Today we will be diving into the life of La Castiglione the Vampire Mistress to celebrate Woman’s History Month! Check out our instagram page: @morbidobsessionspod Sources: “The Scandalous Tale of the “Crazy” Countess” Forgotten Lives YouTube https://byronsmuse.wordpress.com/tag/countess-of-castiglione/ https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-countess-da-castiglione https://unquietthings.com/drama-queen-cultist-of-personal-beauty-virginia-oldoini-countess-of-castiglione/

Morbid Obsessions is a podcast discussing all matters of the dark and dreary. This episode Ross will guide you through the world of pre-modern medicine in the topic of corpse and cannibal medicine. What is the origin of the word abracadabra? And why were mummies so hot during the renaissance? Listen to find out.

Come with me on a tour to Edinburgh’s underground vaults! Not a place for the faint of heart and home to many spectral friends. Follow us on instagram @morbidobsessionspod Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/ckgyndvnwz5o#:~:text=Archeologists%20have%20confirmed%20the%20existence,of%20people%20 visit%20 each%20 year. https://www.allaboutedinburgh.co.uk/north-bridge-edinburgh https://canmore.org.uk/site/116664/edinburgh-south-bridge https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh-Vaults/ https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/mr-boots-the-watcher-edinburgh-vaults-ghosts https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/edinburgh-vaults-south-bridge/

Come visit the lovely Omni Mount Washington Hotel in scenic New Hampshire! Our first episode in our series Haunted Eats! Music: from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/v-draganov/mystery-box Sources: findagrave.com/memorial/45059309/carolyn-salome-stickney thehauntedplaces.com/mount-washington-hotel-ghost-picture/ historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/omni-mount-washington-resort-bretton-woods/history.php historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/omni-mount-washington-resort-bretton-woods/history.php twosistersabroad.com/mount-washington-haunted-hotels/ hauntedrooms.com/new-hampshire/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/mount-washington-hotel spookt.com/investigation/ghost_hunters_omni_mount_washington_resort

Come with me to Ancient Greece to discover Pythagoras’s math cult and how they ended up sticking around until the present day! Music: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/v-draganov/mystery-box Sources: Joost-Gaugier, Christiane L. (2006) Measuring Heaven: Pythagoras and his Influence on Thought and Art in Antiquity and the Middle Ages Ithaca, York: Cornell University Press Burkert Walter June 1972 Lore and Science in Ancient Pythagoreanism Cambridge Mass: Harvard University Press via Internet Archive https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pythagoras/#LifWor https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pythagoreanism/#PhilPyth https://museumhack.com/the-madness-of-pythagoras/ https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub401/entry-6206.html#:~:text=The%20Pythagoreans%20believed%20in%20immortality,pure%20knowledge%20was%20through%20numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plimpton_322 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-philosophy https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1757&context=bts

*noticing some audio issues will fix for Nov!* Do you want to know why we carve pumpkins? Or where did trick or treating come from? Well I know! And I’m here to tell you so get cozy and have a listen on this Halloween Special! Music: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/v-draganov/mystery-box Sources The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca by Rosemary Guiley Infobase Publishing “A Brief History of Halloween” by the BBC ”Samhain” by the History Channel “How Trick-or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition” History Channel “How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth” History Channel The Dublin Penny Journal “History of Jack-o’-the-Lantern” 3-4: 229 1835 Guinness World Record “Most Lit jack-o-lanterns displayed” Candystore “The Most Popular Halloween Candy” Oct 4, 2024 Ben George “15 Spooky Superstitions to Put You in the Halloween Spirit” “18 Superstitions from Around the Word” Google Arts & Culture by Andrew Mulvania