Morbid Curiosity: Valley of the Headless Men
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The Nahanni region in Canada's Northwest Territories has a nickname - The Valley of Headless Men - because several decapitated bodies have been discovered over the years. Most of these were found during the goldrush and while some suggest foul play, there is also talk of strange beasts and spirits in the valley. Let's explore these legends.
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Horror Addicts: Birds
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HorrorAddicts.net Season 20 ORIGINS, Episode# 256 Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ************************************ 256 | Birds | deadfilmstar | Season Finale http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts256.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: 13 days till Halloween Theme: #Origins #Birds #birdemic #flubird #kaw #28DaysLater #terrorbirds #supernaturalevil #warningofdoom Music: “Welcome Back” #deadfilmstar https://youtu.be/tMjj8vFLxBc?si=_aCV0CcQyoj-KQeQ Catchup: #SeasonEnd #Hiatus...
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Morbid Curiosity: What's a Clyster? Obsolete Medical Terminology
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Originally published for patrons on Jun 28, 2023. Let's take a casual dip into the world of medical terminology: its history, how diseases are named, colloquial names and out of date terms for disease, and fancy words for mundane conditions.
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Fadeout Sessions: 2025 #11
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Mercury's Antennae - The Veil Opaque v.2 Last Dusk - No Land In Sight 5 Generals - In The Dark Night Ashes Fallen - Vampira The Ballad of Maila (William Faith Remix) Reptyle - Never Complain (Whispers in the Shadow Remix) Advocatus Dei - Los Perdidos (feat. Amautica) blood.twin - The Most Wonderful Pain Of My Life Chaos Bleak - Emerald Koan - Murder As My Witness Kommunity FK - Anti Pop Byronic Sex and Exile - Song From The Blood Castle De Crux - Now Now Now (For Freedom) Punch Drunk Shills - Witch Trials Cruxshadows - A Dream Before Dying And It Was Night - Lovers Of Evil Moons In Retrograde...
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Grave Confessions: Exploring Goth Identity
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Our big themes this week are identity and community. What is a goth mindset? Are all goths neurodivergent? Are goths feminists? What's in Dani's goth pocket? Our guests this episode are and of the podcast! Please support us on 00:00 What's Your Darkness 21:45 Cali Goth 45:00 Digital vs Physical 50:20 What is Goth 2:00:12 Goth Boundaries 2:15:40 Sexism 2:32:45 Post Show Musings 3:22:00 See you Next Year!
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Horror Addicts: Uncanny Valley
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HorrorAddicts.net Season 20 ORIGINS, Episode# 255 Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ************************************ 255 | UncannyValley | Robots in Love http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts255.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: 27 days till Halloween Theme: #Origins #UncannyValley #Doppleganger #Androids #1970 #MosahiroMori #Megan #Megan2 #ChoppingMall #Companion #DeathMachine #Terminator #ExMachina #Automata #KillComman #Singularity #Archive #Replicas #AI #TerrifiedofTech #BicentennialMan Music: “Crush”...
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Morbid Curiosity: Dracula: The Myths That Made the Vampire
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Vampire folklore is ancient, but with the publishing of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897, that lore changed forever. The terrifying, grotesque creature became suave and charming, then continued to evolve into the seductive creature of the night we know today. In this episode we examine that transition, as well as the origin and evolution of Dracula's vampiric powers.
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Horror Addicts: Musical Horror
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HorrorAddicts.net Season 20 ORIGINS, Episode# 254 Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ************************************ 254 | Music | Religion of Heartbreak http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts254.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: 41 days till Halloween Theme: #Origins #Music #PhantomofthOpera #SweenyTodd #TheDevilsCarnival #LittleShopofHorrors #RockyHorror #RepotheGeneticOpera #CorpseBride #Deathgasm #QueenoftheDamned #AnnaandtheApocalpyse #MadMonsterParty #ThePerfection Music: “DreamReflection”...
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Morbid Curiosity: Baba Yaga
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Originally published on Patreon on April 9th, 2025 'Baba Yaga is a powerful witch who terrorizes all who enter the deep forest from her hut on bird's legs, it's fences strung with human bones. In this episode, Hallie discusses her origins, the strange duality of her character, and shares several Baba Yaga folktales.'
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Horror Addicts: SciFi
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HorrorAddicts.net Season 20 ORIGINS, Episode# 253 Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ************************************ 253 | SciFi | Me and My Nightmare http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts253.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: 55 days till Halloween Theme: #Origins #TimeTravel #Alien #Pandorum #TheyLive #Meagan #Skyline #ElectricDreams #Tubi #SanFrancisco #CelloPlayer #BeautyandNerd #MoneyPit #LostandFound Music: “Devil Inside” #MeandMyNightmare https://youtu.be/sBZ1GBdoFzU?si=mqnhZJv1VcFS-y1i ...
info_outlineEd and Justin spread some holiday jeer with a few sprinkles of wintertime treats. We’ve got a great Christmas tune from Ministry’s Al Jourgenson, an ice-cold ballad from Grey Gallows, and a bunch more from artists like Twin Tribes, Aurelio Voltaire, KANGA, and more!
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The Tracklist:
1 – “It’s Always Christmas Time” by Al Jourgenson and Mark Thwaite from the single It’s Always Christmas Time (2009)
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2 – “Cold Hearts” by Grey Gallows from the album Garden of Lies (2021)
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3 – “Monolith” by Twin Tribes from the album Pendulum (2023)
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4 – “The Skeleton Dance” by Aurelio Voltaire from the EP The Last Halloween Party (2023)
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5 – “Manifesto” by Flesh Field from the album Voice of the Echo Chamber (2023)
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6 – “Colours of Indifference” by Edera from the album Ambiguous (1996)
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7 – “Icarus” by Go Fight from the album MekaDisko (2024?)
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8 – “Magnolia” by KANGA from the single Magnolia (2022)
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