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The ONLY one we get all year! 💀Capt William Fowler started The Thirteen Club in NY in 1882. One of the members happened ...
06/13/2025

The ONLY one we get all year! 💀
Capt William Fowler started The Thirteen Club in NY in 1882.
One of the members happened to be a NY Supreme Court Judge named Judge Van Hoesen, who became the first to break the iron rule that executions could only be held on Fridays (the 6th day of the week). He chose Monday for the hanging of the first murderer sentenced by him after the formation of The Thirteen Club.

The next hanging in NY took place upon a Thursday, saying he changed the day because "Friday had been given too much of the disgrace attendant upon such occasions."

Executions are now ordered upon ALL days of the week, except Sunday, in different parts of the union and Friday has ceased to be known as Hangman's Day.

We look forward to seeing everyone attending our Ghost Hunt in Carnegie this evening as well as all 50 NEW members of the Pittsburgh Chapter of The Thirteen Club tonight for initiation!

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Become a Charter Member today and avoid 13 years of bad luck probably! 🎁We'll make it worth your while with a custom Sea...
06/09/2025

Become a Charter Member today and avoid 13 years of bad luck probably!

🎁We'll make it worth your while with a custom Seating Card of Superstitions / a themed show time cocktail / and 3 performances of very strange luck ~ ALL from the Visitation Room in a former funeral home!

🧂We encourage you to break a few Superstitions while you're with us at the Superstition Station and funeral attire is requested.

The Thirteen Club of 1882 was a very real thing and included 5 U.S. Presidents as members. Everyone who attends this inaugural meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter will get access to one-of-a-kind events ~ some of which will be exclusively for you!

This is the ONLY Friday the 13th of 2025 so get dressed and let's make some mischief this weekend!
For Tickets: https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com

Joining us for Friday the 13th? Float into these spots to calm your nerves before we get creepy. (We're listing venues ...
06/08/2025

Joining us for Friday the 13th? Float into these spots to calm your nerves before we get creepy. (We're listing venues super close to our performance / meeting places)

💀For fiends coming to MasterDeceased Theatre's Thirteen Club:
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🍿more than just popcorn! They have a quick and easy menu of delicious sammies, burgers, and even veggie options. There's a full bar for cocktails or NA drinks too. This happens to be around the corner from so it doesn't get more convenient than that!

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🍺conveniently located INSIDE of the Parkway Theater & Film Lounge, there is a vast selection for beer enthusiasts as well as a great patio to soak up the Summer night air.

👻For goblins joining us on the Ghost Hunt:
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🍷get medieval with some MEADE! Apis offers a large selection of flavors from spicy to sweet PLUS a patio with a fire pit to summon the Carnegie ancestors.

🍕For eats : you're in luck because the Carnegie Crawl will be in full swing and there will be food trucks along with brick & mortar restaurants such as LeoGreta, DeBlaze at 131, and El Pollon to name a few. Check out for more info.

Manifest dry weather and we'll see everyone FRIDAY!!!!

🚨 Final Week For Tickets! 🚨Where can you get a craft cocktail in a former funeral home while breaking rules and being en...
06/04/2025

🚨 Final Week For Tickets! 🚨
Where can you get a craft cocktail in a former funeral home while breaking rules and being entertained by spooky-ass storytellers?

Literally NOWHERE unless you get tickets for MasterDeceased Theatre's resurrection of THE THIRTEEN CLUB on Friday the 13th!

Tickets Here: https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com
May the algorithm find you in time!

We're 10 days away from the ONLY Friday the 13th all year! We're down to the wire with Officer tickets AND 📣 we've added...
06/03/2025

We're 10 days away from the ONLY Friday the 13th all year! We're down to the wire with Officer tickets AND 📣 we've added even MORE value for Charter Members!

🥃 ALL members will receive a showtime cocktail with their ticket!
(Yes, there will be a mocktail option!)

⚰️The coffin table has been built, the funeral flowers are ready, the superstition stations are waiting for YOU (mwahaha) so - now that we can all raise a glass together - get your tix and join us!
https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com
**funeral attire requested**

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Ever wonder why we STILL knock on wood for luck or avoid walking under a ladder? Here are some origin stories of Superst...
05/30/2025

Ever wonder why we STILL knock on wood for luck or avoid walking under a ladder? Here are some origin stories of Superstitions that still persist centuries later. Think it's bunk?

You might be ready to join THE THIRTEEN CLUB! A not-so-secret Social Society that got together on the 13th of every month to tempt fate.
The first meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter happens FRIDAY JUNE13th at the former Musmanno Funeral Home (now known as Castle Consortia )

Get your tickets / arrive in some Funeral Attire / obtain some swag / enjoy the show!
https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com

Time is running out and we only get ONE in 2025! ⚠️

🚨We are just 2 WEEKS AWAY from an amazing night of suspense ~ superstitions ~ swag ~ a themed cocktail ~ and more, ALL f...
05/29/2025

🚨We are just 2 WEEKS AWAY from an amazing night of suspense ~ superstitions ~ swag ~ a themed cocktail ~ and more, ALL from the heart of the Visitation Room of the former Musmanno Funeral Home.

☠️We're coming to you LIVE from Castle Consortia in McKees Rocks for the ONLY Friday the 13th we get all year and you should really spend it with us lest a hex be upon you! (JK)

🚫Our Founder tickets are SOLD OUT
⚠️There are just 5 Officer tickets left!
✅Charter Member tickets are also available so choose your interactive adventure for the most feared and revered night of the Summer! Membership has its privileges~

EZ Ticket Link: https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com

*FUNERAL ATTIRE REQUESTED*
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Photo illustration from Cafe Neant, Paris 1900. Did we recreate this coffin table for our performance of THE THIRTEEN CL...
05/22/2025

Photo illustration from Cafe Neant, Paris 1900.
Did we recreate this coffin table for our performance of THE THIRTEEN CLUB on Friday the 13th of June? Yes.

Won't you join the Club by becoming a Member today? We have 3 strange-luck stories to tell you while we all break multiple superstitions on Friday the 13th! Enjoy lovingly reproduced swag from the original Club of 1882 and once you're a member ~ there are perks for life!

We have a *few* tickets left at the Officer level and Charter Member Tickets can also be had!
Reserve your lucky seat here: https://.ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com

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🪦CEMETERY SUPERSTITIONS🪦Have you ever heard someone proclaim "someone just walked over my grave" if they experienced a s...
05/19/2025

🪦CEMETERY SUPERSTITIONS🪦
Have you ever heard someone proclaim "someone just walked over my grave" if they experienced a sudden chill? Of course you have. There's a host of cemetery superstitions that dictate how you moved around in a graveyard and even how the grave diggers behaved. It's time for Deathly Folklore!

⚰ Make sure you are buried with your body to the West and your feet to the East. This predates Christianity and ensures you will face the rising sun (and the Final Judgement) once Christians adopted this practice.
⚰Open graves are ill omens! Graves should not be left open overnight or it would herald another death! (More likely it would deter grave robbers)
⚰Avoid being buried FIRST in a cemetery. It was considered very bad luck (for the family) so new cemeteries would often bury an animal or a vagrant as the first one. The tale goes that the FIRST one would serve as the Guardian of the cemetery and stay to watch over the others.The other burials could pass over into the next life but you might get stuck on this earthly plane watching goths drinking red wine and reading Poe.
⚰It was bad luck to be the first mourner to leave for it would invite the next death! Many families would bring servants to funerals to leave before the mourners. Ugh.
⚰Hold your breath as you pass by a graveyard to avoid inhaling the spirit of the recently departed (GenX I'm looking at you 👀)

Join us FRIDAY the 13th of JUNE for a night of superstition busting and twisted tales as we resurrect THE THIRTEEN CLUB of 1882!
Tickets : https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com

We've got the Superstition Stations and 3 unlucky tales to tell you LIVE from the former Musmanno Funeral Home for the O...
05/19/2025

We've got the Superstition Stations and 3 unlucky tales to tell you LIVE from the former Musmanno Funeral Home for the ONLY Friday the 13th we get all year!

Become a Member of the infamous Thirteen Club (PGH Chapter) for swag and special invites to very secret future events by us!

There will be oath taking and storytelling and interactive temptings of fate!
Choose your experience but get your tickets ~ FRIDAY JUNE 13th is right around the corner!
*Funeral Attire Is Requested*
Tix: https://ThirteenClub.eventbrite.com

Attending MasterDeceased Theatre's performance of The Thirteen Club? Funeral Attire is requested! My Starter Pack contai...
05/13/2025

Attending MasterDeceased Theatre's performance of The Thirteen Club? Funeral Attire is requested!

My Starter Pack contains:
-a hoop skirt
- an under skirt
-the dress
-a veil to hide those crocodile tears -removable forearm sleeves (!) when the sun goes down & it's time for cocktails.

Our Founders Coffin Table has sold out but we still have spots for Officers and Charter Members!

Click the link in bio to see what these packages include or visit our website for info: https://darkhistorypgh.com

We only get (1) Friday the 13th this year - become a Member today and enjoy benefits tomorrow! (Well, in the super near future). Join us! We're dying to tell you some stories...

*heavy heavy sigh*I was introduced to Eraserhead at 16 back in 1988 and then Twin Peaks hit in 1989-90. I became an inst...
01/16/2025

*heavy heavy sigh*

I was introduced to Eraserhead at 16 back in 1988 and then Twin Peaks hit in 1989-90. I became an instant fan. The surreal darkness of his parallel worlds was gripping.
A Masterclass in Originality.

Top 3 Film Faves in no particular order:
Wild at Heart
Lost Highway
Mulholland Drive

To your weird and wonderful life: we'll miss you. 💀


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