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Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we’ll dive into a new story of cults, crime, televangelists gone wild, you never really know what you’re going to get, just a guaranteed good time.

Latest Episodes:

Houston we have a problem! Nov 04, 2025

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No really, what is going on?! This week we’re putting on our investigator hats to try and figure out what the hell is happening in Houston’s bayous.

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-detective-says-string-houston-deaths-may-linked-alleged-smiley-face-killer-network

https://people.com/houston-police-deny-serial-killer-rumor-as-16th-body-is-pulled-from-bayou-11827813

https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-police-discover-16-bodies-bayous-year-mayor-dismisses-serial-killer-speculation

https://www.foxnews.com/us/he-knew-how-swim-family-rejects-accident-houston-bayou-death-mystery-deepens

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15183099/houston-serial-killer-detective-verdict-fears.html

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/body-found-bayou-identified-family-searching-answers-months-later

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/bodies-found-in-houston-bayou-names-cause-of-death/285-3d2a5f4d-99ce-4485-a772-75a2ae44e1fe

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-body-found-buffalo-bayou-september-2025-fifth-week

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/bayou-body-found-1900-white-oak-bayou-10082025

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/uh-houston-student-dead-details-jade-mckissic-missing

https://abc13.com/post/bodies-found-houston-police-investigating-separate-deaths-after-recovering-victims-bayous-less-hour/15405491/

https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/1nka7u0/help_find_jade_elise_mckissic_missing_uh_student/

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1574307546899334

https://www.facebook.com/kristencreighton/posts/michaela-miller-was-recovered-from-buffalo-bayou-near-commerce-st-underneath-the/10239977377188826/

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/10/14/only-on-2-family-member-of-man-found-dead-in-houston-bayou-speaks-out/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/bayou-bodies-homeless-survey/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-serial-killer-fears-lake-deaths-climb-4

https://www.foxnews.com/us/bodies-stack-up-texas-city-amid-fears-serial-killer-rumors-roofie-attacks

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-police-address-fears-of-serial-killer-after-second-missing-man-found-dead-austin-lake

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/rainey-street-riper-new-study-looks-deaths-around-lady-bird-lake

https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/texas-serial-killer-rainey-street-ripper-365020-20250606

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Little Liter: New Cult Compound Oct 31, 2025

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This week’s little liter we’re joined by NYT Bestselling Author and cohost of the HIT podcast Obitchuary, Mrs. Madison Reyes. Listen in as we provide an update on my life and share some of our halloween movie faves!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

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Byberry Asylum Oct 28, 2025

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This week we’re taking a trip to Philly to learn about the twisted history of Byberry Asylum.

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_State_Hospital_at_Byberry

https://www.npr.org/2009/12/30/122017757/wwii-pacifists-exposed-mental-ward-horrors

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/byberry-philadelphia-state-hospital/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/byberry-mental-hospital

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/28/byberry-mental-institution-survivors/

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/best-intentions-byberry-asylum

https://www.philadelphiastatehospital.com/index.html

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Little Liter: Cults n' Creeps! Oct 24, 2025

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In this week’s little liter we’re talking about a *currently unfolding* new story about a cult in Georgia, some terrible parents and a spooky story on the hotline!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com

Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry

Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter

Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Prayer_Christian_Church

https://www.wrdw.com/2025/09/11/opulent-oppression-wife-says-alleged-cult-leader-controlled-her-decades/

https://people.com/ga-couple-accused-abandoning-children-campsite-for-days-without-food-11834574

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A Tale of Two Thorntons Oct 21, 2025

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This week we’re discussing the murders of two women with some bizarre coincidences….you’ll see...

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Ashford_and_Barbara_Forrest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pype_Hayes_Hall

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/from-the-archives-chilling-similarities-of-the-murders-of-two-117606

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/05/two-eerily-similar-murders-157-years-apart/76829428/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-eerie-coincidences-of_b_8682392

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_v_Thornton

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/family-murdered-barbara-forrest-demand-187122

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/chilling-links-between-two-brutal-10504871

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Cult Closet Confessions! Oct 17, 2025

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HAPPY FRIDAY!!! This week I’m coming to you live from my closet and we’ve got so much to talk about!!!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter

Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com

Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry

Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter

Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

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The Legend of La Llorona Oct 14, 2025

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This week we’re doing a deep dive into the legend of La Llorona, so bring your towels babes it’s gonna get wet!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/la-llorona-0011960

https://www.academia.edu/35333315/An%C3%A1lisis_comparativo_de_la_leyenda_La_Llorona_desde_dos_contextos_diferentes_P_37_47

https://www.academia.edu/39397842/The_Weeping_Woman_La_LLorona_in_Myth_Folktale_and_Popular_Culture

https://stateoftheunknown.com/blog/la-llorona-the-weeping-woman-of-mexican-folklore

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llorona

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/d8rs6x/my_mom_saw_la_llorona_in_mexico_when_she_was_15/

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/religion-and-philosophy/la-llorona-omen-death

https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/the-weisse-frauen/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Frauen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balete_Drive

https://web.archive.org/web/20171209052708/http://magandafilipino.com/the-story-behind-the-white-lady-in-balete-drive/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee

https://historycooperative.org/banshee/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_in_Black_(supernatural)

https://bostonghosts.com/bostons-lady-in-black/

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Little Litering from Tulsa Oct 10, 2025

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The History of Witch Trials (The OG Satanic Panic) Oct 07, 2025

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In this week’s episode we’re discussing the OG Satanic Panic as we learn about the history of witch trials, way before they came to Salem!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais_witch_trials

https://www.history.com/articles/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trials

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/uncovering-the-truth-behind-swiss-witchcraft-trials/48902644

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a62546301/witch-trials-cause/

https://theviewfromchelsea.com/2018/09/17/the-pendle-witches/

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14490790

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/10/23/the-pendle-witches-how-a-nine-year-old-girl-sentenced-her-family-to-death/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQrva6RAkak

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cave-of-zugarramurdi

https://library.law.yale.edu/news/largest-witch-hunt-world-history-basque-witch-trials-1609-1614

https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2511&context=td

https://www.xareta.eus/en/quehacer/witches_cave_zugarramurdi/3

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Little Liter: Squatter's Rights! Oct 03, 2025

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This week we are back on our classic cult liter bs with some stories from y’all and a hotline story that is absolutely haunting baby!

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@cultliter

Call the Hotline: 747-322-0273

Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

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