With 160 rooms tangled into a four-story eclectic mess, the Winchester manor is a sight to behold. And, thanks to the historical significance of the company, it's also a good topic to cover - even before you mix in a healthy dose of uncountable

Bonus

Listener Chosen Episode: Medusa

Aug 2nd, 2021 13m 20s

Beast? Innocent victim? Somewhere in between? This listener-chosen episode talks about Medusa and goes through the evolution of this popular myth through the centuries.

EP33: Gremlins

Jul 26th, 2021 26m 12s

We're starting off season 2 with a fun cryptidish episode, one about the little beasties who plagued WWII pilots and inspired a famous children's book author in one of his first books.

EP32: The People's Temple Cult

May 2nd, 2021 34m 3s

One of the most contradicting people, Jim Jones, lead this group from 1954 to 1978. It all ended as one of the most infamous cults in history, with the death of 900 people in a mass murder-suicide after the abuse and illegal activity was found

Minisode 2: Jackalopes

Apr 21st, 2021 15m 9s

The Jackalope: a creature that just seems like it really should exist, shouldn't it? And maybe it does! Jackalopes topple the gentle symbolism of their tamer, antlerless cousins and instead are highly dangerous creatures of the most remote dese

EP31: Fairy Tales 2

Apr 14th, 2021 35m 4s

Another chance for me to do voices as I read old, delightfully disturbing fairy tales! This episode features Death's Messengers by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, The Story of Blue Beard by Charles Perrault, and The Tinder-Box by Hans Christian Anders

EP30: Rasputin

Mar 31st, 2021 34m 35s

As a recent reappearant into modern culture, Rasputin is almost a legend. There was a real dude behind the myths, yes, but honestly, the truth isn't much saner. It's definitely not boring!

Minisode 1: The True Russian Orthodox Church Cult

Mar 24th, 2021 22m 21s

Bit of a lengthy title, but that's the topic for this episode! Founded around 2001 and ended around 2007, this little-known doomsday cult has a very interesting story.

EP29: Animal Lore PT2

Mar 17th, 2021 41m 42s

Part two is here! Animals L to Z with myths, lore, and legends about all of them. Yes, even for Q, U, and X!

EP28: Animal Lore PT1

Mar 10th, 2021 35m 15s

Occultors first two-parter! This episode goes through an animal for every letter of the alphabet and some of the myths, stories, lore, and associations that the animal has.

EP27: Ghost Ships

Mar 3rd, 2021 41m 10s

Not much is better than a good tale about a ghost ship, so here are three! There are possible pirates, the Devil, true love, horrified corpses, potential axe murders, and up-n-vanished people. All elements of a wonderful story perfect for sendi

EP26: Mythology 2 (Death Deities)

Feb 24th, 2021 33m 34s

This is the return of both Occultor and the Mythology miniseries from their breaks!In this episode, we explore a few death and death-related deities. We talk about their history, associations, and mythology, and a little about the afterlife th

EP25: Marie Laveau

Feb 10th, 2021 26m 7s

Marie Laveau was the Vodou queen, an incredibly charitable lady, and a cultural icon. If this isn't cool enough for you, wait until you find out the mystery and magic that surrounded the last parts of her life...I've been putting this episode

EP24: UFO Sightings - a not-so-brief timeline

Feb 3rd, 2021 48m 20s

This week is all about UFOs and sightings surrounding them. There are far too many to stick them all in one episode, but I got just enough in to hopefully touch on important and cool historical sightings in a timeline from ancient Egypt all the

EP23: Fairy Tales

Jan 27th, 2021 32m 3s

Well, it's been hectic recently, and we're still in the kind of weather where you can cuddle up with a sweater, a blanket, and a cup of tea. So what better point in time to have some good ol' fashioned fairy tales? This episode has some classic

EP22: Sleep Paralysis

Jan 20th, 2021 28m 26s

It would be bad enough if you were just paralyzed for a few minutes, but most of us know that's not usually the case. Strange sounds, sensations, floating......it's all bad enough. But then come the "sleep paralysis demons" as so many of us hav

EP21: Poisons

Jan 13th, 2021 27m 23s

This week's episode is white, flavorless, and can kill you within 20 minutes...well, okay, it might be two of those things. Episode 21 is on poisons, their origins, and what exactly they do to the human body when taken. You can't pretend that

EP20: Apotropaic Symbols

Jan 6th, 2021 30m 29s

Apotropaic symbols are any marking or symbolic charm used to protect from misfortune, harmful entities, or evil in general. This episode covers a few different kinds, the reasoning behind them, and how they have evolved over the centuries.

EP19: Mythology 1 (Rare Greek Deity)

Dec 30th, 2020 30m 14s

This mouthful of a title means the start of a new series! In the first installment, I tell about a few of my favorite lesser-known Greek deities and the mythology surrounding them. Hestia, Tyche, Hypnos, Thanatos, and Melinoe are all featured i

EP18: Christmas History

Dec 23rd, 2020 33m 4s

While Christmas is a Christian holiday, it's rooted in many much older practices. This episode goes over some of the history surrounding Christmas traditions and how & why they were carried over from Pagan celebrations.

EP17: Preserved Bodies

Dec 16th, 2020 34m 3s

Mummies, fossils, and casts, oh my! This episode covers some of the various ways the human body can be preserved, both intentionally and unintentionally. From Egyptian mummies to modern science exhibits, we'll explore some of the weird science

EP16: Ley Lines

Dec 9th, 2020 23m 46s

Whew, prepare for a ranty episode! Ley lines are a truly fascinating theory about the way energy, electricity, and gravitational forces travel through the earth. There's a lot of different ideas for how they work, why they exist, and how best t

EP15: Weeping Women

Dec 2nd, 2020 29m 10s

Weeping women are one of the storytelling archetypes that seem to appear in legends, folk tales, and mythologies across cultures all over the world. The similarities between the different stories are shocking, but there's enough of a difference

EP14: The Malleus Maleficarum

Nov 25th, 2020 24m 59s

The Malleus Maleficarum, or the 'Hammer of Witches', was a book from which much of the chaos and hysteria during the witch trials stemmed. To understand what lead up to its publication, this episode looks into attitudes towards witches and magi

EP13: Superstitions

Nov 18th, 2020 25m 25s

Superstitions exist everywhere, in every time and culture. Even the most reasonable of us seem to have a lucky number or a shirt that we wear when we need an extra boost of fate. Walking under ladders, the number thirteen, broken mirrors, horse