Whether you're wooing your beloved with chocolates and roses, or if you're looking for something more...unusal...to woo that specials someone (or someone's), Wandering Eye has all sorts of historical Valentines gifts that your lover is sure to
We're as fascinated by sea monsters today as we were 500 years ago, but just because we've moved out of the realm of myth and into science, doesn't make them any less scary. Come take a dive with us into the murky waters and see if there's any
If you've got something to sell, we've got a tale to tell. If that cursed skull is giving you grief, and your cat hisses every time she sees it, why not bring it in to the Curio? We'll give it a once over and maybe tell you a little about how c
Welcome! Come in, come in, it's dark outside and strange shapes lurk in the shadows. Perhaps you're not afraid of the dark? That's ok. Everyone's scared of something.
This episode was originally supposed to be about Christmas horror films. Then Jasper and Meg realised that some of the most unsettling ones were sitting right under their noses. Nothing untoward about Christmas with the Cranks...right?
Join Meg and Jasper for more creepy Christmas tales and find out why some of good 'ol Saint Nick's companions might not all be quite as saintly as he...
It's the most wonderful time of the year! With all the best urban legends and creepy stories to listen to while you warm your frozen toes by the fire. If Krampus doesn't get you, the scarecrow of Alsace just might.
This week we're covering the betrayal and murder of makeup artist Diane Chenery-Wickens by her spiritualist minister husband. If you can't trust the person you married, who can you trust?
This week the Wandering Eye delves into the life of one of spiritualism's most famous frauds - is it ectoplasm? Is it just sticky gauze? Where is it coming from? (Do you really want to know?) And discover how working class mediums ended up bei
Think it's easy being a medium? Think again. If the sceptics don't get you then the believers just might. Make sure you listen to our guide to ensure your seance doesn't get out of hand and maybe learn a trick of the spirit photography trade or
This week, grab your hot chocolate and favourite cosy blanket and settle in for the dark and stormy tale of the disappearances at Eilean Mor. Situated on a grassy rock out in the open ocean, keeping this lighthouse is not for the faint hearted
In the last of our Halloween Bonus mini episodes, Meg welcomes you in for a biscuit and a seat by the fire to hear some of the strange and extraordinary halloween customs that we have Ireland to thank for.
You may think you know a thing or two about Edinburgh's most infamous body-snatchers. But did you know they never once actually robbed a grave? Or that they never could have commited their atrocities without the help of their loving wives? Whet
In the third installment of the Halloween 2020 mini pods, Jasper has some strange and interesting stories from the beautiful and undulating land of the dragons: Wales. And is also very sorry about any horrible pronounciations of the Welsh langu
This week prepare yourself for the ultimate in Choose Your Own Adventures. Come with us to Edinburgh in the summer of 1645 to learn a little more about the Auld Reekie's last battle with the bubonic plague. Joining us for the ride today is our
In the second installment of our 2020 halloween mini pods, join Meg to discover the strange and unusual things that the English have historically gotten up to on All Hallows Eve. Who knows, maybe you'll even find some new ways to celebrate the
Over the years, Scotland has played host to all sorts of mysteries and strange occurences. Join us this week as we explore two such odd and interesting - and still unexplainable - parts of Scottish history. From the conundrum of a severed arm d
In this first of four mini podcasts specially recorded to celebrate the month of October (the spookiest month of the year), Jasper brings you a selection of Halloween stories and traditions all the way from Scotland.
Prepare yourself for three more twisted stories from the Auld Reekie. Here at Wandering Eye Curios we enjoy a tale or two of the macabre and none are quite so dark and strange as those from Edinburgh. Unravel for yourself the mystery of the Art
In this episode we bring you three macabre tales from Edinburgh's history. Do you dare listen to the horrific origins of Morningside's Hanging Stanes? Or the terrible fate that befell two young noble brothers and a particularly unlucky prisoner
There's only one light on and the village is sleeping, there's only one light, do you know where you are...why you're in Wandering Eye Curios of course! The shop that's never there when you look for it, but always appears when you need it. Take