S1•E8. The Murders of Notre-Dame, 1821

S1•E8. The Murders of Notre-Dame, 1821

Discover another side of the famous writer Victor Hugo and the abominable source of inspiration for one of his crowning pieces: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

S1•6: The Wind-Up Rider: A Night With a Headless Horseman, 1853

S1•6: The Wind-Up Rider: A Night With a Headless Horseman, 1853

One evening in 1853 of Galway, Ireland, the pleasant aroma of light rain on soil is tainted by something foul. A scent which burns the senses and forebodes of a presence far more sinister than death itself.

S1•E5: Without Remorse, 1560

S1•E5: Without Remorse, 1560

Will you take a stroll with me into the Čachtice Castle? Here we will find Countess Báthory, also known as The Blood Countess, and the deluge of crimson-spattered stories behind that name.

S1•E4: The Art of Resurrection, 1803

S1•E4: The Art of Resurrection, 1803

Beginning with Luigi Galvani himself, this episode of Mania treads down a winding corridor that explores the same events which inspired Mary Shelley’s The Modern Prometheus, also known as Frankenstein, and digs at the heart of the dark realities behind the gory moments of Galvanic reanimation.

S1•E2: The Chapel of Bones, 1142

S1•E2: The Chapel of Bones, 1142

An unsuspecting monk in the Dark Ages struggles with his sanity as his small abbey becomes the most sought-after burial sight during a time when there seems to be more dead than living.