Macabre : Dark History Podcast

Dark History and True Crime

MACABRE is a dark history and true crime podcast exploring haunted places, medical history, serial killers, unsolved mysteries, paranormal encounters, and the strangest deaths of the past. New episodes every Monday. WARNING: MACABRE may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. Not so Serious side effects may include : side splitting laughter, jaw dropping, pain in the stomach, elevated heart rate, facial contortions and spooping.

  1. 2 days ago

    Worst Ways to Die in History: Bizarre Victorian & Modern Era Deaths

    The strangest and worst ways people died in the Victorian era and modern history, deaths too absurd to be believed.Join Blaire and Halley for another installment of Worst Ways to Die with this edition of Early Modern and Victorian Era deaths that are too absurd to be believed. Comment below on which Worst Way to Die you think is the absolute worst, most hilarious or downright absurd. Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast

    43 min

  2. 29 June

    Medical Quackery in History: Goat Glands, Electric Belts & Miracle Cure Scams (Q is for Quackery)

    Before modern medicine... there was absolute madness. And as always, we are HERE for IT! This week, on our 4th...yes 4th installment of Q is for Quackery, we're diving headfirst into the bizarre, terrifying, and occasionally hilarious world of medical quackery. From questionable cures to downright horrifying "treatments," you'll be wondering how humanity survived long enough to invent antibiotics. A look inside this episode: 🐐 Goat-based "medical" treatments that are somehow real. 🛏️ Glass fertility beds promising miraculous conceptions. ⚡ Electrical contraptions designed for your... more intimate ailments. 💊 Miracle tonics, miracle cures, and miracle scams. 🤦 Plus plenty of medical advice that probably did far more harm than good. If you've ever wondered what people did before evidence-based medicine (or just want to feel grateful you were born in this century), this episode is for you. Some of these "cures" are so ridiculous you'll laugh. Others will make your skin crawl. Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of Quackery. Side effects may include : side splitting laughter, pants spooping, face cringe-ees, and more! Take 2 doses of MACABRE and call us in the morning if symptoms persist. Don't say we didn't warn you. Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

    1hr 2min

  3. 22 June

    Top 10 Worst Medical Mysteries in History: Unexplained Cases & Bizarre Conditions

    Surprise ...you get all 10! We love you. We wanted to give you the full episode ... a little teaser or what's available on Patreon and to our spotify exclusive supporters. But don't say we didn't warn you. This one will make your brain hurt, your body ache and your skin will crawl. We love a good medical MACABRE episode and we know you do too! Buckle up because you are getting a double dose because next week's episode is our season 4 Quackery episode-- cure all's in history that went really wrong! Stay safe, be well...and thanks for choosing Macabre for your entertainment of the hour. Thanks for listening. Here's to fighting the morbs. Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

    57 min

  4. 15 June

    The Haunted White House: Presidential Ghosts, Curses & Death Omens (P is for Paranormal Presidents)

    This week on MACABRE: A Dark History Podcast, Halley and Blaire explore the strange, spooky, and unexplained side of one of the most haunted homes in America. We examine the eerie photograph connected to President William McKinley that some believe may have served as an omen of his tragic fate, investigate reports of ghostly presidents and first ladies haunting the halls of the White House, and uncover the chilling legend of the mysterious entity known only as "The Thing." From presidential curses and death omens to spectral sightings witnessed by politicians, staff members, and world leaders, America's most famous residence has accumulated centuries of paranormal lore. Whether these tales are the product of overactive imaginations, political stress, or something far stranger, one thing is certain—the White House has a ghost story for nearly every administration. So dim the lights, settle in, and join us as we uncover the haunted history hiding behind the doors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. #MacabrePodcast #DarkHistory #ParanormalPresidents #HauntedWhiteHouse #GhostStories #ParanormalHistory #AmericanHistory #HistoricalMysteries #WhiteHouseGhosts #MacabrePodcastEpisode Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

    57 min

  5. 8 June

    Worst Medical Procedures in History: Bloodletting, Lobotomies & Trepanation (Part 1: #10-6)

    Okay so... you guys, we are counting down the ten worst medical procedures in history — We're counting down the 10 worst medical procedures in history: bloodletting, lobotomies, malaria therapy for syphilis, and trepanation. treatments that were once completely standard, doctor-recommended, here-take-two-and-call-me-in-the-morning normal — and are now the stuff of absolute nightmares. This is Part 1: numbers 10 through 6, and we are not easing you in gently. We're talking bloodletting and the golden age of leeches, lobotomies as a wellness trend, deliberately giving people malaria to cure syphilis (yes, on purpose), milk transfusions that went exactly as well as you'd think, and the kind of historical "innovation" that makes you deeply grateful for the modern waiting room. Along the way: the surprisingly dark origins of the nose job, the ancient art of drilling holes in skulls, and a few procedures so unhinged we had to stop and read the source twice. It's gruesome, it's a little funny, it's a lot of "how did anyone survive the year 1700" — classic MACABRE. But here's the thing. The top 5 — the genuinely worst of the worst, including a certain centrifugal childbirth contraption we're not even going to name out loud here — those live behind the curtain. To get the full countdown, including #5 through #1, join us on Patreon or become a paid Spotify subscriber. Same dark stories, zero ads, and you keep this whole macabre operation running. The light's on. Come find out what we left in the dark. Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

    29 min

  6. 1 June

    O is for Out of Body Experiences — Are We Really Leaving Our Bodies? The Ancient to Modern Evidence

    Your heart stops. You float above your own body. You watch doctors try to bring you back. Then you wake up and describe things you shouldn't have been able to see. This has been reported for thousands of years. Ancient Greece. Battlefields. Modern ICU units. Same experience. Every culture. Every century. Halley and Blaire cover the full history of out of body experiences — from the ancient world to the AWARE II study, a peer-reviewed resuscitation study that tested whether consciousness survives after the heart stops. We present both sides: the believers who say this is proof of something beyond the brain, and the skeptics who say the brain is just doing what brains do when they're dying. Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com SOURCES : Journal of Near-Death StudiesInternational Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)University of Virginia Division of Perceptual StudiesLight and Death by Michael Sabom Modern Near-Death / OBE Cases Maria's "Shoe on the Ledge" Case (Seattle, 1977)https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798924/m2/1/high_res_d/vol25-no4-245.pdf Al Sullivan – "Surgeon Flapping His Arms Like Wings"https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/01/STE50-Omega-1999-2000-NDE-paper.pdf Pam Reynolds (Singer/Songwriter With Brain Aneurysm)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Reynolds_case

    57 min

  7. 25 May

    Haunted by the Ghost of Live Show's Passed- A Southern Oregon True Crime Summit Recap

    We just did our FIRST LIVE SHOW and we're still not okay about it. 💀 Blaire and Halley traveled to haunted Jacksonville, Oregon for the Southern Oregon True Crime Summit and honestly...They left a piece of their souls there. Possibly literally, because that hotel was HAUNTED. The recap: 🎙️ We performed live on a stage in front of actual human beings who knew our names and laughed at our jokes. Three years ago we started this podcast and now people are showing up. IN PERSON. We're still processing. 🍷 Oregon wine country did not disappoint. We ate, we drank, we toured, we pretended to be sophisticated women who don't spend their weekends researching medieval cesspits for a living but we made sure people knew about it. 👻 Our hotel was genuinely haunted. For all of you PATREON/ Macabba Hotties and Spotify Exclusive Feed Subscribers...watch for the live show recording to drop soon! We love you, we thank you and we see you! You are the reason we do this. This won't be our last live show. Not even close. We're already planning what's next. If you were there — thank you. Genuinely. If you weren't — we're coming for your city next. New episodes back on our regular Monday drops starting next week. We've got some UNHINGED content coming and we cannot wait to share it with you. ☠️ Here's to fighting the morbs. ☠️ #macabrepodcast #darkhistory #liveshow #podcastlife #jacksonvilleoregon #truecrimesummit #hauntedhotel #oregonwine #meetingfans #podcastcommunity

    41 min

  8. 18 May

    Will the Real Dracula Please Stand Up? (D is for Dracula) Exhumed Episode

    We just got back from our first LIVE show at the Southern Oregon True Crime Summit in haunted Jacksonville, Oregon — and we're still recovering. While we shake off the ghosts (literally), we're digging one up from the vault for you. This is D is for Dracula, exhumed from season one and still one of our all-time favorites. Vlad the Impaler. Dinner parties surrounded by forests of impaled corpses. The real history behind the vampire myth that makes Bram Stoker's version look like a bedtime story. If you've been with us since the beginning, this one hits different now. If you're new to the morbs — welcome. This is where it all started. We hope you enjoy this throwback to season 1. ☠ Here's to fighting the morbs. ☠ Loving MACABRE? If you think we’ve earned your 5 star review…we would “spoop” our pants if you share your raving review on your favorite podcast platform  Want More?  Spotify Exclusive subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus content you won’t hear anywhere else. Want even more? Patreon members unlock additional bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early releases, and exclusive MACABRE perks. Have a story you want us to tell?📩 Send it to thatssomacabre@gmail.com Want to connect with fellow listeners?Join our private Facebook group: Macabre Podcast And don’t forget to grab your MACABRE merch at🖤 www.gothiccthreads.com

    53 min
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MACABRE is a dark history and true crime podcast exploring haunted places, medical history, serial killers, unsolved mysteries, paranormal encounters, and the strangest deaths of the past. New episodes every Monday. WARNING: MACABRE may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. Not so Serious side effects may include : side splitting laughter, jaw dropping, pain in the stomach, elevated heart rate, facial contortions and spooping.

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  • Creator
    Dark History and True Crime
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    142
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dark History and True Crime
  • Show Website
    Macabre : Dark History Podcast

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