Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 41: Strange Connecticut is now available. This week we run the gamut with a little bit of everything. A cryptid, a ghost town, and a possession. Join us for a small slice of spooky Connecticut folklore. Stay Strange!
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 40: 10 days in a Madhouse: the Nellie Bly story is now available. Ten Days in A Madhouse is the true account of investigative journalist Nellie Bly's confinement inside an insane asylum. In 1887 the young female reporter entered the asylum under the guise of insanity to investigate rumors of brutality and neglect at the infamous Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum in New York City. Join us as we investigate how one courageous and de...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 39: The Trial of "Fatty" Arbuckle is now available. In the 1920's, Hollywood was a fast paced and happening place. Actors and actresses were royalty unlike anything we know today, and were partying all over Tinseltown. What happens when one of these parties gets out of hand? Join us for another riveting episode! Stay Strange!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 38: The Bloody Tale of Dr. "Butcher" Brown is now available. What happens when a child prodigy grows up and becomes a doctor with some questionable practices? Not Doogie Howser. This is a terrible and somewhat graphic tale of what happens when a doctor practices "medicine" that is not licensed or practical, just to make money. Botched surgeries and even death follow in his wake. Join us on a dark and disturbing episode. Stay Stra...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 37: The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders In the early summer of 1912, a nightmarish scene is discovered in a local home when eight people are found murdered in their beds. The community frantically searches for the killer, and finds themselves in a long bitter struggle to bring them to justice. Was this a one time murder.......? Or part of a larger, more fiendish series of killings? After 100 years, we may have found some of the fin...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 36: The etymology of swear words is now available. Words don't start off as swear words. They’re just everyday words. Then they begin to develop into a cultural taboo… so someone, somewhere has decided that a word is now a swear word. So how does it start? We'll start where one should always start: at the beginning, of course. We'll look at the etymology (which is the origin or history) of 5 of your favorite curse words, how they...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious 35: Thy mysterious case of D.B. Cooper A man who parachuted out of an airplane in November of 1971 with a bag full of stolen cash has never been seen again in one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in FBI history. The mystery surrounding the hijacking of a Northwest Orient Airlines flight by a still-unknown individual resulted in significant international attention and a decades-long manhunt. So, who was D.B. Cooper, and what really happened to ...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 34: The haunting of Doris Bither In the mid 1970's, a very unusual and terrifying case involving a California woman and her 4 children, claimed her house was not only haunted but she also said to have been sexually assaulted by three unseen entities. This is the very famous story of the Haunting of Doris Bither, also known as The Entity haunting. Join us as we question whether or not Doris Bither’s haunting was real? A hoax? Or a...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 33: What's the deal with Valentine's Day?! It's Valentines Day and LOVE is in the air!..... well, kinda. Valentine’s Day (February 14th) occurs across the United States and in other places around the world with gifts of candy, flowers and lots of romance are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and where did these traditions come from? Join us as we find out about the tr...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 32: The mysterious toxic death of Gloria Ramirez: the TOXIC WOMAN Just 45 minutes after arriving at a California hospital on February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was pronounced dead — but strange fumes from her body inexplicably made those around her immediately sick and even disabled. Join us as we dissect what happened to Gloria and the hospital staff that unlucky night and why she remains widely known as the “Toxic Lady” to this ...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 31: The Manhattan Well Murder and the disappearance of Elma Sands. On the night of December 22nd, 1799, a beautiful young woman named Elma Sands left her cousin’s boarding house dressed in her finest coat and fur muff. The next morning, she had not returned.... What followed was a media circus that will go down in history as the first murder trial in the United States for which there is a recorded transcript. Join us as we discus...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe The eerie tale of how Edgar Allan Poe died is like something straight out of one of his own horror stories. On a rainy day in Baltimore on October 3rd 1849, A man is found delirious on the streets of a city in which he does not live, wearing clothes that are not his own, incapable or unwilling to discuss the circumstances under which he arrived. At 5am on October 7th, 1849, at the age of 40, Edgar Allan Poe died alone and ve...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 29: The Origins of Superstitions The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid.... but WHY? Where did these superstitions come from? Join us on this Friday the 13th as we discuss the most popular superstitions and the history behind them. Dont forget to.... STAY STRANGE!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 28: Strange Maine Maine can be as creepy as it is beautiful. With the rolling fog in the fall and the misty coastlines from the lonely wooded places, Maine has a certain spooky feel to it….. Because It has a fair share of ghost stories, urban legends and cryptids. And thanks to Stephen King, Maine is the go to state for all things strange and downright creepy. Join us around the campfire as we tell the best of Maine's haunted hig...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 27: The Hinterkaifeck Murders On the evening of April 4th, 1922, bodies of the Gruber family and 1 maid was found in a disturbing way. Prior to the incident, the family and their previous maid reported hearing strange sounds in the attic and believed the house to be haunted. Join us as we investigate what happened on the Gruber farm and the questionable history of the family and their murder. Dont forget to.... STAY STRANGE!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 26: Twisted Christmas Folklore is now available. At Christmas time, we celebrate good tidings, cheer, and goodwill toward men. But some traditions of the season haven’t always been about twinkling lights, jingle bells, and jolly St. Nick. In fact, there are some Christmas legends that are more menacing than merry. Join us as we talk about how Christmas has evolved into how we know it today... and even touch on some of the weirdes...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 25: Project Poltergeist: The Haunting of Ernie Rivers This week we're gonna talk about the most well documented and infamous hauntings in America.... Some even say this is the 1st verified poltergeist haunting in America. Project Poltergeist was the haunting of 13 year old Ernie Rivers and his grandmother Mabelle Clark. Ernie had a tumultuous childhood, which culminated in an incredibly active and physical poltergeist that tormen...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 24: Elizabeth Bathory: The Blood Countess is now available. Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer who was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls and women between 1590 and 1610 and bathing in their blood. Join us as we discuss how bloody this actually got. Make sure to..... Stay Strange!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 23: The Trouble with Fairies is now available. Most of us think of Fairies as tiny creatures, flitting about on gossamer wings, waving a magic wand, but history and folklore tell a different tale..... a horrifying one. Join us as we talk about the Fae Folk and the most famous "Fairy" murder in history. Make sure to..... Stay Strange!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 22: Strange and haunted forests, is now available. Forests are creepy enough in their own right. Add some scary urban legends, ghosts, demon dolls and witches and you'll never want to set foot in one again. Join us as we venture deep into the woods for some spooky tales of the forest. Dont forget to..... STAY STRANGE!...
Send us a text Just a quick announcement about this weekends show and ones coming in the near future. Be sure to stay tuned, and be sure to Stay Strange!
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 21: The Satanic Panic, is now available. The Satanic Panic is considered as one of the most famous and prolonged mass media scares in history. This panic characterized at its peak by fearful media depictions of godless Satan worshipers and the deviant music and demonic games they consumed. Seriously though... it's NOT the Devil. Join us as we dig deep into the Satanic mass hysteria that took over America. Dont forget to..... STAY...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! The Alien abduction of Betty and Barney Hill What could alien abduction actually be? Is there a chemical reaction that occurs in the brain that creates an hallucination that looks and feels like you're being abducted by aliens? A form of Schizophrenia based on our paranoia of what we think aliens could look like? OR... Are people making it all up just to seek fame and attention? According to Betty and Barney Hill it is 100% real and one fateful night on September ...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! The bloody truth about Dracula. Although Dracula may seem like a single made-up creation, famous author Bram Stoker drew inspiration from a real-life man with an even more grotesque taste for blood. Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, *also known as* Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes), a name he earned for his favorite way of dispensing with his enemies. Join us as we dig deep into the bloody history of our favorite undead dude....
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 18: The history and origin of the Ouija Board The Ouija Board: Tool of the devil AND a harmless family game? Many believe that sinister forces are a part of the board and not actually here to help us...but rather hurt us. If Ouija boards can’t give us answers from beyond the Veil, what can they tell us? Quite a lot, actually!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Episode 17: The story behind the Amityville horror. On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue. In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into the house.... but flee after only 28 days. What made them up and leave in the middle of the night? Join us as we discuss the story behind the Amityville book and the movie and what exactly is the truth.......
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Episode 16: The Rise and Fall of the Fox Sisters and the birth of Spiritualism. Spiritualism is a religion or movement based on the belief that departed souls can interact and communicate with the living.... A way that individuals survive the deaths of their bodies by ascending into a spirit existence. So, how did all of this start? Many historians believed it began with 2 prankster sisters, 1 gullible mother and an April Fools joke that went too far. Join us as w...
Send us a text It's officially the best time of the year. A crisp is in the air, leaves are turning red, and our pagan friends are collecting wood for the Samhain bonfires. That's right, it's time for some Halloween. Come listen as we reach way back to find out how this all started.
Send us a text Hello Strangers! The twisted truth behind nursery rhymes and lullabies. Throughout history, lullabies and nursery rhymes have been used as educational tools to teach children about morality, history, and proper behavior. But do nursery rhymes have secret meanings behind their innocent exterior? The answer is a F-ed up yes. Join us and we pick apart and dissect some of your favorite nursery rhymes to uncover the twisted truth behind them. STAY STRANGE!...
Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious episode 13: The strange and insane Victorian Era! From mummy unwrapping parties to "do some cocaine about it" , this was the crazy times of the Victorian Era. Join us and we discuss and digest some of the weirdest, strangest practices from this time that you never knew about! Download Being Dead Serious on any of your favorite podcast platforms and don't forget to..... STAY STRANGE!...
