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It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new e...

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The Butcher Legacy: A Dr. Wren Muller Novel cover

The Butcher Legacy

Alaina Urquhart

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway (Part 2)

The hosts announced that the book was releasing on August 11th and praised it as their favorite in the series so far.

Butcher Legacy is coming out. And we're going on tour. It's coming out August 11th. And we'll be at Unlikely Story that night. It's the concluding chapter in this trilogy. It's really good. I think you'll love it. So go ahead and preorder that. It's my favorite one in the series thus far.

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Ninth House (Ninth House Series, 1)

Leigh Bardugo

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway (Part 2)

One of the hosts said they had just started reading the book and described it as a spooky darkacademia fantasy that felt right for the summer.

I'm starting to read The Ninth House. It's like a spooky fantasy, dark academia fantasy. I think Aiden recommended it to me. It feels right, cozy, dark academia, paranormal and fun.

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The Season of Sinking

Daphne Woolsoncroft

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway (Part 2)

They mentioned that Daphne Wolsencroft had just released this new book and expressed excitement to start reading it.

She was nice enough to send me and Elena her new book, which I think just came out. So I think it's available. Season of Sinking. I'm really excited to start it.

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Night Watcher

Daphne Woolsoncroft

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway (Part 2)

They recalled having read Wolsencroft's earlier book Night Watcher and gave it a strong recommendation.

I read her book Night Watcher and it was really good. 10 out of 10 recommend.

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Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore cover

Preacher's Girl

Jim Schutze

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

Blanche Taylor Moore, The Oldest Woman on Death Row (Part 2)

The hosts noted that Schutz's book reported the arsenic level found in Dwight Moore as the highest ever recorded in a living human being.

According to author Jim Schutz, who again will link his book in the show notes, it was the most arsenic that had ever been found in any living human being in the history of the hospital.

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Mass Murderers (True Crime)

Time-Life Books

Mentioned 1 month ago

The San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre

The book was cited as a reference source providing information about mass murderers.

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Murder in Greenwich

Mark Fuhrman

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2)

The episode noted that Furman's book was published in 1998 and that it named a suspect, influencing public interest and prompting a grandjury investigation.

In the spring of 1998, Furman's book, Murder in Greenwich, Who Killed Martha Moxley, was published.

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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 1)

One of the hosts mentioned the novel while joking about the name George, saying it made them think of "Of Mice and Men."

I was going to say, is it even going to be funny? For some reason, when I said George, I just thought of mice and men. I'm tapping out.

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The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder cover

The Perfect Father

John Glatt

Mentioned 2 months ago

The Watts Family Murders (Part 2)

The book was listed in the episode's reference section as a source detailing the Chris Watts case.

Glatt, John. 2020. The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder.

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Magi

Shinobu Ohtaka

Mentioned 3 months ago

Move-In Ready (To Ruin Your Life)

The hosts said Kurt Rowlett wrote about the bleeding house in his book Labyrinth 13, noting he interviewed Minnie Winston after the mysterious blood incident.

Now, another writer who got involved in the case is Kurt Rowlett. He writes about the bleeding house in his book, Labyrinth 13, True Tales of the Occult Crime and Conspiracy. He actually got the chance to interview Minnie Winston a while after that night in September when all the blood just appeared.

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Winnie the Pooh

A. A. Milne

Mentioned 3 months ago

The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure

It was mentioned that baby Jessica was singing verses from "Winnie the Pooh" while she was trapped, showing the book's presence in the rescue narrative.

She could be heard singing verses of Winnie the Pooh to herself.

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Inside the Well

Lance Lunsford

Mentioned 3 months ago

The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure

The hosts cited Lunsford's book as a source for details about the well's condition and its capping, indicating they relied on it for factual background.

According to Lunsford, and these are people that will obviously be linked in the show notes, accounts vary on whether the well opening had been covered with a rock or a flower pot.

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Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

It was mentioned as another book by Grady Hendrix, set in the same neighborhood as 'My Best Friend's Exorcism,' but focused on adults rather than teenagers.

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But The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, another title by Grady Hendrix takes place in the same neighborhood.

— Episode: Episode 598: “Weirdos’ Audiobook Club” p...

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It was mentioned as another book by Grady Hendrix, set in the same neighborhood as 'My Best Friend's Exorcism,' but focused on adults rather than teenagers.

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But The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, another title by Grady Hendrix takes place in the same neighborhood.

The Silent Twins: A true story of love and hate, dreams and desolation, genius and destruction Cover

Marjorie Wallace

The Silent Twins

A true story of love and hate, dreams and desolation, genius and destruction

They compared the case to the story of The Silent Twins, noting it as a similar truecrime narrative.

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And you know what actually it reminds me of um the story and it's the one it's a mini morbid that I did alone. The Silent Twins.

— Episode: Episode 172: The Papin Sisters

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Episode: Episode 172: The Papin Sisters

They compared the case to the story of The Silent Twins, noting it as a similar truecrime narrative.

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And you know what actually it reminds me of um the story and it's the one it's a mini morbid that I did alone. The Silent Twins.

Black Mass: The Irish Mob, The FBI and A Devil's Deal Cover

Dick Lehr

Black Mass

The Irish Mob, The FBI and A Devil's Deal

The hosts mentioned reading a summer book about Whitey Bulger, identifying it as Black Mass, and considered it while discussing theories.

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There was like a whiny Bulger like a book about like him on my summer reading. Oh yeah yeah Black Mass probably.

— Episode: Episode 240: The Lady of the Dunes

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Episode: Episode 240: The Lady of the Dunes

The hosts mentioned reading a summer book about Whitey Bulger, identifying it as Black Mass, and considered it while discussing theories.

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There was like a whiny Bulger like a book about like him on my summer reading. Oh yeah yeah Black Mass probably.

Was it Black Mass? I don't think it was. It was I don't know.

Premature Burial and How It may be Prevented (Illustrated) Cover

William Tebb

Premature Burial and How It may be Prevented (Illustrated)

They said the 1896 book listed many real cases of premature burial and offered methods to ensure a person was truly dead before burial.

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There was a book entitled Premature Burial and How It may be Prevented with special reference to trance, cataplexy and other forms of animation. Published in 1896. This book basically...

— Episode: Episode 253: Buried Alive

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Episode: Episode 253: Buried Alive

They said the 1896 book listed many real cases of premature burial and offered methods to ensure a person was truly dead before burial.

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There was a book entitled Premature Burial and How It may be Prevented with special reference to trance, cataplexy and other forms of animation. Published in 1896. This book basically lays out a ton of real instances where someone was buried while still alive and it also tries to understand how to prevent it from happening in the future.

The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set): Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind; If There Be Thorns/Seeds of Yesterday; Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger) Cover

V.C. Andrews

The Flowers in the Attic Saga (Boxed Set)

Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind; If There Be Thorns/Seeds of Yesterday; Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger)

The podcast mentioned the title as a way to identify the author V.C. Andrews, noting that listeners might know the author from that earlier novel.

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You might know VC Andrews from Flowers in the Attic.

— Episode: Episode 251: Tara Calico

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Episode: Episode 251: Tara Calico

The podcast mentioned the title as a way to identify the author V.C. Andrews, noting that listeners might know the author from that earlier novel.

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You might know VC Andrews from Flowers in the Attic.

The Wind in the Willows (Illustrated): The 1913 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations Cover

Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows (Illustrated)

The 1913 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

The narrator recalled reading the classic British children's book during childhood while sitting on a window seat, describing it as a great book.

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I was sitting there reading my copy of The Wind in the Willows. Classic British child. Also that's a great book. I read that when I was little.

— Episode: Listener Tales 13

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Episode: Listener Tales 13

The narrator recalled reading the classic British children's book during childhood while sitting on a window seat, describing it as a great book.

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I was sitting there reading my copy of The Wind in the Willows. Classic British child. Also that's a great book. I read that when I was little.

The Most Haunted House in England: Ten Years' Investigation of Borley Rectory (COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE UNKNOWN) Cover

Harry Price

The Most Haunted House in England

Ten Years' Investigation of Borley Rectory (COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE UNKNOWN)

The hosts noted that Harry Price had authored The Most Haunted House in England and expressed enthusiasm for reading it.

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he ended up writing a book Harry called The Most Haunted House in England. Oh I want to read it.

— Episode: Episode 177: The Haunting of the Borley...

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Episode: Episode 177: The Haunting of the Borley Rectory

The hosts noted that Harry Price had authored The Most Haunted House in England and expressed enthusiasm for reading it.

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he ended up writing a book Harry called The Most Haunted House in England. Oh I want to read it.

Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders Cover

Terry Sullivan

Killer Clown

The John Wayne Gacy Murders

The hosts mentioned it as one of the four books they consulted for the episode's research.

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The other one that I was looking through is called Killer Clown, the John Wayne Gacy Murders by Terry Sullivan.

— Episode: Episode 137: John Wayne Gacy Part 2: The...

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Episode: Episode 137: John Wayne Gacy Part 2: The Murders

The hosts mentioned it as one of the four books they consulted for the episode's research.

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The other one that I was looking through is called Killer Clown, the John Wayne Gacy Murders by Terry Sullivan.

Buried Dreams: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer Cover

Tim Cahill

Buried Dreams

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer

The hosts cited it as one of the key books they referenced for the episode.

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And then the other one I used was called Buried Dreams, Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy by Tim Cahill.

— Episode: Episode 137: John Wayne Gacy Part 2: The...

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Episode: Episode 137: John Wayne Gacy Part 2: The Murders

The hosts cited it as one of the key books they referenced for the episode.

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And then the other one I used was called Buried Dreams, Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy by Tim Cahill.

12 Years A Slave Cover

Solomon Northup

12 Years A Slave

The hosts mentioned the book 12 Years a Slave while highlighting Storm Reid's filmography in the same breath as A Wrinkle in Time.

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We also have Storm Reid, who was in A Wrinkle in Time and Euphoria and 12 Years A Slave. And she was great.

— Episode: BONUS EPISODE: Discussing "The Invisible...

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The hosts mentioned the book 12 Years a Slave while highlighting Storm Reid's filmography in the same breath as A Wrinkle in Time.

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We also have Storm Reid, who was in A Wrinkle in Time and Euphoria and 12 Years A Slave. And she was great.

Little Lost Angel Cover

Michael Quinlan

Little Lost Angel

The hosts described it as a great, welldone truecrime book that would horrify and upset listeners, recommending it for a fuller understanding of the case.

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the first one I want you to look at is Little Lost Angel by Michael Quinlan. Great book. It's going to horrify you and upset you, but it's well done.

— Episode: Episode 215: The Torture and Murder of S...

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Episode: Episode 215: The Torture and Murder of Shanda Shar...

The hosts described it as a great, welldone truecrime book that would horrify and upset listeners, recommending it for a fuller understanding of the case.

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the first one I want you to look at is Little Lost Angel by Michael Quinlan. Great book. It's going to horrify you and upset you, but it's well done.

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Aphrodite Jones

Cruel Sacrifice

The hosts noted they gathered a lot of information from this book, but omitted many details, urging listeners to read it for a complete, detailed account of the murders.

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the other one, a lot of people might know this one. it's called Cruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite Jones. I got tons of information from them, but I also left out a lot of details that I th...

— Episode: Episode 215: The Torture and Murder of S...

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Episode: Episode 215: The Torture and Murder of Shanda Shar...

The hosts noted they gathered a lot of information from this book, but omitted many details, urging listeners to read it for a complete, detailed account of the murders.

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the other one, a lot of people might know this one. it's called Cruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite Jones. I got tons of information from them, but I also left out a lot of details that I think you should go read the books for.

And again, it was the same thing, the Aphrodite Jones book, Cruel Sacrifice, that really goes into detail about what happened here.

A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, 1) Cover

Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, 1)

The group referenced Storm Reid's role in the movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time while discussing the cast of The Invisible Man.

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We also have Storm Reid, who was in A Wrinkle in Time and Euphoria and 12 Years a Slave. And she was great.

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The group referenced Storm Reid's role in the movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time while discussing the cast of The Invisible Man.

"

We also have Storm Reid, who was in A Wrinkle in Time and Euphoria and 12 Years a Slave. And she was great.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel Cover

Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel

They mentioned the title when discussing a book that many people had suggested and said it was sitting on the coffee table but not yet opened.

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I got like what's the book called? So many people suggested it. It's like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I think.

— Episode: Episode 260: The Eastern State Penitenti...

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Episode: Episode 260: The Eastern State Penitentiary

They mentioned the title when discussing a book that many people had suggested and said it was sitting on the coffee table but not yet opened.

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I got like what's the book called? So many people suggested it. It's like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I think.

To Hell I Must Go: The True Story of Michigan’s Lizzie Borden Cover

Rod Sadler

To Hell I Must Go

The True Story of Michigan’s Lizzie Borden

The episode repeatedly praised this truecrime work by Sadler, noting it as the primary source that led them to the case and encouraging listeners to read it for more history.

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And I saw it and it was called To Hell I Must Go. And I was like, that's it. I got to cover that one next.

— Episode: Episode 190: Martha Haney

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Episode: Episode 190: Martha Haney

The episode repeatedly praised this truecrime work by Sadler, noting it as the primary source that led them to the case and encouraging listeners to read it for more history.

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And I saw it and it was called To Hell I Must Go. And I was like, that's it. I got to cover that one next.

So I saw this one, To Hell I Must Go. And I was like, that's it. I got to cover that one next.

If you read this book you know To Hell I Must Go there's a ton of other history in there that obviously I did not include because you should read the book.

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