Marvel and cringe at this collection of curious cases presented from a favorite Victorian volume. Tonights episode includes a bit of proto-Forteana, namely the anomolies left in the wake of a particu

Scenes of fiery Viking funerals have been woven into any number of literary and cinematic tales, but sources on the topic are limited. In this episode, we hear from whats probably the definitive sou

Why not enjoy a reading of Algernon Blackwoods Ancient Lights before wandering off into those summery woods a classic work of Weird Fiction read and dramatized with sound and music from your imag

The folklore of Russian vampires describes a creature slightly different than what were accustomed. In tonights show we share a number of traditional tales from the1873 volume Russian Folk-Tales b

Explore some curious British Customs with us, including those of Midsummer, swan-upping,egg-hopping, St. Bartholomews knives, and the violent tradition of St. Michaelmas ganging. Our source for th

A malignant vapor, weird plagues and punishments, a Polish dwarf, and a perilous journey into the lightless depths of a pyramid all included in thispleasantly macabre collection of short tales from

Tales of animal ghosts are usually relegated to the periphery of ghost story collections, but in this episode, we showcase this class of apparition. Our stories were collected ina volume from 1915 ca

Fairy tales featuring cats are generally pleasant. After our last show about malformed births, we thought, Andrew Langs story, The Colony of Cats might be a pleasant tonic, albeit one with a bizarr

For centuries, strange births, often sounding like mythological monsters, were regarded as portents of ill omen. We hear a number of these fantastical accounts, including a description of the birth of

A self-crucifixion that occurred in 1806 on the island of San Servolo in the Venetian lagoon is the topic of our story this time around. The perpetrator and object of this crucifixion was Mattio Lova