Macabrium

In the early 1980s, a quiet mountain town in northern California became the setting for one of the most unsettling mysteries the state has ever seen. Inside a small family cabin, something happened that no one could quite make sense of. What unfolded that night left investigators grasping for answers, and even now, decades later, the full truth still feels just out of reach. About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further ReadingPlumas News: Keddie Murders RevisitedThoughtCo: The Cold Case of the Keddie Cabin MurdersPeople: Sheila Sharp Seeks AnswersABC10: Murder in Cabin 28The True Crime Database: The Keddie MurdersThe Plumas Sun: Keddie Case Focus of David Keller's Book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the years went on, life inside the commune grew darker. The rules tightened, the punishments worsened, and the man once seen as a prophet became something far more terrifying. What began as devotion turned to desperation as his followers endured unimaginable cruelty at his hands. In Part 2, Megan explores the final descent of the Ant Hill Kids, the escalating violence, the horrifying crimes, and the moment when the unthinkable finally happened. About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading ⁠Rock Thériault⁠ by Murderpedia ⁠Holy Moses Mountain Family⁠ by World Religions and Spirituality Project  ⁠La nouvelle vie de Moïse en Ontario⁠ by Le Soleil ⁠THE ANT HILL KIDS: Break your legs with a sledgehammer or go to Hell⁠ by Robin Roos for Cult Nation ⁠Episode 14: Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of RockThériault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult⁠ by Rorie Jane McCormack for the Propensity Podcast ⁠Episodes 434, 435 & 436: Rock Thériault and the Ant Hill Kids⁠by The Last Podcast on the Left ⁠Le spectre de «Moïse» Thériault toujours présent⁠ by Gilles Gagné Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the remote wilderness, one man vowed to have total control over his devoted followers, claiming to be in direct communication with God himself. What began as a promise of purity and salvation would soon spiral into a nightmare of torture, manipulation, and murder. In Part 1, we explore the beginning of the Ant Hill Kids, a community built on blind faith, ruled by fear, and led by a man whose thirst for power would destroy them all. About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading Rock Thériault by Murderpedia Holy Moses Mountain Family by World Religions and Spirituality Project  La nouvelle vie de Moïse en Ontario by Le Soleil THE ANT HILL KIDS: Break your legs with a sledgehammer or go to Hell by Robin Roos for Cult Nation Episode 14: Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of RockThériault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult by Rorie Jane McCormack for the Propensity Podcast Episodes 434, 435 & 436: Rock Thériault and the Ant Hill Kidsby The Last Podcast on the Left Le spectre de «Moïse» Thériault toujours présent by Gilles Gagné Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In medieval Kilkenny, whispers told of a woman who dealt in forbidden arts, a figure both feared and envied. Her wealth grew as her husbands mysteriously fell, and soon the city turned against her, crying witchcraft and heresy. What began as rumor would ignite one of the earliest witch trials in Europe, leaving behind a story steeped in power and betrayal. About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken Alice Kyteler and the First Witchcraft Trial in Ireland by Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About Podcast) Dame Alice Kyteler by Historic Kilkenny First Execution for Witchcraft in Ireland by William RenrickRiddell Alice Kyteler by J. C. J. Murphy for the Kilkenny Historical Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi friends! We’ve got something a little different for you today. We’re featuring another show that we think you’re really going to like, it’s called Haunted UK. They dive into some incredible ghost stories and folklore from across Britain, the kind that linger with you long after you’ve finished listening. It’s eerie, it’s well told, and it’s right up our alley. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this special feature from Haunted UK. -- ‘I took a huge breath and walked through the door. I found nothing … no one. A very cold and dark feeling swept over me. I grabbed my bag, went back into the hall, closed the window at the back of the stage, switched the lights off, made sure the kitchen lights were off, and got outside. It was still daylight, and the mood was so much lighter, but I had no idea what I’d just experienced in that community hall.’  This is episode 64 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and in this episode, we’ll be taken to a haunted … community centre but isn’t this kind of haunted place so much worse than castles, manor homes and remote deserted cabins in woods?  because it’s a place most of us know, a place which is typical in so many towns in the UK … a place we’ve been to for parties, weigh-ins, jumble sales.  You know it well:  a place where chairs are stacked to the side for events, with a small stage and musty curtains; a kitchen with a tea urn and serving hatch. Pantomimes at Christmas, committee meetings on Tuesdays. All very tame, all very everyday. But this story is not everyday … and it’s not tame. Get yourselves ready as we unlock the secrets of this not-so-everyday community centre and warn, ‘Take Care, Caretaker’ … Do you have an interesting story which you'd be willing to share with the show? If so, your story could feature in our end of season Listeners’ Stories episodes. Please get in touch with the show via our new Haunted UK Podcast Website, or email us at contactus@hauntedukpodcast.com, marking the subject as Listener Story.  All stories are treated with the utmost privacy and respect – if you wish to remain anonymous – that's no problem at all.   Please check out our  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page or Ko-fi  to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our exclusive series ‘Tour Haunts’ and the back catalogue of the extended interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– PLUS an EXTRA  episode a month (!!)  Also available are early ad-free episodes and lots more. Thank you so much for supporting us here at Haunted UK Podcast – we can’t wait for you to listen – and join our growing community!  We’re waiting for your stories ...   You can support us and follow us for updates at:  Patreon: Haunted UK Podcast Patreon Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/ Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast Facebook: Facebook Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod Tik-Tok: Tik-Tok This episode was:  Written and presented by: Steve Holloway   Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram . For further details on mixing, mastering and recording services, please email pinkflamingo.musicproductions@hotmail.com  Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller. For more information on Marie’s copywriting, editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at mariewaller.proofreading@gmail.com You can also find Marie on Instagram and Substack.   If supernatural fiction is also your style, please check out our recently launched sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction. For further details and updates, you can follow the show on Instagram.  If you’re an established or budding writer, and you have a well-curated supernatural-themed fictional story – we would love to hear from you – please submit your work for consideration at  hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com.  Thank you again for listening to and supporting the Haunted UK Podcast – so until the next episode ... take care … and stay safe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quiet German village, a trail of bodies, and a man they called the Werewolf of Bedburg. Was Peter Stubbe a monster or a victim of mass hysteria? About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading Monstrous Lessons by Natalie Baillie Peter Stumpp: The Werewolf of Bedburg by Kaushik Patowary Peter Stumpp: The Werewolf of Bedburg by Hannah Pringle  The Damnable Life and Death of Peter Stumpp (Pamphlet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the boogeyman you grew up hearing about wasn’t just a story? On Staten Island, there was a figure parents spoke about to keep kids close to home. Bedtime warnings, campfire dares, everyone thought it was just make-believe. But then children started to vanish. And suddenly, it wasn’t just scary anymore…it was real. About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading The Haunting Story Of Andre Rand, The Real-Life Cropsey Killer Cropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend Brought to Life The Crimes of Andre Rand: Urban Legend Turned True Life History Of Willowbrook, And The Terrifying Legend Of Cropsey Cropsey: A Town's Worst Nightmares, In The Flesh - NPR The Legend of Cropsey: Where Urban Myth Meets True Crime Andre Rand - Cropsey Serial Killers Book Cropsey: Staten Island's Urban Legend and Real-Life Horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy first episode of spooky season! We are kicking off October with a murder in Hex Hollow. You see, in Hex Hollow, folk remedies were meant to heal, but one night they led to murder. The community was thrown into fear and suspicion, and the line between cure and curse became deadly clear. About Us Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect with Us Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Warning Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading Murder and witchcraft: The incredible story of York County's Hex Murder by Jim McClure American Hauntings Ink by Troy Taylor Witchcraft and Murder in Hex Hollow by Uncharted Lancaster Hex murder roiled central Pa. a century ago by Joe Mclure Trials of Hex By J. Ross McGinnis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a cold December night on a remote cluster of islands off Scotland, three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace, leaving behind a silent tower, unanswered questions and a story that has haunted the North Atlantic for over a century. Some say it was the sea, others say it was something much more sinister... -About Us- Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. -Connect with Us- Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠ -Support Us- You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  -Content Warning- Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. -Source Material & Further Reading- Flannan Isles Mystery Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers: The disappearance The Mysterious Disappearance of the Flannan Islands Lighthouse Keepers The mysterious disappearance of the Eilean Mor lighthouse keepers  The Flannan Isle mystery: The three lighthouse keepers who vanished What caused the disappearance of the Flannan Isle lighthouse keepers?  Flannan Isle Mystery: When Three Lighthouse Keepers Vanished Forever The Flannan Isle Mystery  Inside The Chilling Flannan Isle Mystery Of The Three Lighthouse Keepers Who Suddenly Vanished In 1900 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two teenage girls, best friends, were wrapped up in their own world, dreaming of freedom and escape. But when a mother tried to stand in the way, those fantasies took a darker turn. What happened next on a quiet day in Christchurch was shocking and left everyone asking how far obsession can really go. -About Us- Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. -Connect with Us- Visit our socials, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠ -Support Us- You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  -Content Warning- Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. -Source Material & Further Reading- Heavenly Creatures and the Parker-Hulme Murder Case The Sinister Story Of Pauline Parker And Juliet Hulme, The Best Friends Who Committed One Of New Zealand’s Most Infamous Murders The Parker-Hulme murder: Why it still matters to us Adaptation of a Murder/Murder as Adaptation: The Parker-Hulme Case in Angela Carter's “The Christchurch Murder” and Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are ships that vanish without a trace… and then there are ships that turn up when they shouldn’t. The Carroll A. Deering was one of those. A five-masted schooner, found run aground off the Outer Banks in 1921, her crew gone without explanation. No distress call, no goodbye, nothing. Some say it was mutiny, others say pirates, and a few still wonder if something far stranger was at play… -About Us- Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. -Connect with Us- Visit our socials, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, & ⁠YouTube ⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠here. ⁠ -Support Us- You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠here⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  -Content Warning- Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. -Source Material & Further Reading- National Park Service – Cape Hatteras National SeashoreNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Office of National Marine SanctuariesU.S. Coast Guard HistoryMaine Maritime MuseumHistorical Blindness PodcastNational ArchivesNorth Carolina Digital Collections – State Archives of North CarolinaThe Ghost Ship of Diamond ShoalsThe Mystery of the Carroll A. DeeringThe Outer Banks GazetteerThe Carroll A. Deering: A Historical Review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Late at night in Hawai'i, people say you can hear it start with the faint pound of drums. Then, a glow of torches flickering in the distance, and the ground almost feels like it’s alive, shaking with footsteps you can’t see. Locals will warn you: if the Night Marchers come your way, you don’t look, you don’t breathe, you don’t move. Because if you do… you might not be here by morning. -About Us- Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. -Connect with Us- Visit our socials, Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube @macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website here.  -Support Us- You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon here. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  -Content Warning- Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. -Source Material & Further Reading- The Legendary Night Marchers by Mysteries of HawaiiThe Legend of Night Marchers in Hawai’i by Catherine Toth Fox ‘The Nightmarchers’ author finds horror on a Hawaiian island in time for Halloween by Scott Yunker The Hawaiian Storyteller Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the calm voice and polite demeanor was something truly sinister. In the 1970s, a towering figure roamed the California coast, hiding monstrous urges behind an ordinary exterior. He charmed, he manipulated, and he killed his victims as proxies in a twisted war with the one woman who haunted his life the most... About The Show Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe. Connect With Us Visit our socials, Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube @macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠here. ⁠ Support Us You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠here⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!  Content Advisory  Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening. Source Material & Further Reading The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of Murder in the 1970s – Margaret CheneySerial Murderers and Their Victims – Eric W. HickeyMindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit – John E. Douglas and Mark OlshakerThe Twisted Tale of "The Co-ed Killer" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi friends! We’ll be back very soon on September 2nd with a brand new lineup and a wild first episode. In the meantime while you wait, check out one of our favorite Lore & Legends episodes on the Jersey Devil. See you next week for a new episode!-Megan In the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, where the trees grow dense and the roads give way to tangled wilderness, something stirs. The locals say you can hear it on the coldest nights...a high-pitched shriek, something not quite human, not quite beast. The stories go back centuries. Some say it was a curse, an omen of misfortune that slithered into this world on a storm wracked night. Others claim it was the child of a mother who, in her desperation or her rage, called upon the Devil himself. The details shift with time, but the warning remains the same: stay out of the pines after dark... Because if you listen closely, past the rustling leaves and the distant howl of the wind, you might just hear the beat of leathery wings. And by then, it’s already too late. Macabrium is a part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and researching by Chloë Kibbe. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey friends, Megan here! We’re taking a short summer pause, but I wanted to drop in with a quick hello and share a peek at what we’ve been working on behind the scenes. More importantly, mark your calendars, because we will be back September 2nd! Macabrium is a part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and researching by Chloë Kibbe. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi friends! Though we are on summer break, I want to invite you to revist this episode from our archives. Behind the scenes we are putting in some work to give you an even better Macabrium when we return. - Megan The ad promised love. The reply sealed a fate. Martha watched as Raymond penned another letter, his words a perfect trap—soft, seductive, laced with lies. She had read enough of them to know how this would end. A train ride, a candlelit promise, a kiss that tasted like forever. Then the screams. The blood. The body they’d have to bury. Another lonely heart, hopelessly in love. Hopelessly doomed. Macabrium is a part of the Southern Gothic Media Network and is hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown with writing and researching by Chloë Kibbe. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step into the world of the unknown and unravel the dark history, and infamous legends of the American South. Join us as we journey into the heart of this rich and fascinating region, uncovering its ghostly stories, haunted places, and eeriest tales through captivating storytelling, in-depth historical research, and an immersive audio soundscape. From the Bell Witch of Tennessee to the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the ghostly tales of the Myrtles Plantation, the Curse of Lake Lanier and beyond, get ready for an unforgettable experience that brings history to life and uncovers the truth behind classic tales of the paranormal. https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the parlors of Victorian England, a boy branded "the Beast" by his own mother defies the chains of piety, embarking on a forbidden odyssey that will shatter the boundaries of the soul. Aleister Crowley—mountaineer, poet, and self-proclaimed prophet—unearths ancient secrets in Cairo's shadowed temples, conjures ecstatic rites amid London's glittering scandals, and builds a utopian abbey in Sicily where love and will collide in rituals of transcendence... or damnation. Accused of presiding over Black Masses that mock the divine and summon infernal forces, Crowley dances on the edge of ecstasy and abyss, his Thelemic creed—"Do what thou wilt"—igniting a firestorm of blasphemy, betrayal, and tragedy. From blood-soaked invocations to a funeral hymn that echoes like a curse, this tale unveils the man behind the myth: a visionary seeker whose quest for ultimate freedom exposes the darkest corners of human desire. But in the shadows of Thelema, where gods and demons blur, can one truly escape the specter of the Black Mass? Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Confessions of Aleister Crowley Magick in Theory and Practice London Sunday Dispatch 1933 article on Black Mass The Great Beast by John Symonds 1934 libel trial records (Crowley v. Hamnett) John Bull magazine 1923 article The Times 1934 trial report The Book of the Law The Equinox The Vision and the Voice Tiger Woman by Betty May Laughing Torso by Nina Hamnett The Magician by Somerset Maugham The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley The Book of Thoth Religion and the Arts special issue March 2024 Marco Visconti's The Aleister Crowley Manual Marco Visconti's Aleister Crowley's Mysticism: A Practical Guide Warburg Institute's "Tarot: Origins & Afterlives" (January–April 2025) Lecture "Embracing the Impossible: Arthur Conan Doyle, Aleister Crowley, and the Occultural Turn in Detective Fiction" (July 24, 2025, Green College) Magick in Theory and Practice entering U.S. public domain in 2025 Harry Ransom Center Aleister Crowley manuscript Warburg Institute Yorke Collection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blending historical scandal with supernatural dread, this gothic legend unfolds as a tale of desire, deception, and the restless dead. From lavish banquets to moonlit gardens, Charlotte's story weaves a web of suspense, ultimately giving rise to the spectre known as the Green Lady—who roams the fortress, her emerald gown a shroud of eternal grief. Dare you uncover the truth that binds love to the grave? A chilling oral legend retold by candlelight, perfect for fans of atmospheric horror and medieval intrigue. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Château de Brissac In The Loire Valley, France Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy - Project Gutenberg Old Touraine; the life and history of the famous chateâux of France Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces Historic Buildings - Project Gutenberg The home and court life of the Emperor Napoleon and his family Loire Valley Saint-Lô - Wikipedia  A conspiracy under the Terror : Marie Antoinette, Toulan, Jarjayes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fog-draped streets of 1849 Boston, the disappearance of a prominent Brahmin landlord unravels upon Harvard’s medical college. George Parkman, a meticulous financier, and John White Webster, a charismatic but debt-ridden professor, collide in a shocking crime that grips the city. From gaslit alleys to crowded courtrooms, this episode traces the investigation, groundbreaking forensic discoveries, and trial that exposed class divides and ethical dilemmas, captivating the city with suspense while probing the human cost of ambition in a rapidly changing America. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Parkman-Webster Murder: A Uniquely Boston Case The Parkman Murder: Evidence at the MHS The Parkman-Webster Murder - A Case For Forensics - Boston Ghosts The Murder of Dr. Parkman | American Experience | Official Site - PBS The 1850 Webster/Parkman Trial: Dr. Keep's forensic evidence Nathan Cooley Keep and the Parkman-Webster Murder Trial The Parkman Murder - Massachusetts Historical Society Murder in the medical school: the Parkman-Webster case, Boston ... Just One Kind of Murder in the 1850 Parkman-Webster Case The Harvard Medical School Janitor Who Solved a Murder Harvard Murder Mystery: Parkman-Webster Case & Forensic ... The Murder of a Wealthy Boston Physician by a Harvard Professor ... The Parkman-Webster Murder Case - Boston - The West End Museum Murder at Harvard Medical School - iBoston THE DISAPPEARANCE DR. PARKMAN - Maryland State Archives The Infamous Tale of the Murderous Chemistry Professor The Webster Charge | American Experience | Official Site - PBS The 1850 Webster/Parkman Trial: Dr. Keep's Forensic Evidence The 1850 Webster/Parkman Trial: Dr. Keep's forensic evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices