Hobsession
By Selkie and the Anchoress
HobsessionMar 22, 2021
LIGHTS! KIM DYNASTY! ACTION!
Hyping the Mona Lisa
Mary Toft and the Sinister Rabbits
Moe the Chimp and the Tragic Birthday
A Light Supper With The Breatharians
The Basement Music of The Shaggs
Are You Bridget Cleary?
The Obsessions of Hans Christian Andersen
The Haunting of Humpty Doo House
The Eternal Supermodel: Lizzie Siddal and the Feminine Muse
Sing, Frights of Angels!
The Unholy Death of Anneliese Michel
Deadly Dancing: The Dance Marathons of the American Dust Bowl
Uncanny Valley of the Dolls
We Are The Zombies
Just Me and My Shadow: The Odd Story of Emilie Sargee
Mr Split-Foot Visits the Fox Sisters
Agafia of Siberia Part 2 of 2
Agafia of Siberia part 1 of 2
The Political Puppetry of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Richard Dadd and the Fairies of Bedlam
Flying Saucers in the Suburbs
Bluebeard and the Cathedral of True Terror
Murder on the High Cs: The Very Loud Life of Florence Foster Jenkins
Enemy of the State: The Incarceration of ‘Typhoid Mary’
Coronavirus Covid19
Fairies Gone Viral : an analysis of the Cottingley Fairy Scandal
The Woman in the Glass Coffin: The Life and Death of Julia Pastrana - Part 2
Part 2. A young girl born and raised in Western Mexico became an international celebrity in the mid-nineteenth century, yet now the name Julia Pastrana has fallen into near obscurity. An outcast from mainstream society, Pastrana became one of the most famous performers of her day, but never for the right reasons. We sift through the lies and rumours to find the real woman and the truth about her heartbreaking life.
The Woman in the Glass Coffin: The Life and Death of Julia Pastrana. Part one
Part one. A young girl born and raised in Western Mexico became an international celebrity in the mid-nineteenth century, yet now the name Julia Pastrana has fallen into near obscurity. An outcast from mainstream society, Pastrana became one of the most famous performers of her day, but never for the right reasons. We sift through the lies and rumours to find the real woman and the truth about her heartbreaking life.
Demon in your doorway
You wake up, yet you can't move. A figure moves in the doorway, enters the room and sits on the bed.
Demon? Spirit? Or something that can be neatly explained by science?
This week the hobsessives delve into the intriguing topic of sleep paralysis - the science, the myths and the links to historical events and current pop culture mysteries.
Become, HOBSESSED.
The Ghostwriter and Yeats
Lonely and neglected on her honeymoon, the young wife of Irish poet W.B.Yeats discovers that she has a talent for automatic writing. Believing that his bride is a channel for spirits and divine muses, Yeats is inspired and enchanted. A connection to the world of ghostly poets or the ruse of a frustrated and brilliant woman?