The Collyer Brothers

The Morbid Museum

EpisodeAug 8, 202257m

The Collyer Brothers

The Morbid Museum

EpisodeAug 8, 202257m

Luke covers the famed story of New York recluses Homer and Langley Collyer, whose hoarding transformed their family brownstone in 1930s Harlem into an impenetrable fortress of rubbish and found objects. "Harlem House Mystery Ends: Tale of Love" | Aug 7 1942, Gettysburg Times | Google News Archive Collyer Brothers Park - New York City Department of Parks & RecreationThe Dazzle review | Theatre | The Guardian"Booby Traps Kill Hermit" San Jose Evening News Inside the Collyer brownstone: The story of Harlem's hermits and their hoarding – New York Daily NewsHomer and Langley by EL Doctorow | Fiction | The GuardianThe Legendary Collyer Brothers Harlem NY 1881-1947 – Harlem World MagazineFollow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

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Join two museum professionals as they take you on a wild and often lighthearted tour through a virtual cabinet of curiosities, including the strangest artifacts and tales from historic sites and museums around the world! From ghost towns and death masks, to serial killers and US Presidents assassinated by bacteria, you have NO IDEA what you might find in The Morbid Museum!

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