Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light

Albert Fish — The Boogeyman How does a human being become a monster? In this disturbing episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob explores the life and crimes of Albert Fish, one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. Behind the appearance of a harmless old man was a predator responsible for some of the most horrifying crimes ever recorded. From a troubled childhood and a lifetime of mental illness to the murders that shocked America, we follow Fish's descent into darkness and the investigation that finally brought him to justice. Along the way, we examine the disappearances of Francis McDonnell, Billy Gaffney, and Grace Budd, whose tragic case would expose the true extent of Fish's depravity. This is not an easy listen. It is one of the darkest stories in modern criminal history. Join Rob as he uncovers the chilling story of the man newspapers called The Boogeyman. Because sometimes the monsters are real. Follow The Dark History Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkhistorypod?mibextid=LQQJ4d Discord: https://discord.gg/3mHPd3xg TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLSvwJJV/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DarkHistory2021 Twitter/X: @darkhistory2021 Instagram: @dark_history21 Email: [email protected] If you enjoy The Dark History Podcast, please consider leaving a rating and review on your podcast platform of choice. It is one of the best ways to help new listeners discover the show and helps us continue exploring the darkest corners of human history.

The museum doors creak open once more, traveller, and tonight I invite you into one of the strangest rooms in my collection. High above the city of Edinburgh, hidden within the slopes of Arthur's Seat, seventeen tiny coffins lay concealed for years behind carefully placed stones. Each contained a small wooden figure, dressed in handmade clothing and arranged with unsettling care. No names. No explanation. No clues. When five boys stumbled upon them in 1836, they uncovered a mystery that has endured for nearly two centuries. Were they memorials to the dead? Tools of witchcraft? Secret burials for souls lost at sea? Or something even stranger? In Exhibit XI: The Little People, we descend into the fog-covered streets of Victorian Edinburgh and examine one of Britain's most enduring unsolved mysteries. Together we will explore the discovery of the tiny coffins, the theories surrounding their creation, the disturbing links to death and folklore, and the unanswered questions that continue to haunt historians to this day. Step carefully, traveller. Some mysteries do not want to be solved. The Little People are waiting.

Gloomy Sunday — The Hungarian Suicide Song Could a song really drive people to take their own lives? In 1933, a struggling Hungarian pianist named Rezső Seress composed a melancholy melody that would become one of the most infamous songs in history. Known as Gloomy Sunday, the piece was soon linked to reports of suicide across Europe, earning it a chilling nickname: The Hungarian Suicide Song. As rumours spread, newspapers claimed listeners had taken their own lives after hearing it. Authorities grew concerned, radio stations stopped playing it, and the BBC would eventually ban the song for decades. Before long, Gloomy Sunday had become surrounded by stories of death, despair, censorship, and an alleged curse. But how much of the legend is actually true? In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob explores the fascinating history behind one of the world's most controversial songs. From the cafés of 1930s Paris and Budapest to the dark years of the Second World War, we uncover the life of Rezső Seress, the origins of Gloomy Sunday, and the strange chain of events that transformed a simple piano composition into a global phenomenon. Along the way, we examine the reported suicides, the role of sensationalist newspapers, the BBC ban, Billie Holiday's famous recording, and the enduring mystery that continues to surround the song nearly a century later. Was Gloomy Sunday really cursed? Or did it simply become the soundtrack to a generation already struggling through heartbreak, poverty, depression, and war? Join Rob as he uncovers the truth behind one of history's most haunting musical legends. Because sometimes the most unsettling stories don't come from battlefields or murderers. Sometimes they come from a song. Follow Dark History Online Facebook: Dark History on FacebookDiscord: Join the Dark History Discord CommunityTikTok: Dark History on TikTokYouTube: Dark History on YouTubeX (Twitter): @darkhistory2021 on XInstagram: @dark_history21 on Instagram Support the Podcast Patreon: Support Dark History on PatreonMerchandise Store: Visit the Dark History Merchandise Store Contact the Show Email: [email protected] If you enjoy The Dark History Podcast, please consider leaving a rating and review on your podcast platform of choice. It is one of the best ways to help new listeners discover the show. Sharing episodes with friends, supporting on Patreon, or picking up something from the merchandise store all help keep the podcast going and allow us to continue exploring the darkest and most mysterious corners of history.

Step quietly, traveller, and enter one of the darkest chambers of the Dark's Travelling Emporium. Behind the glass of Exhibit X lies a single brass earring, recovered from the yard of Eula Phillips in Austin on Christmas Eve, 1885. It is a small and ordinary thing, cheap and tarnished, but it bears witness to one of the most chilling and overlooked murder mysteries in American history. In the winter of 1884, a killer began moving silently through the servant quarters of Austin. He slipped into homes under cover of darkness, struck sleeping victims with an axe, and vanished before dawn. Month after month, fear spread through the city as women and men were found with their skulls crushed and their lives brutally cut short. The newspapers gave him a name: the Servant Girl Annihilator murders. At least eight people were murdered. Hundreds of suspects were questioned. Rewards were offered. Vigilante groups patrolled the streets. Yet the killer was never identified, and as suddenly as the violence began, it stopped. In this episode of Dark Travelling Emporium, the Keeper opens the case file and guides you through the gaslit streets of nineteenth-century Austin, where whispered superstition, racial prejudice, and investigative failure allowed a murderer to disappear into history. Some monsters are remembered by name. Others leave behind only the objects they touched... and the silence of those they took.

Mysteries of the Sumerians — The Cradle of Civilization Who were the Sumerians, and how did a people living more than 5,000 years ago create the foundations of the modern world? In this fascinating episode of The Dark History Podcast, we journey to ancient Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris River and Euphrates River, where humanity first built cities, invented writing, developed mathematics, brewed beer, an Follow Dark History Online Facebook: Dark History on Facebook Discord: Join the Dark History Discord Community TikTok: Dark History on TikTok YouTube: Dark History on YouTube X (Twitter): @darkhistory2021 on X Instagram: @dark_history21 on Instagram Support the Podcast Patreon: Support Dark History on Patreon Merchandise Store: Visit the Dark History Merchandise Store Contact the Show Email: [email protected] d laid the groundwork for civilization itself. From the towering city of Uruk to the mysterious wedge-shaped script known as cuneiform, the Sumerians changed the world forever—then seemingly vanished. But alongside their extraordinary achievements lie some of history’s greatest unanswered questions. Why does the Sumerian language appear to have no known relatives? Was Gilgamesh a real king whose story evolved into the world’s oldest epic? Who were the Anunnaki—powerful gods of myth, or something far more mysterious? And did the Sumerians possess astronomical knowledge that was centuries, or even millennia, ahead of its time? In this episode, Rob explores the boundary between established archaeology and enduring speculation. Drawing on ancient texts, king lists, creation myths, and star lore, he examines the facts behind the legends while asking the same questions that have captivated historians, linguists, and conspiracy theorists alike. This is not a story of murder or plague. It is a story of wonder. A story about the civilization that gave us writing, law, the wheel, and the first recorded literature. A story about voices pressed into clay tablets and buried beneath desert sands for thousands of years. And a story about mysteries that still refuse to be fully explained. Did the Sumerians simply represent the brilliance of early humanity? Or were they preserving memories of something stranger—something that challenged our understanding of the ancient world? Join Rob as he uncovers the mysteries of the Sumerians, the people who invented civilization and left behind questions that continue to echo across five millennia. Because sometimes the oldest stories are the most mysterious of all. Follow Dark History Online Facebook: Dark History on Facebook Discord: Join the Dark History Discord Community TikTok: Dark History on TikTok YouTube: Dark History on YouTube X (Twitter): @darkhistory2021 on X Instagram: @dark_history21 on Instagram Support the Podcast Patreon: Support Dark History on Patreon Merchandise Store: Visit the Dark History Merchandise Store Contact the Show Email: [email protected] If you enjoy The Dark History Podcast, please consider leaving a rating and review on your podcast platform of choice. It is one of the best ways to help new listeners discover the show. Sharing episodes with friends, supporting on Patreon, or picking up something from the merchandise store all help keep the podcast going and allow us to continue exploring the darkest and most mysterious corners of history.