Henry Steel Olcott's investigation of the Eddy brothers
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Henry Steel Olcott's investigation of the Eddy brothers has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ash KelleyCo-host of the true crime podcast Morbid
Kelley said Olcott, after examining Honto's cave and seeing a materialization, left his first seance convinced the brothers were genuine.
“So he left the seance that night convinced of the brother's legitimacy”
Morbid: The Eddy Brothers and the High Life Ski Club (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 33:49
Kelley praised Olcott for approaching the Eddys' claims scientifically.
“I think it's kind of cool that he's approaching it from, like, a place of science”
Morbid: The Eddy Brothers and the High Life Ski Club (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 30:48
Alaina UrquhartCo-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels
Urquhart argued that people should study views they disagree with in order to rebut them, as Olcott may have done.
“I think that you should learn about the thing that you don't agree with so that you can counter argument”
Morbid: The Eddy Brothers and the High Life Ski Club (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 30:11
Podcasts
- Morbid · 1 episode
Episodes
The Eddy Brothers and the High Life Ski ClubMorbid · Oct 1, 2026 · 46 min
Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart recount the 1870s Vermont mediums William and Horatio Eddy, their Spiritualist fame, fraud allegations, and their haunted former tavern.