Arcanum Obscura
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome to Arcanum Obscura: A Podcast of Exploration. We’ll be talking about and discussing obscure subjects like strange unsolved cases, the paranormal and supernatural, cryptids, anything bizarre that interests us. And as we talk about the topics the conversations will almost 100% branch off into random things. We’re your hosts and friends Chris and Nate and we really hope you enjoy the stories we find and bring to you, hopefully get a few laughs along the way and feel like your here with us. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
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Episodes
Missing Persons Special
October 16, 2021 03:19 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBThis episode is a lot different than the others. Nate is out of town and I'm not feeling well so I thought it could be a good idea to pull up a list of missing persons and read each one. I initially had 50 missing person cases but one didn't load. Part of the reason I did this is due to the "missing white woman syndrome" which I'm sure you've heard about. I went online and found a list of recent missing person cases from across the country and took them all, in chronological order from most ...
The Mary Celeste
October 02, 2021 01:51 - 1 hour - 68 MBHere there be monsters! well, yes and no, on the podcast yes, in this story, no. But here there definitely be an abandoned ship and a missing crew. so today we talk about the abandoned ship, The Mary Celeste, and the incidents that are believed to have led to the ship being abandoned. Even with the research done into why the ship had been left adrift, there isn't much about the crew. Where did they go to? Or what happened to them? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co...
Alex Murdaugh a Strange Web
September 24, 2021 22:07 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIn this week's episode, we discuss the strange web of Alex Murdaugh. This is an odd story and with so much going on right now in true crime-related news this one may have been a little overshadowed but it's pretty crazy. In this case, we have, hate crime leading to murder, intoxication leading to death, two more murders, a hired hitman who fails or intentionally fails, drug addiction, and embezzlement. That about covers most of the bad shit you can do. --- Send in a voice message: https:/...
Corpsewood Manor
September 17, 2021 23:25 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBIn today's thrilling installment we talk about the murders at Corpsewood Manor. Its an interesting but kinda open and closed case. One of the victims has an interesting story though, LSD experiments funded by the government, kinda weird. As always we hope you enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Twisted Fairytales #1
September 10, 2021 22:12 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBToday we talk about the dark origins of two fairytales, The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. Most of these tales come from older times, they were dark and twisted, the tales had been collected by the Grimm brothers in a book and eventually many of them were softened up and made for children, but we don't care about those, we want the dark gritty one for this little series! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https...
The Sierra Nevada Case
September 03, 2021 21:15 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBHello and welcome back to a normal recording day. Today, as the title suggests, we are talking about the Sierra Nevada Case. Normally we do cold cases or odd bizarre cases amongst other weird things. But due to this being strange and so recent, currently a couple of weeks old and still active, we thought we should talk about this. There's currently not too much information to go on until the toxicology reports are released and hopefully shed some light on this tragedy. When they have release...
Ghost Hunt
August 27, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBHello everyone, this episode is going to be a little different, and the sound quality will be a bit off. We got word of a building that had some unusual activity, orbs, objects being thrown and we were allowed access to record last night, so instead of our usual setup were using a micro recorder so that's why the quality will be lower than usual. We investigated the building with 2 other people, Nate's brother and friend so you'll hear unfamiliar voices as well. We used 2 emf meters (K2, Gho...
Jenny Low Chang and Tristan Brübach
August 20, 2021 22:24 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBWe are back! After a month, though 2 of those weeks we had saved episodes for you, but sadly two silent weeks. We discuss a lot of things before the cases on this episode but when we do get to them we are focusing on two lesser-known unsolved murders. You may not have heard of these but as with all these cases it's always sad and we all hope one day there will be closure though the first case sadly that may never happen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...
Minisode #2: Issei Sagawa
July 31, 2021 22:26 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this minisode, Nate tells us the odd and strange story of the Japanese cannibal Issei Sagawa. It's very strange how this man thinks and that he still is free to this day even though caught red-handed. Money and influence are big factors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Minisode #1: Roopkund Lake
July 25, 2021 01:58 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBHello and welcome to our first mini-episode, we have been recording mini-episodes for days when something arises and we cant record. In the first mini-episode I talk about Roopkund Lake, there is a lake in the mountains of India filled with bones! They estimate there are between 600-800 remains in this lake and as the snow melts the bones become exposed in and around the lake. The strange thing is that through testing they have learned these bones have all come here at different times and fro...
Stupid Criminals
July 16, 2021 21:06 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWe decided to take a little break from the darker crimes. So for this week's episode, we talk about 4 different stories of stupid criminals. Either just very very awful criminals or dumb crimes. We also get to listen to some strange and creepy voicemails a friend has been receiving over the past few months. And finally, Nate wraps up the more humorous episode with some Florida Man headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Suppor...
Disappearance of Tara Calico
July 10, 2021 23:14 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn 1988 a 19-year-old Tara Calico went missing in New Mexico. Shortly after strange polaroids began to show up. The first depicting a girl who resembled Tara and another boy bound and gagged in the back of a van. There were little to no leads aside from a van description and a vague description of the driver. Years later all the way up into the 2000's more photos began being mailed into local authorities in Florida where the original polaroid was found. To this day the case remains unsolved....
The Boy in the Box
July 03, 2021 13:07 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBOn February 25, 1957, in Fox Chase Philadelphia the remains of a boy were found. The boy was found wrapped in a blanket in a bassinet box, and though he was discovered twice initially the two men who found him on consecutive days never went to the police, the second man finally contacted law enforcement a day after his discovery due to hearing of another missing child. To this day this case remains unsolved though ongoing. Some members of law enforcement continued to pursue this case until t...
SS Ourang Medan
June 26, 2021 00:05 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBIn today's episode we talk about the Ourang Medan. A ship that sent out a disturbing distress call via morse code. A ship afloat full of bodies, with the look of terror and screaming upon all their faces. Some say the story is true while others say it isn't, but there's a bit of evidence lending credibility to both sides of the story which make it more intriguing. The fate of the ship and crew was never determined, due to the ship exploding and sinking. There are two prevalent theories and o...
The Monster with the 21 Faces
June 11, 2021 23:30 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBThe Monster with the 21 Faces, also known as The Glico Morinaga case is a strange and odd case of kidnapping, death and extortion, and also candy that takes place in Japan from 1984-85. I found this case to be really weird and interesting, and of course unsolved, who was the Fox Eyed Man? we hope you enjoy as always. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Aleister Crowley Part 2 of 2
June 04, 2021 22:55 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBThis week we finish up the two-part episode of Aleister Crowley. We hope you enjoy the episode as always and sorry but there's not really too much to say here, we all know of Aleister Crowley. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Aleister Crowley Part 1 of 2
May 29, 2021 22:56 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBWe talk about one of Nate's favorite people in this episode. There's really not much more I can say, everyone knows of Aleister Crowley, but we hope you enjoy a little journey through his life with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Psycho Raman Raghav
May 22, 2021 06:18 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWe are back! In today's episode, we talk about Raman Raghav. In 1965-68 a series of murders occurred on the outskirts of Mumbai. The murders occurred over two instances, 1965-66 and 1968 leaving 41 victims in the wake. The suspect Raman Raghav was enticed to talk and confessed to the murders in a unique way after stating no forms of torture could get him to talk. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podca...
Conspiracy Theories #1
May 08, 2021 00:02 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBHello, in today's episode we are talking about some conspiracy theories, the episode is number just in case we do more in the future, it's not a multi-part episode. I talk about two rather silly theories and Nate brings an actual plausible one to the table. The first one I discuss is the theory that Lewis Carroll is Jacke the Ripper, following that Nate explains why the Titanic did not in fact sink, and I round it off with remote-controlled sharks. As always we hope you enjoy the listen. The...
Monster of Florence
May 01, 2021 15:53 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about The Monster of Florence. This man or group of people was responsible for 16 murders 1968 - 1985. The case is still listed as unsolved though they believed it was committed by a group of 4 who were imprisoned. I'm sorry for the delay in this week's episode, under the weather this weekend, I should also apologize for the sniffing in the recording, again, I'm not feeling well lol. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcan...
Texarkana Moonlight Murders
April 23, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, also known as the Phantom Killer. There are some similarities to the Zodiac Killer though this was many years before. The crimes took place in Texarkana over a 2 month period in 1946 and abruptly stopped. To this day, even though there were several suspects, the case remains unsolved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
The Ghost of Bellamy Bridge and Gef the Talking Mongoose
April 16, 2021 22:08 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBHello and welcome back, today we have a ghost story and a weird story. First I tell the legend of the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge and the true story behind it. Supposedly this is one of the most famous ghost stories in Florida, sadly it's about 4 hours from me so we didn't go on location. I never heard this story before and thought it would be nice to share it. Nate follows up with the strange and weird case of Gef the Talking Mongoose. This is definitely a strange story and pretty damn funny at...
Champ
April 10, 2021 00:57 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBNates back! And due to him missing a week we totally lose track of the topic. He does tell us about Champ, the monster of Lake Champlain but, we also go way off topic quite a lot this episode. Hopefully you get a few laughs and enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Alexander "Sawney" Bean
April 02, 2021 19:40 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBHello! This episode will sound a bit different, Nate is sick and I am recording remotely with a friend back home, Ed, my friend you've heard mentioned quite a bit in the cast and who also did our themes music. So today we discuss the legend of Tawney Bean and ramble on a bit at the end about random things. We were going to end with the snippet of a song about Sawney Bean instead of the outro but if we do that the cast becomes only available on Spotify so I opted to not do that, enjoy the lis...
Ley Lines
March 26, 2021 22:41 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBToday we go over ley lines, in a remote recording at the center of a minor ley line. We go over the idea of them, the history, and the man who says he discovered them. This is of course a remote recording so expect animal noises and cars, we thought we parked in the woods off an isolated road which turned out to not be so isolated. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcan...
The Alp, Black Eyed Children, The Wolpertinger and the Hodag
March 20, 2021 02:19 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBHello everyone, and hello to our new listeners. Today we're doing some folklore and urban legends. we have four stories for you in this episode, The Alp, Black Eyed Children, The Wolpertinger, and the Hodag. I had no idea of what the Alp and Wolptinger were so it was an extra nice episode today being able to hear new stories myself. I hope you all enjoy the episode and are doing well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this ...
Daylenn Pua and The Delphi Murders
March 13, 2021 00:55 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBLast week Nate told me he would be covering a story that involved some odd photos and I mentioned that I thought I knew the story he was talking about, which I actually didn't, I knew of two other cases involving photos. So today we cover both those stories. Daylenn Pua who disappeared while hiking the Haiku Stairs, one of Hawaii's most dangerous trails. In the last photo he took a figure can be seen possibly watching him. And we discuss the Delphi Murders, there really isn't much info I cou...
The Dybbuk Box and The Kris and Lisanne Disappearance
March 05, 2021 23:52 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBIn today's episode, we have our first request! The Dybbuk Box. So being a request we put that portion first and thank you to all who listen and sending in a request. So as mentioned we first discuss the Dybbuk Box, what exactly a Dybbuk box is and what a Dybbuk is before we get into the meat of the story and the history of this haunted item. Our second story is about the disappearance of two Dutch students, Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in 2014 while hiking in Panama, and the strange photos...
The Strange Case of Elisa Lam
February 27, 2021 01:21 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBIn today's episode, we discuss a very well-known case from not too long ago. The strange case of Elisa Lam, this has been covered a lot back when it happened in 2013, but now there is an increase in interest again due to the Netflix documentary and we thought it may be a good idea to cover it. We cover a little history of the Cecil Hotel and then discuss what happened to Elisa and talk about several of the theories surrounding the case, some reasonable, some completely outlandish, or wrong. ...
Mount Shasta and The Hill Abduction
February 20, 2021 15:18 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBHello to our listeners, sorry for the slight delay in uploading, I wasn't feeling very well yesterday after recording. In this week's episode, Nates tells us about Mount Shasta, strange occurrences, strange figures, UFO sightings, and the religious origins of Mount Shasta. I talk about the alien abduction of Betty and Barney Hill, missing time, fragmented memories, abduction, and most of the other things involved. As always we thank you for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://...
The Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders
February 13, 2021 01:04 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBThe Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders took place on the evening of March 31, 1922. All six members of the Gruber family were killed with a pickaxe. Though over 100 people were questioned and there were a handful of suspects, to this day the case has never been solved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
H.H. Holmes
February 06, 2021 02:40 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBToday we discuss H.H. Holmes, who is considered to be America's first serial killer. We discuss a bit of his early life and how he arrived in Chicago in time for the World Fair. Then we get into the World Fair Hotel, better known as the H.H. Holmes hotel or the Murder Mansion. If you don't know about H.H. Holmes then sit back and listen and if it intrigues you please take some time to dig deeper as always, there is a lot of little details throughout his life. --- Send in a voice message:...
Dyatlov Pass
January 30, 2021 00:14 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBIn 1959 between February 1st and 2nd, 9 Russian hikers went missing and were subsequently found dead over a period of a couple of months. The circumstances surrounding what happened are still essentially unknown though the Russian Government states it was an avalanche, but there are many theories, and none of them really clearly explain the events that went down. Most likely we will never be known, but please join us on this little journey, and of course, if you are interested in what you he...
Heavens Gate
January 23, 2021 18:13 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBIn today's episode, we discuss the Heavens Gate Cult. We talk about the leaders and where they came from and move into the beliefs, rules, some strange things, and the eventual outcome. We hope you join us and enjoy the listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
The Peculiar Netta Fornario
January 16, 2021 04:08 - 1 hour - 62 MBThe story of Netta Fornario, and occultist in search of the fairy realm. Given the outcome perhaps it would have been wiser to leave well enough alone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Bonus Episode: If you were a killer
January 09, 2021 01:48 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBSo today I kind of surprised Nate with this little bonus episode to see what he would say, I don't want to explain what it is in the description and give too much away so please enjoy :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
Flannan Isles Lighthouse
January 09, 2021 01:41 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBHello and welcome back! To you and to us, we're glad to be back and recording for everyone and we greatly appreciate all of you who listen and as always hope you enjoy the story. Today Nate tells us the legend of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse and the missing keepers, I've heard this story before and I think its a good and crazy unsolved mystery and hope you enjoy it as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: ht...
Mari Lwyd/Perchta - A Christmas Themed Episode
December 19, 2020 13:21 - 1 hour - 61 MBHello, today we are doing a Christmas themed episode with two stories. The first is the tradition of Mari Lwyd (Mary Lloyd), it's a strange but fun Christmastime tradition practiced in South Wales, and I suggest we practice this all over the world. The second story is a bit darker, think Krampus with a darker side, this is the legend of Perchta (perkh-tah), shes a Christmastime diety and likes to make sure the little kiddos are behaving, if your good you get a goody, if you bad... well... yo...
Skinwalker Ranch
December 12, 2020 18:34 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBHello, we're back! All is well with me and my daughter so Nate was able to come over and record. In today's episode, Nate tells us a bit about skinwalker ranch, I know little bits and pieces so it was nice to hear some new things, and how the ranch came about as well as the changing of hands. As always we hope you enjoy the episode and feel free to contact us. We look forward to bring you a new episode next week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanum...
Due to COVID we were unable to record today
December 04, 2020 22:23 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBHello, as the title says, me and my daughter are on quarantine due to coming into contact with someone who tested positive so we are on lockdown. Thankfully my daughter's test results came back negative last night and mine came back negative just a few mins ago. But due to being unsure we were unable to record today and we will most likely be back up and running next week. Thank you to everyone who listens and please be safe and take care of yourselves and loved ones because even taking prec...
The Dog Boy/The Montauk Project
November 28, 2020 01:08 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBHello and welcome back to Arcanum Obscura. In today's episode, we talk about some folklore from around America. First up is The Dogboy of Arkansas, followed by The Montauk Project from my home state of New York. There some mild derailment that happens as always, and Nate trying to interrupt and bring up topics that I will be getting to beforehand. you know, the usual. We hope you enjoy this episode and keep coming back for more. To all our current listeners, thank you for tuning in weekly, w...
A Journey Into the Haunted, Part 6/6 - Final
November 21, 2020 04:47 - 1 hour - 89 MBWe have come to the conclusion of the Smurl family's traumatic haunting. As we mention in the cast we do hope they found peace and could live the rest of their lives untormented. If you liked this multi-part story you can find the whole story in the book The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare, we both highly recommend it. So this concludes this story, and we are honestly a bit happy lol, we didn't expect it to be so long when we started, but we hope you enjoy it and stayed along for the ride wi...
A Journey Into the Haunted, Part 5/6
November 14, 2020 03:05 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBHello, and welcome back, we are almost done with this multi-part series, next week is the last of the Smurl family haunting. You'll hear us talk about this but wow, this has been a big multi-parter and we think we burned ourselves out a bit on this subject even though it's a crazy story, so next week is the last episode and finishes off the story. Hopefully you've been able to stick it out with us and we will soon be back to our regularly scheduled programming. We also now have a new logo an...
A Journey Into the Haunted, Part 4/6
November 07, 2020 02:36 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBHello hello hello, today we are on part 4 of the Haunting of the Smurl family, just a little more to go. Today we talk about the second exorcism and the outcome of it, as well as some more attacks on the family. We know this has been a pretty long story thus far but we do hope you are staying with us and find the story interesting because we both found it to be a very good incident of how a haunting transpires as well as a very valid account. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster...
2020 Halloween Special
October 30, 2020 23:53 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBHello hello hello and welcome back. This is our 2020 Halloween special, today we go over some Urban Legends and their origins. Nate also brings some trivia to the cast today. Halloween is our favorite holiday and we hope you enjoy this episode, and please enjoy your Halloween and be safe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
A Journey Into the Haunted, Part 3/6
October 24, 2020 04:51 - 2 hours - 113 MBWelcome back, we are still on the journey through the haunting of the Smurl family. We were aiming for 5 episodes but it seems there may be more, possibly just six. In this episode we come to the exorcism and what whether or not it helped at all. as well as some new tricks the entity conjures up for the family. So far after everything that has happened to them they have not given up or given in to the entity and that says way more than I ever could about their faith and strength as a family....
A Journey Into the Haunted, Part 2/6
October 17, 2020 18:18 - 2 hours - 154 MBHello, and welcome back. This is part 2 into the case of the Smurl family and the nightmare they lived through, we're guessing this will be around 5 parts in total. Also sorry for the delay, we didn't finish recording both podcasts until after midnight. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
A Journey Into the Haunted, Part 1/6
October 10, 2020 02:32 - 1 hour - 86 MBIn this multi-part episode we discuss the true story of the Smurl family and the horrors they had to endure when they moved into a new house only to eventually find out it was haunted. This is going to be several parts, we are unsure as to how many, we'll just keep going to get the whole story out. We hope you stay with us until the end, and we are both telling this story as our new episode images show. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/me...
Morris the Theater Ghost
October 03, 2020 02:05 - 1 hour - 61 MBToday Nate tells of the story of Morris Osborn who lived his life wanting to create magic and make people happy only to pass just as his dream was realized, but perhaps he kept on living that dream afterward --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support
The 52 year old unsolved murder of Peggy Reber
September 25, 2020 12:07 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn the early morning of May 26th, 1968 the body of a little girl, Peggy Reber, who was 14, was discovered by her mother and a neighbor in a shady rundown apt in Lebanon Pennsylvania. The case is still unsolved as of today, with little to no chance of ever solving it without a confession. This podcast is listed as explicit due to the nature of it but I'd like to add that this case involves a child and the horrific injuries she sustained, so a little extra warning. A couple of fixes: I mentio...