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S2 E1: The Drury Lane Dicer - AKA the Muffin Man

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Trigger Warnings: Cannibalism and Child Murder at 30:01
Do you know the Muffin Man? You will after this!
The Spookery Spirits have gifted Lady her very first dealers choice, so you know it's going to get spooky! In this dark tale, Lady tells us all about the infamous Drury Lane Dicer, England's alleged first documented serial killer. Grab a muffin and gather round, you're in for a treat!

The Skinny Toe Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6PaYwxSYyM

Sources Cited:

  • Bebbington, Gillian (1988) [1972]. Street Names of London. Batsford. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7134-5449-9.

  • Begg, Paul; Fido, Martin; Skinner, Keith (1996). The Jack the Ripper A–Z (3rd ed.). London: Headline. ISBN 0747255229.

  • Brown, Matt. “Who Was the Muffin Man Who Lived on Drury Lane?” Londonist, 30 Jan. 2024, londonist.com/london/history/muffin-man

  • Eldridge, Alison. "Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-a-bakers-dozen-13 Accessed 20 May 2025

  • Finn, Ralph L. (1963). No Tears in Aldgate. London: Robert Hale.

  • Hiestand, Heather. Baking in Victorian England, 3 July 2013, englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2013/07/baking-in-victorian-england.html

  • I. Opie and P. Opie, The Singing Game (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985), pp. 379–82.

  • K. F. Kiple, and K. C. Ornelas, The Cambridge World History of Food (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), p. 1224.

  • “The Muffin Man.” Uncyclopedia, Uncyclopedia, 23 Mar. 2008, en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/The_Muffin_Man

  • Tilstra, Elisabeth. “Mary Ann Cotton: England’s First Serial Killer.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 6 Dec. 2017, www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-ann-cotton-englands_b_8339314

  • Wiggins, Dan. “Popular Nursery Rhyme Inspired by London Killer Who Lured Kids to Their Deaths.” My London, 10 Apr. 2021, www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/terrifying-london-serial-killer-who-20350753

  • Williams, Samuel. Life High and Low. by the Author of the Greeks, Pigeons, Fashion, to Night ... Embellished with Humorous Coloured Plates. 8th ed., Pr. for J.J. Stockdale, 1819.
    https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Life_high_and_low_By_the_author_of_the_G/matYAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22muffin+man%22&pg=PA202&printsec=frontcover

  • Zipes, Jack (2013). "Abandoned Children ATU 327A―Hansel and Gretel". The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: From the Brothers Grimm to Andrew Lang. Hackett Publishing. pp. 121ff. ISBN978-1-624-66034-4.

Connect with us!

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Send us a Gmail at [email protected] for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D

All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library.

Until next time, Stay Spooky!


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1. The Intro (00:00:00)

2. The Story (00:16:07)

3. The Outro (01:23:14)

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Trigger Warnings: Cannibalism and Child Murder at 30:01
Do you know the Muffin Man? You will after this!
The Spookery Spirits have gifted Lady her very first dealers choice, so you know it's going to get spooky! In this dark tale, Lady tells us all about the infamous Drury Lane Dicer, England's alleged first documented serial killer. Grab a muffin and gather round, you're in for a treat!

The Skinny Toe Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6PaYwxSYyM

Sources Cited:

  • Bebbington, Gillian (1988) [1972]. Street Names of London. Batsford. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7134-5449-9.

  • Begg, Paul; Fido, Martin; Skinner, Keith (1996). The Jack the Ripper A–Z (3rd ed.). London: Headline. ISBN 0747255229.

  • Brown, Matt. “Who Was the Muffin Man Who Lived on Drury Lane?” Londonist, 30 Jan. 2024, londonist.com/london/history/muffin-man

  • Eldridge, Alison. "Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-a-bakers-dozen-13 Accessed 20 May 2025

  • Finn, Ralph L. (1963). No Tears in Aldgate. London: Robert Hale.

  • Hiestand, Heather. Baking in Victorian England, 3 July 2013, englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2013/07/baking-in-victorian-england.html

  • I. Opie and P. Opie, The Singing Game (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985), pp. 379–82.

  • K. F. Kiple, and K. C. Ornelas, The Cambridge World History of Food (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), p. 1224.

  • “The Muffin Man.” Uncyclopedia, Uncyclopedia, 23 Mar. 2008, en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/The_Muffin_Man

  • Tilstra, Elisabeth. “Mary Ann Cotton: England’s First Serial Killer.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 6 Dec. 2017, www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-ann-cotton-englands_b_8339314

  • Wiggins, Dan. “Popular Nursery Rhyme Inspired by London Killer Who Lured Kids to Their Deaths.” My London, 10 Apr. 2021, www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/terrifying-london-serial-killer-who-20350753

  • Williams, Samuel. Life High and Low. by the Author of the Greeks, Pigeons, Fashion, to Night ... Embellished with Humorous Coloured Plates. 8th ed., Pr. for J.J. Stockdale, 1819.
    https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Life_high_and_low_By_the_author_of_the_G/matYAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22muffin+man%22&pg=PA202&printsec=frontcover

  • Zipes, Jack (2013). "Abandoned Children ATU 327A―Hansel and Gretel". The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: From the Brothers Grimm to Andrew Lang. Hackett Publishing. pp. 121ff. ISBN978-1-624-66034-4.

Connect with us!

Instagram is @SpookeryPodcast
Youtube is @SpookeryPodcast

Send us a Gmail at [email protected] for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D

All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library.

Until next time, Stay Spooky!


Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  continue reading

Chapters

1. The Intro (00:00:00)

2. The Story (00:16:07)

3. The Outro (01:23:14)

24 episodes

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