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Macabrium

Macabrium

By: Macabrium Creative
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 Welcome to Macabrium. (Formerly Haunted History) Step inside our candlelit study, where towering bookshelves hold the secrets of the past—true crime, dark history, lore, and legends waiting to be uncovered. Hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, Macabrium is an immersive journey into the eerie and enigmatic. From chilling crimes to forgotten folklore, we unravel the stories that linger in the dark. Some are tragic, some are terrifying, and all are unforgettable. Join Megan on Tuesdays for true crime & dark history, and Derek on Sundays for lore & legends. To learn more visit www.macabriumpod.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/c/macabriumpodCopyright Macabrium Podcast True Crime
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  • 97. Unidentified: The Mystery at Falcon Lake

    97. Unidentified: The Mystery at Falcon Lake
    Jun 3 2025
    In the spring of 1967, amateur prospector Stefan Michalak emerged from the woods near Falcon Lake—burned, disoriented, and terrified. What he claimed he saw deep in the Manitoba wilderness would spark one of Canada’s most famous UFO investigations. A strange craft. A searing light. And a silence that felt like it was watching him. What happened in those woods remains unexplained. But the scars it left were very real. 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! Episode Reference Material Stefan Michalak’s Story: No Aliens Required by The Iron Skeptic Falcon Lake incident is Canada's 'best-documented UFO case,' even 50 years later by Darren Bernhardt The Falcon Lake Incident by Lyndon Froese Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • 96. Lore & Legends | Aokigahara: Japan's Suicide Forest

    96. Lore & Legends | Aokigahara: Japan's Suicide Forest
    Jun 1 2025
    It's a different episode of Lore & Legends today - one that factually explores Aokigahara Forest, Japan’s “Suicide Forest,” tracing its evolution from a natural wonder at the base of Mount Fuji to a global symbol of tragedy. Spanning its geological origins from the 864 CE eruption, 19th-century emergence as a suicide site, and peak suicide rates in the early 2000s, this episode examines economic crises, cultural attitudes, and media influences like Seichō Matsumoto’s Kuroi Jukai that amplified its notoriety. Learn about Japan’s suicide prevention efforts, including national policies and Aokigahara-specific measures like drone patrols, alongside the forest’s role as a tourist destination attracting both nature enthusiasts and “dark tourists.” 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! Episode Reference Material Aokigahara Forest - Wikipedia CNN: Suicide in Japan's Aokigahara Forest (2009) Aokigahara: Suicide Forest - IMDb Aokigahara: Suicide Forest - WatchDocumentaries Suicide Prevention in Japan - WHO Aokigahara Forest - National Geographic Inside Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’ - CNN (2018) Japan's Suicide Forest: 33 Creepy Facts - Best Life National Suicide Prevention Policy in Japan - Injury Prevention The General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy - PubMed The Creepy Confines of Aokigahara - All That’s Interesting Real Stories From the Japanese Suicide Forest - Bustle Sea of Trees: Poetic Gateways to Aokigahara - Tokyo Poetry Journal Aokigahara Forest - Japan National Tourism Organization Suicide Data and Trends in Japan - Tokyo Mental Health Excess Suicides in Japan Post-Pandemic - ScienceDirect Drones Deployed to Aokigahara for Patrol - The Asahi Shimbun From Tragedy to Tourism - Life360 Aokigahara: A Dark Tourism Spot - Travel Tomorrow Macabre Tourism in Japan - ResearchGate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • 95. BONUS | In the Crooked Tree: The Cold Case of Bella in the Wych Elm

    95. BONUS | In the Crooked Tree: The Cold Case of Bella in the Wych Elm
    May 30 2025
    Spring, 1943. In the quiet woods of Hagley, four boys stumble upon something no child should ever find—a skull, staring out from the hollow of a wych elm. Her hand is missing. Her name is unknown. But soon, questions begin to bleed through the brickwork of Birmingham and beyond: Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? In this bonus episode of Macabrium, we unravel one of England’s most eerie and enduring mysteries. Was Bella a spy tangled in wartime secrecy, a victim of dark ritual, or something else? 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! Episode Reference Material Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm? - CrimeReads Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? | Tales of History and Imagination A Digital Reconstruction Reveals the Face of Famed Murder Victim 'Bella in the Wych Elm' Revealed after 75 years: The face of Bella in the Wych Elm - Birmingham Live The Unsolved Mystery of Bella in the Wych Elm - Historic Mysteries Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? The Unsolved Murder That Still Haunts Britain - The Guardian Bella in the Wych Elm: A Midlands Murder Mystery - BBC News The Strange Case of Bella in the Wych Elm - Strange Remains Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm? - Stuff You Should Know | iHeart ‘Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?’: Espionage, Witchcraft, and other Theories - Curious Archive BBC investigator asks museums for help tracing remains of murder victim ‘Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?’: Espionage, Witchcraft, and other Theories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
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