Tales from the Dark History Crypt - a Dark History Spooky Season Special
Compilation of Dark History: Witches, Panics, Spiritualists, and Conspiracies
Explore the dark history behind persistent human fears, from medieval witch trials and governmental manipulation to modern conspiracy panics rooted in psychological suggestion. Learn how fear and mythology evolve to target the marginalized across centuries.
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- Identify the historical roots of witchcraft, including the creation of the "ugly hag" stereotype and the writing of the Malleus Maleficarum.
- Trace the evolution of mass fear through major moral panics, including the trauma spread by the Michelle Remembers book and the D&D scare.
- Examine how figures like Harry Houdini and Rasputin navigated, validated, or were victims of belief systems surrounding spiritualism and the occult.
This episode compiles disparate historical segments covering key moments of mass hysteria. Readers will gain insight into how fear is manufactured—from witch-identifying manuals requiring archaic rituals to modern psychological phenomena like False Memory Syndrome fueling costly media frenzies. It ultimately demonstrates that blaming others for societal problems is a timeless human response.
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Top Comments (10)
October and Bailey go so well together
I don’t know if this has already been done, but a dark history on the Wizard of Oz and/or Judy Garland would be interesting. Edit to my comment: I’m talking about the making of the film, not the actual story
My house is going to be squeaky clean with 4 hours of back to back Bailey's episodes. Edit- Dark History on Rasputin was the first episode of Bailey's where I got introduced to this channel, and since then I am hooked.
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Would love a meet and greet opportunity. Do a tour Bailey!!!! A live show !!! Maybe doing make up on random audience members while giving us some history. Love you ❤.
They also used the witch accusations as a land grab, like women who inherited property from their family passing away or husband dying, WITCHES so they could take the land😢
So glad you threw these together so I didn't have to go hunt them down! Thank you Queen Bailey ❤
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Top Comments (10)
October and Bailey go so well together
I don’t know if this has already been done, but a dark history on the Wizard of Oz and/or Judy Garland would be interesting. Edit to my comment: I’m talking about the making of the film, not the actual story
My house is going to be squeaky clean with 4 hours of back to back Bailey's episodes. Edit- Dark History on Rasputin was the first episode of Bailey's where I got introduced to this channel, and since then I am hooked.
Who still sings/humms her original MMMM song? Even when she stopped using it, I kept singing it. 🎶 🎵 ❤❤
Half of my shift gone in a split second while listening to this 👌🏻
Would love a meet and greet opportunity. Do a tour Bailey!!!! A live show !!! Maybe doing make up on random audience members while giving us some history. Love you ❤.
They also used the witch accusations as a land grab, like women who inherited property from their family passing away or husband dying, WITCHES so they could take the land😢
So glad you threw these together so I didn't have to go hunt them down! Thank you Queen Bailey ❤
This is exactly why you’re my favorite podcaster Bailey! Thank you SO MUCH for the 4 hr videos, they TRULY are appreciated!!!
Bailey you are amazing can you do a video on Elizabeth Bathory she was a tyrant!