Ivan the first Tsar of Russia is sometimes thought of as a madman, a psychopath whose paranoia leads to some horrible acts being brought upon those he declared to be enemies. Although in the early years of Ivan IV's reign, he could be better described as, Ivan the soon-to-be but not at the moment, terrible. In part one of our two-part episode on Ivan the Terrible, we will cover the years from his birth to the beginning of the Oprichnina. 

It was decided during the recording to make this into a two-parter in the hopes of making better content. The Macabrepedia team is currently making some life adjustments due to a couple of medical diagnoses that we didn't want to have. Please continue to check back with us as we get through this time. The plan as of now is to continue life as close to normal as possible. 

We talk about a few ghost-y stories we have, read a scary story (The Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit), and talk a little bit about where trick-or-treating comes from. 

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Project MKUltra was a series of illegal experiments carried out by the CIA that were designed to test the effects of drugs and how they might be weaponized. We discuss this and a little about white room torture.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fDAOFgye1M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOjMQT5dvN8

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In what is called one of the biggest mysteries of the American Old West, the Bender family fled from suspicion and a looming search of their homestead... and nobody can agreed on what happened to them. This search would result in finding the bodies of many people who had gone missing in the area, but what happened, and who were these... Bloody Benders? Join us as we add another entry.

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Throughout our history, there have been terrible weather events that have impacted history, and solar eclipses have had a special place as well, as frightening and unexpected events. In this episode, we'll discuss a few of these events.

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Taking a turn toward the bizarre this week, we discuss the marathon monks of Mount Hiei where monks walk 24,000 miles to clarify their mind and spirit.

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Ref:
https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/culture-people/the-marathon-monks-of-mount-hiei/

https://en.japantravel.com/blog/fudo-myo/68296

https://3100.srichinmoyraces.org/#third-section-tab-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3O1g6_9Os

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S06oMxdt40A

This week, we explore some weird ways rulers have died throughout history.

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From a chance detour, we came across the Sidna Allen House. Then into the wormhole on this week's episode about the Hillsville Courthouse Massacre, a bit of forgotten Appalachian history.

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https://theroanoker.com/interests/history/hillsville-massacre

https://www.geni.com/people/Floyd-Allen/6000000137616036007#:~:text=March%2014%2C%201912%20-%20After%20Floyd%20Allen%20is,Massacre.%22%20Allen%20and%20his%20family%20flee%20the%20scene.

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