Cursed & Haunted Objects, Artifacts, Dolls & More

Cursed & Haunted Objects, Artifacts, Dolls & More

Author: 30 Morbid Minutes October 18, 2022 Duration: 33:21
A chair. A doll. A painting. Relatively innocuous, but ask a paranormal expert and you might hear otherwise. In this episode we learn the history behind some of the world's most notoriously cursed and dangerous objects and artifacts, alleged to carry evil and malice beyond what we could imagine, including Robert the Doll, Busby's Stoop Chair, The Crying Boy Painting, and King Tut's Tomb. Go to http://hellofresh.com/30mm65 and use code 30mm65 to get 65% off plus free shipping. Go to http://everlywell.com/30mm to get 20% off an at-home lab test. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elyse Willems and Jessica Vasami host 30 Morbid Minutes, a podcast that finds the strange, the tragic, and the darkly funny in the corners of history and human experience. These two comedians and friends guide you through a carefully curated half-hour of the macabre each episode, blending research with conversational chemistry. You’ll hear them unpack everything from historical oddities like the Victorian era's fascination with death and the mystery of screaming mummies, to modern anxieties like sleep paralysis demons and theories about a silent, dark forest universe. The show digs into true crime territory with tales of obituary bandits and medical malpractice, while also exploring cultural phenomena like celebrity death hoaxes and the enduring appeal of zombie apocalypse lore. No cursed object is left unturned, no case of spontaneous human combustion is left unexamined, and no unexplained cruise ship demise is left adrift. It’s a balanced mix of the scholarly and the speculative, the gruesome and the giggle-worthy, all delivered in a digestible thirty-minute format. Tune in for a consistently engaging exploration of the topics that fascinate and unsettle us, where the history is often dark, the culture is peculiar, and the conversation is always lively.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 135

30 Morbid Minutes
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How Does the Haunted House Industry Work? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:51
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Duration: 35:17
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Did the Curse of the Ninth KILL History's Greatest Composers? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:44
Like the "27 Club," the Curse of the Ninth is one of music's most infamous superstitions. Supposedly, completing a ninth symphony is essentially a death sentence. Composers go from composing to decomposing. In the ground…
Baseball's Deadliest Pitch and How it Changed the Sport Forever [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:53
Tragedy struck on August 16, 1920, when during a visiting game at the Polo Grounds, home of the New York Yankees, Cleveland shortstop and all-around affable guy Ray Chapman was beaned in the head by a "spitball" thrown b…
The Dating Game Killer Was TV's Creepiest Game Show Contestant [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:30
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We're Back from the Dead! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:55
It's with giddy, macabre glee, that we announce we are BACK for a limited run of episodes, just in time for the spooky season! Next week we kick things off with one of our usual episodes, but in this, our soft return epi…
Badbye (For Now) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:52
The end comes for us all. Go to http://meundies.com/30mm for 20% off your first order, plus free shipping. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp - go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Follow u…
Why the Island of the Dolls is One of the Creepiest Places on Earth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:56
Legend has it that La Isla des las Muñecas, a dark tourism hot spot, is where a young girl was tragically found drowned to death. The dolls that decorate the island serve as both a tribute and a warning. Go to http://die…
Spooky and Morbid Stories from YOU [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:22
Have you ever had something creepy happen to you or a family member that you can’t quite explain? If you’ve got a spooky story to tell, or like hearing other people’s, then this is the episode for you. Go to http://meund…