I Scream, You Scream Podcast

Now you see him…now you don’t! Just kidding, he’s still there, he’s just trapped inside a casket burying himself alive again.

Known for his mystifying illusions and daring escapes, Harry Houdini changed stage magic forever. But despite his fame, his story is defined by mysteries - how did he actually learn to pick locks? Why did he crusade against charlatans when he himself was a fraudulent medium? And in the thousands of seances held for him, has he ever reached out from the other side?

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Circus

💀Topic of the Month: Italian ice/slushies

Check out our feature in Women Who Podcast magazine

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📚Sources:

• McGill University
• The New York Times
• Shepherd Express
• The Guardian
• Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
• National Geographic
• Wild About Houdini

📸Credits:

• Library of Congress
• White Studio
• Wild About Houdini
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• Pestbuda

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The Ringling brothers made a name for themselves with the greatest show on Earth, but it seems the family’s entertaining legacy didn’t end when the circus packed up👀 At the Al Ringling Mansion in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the living aren’t the only ones enjoying the grand old house. From mysterious figures spotted in rocking chairs to reports of a ghost who likes to check in on everyone from the mirror, the hauntings at the mansion just don’t quit. Join us as we dig into the details of America’s most famous circus family & who we think might still be hanging around👻

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Circus

💀Topic of the Month: Slushees

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📚Sources:

• Al Ringling Mansion
• Sauk County History
• Immigrant Entrepreneurship
• Al Ringling Brewing Co.

📸Credits:

• Wikimedia Commons
• Immigrant Entrepreneurship
• McHenry County Living

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Happy 100th Episode!! 🍾🥂🎉✨

Today, we’re celebrating this milestone with Kathryn’s favorite hometown haunt… complete with paranormal evidence captured at The Peoria State Hospital😱 Originally known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane (but better known to locals as the Bartonville Asylum), this haunted hospital has a reputation for sinister stories about trapped ghosts and angry spirits. But the real story behind this historic institution may be far less macabre than the rumors suggest👀

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

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📚Sources:

• Peoria State Hospital
• Peoria Magazine
• Alpha Park Public Library

📸Credits:

• Peoria State Hospital

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In 1860, Elizabeth Packard was committed to Jacksonville Insane Asylum for “extensive application of body and mind,” or as she put it, “placed there by her husband for thinking.” She spent three years there, enduring horrific abuses alongside countless other women whose husbands and families had abandoned them. When she finally got out, she went after the men, laws, and systems that put her there - and she won.

“The time for downtrodden and oppressed women to have their rights has come. Her voice and her pen are going to move the world.” - Elizabeth Packard

Books by Elizabeth Packard:

• Marital Power Exemplified, or Three Years Imprisonment for Religious Belief (1864)
• Great Disclosure of Spiritual Wickedness in High Places (1865)
• The Mystic Key or the Asylum Secret Unlocked (1866)
• The Prisoners' Hidden Life, Or Insane Asylums Unveiled (1868)
• The Great Drama (1878)

The docuseries Kathryn mentioned is called Death of a Pastor’s Wife on Netflix.

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

🖤Join us on Patreon!

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Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources:

• “The Woman They Could Not Silence” by Kate Moore
• University of Illinois
• Jurist News
• Illinois Department of Human Services

📸Credits:

• National Women’s History Museum
• Disability History Museum

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Hidden in the Venetian Lagoon, just a short distance from the glittering streets of Venice, Poveglia has earned a reputation as one of the most haunted islands in the world—a place so steeped in death and tragedy that even today, few people are willing to set foot there.

For centuries, the island was used to quarantine victims of disease. The sick were brought there. The dying were abandoned there. And the dead were buried there. But you might be surprised by where the hauntings actually come from (we definitely were).

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

🖤Join us on Patreon!

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New episodes drop every Tuesday!

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Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources:

• Poveglia Island: The Haunting History of Venice's Forbidden Island by Benita Bowers
• ZME Science
• Walks of Italy

📸Credits:

• Wikimedia Commons
• Google Maps

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Founded in 1247, Bethlem Royal Hospital (AKA Bedlam) is literally synonymous with chaos. In today’s episode, we’re exploring its dark history - including horrifying procedures, longstanding corruption, and its time as one of London’s top tourist attractions.

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

🖤Join us on Patreon!

💰Get your FREE investing guide from CloBare at https://getlazynow.com/

New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

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Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch!

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources:

• Bedlam: London and its Mad by Catharine Arnold
• South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
• Historic England
• Macabre Tours UK
• All That’s Interesting
• Learning Legacy
• My London

📸Credits:

• Wikimedia commons
• Bedlam Museum of the Mind
• Network Rail

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IT’S FINALLY HERE 😈 Welcome to autumn, little spoons!!! To celebrate the turning of the wheel, we have some scrumptiously spooky tales to share. Plus, what’s your zodiac sign’s horror movie archetype? Guess you gotta listen to find out 🤷‍♀️

📚Book recs:

• Check out “Sign Here” by Claudia Lux: ​​https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/eb66767a-781f-4d0e-aedf-0091c761ca36
• Check out “Dive Bar at the End of the Road” by Kelley Armstrong: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b6b729a0-8612-4f8c-ac79-bd5029053fec

Listen to Brooke’s scary story in episode 35: Slenderman (1:06:27)

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🖤Join us on Patreon!

💰Get your FREE investing guide from CloBare at https://getlazynow.com/

New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

Send us an email: [email protected]

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch!

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

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In the early 1900s, a string of brutal axe murders left communities across America searching for answers. The crimes were attributed to a mysterious figure known as Billy the Axeman… but who was he? As stories of the murders spread, so did theories about the man behind them. In this episode, we’ll trace each crime and explore the theory that Billy the Axeman may have been responsible for far more👀

To avoid Practical Magic 2 spoilers, skip 05:07 - 08:14

📚Check out “Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder” by Rachel McCarthy James: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/beb22a88-a855-45f6-8c96-134ffd4e5f2e

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

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New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

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Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources:

• American Hauntings Ink.
• “The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery” by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James
• “Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder” by Rachel McCarthy James

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Is there anything scarier than being trapped on a boat with a delusional murderer? If there is, I (Gina) don’t want to know.

When the Mary Russell departed for Barbados in 1828, it was just another routine trading voyage. That is, until the captain dreamed there was mutiny afoot. Believing it to be a warning from God, Captain Stewart sank deeper into righteous paranoia - and when his men tried to calm him, he answered with violence. Ultimately, half of those onboard would never make it home.

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

💰Get your FREE investing guide from CloBare at https://getlazynow.com/

New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

Send us an email: [email protected]

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch!

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources:

• The Ship of Seven Murders: A True Story of Madness & Murder by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney
• Mental Floss
• History Ireland

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In June 1912, eight people were brutally murdered inside a small home in Villisca, Iowa. Despite an extensive investigation and countless suspects, the case remains officially unsolved. More than a century later, the Villisca Axe Murder House is haunted with not just the ghosts of its victims, but the question about who did it & why.

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

💰Get your FREE investing guide from CloBare at https://getlazynow.com/

New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

Send us an email: [email protected]

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch!

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.