Do you ever feel heavy from the weight of your musings on existence? You aren't alone!Music from Fesliyan Studios.Remember to subscribe through Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episo

Very Happy New Year, everyone! Enjoy this ochre-dyed creation story and its literal counterpart, uncovered from the sands of Egypt. I bring you Sekhmet, the Lionness!Music from Fesliyan Studios.Reme

Please enjoy the entire story of Scrooge and his ghosts! Perhaps best consumed over the coming weeks, A Christmas Carol is 3.5 hours long and does not actually involve Kermit the Frog OR Michael Caine

Hello! This is your happy host, Mandy Gardner. Unfortunately, a demon has taken up residence in my throat this week, so I have decided to share a few pre-recorded chapters of my science fiction novel,

Does what it says on the tin! A Canadian soldier's paranormal experience during WWI.Music from Fesliyan StudiosSubscribe for ad-free episodes at www.Patreon.com/historyObscuraor www.buymeacoffee.co

Baby farming wasn't always an evil side hustle--or was it? This is the story of Minnie Dean, ne McCulloch, a Scottish-born settler of southern New Zealand in the 19th century.Music from Fesliyan Stu

Bonus weekly episode! Chapter Two of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel, Treasure Island.

The antiquated yet fascinating tale of humankind's religious awakening, as told by Life Magazine in 1955! Ah, the obsolete anthropological theory! Golly, the complete omission of all femalekind! That'

Not exactly as told by The Simpsons ;) Enjoy the Monkey's Paw short series this Hallowe'en season!Music from Fesliyan StudiosPlease support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura,where you can

Halloween & Day of the Dead may epitomise the spooky season in Europe and North America, but Asia has its own terrifying annual festival in which swarms of ravenous spirits with bad karma flood