The Strange And Unusual Podcast

This week I'm down with a cold, so please enjoy this re-release of one of my favorite episodes ever 'A Haunting Winter'. Next week I'll be back with a whole new episode!

This week's headline comes from The Toronto Star Weekly, April 5, 1924

Join Alyson for chapters 10-11 of 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley. In this episode, Victor Frankenstein is forced to face his creation, and he, in turn, tells Victor all about the first days of his life.

Join me for part 2 of my ghost story, as Teresa gets settled into Burton Hall

In this week's episode, we explore medieval accounts by historians living a the time of the walking dead. Additionally, we look into why people of all times love a good spooky tale.Next time, join me for 'The Shadows of Burton Hall, Pt 2"

In this week's episode we begin a ghost story written by me called 'The Shadows of Burton Hall'. The story begins with Teresa moving back to a family country estate in the English countryside, after losing the love of her life. Locals begin telling her of the hauntings her home is famous for, and the estate begins to feel like its full of menacing shadows.

In this week's episode, we delve into the history of doppelgängers.

This week's headline "Mystery of the Talking Mongoose of Cashen's Gap" was printed in The San Francisco Examiner on April 12,1936

To start of a new series in this podcast 'Frightful Fables From Around the World', we start with Vasilisa The Beautiful from Russia. Join me to learn more about this centuries old tale and about the Slavic witch Baba Yaga.

Join me for a look into the morbid case of Elena de Hoyas and the obsession of Carl Tanzler in Key West, Florida in 1940.

This week's strange and unusual headline was published by The San Francisco Examiner on March 4, 1934

Join me for the conclusion of the spooky tale of the curse of Winthrop Falls

Join me for the third part of the New England ghost story

To kick off the Halloween season, we bring you the totally original, totally re-recorded, remade, remastered 'The Curse of Winthrop Falls', a new installment for three weeks. Let's get the spooky season going!

To kick off the Halloween season, we bring you the totally original, totally re-recorded, remade, remastered 'The Curse of Winthrop Falls', a new installment for the next three weeks. Let's get the spooky season going!

This week's headline comes from The Boston Globe, published on January 27, 1896. Join me as I explore 19th century vampires in Rhode Island.

Join Alyson as she continues the story into chapters 8-9, when Victor's world begins to really fall apart as his loved ones lose their lives in violent means.

This week's headline comes from The Ogden Post on December 11, 1915. Join me for the strange tale of Pearl Curran and her dead companion, Patience Worth.

In this edition of Frankenstein, we get into chapter 7.

This week's headline "Exposing the Weird Secrets of Mediums and Spirits - by Houdini’s Mysterious Girl Detective" was published in The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, March 10, 1929