Hang onto your ears…it’s about to get Grimm up in here! Over the years, fairy tales have really become washed down with niceties. The dark origins seem to get lost with every generation. Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk about the Grimm Brothers and an uproar over one lone sausage.

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Resources: Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales by: The Brother’s Grimm

Brothers Grimm | Biography, Stories, & Works | Britannica

How the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale | The National Endowment for the Humanities (neh.gov)

5 Facts About The Brothers Grimm (biography.com)

Grimm 23: The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage (pitt.edu)

What is it about a good ghost story that captivates us, or dare I say haunts us? Why do certain legends endure the test of time? On this episode of Hometown Macabre join Halley and Blaire as they discuss one of the oldest and spookiest tales of the supernatural that seems to haunt different cultures, the enduring legend of the Lady in White.

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SOURCES:

https://www.mobicastle.com/the-legend-of-the-white-lady-and-the-hohenzollern-castle/

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-an-introduction-to-the-weeping-woman/

https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/ct-white-lady-union-cemetery-urban-legend-17533746.php

Step right up! Don’t be shy! Join the Ladies of MACABRE and let your Freak Flag fly! Your ears will be amazed at the stories the Ladies of Macabre have for you today! Listen with wonder and astonishment as they talk about the dark history of circus sideshow performers. Be prepared to be amazed and appalled.

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Resources:

Freak show Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Freak show | Entertainment, Human Oddities & Social Impact | Britannica

Joseph Merrick - Death, Disease & Elephant Man (biography.com)

P.T. Barnum Isn't the Hero the 'Greatest Showman' Wants You to Think | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)

P.T. Barnum - Quotes, Circus & Family (biography.com)

She had one husband, five children, and four legs - Appalachian History

dipygus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

History Daily

Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow