Strange and Dreadful Things

Strange and Dreadful Things


Latest Episodes

The Perfect Crime: The Trial of Dr. Frank Loomis
December 08, 2021

In this continuation, we find that Dr. Frank Loomis has been freed, apparently innocent of murdering his wife, Grace. But with the discovery of new evidence, Frank would stand trial for first-degree m

The Perfect Crime: The Murder of Grace Loomis
November 15, 2021

In 1927, Detroit police were convinced that Dr. Frank Loomis had murdered his wife. Was he innocent, or had he committed what everyone had begun to call the perfect crime?

Miss Edna's Surprise Guest: A KTH Short Story
November 05, 2021

Ever been afraid of a stranger hiding in your house? In 1927, Edna Ross might have been, but she had to deal with the one walking through her front door first.

The House on the Hill: The Haunted History of the W.P. Bettendorf Mansion
October 31, 2021

The mansion was a secret hidden in plain sight, overlooking the Mississippi River in Bettendorf, Iowa. Some say that something strange still walks those halls, perhaps from the mansions past of sudden

The Ball: A Kitchen Table Historian Short Story
October 18, 2021

In 1912, a horrific murder took place in Villisca, Iowa. Some people say the spirits of the victims still remain. After seeing the ball, I might just be a believer myself.

KTH Shortcast: Music from Beyond
September 30, 2021

In this short story that your grandma didn’t want you to hear, a campus security officer has a brush with the supernatural at a midwestern university. What happened to them on that long ago night?

The Body on the Island: The Final Days of Margaret Treese
September 22, 2021

In 1947, a woman’s mutilated body was found on Credit Island, near Davenport, Iowa. Little did investigators know, the case was going to be one of the most brutal crimes in the history of the region.

The Body in the River: A 1911 Murder in Fort Wayne, Indiana
August 18, 2021

When two children found a body floating in the river, Fort Wayne, Indiana, police were baffled. The man had clearly been murdered, but there was no identification on the body. Their search for who he

The Missing Bell: The Clinton County, Iowa, Courthouse War
July 09, 2021

Courthouses were a big boost for the economies of frontier towns, and they were willing to do nearly anything to get them. When a long-running courthouse feud started again in Clinton County, Iowa, in

A Debt Unpaid: The Murder of John David
May 21, 2021

John David owed Arvid Helloian a debt. Arvid was content to wait to be paid back, until a family crisis back in Armenia forced him to ask for immediate repayment. When John David refused, Helloian snapped, leading to one of the most shocking crimes of...