Tribune: https://lmtribune.com/northwest/fbi-keeps-file-open-on-kristin-david-case/article_ec559279-df44-5002-a29f-4d2c18bb978c.html The Spokes...

Given that Disney is coming out with a live action of one of their classics, I thought why not dig into the author, original story, and how The Little Mermaid saved Disney? SOURCES: https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/1602156/little-mermaid-real-story-disney-hans-christian/ The U.S. Sun: “Mer-derous! What’s the real story behind The Little Mermaid?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfst-1-gyis abitfr...

I’m this episode I discuss how the treatment of little actress Shirley Temple was never fully revealed until much later in her life. Be warned: I will be discussing sexual harassment, sexualization of children, domestic violence, as well as physical abuse brought upon her by producers. SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns0roXRFluU EXPLORE WITH US: “Disturbing Horrors Behind Shirley Temple T...

The title says it all. Today I will be discussing the Cryptid El Chupacabra, what it is, where it came from, a possible explanation for the creature and so on. SOURCES: https://allthatsinteresting.com/chupacabra All That’s Interesting: “Inside The Chupacabra Legend And Its Stories Of Blood-Sucking Terror” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04X2dLml4Es SNARLED Youtube: “Puerto Rican, Mexican & U.S. Fo...

Hello Everyone! Today’s episode is all about the Wizard of Oz and how this beloved classic may have hit a few bumps in the road. SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTO0mreb8wk Explore With Us Youtube: “The Disturbing Horrors Behind The Wizard Of Oz That’ll RUIN Your Childhood” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhlrndJ1Hz8 Kaz Rowe Youtube: “A Deep Dive into the Horror-filled Production of The...

Y’all remember that one time testimony from a ghost was used in court to convict somebody? Yeah, that’s this case. SOURCES: Morbid Podcast Episode “Episode 337: The Greenbriar Ghost” https://archive.wvculture.org/history/crime/shuearticles.html Archived West Virgina Culture “The Greenbrier Ghost” https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost Greenbrier Valley: “Greenbrier Ghost, Zona He...

Today I will be diving into Peter Pan, as well as the author behind it all: J.M. Barrie, and how Disney really looked at this story through rose-tinted glasses. SOURCES: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/15/peter-pans-dark-side-emerges-with-release-of-original-manuscript The Gaurdian: Peter Pan’s Dark Side Emerges with Releases of Original Manuscript https://writingtoberead.com/2021/08/25...

This is all about the famous Mothman cryptid, one people have heard about by name, but maybe don’t know the whole story. I start off with the sightings, then I go into the history, the Silver Bridge Collapse, and finally asking the question: Why is he here? SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7_3n5Z2SDs JoBlo Movies: The Mothman of Point Pleasant https://allthatsinteresting.com/mothman All T...

Today’s episode is all about the dark history of a beloved classic: Alice in Wonderland. Was Alice based on a real person? Should Lewis Carroll be beloved as he is today? Find out! SOURCES: BBC Archived: Local Lives- Alice Liddell https://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2009/05/21/alice_feature.shtml Smithsonian Magazine: Lewis Carroll’s Shifting Reputation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/art...

The horrific death of a baby that leads to a feminist movement in Ireland. SOURCES: they will always be here, even if I don’t mention them in the episode: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58562437 BBC: Kerry Babies: Remains Exhumed in 1984 Baby Death Investigation Red Handed Podcast Episode 236: The Kerry Babies https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/dec/11/one-set-twins-two-...

Jurassic Park: Books vs Movies and Today’s Science. SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009992648/baby-dinosaur-bones-found-in-the-alaska-arctic-suggest-they-lived-there-year-rou A New Study Suggests Dinosaurs Might Not Be As Cold-Blooded As We Thought https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/06/11/jurassic-park-dinosaurs Jurassic Park's' Dinosaur Expert Looks Back 25 Years Later: 'They Were Very...

⚠️TW⚠️THERE IS MENTION OF SA, PLEASE DONT LISTEN IF YOU AREN’T IN THE RIGHT HEADSPACE. The true crime story of Helen Ruth Spence. SOURCES: Daughter of the White River by Denise White Parkinson. National Library of Medicine. Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Morbid Podcast Episode 289: The Swamp Angel