Mania
The Mania Podcast explores dark, historical stories, casting light on wicked events and individuals from before modern times. From Victorian superstitions to bizarre, Medieval witchcraft, our labyrinth of iniquity, mystery, and nightmares await. Here, the dead return to share their tales, only now the living listen.
Podcasting since 2019 • 37 episodes
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Malefic, 1899: The Vampire of Düsseldorf I
This the first episode in the two part series of The Vampire of Düsseldorf. We find ourselves in early 20th century Germany to pursue a killer whose entire life and crimes were instrumental in helping the psychologist Carl Berg de...
February 25, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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16:29
Family Blood, 1871
After the Bender family settles in the Osage township in 1871, bodies begin popping up in nearby creeks. As suspicions mount amongst the neighbours, the truth starts rearing its head, but it will be more shocking than anybody could have imagine...
April 26, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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27:47
Letter from the Devil, 1676
As nuns go missing in a late 17th century Benedictine convent, Abbess Agatha must root out the evil lurking in her priory. With one particular sister's behaviour becoming terribly erratic, she suspects the Devil himself is at work. The aftermat...
November 19, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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21:44
To Hold a Beating Heart: Immortal Victorian Surgeries
Lives held by single threads. Beating hearts clutched in hands. For this Halloween finale to the second season, we pursue three remarkable procedures catalogued from the 19th century. Surgeries so groundbreaking that they were published, discus...
October 31, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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21:03
Crow's Vomit & Magic Pigeons: Curious Victorian Remedies
We've all heard of bloodletting and leeches, but what of tobacco smoke enemas, crow vomit ointments, and magic pigeons? In this surprisingly educational excursion, we explore three curious remedies from the annals of 19th and 18th century medic...
October 22, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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16:47
