Wicked, Weird, and Grim

15/06/2026

If you didn’t catch our episode a few weeks back, we covered the lost library of Ivan the Terrible in our episode entitled “Secret Tunnels, Secret Tunnels, Through the Kremlin”! This was originally a tandem episode with our Library of Alexandria episode as Ivan’s wife’s dowry was said to be a plethora of rare books thought to have been originating from the famed Alexandrian library! Ivan the Terrible’s Lost Library is thought to be buried deep in or even below the tunnels running beneath the Kremlin: the famous archaeologist and historian Ignatius Yakovlevich Stelletskii spent his life dedicated to searching for it, as have a few others. Catch this episode anywhere you listen to podcasts 🎧

05/02/2026

{ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS EPISODE WILL GO TO WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA IMMIGRANT RAPID RESPONSE FUND}

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying. On today’s episode, we stoke your rebellious, revolutionary spirit discussing the current US regime and acts of defiant resistance through telling the incredible story of a WWII Holocaust (Shoah) hero named Roderick ‘Roddie’ Waring Edmonds.

Join us as we discuss his absolute bravery, wit, and daring in the face of pure unadulterated evil as he saved 1,257 lives directly, and over 13,000 indirectly.

Stick around at the end to hear our infamous bloopers — yes, even on this episode because sometimes you have to have laughter and brightness in the face of darkness. (For those with sensory issues, blooper sounds abound)

05/02/2026

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying. On today’s episode, we dive deep into the craziest crimes committed by Santa or around Christmas time/the holidays.

Join us as we discuss the santa con at Santa Con, a robbery gone extremely wrong (read: buck naked in a chimney), and other crazy holiday stories.

Stick around at the end to hear our infamous bloopers (For those with sensory issues, blooper sounds abound)

05/11/2025

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying. On today’s episode, we dive deep into Caroline’s newest best friend til death who was the inspiration behind the movie Chucky: Robert the doll.

Listen as we discuss Caroline’s trip to Key West to see Robert “in the flesh” (fabric?), the hijinks that occur at the museum with guests and workers alike, and the legacy Robert has left on the surrounding area. We also discuss the history behind Robert’s original owner and whom he was passed onto upon this owner’s death, as well as how famous Robert has become with crazy cameos of Kim Kardashian, President Bush, and 13 year olds running haunted doll instagrams. You won’t wanna miss this one - it’s perfectly our brand of crazy. No bloopers this episode because we actually managed to keep it together for once — who would’ve thought?

23/10/2025

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying. On today’s episode, we dive deep into one of Ara’s favorite subjects: the Library of Alexandria. Listen as we discuss the incorrect yet persistent idea that the Library was destroyed in one fell swoop and instead give mention to the multitude of mishaps that led to the library’s ultimate destruction. We then cover some of the craziest conspiracies involving the library, its prolific contents, and its lasting legacy. We even give a little tease of one of our future episodes concerning another library ridden with perhaps even more conspiracy theories.

Stick around at the end to hear our infamous bloopers (For those with sensory issues, blooper sounds abound)

02/10/2025

Long overdue post on our Annabelle episode! We actually had quite a bit of technical trouble recording this episode (had to rerecord twice) and we regularly experienced issues with uploading and such. Apparently, it’s quite common for other podcasts to also experience trouble when recording about Annabelle. She was really giving us grief over this one!

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Annabelle is an entity all unto itself. The haunted raggedy Anne doll is well-known as one of the most dangerous and haunted/possessed items in the museum of the paranormal “experts” and ghost-hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren. Annabelle’s influence and story is as amazing as it haunting. She has more than a few interesting 2025 updates that we cover, including her summer tour and her new “caretaker” who is the latest owner of the museum and its objects.

We hope you enjoy this one — and as always, stay wicked, weird, and grim!

02/10/2025

CONTENT WARNING: Extreme vIolence, SA, child abus/neglect, infant1c1de, statutory SA, & attempted sulclde.

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying. On today’s episode, thanks to one of our Facebook recommendations, we discuss the gruesome true crime case of Donald Henry Gaskins or “P*eWee” Gaskins, the most notorious serial killer to hail from our great neighboring state of South Carolina.

Known for his short stature and underweight frame, this tiny serial killer might have been a small man, but he had a big body count. We hope you find this case as fascinating as we did and that it’s just as new to you as it was to us! It’s hard to find serial killers that we (mainly Caroline) don’t already know, so we were especially intrigued by Gaskins. Stick around at the end to hear our infamous bloopers.

21/08/2025

Tstiles on Spotify shared this with us and we thought you all would be interested! There is a biopic feature film about our last episode's South Carolina serial killer "'P*e Wee' Donald Henry Gaskins" coming out this year. While there's not much information about it yet, we've included the IMDb link to the movie if anyone wants to check it out!

Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer: Directed by Chris Helton. With Taylor Stiles, Adam Southard, Sky Crystal, Aaron Christian Paderewski. Based on true events, Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer follows Donald "P*e Wee" Gaskins, South Carolina's most infamous serial killer, as his past catches up with him,....

16/07/2025

CONTENT WARNING: Extreme v1olence, SA, child abus3/neglect, infant1c1de, statutory SA, & attempted su1c1de.

Welcome or welcome back to Wicked, Weird, and Grim, your number one podcast for a trip through the history of the odd, haunting, and mystifying. On today’s episode, thanks to one of our Facebook recommendations, we discuss the gruesome true crime case of Donald Henry Gaskins or “P*eWee” Gaskins, the most notorious serial killer to hail from our great neighboring state of South Carolina.
Known for his short stature and underweight frame, this tiny serial killer might have been a small man, but he had a big body count. We hope you find this case as fascinating as we did and that it’s just as new to you as it was to us! It’s hard to find serial killers that we (mainly Caroline) don’t already know, so we were especially intrigued by Gaskins. Stick around at the end to hear our infamous bloopers.