Ghoulish Tendencies

According to legend, Lavinia Fisher was the first female serial killer in the United States, luring as many as 30 men to their death with the help of her husband. But the true story is very different. 

The legend of Lavinia Fisher bears little resemblance to the truth. Lavinia and her husband John stood accused lot of murder, but robbery, and as you look at history, even that can be called into question. 

The movie "The Conjuring" brought to light an allegedly true story about a family burdened by a haunted home and a potentially demonic presence, and spotlit famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. But what actually happened at the Harrisville Farm House that the film was based on?

Join Gabi and Kim as they dissect the history of Rhode Island's Harrisville Farmhouse that housed the Perron family in the 1970s, the hauntings associated with it, and the deaths that could have contributed to said hauntings. Was Bathsheba a real witch? Is there a demonic presence in the home today? How much of the movie was based in reality, and how much of what has been presented to the world is accurate?

In part two of our two part episode, we see Belle Guness’ home burnt to the ground, her headless body being discovered in the ruins…or was it…

As the grounds of her farm are dug up, and the bodies pile up, questions arise if Belle Gunness really died in her home. Was it a trick? Did she escape and live out her years in comfort? And what is said to still haunt the farmhouse even today…

Called the Female Bluebeard, Belle Guness lured men to work her farm only to rob and murder them. 

In part one of our two part episode, we look at Belle’s early life, her turn to murder of her husbands and even children, until one night a scorned lover set her house on fire…

Gabi and Kim are live from PNW True Crime Fest talking about Charles Rodman Campbell, the last man executed by hanging in WA state. 

In 1982 Charles Campbell brutally murdered Renae Wicklund, Shannah Wicklund and Barabara Hendrickson. But it’s not the first time he attacked Renae. A series of events led to these tragic murders made even more tragic by how preventable it could have been. 

TW: Talk of sexual assault, harm done to children, murder descriptions.

Most people know of the classic horror tale of Frankenstein, whether it be from pop culture films, portrayals, or the original novel by Mary Shelley. But not everyone knows the true origin story.

Mary Shelley's life was full of tragedy, rebellion, romance, debauchery and literary inspiration, pieced together to create the inspiration of the monster birthed from her greatest literary creation, Frankenstein.

Most are familiar with The Omen, the classic film about Damien, the son of Satan, but not everyone knows that the movie was supposedly cursed…
From mysterious lightning strikes to tragic deaths, a string of strange accidents did seem to haunt the set. Was it a curse or coincidence? 

Watch out, here's another cryptid! The search for the Mongolian Death Worm has lasted decades, if not centuries, as a desert cryptid that leaves no witnesses alive. How did this Death Worm get so popularized, is it real, and was it originally just a bad dick joke gone wild?

On January 26th, 1966, three children set off for the beach in Adelaide, South Australia, and never came home. 

What happened to the Beaumont children? In what has become one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries, the theories are many and the answers are few.

TW: Talk of sexual assault and child deaths.

Travel with us to Europe's 12th century, to two allegedly haunted castles with origin stories to write home about. 

Burg Eltz - a German castle haunted by the brave woman who died at the hands of her fiancé, defending her home after a very unwanted kiss. Predjama Castle - a Slovenian castle built into a cave with a history of torture, haunted by the owner who was killed by a cannon while on the toilet. Are they really haunted?