Macabre for Mortals

Macabre for Mortals marks its 100th episode with a Bigfoot survey that defines Sasquatch as a large, hairy, human-like creature tied to Pacific Northwest folklore and modern cryptozoology.

Macabre for Mortals episode 99 links the Mothman of Point Pleasant, the Hodag of Rhinelander, and the Jackalope of Douglas as three American cryptid case studies.

The episode’s strongest claim comes from the chupacabra section, where Benjamin Radford links Madeleine Tolentino’s 1995 description to the film Species and Barry O'Connor points to mange-infected coyotes.

Macabre for Mortals Episode 97, "Champ, Mercy Brown and the Squonk," jumps from Lake Champlain sightings to Exeter, Rhode Island, and the host says the myths-and-legends series has four episodes left before episode 100.

["Macabre for Mortals episode 96 strings together Momo, the Shunka Warakin, Walgren Lake Monster, Tahoe Tessie, Wood Devils, the Jersey Devil, and La Llorona into one folklore survey.

Macabre for Mortals Episode 95 moves from Louisiana's Rougarou to Mississippi's Pascagoula River Aliens, with a long Wendigo section in the middle.

["Macabre for Mortals Episode 94 moves through Georgia's Ultramaha, Hawaii's night marchers, Idaho's Charlie, and Kentucky's Pope Lick Monster.", "The Enfield Horror segment names Greg Garrett, Henry McDaniel, April 25, 1973, Loren Coleman, and John A.

["Macabre for Mortals moves from California's Dark Watches to Colorado's Slide Rock Bolter, then through the Melonheads, the Selbyville Swamp Monster, and Florida's Skunk Ape.", "The Dark Watches section names the Santa Lucia Mountains, the Spanish label Los Vincelantes Oscuros, and literary references from John Steinbeck and Robinson Jeffers.", "The Melonheads material splits across Michigan, Ohio, and Connecticut, with places like Felt Mansion, Kirtland, Fairfield Hills State Mental Hospital, and Dracula Drive.", "The closing Skunk Ape stretch cites 1818 newspaper reports, a 1997 Vince Doerr photograph, and skeptical explanations such as black bears and hoaxes."]

Macabre for Mortals shifts from true crime into an A-states folklore tour that runs from Hug and Molly in Abbeville, Alabama, to the Arkansas Groro in Secrecy County.

The episode covers two unsolved murders from the 1950s, starting with the famous case of Marilyn Shepard.

The host introduces three unsolved murder cases from the 1940s, including the Black Dahlia and the Happy Valley murder.

This episode covers two unsolved murder cases from 1922: the murder of film director William Desmond Taylor and the Hinterkaifeck murders.

The episode introduces a series on unsolved and recently solved cases, starting with the 1912 Villisca axe murders in Iowa.

The episode debunks the myth from CSI that forensic tests are quick and labs have no backlogs, contrasting TV portrayal with real-world forensic processing times.

This episode explores forensic odontology through the work of expert Richard Bassett, focusing on cases in Australia affected by extreme weather.

This episode explores the role of metals in the human body, using the example of polonium poisoning to illustrate the topic.

This episode explores the history and myth of Medusa, examining her portrayal as victim or villain and her modern symbol for survivors of domestic violence and rape.