Morbid Curiosity explored "the unsavory, unwise, unorthodox, and unusual: all the dark elements that make life truly worth living.

Eventually, editor Rhoads realized that what interested her most were survivor narratives: "There is an undiluted power in reporting what you experienced and testifying about how it changed you.

[4] Contributors probed sexuality, birth, modern healthcare, illicit substances, natural disasters, UFO encounters, humanity’s inclinations toward violence, as well as homicide, serial killers, and ghosts.

Emceed by editor Rhoads, contributors to the magazine told "improvised true stories about past morbid episodes in their lives."

[5] Readings by contributors to Morbid Curiosity magazine took place at Borderlands Bookstore and Borders on Union Square in San Francisco, the Museum of Death (Los Angeles), Stories Books and Cafe (Los Angeles), Dark Delicacies in Burbank, and Elliott Bay Books in Seattle, among other venues.