The Morbid Museum

In Part I of our series "London Stinks,", we will be exploring the immensely tragic, completely disgusting, but incredibly important story of the Broad Street Pump and how it changed science forever. "The Lesson of John Snow and the Broad Street Pump" Mitali Banerjee Ruths, MD "Once Deemed ‘Biologically Dead,’ a New Report Shows London’s River Thames Recovering" Rasha Aridi November 12, 2021 - Sun...

In April 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Washington D.C. The body of the fallen President endured a series of morbid misadventures before being finally laid to rest in 1901. This is the true story of Lincoln's body.  Sources: My Daguerreotype Boyfriend, Lewis Powell Wok & Roll Restaurant (Mary Surratt's Boarding House) National Museum of Health an...

Prepare yourself as we embark on a sordid and macabre tour through the story of Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol, the theatre of horror that entertained and terrified Parisian audiences for 65 years, leaving behind an incredible legacy that continues to inspire film and theater makers to this very day. Content warning - this one isn't for the squeamish or prudish! Sources: The Grand Guignol : Theatre o...

This week, Luke takes us on an epic journey parsing the tall tale of the "Cropsey Maniac," the true crime stories of missing children and murders on Staten Island that echoed the Cropsey myth, and the haunting landscape of abandoned institutions that inspire urban legends and urban exploration today. Sources:  The Cropsey Maniac by Lee Haring and Mark Breslerman Artifacts Journal Blog The Cro...

It's our first full episode! This week, Katie tours us through the totally creepy, centuries-old practice of creating death masks. Yep. It's as weird as it sounds. Sources: Death Mask Radiolab Episode Edward III and Philippa of Hainault | Westminster Abbey The curious and gruesome art of human death masks LCP Art & Artifacts - Death Masks Resusci Anne and L'Inconnue: The Mona Lisa of the Seine New...

Welcome to The Morbid Museum! Step inside and learn a little about your tour guides Katie and Luke, and what they have in store for you this season on The Morbid Museum! (cue maniacal laugh) New Episodes every Morbid Monday! See what we did there?