Today, Valentine’s Day, we are bringing you a Wicked, Weird, and Grim treat: we’re going to talk about a man who literally loved his family to death. The Burari ritualistic mass suicide/murders/manslaughter(?) is quite well-known in the true crime world, and our special guest Shreetoma is back to guide us through it. Strap in, its a wild one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we explore the Christmas tragedy of the Sodder family home fire and the disappearance of five of their ten children. We cover all the theories, down to the nitty gritty, of this sordid tale. We, like most, end up with more questions than answers. What do you think happened that Christmas night in 1945? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we dive into a topic you all have requested for MONTHS. Today we cover the mothy monstrous figure of Point Pleasant, West Virginia: the infamous 'Mothman'. This creepy cryptid is ungodly large and ungodly ripped (at least, according to his statue in Point Pleasant). He even has his own annual festival in the town he haunts. Join us for mothly hijinks, conspiracy theories, and discussion of starting our own book club surrounding carnal cryptid romance...

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we explore the festive and fearful event of Krampusnacht. From smut books to 5Ks, Krampus has taken over modern media - but what are the origins to this goat-like figure? Come with us as we dive deep into this Alpine folk figure, his origins, and his legacy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we uncover the terrifying tale of the Crone of Catskills in all her g(l)ory. From initial hikes to secondary hauntings, this entity is renown for her intense manifestations and unyielding effect. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we discuss the ultimate IT GIRLS: a nazi-killing teen girl gang. These girly pops were the ultimate icons who led an unknown number of individuals to freedom and safety. ​ Let us know what you'd title the Oversteegen sisters' movie by leaving a comment through our exclusive Spotify content! ​ **Content warning for brief mentions of infanticide** --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as our special guest Shreetoma joins us to discuss the convergences of power, feminism, and the supernatural in Bengal and India more broadly. Despicable Me minions, flesh-eating imps grabbing Hailey Bieber smoothies at Erewhon, and djinns that need to learn consent in regards to hair-stroking abound. Let us know what your favorite Bengali spook is below by leaving a comment through our exclusive Spotify content! ​ ** Content warning for brief mentions...

Get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we discuss the mysterious and tragic disappearance of Ben McDaniel. From illegally cave diving to having the wrong kind of air in his scuba tanks, this disappearance is a wild one. Let us know what you think happened and if you would go cave diving below! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! The Grim Sisters are back and better than ever with a new podcast format and our annual Halloween episode! What better day to resurrect from the dead? In this episode we discuss the origins of the holiday of Halloween, corresponding and coinciding holidays and celebrations, and just why we bob for apples, roast chestnuts, and make human sacrifices. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wicked-weird-and-grim/message

In this episode, dive Wickedly deep with us into the bloody crimes of the Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed, hailed as one of the most prolific female serial killers of all time. The Blood Countess of Cachtice has been described as everything from a sensual vampire rivaling Dracula himself to being proposed as another wrongly accused "witch" convicted of fabricated crimes due to her social positioning and power. Perhaps most well known for bathing in the blood of young girls to...

This week, get Wicked, Weird, and Grim with us as we discuss the odd and abrupt disappearance of 9 year-old Asha Degree. This case hits especially close to home for us because it is so close to our local area, having happened in Shelby, North Carolina. Caroline particularly remembers the disappearance of Asha because of how much she related to the little girl. In this episode, we discuss the strange details of the case, possible theories, and how there seems to be so very little to go on in...

Ara gives heartfelt apologies for the break in episodes but, in her defense: "Grad School is chaotic". This week, we get truly Wicked, Weird, and Grim and set the dark-academic scene at University of St Andrews, Scotland to discuss their haunts, spectres, and ghostywosties (technical term). Ara describes first-hand accounts from St Andrews locals and students, usually from loitering around cemeteries, ruins, or tagging along so often on ghost tours that the tour guides have given up trying to...

After a hiatus due to Ara transplanting to Scotland, this week we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss "the most terrifying building in America" - the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. We get nitty-gritty with the CDC in discussing tuberculosis, discuss converting a death shute into a slide, talk about some scary ass ghosts (not Timmy, we love Timmy), and nickname a void demon along the way. Tell us whether or not you'd ride the death shute slide and what toy of choice you'd bring for...

This week we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss the "American Stonehenge" - the Georgia Guidestones - and their recent bombing. Join us as we get off-topic and discuss American occultism, the bastardization of the term communism, and how batshit crazy American conspiracies (and Georgia conservatives) are. Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a...

This week, we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss an infamous case in our local area: the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Join us as we look at this 13-year-old cold case that was only VERY recently solved in MAY of 2022. This is a case with many twists and turns that may leave you with more questions than answers. Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers. **Trigger warning for a brief mention of an alleged sexual assault** ---...

What do rat killers, the ice cream man, and peter pan all have in common? Well, if it's a story to be believed, the musical allure of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. As a haunting and cautionary figure of children's fairytales, this creepy piping dude has quite the reputation, especially in his supposed hometown of Hamelin, Germany. So much so, in fact, that there's even an officially licensed Hamelin Monopoly board game centered around this legendary figure. Hamelin doesn't stop there, with...

We're back with a wonky and wacky one, Weirdos. Join us as we explore the oddest cryptid we've come across yet, and not just because it hails from Ohio.... Hot Damn, It's the Loveland Frog! Now imagine some mixed-up version of a frog and a dwarf, but throw in a wand that creates sparkles that smell like alfalfa and almonds. Not to mention, this cryptid has its own musical and accompanying fan-base. Got it? Yeah, neither do we. We're convinced there is an LSD trip or five somewhere in this...

Verified Ukrainian nonprofits Links to War and Colonization Education Verified Middle Eastern/Southern and Central Asian nonprofits This episode is dedicated to Ukrainian freedom fighters and cultural preservationists due to the recent invasion of Ukraine. In today's short episode, Ara discusses the Sunflower Seed Curse, the Holodomor, and Maria Prymachenko. All proceeds from this episode will be donated to Global Empowerment Mission, a disaster relief nonprofit organization on the ground...

From Meso-America to Egypt, from Greece to the UK, sin-eating has been around for hundreds of years, most commonly attributed to the Welsh and other insular Celtic communities. In this week's episode, we discuss this gothic death ritual, and the religious and cultural circumstances surrounding it, particularly the impact of the Catholic Church and Protestant Reformation. We also discuss how sin-eating was brought to America and dug its roots in fairly close-by in Appalachian folk culture. We...

We are back from suffering from our respective plagues and this week we dive into the Wicked, Weird, and Grim and discuss a cryptically-amazing creature: the thylacine. Join us as we debate whether the thylacine really counts as a cryptid, seeing as it is a very real animal but viewed as 'extinct' by the scientific community at large (but not by all!). We discuss crazy thylacine fan clubs, the thylacine's cute look-a-likes, and some astonishingly convincing videos of potential thylacines...

It’s our Holiday episode!! We’re super excited for this episode as we dive into Wicked, Weird, and Grim folkloric holiday figures from around the world. We discuss witches, ogresses, anthropomorphic goat men, and more! Stick around at the end for our infamous bloopers. Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season. You guys are our present this year, and we’re so happy you’re along for this crazy broomride with us!  With love, the Grim Sisters. --- This episode is sponsored by ·...

This week, we publish a late November episode for Native American Heritage Month, specifically discussing the atrocity that is residential schools. Join us as we discuss the ongoing battle to have colonizer states such as the US and Canada conduct investigations into registered/unregistered residential schools after the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools in Canada. We also discuss Native and Indigenous resurgence and resistance, and the role of sovereignty in these...

Long time no talk! Wicked, Weird, and Grim is back and better than ever after a brief hiatus. This week, we get down to the nitty gritty and discuss the infamous I-70 Strangler, known also as Brian Smart and/or Herb Baumeister. This tale isn’t just for our True Crime fanatics though - there’s definitely also a haunting aspect to this tale. Tune in to see how this tale goes from serial killing spree to the latest paranormal activity movie. Also featuring erotic asphyxiation, really creepy...

It’s our 13th episode!! And our Halloween episode!! We’re super excited for this interactive experience as we visit one of North Carolina’s most mysterious and haunted places, and bring you all along with us. This episode also features us NC girls being unable to pronounce North Carolina area names while recording (Sorry Chatham, Uwharries, and Appalachia) and having a bit too intense a fascination with the Devil carrying us around (Daddy? Sorry. Daddy? Sorry. Daddy? Sorry-). Stick around at...