
The Macabrecast
Brooke Dawson and Holly Lackey
A fact and fiction storytelling podcast with a spooky twist. Hosted by Brooke Dawson and Holly Lackey. Two friends with a morbid curiosity and a sense of humor to lighten the mood.
Episode list
61
February 25, 2025
1 hr 5 min
Episode 82: Macabre Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes aren't just creepy when a sung in a horror movie, some of them have some very macabre origins. Holly will be delving into the history of some classic nursery rhymes ...
moreFebruary 11, 2025
54 min
Episode 81: The Ducks are Abandoned at Okpo Land
Audio Warning: We had some technical difficulties and Holly may be a little quiet at certain parts. Sorry folks! What really happened at the abandoned amusement park, Okpo Land? Br...
moreFebruary 3, 2025
59 min
Episode 80: Why Do We Make Snow-people?
A lot of people have their own experiences of building snowmen/snow-people as soon as that first snow starts to stick, but why do we do it? When did it start? Brooke's chilly episo...
moreJanuary 28, 2025
2 hr 1 min
Episode 79: The Myth of Psychopathy
Get ready for a very special Shahri-sode!! The long anticipated debut of Shahri’s episode is here and they’re kicking it off with a deep dive into psychopathy. They’ll be taking us...
moreDecember 30, 2024
1 hr 6 min
Episode 78: The Great Emu War
Welcome back during this holiday season for a very special emu-sode! Brooke confronts her fear of birds to tell us about the Australian war against the Emu population. In the 1930s...
moreDecember 16, 2024
1 hr 23 min
Episode 77: A Brief History of Death Masks
We're going back to the basics with an episode full of strange historical facts and macabre masks. Holly gives an overview of funerary masks from many cultures and their significan...
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