The Weird History Podcast

Recent Episodes

144 The Immovable Ladder of Jerusalem

Posted November 20, 2017 • 00:11:38

Maybe the most famous part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a ladder that’s been propped onto the side of the building since at least the 1750s....

143 Brandon Seifert on Werewolves

Posted November 11, 2017 • 00:36:43

Brandon Seifert has written horror comics such as Witch Doctor, Hellraiser, and The Fly. Lately, he’s been studying werewolf folklore. We talked about...

142 Icelandic Dracula

Posted October 31, 2017 • 00:25:58

Icelandic Dracula, also known as Makt Myrkranna or Powers of Darkness, is amazing. The translator/author Valdimar Asmundsson made significant deviations...

141 How Dracula Was Dracula?

Posted October 24, 2017 • 00:20:49

Dracula, anymore, is as much of a character type and a trope as he is a single character. Different takes on Dracula abound, from Bela Lugosi to Sesame...

140 The Adventures of Oliver Cromwell’s Severed Head

Posted October 15, 2017 • 00:16:50

When he died, Oliver Cromwell was embalmed and given a funeral befitting a head of state. However, upon restoration of the British monarchy, Cromwell...