Macabrium

• 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 eeriest tales through captivating storytelling, in-depth historical research, and an immersive audio soundscape. From the Bell Witch of Tennessee to the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the ghostly tales of the Myrtles Plantation, the Curse of Lake Lanier and beyond, get ready for an unforgettable experience that brings history to life and uncovers the truth behind classic tales of the paranormal. https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 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-proclaimed prophet—unearths ancient secrets in Cairo's shadowed temples, conjures ecstatic rites amid London's glittering scandals, and builds a utopian abbey in Sicily where love and will collide in rituals of transcendence... or damnation. Accused of presiding over Black Masses that mock the divine and summon infernal forces, Crowley dances on the edge of ecstasy and abyss, his Thelemic creed—"Do what thou wilt"—igniting a firestorm of blasphemy, betrayal, and tragedy. From blood-soaked invocations to a funeral hymn that echoes like a curse, this tale unveils the man behind the myth: a visionary seeker whose quest for ultimate freedom exposes the darkest corners of human desire. But in the shadows of Thelema, where gods and demons blur, can one truly escape the specter of the Black Mass? Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Confessions of Aleister Crowley Magick in Theory and Practice London Sunday Dispatch 1933 article on Black Mass The Great Beast by John Symonds 1934 libel trial records (Crowley v. Hamnett) John Bull magazine 1923 article The Times 1934 trial report The Book of the Law The Equinox The Vision and the Voice Tiger Woman by Betty May Laughing Torso by Nina Hamnett The Magician by Somerset Maugham The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley The Book of Thoth Religion and the Arts special issue March 2024 Marco Visconti's The Aleister Crowley Manual Marco Visconti's Aleister Crowley's Mysticism: A Practical Guide Warburg Institute's "Tarot: Origins & Afterlives" (January–April 2025) Lecture "Embracing the Impossible: Arthur Conan Doyle, Aleister Crowley, and the Occultural Turn in Detective Fiction" (July 24, 2025, Green College) Magick in Theory and Practice entering U.S. public domain in 2025 Harry Ransom Center Aleister Crowley manuscript Warburg Institute Yorke Collection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 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 rise to the spectre known as the Green Lady—who roams the fortress, her emerald gown a shroud of eternal grief. Dare you uncover the truth that binds love to the grave? A chilling oral legend retold by candlelight, perfect for fans of atmospheric horror and medieval intrigue. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Château de Brissac In The Loire Valley, France Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy - Project Gutenberg Old Touraine; the life and history of the famous chateâux of France Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces Historic Buildings - Project Gutenberg The home and court life of the Emperor Napoleon and his family Loire Valley Saint-Lô - Wikipedia  A conspiracy under the Terror : Marie Antoinette, Toulan, Jarjayes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 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, collide in a shocking crime that grips the city. From gaslit alleys to crowded courtrooms, this episode traces the investigation, groundbreaking forensic discoveries, and trial that exposed class divides and ethical dilemmas, captivating the city with suspense while probing the human cost of ambition in a rapidly changing America. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Parkman-Webster Murder: A Uniquely Boston Case The Parkman Murder: Evidence at the MHS The Parkman-Webster Murder - A Case For Forensics - Boston Ghosts The Murder of Dr. Parkman | American Experience | Official Site - PBS The 1850 Webster/Parkman Trial: Dr. Keep's forensic evidence Nathan Cooley Keep and the Parkman-Webster Murder Trial The Parkman Murder - Massachusetts Historical Society Murder in the medical school: the Parkman-Webster case, Boston ... Just One Kind of Murder in the 1850 Parkman-Webster Case The Harvard Medical School Janitor Who Solved a Murder Harvard Murder Mystery: Parkman-Webster Case & Forensic ... The Murder of a Wealthy Boston Physician by a Harvard Professor ... The Parkman-Webster Murder Case - Boston - The West End Museum Murder at Harvard Medical School - iBoston THE DISAPPEARANCE DR. PARKMAN - Maryland State Archives The Infamous Tale of the Murderous Chemistry Professor The Webster Charge | American Experience | Official Site - PBS The 1850 Webster/Parkman Trial: Dr. Keep's Forensic Evidence The 1850 Webster/Parkman Trial: Dr. Keep's forensic evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 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 with silence and memory. Students and staff have reported ghostly figures in long habits, disembodied footsteps, and the unmistakable sense of being watched. Within these stone walls, the dead seem to linger alongside the living. We then travel across continents to the Gran Viena Hotel in Argentina. Once an opulent retreat, this now-abandoned relic hides more than just dust and decay. Guests have vanished, lights flicker in sealed rooms, and whispers fill the night air. Local lore ties the hotel to fugitives, secrets, and a past too dark to fade quietly. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Ghosts of Grey Nuns | News - The Link – Concordia’s Independent Sisters and spooks: Grey Nuns and other Montreal haunts | CBC News Grey Nun Ghosts And A Murderer’s Grave | The Concordian Montreal’s Haunted Student Residence - YouTube Montreal’s Grey Nuns rife with history and tragedy The Ghosts of Grey Nuns - the haunted attic The 6 most haunted places in Montreal Six Haunted Places in Ontario and Québec Where History Might Still … Haunted Canada: 14 creepy places that will scare your socks off 7 haunted places in Montreal that are bound to get you spooked Montreal’s most haunted | CBC News 21 Feb 1918 - Tragedy at the Grey Nunnery, Montreal. - Trove Haunted Montreal Blog #54 – Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel Infobae Article on Gran Hotel Viena Atlas Obscura Entry on Gran Hotel Viena YouTube Video on Ghost Hunters International Wikipedia Page on Mar Chiquita (Córdoba) Clarín Article on Gran Hotel Viena La Nación Article on Gran Hotel Viena Voces Anónimas Episodes Haunted Rooms Page on Gran Hotel Viena Paranormal Investigators Report on Gran Viena Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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