Macabre : Dark History Podcast

On today’s episode the letter W is for Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, KY. Together we will turn on our flashlights and walk the halls of the infamously haunted and historically MACABRE location .

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SOURCES:

Waverly Hills Sanatorium History https://kyhi.org/other/tuberculosis-sanatoria/waverly-hills-sanatorium/ 

Record of Patient deaths starting from 1911 : https://kyhi.org/other/tuberculosis-sanatoria/waverly-hills-sanatorium/

TB facts

https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm

Treatments:

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/waverlytb

Visit Waverly Hills: Private Tours

https://thewaverlyhillssanatorium.com/

Seafarin’, raidin’, piratin’, pillagin’, tradin’, berserkin’. For three centuries these people were freakin’ busy! This culture was rich with blood and brutality, but that’s only the beginning. Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk about what it actually meant to be a VIKING.

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Resources:

Viking | History, Exploration, Facts, & Maps | Britannica

Viking history, culture, and traditions | The Viking Era in Norway (visitnorway.com)

Vikings - History, Origins & Tactics | HISTORY

Berserker | Definition, Attire, & Facts | Britannica

Viking berserkers may have used henbane to induce trance-like state | Ars Technica

16 Facts About the Brutality of Viking Life (historycollection.com)

10 Things You May Not Know About the Vikings | HISTORY

Gary Michael Hilton. He took to the trails in the Southern part of the U.S.; but he wasn’t taking a hike…he was taking hikers! Join the Ladies of Macabre as they cover what went down in the national forests in 2007 and 2008. Get a first hand account of a listener who witnessed his capture as a child!

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Resources:

Dateline: Unforgettable: Where is Gary Hilton now? (sportskeeda.com)

Gary Hilton: How Serial Killer Was Caught While Cleaning Van of Evidence (people.com)

Chilling words National Forest serial killer Gary Hilton told cops before last victim Meredith Emerson found decapitated | The US Sun (the-sun.com)

Gary Michael Hilton | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Melissa Witt's murder case has been cold for 29 years | 5newsonline.com

On today's episode, the letter U is for Urban Legends. Dive into the darkness with us on this episode as we uncover some of the Urban legends that are in fact based on real life horrors. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Buckle up. It's going to be a bumpy ride. 

***THIS EPISODE HAS TECHNICAL ISSUES**** PLEASE FORGIVE US! AUDIO MIC for HALLEY HAS SINCE BEEN UPDATED! WE DO APOLOGIZE. THE GREMLINS GOT US.

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APOLOGIES: Halley had some technical issues this go around. Please forgive us. Mic down...mic down. But we hope you still enjoy the content. Fortunately Blaire leads this episode. 

It’s considered one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. What do you get when you have a building fire with only one fire escape? Death and disaster. Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk about what life was like in a factory and why workplace safety exists today.

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Resources:

Industrial Revolution | Definition, History, Dates, Summary, & Facts | Britannica Money

Industrial Revolution Working Conditions: What Were They Like? - History (historyonthenet.com)

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - This Month in Business History - Research Guides at Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Facts, Deaths & Importance | HISTORY

Charles Dickens, in a technical definition, was a novelist from Victorian era England who created some of the world’s best known characters and stories…but he truly was so much more than that. His talent struck a chord in hearts of all sizes and ages. He changed the world. Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk about what haunted Dickens and how he revived Christmas.

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Resources:

Charles Dickens | Biography, Books, Characters, Facts, & Analysis | Britannica

A Victorian Christmas (historic-uk.com)

7 Best Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens (Not Including 'A Christmas Carol') (oldstyletales.com)

The Paris Review - Ghost Club: Yeats’s and Dickens’s Secret Society of Spirits

“A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens

Ho, ho, holy sh*t! Christmas gets weird in different parts of the world. On this BONUS holiday episode, join the ladies of MACABRE as they discuss Christmas legends and lore that have a darker side. Hold on to your chestnuts...it's about to get creepy. 

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Ho, ho, holy sh*t! Christmas gets weird in different parts of the world. On this BONUS holiday episode, join the ladies of MACABRE as they discuss Christmas legends and lore that have a darker side. Hold on to your chestnuts...it's about to get creepy. 

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Yes, that’s right. Syphilis has been around for some time…can we blame Columbus for the existence of this nasty thing? Join the Ladies of Macabre as they discuss the origin, historical treatments and people who had the “Great Pox” in this hilarious love, lust, and lesions addition of Macabre. FAIR WARNING: LISTENER DISCRETION IS ALWAYS ADVISED. IF YOU ALLOW YOUR LITTLE ONES TO LISTEN, YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE THEM SKIP THIS ONE, UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO LATER.

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Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.

Resources:

STD Facts - Syphilis (cdc.gov)

Case Closed? Columbus Introduced Syphilis to Europe - Scientific American

STI day (understandinganimalresearch.org.uk)

The Syphilis Enigma | Background | Secrets of the Dead | PBS

1495 Syphilis Outbreak: The Deadly Disease That Swept Across Europe | The Syphilis Enigma | Timeline - YouTube

Revisiting the Great Imitator: The Origin and History of Syphilis (asm.org)

Syphilis - The Great Imitator - Extra History - #1 - YouTube

The Three Horrifying Stages of Syphilis - YouTube

Syphilis - The Killer Cure - Extra History - #2 - YouTube

Victorian mercury treatments for Syphilis - YouTube

Syphilis: The Painful History of an Odd Bug (everydayhealth.com)

Syphilis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)

Syphilis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

10 Famous People Who Had Syphilis - Discover Walks Blog

14 Historical Figures Who Were Affected By Syphilis (ranker.com)

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Oh mon Dieu! The French Revolution was wild! It was a time when royalty tried fleeing their own country and the National Razor was an equal opportunity executioner. Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk about the Razor, the Age of Reason, and Robespierre.

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Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro by Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP.

Resources:

BBC - History - Historic Figures: Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794)

Maximilien Robespierre | Biography, French Revolution, Reign of Terror, Facts, & Death | Britannica

The Enlightenment | The British Library (bl.uk)

Avalon Project - Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789 (yale.edu)

The French Revolution | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

26 Chronology of the French Revolution (ucl.ac.uk)

8 Things You May Not Know About the Guillotine | HISTORY

Cult of the Supreme Being - World History Encyclopedia

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