New Exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum
Last year while roaming the mysterious caverns of the Milwaukee Public Museum, we noticed a full-size taxidermy camel locked away in a dark hallway. What was it doing in there? What were we missing? It...
View ArticleGiraffe Leg Lamp, Wet Specimens & Teeth
This week’s edition of strange and amazing things you can buy online right now (unless they sold sometime after this was posted) comes from a couple of my favorite shops, as well as a few new ones I...
View ArticleMorbid Anatomy Museum Kickstarter
The Morbid Anatomy Museum needs your help to move into a 3-story facility in Brooklyn to house their collections. The Kickstarter campaign includes some great incentives such as art prints, t-shirts,...
View ArticleNightmare at the Museum @Midnight
Cult of Weird was featured on last night’s episode of @Midnight on Comedy Central! Host Chris Hardwick (of Nerdist and AMC’s Talking Dead) introduced the site for the category Nightmare at the Museum....
View ArticleFamed Taxidermist Carl Akeley Turns 150
Carl Akeley, the grandfather of modern taxidermy, turns 150 this week. Recently, tales of the legendary tough guy have been circulating around the web, recounting his first expedition for the Chicago...
View ArticleBoy Finds Mummified Corpse Hanging in Abandoned House
News is sweeping the internet about a twelve-year-old boy who discovered a mummified corpse hanging in the closet while he was exploring an abandoned house in Dayton, Ohio. Authorities say the corpse...
View ArticleJuly Weird News Roundup
Last July there were so many weird things to share that I threw together a roundup of the weirdest to gather it all in one place. Either I am more motivated in July, or this month just happens to be...
View ArticleFranklin Expedition Erebus Shipwreck Found
160 years after the crew of the doomed Franklin Expedition succumbed to madness and cannibalism, the wreck of the HMS Erebus has been found. After 150 years, Canadian explorers have found one of the...
View ArticleSS Baychimo, Alaska’s Mysterious Ghost Ship
Built in 1914, the SS Baychimo was a 1,322 ton cargo steamer used for Inuit pelt trading in Alaska. In 1931, after becoming trapped in pack ice, it was abandoned and left for dead. The captain believed...
View ArticleThe Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce
Eye witness accounts detail the numerous fates of author and journalist Ambrose Bierce in 1913.
View ArticleListen to Houdini’s Final Seance
every Halloween for ten years after his death to contact him. Listen to a recording of the final seance!
View ArticlePiece of Amelia Earhart’s Plane Identified
A piece of aluminum debris recovered in 1991 most likely belongs to Amelia Earhart's plane.
View ArticleHistory Series Goes in Search of the Lost Giants
A new History series explores claims of giant skeletons unearthed in the early 19th century and searches for evidence of giants in the ancient world.
View ArticleReview: Search for the Lost Giants
Unusual evidence is unearthed at locations where giant human skeletons were supposedly discovered around the turn of the century in the debut episode of the new History series Search for the Lost Giants.
View ArticleMorbid Anatomy Museum
The week before Halloween, I came home to find a package on my doorstep. Inside were the items pictured above: A Morbid Anatomy Museum t-shirt, a copy of the Morbid Anatomy Anthology, and a thank you...
View ArticleChernobyl’s Ghost City: Postcards From Pripyat
Filmmaker Danny Cooke captures some amazing views of Pripyat, the city abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
View ArticleScuba Claus, Cave Santa and Other Weird Ways to Visit the Jolly Man for...
Scuba Claus, Cave Santa and other weird ways to visit the jolly fat man for Christmas.
View ArticleThe Year in Weird 2014
A look back at the year's most bizarre and fascinating weird news.
View ArticleCult of Weird Bookmarks Have Arrived
Limited edition Cult of Weird bookmarks feature exclusive collage art made with Victorian scientific illustrations of tentacles, anatomy and insects.
View ArticleOuija Board Printable Valentines
Love is a mystifying thing. Leave it to the spirits with these Ouija board printable valentines from Cult of Weird.
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