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House of Strange

Vincent Strange

House of Strange is a weekly dark history and folklore podcast explore the world"s most chilling historical crimes, unsolved mysteries, and ancient legends. Dive deep into the supernatural beliefs, spooky urban legends, and unexplained events from around the world that blur the line between reality and the unknown. If you love macabre tales, weird history, and eerie true stories, subscribe to discover why the world is far stranger than you think.

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54:21

The Immortal Stranger: The Count of Saint-Germain

House of Strange ·

2026/10/08

The Count of Saint-Germain seemed to appear from nowhere. Moving through the royal courts of 18th-century Europe, he spoke multiple languages, displayed remarkable knowledge of art, music, chemistry, and politics, and surrounded himself with an air of wealth and mystery. Yet no one seemed to know exactly where he came from, how old he was, or even his real name. Rumors soon transformed the enigmatic nobleman into something more: an alchemist who possessed secret knowledge, a master of the legendary

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02:11:31

The Village That Disappeared: The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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2026/10/02

In 1587, more than one hundred English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island. Three years later, Governor John White returned to find the settlement abandoned, its buildings dismantled, its people gone, and a single word carved into a wooden post: CROATOAN. The fate of the Lost Colony of Roanoke would become one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. But the evidence left behind tells a more complicated story than a colony that simply vanished without a trace. In this episode

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01:12:38

The Man No One Knew: The Somerton Man

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2026/09/25

In December 1948, the body of an unidentified man was discovered on Somerton Beach near Adelaide, Australia. With no identification, labels removed from his clothing, and no clear explanation for his death, the stranger would become known as the Somerton Man and the center of one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries.In this episode of The House of Strange, we explore the Somerton Man case, from the mysterious scrap of paper bearing the words “Tamám Shud” and its connection to the Rubáiyát of Omar

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01:06:54

The Boy With No Past: The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser

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2026/09/18

In 1828, a mysterious young man named Kaspar Hauser appeared on the streets of Nuremberg, Germany, carrying two letters and claiming to have spent much of his life imprisoned in near-total isolation. He could barely communicate, knew almost nothing about the world around him, and seemed to have no past anyone could verify. Almost immediately, Kaspar Hauser became one of 19th-century Europe’s most perplexing mysteries. In this episode of The House of Strange, we explore Hauser’s sudden appearance in

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56:33

The Children Who Vanished

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2026/09/11

In 1483, twelve-year-old Edward V was supposed to become King of England. Instead, he and his younger brother Richard were taken to the Tower of London, gradually disappeared from public view, and were never seen again. Their uncle, Richard III, took the throne, and for more than five centuries suspicion has followed him. But what actually happened to the two princes remains one of history’s most enduring mysteries. Were they murdered to clear the path to the crown? Did someone else have reason to

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01:27:03

The Face No One Saw

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2026/09/04

For more than three decades, a mysterious prisoner moved through the fortresses of seventeenth-century France under extraordinary secrecy. His name was concealed, his movements tightly controlled, and his face hidden from anyone who might recognize him. He eventually died within the Bastille in 1703, taking the truth of his identity with him. In the centuries that followed, speculation transformed the unknown prisoner into the legendary Man in the Iron Mask, inspiring theories of political

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01:07:50

The Attic Files: The Accused

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2026/08/28

The Attic Files return for Season 3 with three stories connected by one of history’s most dangerous forces: accusation. In 1612, the Pendle witch trials transformed poverty, family rivalries, superstition, and suspicion into charges that would send multiple people to the gallows. More than a century later, Anna Göldi would become known as the last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe, caught in a case shaped as much by power and scandal as by the supernatural claims made against her. And in

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01:15:41

The Blood Countess

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2026/08/21

The Blood Countess has become one of history's most infamous figures, remembered as a noblewoman who tortured and murdered hundreds of young women within the walls of her castle. But behind the legend lies a story far more complicated than the myths of blood and madness. This episode of The House of Strange explores the life of Elizabeth Báthory, the accusations that shocked 17th century Hungary, the political forces surrounding her downfall, and the centuries of stories that transformed her into an

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01:10:07

The Werewolf of Dole

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2026/08/14

When children began disappearing in the forests surrounding the French town of Dole, rumors spread that a werewolf was hunting them. The man eventually accused, Gilles Garnier, confessed to transforming into a wolf and killing his victims before being burned at the stake in 1573. But behind one of history's most infamous werewolf trials lies a story of hunger, superstition, fear, and justice. Was the Werewolf of Dole a literal monster, a serial killer hiding behind folklore, or another victim of an

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01:11:49

The Cannibal Clan of Scotland

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2026/08/07

Along the rugged coast of Scotland, a legend has endured for centuries. It tells of Sawney Bean and his family, a hidden clan said to have lived in a sea cave for decades, ambushing travelers, murdering them, and feeding on their remains. According to the story, hundreds vanished before the clan was finally discovered and executed in one of history's most gruesome spectacles. But there is one unsettling problem: the evidence for the entire tale may have been fabricated. In this premiere episode of

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44:36

The Story You Are Not Supposed to Tell

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2026/05/15

She isn’t someone you notice from far away. It’s the opposite. You’re already close to her when you realize she’s there, standing just off your path as if she’s been waiting in that exact place longer than she should have been. A woman in a mask. Still. Unhurried. Nothing about her demands attention. Until she speaks. Your name isn’t used, but it doesn’t need to be. The question lands as if it already belongs to you, something you’re expected to answer without thinking, without pausing long e...

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44:07

You Don't Answer the Call

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2026/05/08

Across Northern European folklore, there is a rule that is rarely explained, only repeated: If you hear your name called in the wilderness… do not answer. This episode explores the logic behind that rule, tracing how voices, recognition, and response are understood in traditions where sound is not neutral. In these stories, a voice is not just a sound. It is awareness. And when that voice knows your name, the boundary between you and something else begins to thin. At the center of the e...

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41:03

He Arrives Before Himself

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2026/05/01

In Irish folklore, there are stories where nothing chases you, nothing calls out, and nothing announces itself as a threat. Something simply arrives… before you do. The fetch is not a ghost of the dead, nor a spirit tied to a place. It is something far more specific. A person is seen clearly, recognized without hesitation, moving through a space they have every right to be in. The only problem is timing. They haven’t arrived yet. This episode explores the unsettling logic behind the fet...

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44:02

The Attic Files: The Shape Fear Prefers

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2026/04/24

Some fears don’t evolve. They repeat. Across cultures, across centuries, and across stories that should have nothing in common, the same patterns emerge. Not louder. Not more extreme. Just… familiar. In this Attic Files episode, the focus shifts from individual stories to something deeper: the shapes fear returns to again and again. The watcher who never acts. The presence that waits at the threshold. The figure that looks almost human, but not quite. The warning that arrives too early. The s...

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10:11

BONUS - Forgotten Echoes: This Wasn't Meant to Last

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2026/04/22

In 1408, a marriage was recorded at Hvalsey Church in Greenland. Names were written. Witnesses were listed. It was an ordinary entry, created with the same care as countless records before it. It is also the last known written record of the Norse settlements in Greenland. What follows is not a disappearance marked by catastrophe or warning, but something quieter. The settlements did not vanish overnight. Life continued for years. Farms were maintained. Churches stood. People adapted to ...

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43:14

Those Who Leave Do Not Return

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2026/04/17

In the remote expanse of Greenland, where the land stretches into silence and survival depends on the fragile balance between people and place, there exists a story not just of isolation… but of departure. A departure so complete that it erases a person from the world they once knew. This episode explores the legend of the Qivittoq, individuals who chose, or were forced, to leave their communities and disappear into the wilderness. In Inuit tradition, to become a qivittoq was not simply to wa...

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45:57

The Sound That Made People Turn Back

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2026/04/10

Some stories begin with what people see. This one begins with what they hear. In the Ozark Mountains, there are places where the forest doesn’t behave the way it should. Nights that feel too still. Sounds that carry farther than they’re meant to. And moments when the natural rhythm of the woods quietly breaks. For generations, people have described a sound that doesn’t belong. A howl that doesn’t echo. A call that doesn’t fade. A presence that isn’t seen, but is unmistakably felt. They don’t ...

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60:02

The Attic Files: Places That Notice You

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2026/04/03

There are places that feel different the moment you enter them. Not because of what you see. Not because of what you hear. Because of the sense that something has shifted… and you are no longer unnoticed. Across folklore and modern accounts, there are locations people return to with the same uneasy description: not haunted, not active, but aware. Spaces that don’t just exist in the background, but seem to respond to presence. To attention. To observation itself. In this episode of The Attic F...

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7:24

BONUS - Liminal Notes: When Did This Become Normal?

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2026/04/01

here are moments when something changes… quietly. Not all at once. Not enough to name. Just enough to notice — and then, over time, enough to forget that it was ever different. In this episode of Liminal Notes, we sit with a question that doesn’t have a clear beginning: When does the unusual become expected? Strange patterns, unexplained behaviors, things that once felt out of place — they don’t always disappear. Sometimes, they settle in. They repeat. They become familiar enough that we stop...

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44:53

The Winter Before The End

House of Strange ·

2026/03/27

There are winters that feel longer than they should. Not colder, exactly. Not harsher in any single way. Just… wrong. Across history and folklore, there are accounts of seasons that seemed to arrive out of place. Crops failing without clear cause. Skies that stayed dim for too long. A quiet sense that something had shifted, even if no one could explain what. In many of these stories, the winter is not remembered for what it did. It’s remembered for what it suggested. That something was ...

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