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Horrifying History

Horrifying History

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Welcome to Horrifying History where you are about to hear about the unexplained, paranormal, and supernatural happenings that has stained the pages of history. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/horrifying-history--4180070/support.
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Mental Health is Horrifying

Candis Green | Many Moons Therapy

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Are you someone who watches horror movies and thinks — that nasty old well that Samara climbs out of in The Ring is really a metaphor for her grief? Or that like…Ghostface at his core is a spectre of intergenerational trauma? Journey into the depths with Psychotherapist and all around spooky ghoul Candis Green, RP and explore how mental health themes are portrayed in the world of horror. From Carrie, to Michael Meyers, to Hill House and everywhere in between — join me each month as we discus ...
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Since the beginning of time; millions of people have died in wars. These battlefields were considered to be hell on Earth with all the death staining these grounds for eternity, and this makes these the perfect place for a haunting. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to hear the tale of some very haunted spots…wartime battlefields. …
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Have you ever been in the middle of experiencing something so strange, or so cruel or surreal that you think to yourself – I have to be in some kind of nightmare? Well, what if you were? What if it was “all one great big movie”... uhh I mean nightmare? What if Scream is actually Sidney Prescott’s trauma nightmare? Let’s explore that theory and look…
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Do you know what my favourite supernatural creature is? It’s a werewolf! In European folklore; werewolves are humans who are able to turn a wolf at night and return to human form by day. Some change shape at will while some do not, and usually it is under the light of a full moon. What I have always found the most fascinating is how this creature b…
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Fremantle Prison opened in 1855 as a convict barracks, and remained in continuous use for 136 years . It is known as the best preserved correctional facility in Australia, as a World Heritage Site, and as one of the most haunted locations in the country. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to hear the tales behind the ghost stories o…
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Imagine for a moment you meet the partner of your dreams, and they ask for your hand in marriage. The two of you slip away for a secret wedding, and then only a few days later - you are found dead facedown in a shallow pool of water. Get settled in my spooky friends…you are about to hear about a newlywed bride from Toronto, who was said to drown in…
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A shipwreck will always make for a good story. These tales usually come to the same ending though…that the power of the sea is unstoppable. Shipwrecks have a level of mystery and wonder that is unmatched in other disaster based tales, and in the end…they sit as ghosts of the past at the bottom of a body of water. They take on a new existence as gra…
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Does spending a weekend in a haunted house conducting paranormal investigations with a bunch of other spooky weirdos sound preferable to spending it with your codependent family members? Yes? Then pack your bags, sister. We’re heading to Hill House to talk about The Haunting (1968) and its portrayal of caregiver burnout. Mental Health is Horrifying…
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The future was bright for child star Lora Lee Michel. By the age of seven she was a Hollywood sensation that was being billed as the next Shirley Temple. By the age of nine, she was staring in movies along side A-list actors. But soon things started to unravel, and then she vanished. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to hear the ta…
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Many people are afraid of ghosts, in fact; being afraid of spirits is one of the most common fears around. Many cultures have beliefs about the dead, and many claim to see or hear them which increases that fear. But if you add in disasters, isolated locations, with a bunch of pain and suffering - you now have all the ingredients for a great ghost s…
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The city of Kingston in Ontario, Canada has no shortage of scary tales. In fact, Kingston is a ghost’s dream city! There are tonnes of historic stone buildings to lurk in, and countless dark alleyways and narrow old streets to jump out and scare someone from. Then…there is that massive 18th century fortress just outside of downtown that they could …
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Just outside Indianapolis; Indiana in the United States is Fox Hollow Farm, that is said to be haunted by its brutal past. This location was once the home of Herb Baumeister and his young family during the early 1990s. By day, Herb was a successful businessman who operated a chain of thrift stores. By night, Herb would cruise the nightclubs of Indi…
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How would you feel if one day you tried to login to your online social media accounts, only to discover that they were locked and your online persona had taken on a life of its own? Pretty scary stuff, eh? Cam is an obvious commentary on the nature of camming and is based on writer Isa Mazzei’s own experiences as a cam girl, but what I’m most inter…
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When people hear the word vampire; they usually start thinking about Transylvania and Dracula. But vampires existed in folklore well before Bram Stoker wrote his tale. In fact, vampires have existed in the lore of many different cultures around the world throughout the ages. Today, most people think that vampires are just a character in movie or bo…
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Kingston is a beautiful city in Ontario, Canada that is located on the north east end of Lake Ontario. This location has the name of the Limestone City, because of its countless heritage buildings that were constructed using local limestone. Kingston was the first capital of the United Province of Canada, and while it held this distinction for only…
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In 1952, a young man watched a hypnotist at a dinner party. He immediately became obsessed with the subject, and started seeking out every book on the subject he could. He soon took what he read, and started using hypnosis as a way to treat a variety of things, like smoking and insomnia. But then a person walked into his life that changed it foreve…
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There is a type of female killer that has become so infamous that they have their own nickname - the black widow. This name comes from the Black Widow spider that are found all over the world. They are considered to be the most venomous type of spiders found in the United States, so people are naturally not big fans of them even though people rarel…
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There are many types of of sweetener that a person can choose from. Some come in granular form like sugar, while others come in a syrup form like corn syrup. Another is molasses which is considered to be a liquid sugar that contains sucrose, and small amounts of fructose and glucose. It isn’t sweet like refined sugar, and is usually thicker and sti…
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Remember lockdown? I know I'm sorry — I know you don’t want to, but I think it’s worth considering for the sake of talking about Host (2020) and its genius encapsulation of the total anxiety of Covid lockdown. We’re in the depths of winter anyway, so why not hunker down at home at relive the horrors of Zoom hangouts with friends? And you know what …
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In 2009; a psychological horror film was released that changed this horror subgenera forever. The movie called “The Orphan” tells the tale of a couple who’s marriage became strained after the stillbirth of their third child. This loss was very hard on the family, and as a way to move forward the couple decided to adopt a nine year old Russian girl …
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The invention of social media has brought countless people together. It has become a staple in most people’s lives. That is its good side, but social media also has a bad one. I think that most people have had a time or two that social media has brought them drama, or maybe that they have experienced bullying. But today’s case goes beyond that. In …
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The original movie “Scream” from the Scream horror movie series is considered to be a classic. It is a slasher film directed by Wes Craven that stars some big names like Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan, and more. It is set in a small American town named Woodsboro, and the movie starts with our heroine, Sid…
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Everyone has heard of the Tower of London. This fortress was built in the 1070’s by William the Conqueror, and he likely couldn’t have imagined what would happen at this building or what it would come to represent. Today; the Tower holds the world’s most famous jewel collection, The Crown Jewels, which have been guarded by the Yeoman Wardens since …
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The holiday season is almost here, and everyone seems to be filled with with yuletide joy. But fear not my spooky friends…Christmas has its creepy side too! What better way to release your pent up seasonal frustrations than listening to some dark and ghoulish stories of some Christmas ghosts. So get comfortable my spooky friends…you are about to he…
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Jean Laffite was a privateer and smuggler who is best known for taking a little break from pillaging, to fight for the United States in defence of New Orleans in the War of 1812. But Jean was a pirate at heart. Right after this he went back to his pirating ways, and he made quite a bit of money. Local lore tells that Jean did not put his treasure i…
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Universities strive to be known for their strong academics, impressive athletic programs, and outstanding educators. With that said; it is hard to find a school that doesn’t have stories about hauntings, but the University of Toronto is in a league of its own. The strange sounds that students hear when walking down this school’s halls often is a li…
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Let’s talk about Krampus (2015) — everyone’s favourite half goat, half demon creature who has come to punish all the misbehaving children and dysfunctional families on Christmas — as a symbol for seasonal depression. It’s no surprise that December is a month of peak seasonal depression despite being labelled as the most wonderful time of the year. …
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In the old section of Edinburgh, Scotland is a place now known as the Royal Mile. This is a succession of streets that form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city. It runs between two important locations concerning the royal history of Scotland: Edinburgh Castle, and the Holyrood Palace. This used to be the original main street, and off …
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The Amber Alert system is a messaging alert system that notifies the public, and asks for their help in cases of very concerning or life threatening cases of missing children. This system started in the United States, and is currently in multiple countries around the world. The goal of Amber Alerts are to quickly disseminate relevant information ab…
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A few month’s ago my mom sent me an article over Facebook Messenger. It was from a group that I wasn’t part of, and because of that all I could see was the title of “Lizzie Halliday”. I had no clue what it was and wasn’t motivated to join another group, so I asked my mom what it was about. She responded with “Lizzie Halliday: The Worst Woman on Ear…
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Winston Churchill was a man very well known in history. He was a British statesman, public speaker, and author who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, and from 1951 to 1955. He rallied his people during World War II, and helped lead his country to victory. But after he rose in political prominence before World War I; Winston…
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Let’s talk about Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) and its portrayal of the personal unconscious through dreams. K so the reason I went to see this movie is because Matthew Lillard is in it and I think he is one of THE BEST horror film actors of all time and I will see anything he is in. But I was SO pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this movie…
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There are a lot of different cult leaders out there, but many of them have a lot of the same characteristics. They are able to bind their followers to them by shared belief and practices. They boost their societal status by projecting dominance over others, either physically or mentally. They often display arrogance, and share their controversial v…
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It is said that a good magician never reveals their secrets, and this statement couldn’t be more true when it comes to a man from Poland named Wolf Messing. Some say he was all smoke and mirrors, and others say that he was one of the greatest psychic performers that ever existed. So who actually was this man who was said to mesmerize everyone from …
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Halloween has been around for more than a thousand years. Originally a religious observance, it has evolved over the centuries until its religious practices have all but disappeared. Today, Halloween is considered to be a holiday for dress-up and fun. Halloween's origins have been traced back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. It was believ…
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As humans, we are naturally afraid of the unknown. Our minds try to make concrete unknown things as a way to try to control what we don't understand. Monsters are one of the things that humans do this with. Since ancient times, monsters have been used as a way to explain natural phenomenon, maintain power, and inspire awe or fear. But what if monst…
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Double, double toll and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble... Witches are one of the most popular Halloween costumes out there. But why? Many women believed that Halloween was the best day for divination, and they would seek out fortune tellers to discover the name of their future husbands. This along with a combination of other traditions acros…
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Halloween is consided to be one of the most common times of the year for crime to occur. Car accidents, property crime, robbery, and violent crimes rise exponentially due to many reasons including; increased drug and alcohol use, people leaving their homes for trick or treating, and Halloween being known as a prank holiday. But the crimes you are a…
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Telling ghost stories is a tradition during the month of October. Some do this by sitting in a circle on the floor with the lights off. Others venture to their local cemetery on a moonlit night. Either way - people feel the tension in the air, and a hint of nervous excitement for the ghoulish tales to be told. When people hear a ghost story; many d…
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John Dee was a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, and alchemist who was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. He advocated for the creation of English colonies in the new world, which would help develop the British empire. He was considered to be a one man “think tank”, who was a visionary of the Elizabethan court. But John was also heavily involved i…
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Many people are afraid of death, because they think it is the end. Others are afraid, because they think they will spend eternity alone. But that isn’t necessarily true. In some parts of the world, you can get married (like it or not) after you die. Yes my spooky friends…you could be married after you die. Since Halloween is just around the corner,…
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Hi my spooky friends…Halloween is almost here, and we at Horrifying History wanted to give you all some tasty treats. Today is the first of several collaboration episodes that we have done to celebrate Halloween, and how better to start than tell some ghost stories with great friends. The first is from the group called the Tribe of the Greyhorn Pag…
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Many people world wide believe in the existence of aliens. In recent polls; two thirds of both Americans and Canadians believe that there is intelligent life that exists on other planets. Scholars believe that public fascination with UFOs started in 1947 after a pilot flying in Washington state reported seeing disc-shaped objects in the sky with hi…
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Both in the past and today; droughts cause massive problems. It can cause poor quality, or shortages of drinking water. It can impact air quality as dry conditions can result in dust in the air. It also can result in forest fires. A lack of rain can also cause low crop yields, which impacts food prices and can create food shortages. It also can cau…
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On this special Halloween episode, I’m going to risk having my horror hall pass revoked by diving into a movie that is uhhh not TECHNICALLY a horror movie, but I believe still deserves a place somewhere in the genre for reasons we will explore in the episode — HOCUS POCUS (1993)! It’s for the same reason that I believe so strongly that everybody sh…
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Some of the most popular settings for horror movies, books, and tv shows is an asylum. This is because these dark and imposing places have seen a lot of pain and fear. Many think that these negative emotions bleed into a building, and becomes so strong that it affects others for years. The area we are going to talk about today is no different. So g…
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So — have you heard about this tape? Let’s talk about The Ring (2002) and its portrayal of grief, nature vs nurture, and the psycho-therapeutic theory of emotional dwelling. There are many readings of what the metaphors in this movie are really about. And for a lot of people this movie is about technology — viral media and misinformation, technolog…
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When people think of Canada; the first thing that comes to mind is definitely not a cult. After all, Canadians are known around the world for valuing tolerance, multiculturalism, and religious freedom. But that doesn’t mean that there are not, or never have been cults in Canada. So snuggle in my spooky friends…you are about to hear the tale of Brot…
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Even if you believe in curses; you may find the idea of a cursed film ridiculous. But the thing is my spooky friends, some movie productions have been so wrought with bad luck that it seems that a curse is the only logical explanation. Whether you are a believer or not, you might want to count yourself lucky that you were not involved in some of th…
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The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most famous battles of the American Civil War. It occurred from July 1 to July 3, 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and this battle had the largest number of casualties for this entire war. This battle was the turning point of the Civil War after Union Major General George Meade’s soldie…
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One of the great mysteries in life is what happens when we die. Most religions tell us that there is some sort of afterlife, and one of the more popular ideologies concerning this is reincarnation. Reincarnation literally translated means “to take flesh again”, and it means that when we leave one life - we move onto another. The reason behind this …
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