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Season 1

  • S01E01 Modern Day Mummies

    • September 7, 2011

    The Soreceress Cagliastro exhibits her work as a pet mummifier.

  • S01E02 Occult NYC - Part 1

    • September 19, 2011

    Author of Occult America and One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz takes us on a tour of the Occult history of New York City. Part 1 of 2

  • S01E03 Anthropomorphic Taxidermy

    • October 12, 2011

    Tattoo artist and amateur taxidermist, Sue Jeiven, explains the art of anthropomorphic taxidermy which puts the animals in human situations.

  • S01E04 Automata

    • October 20, 2011

    Curator of the Guinness collection of Automata at the Morris Museum in New Jersey explores the history of early mechanical wonders.

  • S01E05 A. Head B. Body

    • October 21, 2011

    Special Presentation - A. Head B. Body - Dir. Jim Fields -- This week we have a very special film presentation. Directed by my good friend Jim Fields (End of the Century, Time Online) - The film is about the late Dr. White, a neurosurgeon... who did a head transplant.

  • S01E06 Empire of Death

    • November 6, 2011

    Author Paul Koudonaris explores the many charnel houses and ossuaries around the world. Koudonaris documented these monuments in human bone in his book Empire of Death.

  • S01E07 Grand Guignol

    • November 16, 2011

    Author Mel Gordon tells us about the 19th century grindhouse Parisian theatre of sex and violence; The Grand Guignol.

  • S01E08 Occult NYC - Part 2

    • December 10, 2011

    Author of Occult America and One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz takes us on a tour of the Occult history of New York City. Part 2 of 2

  • S01E09 Wax

    • January 17, 2012

    Artist Sigrid Sarda explores her fascination with wax as a form of sculpture. Her home is a virtual wax museum of her own creation.

  • S01E10 Diableries

    • February 9, 2012

    Collector Ronni Thomas explores his collection of Stereoscopes focusing on early 3D visions of ghosts, strange scenarios and the ever elusive French Diableries which depict Satan's daily life in hell.

  • S01E11 Ouija

    • March 16, 2012

    Author and occult historian, Mitch Horowitz, explores the very strange history of the popular Parker Brothers Ouija board.

  • S01E12 Old Machines

    • April 13, 2012

    Tim Mullen shows off his home collection of early radios, televisions and medical apparatus.

  • S01E12 Spirit Photography

    • June 16, 2012

    Photographer Shannon Taggart discusses the history of the Spiritualist practice of photographing the spirit world.

  • S01E13 Morbid Anatomy

    • April 25, 2012

    Morbid Anatomy founder, Joanna Ebenstein explores her fascination with the intersection between death and beauty.

  • S01E14 Obscura

    • May 6, 2012

    Obscura co-founder and co-host of the series Oddities, Evan Michelson discusses her interest in the dark and shows off her wonderful home.

  • S01E15 The Collective Disease

    • July 19, 2012

    Artist and collector of human and animal anatomy, Ryan Cohn discusses his interest in the subject matter and unique talent.

  • S01E16 Art and the Occult

    • February 14, 2013

    Phantasmaphile creator Pam Grossman discusses art and its relationship to the occult.