Broadcast from the Belfry
An archive of curious tales across cultures.
New episodes @ 12am every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
13. Lincoln Park Cemetery is So Two Years Ago
People were buried under Lincoln Park in the 1800s? They were still finding bodies that hadn't been reinterred in the early 1900s?? They were STILL finding bodies in 1998??? What is goi…
12. Spiritualism Business
"Is anyone here with us?" That's one of the main questions we ask this week as we ramble into the void. We're talking spiritualism. We're talking feminism. We're talking ouija boards. W…
11. I Didn't Say I Was Powerful... I Said I Was Harry Houdini
You may be familiar with Harry Houdini's "magic" tricks and his tenure as the world's greatest escape artist, but did you know he was a staunch anti-spiritualist? Or, well... maybe you …
10. Baby, You're A Murder Hotel
Apologies for the inconsistent audio here - I had a lot of issues.
Besides that, get ready for truth bombs about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (the Columbian Exposition) and the real lo…
9. There's No Hodags in Alaska
You may be wondering, "Gosh Hannah, you sure do talk about a lot of things that aren't the Hodag in this episode!" And you would be right. Who knew that there was so much historical con…
8. Edison's Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Episode So We Wouldn't Get Sued
Buckle your seatbelts because are we talking you on a wild ride this episode! If you thought you knew about Edison inventing motion pictures, does Georgia sure have news for you. Tune i…
7. The Patron Saint of Emos and Goths
We're asking the real questions this week, folx: did Poe have a time machine? Also, what were the circumstances that led to his death? And what the hell is a "Poe Toaster?" Tune in to h…
6. It's Not A Rendezvous, It's A Donner Party
How much do you know about what really happened out on the California Trail? Well... Tune in to find out!
Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Sha…
5. This Ain't A Scene, It's the LaLaurie Mansion
Everyone knows about the cursed LaLaurie Mansion, but what about the dark history beyond Nicholas Cage and the reported hauntings? And who was Madame Delphine LaLaurie? Tune in as we un…
4. The Mormon Things That No One Ever Knows
You really wouldn't believe what the deal is with the Mormons. Hannah takes Georgia through an abbreviated history of the Latter Day Saints movement, both of them trying hard to underst…
3. Waking Up To Yellow Fever
You've lived through a global pandemic, but have you ever lived through an epidemic? Dr. Benjamin Rush sure did, not 20 years after he penned his name down on the Declaration of Indepen…
2. I Never Told You What the Harpe Bros Do For A Living
It's time for the second epiosde of our second and we're talking about two brothers who didn't deserve any second chances. There are also two of us. There's a 2 thing here somewhere... …
1. There is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There is a Roanoke Let's Keep it a Secret
Aaaaaand we're back! Welcome to our season of American folk tales, true crime, cryptids, and other stories. In this episode, Georgia and Hannah play a little New Year's catch-up, then d…
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Pseudoarchaeology (Bonus!)
Happy Pre-Season 2! Tune in to this very special episode as we are joined by friend-of-the-show Jordan to discuss all things pseudoarchaeology in all of its racist, fake news un-glory. …
Turkey Surprise: Finale (Call of Cthulhu Bonus)
Tune in for some super-special Thanksgiving bonus content with your intrepid hosts facing a nightmarish festival for the ages.
From the Black Vault, Broadcast from the Belfry presents: …
Turkey Surprise: Part Two (Call of Cthulhu Bonus)
Tune in for some super-special Thanksgiving bonus content with your intrepid hosts facing a nightmarish festival for the ages.
From the Black Vault, Broadcast from the Belfry presents: …
Turkey Surprise: Part One (Call of Cthulhu Bonus)
Tune in for some super-special Thanksgiving bonus content with your intrepid hosts facing a nightmarish festival for the ages.
From the Black Vault, Broadcast from the Belfry presents: …
Thanksgiving Surprise Teaser?
The teaser-trailer for our long discussed Thanksgiving-themed Call of Cthulhu role playing game is here to get your mouths watering for more...
What Day Is It, October? (Halloween Bongus)
Surprise, Halloween episode!! Georgia and Hannah took this one to the next level... by starting the recording session with several glasses of wine. Tune in as Hannah discusses los Días …
30. My Dragons Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)
In this season's final episode, Hannah takes us on one last journey through time and space on the backs of dragons. Did you know that there is more than one kind of alligator? Did you k…