Throughout history, the cold, dark and hungry winter season had been infused with a certain spooky feeling of dread. Festivals like saturnalia, yule and eventually Christmas brought light to the darkness. But that lingering since of foreboding still underlines the festive season, no mater how much we make merry. Today let’s unearth 3 of my favorite early epi ... Show More
Jul 21
10 Historic Royal Thrones from Around the World
If you want to be a monarch, you need three things: ultimate power over your domain, a brilliant gold crown to impress the peasantry, and the best seat in the palace. The idea of giving the most important person in a given space a special place to sit is near-universal. Many anci ... Show More
32m 25s
Dec 2024
Horror for the Holidays 2024
Special Christmas Eve Episode of the Podcast!In centuries past, our ancestors had a much different idea of the holiday season than we do today. In those days, the winter nights were long and dark. It was a time of snow, cold, and ice and days and weeks huddled around the fire wai ... Show More
19m 27s
Dec 2022
67: A Very Krampus Christmas: The Dark Spirits of Christmas Past
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Is there anything as cozy as a Christmas tree? When you look at it, what do you think of? Family, holidays, presents, hot coco, singing carols, good times etc etc. But have you ever looked at a Christmas tree and thought about chopped off d**k ... Show More
39m 19s
Dec 2019
Krampus Pt. 2
Krampus is only one of a wide variety of Germanic Holiday Demons. In the 12 days surrounding Christmas, or Rauhnächte, demons, witches, werewolves, and spirits are believed to haunt the Alps, making the Christmas season a time of horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po ... Show More
47m 2s
Dec 2023
Christmas Has A Dark Side: The Krampus Episode
As the western world gears up for its biggest holiday, the guys dive into the strange story of Krampus: a pre-Christian, pagan entity that somehow not only survived the arrival of Christianity -- but thrived, first as a side character in Central European holiday celebrations, the ... Show More
45m 40s
Dec 2024
"KRAMPUSNACHT" - Redwood Bureau Phenomenon #0025
Christmas is a time of cheer, but for centuries, something ancient and relentless has stalked its edges, feeding on the shadows of the season. In a frozen nightmare where holiday traditions are twisted into horrors, not even the Bureau was prepared for what awaited them. Hosted b ... Show More
1h 12m
Dec 2023
The Mysteries of Christmas
In this last week before Christmas, we’re bringing you not one, but two episodes filled with mysterious and sometimes downright creepy occurrences, all of which happened over the festive period. So, plug in your earphones, maybe grab yourself a glass of mulled wine, sit back, rel ... Show More
34m 42s
Dec 2021
25: Twisted Holiday Tales You’ve Never Heard: Dark History Holiday Edition
Pour some hot coco, slide on those comfy socks and gather ‘round the fire because it’s chilly willy out there. Week after week, we talk about the most horribly dark stuff on this show. So, we’re switching it up a bit. Today, Bailey gives you her first ever ANTHOLOGY episode with ... Show More
34m 3s
