About this episode

A murderer insists he is perfectly sane while detailing how he killed an old man and hid the body.

A murderer insists he is perfectly sane, even as he explains in careful detail how he killed the old man and hid the body beneath the floorboards. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-telltaleheart WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: July 21, 2026

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• murder
• insanity
• guilt
• narrative
• literature
• psychological horror

Keywords

• murder
• Edgar Allan Poe
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• insanity
• psychological horror
• guilt
• narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Tell-Tale Heart

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