Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  Today, We have for you, our Annual Halloween Special Episode!!! 

Its our favorite day of the year.  The Oddity Shop door creaks open and you get to choose what’s waiting on the other side. We turned Halloween into a haunted house showdown, pitting three legendary locations against each other and asking you to crown the scariest: The Myrtles Plantation with its Southern Gothic lore, the Stanley Hotel and its Shining-fueled chills, and the Villisca Axe Murder House where an unsolved crime still echoes in the walls.

We kick things off with a full video experience—costumes, set dressing, and a game-show format that keeps the tension fun and the stakes high. Be sure to check this one out on YouTube for the full video experience!

Cast your vote for the champion of terror and tell us where you’d actually spend the night. Watch the full video on YouTube, subscribe to catch more spooky stories, and leave a review with your pick—Myrtles, Stanley, or Villisca?

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Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week we have a special guest: Investigator And Haunted Hardware Creator - Jeff Fent!

 Jeff Fent is a respected paranormal investigator, preservationist, and caretaker known for his dedicated work maintaining and restoring historic haunted locations such as Madison Seminary, The Enchanted Church, and several other reportedly haunted properties.

Beyond caretaking, he’s also recognized for his craftsmanship in creating specialized paranormal investigation equipment, like custom ghost boxes, and for his appearances in documentaries and TV programs including Portals to Hell and Fairfield County Infirmary: The Forgotten.

We have a lovely conversation from the start of his interest in the paranormal, to working with The Haunted collector.  Jeff shares how we came to start making his Ghost Boxes, and shares plenty of spine chilling stories of the properties he investigates and deeply cares for

You don't want to miss this one Oddballs! Oh, and Happy Halloweeeeeeeen!!

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach has the Tale of Ouija's Origins.

A century ago, a simple board promised something enormous: a chance to keep talking after goodbye. We follow that promise from candlelit parlors to factory floors, then through a single film that rewired an entire culture’s imagination. Along the way we meet the Fox sisters, watch automatic writing become a planchette, and see how Charles Kennard and Elijah Bond turned a parlor method into a mass‑market icon—only to have William Fuld claim the credit and build an empire that outlived him. The history is twisty, but it’s also deeply human: people searching for answers when life doesn’t give them one.

Whether you see the board as a tool, a trap, or a beautiful piece of folk art, the core is connection—how we reach for each other when words run out. If you enjoyed this deep dive into spiritualism, talking boards, cultural myths, and the science of belief, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review to help other curious minds find us. What are your rules for using one?

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara has a Possession Story guaranteed to give you chills

A boy “walked” up a hospital wall, nurses took notes, and a police captain left a rental house convinced something was terribly wrong. We trace the Gary, Indiana Demon House case from its first oddities—swarms of black flies in midwinter, booted steps from a dark basement—to the terrifying crescendo of levitation claims, guttural voices, and a DCS worker’s report that still sparks debate.

Finally, we follow Father Michael Maginot’s blessings and three exorcisms, the family’s departure from Carolina Street, and the strange finale where Zak Bagan's buys the property, films Demon House, and demolishes it, preserving only soil and fragments in a museum. 

Whether you approach the case as spiritual warfare, psychological contagion, or a hard-to-classify mix, the documented trail forces a serious look at how communities respond when a home becomes a hazard. If this story hooked you, share it with a friend, follow the show, and leave a review with your take: hoax, horror, or something in between?

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach has the Slavic Lor of the Leshy.

The Leshy is a powerful woodland spirit from Slavic folklore who protects the forest and punishes those who disrespect nature. This shapeshifting entity exists in a state of duality, neither wholly good nor evil, embodying the wild and unpredictable essence of the forest itself.

He can control forest animals, manipulate weather, and mimic familiar voices to lure travelers deeper into the woods. Also known to have a particular fondness for vodka, tobacco, and bread as offerings.
No only does he form pacts with hunters, guiding them to game as long as they continue making offerings and take only what they need, he sometimes takes children who are mistreated, unbaptized, or lost into the forest.

In case you ever run into one, listen on for some protection methods, including turning clothes inside-out, walking backward, carrying iron, and leaving offerings.

The core lesson of the Leshy is about respecting nature and understanding boundaries between civilization and wilderness.

References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshy
• https://www.reddit.com/r/slavic_mythology/comments/ibek0o/the_leshy/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/leshy
• https://cult-of-the-lamb.fandom.com/wiki/Leshy
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/leshy
• https://www.thoughtco.com/leshy-4774301
• https://www.reddit.com/r/CultOfTheLamb/comments/1kps78y/is_there_a_lore_reason_leshy_keeps_saying_this_to/
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/leshy
• https://www.thoughtco.com/leshy-4774301

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is finally tracing the origin of the oddity shop!

We trace the fascinating 400-year history of oddity shops and cabinets of curiosities, from royal gardeners collecting exotic artifacts to modern establishments displaying genuine mummies with bullet holes.

From John Tradescant the Elder created the first public oddity museum, filling his house with fossils, ancient coins, and exotic artifacts collected while working as a royal garden to Seattle's Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, which opened in 1899, and still operates today with attractions including Sylvester the mummy, confirmed through CT scans to be a real human preserved with arsenic. Modern oddity shops continue to fascinate us with their blend of history, mystery, and the macabre!

What is your favorite oddity!?

Join us for the Gothic Garden Party in the Flint Cemetery on October 4th if you're in the area - Victorian costumes encouraged!

Refs:

• https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/the-museum/the-ark-gallery/ 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musaeum_Tradescantianum
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tradescant_the_Elder
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tradescant_the_Younger
• https://lukehoney.typepad.com/the_education_of_a_garden/2012/05/the-tradescants-and-south-lambeth.html
• https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/ordinary-visitors-evidence-handling
• https://britisharchaeology.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/collections/history-17thcentury.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Saltero%27s
• https://u

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach brings you the Story of Mary Toft.

We delve into the bizarre 1726 case of Mary Toft, a poor English woman who convinced doctors and even King George I that she was giving birth to rabbits.

• Mary Toft, a poor illiterate woman from Surrey, claimed to give birth to animal parts and rabbits following a miscarriage
• Local man-midwife John Howard became convinced of the phenomenon and documented the strange births
• The story reached King George I, who sent several royal physicians to investigate
• Medical theory of the time suggested "maternal impression" could explain animal births if a woman was traumatized during pregnancy
• The hoax unraveled when a porter was caught smuggling rabbits into Mary's quarters
• The scandal ruined the reputations of several prominent doctors who had been fooled

Leave a bunny emoji in a hole if you've heard this story before, or if you know of other historical medical hoaxes that are equally bizarre. The most important thing you can do for us is to creep with your little oddballs!

References: 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Toft
• https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1htm1pp/til_of_mary_toft_who_in_1726_became_the_subject/
• https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.html
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mary-toft-gave-birth-to-rabbits

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is telling us all about Sundown Towns.

We delve into the disturbing reality of sundown towns across America, exploring how these racially exclusive communities didn't just disappear with the Civil Rights movement but continue to exist in both explicit and implicit ways today.

• Sundown towns were communities where Black people and other minorities weren't allowed after dark
• These towns existed (and some still maintain these attitudes) across all regions of the U.S., not just the South
• Redlining and housing discrimination worked alongside sundown policies to create lasting segregation
• Personal accounts from Reddit show people experiencing sundown town hostility in recent months
• Truck drivers share stories of being warned to leave certain areas before dark for their safety
• The impact of these policies continues through wealth gaps, housing segregation, and cultural attitudes
• Even when laws change, the mindsets and practices often remain in more subtle forms

Please share our episode about sundown towns on your social media. This isn't just history—it's happening now, and spreading awareness is one way we can work toward change.

Refs

• 
  https://www.reddit.com/r/blackladies/comments/1dnp7zs/considering_sundown_towns_while_on_road_trips/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://www.reddit.com/r/blackmen/comments/1j306ig/have_you_ever_had_an_experience_being_caught_in_a/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minden%2C_Nevada?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1iw4ppe/serious_white_people_of_reddit_who_have_lived_in/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/1j0xw42/megathread_recording_the_his

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach brings a strong warning, Stay off The Pope Lick Trestle.

The terrifying legend of the Pope Lick Monster has claimed more lives than any other American cryptid. Not through supernatural attacks, but by luring thrill-seekers to their deaths on a deadly railroad trestle. Standing 90 feet above Pope Lick Creek in Fisherville, Kentucky, this active train bridge has become the site of dozens of tragic accidents spanning generations.

We take you deep into the dark history of this notorious local legend, exploring the origins of the Goatman. The most chilling aspect of this episode isn't the monster itself, but what happens to those who seek him out. We hear from those affected by the tragedies, including the heartbreaking testimony of a train engineer who personally witnessed 43 accidents during his career.

As we debate the ethics surrounding the annual Goatman Festival and the responsibilities of storytellers, railroads, and thrill-seekers, we're reminded that sometimes the most dangerous part of any legend is human curiosity. Whether you're fascinated by urban legends, cryptids, or the psychology behind risk-taking behavior, this exploration of the Pope Lick Monster offers a powerful warning about the thin line between folklore and fatal attraction.

References:

•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Lick_Monster
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pope-lick-trestle-bridge
• https://www.islands.com/1727666/pope-lick-trestle-bridge-haunted-railroad-kentucky-thrilling-tale-folklore-eerie-legend/
• https://u.osu.edu/popelickmonster/reality-in-legend/
• https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/05/14/pope-lick-monster-mythical-dangers-real/83667728/
• Hulus: OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal S1 E3

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is diving deep into the halls of Waverly Hills

The gothic spires of Waverly Hills Sanatorium pierce the Kentucky sky like a warning – some places never truly empty, even long after their residents have gone. Built in 1910 as a tuberculosis hospital, this imposing structure holds the echoes of thousands who suffered and died within its walls. What began as a modest school on a hilltop transformed into one of America's most notorious haunted locations, where pain lingers in the very bricks and mortar.

The stories here are countless and chilling. Room 502, where a nurse allegedly took her own life after becoming pregnant and contracting tuberculosis. The shadow people who peer around corners on the fourth floor. The terrifying entity known as "the creeper" that crawls along walls and ceilings, sending even seasoned ghost hunters fleeing. 

Waverly Hills isn't just about ghosts, it's about understanding how places absorb human suffering. With estimates of 6,000-10,000 deaths during its operation, the sheer concentration of pain and loss has seemingly imprinted itself on this gothic monolith. We're already planning our return for a more immersive overnight investigation, and perhaps something special for our listeners too. Stay tuned for what awaits in the shadows of Waverly Hills – where the door to the past never fully closes.

References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium
• https://sanctuaireveroniquelessard.wordpress.com/english-versions/waverly-hills-sanatorium-louisville-ky-usa/
• https://kyhi.org/waverly-hills-patient-death-index/
• https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/waverlytb
• https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-trending/hauntings-of-waverly-hills-sanatorium/
• https://nurseslabs.com/13-haunted-hospitals-asylums-world/3/
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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is doing a part 2 of the lessor cryptids!

Hidden beneath America's seemingly ordinary landscapes lurk creatures most cryptid hunters never discuss. While Bigfoot and Mothman steal the spotlight, these lesser-known monsters deserve their moment in the moonlight.

Join curators Kara and Zach as they venture into the fetid swamps of Florida to track the Skunk Ape – a bipedal, ape-like creature whose overwhelming stench of rotting meat and methane makes witnesses physically ill. 

Descend into the mines of Colorado where Tommyknockers – small humanoid creatures with wrinkled faces – play mischievous pranks on miners. 

Your skin will crawl hearing about the Qalupalik, the Arctic's answer to sirens. This horrifying Inuit legend lures children with hypnotic humming before snatching them into an underwater lair.

Finally, meet Sinkhole Sam – a 15-foot snake-like creature whose legend is quietly fading in Kansas. Once drawing crowds of curious onlookers to the "Big Sinkhole," Sam is now barely remembered as drought has claimed his habitat. His touching story reminds us how cryptid legends are born, evolve, and sometimes die with changing landscapes.

Which of these forgotten monsters would you most want to encounter?

• References:   https://www.reddit.com/r/bigfoot/comments/shjdxx/my_possible_skunk_ape_encounter_2018_in_ocala/   
•  https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/y2u4z7/sinkhole_sam_newspaper_clippings/#lightbox
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape
•  https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/skunk-ape-cryptozoology
•  https://www.skunkape.info/
• https://kdvr.com/news/local/tommyknockers-the-legend-that-lives-inside-colorados-mines/
•  https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is going down the Time Slip Rabbit Hole.

What happens when the places we visit completely vanish from reality? That's the unsettling question at the heart of our exploration into time slips - those rare moments when people seem to step briefly into another era.

The story of two British couples vacationing in France in 1979 serves as our central mystery. After staying overnight at a quaint, rustic inn with oddly outdated features, they were shocked to discover on their return journey that the entire place had disappeared without a trace. Not only was the road gone, but all photographs they'd taken at the location had mysteriously vanished from their developed film.

This isn't just about a missing building – it's about what happens when reality itself seems to shift around us.  We dive into several other firsthand accounts from people who've experienced similar phenomena – from a man who stopped at a gas station selling products with expiration dates from years past, to travelers who stumbled into a pub where everyone dressed in early 1900s attire and seemed shocked by their "visitors." These stories share common elements: sudden environmental changes, interactions with people who seem from another time, and the inability to ever find these places again.

Have you experienced something similar? We'd love to hear your story. Call our voicemail, email us, or connect on social media to share your own encounter with the unexplainable.

References:

• https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-phantom-hotel-extraordinary-time.html 
• https://crberryauthor.com/2016/02/18/the-hotel-that-slipped-forwards-in-time-then-back-again/ 
• https://strangerearth.blogspot.com/2008/10/another-slip-in-time-in-france.html 
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/45ll6q/always_found_this_very_interesting_not_sure_how/ 

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is covering the Infamous 1947 Roswell UFO Crash in our 150th Episode!!!!

The mystery begins when pilot Kenneth Arnold spots nine crescent-shaped objects flying at impossible speeds over Washington State, coining the term "flying saucer" and kickstarting America's UFO obsession. But the story truly takes flight when rancher Mac Brazel discovers bizarre debris on his New Mexico property.

When Brazel reports his findings to the Roswell Army Air Field, something extraordinary happens: the military actually announces they've captured a "flying disc" before abruptly changing their story within 24 hours, claiming it was merely a weather balloon. Major Jesse Marcel, the intelligence officer who handled the original materials, would later break his silence, stating unequivocally: "It was not anything from this Earth. I'm absolutely sure of that."

We trace how this incident faded from public consciousness before roaring back to life in the 1970s with hundreds of new witnesses coming forward. We examine the government's evolving explanations,  and all the bizarre inconsistencies that have kept researchers questioning the official narrative for 75+ years.

Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on Roswell or share your own otherworldly experiences! 

References: 

·         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident

·         https://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-object

·         https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/roswell-ufo-incident

·         https://blogs.library.unt.edu/sycamore-stacks/2022/07/07/75-years-after-the-roswell-incident-what-have-we-learned/

·         https://people.com/roswell-incident-true-story-unsolved-mysteries-8722935

·         https://media.defense.gov/2 021/Jul/13/2002761373/-1/-1/0/GENERAL_ACCOUNTING_OFFICE_S_SCHIFF.PDF

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is telling us all about the life and death of Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe's story goes far beyond the blonde bombshell image that captivated America. Behind the platinum hair and breathy voice was a brilliant, wounded woman whose mysterious death still haunts our cultural imagination sixty years later.

We pull back the curtain on the resilient, intellectual woman hidden behind the carefully constructed facade and meticulously walk through the timeline of her final day, exposing the contradictions that have fueled conspiracy theories for decades. The evidence points to something far more sinister than a lonely overdose. Was Marilyn Monroe's greatest crime daring to be intellectual in a world that wanted her to remain simply an object?

Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering her story for the first time, you'll never see Marilyn Monroe the same way again. Share your theories about what really happened by calling our listener hotline—we want to hear your perspective on this enduring American mystery.

References:

• https://www.harpercollins.com/products/marilyn-monroe-donald-spoto
   https://www.amazon.com/Marilyn-Monroe-Biography-Donald-Spoto/dp/0060923669
• https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/anthony-summers/goddess/9781780226619/
• :
   https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Secret-Lives-Marilyn-Monroe/dp/0451409739
•  https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374158354/fragments
   https://www.amazon.com/Fragments-Marilyn-Monroe-Intimate-Letters/dp/0374158352
•  https://www.openroadmedia.com/en-us/book/marilyn/9781453226496/
• 
   https://www.amazon.com/Marilyn-Norma-Jeane-Gloria-Steinem/dp/0802134104:

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is deep diving in CERN, Particle Physics, and Conspiracies!

What happens when the brightest scientific minds on Earth build a machine that can tear apart the very fabric of reality. The scientific achievements of CERN  and the Large Hadron Collider are undeniable. But, as we delve deeper into this world of quantum strangeness, we discover unsettling questions

Why does a statue of Shiva —the Hindu deity of cosmic creation and destruction—stand prominently at CERN's headquarters? What explains the disturbing ritual sacrifice video filmed on their premises in 2016? And could there be a connection between the activation of this godlike machine in 2008 and the emergence of the Mandela Effect in 2009?

When CERN's own scientists make cryptic statements like "out of this door might come something, or we might send something through it," should we dismiss it as metaphor, or take it as confirmation they're aware of what they're unleashing?

References:

• https://www.iflscience.com/conspiracy-theorists-think-cern-has-wild-plans-for-2024s-solar-eclipse-73694
• https://www.home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider
• https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-36428799
• https://mythdetector.com/en/does-cern-seeks-to-open-the-gates-of-hell-and-what-role-does-hindu-god-shiva-play-in-science/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/wuolos/where_does_the_idea_that_cern_is_demonic_come_from/
• https://www.theregister.com/2009/11/06/lhc_dimensional_portals/
•  https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2016/aug/18/mock-human-sacrifice-at-cern-video

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Welcome to the Oddity Shop, where the Bizarre is Always on Sale!  This Week we are opening the doors and sharing YOUR stories back to you

Jamie's story stops us in our tracks—after her grandfather passed away following complications from heart surgery, she received a mysterious text message showing a single Bud Light beer.  Just the day before, Jamie had promised her grandfather they'd share a beer when he got out of the hospital. 

Wildlife photographer Jennifer shares how she felt inexplicably drawn to contact the widow of her town's only sports photographer after he passed away. Their meeting led to an instant bond and the widow gifting Jennifer her late husband's professional printer. Now Jennifer feels his presence guiding her as she steps into his role in the community—a touching story of spiritual succession.

We hear about unexplained scratches appearing after a funeral tap from an invisible presence, and Kaylee's vivid sleep paralysis encounters that go far beyond typical experiences.

Have your own odd, strange, or unexplained story? We're waiting to hear it. Call in or write to us—no tale is too small or too strange for The Oddity Shop.

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is telling us all about the Dark Side of The Kennedy Family.

The story of John F. Kennedy isn't just presidential history—it's a Shakespearean tragedy filled with shocking secrets and devastating consequences. Our deep dive uncovers the dark reality behind America's "Camelot" myth and the price paid for political ambition.

From the Bay of Pigs fiasco to the Cuban Missile Crisis, from civil rights reluctance to Vietnam escalation, Kennedy made powerful enemies across Washington's corridors of power. His assassination spawned America's most enduring conspiracy theories, with classified documents still withheld decades later. Even more chilling is the pattern of deaths, tragedies and "accidents" that have followed the Kennedy family across generations, suggesting something beyond mere coincidence.

What was the true cost of America's Camelot? Listen and decide for yourself if the Kennedy legacy represents ambition's ultimate reward—or its punishment.

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Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week we have a special guest: THE Ken Boggle

Ever wondered what it's really like to communicate with spirits and read the cards? Psychic medium Ken Boggle doesn't just pull back the curtain—he tears it down with refreshing candor and heart.

The star of Hulu's Emmy-nominated "Living for the Dead" shares his remarkable journey from a haunted Kentucky childhood to paranormal television history. These experiences shaped Ken's 33-year career as a tarot reader and medium, where he's developed a unique philosophy: "Every single card will bring you to greatness."

What makes this conversation exceptional is Ken's unfiltered authenticity. From hilarious celebrity encounters (including an unforgettable moment with Andy Cohen) to thought-provoking insights about authenticity in the entertainment industry, Ken proves why he's become such a beloved voice in the metaphysical community. His mission isn't fame or followers, but genuine human connection.

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is talking all about Love from Beyond the Grave!

Have you ever felt a presence in your bedroom late at night? A cold touch when no one was there? For most, these moments spark fear – but for some, they spark romance.

Spectrophilia – sexual or romantic attraction to ghosts – exists in a fascinating limbo between psychological curiosity and paranormal experience. Our deep dive takes you through centuries of ghost marriages across cultures.

Then we explore modern cases that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about relationships. Meet Amanda, a psychic medium who married a 300-year-old Haitian pirate ghost named Jack in international waters.  Or Brocarde, whose romance with Victorian soldier Eduardo ended when he began haunting her with the sounds of screaming babies. These aren't fictional tales – these are real people who've appeared in mainstream media documenting their spiritual marriages and subsequent divorces.

Have you ever experienced unexplained romantic encounters? Send us your paranormal relationship stories – we promise not to ghost you.

References:

• https://www.them.us/story/kesha-ghost-sex-encounter-supernatural
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrophilia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia
• https://people.com/human-interest/woman-who-married-300-year-old-pirate-ghost-announces-marriage-is-over/
• https://nypost.com/2022/12/11/singer-who-married-a-ghost-claims-he-ruined-their-honeymoon/
• https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2015/09/dead-when-wed-ghost-marriages-in-china/
• https://myend.com/country/south-sudan/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuer_people
• https://www.savaari.com/blog/pretha-kalyanam-t

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is taking us on a fieldtrip to Earths Poles of Inaccessibility.

Ever wonder what it feels like to stand somewhere so far from civilization that your closest neighbors are astronauts floating above you in space? That's the reality at Point Nemo,  just one of the extraordinarily isolated places we explore in this episode.

We journey to seven of the planet's most remote locations, from the frozen Antarctic wasteland where a solitary bust of Vladimir Lenin faces Moscow in silent watch, to a volcanic island where mysterious abandoned lifeboats appear with no explanation. These aren't just geographical oddities—they're places where reality feels stretched thin and strange stories echo in the emptiness.

Whether you're dreaming of escaping modern life or simply fascinated by Earth's hidden corners, join us for this journey to the edges of the map—and decide which isolated paradise might be your perfect getaway.

References:

• NASA Space Debris FAQs
• British Antarctic Survey
• Guinness World Records - Most Remote Statue
• CIA World Factbook – Bouvet Island
• Mystery Reference: “The Bouvet Island Lifeboat Mystery,” Fortean Times (2000s)
• Tristan da Cunha Government Website
• BBC Profile on Tristan da Cunha
• National Geographic on Rub’ al Khali 
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• NASA – Atacama Testing
• Smithsonian on Atacama Mummies
• NOAA Bloop Summary Page 
• https://www.livescience.com/64913-bloop-sound.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_Inaccessibility_research_station

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is talking about a WW2 Tragedy he found he has a personal connection to!

Have you ever experienced those spine-tingling moments when seemingly unrelated events align perfectly, revealing something profound you never knew you were searching for? That's exactly what happened during Zach's visit to Normandy, France.

The day began with a simple plan to tour the D-Day sites. Little did hhe know that weeks before his departure, a casual conversation with his mother would plant the seed for an extraordinary discovery. "I think we have family buried at that cemetery you're visiting, That cemetery was the Normandy American Cemetery, and that relative was John McGowan

Armed with just a memorial card and curiosity, what unfolded next was far beyond a typical cemetery visit. The staff welcomed him with unexpected ceremony, explaining that my relative was part of a classified World War II disaster that remained secret for over 70 years. The SS Leopoldville, carrying 2,200 American troops including John, was torpedoed by a German U-boat on Christmas Eve 1944, just miles from shore. In the chaos that followed, 763 soldiers perished – their stories immediately classified by military authorities to maintain morale during a critical phase of the war.

Have you uncovered unexpected family connections in your travels? Share your experiences with us, or join our Patreon community where we dive deeper into these historical mysteries that touch our personal lives in ways we never imagined.

References:

• https://www.honorstates.org/profiles/62632/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_L%C3%A9opoldville_(1928)
• https://www.abmc.gov/video/normandy-american-cemetery/?utm_campaign=Website
• https://www.abmc.g

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is talking about the spookiness at her favorite place to get some R&R: Michigan's Mackinac Island 

This charming Michigan destination may be famous for its fudge, horse-drawn carriages, and Victorian charm, but beneath its picture-perfect exterior lies one of the most supernaturally active locations in the Midwest.

Long before European settlement, the Anishinaabe people considered this island sacred ground – a "thin place" where the boundary between physical and spiritual worlds narrows. They named it after the Great Turtle, recognizing something special in its energy. After centuries of military conflicts, cultural displacement, and tragic personal stories, that mysterious energy manifests as one of America's most haunted destinations.

What makes Mackinac so special isn't just its car-free streets and timeless atmosphere, but how it serves as a living museum where the past and present converge in mysterious ways.
Ready to visit Michigan's magical, haunted island? Listen now – but be warned, when darkness falls on Mackinac, you're never truly alone.

References:

• https://www.britannica.com/place/Mackinac-Island?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Mackinac?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Mackinac?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island_State_Park?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/grand-hotel/history.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://time.com/5683417/mackniac-island-michigan-pence-vehicle-ban/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://www.grandhotel.com/our-story/grand-hotel/timeline/

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Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week we have a special guest: Tiktok's Very Own - Lauren The Mortician!!!

Lauren pulls back the curtain on the mortician's daily routine—a constantly shifting landscape far from the stereotypical gloom many imagine. From meeting with families and visiting cemeteries to performing embalmings and navigating the emotional terrain of grief, she finds purpose in helping people through their darkest moments. 

Yet it's her spiritual encounters that truly captivate: footsteps of a child echoing through an empty morgue at 2AM, mysterious banging on autopsy tables, and the compelling story of how her skeptical uncle encountered a grandmother's spirit at an accident scene—an experience that transformed even the most traditional funeral directors in her family.

Breaking from funeral service tradition that keeps preparation rooms shrouded in secrecy, Lauren believes transparency and education bring comfort to those facing loss. "When you know things, you feel better about whatever you're going into," she explains, embodying the perfect balance of reverence for the deceased and practical guidance for the living. Join us for this fascinating glimpse into a world most never see, where the boundary between life and death sometimes blurs in the most unexpected ways.

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is Krack-in' open the Lore of Sea Monsters.

The Kraken has haunted sailors' dreams for centuries – a colossal tentacled beast capable of dragging entire ships beneath the waves. From its origins in 13th century Norse sagas to scientific discoveries in our modern era, we track the evolution of this legendary sea monster and uncover some startling truths.

Join us as we separate fact from fiction and discover how sometimes, the most incredible legends contain more truth than we ever imagined.

What other legendary creatures might actually exist? Share your thoughts with us – we'd love to hear your favorite cryptid theories!

References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_corvette_Alecton
• https://www.gathertales.com/en/story/the-legend-of-the-kraken/sid-276
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken
• https://liboatingworld.com/beware-of-the-krake
• https://www.scielo.br/j/hcsm/a/3f7pGvQSBQNC4kkC8MXsbQQ/#:~:text=This%20was%20the%20point%20at,Canary%20Islands%20(Figure%203).
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kraken-sea-monster-antarctica_n_57675220e4b015db1bc9b731
• https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/giant-squid
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/130107-giant-squid-video-japan-science

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is talking all things Skinwalkers, Listen at your own Risk!

The shadows between what we know and what we fear are often populated by entities that defy explanation. This week, we venture into territory that makes even the most seasoned paranormal enthusiasts uncomfortable – the realm of the skinwalker.

Following our previous exploration of wendigos, we now turn to these shapeshifting entities from Navajo tradition, respectfully referring to them as "flesh pedestrians" throughout our discussion. We trace their origins as medicine men who chose a dark path, performing forbidden rituals including the ultimate betrayal – the killing of a close blood relative.

What makes these entities particularly terrifying is their ability to blend seamlessly with normal wildlife. Unlike the distinctly monstrous wendigo, skinwalkers appear as ordinary animals with subtle "wrong" qualities that might be difficult to detect until it's too late. They select their forms strategically, choosing for speed, stealth, strength, or deadly capabilities, and can shift between shapes if pursued.

Would you recognize a skinwalker if you encountered one? More importantly, would you know how to protect yourself? 

References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo
• https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories#:~:text=In%20most%20traditions%2C%20the%20wendigo,from%20possession%20by%20a%20spirit.
• https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wendigoes3.htm 
• https://real-supernatural-and-mythical-world.fandom.com/wiki/Wendigo#:~:text=The%20Wendigo%20craves%20human%20flesh,brittle%20

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