Patreon

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Patreon

Catch a glimpse of what lies beyond the wall on Patreon. Patreons get a behind the scenes look and deep dives into more history, paranormal, and all around oddness as we share our stories and research. You can follow us as we explore and find some of the most obscure, famous and wonderfully mysterious places, sites and people. Follow us on Youtube, Patreon and your favorite Podcast platform.

Why Patreon Matters to The Odd Macabre

Every episode of The Odd Macabre is a journey into the strange, the forgotten, and the unexplained. We spend countless hours digging through archives, interviewing experts, traveling to remote locations, and piecing together narratives that don’t always fit neatly into a thirty-minute episode. Patreon gives us the freedom to go deeper, to follow tangents, and to share the raw, unfiltered process behind our work. It’s not just a tip jar—it’s a way for you to become part of the expedition.

When you support us on Patreon, you’re directly funding the research that makes our stories possible. That means more time in dusty library basements, more late-night drives to haunted crossroads, and more conversations with people who have seen things they can’t explain. It also means we can invest in better audio equipment, travel to further-flung locations, and bring on guest researchers who add new layers to our investigations. In short, your support helps us turn curiosity into something tangible.

But beyond the practical side, Patreon is where our community lives. It’s a space where we can share half-formed ideas, ask for your input on upcoming episodes, and hear the stories you’ve been carrying around. The Odd Macabre has always been a conversation between the curious, and Patreon makes that conversation richer, more personal, and more immediate.

What You’ll Find Behind the Wall

Our Patreon is designed to feel like a backstage pass to the strange and unusual. Depending on your tier, you’ll get access to a growing library of exclusive content that we simply can’t fit into the main feed. Here’s a taste of what’s waiting for you:

Extended cuts and uncut interviews: Sometimes the most chilling detail is the one we have to trim for time. Patreon members hear the full conversation, including the moments that didn’t make the final edit.
Behind-the-scenes research logs: Follow along as we trace a lead from a single newspaper clipping to a full episode. We share our notes, our dead ends, and our eureka moments.
Photo and document archives: We collect hundreds of images, maps, and primary sources for every story. Patreon members get access to high-resolution scans and our annotated collections.
Monthly live Q&A sessions: Join us for a casual, unscripted conversation where we answer your questions, discuss upcoming topics, and sometimes go off on tangents that become their own episodes.
Early access to episodes: Never wait for the public release again. Patreon members get episodes days before anyone else, so you can listen while the story is still fresh.
Community polls and topic voting: Have a say in what we cover next. We regularly ask our Patreon community to help us choose between several story ideas, and the winner becomes a full episode.

We’re always experimenting with new formats and ideas, so the content evolves based on what our members tell us they want. If there’s something you’d love to see—a deep dive into a particular legend, a series on a specific region, or a bonus episode about a listener-submitted story—let us know. Patreon is built for that kind of collaboration.

How the Tiers Work

We’ve kept our Patreon tiers simple and accessible, because we want as many people as possible to join us on this journey. Each tier builds on the one before it, so you can choose the level of involvement that feels right for you. While we don’t publish exact prices here—those can change as we add new benefits—we can tell you that there’s an entry-level tier that gives you access to our patron-only feed, and higher tiers that add things like live Q&A sessions, physical postcards from our travels, and even the chance to suggest a story for us to investigate.

No matter which tier you choose, you’ll be part of a community that values curiosity over cynicism, and wonder over fear. We don’t believe in gatekeeping the strange; we believe in sharing it with people who appreciate the journey as much as the destination. And if you ever need to pause or cancel your membership, you can do so at any time—no hard feelings, no hoops to jump through.

We also offer occasional limited-time tiers or special campaigns tied to specific projects. For example, when we were preparing our deep dive into a particularly remote location, we offered a tier that included a handwritten field journal from the trip. These special tiers are announced on our Patreon page and through our social channels, so keep an eye out if you want something truly unique.

What Your Support Makes Possible

It’s easy to think of a podcast as just two people talking into microphones, but the reality is far more involved. Every episode of The Odd Macabre requires dozens of hours of research, travel, recording, editing, and fact-checking. We don’t have a big production team or a corporate backer; we’re a small, independent operation that relies on the generosity of our listeners to keep the lights on and the stories coming.

Your Patreon support directly funds things like:

Travel expenses: Gas, lodging, and site access fees for the locations we visit. Many of the places we cover are off the beaten path, and getting there isn’t cheap.
Research materials: Subscription databases, historical society memberships, book purchases, and document reproduction fees. Good research costs money, and we’d rather pay for primary sources than rely on secondhand summaries.
Equipment and software: Microphones, recorders, editing software, and hosting fees. Audio quality matters when you’re trying to create an atmosphere of unease, and we’re always looking to improve.
Guest contributors: Sometimes we bring in outside experts—historians, folklorists, paranormal investigators—to add depth to a story. Your support lets us compensate them fairly for their time and knowledge.
Time: This is the big one. Every hour we spend on research and production is an hour we’re not working another job. Patreon gives us the financial stability to treat The Odd Macabre as a priority, not a side project.

When you support us on Patreon, you’re not just getting bonus content—you’re becoming a patron of the arts in the truest sense. You’re helping to preserve and share stories that might otherwise be lost to time, and you’re ensuring that the strange and macabre corners of history continue to have a voice.

Join Us on the Journey

If you’ve read this far, you’re probably exactly the kind of person we’d love to have in our Patreon community. You’re curious, you’re open-minded, and you understand that the world is a far stranger place than most people are willing to admit. Whether you’re a longtime listener or you’ve just discovered us, we invite you to take a look behind the wall and see what we’re building.

Joining is easy: just visit our Patreon page, choose the tier that feels right, and you’ll immediately get access to the patron-only feed and any existing bonus content. From there, you can participate as much or as little as you like. Some members just want early episodes; others become regulars in our live chats and help shape the direction of the show. There’s no wrong way to be a patron.

And if you’re not ready to join, that’s okay too. You can still support us by listening, sharing episodes with friends, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Every little bit helps, and we’re grateful for every single listener who takes the time to engage with our work. But if you want to go deeper—if you want to see the raw footage, hear the unedited interviews, and help us decide which dark corner of history to explore next—then Patreon is the place for you.

We’ll see you on the other side of the wall.