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The Darkives

The Darkives

By: Leo Eaton and Jamie Tavenner
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Join host Jamie and co-host Leo as we delve into history's darkest archived stories. We shed a little light on some of the creepy, weird, dark and sometimes downright disturbing stories you won't find in history books (at least not the more nasty bits). From killer cults, forgotten voyages, true crime and generally dark moments in world history. We go into the past to reveal the more obscure so come with us as we pull our next file from The Darkives.

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  • The Dark History of : Vlad the Impaler

    The Dark History of : Vlad the Impaler
    Aug 22 2025

    This week Jamie tells Leo the Story of Vlad Dracula who is, you guessed it, the real life inspiration for the infamous Dracula...... honestly I think Vlad is worse! Sit back and grab a body bag, I mean beverage and join us for another file of The Darkives.

    Sources:

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

    https://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html

    https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-origins-of-dracula-vlad-the-impaler/

    https://www.executedtoday.com/2011/04/17/1457-the-wallachian-boyars/

    https://www.executedtoday.com/2010/08/24/1460-amlas-vlad-dracula-impaled/

    https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-vlad-the-impaler/

    Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

    Composed by: Geoff Harvey

    Licensed through: Pixabay

    Used with permission Thank you Geoff!
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    35 mins
  • The Dark History of: Unit 731

    The Dark History of: Unit 731
    Aug 15 2025

    In this weeks episode we discuss WWII experiments in Manchuria, Unit 731 carried out some of history’s most grotesque human experimentation and toyed with the idea of plague bombs. Discover the chilling truth about the atrocities the world tried to forget. welcome to another episode of The Darkives.

    Listener discretion advised: these events are as disturbing as they are important to remember.

    Sources:

    • https://www.pacificatrocities.org/human-experimentation.html
    • https://www.montana.edu/historybug/yersiniaessays/shama.html
    • https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4487829/
    • https://www.ethos.hku.hk/hidden-horrors-of-harbin

    Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

    Composed by: Geoff Harvey

    Licensed through: Pixabay

    Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!
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    24 mins
  • The Dark History of: The Cadaver Synod

    The Dark History of: The Cadaver Synod
    Aug 8 2025

    Jamie and Leo cover a Roman Empire court trial where the prosecutor dug up and tried a corpse!... I'd hate to be that defense attorney. Join us while we discover the story of Pope Formosus in yet another chapter of... The Darkives.

    Sources:

    • https://historymedieval.com/pope-formosus-trial-in-the-cadaver-synod/
    • https://lost-in-history.com/the-macabre-corpse-trial-of-pope-formosus/
    • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Formosus

    Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

    Composed by: Geoff Harvey

    Licensed through Pixabay

    Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!.
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    40 mins
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