“It’s not morbid to talk about death. Most people don’t worry about death. They worry about a bad death.”  ~ Terry Pratchett

I was a morbid kid who grew up into a morbid adult. I love horror movies, spooky books, and having philosophical discussions about death, so it wasn’t really a surprise that my youngest turned out to be a morbid kid. She loves to talk about death and watch horror movies. When she told me last year that history was boring, I thought it would be fun to put together a little unit to spice things up. That “little unit” turned into a full-year high school curriculum based on morbid topics like cannibalism, death, murder, and other weird history. I dubbed it Morbid Curiosities: The Dark Side of History and Science.

When I shared about it on my YouTube channel, I got a huge response from people asking me to publish it. I was very surprised because it was such a weird unit tailored to my morbid kid, and I didn’t think anyone else would be interested.

But after so many requests, I decided to go for it. Rather than write a full-year level, I thought I would publish it as unit studies. That way, if you feel like it would be too much to focus on for a whole year, you could dabble and just do one or two units.

So, what is Morbid Curiosities? It’s a set of high school-level unit studies that focus on history, science, and literature. Each unit includes a weekly and daily schedule, reading assignments, and activities based on a morbid topic. I want to reiterate that these units are not for every teen. They focus on the strange and unusual and sometimes disturbing. This is not for a sensitive teen!

But if you have a teen who is obsessed with horror or who enjoys long conversations about death, serial killers, and the ethics of cannibalism, well, you’ve come to the right place!

Check out our Morbid Curiosities Units Below:

Morbid Curiosities Part 1: Cannibalism

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