The Black Umbrella Podcast

The history and origins of Halloween are as rich as any other day of celebration. Whether you believe it’s a day where t... Read more

Think on how many times you’ve gone to a restaurant, and then remember how many times you’ve returned home without incid... Read more

Ted Kaczynski is one of the bigger names in true crime. Dubbed as the Unabomber, Ted was responsible for the deaths of t... Read more

Edmund, Ed, Kemper, also known as the Co-ed Killer, terrorized California in the early 70’s. What he did to his victims ... Read more

In this episode Courtney talks about the “OG” of urban serial killers, the infamous H.H. Holmes. The original Triple H. ... Read more

Emotionless killers, calling 911/999 to confess their crimes, has a different way of punching people in the gut. Their d... Read more

The bombings that occurred during the 2013 Boston Marathon were tragic. Three people lost their lives and many more were... Read more

We’re still on serial killers and we’ve got a good one here. Robert Berdella, or the Kansas City Butcher, is next on the... Read more

Rational people know semen cannot raise the dead, especially when injected into a skull, but Roch Theriault, and his cul... Read more

Whether you’re against the death penalty or not, you’d have to admit having your execution botched would be a painful wa... Read more

Most of us have heard of the heroine, Joan of Arc. But have you heard about her second-in-command, Gilles de Rais? Where... Read more

We’ve reached the end of Ed Kemper’s story. We’ll discuss the murders in detail, as well as Ed’s revenge on his mother, ... Read more

Widely considered the most dangerous haunting in the world, the Black Monk House has a history rich in terror. Believed ... Read more

The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known spectacle. With rooms and stairwells leading to nowhere, or sometimes decen... Read more

Just listen to the 911 call made by Don Spirit and you’ll understand why we needed to do this episode. In that short cal... Read more

Did you know a secret society of reptilians are controlling your mind and basically the world? Well we didn’t either. Bu... Read more

It’s our first dive into the Mob and we’re starting off with a good one, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll. Immigrating from Irelan... Read more

When you’re the inspiration for one of horror’s greatest villains, you know you’re a bad, bad human. Introducing Charles... Read more

Before it was known as Frightmare Manor, the home of Jeremiah Lexer and his extended family was probably a normal house,... Read more

In this second  episode about the Unabomber, Courtney and Brandon will discuss those wounded and killed by Ted Kaczynski... Read more