Ghoulish Tendencies

A podcast that blends worldly creepy historic places, ghost stories, legends, lore and true crime together for the spookiest neopolitan content you've ever heard.

Ghoulish Tendencies is a history podcast hosted by Gabi Fiore & Kim Douthit, with 168 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Gabi Fiore & Kim Douthit hosts Ghoulish Tendencies, a history show with 168 episodes published.

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  Episode #169

  The Lip-Smacking (Un)Dead of Early Europe

  Jul 24, 20261h 7m

  In this episode, we’re diving into the Schmatzenden Todten , aka the dead who supposedly could not mind their own business and kept chewing from beyond the grave while everyone in Europe was losing their minds. What started as plague-era panic, religious drama, and the absolutely miserable mechanics of decomposition somehow turned into one of history’s most unsettling undead (and maybe even vampire) trends, which is honestly rude behavior for a corpse and deeply on brand for the 1500s. Edited by Maxwell Holechek

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  Episode #168

  Juana Barraza: The Little Old Lady Killer, Part 2

  Apr 17, 20261h 7mS0

  <p>A shocking arrest, a trial full of contradictions, and the truth behind La Mataviejitas.</p><p>In Part Two, we pick up with the investigation closing in on Juana Barraza and the moment everything finally unravels. After years of missed leads and a profile that pointed in the wrong direction, police make a stunning arrest that forces them to rethink the entire case. We break down the evidence, Barraza’s confession and contradictions, and the trial that followed as her past, motives, and possible victim count come into focus. As the story comes to a close, we examine how sh...

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  Episode #167

  Juana Barraza: The Little Old Lady Killer, Part 1

  Mar 20, 20261h 20mS0

  <p>A grandmother. A wrestler. And a serial killer hiding in plain sight.</p><p>In Part One, we begin the story of Juana Barraza, one of Mexico’s most infamous serial killers. Known as “La Mataviejitas,” or The Little Old Lady Killer, Barraza targeted elderly women across Mexico City, slipping into their homes under the guise of a government worker before murdering them. We explore her early life, the patterns behind the killings, and how the investigation struggled to keep up as fear spread throughout the city. As the body count rises and police chase the wrong profile, a distur...

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  Episode #166

  Ask Ghoulish: WWGTD? Part 2

  Mar 15, 20261h 13mS0

  <p>A change of pace! <br>ROUND TWO! You asked, and we answered. Thanks to those who are curious about the pod and what we do, this episode focuses on a Q&A posed to Kim and Gabi about the podcast, and it's our second one! Thank you to those of you who asked questions and stay curious (and spooky). </p><p>Edited by Max Holechek</p>

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  Episode #165

  The Ronald Cotton Case, Part 2: Trials & Exoneration

  Jan 31, 20261h 20mS0

  <p>In part two, we follow Ronald Cotton from his decision to talk to police through two trials, decades in prison, and his ultimate DNA exoneration after another man, Bobby Poole, was identified as the true perpetrator. We unpack how racial bias, prior records, blocked expert testimony, and juries’ overreliance on confident eyewitnesses fueled Cotton’s wrongful convictions, and how his and Jennifer Thompson’s advocacy, alongside over 600 DNA exonerations nationwide, has driven reforms in interrogation, lineup procedures, and the use of eyewitness evidence.</p><p>Edited by Maxwell Holechek</p>

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