Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 76: The Man-Eaters of Tsavo Is now available. The "Man-Eaters of Tsavo" tells the wild, slightly horrifying story of two lions who decided they'd had it with their regular antelope diet and thought, "Why not sample the new buffet humans are setting up?" This all went down in 1898 in Kenya, where Bri…

Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 75: Death By Chocolate is now available. "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." Now, we all know breakups can get a little messy, but Cordelia? She took it to the next level, treating arsenic like it was the cherry on top of a romantic revenge sundae. …

Send us a text Being Dead Serious Episode 74 The Skinwalker Ranch In this episode, we’re strapping on our tinfoil hats and heading straight to Skinwalker Ranch—aka, the Disneyland for the paranormal. You think you’ve had bad neighbors? Try living next to UFOs, mutilated cows, and…wait, it this an orb or one of the biggest Lightening bugs ever witne…

Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 73:The Dybbuk Box Is now available. In this episode, we dive into the spooky tale of the Dybbuk Box, a haunted wine cabinet with a nasty spirit that was bought off of Ebay. .....Hey, what could possibly go wrong?! Spoiler: A lot went wrong..... or did it? We’ll dig into the creepy history, from the …

Send us a text BEING DEAD SERIOUS PODCAST EPISODE 72: Sam the Sandown Clown Now available In this week’s episode, we dive into one of the weirdest encounters to ever grace the Isle of Wight: Sam the Sandown Clown. Imagine a clown, but not the fun kind.... More like, “Why does this clown look like he was designed by aliens who’ve only heard rumors a…

Send us a text Podcast Summary: The Not-So-Quiet Haunting of Whisper Estate In this episode, we take a spooky (but hilarious) tour of Whisper Estate, a haunted mansion in Mitchell, Indiana, where the ghosts apparently never got the memo to "rest in peace." Built in the 1890s, this house has seen its fair share of tragedy: a little girl named Rachel…

Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 70 The cult of The Great 11: part 2 Is now available The Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven (yes, that was the actual name) AKA: The cult of aThe Great 11 was a 1920s cult in California run by May Otis Blackburn, who convinced people she was chosen by God to reveal the secrets of the…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 69: The infamous Hotel Cecil is now available! The Cecil Hotel, located in downtown Los Angeles, is infamous for its dark history of crime, mysterious deaths, and suicides. Opened in 1924 as a budget hotel, it initially catered to business travelers but fell into decline during the …

Send us a text Hello Strangers Episode 68, The Cult of the Great 11 Pt. 1 Is now available. The Cult of the Great Eleven, aka: the Blackburn Cult, aka: The Divine order of the Royal Arms of the Great 11 was like the 1920s version of a cosmic Ponzi scheme with a sprinkle of apocalyptic obsession. It was founded by May Otis Blackburn and her daughter…

Send us a text We're back with the mystery of the Mary Celeste, which is one of history's greatest maritime mysteries. In 1872, the ship was found adrift in the Atlantic with no crew aboard, though it was still seaworthy. The crew had vanished without a trace, and the reason remains unknown, sparking countless theories, but no definitive answers. J…

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Send us a text Hello Strangers! Nick and Rikki will be on a special assignment for the next month or so for a very important life changing event. We are adopting! This means all our free time that was spent reseaching and recording has now been taken over for getting the house ready, meeting woth Foster workers, interviewin and getting ready to add…

Send us a text Had to take the weekend off, but we will be back next weekend. Somtimes life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it. Have a great week everyone!Par Being Dead Serious

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 66: The Bermondsey Horror Is now available. We journey back to Victorian London for a tale of love, loss, and couple that just doesn't seem to have it all together. Marie and Frederick Manning are living in 1840's London, having a tough go of things. So what do they do? Murder of co…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 65: The Demon with many names Is now available. Tracing back to the cradle of civilization, the Demon Zozo has held many names and worn many faces. It's known for deceit, lies, and corruption, making its origins and motivations hard to track. Even though it can't always be understoo…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 64: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Is now available. In the quiet little village of Sleepy Hollow, there lived a legend that not only spread to nearby towns and villages, but has been passed down through the centuries, about a headless spectre, bent on revenge. The Headless Horseman of…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 63: The Demonic Possession of Anneliese Michel Is now available. In 1976, 23 year old German girl named Anneliese Michel underwent 67 exorcisms in order to free her of the six demons she believed possessed her. Today she is known as the inspiration behind the movie, The Exorcism of …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 62: The Salem Witch Trials Is now available. Back in the before times, when the Colonies were still young, a small town in the Puritan colony of Massachusetts, a frenzy was started when some young girls and women started being "afflicted" by witches. In the span of 1 year, over 200 …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 61: Silk Road: the true story of Drugs, Death and the Dark Web Pt. 2 Is now available. Silk Road, described as the "Amazon of illegal drugs", appeared on the Dark Web in 2011. Ross (THE Ross Man) Ulbricht was the brainchild of a mysterious and anonymous cyber black market for illega…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 60: The Gruesome History of Torture Is now available. Since the beginning of time, man has sought answers. Sometimes, other people have the answers we seek, and we must employ less than savory methods to get those answers. Of course, people don't always readily give up answers...so …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 59: Silk Road: the true story of Drugs, Death and the Dark Web Is now available. Silk Road, described as the "Amazon of illegal drugs", appeared on the Dark Web in 2011. Ross (THE Ross Man) Ulbricht was the brainchild of a mysterious and anonymous cyber black market for illegal good…

Send us a text Hey Strangers! Nick is down with the sickness this weekend, so no show this week. We will return next week, with another exciting show. In the meantime, be sure to make good choices, and as always, Stay Strange!Par Being Dead Serious

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 58 The Mad Gasser of Mattoon is now available. Back in the year 1944, the town of Mattoon Illinois was under siege from a mysterious stranger. No one was safe from the Mad Gasser and his noxious gas. People were waking in the middle of the night, unable to move. The town was on edge…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 57: The thing that haunts us during Sleep Paralysis Is now available. Imagine waking up in pitch darkness and suddenly realizing you are completely paralyzed from head to toe. You try to scream…. but can’t. The only scream you can conger is the one in your head. Your eyes begin to d…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 56: The Enigma of the Silent Twins is now available. Our tale begins with two little girls, and their struggle to fit in with other people, and ultimately, themselves. Do they share some mental bond? Have they chosen to be mute? Or, is it something that easily explained by science? …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 55: The weird science behind sleep experiments is now available. Sleep is such a natural part of living that we tend to take it for granted. But there is much more to sleep than we realize. Scientists have been performing controlled sleep experiments for well over 100 years now in a…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 54 : The mystery of the Yuba County 5 is now available. In February 1978, five young men, known as "The Boys" from Yuba City, California failed to return home after attending a college basketball game. Their car was found four days later, abandoned. Four of them were eventually foun…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 53 : The Black Eyed Children part 2 is now available. In part 1 of The Black Eyed Children, we talked about these strange children who are appearing around the world. Attired in old fashioned clothing, their skin is pale and their mannerisms awkward. Their most startling trait.... a…

Send us a text Hey Strangers! We're back this week with another spine-tingling tale. In the upper part of Michigan, sits an old hospital. Windows, like missing teeth, do nothing to bar the wind as is barrels through empty halls. Shadows dance from corner to corner as the sunlight plays across the room. Voices murmur in the corner of your mind. The …

Send us a text Imagine one night you are all alone…. Maybe at home… or maybe in your car… when all of a sudden, out of nowhere you are startled by something pounding at your door. When you go to investigate, you notice 2 young children alone, waiting with their heads down. These children, they need to be let in… But something stops you. Uneasiness …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Welcome to the 2 hour, Season 2 Premier!!! We visit with our good friend John and dive into the stories and legends of the ever elusive Bigfoot. From culture to culture, and generation to generation, the legend of this creature has enticed, and eluded mankind. Ever on the fringes of our vision, and our psyche, this c…

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Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 49: Another Victorian Thriller! Join us as we talk about the history of what has become known as one of the most haunted houses in the country. Winchester Mansion. A tale that may be less ghosty, and more bad ass lady dealing with life in a really unique way. With a lot of lumber. Stay Strange! Find…

Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 48: The strange and dark orgins of wedding traditions Is now available. When one thinks of weddings, one generally thinks of happiness: they're a day to celebrate family, friends, and, most importantly, the start of a new phase of life. But historically, weddings were riddled with fear.... not love …

Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 47: The Bloody Bender Family Is now available. In the late 1800's, a family opens an Inn/Store in the state of Kansas along the trail to the West. Many travelers who stay at this Inn, are never seen again. Find out what happens this week and be as shocked as Rikki was. Stay Strange!…

Send us a text Being Dead Serious podcast Episode 46: Sweden's Sleeping Beauty: Karolina Olsson Is now available. 14 year old Swedish girl, Karolina Olsson went to bed one night after complaining of a terrible headache and toothache and remained in deep hibernation between the years 1876 and 1908. This curious case gave her the name, "Soverskan på …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 45: The Highgate Vampire, is now available. Highgate Cemetary, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for 150 years and might stand for 150 more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, headstones were firm, and tombs were s…

Send us a text Hello Strangers. Rikki is still away, and Nick gave you a little of Today's Strange History. Give it a quick listen, and be sure to check out Twitch tomorrow night for some ghost hunting shenanigans. Follow BeingDeadSerious, starting tomrro night at 9pm EST. Gonna scare the crap out of me live.…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 44: The Dancing Plague of 1518 is now available. In July 1518, residents of the city of Strasbourg were struck by a sudden and seemingly uncontrollable urge to dance. And by August.... this never ending dancing had claimed as many as 400 victims. What could have led these people to …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 43: 536: The Worst Year Ever In 535 a cataclysmic event changed the course of history. The years that followed were some of the most difficult ever. One event had an effect for centuries to come, and we are still seeing its effects everyday. Join us for a strange journey through nat…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 42: The Strange Victorian Era :Pt 2 Strange Jobs Well, we went back to the Victorian age and found even more strange things that these crazy people did. This time it's all about the jobs they did, that we would never think of as jobs today. You think you have it rough...come listen …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 41: Strange Connecticut is now available. This week we run the gamut with a little bit of everything. A cryptid, a ghost town, and a possession. Join us for a small slice of spooky Connecticut folklore. Stay Strange!Par Being Dead Serious

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 40: 10 days in a Madhouse: the Nellie Bly story is now available. Ten Days in A Madhouse is the true account of investigative journalist Nellie Bly's confinement inside an insane asylum. In 1887 the young female reporter entered the asylum under the guise of insanity to investigate …

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 39: The Trial of "Fatty" Arbuckle is now available. In the 1920's, Hollywood was a fast paced and happening place. Actors and actresses were royalty unlike anything we know today, and were partying all over Tinseltown. What happens when one of these parties gets out of hand? Join us…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 38: The Bloody Tale of Dr. "Butcher" Brown is now available. What happens when a child prodigy grows up and becomes a doctor with some questionable practices? Not Doogie Howser. This is a terrible and somewhat graphic tale of what happens when a doctor practices "medicine" that is n…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 37: The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders In the early summer of 1912, a nightmarish scene is discovered in a local home when eight people are found murdered in their beds. The community frantically searches for the killer, and finds themselves in a long bitter struggle to bring them to…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 36: The etymology of swear words is now available. Words don't start off as swear words. They’re just everyday words. Then they begin to develop into a cultural taboo… so someone, somewhere has decided that a word is now a swear word. So how does it start? We'll start where one shou…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious 35: Thy mysterious case of D.B. Cooper A man who parachuted out of an airplane in November of 1971 with a bag full of stolen cash has never been seen again in one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in FBI history. The mystery surrounding the hijacking of a Northwest Orient Airlines flight by a stil…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 34: The haunting of Doris Bither In the mid 1970's, a very unusual and terrifying case involving a California woman and her 4 children, claimed her house was not only haunted but she also said to have been sexually assaulted by three unseen entities. This is the very famous story of…

Send us a text Hello Strangers! Being Dead Serious podcast episode 33: What's the deal with Valentine's Day?! It's Valentines Day and LOVE is in the air!..... well, kinda. Valentine’s Day (February 14th) occurs across the United States and in other places around the world with gifts of candy, flowers and lots of romance are exchanged between loved …