Blood on the Rocks

A podcast on the creepy, gruesome, and otherwise dark things in the world, from historical tyrants and murderers to ghosts, festive arson, and more. Alcohol content may vary. Hosted by Akshay Tailor.

  • 31 minutes 38 seconds
    49. Disappearing Act (Ft. Talk Spooky To Me clip)

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I talk about the disappearance of the USS Cyclops, the biggest ship under the command of the US Navy. This is followed up by a clip from Talk Spooky to Me about missing children in the ww2 era.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

    Intermission Music by Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)

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    27 November 2018, 9:14 pm
  • 2 hours 26 minutes
    Special::First World War Centenary Megasode

    A special episode to mark the 100 Year Anniversary of Armistice Day 11/11/1918.

    With a short World War One related episode from each of 13 podcasts involved.

    Podcasts taking part in this collaboration in order of appearance are:

    Cutting Class - German Corpse Factory 

    Your Brain on Facts - Interesting and Improvised Weapons 

    Strange Animals - Animals in WW1 

    All Bad Things - North Carolina's Role in WW1 

    Based on a true Story - Matahari 

    Ignorance Was Bliss -PTSD 

    Human  Circus - Hugh Gibson's Road Trip 

    Soulstory - Veteran Cosmetic Masks 

    Folklore on the Rocks - U28 Creature 

    Stories of Yore and Yours - The  Waste Lands, poem by T.S. Elliot 

    Uncanny Japan - Senninbari

    Bunny Trails - Phrases Related to WW1 

    Blood on the Rocks - Choctaw Code Talkers 

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

    Intermission Music by Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)

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    11 November 2018, 7:55 pm
  • 31 minutes 55 seconds
    48. World in Ruins

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I kick off the first in a series of World War One era topics. This week, I talk about the First World War in general, Going over the European theatre, African Theatre, trench warfare, aftermath, some battles, and more.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

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    8 November 2018, 5:57 am
  • 25 minutes 40 seconds
    47. Supernatural Hysteria and Superstition

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I talk about some supernatural happenings in Southeast Asia.  Beginning with a large scale haunting which affected multiple schools, closing one of them for days, and then some other examples of supernatural mass hysteria in Southeast Asia. Finishing up, two stories of possessions by a phi pop, and one story that highlights the effect that superstitious rumours can have on people if used maliciously.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

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    1 November 2018, 4:23 am
  • 30 minutes 33 seconds
    46. Massacre Gone Away

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I talk about the 1871 Chinese Massacre in Los Angeles, California, USA where rising tensions caused by media and socioeconomic events led to the lynching of 17-20 Chinese men in the Calle de los Negros of the frontier town, Los Angeles. With 500 members of the mob and hundreds of witnesses, nobody was punished, and the massacre was hidden away.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

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    25 October 2018, 7:04 pm
  • 24 minutes 14 seconds
    45. The Venom Diary

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I talk about Dr Karl Patterson Schmidt; a herpetologist who documented the details of his own death after being bitten by a venomous boomslang snake in 1957.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

    Intermission Music by Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)

    A part of the Murder.ly true crime network.

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    2 October 2018, 10:03 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    44. Soviet Murderers and Tree Trimming (ft. Mark Vincent)

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I'm joined by Mark Vincent; author and lecturer. 

    We talk about the Russian serial killer Vasili Komarov (or Komaroff) who killed 33 people during the 1920s, followed up by the Korean Axe Murder Incident which nearly caused the US and South Korea to go to war with North Korea over just one tree.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

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    27 September 2018, 8:31 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    43. Hungry Hungry Humans (ft. Moxie La Bouche)

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I'm joined by Moxie La Bouche of Your Brain On Facts podcast! We talk about some infamous appetites of history. 

    First up, I talk about the insatiable Frenchman, Tarrare from the last 1700s. This is followed up by the incestuous and cannibalistic Scottish family; The Sawney Bean Clan.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

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    19 September 2018, 10:21 pm
  • 40 minutes 33 seconds
    42. Quick Surgery and The Monster with 21 Faces

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I talk about the renowned surgeon Robert Liston who was known for his surgical skill and speed in a pre-anaethesia medical world. This is followed up by the unsolved Glico Morinaga case where multiple food corporations in Japan were targeted and blackmailed by a group that called themselves 'The Monster With 21 Faces'.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

    Intermission Music by Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)

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    11 September 2018, 11:14 pm
  • 53 minutes 42 seconds
    41. Secret Lives and Candy Men (ft. Javier Leiva)

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I'm joined by Javier Leiva of Pretend Radio. He talks about some of his experiences with his show including a topic that didn't make the show! Following this, I talk about the legendary 'Mellified Man' which is a rumoured type of corpse medicine in which elderly men volunteer to have themselves turned into a honeyed cadaver to create a cure-all.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

    Intermission Music by Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)

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    4 September 2018, 4:50 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    40. Russian Prison Tattoos (ft. Mark Bullen)

    In the latest episode of Blood on the Rocks, I'm joined by Mark Bullen; translator, author of Thief in Law, and ex-UK law enforcement on tattoos in Russian speaking crime gangs. We talk about their history, and the tattoos themselves; giving some light on how they're like a language in themselves.

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    Intro/Outro music by Akshay Tailor

    Intermission Music by Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)

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    28 August 2018, 5:00 pm
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