Podcasts by Tex Arcana

Tex Arcana

An exploration of the strange, dark, and obscure tales of Texas history, horror, true crime, and the curious intersections between.

Tex Arcana combines in-depth research with atmospheric storytelling to shed light on the forgotten, overlooked and misunderstood; to unearth the truth beneath the lore, legends and lies; and trace the strange and surprising connections that bind them all together.

Further podcasts by Ryan Sheffield & Brad Dougher

Podcast on the topic Geschichte

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[PART 5] And He Doth Appear from 2021-06-04T23:09:37

Vindication, comeuppance, and the devils yet to come: the conclusion to our series on the Satanic Panic in Texas (and beyond).

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[PART 4] And He Doth Appear from 2021-05-30T05:29:16

A true crime that never happened: The Daycare Scare comes to Austin.

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[PART 3] And He Doth Appear from 2020-12-19T09:32:02

A conspiracy of devils (and Geraldo Rivera)

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[PART 2] And He Doth Appear from 2020-09-15T03:49:18

True Crime in a Small Town: The Satanic Panic comes to Childress, TX.

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[PART 1] And He Doth Appear from 2020-07-26T03:14:59

Dungeons & Dragons and how the Devil went down to Texas

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[PART 5] Wizards of Crazy Water from 2020-05-27T06:51:33

In the final chapter of our quarantine miniseries: The Curse

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[PART 4] Wizards of Crazy Water from 2020-04-27T05:26:49

Passin' the biscuits & Crazy Crystals in Radioland.

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[PART 3] Wizards of Crazy Water from 2020-04-11T03:53:49

Rubbin’ Doctors & the Home of Crazy.

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[PART 2] Wizards of Crazy Water from 2020-04-03T06:58:48

The long, dark history of American healthcare and ghost magnet stuff.

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[PART 1] Wizards of Crazy Water from 2020-03-27T05:05:14

A mysterious healer, a century of pandemics, and some evil nighttime smells.

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The Things That Steal the Land from 2019-11-22T08:30:52

An ominous premonition goes unheeded and a chance encounter in the prairie devolves into a violent standoff.

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The Man Who Killed Halloween from 2019-10-03T02:20:52

Halloween 1974: An urban legend became a terrifying reality.

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Castle of Many Doors from 2019-09-01T05:00

The Devil in Panther City: America's "first serial killer" H.H. Holmes comes to Fort Worth

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[PART 2] ...And I Will Go to Texas from 2019-05-17T00:25

The journey continues from Heaven's Gate to the Satanic Panic to the Branch Davidians of Waco to the Cult of Conspiracism.

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[PART 1] ...And I Will Go to Texas from 2019-05-16T00:03

Tex Watson's side of the Manson Family story: A journey down the dark road of faith, fear, and fanaticism in the Lone Star State.

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The Road to Wellville from 2019-02-28T21:12:16

Another bizarre tale of Texan utopia: Breakfast cereal tycoon C.W. Post builds his dream town.

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You May All Go to Hell from 2018-11-28T06:47:55

From the communist roots of Dallas to the assassination of a president, we delve deep into utopian dreams and their lonesome death on the prairie.

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A Grave Gone Dry from 2018-10-30T19:13:52

A Halloween short: James "Britt" Bailey was one mean, drunk SOB in life... and even worse in death.

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The Thing That Comes from 2018-08-12T03:21:16

A rash of mysterious midnight thefts sparks a 15-year manhunt in the Navidad River Bottoms for someone (or something) lurking among the trees.

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