The Poisoners' Cabinet Podcast
1) EP 268 Halloween Special: The Terrifying Witch Trials of Europe
Ep 268 and our Halloween special is loose! And we have more gruesome tales of 'witches' and the truly chilling trials and hunts that took place in Europe for centuries.How did the witch trials start i...Show More
2) Ep 267 - Mad Science & The 'Real' Dr Frankenstein
Ep 267 is loose! And it being spooky season, we thought we should explore another 'Universal Monster' and dive into the history of Frankenstein!Who or what was the inspiration for Mary Shelley's great...Show More
3) EP 266 - Murder in Portsmouth & The Bloody Footprints
Ep 266 is loose! And this week a man and his housekeeper lie in pools of blood in their Portsmouth home...Who wanted Mr Langtrey dead? Why were these killings so vicious? And have we found another tru...Show More
4) Special Episode - Vampires of Asia
This is a special release of one of our Halloween Patreon episodes from 2024 in place of the main episode for 10th October 2025, due to illness.In the spirit of spooky season and bloodsuckers, Nick br...Show More
5) EP 265 - Horror on Long Island
Ep 265 is loose and we're off to Long Island (a place that Nick has a LOT of facts about) as a terrible crime has been committed. But who is responsible?What happened on Long Island in 1883? Who would...Show More
6) Ep 264 - Edward II, Isabella of France & A Pointy Fate
Ep 264 is loose and we're diving back to the 1300s to tell the tale of Edward II who was said to have died in a pretty nasty way. But what bout his badass wife?Was Edward II a good king? What drove Is...Show More
7) Ep 263 - The Drama of the Druse Household
Ep 263 is loose and we have a grim and gruesome tale of a family not exactly living in harmony.Why has no one seen William Druse lately? What went on behind the closed curtains? And do you live in fea...Show More
8) Ep 262 - The Marvelous Mary Quackenbos
Ep 262 is loose and we have the tale of the woman dubbed Mrs Sherlock Holmes!Who was Mary Quackenbos? How did she fight crime? And why don't more people know about her?The secret ingredient is...a mag...Show More
9) Ep 261 - The Princes in the Tower
Ep 261 is loose and we are tackling the huge, haunting mystery at the heart of the War of the Roses - what happened to the princes in the tower?What led to the young boys' disappearance? Was Richard I...Show More
10) Ep 260 - The Messy Legend of Dick Turpin
Ep 260 is loose! And this week it's the tale of that dashing highwayman Dick Turpin...but WAS he all that dashing?Who was this masked myth? What was the real story behind his crimes? And what make-up ...Show More