Episodes

  • A Very Macabre Launch Episode

    A Very Macabre Launch Episode
    Aug 5 2025
    In our first journey, we will: - Trace the history of the macabre—from its ancient rituals to its modern-day hunger for horror. - Venture into Appalachia to meet the witches who healed and hexed in equal measure. - Sneak in a Cryptid Quickie with Amy, where one mysterious creature takes center stage. - Follow the gruesome rise and fall of Pee Wee Gaskins, from his childhood shadows to his electrifying end.. - Unwrap the curious beauty of Korean burial beads in our Bizarre Burials segment. - This episodes missing person spotlight. Where Amy will cast fresh light on a new case each week.
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    54 mins
  • History & Haunts

    History & Haunts
    Aug 24 2025
    Imagine a world where silence speaks louder than screams, where legends bleed into our everyday reality, and where the line between myth and history blurs. Tonight, we journey through chilling true-crime, cryptid encounters, haunted hotels, ancient rituals, and one unsettling disappearance. Episode 2 Lineup -Witnesses in Indifference- We start with the tragic story of Kitty Genovese and the bystander effect that sparked a revolution in emergency response. Discover how public outrage over one woman's murder led to the creation of 911 and forever changed the way we seek help. -Snarly Yow: The Forest Lurker Deep in the misty woods of Appalachia, campers whisper of a snarling shape with glowing eyes. We'll unpack eyewitness accounts, local folklore, and the theories that keep Snarly Yow stalking our collective nightmares. -Willard Hotel: Power, Politics & Poltergeists- From Lincoln's "White House of the West" to a stage for restless spirits, the Willard Hotel has seen presidents, prohibition-era smuggling, and ghostly appearances. We'll trace its historic milestones and eerie encounters in the grand lobby and secret hallways. -Crescent Hotel: The Queen of the Ozarks- Often called America's most haunted hotel, the Crescent boasts a bloody past of snake-oil doctors and tragic patients. Step inside its haunted halls as we reveal the resident ghosts and the chilling evidence caught on camera. -Turning of the Bones: Dancing with Ancestors- In a remote valley, an annual ritual exhumes, cleans, and re-entombs the bones of the departed. We explore the roots of this macabre celebration, its spiritual significance, and why it endures despite the chills it sends down your spine. -Missing: Victor Shoemaker Jr- Our finale brings us back to a modern mystery. Who was Victor Shoemaker Jr and why did he vanish without a trace? We'll sift through the last known sightings, family testimonies, and the haunting question: Could someone we know disappear that completely?
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Crawfish & Pepperoni Rolls

    Crawfish & Pepperoni Rolls
    Sep 1 2025
    Imagine stepping through the wrought-iron arch of Oakland Cemetery in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana-a green oasis of oak and magnolia, laid out in 1849, where mayors, pioneers, and yellow-fever victims share unmarked graves. Feel your pulse quicken as we slip into the tangled boundary of Swann Cemetery, high atop a Barboursville ridge in West Virginia, where field- stone markers hide stories no history book ever told. Then we're off to the bayou's edge, listening for the blood-curdling screech of the Grunch-the goat-horned, shape-shifting terror stalking Louisiana's shell roads since the 1820s-and Northeast to West Virginia,where the Ogua lurks beneath moon-slashed waters with a tail that could capsize your skiff. Finally, we'll sift through decades of cold case files: 17-year-old David Yeager, last seen heading to a Centenary debate in Shreveport on a February afternoon in 1971-the senior's brand- new ring still locked away-and Bonnie Hutton, a 44-year-old spirit who disappeared from Martinsville, West Virginia, in 1983, leaving only questions buried with her. Ready to wander where daylight fears to tread? Lock your doors, dim the lights, and let's dive into shadows that never sleep...
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Abduction & Destruction

    Abduction & Destruction
    Sep 8 2025
    Welcome back, restless souls, to another journey into the uncanny. I’m your guide through the darkness, and tonight we begin with a question that has haunted humanity for decades: What happens when the lights go dark and we wake miles away, stripped of time itself? We’ll probe the most chilling alien abduction accounts ever recorded—where missing hours become scars on the mind. But the cosmos isn’t our only frontier. We’ll turn toward West Virginia’s misty graveyards to unearth the legend of Serilda Jane Whetzel, the so-called Witch of Mannington—her tombstone a beacon for restless shadows and curious thrill-seekers alike. Then prepare your senses for our Bizarre Burials segment, where we confront endocannibalism rituals: sacred, somber ceremonies in which the living consume their dead. It’s a glimpse into death rites that defy every taboo we thought we understood. Next, a swift flyby through cryptozoology’s deadliest folklore in Cryptid Quickie—when the Pukwudgie, that two-foot terror of Native legend, decides it doesn’t like you, you’ll know why. And finally, the decades-old mystery of Clarden Ray Rowan, Jr., last seen boarding a bus and never arriving at home. We’ll share the known facts, the lingering questions, and the locations to send your tips. So lock your doors, dim the lights, and lean in close.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 1 Remastered

    Episode 1 Remastered
    Sep 15 2025
    Minus the echo
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    54 mins
  • Blood in the Archives

    Blood in the Archives
    Sep 22 2025
    Tonight on Macabre Musings, we cross from 1932 Stockholm-where a woman was found brutally drained of blood in the Atlas district-to the mist-shrouded cliffs of Hawks Nest, West Virginia, haunted by phantom lovers and midnight hoofbeats. Along the way, we'll unearth medieval anti-vampire burials-stakes, scythes, rocks-to see how cultures once tried to pin the undead in their graves. We'll crack open the legend of Bat Boy, the half-bat creature pulled from a West Virginia cave in 1992, then chase two modern vanishings: autistic teen Sebastian Rogers of Tennessee, lost without a trace in February 2024, and Angela Gwinn-Stephens of Beckley, WV, who disappeared in 1993. Brace yourself for a rapid descent into blood, bone, and the unanswered questions that haunt us still.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • App-uh-latch-uh

    App-uh-latch-uh
    Sep 29 2025
    Gather 'round Muses... tonight we will go on an adventure to the mountains of Appalachia! The Bell Witch Between 1817 and 1821 on the banks of Tennessee's Red River, the Bell family endured scratching, poltergeist knocks, and whispered taunts from an unseen spirit calling herself "Kate," giving rise to America's most notorious haunting legend. Bizarre Burials: Land Between the Lakes Straddling the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes conceals ancient Indigenous burial mounds and overgrown pioneer plots, where moss-draped headstones stand vigil over secrets whispered through the pines. Bizarre Burials: Appalachian Death and Burial Traditions In Appalachia's misty hollows, death always felt close-church bells tolled once for every year of life, neighbors kept all-night vigils beside cooling boards at home parlors, and hilltop graves were carefully oriented eastward to meet the rising sun. Cryptid Quickie: The Dogman of Kentucky Local lore tells of a seven-foot-tall, half-human, half-canine creature haunting Kentucky's backroads-its eerie howl and glowing eyes fueling reports that the Dogman still prowls these forested hollows. Missing Moment: The Disappearance of Heather Teague On August 26, 1995, 23-year-old Heather Teague vanished from Newburgh Beach, Kentucky, as a telescope-wielding witness watched a wild- haired man drag her into the woods-a single moment that has haunted her family and stymied investigators for nearly three decades. Grab a rocking chair on the porch, pour yourself some sweet tea and settle in... let's rock...
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ice Pickin' and Grinnin?

    Ice Pickin' and Grinnin?
    Oct 6 2025
    1. Dr Walter Jackson Freeman II In this opener we trace the career of Dr Walter Jackson Freeman II, the American physician who pioneered the transorbital lobotomy with an "ice pick" approach. Born in Philadelphia in 1895, Freeman invented a radical procedure that bypassed operating rooms and popularized it through nationwide hospital tours. He personally performed as many as 4,000 lobotomies on patients as young as four, often without anesthesia beyond electroconvulsive therapy, and was ultimately banned from performing surgery in 1967 after numerous deaths and complications. We examine both his medical ambitions and the tragic human cost of his quest. 2. Cryptid Quickie: The Bee Rock Troll This Cryptid Quickie dives into the legend of the Bee Rock Troll from the late 1800s, a dwarfish cave-dweller rumored to haunt the woods and tunnels between Appalachia and Big Stone Gap. Laborers laying track and local families reported hearing shrill cries for help emanating from the woods and occasionally glimpsing a deformed, stocky figure near Bee Rock Tunnel. Even into the mid-20th century, residents near the Powell River Trail recounted grotesque faces peering through windows and shadowy silhouettes darting across railroad tracks. Join us for the origin story of this persistent Appalachian apparition. 3. Bizarre Burials: Institutional Graves In Bizarre Burials, we uncover the cemeteries attached to mental health and state institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries. We explore how these burial grounds often featured unmarked or numbered graves, reflecting both the stigma of mental illness and institutional record-keeping practices that prioritized anonymity. Overcrowding and budget constraints led to mass burials and minimal markers, leaving many patients' final resting places lost or forgotten. Discover the ongoing efforts by genealogists and volunteers to locate burial records, restore cemeteries, and honor those unmarked souls. 4. Missing Moment: The Case of Gretchen Fleming For our Missing Moment, we revisit the unsettling case of Gretchen Fleming, who vanished after leaving a Parkersburg bar in December 2022. Investigators have executed multiple search warrants-including a recent FBI- assisted search of a former residence belonging to a man of interest-but no charges have been filed. Family and community members continue to press for answers, distributing posters and sharing leads in hopes of locating Gretchen or uncovering new evidence. We dissect the known timeline, examine law enforcement's updates, and consider what this case reveals about cold- case investigations today.
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    57 mins