The Box of Oddities

They were revered as gods in the ancient world. And then, a five year old boy got on one end of an escalator but didn't come out the other. Dwarf Worship and the mysterious vanishing of Stephen McKerr...

13 Maj 201938min

Judging the dead... literally. And then, the most amazing Sears Catalog mail order item ever. The Cadaver Synod and possibly the weirdest idea that The Sears Co. ever had. Caution. BOX121 is larger th...

9 Maj 201947min

How many corpse brides does one Russian need? And then, are curses real? Some say this one is. The horrific story of Anatoly Moskvin and The Kennedy Curse in BOX120. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

6 Maj 201941min

Have you ever seen a 42,000 year old horse? And then when startled, they often do things against their will. A perfectly preserved ice age foal and the unusual Jumping Frenchman of Maine. It's BOX119....

2 Maj 201943min

What happened to the two children who's bodies were discovered floating in a local quarry in 1913? And why should you cover your eyes at a graveyard? The Hopetoun Quarry Case and a horrific day at thi...

29 Apr 201943min

Sometimes, life feels like a game. Is it? And then, he wanted to paint his cows and other strange things. Are we living inside a video game? And the eccentric life of Sir George Sitwell. BOX117 may be...

25 Apr 201942min

He rode his Harley to his own burial ceremony. And then, a guy who looks pretty good for having been dead for 350 years. The Standing Dead and the exhumation of Peder Winstrup.  Learn more about your ...

22 Apr 201936min

The weirdest fishing trip ever! And then, the sign of a hero, or just an ugly bacteria trap? The mysterious Allagash Abduction and the great Victorian Beard Craze! Box115 may cause oily stools and an ...

18 Apr 201948min