Two buildings. Two legacies. One shaped by compassion, the other marked by violence.

In this episode of Macabrium, we step inside the Grey Nuns Motherhouse in Montreal. Once a convent, now part of a bustling university, it remains heavy with silence and memory. Students and staff have reported ghostly figures in long habits, disembodied footsteps, and the unmistakable sense of being watched. Within these stone walls, the dead seem to linger alongside the living.

We then travel across continents to the Gran Viena Hotel in Argentina. Once an opulent retreat, this now-abandoned relic hides more than just dust and decay. Guests have vanished, lights flicker in sealed rooms, and whispers fill the night air. Local lore ties the hotel to fugitives, secrets, and a past too dark to fade quietly.

Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. 

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Show Notes & Further Reading

The Ghosts of Grey Nuns | News - The Link – Concordia’s Independent

Sisters and spooks: Grey Nuns and other Montreal haunts | CBC News

Grey Nun Ghosts And A Murderer’s Grave | The Concordian

Montreal’s Haunted Student Residence - YouTube

Montreal’s Grey Nuns rife with history and tragedy

The Ghosts of Grey Nuns - the haunted attic

The 6 most haunted places in Montreal

Six Haunted Places in Ontario and Québec Where History Might Still …

Haunted Canada: 14 creepy places that will scare your socks off

7 haunted places in Montreal that are bound to get you spooked

Montreal’s most haunted | CBC News

21 Feb 1918 - Tragedy at the Grey Nunnery, Montreal. - Trove

Haunted Montreal Blog #54 – Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Infobae Article on Gran Hotel Viena

Atlas Obscura Entry on Gran Hotel Viena

YouTube Video on Ghost Hunters International

Wikipedia Page on Mar Chiquita (Córdoba)

Clarín Article on Gran Hotel Viena

La Nación Article on Gran Hotel Viena

Voces Anónimas Episodes

Haunted Rooms Page on Gran Hotel Viena

Paranormal Investigators Report on Gran Viena

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In the blistering August heat of 1990, the quiet college town of Gainesville, Florida, was paralyzed by a series of brutal slayings. Over just four days, five students were murdered—each crime more horrifying than the last. Doors were bolted. Campuses emptied. Fear became a living thing.

But beneath the surface terror lay something even stranger: the killer seemed to be performing for an unseen audience, staging scenes like a director crafting a horror film. His spree would go on to inspire one of the most iconic slasher villains of all time—Ghostface.

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Show Notes & Further Reading

FL v. ROLLING (1994) – Officer Barber’s Testimony by CourtTV

Prosecution chips away at Rolling’s case for mercy by David K. Barstow 

Rolling’s Mother Testifies by The South Florida Sun Sentinel 

The Gainesville Serial Killer by ABC’s 20/20

Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper by the Department of Psychology at Radford University

Rolling v. State (1997) by The Florida Supreme Court

How a woman in Louisiana helped break the case of 5 student murders in Florida by Glenn Ruppel, Sean Dooley, and Anthony Rivas

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In the heart of rural Victoria stands the shell of a grand institution—Aradale Asylum. Once home to thousands of patients, many never left. This episode traces the fog-drenched corridors of a place built on the promise of care, but haunted by the reality of confinement. What lingers in the shadows of Australia’s largest abandoned asylum… and who’s still listening?

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Sources & Further Reading

Aradale Asylum – Dark Tourism
Inside Australia’s Haunted Aradale Asylum – Ranker
Ghosts of Aradale: What Lurks in Australia’s Largest Abandoned Asylum – Australian Geographic
Aradale Mental Hospital: The History – OnlyMelbourne
Haunted Places: Aradale Lunatic Asylum – HauntedPlaces.org

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In Victorian England, beneath the smog-choked skies and soot-stained bricks, a quiet horror was unfolding. Amelia Dyer a former nurse turned baby farmer, promised desperate mothers care and comfort for their infants… but what she delivered was death. With white tape as her calling card and the Thames as her accomplice, Dyer became one of history’s most prolific serial killers, hiding in plain sight as London’s population boomed and its poorest slipped through the cracks.

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Show Sources & Further Reading

Bastardy and Baby Farming in Victorian England

Baby Farming, A Victorian Horror Story

Victorian Baby Farming

Baby farming - Wikipedia

Nineteenth-Century Baby-Farming and the Demonisation of Working-Class Mothers

Social Life in Victorian England

The Victorian women forced to give up their babies

Single, Unwed, and Pregnant in Victorian London

Amelia Dyer - Wikipedia

Amelia Dyer Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life

Amelia Dyer | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

The Grisly Story Of How 'Baby Farmer' Amelia Dyer May Have Slaughtered As Many As 400 Children

Amelia Dyer: The Victorian nurse who strangled babies - BBC News

Amelia Dyer: The Victorian Baby Farmer - Owlcation

Amelia Dyer: Baby Killers | Gresham College

Amelia Dyer "The Reading Baby Farmer" - Crime Museum

The Baby Farmer | Thames Valley Police

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In 1728, the fledgling city of New Orleans welcomes the Casket Girls, young women sent from France to marry colonists, their pale faces and coffin-shaped chests sparking whispers of mystery. Among them is Marie-Claire de Laval, whose beauty hides a dangerous secret. As strange deaths plague the colony and shadows move in the night, Sister Agnes, a compassionate nun, and Lucien Dubois, a rugged trapper, are drawn into a web of intrigue at the Ursuline Convent. In a city where faith clashes with the supernatural, their choices will shape New Orleans’ future.

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Sources & Further Reading

NewOrleans.com - The Casket Girls of New Orleans

Pelican State of Mind - Myth, Legend, and History

Ghost City Tours - Truth About the Casket Girls

New York Historical Society - The Casket Girls

Locations of Lore - The Casket Girls

New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours - The Casket Girls

Very Local - My Granny was a Vampire-Smuggling Casket Girl

NOLA.com - A Lot to Unpack

New Orleans Ghosts - The Casket Girls

Fodors - Unveiling New Orleans’ Vampire Legends

Horror Obsessive - 18th Century Mail Order Brides or Vampire Smugglers

Terrebonne Parish Library System - Vampires in the Deep South

New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours - Phantoms of the Ursuline Convent

Old Ursuline Convent Museum

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In downtown Los Angeles stands the Cecil Hotel, a place where luxury once thrived but now echoes with tales of murder, suicide, and ghostly apparitions. Opened in 1924, this 14-story building has become synonymous with tragedy, linked to at least 16 deaths and countless eerie experiences. From the rumored presence of the Black Dahlia to the mysterious death of Elisa Lam, the Cecil’s dark history captivates true crime fans and paranormal enthusiasts alike.

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Show Notes & Further Reading

How the Hotel Cecil Became One of LA’s Most Haunted Buildings

Inside The Cecil Hotel And Its Eerie History

Cecil Hotel: LA’s Most Haunted for Horrifying Reasons

Haunted Cecil Hotel - FrightFind

Living Opposite the Haunted Cecil Hotel

Inside Los Angeles’ Infamous Cecil Hotel

The Cecil Hotel: Where Dreams Go To Die

Cecil Hotel - Wikipedia

Cecil Hotel Reopens as Affordable Housing

Cecil Hotel Homeless Housing Problems

Cecil Hotel Put Up for Sale

Cecil Hotel Housing Issues

No Ghosts at the Cecil Hotel

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

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She was clever, headstrong, and quick with a needle. A woman of her time, and somehow, ahead of it. Bridget Cleary had her own sewing machine, a prized possession in rural Ireland. She wore stylish boots, sold eggs, and kept a fine house.

But in March of 1895, the people of Ballyvadlea watched smoke rise from the Cleary home. They said she’d gone missing. That she was sick. That she wasn’t herself. And then came the whispers… about fairies, about changelings, about the hollow hills.

By the time authorities arrived, Bridget’s body was already ash. What remained was a tangle of folklore and fear, a quiet village exposed under the harsh light of a trial. And still, more than a century later, the question lingers: What does it take for a husband, a family, a community, to believe a woman is no longer who she says she is?

Quick Note on Pronunciation:
Hi guys! I do my best to get pronunciations right—especially for names and places with cultural or historical roots—but sometimes regional habits sneak in. Like Bourke: in Ireland, it’s usually pronounced “Berk,” but here in North America, you’ll often hear “Bork” (guilty!). Just a heads-up in case you notice any little differences. Appreciate you listening with curiosity and kindness.

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Show Notes & Further Reading

The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story – Angela Bourke
The Cooper’s Wife is Missing – Joan Hoff and Marian Yeates

Strange Death Near Clonmel – Freeman’s Journal
Not Witches, But Fairies – The New York Times
Burning Bridget – The Irish Times

The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s ‘Changeling’ Murder
Behind the Scenes: The Murder of Bridget Cleary
Bridget Cleary Burned to Death
The Horrific Murder of Bridget Cleary, the Irish ‘Fairy Wife’
The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story – Review
The Story of the Last ‘Witch’ Burned Alive in Ireland

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The story of Monte Cristo Homestead traces the history of a Victorian manor in Junee, New South Wales, from its construction in 1885 to its closure in 2025. It begins with the arrival of the Great Southern Railway in 1878, which sparks the rise of a family who builds the grand homestead, establishing it as a social hub.

A series of tragic events mark the house, including deaths and misfortunes that fuel its haunted reputation. Decades later, in 1963, a new family purchases the dilapidated manor, restoring it into a museum and tourist attraction while encountering eerie phenomena. 

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Episode Reference Material

Monte Cristo Homestead - Wikipedia

History - The Monte Cristo Documentary

The Wiradjuri People - The Monte Cristo Documentary

Paranormal - The Monte Cristo Documentary

Australia’s Most Haunted House – Monte Cristo Homestead | Traces Magazine

Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales, Australia | Into Horror History

Riverina Rewind: Remembering Junee’s Olive Ryan and Life in Australia’s ‘Most Haunted House’

Monte Cristo Homestead - The Little House of Horrors

Growing up in Junee’s Monte Cristo Homestead Owner Lawrence Ryan

Episode 105: The Monte Cristo Homestead and the Hat Man

Strange but True: The Mystery of Monte Cristo Homestead | BBC Science Focus

People Don’t Make It Through the Night: Inside Monte Cristo | Mamamia

Bed and Breakfast and Boos? A Night at Monte Cristo | HerCanberra

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On a fog-soaked evening in March 1879, the quiet streets of Richmond hid a secret. A lone woman stepped out of church and vanished into the mist. Days later, her ivy-draped cottage stirred with odd signs—a stranger wearing her clothes, selling her belongings, and tending a fire that burned far too long. Acrid smoke curled into the sky as whispers spread and the river yielded a grim discovery. Something terrible had happened behind those walls, and the truth was just beginning to surface.

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Episode Reference Material

Old Bailey Proceedings Online: Kate Webster

British Newspaper Archive: The Illustrated Police News

The Guardian: Human Skull Found in David Attenborough’s Garden

Murderpedia: Kate Webster

The Richmond Murderess: The True Story of Kate Webster, Leonard Low

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In the late 1960s, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, becomes the epicenter of a chilling mystery when residents report sightings of a winged, red-eyed creature dubbed the Mothman.

Beginning with a terrifying encounter by two young couples in the abandoned TNT Area, the phenomenon sparks widespread fear and fascination, drawing in journalist John Keel, whose investigation shapes a seminal book. The narrative weaves through the town’s economic struggles, the era’s paranormal craze, and global mythological parallels, while scientific skepticism challenges the creature’s existence.

Through festivals and museums, Point Pleasant transforms the Mothman into a cultural icon, exploring themes of belief, fear, and human storytelling in a modern myth that endures.

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Episode Reference Material

Chronicling America - The Point Pleasant Register (1966–1967)

Newspapers.com - The Point Pleasant Register (1966–1967)

Chronicling America - The Athens Messenger (1966–1968)

Newspapers.com - The Athens Messenger (1966–1968)

National Transportation Safety Board - Silver Bridge Collapse Report (1970)

West Virginia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Records (1960s)

Environmental Protection Agency - TNT Area Assessment (1972)

Mothman Museum - Official Site

Mothman Festival - Official Site

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