We've got a healthy dose of Slavic folklore for you on this short, solo-hosted episode. Baba Yaga has been both celebrated and feared throughout history. Viewed as a helpful grandmother figure to some, or a cannibalistic witch to others. Decide for yourself. This is a rundown on the legend of Baba Yaga.

Get ready for a short, solo-hosted episode of an epic cannibalistic tale lost to time. Chances are, you haven't heard this one before. This is the unbelievable story of Alexander Pearce.

On December 4th, 1972, seven-year-old Steven Stayner was abducted in Merced, California by a man named Kenneth Parnell. Parnell would hold the child captive for a torturous 7 years until, one day, Steven had had enough. But no one could guess how it all would end. Gather around The Poison Tea Party table as we discuss the unbelievable case of Steven Stayner.

In early November 1872, a ship was discovered completely abandoned approximately 400 nautical miles off the shore of the Azores, Portugal. The ship was completely intact; the cargo was safe and secure, but there was no sign of Captain Briggs, his family, or his crew. Join us for this famous maritime mystery as we try to get to the bottom of what really happened aboard the cursed Mary Celeste.

On November 17th, 1978, four teenagers, who were working the closing shift at the local Burger Chef, mysteriously went missing. When it was discovered that money was missing from the till, the Police believed the teens had stolen the money for themselves and abandoned the restaurant. Two days later, all four missing teens were found in the woods of the neighboring county, murdered, leaving officials scrambling for answers. With no shortage of suspects and despite many promising leads, this case has never been solved. Grab your favorite poison and have a seat at the table. See if you can solve the infamous Burger Chef Murders.

Between the years of 1817 and 1821, in Red River, Tennessee, the Bell family experienced something so remarkable that even a future president went on record to say he couldn't explain it. It is said that the Bell family was cursed by a witch. It seemed there were no lengths the unseen entity wouldn't go to torture the family's patriarch, John Bell, and his oldest daughter, Betsy. Over time, word got out about the unusual happenings on the Bell farm, and people came from far and wide to try to solve the case of the Bell witch. Was it all just a hoax, or was there really an evil spirit hellbent on creating chaos for the Bell family? Join us as we investigate the true legend of the Bell Witch.

Since the time of the Vikings, humans have passed down stories of a mysterious, half-man, half-beast figure with an insatiable, bloodthirsty hunger for flesh. And even in modern times, some have claimed to have been attacked or to have seen the beast with their very own eyes. Is the werewolf truly just a supernatural character that makes a great scary story, or is there something deeper hiding in the darkest part of our own consciousness, a savage beast that can not be tamed? Pull up a chair to the Poison Tea Party and join us as we chat about werewolves!!

In 1840, the freak show was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America. And it only grew from there when prominent businessman P.T. Barnum created a way to capitalize on individuals born with disabilities by including their acts in his traveling circus. For the next hundred years, the freak show flourished, creating wonder, curiosity, and fear in the general public. In 1944, one of the most successful acts, known as Lobster Boy, took the stage for the very first time at the age of seven. No one could have ever known that this deformed child would someday grow into a real-life monster. Join us as we talk about the incredible life and death of Grady Stiles Jr., Lobster Boy.