Was he the ghost of a suicidal English nobleman? Was he a thought experiment? Was he a hoax? Whatever he was, he might be the best evidence ever that psychic phenomena are real. Or not.
Episode 107 - The Great Kentucky Meat Shower/One Day President Mash-Up
This episode is a mash-up of two shorter episodes, a Weird World first…
First, one time a bunch of meat rained over the good people of Kentucky from out of a clear blue sky. Whether it was bacteria, mutton or baby lung, it was one thing for sure — delicious.
And then, was the United States left without a president for a day, letting a little known future Confederate general step in and rule? Maybe. Let’s find out.
Episode 106 - The Watcher
Santa knows if you’ve been naughty or nice, but a family in New Jersey found out that Santa wasn’t the only one watching them. And The Watcher was even creepier…
Episode 105 - Do NOT Take the Momo Challenge
If you have ever huffed cinnamon or swallowed a Tide Pod, the Momo Challenge might be for you. If you have an IQ above, say 70, though, this episode will still fascinate you. Just not in the same way.
Weird Bit 20 - Honey, We Dropped A Bomb
This was not the only time the U.S. accidentally almost nuked itself, but it was probably the scariest.
Episode 104 - The Weird World Guide to the Weirdest Movies Ever
In this special Oscars 2019 edition of Weird World, we celebrate the weird instead of the worthy. So join us for the ten weirdest movies ever. Okay, actually there are tons of others, but these ten are really strange, so… Just shut up and listen.
Episode 103 - He Was the Night: The Evil of George Hodel
He might have been the Black Dahlia killer and he was for sure a monster living in Los Angeles luxury in the middle of the 20th century. Learn the true story behind the I Am The Night miniseries.
Episode 102 - Mothmania
He was 7-feet tall with wings and glowing red eyes, and lived in an old dynamite plant. You’d be scared too if he chased you down in your car going 100 mph. Let’s hear it for the Mothman.
Episode 101 - The Bell Witch: The First American Haunting
Part ghost, part poltergeist, part demonic possession, and all scary, the Bell Witch terrorized an early American family for years and didn’t rest until she killed John Bell. At least that’s how the story goes…
Episode 100 - First Ever Weird World Quiz Show!!!
For our 100th episode we have a quiz show culled from all the weird stuff we’ve talked about over the last almost two years. Get your #2 pencil and see how weird you are. (I bet you do better than Emma.)
Episode 99 - The Dangers of Babysitting - Evelyn Hartley
Blood and footprints and little else told the story of what happened to 15-year old Evelyn Hartley when she disappeared from the house where she was babysitting. Ed Gein, the inspiration for Psycho, was right down the street…
Episode 98 - The Dangers of Babysitting - Janett Christman
13 year old babysitter Janett Christman was murdered while calling the police, screaming for help. Was it the classic urban legend of the killer calling from inside the house? Or was it someone closer to home?…
Episode 97 - Oozing Death: The Great Boston Molasses Flood
Molasses: the silent terror. Or at least it was for 21 Bostonians who were killed by a massive flood of the sticky ingredient for cookies and rum in 1919.
Episode 96 - When Florida Had a 100-Foot Octopus
What was the massive tentacled heap that washed up on the shore of St. Augustine, Florida in 1896? The local expert thought it was the biggest octopus the world had ever known. Was it?
Episode 95 - Blame It On The Gator: The Disappearance of Jerry Michael Williams Part 3
We complete the Jerry Michael Williams story with the truth - according to the man who murdered him.
Episode 94 - Blame It On The Gator: The Disappearance of Jerry Michael Williams Part 2
In Part 2 of the disappearance of Jerry Michael Williams, we explore the suspicions aimed at a wife who married her husband’s best friend - the same friend who sold him nearly $2 million in life insurance.
Episode 93 - Blame It On The Gator: The Disappearance of Jerry Michael Williams Part 1
When a man went missing in Florida, they saw the empty boat and waders and blamed it on an alligator. But was it something more sinister? Join us for the first part of a case that is still twisting and turning to this day.
Episode 92 - Strange Criminal Coincidences Part 2
We bring you more of the most remarkable coincidences in the annals of crime, including an unlucky nurse who may have been a serial killer, the very unlucky Palmer Brothers, and the story of Liquid Matthew who may or may not have been boiled in oil.
Episode 91 - The Last Tribe: North Sentinel Island
The Stone Age society on North Sentinel Island has been isolated for thousands of years - and will do anything to keep it that way. One American missionary just tragically found that out the hard way.
Episode 90 - Criminal Coincidences Part 1: The Whit Monday Murders
There have been too many weird coincidences in crime to fit into one episode, so we did two. First we bring you the infamous Whit Monday murders - two women murdered, their bodies found 300 yards apart, same age, both out dancing, both allegedly murdered by men named Thornton. The catch? The murders happened 157 years apart.