The Eclectic: True Crime & Paranormal Stories

Step into the shadows with The Eclectic, a podcast where folklore, true crime, the paranormal, and bloody history converge. From ghostly legends and UFO encounters to the darkest deeds of history’s most infamous figures, each episode pulls back the curtain on the mysteries that haunt us. With a tone that’s chilling yet captivating, The Eclectic is for those who crave stories that linger long after the episode ends.

Podcasting since 2025 • 33 episodes

The Eclectic: True Crime & Paranormal Stories

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Gef The Talking Mongoose

In 1931, an ordinary farmhouse on the Isle of Man became the centre of one of Britain's strangest paranormal mysteries.The Irving family claimed they were being visited by a mysterious creature that called itself Gef—a talking mon...

July 15, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 32 • 55:58

The Wanda Beach Murders: Part Two – The Hunt for the Killer

In Part One, we followed fifteen-year-old friends Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock on what should have been an ordinary summer day at Cronulla Beach—a day that ended in one of Australia's most infamous unsolved murders.Now, the in...

July 08, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 31 • 27:54

The Wanda Beach Murders: Part One – Into the Sandhills

On a warm January morning in 1965, fifteen-year-old friends Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock boarded a train to Cronulla for what should have been an ordinary day at the beach.They never came home.Hours later, the girls van...

July 01, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 30 • 1:04:12

The Batavia Shipwreck

In 1629, the Dutch ship Batavia struck a reef off the coast of what is now Western Australia.For the survivors, the disaster should have been the end of their ordeal.Instead, it was only the beginning.Stranded on a remote c...

June 24, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 29 • 39:23

Tarrare: The Man Who Could Not Stop Eating

In 18th-century France, a man named Tarrare became famous for an appetite that seemed impossible.No matter how much he consumed, he remained desperately hungry.Witnesses claimed he could eat vast quantities of food in a single sit...

June 17, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 28 • 42:00

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