12.08.2025 • 1 Std. 3 Min.

The absurdity of life and death continues as Joey leads us further into our exploration of unusual deaths throughout history, including a series of shark attacks in New Jersey, the bizarre dancing plague of 1518, and the unfortunate demise of a man crushed by cheese. ALL OUR LINKS: ⁠⁠https://bcr.link/s⁠⁠ PATREON:⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/BlackCatReport⁠⁠ Beer, Boos and Boogeymen (B3): ⁠⁠⁠https://ghost.beer/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT: Email: contact@blackcat.report Submit Episode Ideas: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bcr.link/ideas⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/black_cat_report/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Unusual Deaths 00:01 The Shark Attacks of 1916 02:56 The First Victim: Charles Van Zandt 08:45 The Second Victim: Charles Brooder 11:50 The Creek Incident: Two Lives Lost 15:46 The Aftermath: Public Reaction and Shark Hunts 22:12 The Shark Conspiracy 24:26 The Unusual Death of Aeschylus 31:12 The Plane Crash and the Crocodile 37:32 The Dancing Plague of 1518 42:36 The Dance Plague of Strasbourg 49:09 Mass Hysteria and Historical Context 54:27 Unusual Deaths: A Series of Bizarre Tales MUSIC CREDITS: Outro Music: Lounge Jungle by Curt S D Macdonald ⁠⁠https://download.audiohero.com/track/41504269⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Music Licensing Agreements: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackcat.report/music-licensing-agreement⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ TAGS: #OddHistory #Comedy #UnusualDeaths #BizarreHistory #StrangeStories