Dec 13, 2024
Originally posted on Patreon on Jan 11, 2024.
In this episode, Hallie explores the many aspects of Dark Tourism - visiting places with macabre and haunting histories - as well as the types of locations this practice encompasses.
CW: Discussions of enslavement, genocide, incarceration, suicide, and exploitation.
Nov 29, 2024
A disease associated with pirates and explorers, scurvy was a constant threat to humans without access to fresh fruit and vegetables. In this episode we discuss the symptoms, the long quest to discover the cause, and tales of disasters and recoveries of those who suffered from scurvy.
Nov 14, 2024
Originally posted on Patreon on March 11, 2024.
As we're exploring tools used by ghost hunters and mediums, let's take a look at the Ouija board, a mass produced version of the talking board, which was born out of the impatience of Spiritualists attending seances in the late 1800s.
Oct 31, 2024
Happy Halloween! In celebration, Hallie is proud to present Perfect Skin, a short horror story, written exclusively for the MCP by author L.J. Stanton.
This audiobook will be free for everyone for two weeks. After that, it will only be accessible to patrons of the MCP.
CW: Body horror, pregnancy horror, birth horror
Oct 23, 2024
In the beginning of 1692, young women in Salem village began experiencing strange symptoms, which were soon blamed on witchcraft. The girls began accusing neighbours of bewitching them, escalating the situation. More and more young women became afflicted and more townsfolk were accused. 19 people were eventually...