The Midnight Archive

The Soreceress Cagliastro exhibits her work as a pet mummifier.

Author of Occult America and One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz takes us on a tour of the Occult history of New York City. Part 1 of 2

Tattoo artist and amateur taxidermist, Sue Jeiven, explains the art of anthropomorphic taxidermy which puts the animals in human situations.

Curator of the Guinness collection of Automata at the Morris Museum in New Jersey explores the history of early mechanical wonders.

Special Presentation - A. Head B. Body - Dir. Jim Fields -- This week we have a very special film presentation. Directed by my good friend Jim Fields (End of the Century, Time Online) - The film is about the late Dr. White, a neurosurgeon... who did a head transplant.

Author Paul Koudonaris explores the many charnel houses and ossuaries around the world. Koudonaris documented these monuments in human bone in his book Empire of Death.

Author Mel Gordon tells us about the 19th century grindhouse Parisian theatre of sex and violence; The Grand Guignol.

Author of Occult America and One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz takes us on a tour of the Occult history of New York City. Part 2 of 2

Artist Sigrid Sarda explores her fascination with wax as a form of sculpture. Her home is a virtual wax museum of her own creation.

Collector Ronni Thomas explores his collection of Stereoscopes focusing on early 3D visions of ghosts, strange scenarios and the ever elusive French Diableries which depict Satan's daily life in hell.

Author and occult historian, Mitch Horowitz, explores the very strange history of the popular Parker Brothers Ouija board.

Tim Mullen shows off his home collection of early radios, televisions and medical apparatus.

Morbid Anatomy founder, Joanna Ebenstein explores her fascination with the intersection between death and beauty.

Obscura co-founder and co-host of the series Oddities, Evan Michelson discusses her interest in the dark and shows off her wonderful home.

Photographer Shannon Taggart discusses the history of the Spiritualist practice of photographing the spirit world.

Artist and collector of human and animal anatomy, Ryan Cohn discusses his interest in the subject matter and unique talent.

Phantasmaphile creator Pam Grossman discusses art and its relationship to the occult.