The Strange and Unusual Podcast
by Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network
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- 🇳🇿NZ · History#133500 to 3K
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250 to 1.5K🎙 Weekly cadence·123 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
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500 to 3K🇳🇿100% - Active Followers
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The Cannibal In The Apothecary: 300 Years of Corpse Medicine
Aug 31, 2026
Unknown duration
10 Things in the Pacific Northwest Woods That Shouldn’t Be There
Aug 1, 2026
Unknown duration
10 Things in the New England Woods That Shouldn’t Be There
Jun 29, 2026
53m 45s
10 Things in the Appalachian Woods That Shouldn’t Be There
May 31, 2026
1h 11m 50s
Bloom and Rot - A Rural Village Spring Folk-Horror
Apr 21, 2026
46m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/31/26 | The Cannibal In The Apothecary: 300 Years of Corpse Medicine | For 300 years, Europeans ate human beings as medicine, with mummy powder, skull, the fat of the executed, and bought it over the counter from licensed apothecaries. During those same centuries, they were building an empire on the argument that the people they conquered were savages, because savages eat other people | — | ||||||
| 8/1/26 | 10 Things in the Pacific Northwest Woods That Shouldn’t Be There | This summer's woods tradition continues, in this episode we're heading into the Pacific Northwest. You'll learn about a mountain that grew a monster after it erupted, a lake that gave up its dead, a giant with a basket on her back, and the same rule they have three thousand miles away in Appalachia: if the woods call your name, don’t answer. | — | ||||||
| 6/29/26 | strange phenomenaNew England+3 | — | — | New EnglandAppalachian woods | New England woodsstrange things+3 | — | 53m 45s | ||
| 5/31/26 | folklorehaunting+4 | — | — | Appalachian MountainsTennessee+1 | Appalachian Mountainsfolklore+5 | — | 1h 11m 50s | ||
| 4/21/26 | folk horrorinheritance+4 | — | — | Eldergrove | folk horrorEldergrove+6 | — | 46m 20s | ||
| 2/12/26 | fairy folkloremurder+4 | — | Aos Sí | Ireland | Bridget Clearyfairy changeling+6 | — | 55m 55s | ||
| 1/21/26 | true crimehistory+3 | — | Morbid Network | early 20th century | Radium Girlstoxic radiation+3 | — | 46m 58s | ||
| 12/17/25 | winter legendsmythology+4 | — | — | IcelandNorth America+5 | Yule CatWendigo+7 | — | 50m 09s | ||
| 11/26/25 | Romanian holidaySt. Andrew's Eve+3 | — | — | Romania | Strigoigarlands of garlic+5 | — | 51m 10s | ||
| 10/20/25 | Halloweensuperstitions+3 | — | — | — | Halloweensuperstitions+6 | — | 59m 39s | ||
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| 10/13/25 | witchcraftfolklore+4 | — | — | PendleWürzburg+2 | witchcraftwitch hunts+7 | — | 1h 20m 46s | ||
| 9/22/25 | vampiresfolklore+4 | — | NosferatuBuffy | Slavic | vampiresfolklore+8 | — | 1h 06m 16s | ||
| 9/8/25 | schoolhaunted places+3 | — | The Strange and Unusual Podcast | — | back to schoolnightmares+5 | — | 1h 03m 46s | ||
| 8/25/25 | harvest folklorefolk horror+3 | — | — | Eastern EuropeJapan | harvest folklorefolk horror+3 | — | 56m 07s | ||
| 8/18/25 | Goodnight, Sleep Tight: The Sandman and Other Creatures of the Night | In this episode, we'll explore the folklore of the night, from the Sandman to Sleep Paralysis demons, and more. We'll get into the history of the lore, the scientific studies, and how these creatures manifest around the world. | — | ||||||
| 7/28/25 | Urban Legends Come to Life | In this episode, we dig into the topic of urban legends come to life, These are legends that either others have actually brought to life and urban legends that are surprisingly based on fact. These legends include: The Bunny Man, Cropsey, Hook man, Slender Man, Polybius, The Babysitter Murder, Body in the Bed, Charlie No Face, and Laced Halloween Candy. | — | ||||||
| 7/14/25 | When the Midway Goes Dark: Strange Tales of Abandoned Amusement Parks | Join me on this summer road trip to some of the world's creepiest abandoned amusement parks. Our stops include: Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, Pripyat, Ukraine, Land of Oz, Gulliver’s Kingdom. And Honorable Mentions: Berlin’s Spreepark, Diversiones Grano de Oro, Western Village. | — | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | Haunted Waters, Pt. 4: Ghosts Adrift | In this episode in the Haunted Waters series, we explore ghost ships from around the world, which include The Carroll A. Deering, The Mary Celeste, The Flying Dutchman, El Caleuche, S.S. Valencia, The Baychimo, Eliza Battle, and MV Joyita | — | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | Haunted Waters, Pt. 3, Monsters of the Deep | In this episode of the Haunted Waters series, we explore sea monsters of myth from around the world. These frightening creatures include the Lusca, Umibōzu, Akhlu, Morgawr, and Ningen, as well as the 1734 account of a sea monster off the coast of Greenland by Hans Egede. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | Haunted Waters, Pt. 2: A Beacon In The Dark | On this episode in the Haunted Waters series, I cover lighthouses with haunted reputations, as well as the history of lighthouses. We explore Smalls lighthouse in Wales, Pharos of Alexandria, Tower of Hercules, Big Bay Point in Michigan, South Manitou lighthouse in Michigan, South Solitary lighthouse in Australia, and St. Augustine in Florida. Stirring: https://www.youtube.com/@StirringsStories | — | ||||||
| 5/1/25 | Haunted Waters, Pt 1: Still Waters Run Deep | Join me for a new 'Haunted Waters' series. In this first episode I explore lakes, marshes, and ponds and their legendary ghosts. Our stops in this episode include Bell Island in Canada, Haunted Lake in New Hampshire, White Rock Lake in Texas, Deadman's Pond in Canada, Big Moose Lake in New York, and Lake Lanier in Georgia. | — | ||||||
| 3/31/25 | Valley of the Headless Men | In this episode, I explore the Nahanni Valley of the Northwest Territories in Canada, which has been given the nickname Valley of the Headless Men. This due to a series of deaths of goldhunters and fur trappers after they entered the valley. | — | ||||||
| 2/10/25 | The Cursing of Russian Hill, Pt 3: The Happenings at 1000 Lombard St | In the conclusion to this series on Russian Hill, I delve into the events which affected Pat Montandon and her friends and family at 1000 Lombard Street, as well as the occult resurgence in the 1960s, including the role of Anton LeVay. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/25 | The Cursing of Russian Hill, Pt 2 | In the second episode of this series, I tell the story of a young, widowed migrant during California's Gold Rush, and the horror of what she found in her new home on Russian Hill. | — | ||||||
| 12/5/24 | The Cursing of Russian Hill, Pt 1 | In this episode we explore some of the strange goings-on in the earlier days of Russian Hill in San Francisco, including the ill-fated union of a Russian count and Spainish maiden, the first legal execution in California history, seances, the arrival of Fanny Stevenson to the hill, the earthquake of 1906 and more. In this episode we explore some of the strange goings-on in the earlier days of Russian Hill in San Francisco, including the ill-fated union of a Russian count and Spainish maiden, the first legal execution in California history, seances, the arrival of Fanny Stevenson to the hill, the earthquake of 1906 and more In part 2, we get into the experimental '60s, Anton LeVay, mysterious deaths, and many more strange goings-on during that time. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for The Strange and Unusual Podcast
Peaked at #133 in New Zealand, currently #133 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #133 | #133 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.