What do you get when you cross a morgue attendant with a Satanist, a bad artist, and a 90s French internet hookup? A cannibal with a YouTube following, apparently.

Join Dee and Isla as we plunge fang-first into the gore-splattered legacy of Nicolas Claux, the Vampire of Paris, a convicted murderer, confessed cannibal, corpse desecrator, and, somehow, international curator.

It all started with a seemingly innocent visit to a Serial Killer Exhibition in London, until one donor’s name kept creeping up like a resurrected corpse.

Trigger warnings galore: corpses, cannibalism, blood-drinking, grave desecration, and very, very bad art. (Seriously. We Googled it. It’s awful.)

Shout outs:

Nominal

https://www.instagram.com/nominal/

Hoodies for Heroes

https://www.instagram.com/hoodies_for_heroes/

Wear the Peace

https://www.instagram.com/wearthepeace/

Britain Palestine Project

https://www.instagram.com/britainpalestineproject/

Dee’s Save the Children webinar on Palestinian children in military detention

https://britainpalestineproject.org/injustice/

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs - Dee’s articles

https://www.wrmea.org/search.html?searchword=Diana%20safieh&searchphrase=all

Sources:

• Murderpedia (obvs)
  

• Le Parisien
  

• University of Wikipedia, majoring in Morbid Curiosity
  

• Unforbidden Truths Podcast
  

• Uneasy Terrain Explorers Club Podcast
  

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Welcome to Season 5 — and say hello to your new co-host Isla from Criminally Good Books in York!

In this jam-packed first episode, Dee and Isla go full-blown true crime + emotional carnage as they cover the terrifying 1999 bombing spree that shook London to its core. But first, a few very important announcements:

🧡 Emma has stepped back from co-hosting (she’s still a Switchblade Sister for life and our legal consultant on speed dial)

📚 Isla from Criminally Good Books has officially joined the team, and frankly, it’s about time

🎄 Yes, Isla still has Christmas decorations up in June

🐷 Dee may or may not have tattooed a Guinea pig-adjacent animal from South Africa on her body

We dive into the horrifying attacks carried out by neo-Nazi David Copeland, who tried to start a race war using nail bombs left in Brixton, Brick Lane, and Soho, targeting Black communities, Bangladeshi Londoners, and the LGBTQ+ community in rapid succession. It’s grim, it’s infuriating, and it’s an important reminder of how easily hate spreads if left unchecked.

🔪 Bonus Segment: The Ink-Quisition We judge the Sugarbabes’ autographs, tattooed permanently on a heavy metal musician’s body.

Trigger Warnings: Bombings, neo-Nazism, racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and strong language (sorry Isla’s mum).

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🌈 No TERFs, no fascists — just feminist chaos and found family

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In this special bonus episode of the Switchblade Sisters Social Club, co-hosts Dee and Emma address Emma's departure from the podcast. As Emma takes a step back, they introduce Isla of Criminally Good Books, the new co-host for Season 5. But before Emma chips off, we discuss our visit to the Moholoholo Animal Rehab Center, their charitable donation, and their encounter with the infamous honey badger, Stoffel. We look into Stoffel's clever and relentless escapades, his history as an escape artist, and the challenges of containing such a determined animal.