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Ghosts, Ghouls, and the grotesque meet in this chilling podcast! Join Emily and Mak every Wednesday for stories of ghosts, murder, and haunting phenomena! Here, the mundane meets the morbid!

Mak and Emily


    • Apr 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 2h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 68 EPISODES


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    E64: Practical Murder Outfit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 113:13


    This episode has Mak covering the famous Enfield Poltergeist. This case has one of the most famous images of ghost activities ever and features a guest appearance by Ed and Lorraine Warren.Emily covers Daniel LaPlante, a teen killer who lives in the walls. Emily manages to sandwich a ghost story in between two separate cases involving LaPlante, so strap in for the scariest Oreo of your life.

    E63: Casual Bone Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 152:06


    Mak covers a French conman who famously impersonated a slew of missing children. The serial imposter named Frederic Bourdin, aka the chameleon is found out for impersonating a missing Texas teen. Emily, meanwhile, covers the case of the toxic woman. A woman who caused her doctors to pass out, and get sick, this case is a rare moment in history with some really weird science behind it.

    E62: That's The Devil Doin' Somethin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 132:13


    Mak covers the Dancing Plague of 1518, a sickness that spread through the Holy Roman Empire that made citizens dance until they died. Emily covers the famous Glen Tavern Inn, a haunted hotel famous for cowboys, among other things.

    E61: Critically Thinking About Mass Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 120:23


    Mak covers one of the most cursed items of all time, the Hope Diamond. The podcast follows the story chronologically, with bouts of history and misfortune.Emily covers The Nun of Monza, aka Sister Virgina. She and her partner Giovanni did everything in their power to keep their relationship a secret.

    E60: Spoiler Alert for the Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 126:17


    We're baaaccckkk~Despite all of the odds- the holidays, sickness, school etc- the podcast lives on!Mak and Emily grace your ears with another morbid set or stories. Mak covers the famous Michael Malloy, AKA Mike the impenetrable. Emily circles back to give the Mountain Medows Massacre its own full episode.

    E59: Yee Old Misogony

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 129:20


    This episode is riddled with nonsense.Mak covers the famous White Lady archetype of a ghost, following different variations of the spirit across cultures. This ranges from a woman falling from a waterfall, all the way to a headless mule on fire. Emily matches the spooky vibes by covering the haunting of Cachtice Castle. If that name sounds familiar, it's because that is the castle that Elizabeth Bathory operated out of, and was later imprisoned in.This episode is a triple whammy, with folklore, ghosts, and one of the most famous true crime cases ever. Strap in!

    E58: A Lot of Go Big, Not A Lot of Go Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 159:24


    Mak covers the insanely haunted Loftus Hall, a manor on a beach in Ireland that is allegedly the birthplace of the antichrist. It has its very own haunted history, complete with a civil war and a woman in white.Emily covers Aileen Wuornos, a woman famous for murdering 17 men. Emily covers everything about her life, from her terrible childhood all the way up to her final words before the death penalty

    E57: A Theif, A Marine, And A Mule

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 182:55


    Mak covers the lost girls of Panama. Two Dutch tourists were lost deep in the Panamanian jungle, leaving behind a slew of odd clues and circumstantial evidence. To this day, no one is exactly sure what happened to them.Emily covers... The Grand Canyon? The whole thing is littered with morbid happenings, from strange disappearances to 'accidental' deaths, and even a plane graveyard.

    E56: Cyberbullied On Wikipedia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 155:39


    This episode is one for the books. This episode has it all, including a bone-chilling moment where Emily and Mak fully think that they covered the same thing. Thankfully that's not the case, as Mak covers The Headless Horseman and his renditions across countries. Including, but not limited to, headless saints, and a mule that spits fire. Emily meanwhile FINALLY covers the one, the only, Bigfoot. The evidence ranges from trail markers to footprints, with each being weirder than the last.

    E55: John Bob, The Original Karen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 145:15


    We're baaaack ~Seriously though, the podcast is back from hiatus with season 2! This episode is a wild one, with Mak covering the McRaven house in Vicksburg Mississippi, allegedly one of the most haunted towns in the country. Emily covers the orphans of route 66, her first of three Arizona-specific stories. Strap in for spooky lofts and lots of prairie dog talk.

    The Afterlife Sequence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 32:55


    This is a special, bonus episode of the Morbid and Mundane podcast that includes a reading of The Afterlife Sequence, a No Sleep story that was posted to Reddit by user Born-Beach. Trigger warnings include: Medical horror, experiments, human experiments, reanimation, resurrection, and talk of afterlife

    E54: Subliminal Girlies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 171:44


    Mak covers one of the most brutal "self-defense" murders of all time in Candance Montgomery. A suburban housewife turned murderer, she's also the main character of the Hulu series 'Candy'. Emily covers subliminal messaging, its history and examples in media. This episode is full of raunchy advertisements, questionable science, and a whole lot of Coca Cola

    E53: My Sleep Paralysis Demon is Down Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 148:50


    Mak covers one of the most common, creepy experiences a person can have: sleep paralysis. There's history, story readings, and Emily chimes in with a few of her personal experiences with the phenomenon.Emily, meanwhile, covers one of the most haunted locations in the world in the form of the Queen Mary. A former military ship later docked and turned into a hotel, it hosts a wide variety of ghosts.

    E52: A Haunting With Its Own Zipcode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 148:55


    Mak covers a haunting so massive, that it's nearly the size of a city at its prime: Eloise Asylum. Emily, meanwhile, comes in with the kidnapping of Steven Stayner, a seven year old boy who was raised by the man who took him.

    Psychosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 46:23


    This is a special, bonus episode of the Morbid and Mundane podcast that includes a reading of the Psychosis creepypasta by Matt DymerskiTrigger warnings include: paranoia, anxiety, unease, potential world-ending catastrophes

    E51: Gay Crime Lovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 138:40


    Join our favorite ghost hosts on yet another cursed epsiode.Mak covers the case one of the craziest true crime cases to date, the case of Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole, AKA the Confession Killers.Emily, meanwhile covers the 1974 Roswell Incident, where the government recovered weather balloon debris... or did they? (Hint: Aliens)

    Mr Wide Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 11:27


    This is a special, bonus episode of the Morbid and Mundane podcast that includes a reading of the Mr Wide Mouth creepypasta.Trigger warnings include: horror involving a child, under-bed monsters, suicidal ideationsThis episodes narrator was none other than John of dndemonetized! Follow him at @dndemonetized on Tiktok, and Twitch!

    E50: Bring Back Organized Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 142:04


    Join our ghost-hosts for the 50th episode of the podcast!Mak covers stories of reincarnation throughout time, which is full of creepy children who know more than they should. Emily covers one of the most haunted, cursed places in the entire world: Bobby Mackey's Music World. Seriously, that story is insane from beginning to end, to the point where theres now a plaque that says they can't be sued for ghost activity.

    The Russian Sleep Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 20:29


    This is a special, bonus episode of the Morbid and Mundane podcast that includes a reading of the Russian Sleep Experiment creepypasta.Trigger warnings include: body horror, human experiments, prisoners of war, torture, murder, cannabilism

    E49: Child Enemies of the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 159:16


    Mak covers one of the most famous, well recorded cases of poltergeist activity ever, The Great Amherst Mystery. Emily covers Flordias Dozier Home for Boys, aka if a crime could be a building. Seriously, the whole story is beyond messed up, from The White House all the way to the multiple mass graves.

    E48: A Little Asbestos Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 162:43


    This week is full of TikTok references, so strap in! Mak covers the case of the Menendez brothers, famous for killing their parents but perhaps more famous for TikTok sympathy. After a brief ‘Am I The Asshole' intermission, Emily covers the really whack and borderline morbid history of The Wizard of Oz.

    E47: She's Not a Witch, She Just Has Appendicitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 157:56


    Mak covers a famous internet horror story, that has some truth to it, in the form of the Dybbuk box. Now kept in Zack Bagan's ghost museum in Vegas, the box is responsible for bad luck, terrible hauntings, and more than one movie. Emily, meanwhile, ruins Mak's life a second time with The Hide Behind, a piece of American folklore. Listen until the end of the episode for Mak's live reaction to a scary short film.!

    E46: The Babadook's Summer Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 150:53


    Mak covers the extremely haunted Jefferson Hotel, which is located in the extremely haunted town of Jefferson Texas, down the street from two more incredibly haunted (but different) hotels. Emily covers a piece of homegrown, Louisiana lore with the Axe Man of New Orleans. The man famously becomes an urban legend after his brutal escapades for forcing the city to play Jazz music to keep him at bay.

    E45: New Karen-Sona Unlocked

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 158:16


    The combination to end all combinations: Mak's true crime and Emily's conspiracy. Mak covers the boarding house of death, run by Dorthea Puente. She was a woman who was called "granny" in the same breath as she was called the most calculated serial killer ever. Meanwhile, Emily comes in swinging with the conspiracies surrounding Marilyn Monroe. Were the Kennedys involved? Find out on this week's episode!

    E44: Ghost Adjacent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 129:07


    Mak and Emily are back with an extra spooky, extra weird episode! Mak covers the mystery of the disappearing crew of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was found abandoned after days at sea. Emily covers one of the most haunted places in the world, the Bhangarh fort in India. It's complete with a curse, and a boulder that's looking for love.

    E43: Get Your Bag, But At What Cost?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 149:45


    Mak covers the famous Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, and its history of war, lobotomies, and ridiculous entry reasons. Emily covers Hell's Belle, a black widow who loves long walks on the beach, and insurance fraud.

    E42: The Rotten Tomato Rating of the Middle Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 141:31


    Mak covers one of the most evil killers in the UK, Tracie Andrews AKA the road rage killer. Emily somehow manages to talk about math, superstition, a smidge of conspiracy, horror movies, and phobias all wrapped up in the number 13.

    E41: An Organized List of How to Eat Your Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 150:32


    Alternatively Titled: Varying Levels of Dinosaur FavoritismThis week's episode title was voted on by our lovely discord!This episode has it all, tangents included. Join Mak and Em in their discussions of Lycanthropy (and how to pronounce it) and the history of werewolves. Emily also scares Mak to death with the podcast's first Yo-kai, a Japanese ghost called The Gap Woman.“I don't care about science, and I dont care about morals,” - Mak, 2022

    E40: Kentucky Fried Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 156:03


    Mak covers the famous Whisper Estates, a house known to have talking walls. Emily follows the twisted case of roleplay gone wrong with Rod Ferrell and the Vampire Clan.

    E39: Sentient Insurance Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 188:06


    Alternatively Titled: Killer Croc KingMak has to tell the same story TWICE somehow, but it's worth it. The ghost-hosts cover the kidnapping of Mary and Elizabeth Stauffer in 1980.Emily covers an immortal, sentient lizard. Join us, for SCP 682. It's a tale of mystery, intrigue, and romance. There's drama and disaster, not to mention multiple SCP crossovers.

    E38: Cowboy Gang Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 126:44


    Alternatively Titled: Fight Fire with BombsSomehow this episode devolved into the weirdest history lesson that our ghost-hosts could cook up. Mak talks about Helen Duncan, the last witch of Scotland. Don't let her title fool you though, this very quickly turns into the weirdest bit of WWII lesson of all time.Emily matches this and then some with the famous ghost town, Tombstone, in Arizona. Imagine a never-ending poker game, reverse fire fighting, and the most nonsense names you've ever heard.

    E37: A Tiffany Window in a Hallway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 157:58


    Did you know that the more bathrooms in your house, the more confused the ghosts are? Did you know that if you commit a crime, you can move one town over to avoid police detection for years?Mak covers the famous Winchester Mansion, known for its incredibly confusing layout, and nonsensical embellishments.Emily takes a darker turn with the famous Barbie and Ken murders, a deeply frustrating case that results in the worst plea deal in Canadian history.

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    E36: A Pocket Full of Macaroni and Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 118:33


    Alternatively Titled: Drinking Birds Like They're Capri SunsAlternatively, Alternatively Titled: Brain Bones Shifting like the Tectonic PlatesThis episode is more questions than answers, honestly. Mak covers Richard Chase, AKA the vampire of Sacramento AKA the guy who drank birds. Emily comes in with a very famous conspiracy theory, the mystery man from Taured. You know, this podcast has covered some really messed up true crimes, and some really weird conspiracy theories. This episode is no exception.

    E35: The Buddy System for Black-Eyed Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 150:09


    Alternatively Titled: Demonic Pen PalsMak covers the phenomenon of Black Eyed Children, who for some reason are heavily featured in English tabloids. The demon child trend continues into Emily's story of the haunted DeSoto hotel in Texas, which includes a shadow man, The Thing in the Basement, and Sarah. In the cross-over episode of the century, Emily even manages to talk a little bit about the famous Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez, as well.

    E34: A Floridian with a Gun Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 155:33


    Somehow this episode checks a multitude of boxes: ghosts, cult leaders, and murder. Mak covers the haunting of Kay's Hollow in Utah, complete with a bag of human teeth and shadow people. Emily covers the Amazon Review Killer, AKA Todd Christopher Kohlhepp. Never trust a Flordia man with a gun collection or a real estate license.

    E33: Escape the Meat Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 128:09


    Alternatively titled: The Great Space Opera of the IRSMak covers the disappearance of Lauren Spierer, a college student who vanished under some really weird circumstances. Emily, meanwhile, is trying to get the podcast shut down by talking about Scientology in-depth for an hour. Specifically, about breaking into the IRS. Fun.If our Ghost Hosts go missing, blame Scientology.

    E32: The Feminine Urge to Find the Loch Ness Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 126:41


    If the title didn't give it away, the Ghost-hosts talk about the famous Loch Ness Monster this week! Mak covers theories, sightings, and investigators revolving around the famous lake monster. Emily also goes international. covering the deeply haunted Ancient Rams Inn in England. Somehow it clears every possible haunting, including human sacrifices, witches, and ghost dogs!

    E31: Gucci's Manic Pixie Dream Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 110:16


    Alternatively Titled: Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, it Took a Few BodiesIt's the dance of Italy, woo hoo hoo.Seriously though, both of these stories just so happened to be in Italy this week, so strap in for a ghost story and a true crime! Mak covers Poveglia Island, notorious for being a dumping ground for bodies during the plague. Emily comes in with the story that inspired the new House of Gucci movie, the murder of Maurizio Gucci.

    E30: The Polar Bear is Blocking My Porn!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 113:54


    Alternatively titled: A Man, Dressed as a Woman, Having a Mental BreakdownThis episode will give you whiplash, we can promise that much. Mak covers the body-horror-filled story of the Ant Hill Kids Cult, which is so gruesome that even our ghost-hosts were squirming. Emily, meanwhile, goes completely left field with the physiological study of the Experimental Apparition

    E29: Ghost Temper Tantrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 125:43


    Alternatively Titled: Morbid and ManifestationThe morbid, the mundane, the manifestation, the medical malpractice, this episode has everything and the alliteration to boot. Mak covers the famous Randonautica app, known for manifesting some truly weird things for its users. Emily covers the famous Museum of Pharmacy in New Orleans and its ghostly history.

    E28: There Are People in the Walls. Literally.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 161:18


    Coming back off of a two-week hiatus, the ghost-hosts did not disappoint! Mak covers the massive ghost story of the Crescent Hotel in Arkansas, complete with tangents on the mega dorm controversy and Emily's Taco Bell shenanigans. Emily follows the cross-country exploits of the Happy Face killer, not to be confused with the smiley face gang or the smiley face killings conspiracy.

    E27: Dinosaurs are a Gateway to Crack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 150:40


    This episode... wow. What can even be said?Mak somehow blurs the category line once again by talking about the famous "Devil made me do it" case of Arne Cheyenne Johnson in Connecticut. It has everything, from murder to demons, to the Warrens. Emily, meanwhile, decides to give everyone yet another heart attack by talking about the famous dinosaur deniers, AKA the Big Paleo conspiracy.

    E26: Yahtzee For Your Life, and You Can't Even Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 125:36


    Alternately titled: Ghost Boat Gets Revenge 2K21Alternately-alternately titled: Pirate TraumaLadies, gentlemen, and them-tlemen, this episode has a THEME! Mak and Emily, with no planning, somehow both brought pirate-themed stories this week! Join Mak in her retelling/ deep dive of the famous creepypasta Candle Cove, and Emily's coverage of the Flying Dutchman.Not to mention this episode comes with a reading of the original creepypasta, and a terrible summary of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

    E25: A Freaky Weirdo with Strange Hobbies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 157:58


    Mak skips the whole ghost part of this episode and instead summarizes Pretty Little Liars for Emily. Juuuussttt kidding... kind of. The summary does happen, it just happens right after Mak talks about Bloody Mary, the demon in the mirror. Meanwhile, Emily comes in with the chessboard killer from Russia, and his many strange hobbies, along with The Office.

    E24: People Caves

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 146:24


    Somehow, Mak manages to talk about Maura Murray in one hour, following her last days as well as conspiracies around her disappearance. Emily, meanwhile, brings in the hollow earth conspiracy theory and wraps it up with Godzilla, and Ice Age.(This episode was filmed in front of a live studio audience)

    E23: The Venn Diagram of Crime and Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 112:54


    Mak really toed the line of the categories this episode, bringing ghosts who have solved their own murders. Emily stayed true though, with the famously haunted Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Between Marlyn Monroe, Superman, and a creep, this episode has more than its fair share of hauntings.

    E22: Beelzebub is My Babysitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 145:05


    You know, one day there will be an episode that isn't full of rants about Sam and Colby. Today is not that day. Join Mak and Em on a discussion about the infamous Sallie House haunting in Kansas, and the unsolved case of America's missing boy.

    E21: A Killer on TV, a Body in a Water Tank

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 134:57


    Mentally prepare yourself for the doozy that is Episode 21. Mak brings the case of the missing Dylan Redwine, and a suspicious Dr. Phil episode. Meanwhile, Emily brings the mother of Reddit conspiracy, Eliza Lamb.

    E:20 Cannibals and Dr. Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 141:41


    Tangents, Wendigos, and Pennhurst, oh my! This episode really has it all, complete with tangents about wedding dresses, stolen turtles, octopi, Minecraft, and more! Not to mention the podcast get's to welcome back Erin, who's entertained by Mak's Wendigo's and Emily's Pennhurst Asylum.

    E19: An River of Bodies and an Ice Pick

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 133:20


    Join Mak and Emily in discussing the famous Island of Dolls in Mexico, and the Green Beret Murders. This episode is made extra bone-chilling with cameos from Harold the Doll, and a literal ice pick.

    E18: Utah is the Intergalactic Buc-ees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 142:58


    Alternately Titled: West Side Story VampiresThis episode comes with a handful of tangents, including the ethics of the death penalty and the Egyptian Pyramids. The main stories though consist of the twisted story of Josef Fritzl, and Emily comes armed with Skinwalker Ranch. Strap in!

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