Cult Macabre

Cult Macabre

A Phantasmagoric Guide to Pop Culture's Dark Side. Join hosts Li and Richie for topics including Horror/Cult Films, Creepypasta, Cryptids, Hauntings, Urban Legends, and more!

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June 30, 2025 38 mins

On today's episode we talk about 1985's A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, starring Mark Patton. Taking on more of a Possesion/Body Horror theme, this sequel follows a teenage boy haunted by Freddy Krueger, who’s out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

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On today's episode, we begin our internship with the SCP Foundation by discussing SCP-294 (Object Class: Euclid), aka "The Coffee Machine."

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June 2, 2025 16 mins

On today's episode, we talk about the Demon Cat of D.C., a ghost cat who is purported to haunt the government buildings of Washington, D.C.

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April 21, 2025 21 mins

On this week's episode we talk about Charles Band's Stoner Comedy-Horror film Evil Bong, Starring Tommy Chong (no, we didn't rhyme that on purpose).

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April 14, 2025 16 mins

We are back with another Creepypasta reading! Today we read and talk about Dial Tone, written by Redditor iia. It tells the story of an author's reality seemingly being distorted by a land line phone in a cabin.

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April 7, 2025 26 mins

We are back with more odd headlines on the April 2025 edition of our World Wide Weird series. Have you heard about any of these stories? Listen and find out!

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March 17, 2025 49 mins

Happy St. Patrick's Day! On this episode we are talking about the 1993 Horror Comedy Cult Classic, "Leprechaun," starring Warwick Davis and a pre "Friends" Jennifer Aniston. Does the title character stand firmly alongside Freddy Krueger and Chucky? Listen in as we break the movie down!

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February 17, 2025 39 mins

On today's episode, we talk about My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) starring Jensen Ackles. Does this remake of the 1981 Cult Classic still hold up? Did the 3D gimmick hinder it? All this and more are discussed.

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February 3, 2025 20 mins

Today we kick off Season 2 with our discussion of The Rougarou, a shape-shifting monster from Cajun folklore that is said to live in the swamps of Louisiana.

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December 31, 2024 34 mins

Today we discuss Nosferatu (2024), directed by Robert Eggers. Was this film a top contender for movie of the year? Does it hold up to or surpass the 1922 original? Where does it sit among Robert's prior films? Hear what we have to say about it and more. [Spoilers begin at 08:54]

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December 23, 2024 25 mins

Build your best pillow fort and grab a snack as we talk about our first Creepypasta! Today's episode is on The Thing in the Fields, written by Joseph Baker aka Redditor Snake973. This tale recounts a man's childhood encounter with a mysterious being while living on his family's farm in rural Oregon.

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November 28, 2024 33 mins

Happy ThanksKilling! Today we talk about Jordan Downey's 2008 Cult Slasher, ThanksKilling, starring TURKIE! With a budget of $3500.00, this spoof of low-budget horror films follows a group of college students who are terrorized by a killer possessed turkey. 

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November 18, 2024 49 mins

On today's episode, we are discussing the 2015 Horror video game Until Dawn, released originally on the PS4 console. We also talk about the upcoming 2025 film adaptation of the same name.

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November 11, 2024 27 mins

On this episode, we discuss the Wendigo, a cannibalistic spirit resembling a zombie which was one of the worst curses to the Algonquian-speaking Native Americans of Canada.

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October 28, 2024 18 mins

On the first edition of World Wide Weird, we look at weird news articles around the world published during October 2024. 

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October 21, 2024 29 mins

On this episode, we discuss the history of Halloween and how it has evolved from its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.

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October 14, 2024 35 mins

On this episode, we take a look at the true history behind the "mystery" of Sarah Winchester and The Winchester Mystery House, as well as briefly discussing the 2018 film Winchester, starring Helen Mirren.

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October 7, 2024 93 mins

In honor of its 40th anniversary, we kick off the podcast with a discussion of Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm St. from 1984. 

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August 10, 2024 46 secs

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