Tag: England
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Episode 278: Highgate Cemetery
Blurry Photober is late this year, but David is back with an episode all about Highgate Cemetery! An incredible feat of gothic greatness, Highgate Cemetery has an interesting history and hauntings to boot. David had the fortune to take a tour of the Grade I historic location, and also interviewed the tour guide, John Waite.…
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Ep 275: Irish Mythical Artifacts
David is back and kicking off with some Irish mythical artifacts! The rich mythology of the Emerald Isle has many Irish mythical artifacts supplementing its heroes and legends, and Flora brings you 15 to discuss! Not only from Ireland, but the rest of the British Isles as well. Swords, cauldrons, harps, stones – there’s a…
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Ep 246: Vengeful Ghosts part 2
Flora is back with the second part of Vengeful Ghosts! Blurry Photober keeps rolling with Vengeful Ghosts part 2 and several tales of spirits claiming revenge through law. Hear the story of Maria Marten and the Red Barn murder. Take an ear gander at a murder tale from old England. See what you think about…
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Miss Cryptid 2020 Roundup
The winner of Week 3 of the 2020 Miss Cryptid Contest is announced! This episode is a refresher of the weekly Miss Cryptid winners so you can vote on who should win the 2020 contest. If you haven’t heard the 3 “regular competition” episodes yet and want to listen in order and discover who wins,…
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Miss Cryptid 2020 Week 2
The carnage continues with 3 new loathsome ladies in week 2 of the 2020 Miss Cryptid Contest! In the second week of this year’s Miss Cryptid competition, Melon Heads, the Con Rit, and Black Annis battle for savage supremacy. Who will move on to the finals? Will it be Leicestershire’s horrid hag? Vietnam’s atrocious arthropod?…
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Ep 231: John Dee part 2
The saga of John Dee continues in a massive second part of the episode. The second half of John Dee’s life was even wilder than his first, scrying with Edward Kelley and writing down the angelic language. Flora continues an incredibly deep dive into the polymath’s life, detailing his actions with Kelley, travels abroad, and…
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Ep 231: John Dee part 1
Flora is back with the beginning of a mega episode all about John Dee! Conjurer, magus, sorcerer, astrologer – these are but a few things the 16th century polymath John Dee was called. History knows him as a smart man who chose an occult path. He cast horoscopes. Talked with angels. Practiced alchemy. Continually searched…
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Miss Cryptid 2019 Week 2
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Three new contestants (dis)grace the stage for Week 2 of the 2019 Miss Cryptid Contest! This week on Miss Cryptid we continent hop to search for the Specter Moose of Maine, Australia’s Yara Ma Yha Who, and England’s Bat Beast of Kent. It’s quite a menagerie of monsters in store for you! From quite possible…
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Miss Cryptid 2018 Week 1
Pop the champagne and watch for blood stains, it’s time for the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest! The 6th annual Miss Cryptid Contest kicks off ferociously with OH’s own Loveland Frog, Lancashire’s infamous Jenny Greenteeth, and the Mngwa from Tanzania. It’s a veritable blood bath for who will emerge victorious from week 1 and move on…
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Ep 188: The Bizarre Death of Zigmund Adamski
The boys go back to the Yorkshire countryside as they investigate the bizarre death of Zigmund Adamski. The strange discovery of a body, odd details in a disappearance, and a UFO encounter all coalesce in the mystery of Zigmund Adamski’s death. What happened to the collier back in 1980? Why and how did he meet…
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Ep 178: Scottish Cannibals
Season 6 begins with a bloody bang, as Blurry Photos take a look at Scottish cannibals! Scotland’s history is even bloodier than advertised with such harrowing Scottish cannibals as Sawney Bean and Christie Cleek looming over it. But how much of the infamous cannibals’ legends are true? Join David and Dave as they explore the history…
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Ep 164: The Murder of Charles Walton
The boys travel to 1945 England to investigate the strange murder of Charles Walton. An unsolved mystery since 1945, the murder of Charles Walton has been attributed to witchcraft, druidry, greed, grims, and anything in between. What happened to a poor old farm laborer from Warwickshire on a cold February day? Rumors swirled about his…
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Ep 162: Haunted Forests
Blurry Photober is upon us once again, and the boys start hot with an episode about Haunted Forests! Few environments are more mysterious and menacing than forests, and the terror is cranked up even more when they’re haunted forests. David and Dave explore the many different weird woodlands around the world in this episode of creepy…
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BullStone 20: General Ironicus, August 2016
Friend of the podcast Grant joins the Davids to talk about his new project History Honeys and weird August news in this edition of BullStone! Grant a.k.a. General Ironicus, has a new podcast called History Honeys which tells all about lesser-known events in history, and shares some weird news he found from the month of…
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Ep 158: The Rendlesham Forest Incident
Fire up the ‘ole starlight scope and grab a torch or two, the Davids are dragging you into the night to experience the Rendlesham Forest Incident. One of the more famous possible close encounters of our time, the Rendlesham Forest Incident was a UFO event witnessed by multiple US Airmen in 1980. With several written statements,…
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Miss Cryptid 2016 Week 1
Once again we gather to stare, mouths agape, at the freakiest of the freaks in the 2016 Miss Cryptid Contest! Week 1 of this year’s Miss Cryptid Contest features the Athol of Java, the Cornish Owlman, and the Arkansas Gowrow. It’s a week of terrorizing tidbits from across the globe. Which crazy creature will capture…
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Episode 146: The Count of Saint Germain
Grab your bedazzlers and elixirs of life, David and Dave are taking a good long look at the Count of Saint Germain! Largely unknown in modern times, the Count of Saint Germain was a mysterious Renaissance man, alchemist, and possible immortal who ran amok in 18th century Europe. Those who met him were charmed and interested…
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Episode 130: Robin Hood
Lythe and listin, gode Blurrievers, if ye but only could, the boyes of Blurry Photos speak tayls of Robin Hood! A faymosse thief was Robin Hood, whose dedes are worldly knowne, yet was he man or mythe or wat wouldst histry have hym showne? Thos daryng, dashyng, handsom prynces David and yon Dave, hav delvd into…
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Episode 100: The Holy Grail
Blurry Photos have reached a milestone, and the celebration is on with an episode dedicated to the Holy Grail! The Davids do a little something different in this episode, crafting a complete 40s-style radio play to educate and entertain you, the listener. A profound and influential religious artifact, the Holy Grail has been talked about…
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Episode 58: Guy Fawkes
The 5th of November is remembered, remembered, as Blurry Photos takes a look at Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder treason! An infamous figure in Great Britain, Guy Fawkes earned his nefarious reputation through a failed plot to assassinate the king and parliament. What drove him to try this, and why did he fail? Did he…
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Episode 34: 2013 Miss Cryptid Contest (Week 2)
The 2013 Miss Cryptid Contest continues with a whole new set of fantastical cryptids! This week, the boys continue globe-trotting, visiting Russia, Africa, England, and the southern U.S. to find the queen of lesser-known cryptids. Listen to stories of the Albastor, Dingonek, Cockatrice, and the Honey Island Swamp Monster, and cast your vote for your…