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Join me as I delve into history and try to untangle superstition, folklore, legends and facts behind the deeply dark and morbid parts of our world. In each chapter I'll search for fascinating explanations of everything ghastly, ghostly and grim.

Encyclopedia Of The Macabre C O'Reilly-Todd

    • History

Join me as I delve into history and try to untangle superstition, folklore, legends and facts behind the deeply dark and morbid parts of our world. In each chapter I'll search for fascinating explanations of everything ghastly, ghostly and grim.

    The Mysterious Oracle Ouija

    The Mysterious Oracle Ouija

    Chances are you could identify a Ouija board by sight, you may have even used one...but where did it come from and how does it work? Join me for Chapter One of the Encyclopedia of the Macabre. Episode references:. Cover art by C. O'Reilly-Todd. Music "Broken Piano" by: Vivek Abisheck (https://m.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsihbA). Book "Morbid Curiosities" by: Paul Gambino. Websites https://kennardnoveltycompany.com/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5708131/estefania-gutierrez-lazaro-death-netflix-veronica-true-story/ https://www.whitehousehistory.org/press-room-old/white-house-ghost-stories

    • 17 min
    Encyclopedia Of The Macabre (Trailer)

    Encyclopedia Of The Macabre (Trailer)

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