Episodios

  • 12: Stull Cemetery (Gateway to Hell)

    12: Stull Cemetery (Gateway to Hell)
    Jul 16 2024
    Witch hangings, murder, satanic rituals...Stull Cemetery is so famous for its horrifying legends that it inspired shows like Supernatural, and was visited by a famous pop star who claimed to have encountered a demon there...

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    This podcast is researched, hosted by, and produced by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Photograph for podcast art is by Ivy Boyd, font and design from Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://www.lecomptonkansas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bald.Eagle_.Vol16.No1_.Spring.1990.pdf
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24632912/anna-a-wittich
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/1004514/sylvester-stull-postmaster/
    https://kjhk.org/web/2016/10/29/douglas-countys-gateway-to-hell/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stull,_Kansas
    http://genealogytrails.com/kan/douglas/stullcemetery.html
    https://theghostinmymachine.com/2019/06/05/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-stull-kansas-cemetery-gateway-hell/
    https://www.ancientpages.com/2018/08/25/mystery-of-the-stull-cemetery-a-gateway-to-hell/
    http://www.paranormalscholar.com/gateway-hell-mysterious-legend-stull-cemetery-satans-staircase/
    http://www.weirdus.com/states/kansas/stories/gateway_to_hell/
    https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/stull
    https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/ks-creepy-hell-stull/
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    25 m
  • 11: The Vandalizing of Bathsheba Sherman's Grave

    11: The Vandalizing of Bathsheba Sherman's Grave
    Jul 9 2024
    When Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated a haunting the Perron family home, they claimed that the evil spirit responsible was that of Bathsheba Sherman - a witch who committed herself to Satan, and killed her own child before killing herself. Her grave faced near-constant vandalism because of these claims, but how true are they?

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    This podcast is researched, hosted by, and produced by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Photograph for podcast art is by Ivy Boyd, font and design from Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/historians-wanting-to-honor-bathsheba-sherman-raise-funds-to-repair-headstone/article_60381b78-a657-11ed-9282-ab63cb3d5841.html
    https://medium.com/phenomenon-the-paranormal-publication/will-the-real-bathsheba-please-stand-up-separating-fact-from-fiction-in-the-paranormal-51c39b61bacb
    https://medium.com/the-shortform/the-true-story-behind-the-conjuring-movie-e19f7818be9a
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/true-story-of-the-conjuring-perron-family-enfield-haunting
    https://globalnews.ca/news/8247260/bathsheba-search-for-evil-andrea-perron-interview-the-conjuring/
    https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/02/dispelling-demons-detective-work-at-the-conjuring-house/
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    16 m
  • 10: Vampires in the Media

    10: Vampires in the Media
    Jul 2 2024
    To celebrate reaching the double-digits, episode 10 revisits the topic of vampires (from episode one) and brings us the evolution from the grotesque vampires of the past, to the handsome, sparkly vampires we see today!

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    This podcast is researched, hosted by, and produced by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Photograph for podcast art is by Ivy Boyd, font and design from Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_literature

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nosferatu-film-by-Murnau-1922
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    10 m
  • 9: Cheesman Park

    9: Cheesman Park
    Jun 25 2024
    Cheesman Park is a popular escape for Denver residents who seek a peaceful escape from the city during their busy days. But as night falls, it is known to be one of Denvers most haunted locations...

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    This podcast is researched, hosted by, and produced by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Photograph for podcast art is by Ivy Boyd, font and design from Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://kekbfm.com/haunted-colorado-denver-cheesman-park/#:~:text=Denver%2C%20Colorado's%20Cheesman%20Park

    https://nerdist.com/article/poltergeist-true-story-inspired-movie/

    https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver-house-inspired-horror-film

    https://denverterrors.com/cheesman-park/

    https://collider.com/poltergeist-haunted-history-explained/#:~:text=Zelda%20Rubinstein%20returned%20as%20well,Gary%20Sherman%20breaking%20his%20leg
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    10 m
  • 8: Victorian Cemetery Picnics

    8: Victorian Cemetery Picnics
    Apr 30 2024
    Relaxing in a cemetery may sound odd to some, but to the Victorians, it could be a peaceful place to spend a spring or summer today. This trend has even gone through a resurgence in recent years...

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    This podcast is produced, researched, and edited by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Art designed in Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/how-to-respectfully-picnic-in-a-cemetery#:~:text=Victorians%20would%20gather%20in%20cemeteries,that%20it%20became%20a%20thing

    https://blog.billiongraves.com/cemetery-superstitions/

    https://connectingdirectors.com/55122-cemetery-picnics

    https://www.midnightsocietytales.com/2014/03/29/victorian-valhallas-cemetery-picnics/
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    12 m
  • 7: The Poltergeist of Greyfriars Kirkyard

    7: The Poltergeist of Greyfriars Kirkyard
    Apr 23 2024
    Greyfriars Kirkyard is home to the legend of a horrifying poltergeist, said to harm visitors which has resulted in attempted exorcisms...

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    This podcast is produced, researched, and edited by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Art designed in Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://ewh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Greyfriars-Kirkyard.pdf
    https://greyfriarskirk.com/history/
    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/632836/greyfriars-kirkyard-ghostly-history
    http://www.eatdrinktravel.com/most-haunted-graveyard-in-the-world-greyfriars-kirkyard/
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/george-mackenzie-s-mausoleum
    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Colin+Grant+was+talking+to+the+spirit+world+when+he+unexpectedly...-a060820879
    https://angusfolklore.blogspot.com/2019/02/bloody-advocate-mackenzie-monster-or.html
    https://darkhauntings.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/greyfriars-kirkyard/
    https://edinburgh.org/blog/tales-from-beyond-the-grave-in-edinburgh/#:~:text=In%201999%2C%20a%20homeless%20man,ghost%20of%20“Bluidy%20Mackenzie”
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    16 m
  • 6: The New Orleans Casket Girls

    6: The New Orleans Casket Girls
    Apr 16 2024
    When ships full of pale women and their caskets arrived in New Orleans, vampiric suspicions began to arise... but what was the real story behind these "Casket Girls"?

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    This podcast is produced, researched, and edited by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Art designed in Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/
    https://www.nola.com/300/300-unique-new-orleans-moments-casket-girls-shipped-to-new-orleans-for-molding-into-refined/article_2038e39e-0290-535f-875b-a0de5f93aee8.html
    https://locationsoflore.com/2022/08/06/casket-girls-new-orleans-vampire-tale/
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/casket-girls
    https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/exhibits/show/sihistory/settlement/french/frwomen#:~:text=Many%20French%20explorers%2C%20traders%2C%20and,were%20relatively%20independent%20and%20influential
    https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5597&context=etd
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    15 m
  • 5: Birth of the Modern Funeral Home

    5: Birth of the Modern Funeral Home
    Apr 2 2024
    Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub in Seattle sees it's fair share of patrons, but many might not know of this buildings pivotal roll in the creation of the modern-day funeral home, AND that it is reportedly haunted...

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    This podcast is produced, researched, and edited by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Art designed in Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://seattle.curbed.com/2018/10/31/18048486/pike-place-butterworth-haunted-history
    https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2012/03/butterworth-mortuarys-exquisite-corpses-april-2012
    https://www.irishstar.com/culture/food-drink/kells-irish-pub-haunted-bar-31231270.amp
    https://www.etymonline.com/word/mortuary
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    11 m