Macabrium
Welcome to Macabrium!Pull up a chair in our candlelit study. A place where shelves are heavy with old books, strange artifacts, and stories that refuse to stay buried. Hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, Macabrium takes you on a journey through the eerie, the tragic, and the unforgettable.From true crimes that shook communities to folklore that's been passed down around kitchen tables and campfires, we tell the kinds of stories you can't stop thinking about. Some will break your heart, some will raise your pulse...and every one of them has a way of sticking...
Episodes
113. Calm Menace: The Face of Ordinary Evil
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 a…
From the Archive | The 13th Child: The Jersey Devil
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 ep…
Just Checking In: A Quick Summer Update
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 Septembe…
From the Archive | Bloody Paramours: The Lonely Hearts Killers
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. Th…
Featuring: Southern Gothic & Robert Johnson’s Deal With the Devil
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 eerie…
112. The Black Masses of Aleister Crowley
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-proclai…
111. Lore & Legends | The Eternal Sorrow of the Green Lady
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 ri…
110. Anatomy of a Murder: The Parkman-Webster Case
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, co…
109. Lore & Legends | Hauntings of The Grey Nuns Motherhouse and The Gran Viena Hotel
Two buildings. Two legacies. One shaped by compassion, the other marked by violence. In this episode of Macabrium, we step inside the Grey Nuns Motherhouse in Montreal. Once a convent, now part of a bustling university, it remains heavy wit…
108. Ghostface: The Gainesville Student Murders
In the blistering August heat of 1990, the quiet college town of Gainesville, Florida, was paralyzed by a series of brutal slayings. Over just four days, five students were murdered—each crime more horrifying than the last. Doors were bolte…
107. Lore & Legends | Aradale Lunatic Asylum
In the heart of rural Victoria stands the shell of a grand institution—Aradale Asylum. Once home to thousands of patients, many never left. This episode traces the fog-drenched corridors of a place built on the promise of care, but haunted …
106. Angel Maker: The Baby Farm Murders
In Victorian England, beneath the smog-choked skies and soot-stained bricks, a quiet horror was unfolding. Amelia Dyer a former nurse turned baby farmer, promised desperate mothers care and comfort for their infants… but what she delivered …
105. Lore & Legends | The Original Vampires of New Orleans: The Casket Girls
In 1728, the fledgling city of New Orleans welcomes the Casket Girls, young women sent from France to marry colonists, their pale faces and coffin-shaped chests sparking whispers of mystery. Among them is Marie-Claire de Laval, whose beauty…
104. Lore & Legends | Death on Skid Row: The Infamous Cecil Hotel
In downtown Los Angeles stands the Cecil Hotel, a place where luxury once thrived but now echoes with tales of murder, suicide, and ghostly apparitions. Opened in 1924, this 14-story building has become synonymous with tragedy, linked to at…
103. Burned: They Said She Was a Changeling
She was clever, headstrong, and quick with a needle. A woman of her time, and somehow, ahead of it. Bridget Cleary had her own sewing machine, a prized possession in rural Ireland. She wore stylish boots, sold eggs, and kept a fine house. B…
102. Lore & Legends | Australia's Most Haunted House: Monte Cristo Homestead
The story of Monte Cristo Homestead traces the history of a Victorian manor in Junee, New South Wales, from its construction in 1885 to its closure in 2025. It begins with the arrival of the Great Southern Railway in 1878, which sparks the …
101. Ashes & Lye: A Murder at Mayfield Cottage
On a fog-soaked evening in March 1879, the quiet streets of Richmond hid a secret. A lone woman stepped out of church and vanished into the mist. Days later, her ivy-draped cottage stirred with odd signs—a stranger wearing her clothes, sell…
100. Lore & Legends | The Shadow Over Point Pleasant: The Mothman
In the late 1960s, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, becomes the epicenter of a chilling mystery when residents report sightings of a winged, red-eyed creature dubbed the Mothman. Beginning with a terrifying encounter by two young couples in t…
99. Something in the Water: What Happened to Mary Rogers?
She was young. Beautiful. Familiar to the city’s restless men and sharp-eyed journalists. By day, she sold cigars in a little shop on Broadway—just a girl behind the counter. But when her body surfaced near Hoboken, facedown and bruised, sh…
98. Lore & Legends | The Haunting of the Banff Springs Hotel
In the heart of Banff National Park, where the Canadian Rockies rise in jagged splendor, the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel stands as a monument to both grandeur and mystery. Known as the "Castle of the Rockies," this Scottish baronial master…
97. Unidentified: The Mystery at Falcon Lake
In the spring of 1967, amateur prospector Stefan Michalak emerged from the woods near Falcon Lake—burned, disoriented, and terrified. What he claimed he saw deep in the Manitoba wilderness would spark one of Canada’s most famous UFO investi…
96. Lore & Legends | Aokigahara: Japan's Suicide Forest
It's a different episode of Lore & Legends today - one that factually explores Aokigahara Forest, Japan’s “Suicide Forest,” tracing its evolution from a natural wonder at the base of Mount Fuji to a global symbol of tragedy. Spanning its ge…
95. BONUS | In the Crooked Tree: The Cold Case of Bella in the Wych Elm
Spring, 1943. In the quiet woods of Hagley, four boys stumble upon something no child should ever find—a skull, staring out from the hollow of a wych elm. Her hand is missing. Her name is unknown. But soon, questions begin to bleed through …
94. Blackstrap Surge: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919
It began with a sound—low, then rising. A groan like steel bending under a terrible weight. Then came the rush. Not of water, but something thicker. Darker. A wall of molasses, fifteen feet high, traveling at the speed of a freight train. I…
93. Lore & Legends | The True Story of the Greenbrier Ghost
She came back wearing the same dress they buried her in. Pale. Still. And when she spoke, the truth spilled out like a frostbitten breath: “He broke my neck.” In this haunting tale from the hills of 19th-century West Virginia, a grieving mo…
92. Percy Fawcett and the Search for the Lost City of Z
In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett vanished into the Amazon jungle with his son and a close friend. He was searching for a lost city he called “Z”—a hidden civilization he believed would rewrite the history of the Americas. Mocked by s…
91. Lore & Legends | The Legend of Sawney Bean
In 16th-century Scotland, the legend of Sawney Bean unfolds as a chilling tale of savagery and retribution. Set against the rugged cliffs of Bennane Head, this dark folktale follows a pair of outcasts who forge a brutal existence far from s…
Introducing: Haunted American History
Hi Friends! We’ve dropped something a little different into your feed today. It’s an episode from Haunted American History, a podcast created and narrated by Chris Feinstein. The show explores eerie moments from America’s past — blending hi…
90. Beyond the Bridge: The Murder of Pearl Bryan
Greencastle, Indiana, 1896. Pearl Bryan, young and full of promise, vanished without a trace. Days later, her mutilated body was discovered in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. The crime was gruesome, the motives shrouded in mystery. Whispers of betra…
89. Lore & Legends | The Murder Hole Room: Hauntings at Leap Castle - Part Two
In the second episode of this series on the hauntings at Ireland’s most haunted castle, known as Leap, two more tales from its many mysteries emerge. When an investigator named Michael visits Leap Castle, drawn to its haunted history, he is…
88. Headless Valley: Secrets of the Mysterious Nahanni
They call it "The Valley of Headless Men," or sometimes "Deadmen Valley", names that linger with an unsettling weight. Hidden deep in the untamed Nahanni Valley, an eerie mystery waits. Over the years, travelers have vanished without a trac…
87. Lore & Legends | The Murder Hole Room: Hauntings at Leap Castle
Leap Castle in Ireland is home to numerous stories of real-life hauntings. In this first episode of a multi-part series, the two legends known as “The Bloody Chapel” and “The Red Lady,” two of its earliest tragedies, help to create the male…
86. Fear on the Frontier: The Bloody Benders
People were vanishing along the Osage Trail, their fates swallowed by the unending Kansas plains. At the center of it all stood a seemingly ordinary family, their small inn offering tired travelers a hot meal and a place to rest. But behind…
85. Lore & Legends | The Chain-Bound Grave: The Witch of Yazoo
In Yazoo City Mississippi, there is a grave surrounded by odd oval chains and a headstone claiming the grave’s resident is responsible for a devastating fire that destroyed the town in 1904, calling them a witch. Who is buried there? Why we…
84. Deadly Defiance: Serial Killer Mary Cotton
The fire crackled softly as Mary Ann Cotton sat by the hearth, her hands smoothing the edge of a quilt with care. She looked every bit the grieving mother, the sorrowful widow. Those around her saw a woman beaten down by tragedy, her life m…
83. Lore & Legends | The Girl Who Fell for a Krasue
A young woman named Siri falls in love with a quiet outsider named Phan, and their relationship quickly deepens into a promise of marriage. But as their wedding approaches, his strange behaviour raises suspicions. Her mother grows wary, war…
82.Doomed to Die: The Mystery at Dyatlov Pass
The wind howled through the Ural Mountains, a cold, relentless force sweeping over the silent peaks. Under the blanket of a starless February sky, nine hikers pitched their final camp, unaware that each step of their trek had been carrying …
81. Lore & Legends | The Tiyanak's Torment
In a quiet village in the Philippines, at a time and place where old customs still guide daily life, Aling Rosa is known as the midwife who helps bring children safely into the world. She follows every tradition—guiding the mother, and ensu…
80. Villain By Nature: The Cannibal Boone Helm
The wind whipped through the empty Montana wilderness, carrying the name that made even the toughest folks shudder—Boon Helm. His story wasn’t like the usual tales of outlaws chasing riches or revenge. Helm was different, something darker. …
79. Lore & Legends | Blight of the Sea: The Nuckelavee
On the wind-scoured isle of Greymoor, where the sea is both a lifeline and a threat, the old ways have been forgotten. The folk once honored the tides, whispering prayers to the unseen forces that kept darker things at bay—but time breeds a…