Midnight with Bat

By Constance Kline

History, folklore & spooky stories. Raise a glass, stay curious, and welcome the midnight!

(Formerly “Dark Yesterdays”)... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

Midnight with Bat episodes:

July 23, 2023 EPISODE 15: PEARL BRYAN & THE HAUNTING OF BOBBY MACKEY'S MUSIC WORLD
IN 1896 THE DECAPITATED BODY OF A WOMAN WAS FOUND -- DECADES LATER THE EVIL STILL LINGERS.
SOURCES:
Hunt, A. (2020, December 7). Episode 7 // The mysterious beheading of pearl bryan. Unjusted & Unsolved. https://www.centuriespod.com/post/episode-7----the-mysterious-beheading-of-pearl-bryan
YouTube. (2023, June 19). The horrifying & disturbing case of Pearl Bryan. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Broy-8ox7y4
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56min
July 13, 2023 EPISODE 14: WILD WEST OUTLAW: BLACK JACK KETCHUM
HOWDY! TODAY CONSTANCE AND COLTON TALK ABOUT THE INFAMOUS BLACK JACK KETCHUM! SO SADDLE UP!
SOURCES:
“BLACK JACK KETCHUM.” Haunted West: Legendary Tales from the Frontier, by Kathy Campbell and Michael Fleeman, Centennial Books, 2021.
“Inflation Rate between 1892-2023: Inflation Calculator.” $20,000 in 1892 → 2023 | Inflation Calculator, www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1892?amount=20000.
“Black Jack Ketchum Lives On! – A Ghost Story.” Legends of America, www.legendsofamerica.com/blackjack-ghost/.
“Outlaws.” Legends of America, www.legendsofamerica.com/we-blackjackketchum/.
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26min
July 06, 2023 EPISODE 13. ASYLUMS
CONSTANCE AND COLTON TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY AND SPOOKIES OF SOME OF THE MOST INFAMOUS ASYLUMS: TRENTON PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, HUDSON RIVER STATE HOSPITAL AND ATHENS LUNATIC ASYLUM.

“4 of the World’s Most Notorious, Barbaric & Creepy Insane Asylums.” Investigation Discovery, www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/4-of-the-worlds-most-notorious-barbaric-insane-asylums. Accessed 06 July 2023.

By, and C.J. Hughes. “Hudson Valley Psychiatric Hospitals: Insane Asylums and Psych Centers of Upstate NY.” Hudson Valley Magazine, 15 May 2023, hvmag.com/life-style/hudson-valley-psychiatric-hospitals-insane-asylums-and-psych-centers-of-upstate-ny/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Byrne, Kolyn. “Trenton Psychiatric Hospital - an Abandoned Institution in New Jersey.” World Abandoned, 22 June 2021, www.worldabandoned.com/trenton-psychiatric-hospital. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Geivett, Mary Cook. “New Jersey’s Strangest: Trenton Psychiatric Hospital.” Live Simply, 29 Jan. 2021, barefootandprovincial.com/new-jerseys-strangest-trenton-psychiatric-hospital/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

HauntedPlaces.org. “Hudson River State Hospital.” Haunted Places, www.hauntedplaces.org/item/hudson-river-state-hospital/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Legends of America, www.legendsofamerica.com/oh-athensasylum/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Rice, Jacob. “Trenton Psychiatric Hospital Hauntings.” Ghostly Activities, 10 Oct. 2015, ghostlyactivities.com/trenton-psychiatric-hospital-hauntings/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital | Circulating Now says: “Kirkbride, Thomas Story.” Social Welfare History Project, 15 Nov. 2018, socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/organizations/state-institutions/kirkbride-thomas-story/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Staff, The Lineup. “The Dark History of the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital.” Line, 10 Mar. 2015, the-line-up.com/trenton-psychiatric-hospital. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Sucato, Sabrina. “Poughkeepsie’s Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital Gets an Update.” Hudson Valley Magazine, 16 May 2023, hvmag.com/home-real-estate/poughkeepsie-abandoned-psychiatric-hospital-hudson-heritage/. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Trenton Psychiatric Hospital History - Abandoned Insane Asylums - Hubpages, discover.hubpages.com/education/Trenton-Psychiatric-Hospital-Abandoned-Insane-Asylums. Accessed 06 July 2023.

Ugc. “Hudson River State Hospital.” Atlas Obscura, 11 Sept. 2015, www.atlasobscura.com/places/hudson-river-state-hospital. Accessed 06 July 2023.
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48min
June 28, 2023 EPISODE 12: MASS HYSTERIA: AND THEY LOST THEIR MINDS
JOIN CONSTANCE AND COLTON AS THEY DISCUSS A FEW EXAMPLES OF MASS HYSTERIA - BITING NUNS, WITCHES, GHOSTS, ETC.
A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Salem Witch Trials - events, Facts & Victims. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials
Dillard, G. (2022, February 11). Mass hysteria and murder: The tale of the hammersmith ghost. Medium. https://worldhistory.medium.com/mass-hysteria-and-murder-the-tale-of-the-hammersmith-ghost-ef89bb4b641f
Elhassan, K. (2021a, October 23). 12 of history’s most baffling mass hysteria outbreaks. History Collection. https://historycollection.com/12-historys-baffling-mass-hysteria-outbreaks/5/
Elhassan, K. (2021b, October 23). 12 of history’s most baffling mass hysteria outbreaks. History Collection. https://historycollection.com/12-historys-baffling-mass-hysteria-outbreaks/
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38min
June 12, 2023 EPISODE 11: THE VILLISCA AX MURDERS AND HUNTING
JOIN CONSTANCE AND COLTON AS THEY DISCUSS THE MURDERS OF THE MOORE FAMILY AND STILLINGER GIRLS THAT TOOK PLACE IN VILLISCA, IOWA IN 1912. WHO DID IT? WHY? AND IS THE HOME NOW HAUNTED?

SOURCES:
The history of Villisca, Iowa. The Town History of Villisca, Iowa. (n.d.). https://www.villiscaiowa.com/town-history.php

Magazine, S. (2012, June 8). The AX murderer who got away. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ax-murderer-who-got-away-117037374/

Register, D. M. (2021, September 16). The stories behind 19 odd iowa town names. The Des Moines Register. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2019/09/11/strange-iowa-town-names-villisca-des-moines-waukee-odd-stories-tales-what-cheer-midwest-history/2208204001/

Villisca Historical Society, Inc. - A brief history of villisca. (n.d.). http://www.villiscahistory.org/vhs_history.htm

YouTube. (2021, October 22). The horrors of Villisca AX murder house. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aABFIzfg72A&t=1274s

YouTube. (2022, July 13). My ghost story: The infamous villisca AX murder house. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHBoOdfblkI&t=360s

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1h 36min
March 21, 2023 EPISODE 10: VLAD THE IMPALER
LET'S CHAT ALL ABOUT THE EVIL - DARK AND TWISTED VLAD THE IMPLAER AKA DRACULA.
SOURCES:
Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Vlad the Impaler. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler
Estes Park Hotel - about. The Stanley Hotel. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about.html
The haunted congress plaza hotel: Haunted Chicago. Ghost City Tours. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://ghostcitytours.com/chicago/haunted-chicago/congress-plaza-hotel/
Historic Chicago Hotel. Congress Plaza Hotel. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.congressplazahotel.com/history
Jacks, L. (2022, August 22). Ilona Szilágyi - Vlad the Impaler's wife. History of Royal Women. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/ilona-szilagyi/ilona-szilagyi-draculas-wife/#:~:text=While%20Vlad%20was%20imprisoned%2C%20Radu,landed%20in%20the%20Arges%20River.
Kosciolek, A. (2022, February 14). 6 things I saw when I stayed at the hotel that inspired 'The shining'. The Points Guy UK. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/haunted-stanley-hotel-stay/#:~:text=Adding%20to%20the%20mystery%20is,to%20another%20hotel%20entirely%2C%20according
NBCUniversal News Group. (2013, October 31). Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula was absolutely vicious. NBCNews.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/vlad-impaler-real-dracula-was-absolutely-vicious-8c11505315
Olmsted, L. (2022, October 12). America's 25 most Haunted Hotels - where it's always Halloween. Forbes. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2017/10/18/americas-25-most-haunted-hotels-where-its-always-halloween/?sh=713075b46ce5
Sealed room 1252 on 12th floor of Congress Plaza Hotel. TheHauntedPlaces. (2022, August 28). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://thehauntedplaces.com/sealed-room-1252-on-congress-plaza-hotel-12th-floor/
Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for count dracula. National Geographic. (2021, November 1). Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2021/11/vlad-the-impalers-thirst-for-blood-was-an-inspiration-for-count-dracula
YouTube. (2020, December 26). The history of Vlad the impaler | atlas of cursed places. YouTube. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebzLcG1BoM
YouTube. (2020, May 20). Lost worlds: The real dracula - full episode (S1, E10) | history. YouTube. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MH69FjA6OI
YouTube. (2021, April 5). The true story behind "The shining". YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOjDKAgzFcI&t=205s
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47min
March 14, 2023 EPISODE 9: HAUNTED HOTELS VOL.I
OOOOOOOO JOIN CONSTANCE AND COLTON GRAE AND WE EXPLORE THE SPOOKS THAT LIVE IN HOTELS.. POSSIBLY NEAR YOU!
SOURCES:
Estes Park Hotel - about. The Stanley Hotel. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about.html
The haunted congress plaza hotel: Haunted Chicago. Ghost City Tours. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://ghostcitytours.com/chicago/haunted-chicago/congress-plaza-hotel/
Historic Chicago Hotel. Congress Plaza Hotel. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.congressplazahotel.com/history
Kosciolek, A. (2022, February 14). 6 things I saw when I stayed at the hotel that inspired 'The shining'. The Points Guy UK. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/haunted-stanley-hotel-stay/#:~:text=Adding%20to%20the%20mystery%20is,to%20another%20hotel%20entirely%2C%20according
Olmsted, L. (2022, October 12). America's 25 most Haunted Hotels - where it's always Halloween. Forbes. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2017/10/18/americas-25-most-haunted-hotels-where-its-always-halloween/?sh=713075b46ce5
Sealed room 1252 on 12th floor of Congress Plaza Hotel. TheHauntedPlaces. (2022, August 28). Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://thehauntedplaces.com/sealed-room-1252-on-congress-plaza-hotel-12th-floor/
YouTube. (2021, April 5). The true story behind "The shining". YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOjDKAgzFcI&t=205s
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39min
March 03, 2023 EPISODE 8: THE TRAGIC CASE OF TAMLA HORSFORD
Guys this one will infuriate you. Join Constance as she tells you about the "mysterious" death of Tamla Horsford.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darkyesterdayspod
Sources:
Bennett, N. (2022, September 15). Beyond criminal headlines: Mike Petchenik on the death of Tamla Horsford. WGAU. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from https://www.wgauradio.com/on-demand/beyond-criminal-headlines-mike-petchenik-death-tamla-horsford/T6TJ2D5TOZBJBJLSYVA5SGHJGE/
Bennett, N. (2022, September 15). Beyond criminal headlines: Mike Petchenik on the death of Tamla Horsford. WGAU. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from https://www.wgauradio.com/on-demand/beyond-criminal-headlines-mike-petchenik-death-tamla-horsford/T6TJ2D5TOZBJBJLSYVA5SGHJGE/
Cappello, N. (2021, July 16). The unanswered questions of Tamla Horsford's death. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tamla-horsford-death-georgia-1026889/
YouTube. (2019, February 20). 911 audio released by authorities following Forsyth County mom's backyard death. YouTube. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnjy7_jxQUE
YouTube. (2022, May 13). Tamla Horsford family shares independent autopsy for 1st Time | Full Investigation (graphic content). YouTube. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0-Ed0To7sg
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34min
February 07, 2023 EPISODE 6: MEDIEVAL TORTURE vol. I
OOOOOO we are getting gory this week guys. Join Colton and Constance as they talk all about Medieval Torture. It gets brutal so buckle in.
Dhwty. (2022, January 31). The iron maiden: This medieval torture device was used as recently as 2003! Ancient Origins Reconstructing the story of humanity's past. Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/iron-maiden-0011517
History of torture. tortureum. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://tortureum.com/history-of-torture/
International, A. (n.d.). Medieval torture. Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://www.medievalwarfare.info/torture.htm#maiden
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29min
January 29, 2023 EPISODE 5: SPIRITS OF THE OUTER BANKS ft. Grae
Constance tells Grae ALL about the spooky tales of The Outer Banks or "Graveyard of the Atlantic" - you don't want to miss this mess of an episode.
SOURCES:
“The 9 Most Haunted Places on the Outer Banks.” Kitty Hawk Kites Blog, 22 Oct. 2020, https://blog.kittyhawk.com/outer-banks/haunted-places-on-the-outer-banks/.
Dolin, Eric Jay. “Here's How Blackbeard the Pirate Really Died 300 Years Ago.” Time, Time, 21 Nov. 2018, https://time.com/5457008/blackbeard-death/.
Hall, Stephanie. “Haunting on the Outer Banks of NC: Lighthouses & Hotels.” Outer Banks of North Carolina, Outer Banks of North Carolina, 17 Nov. 2022, https://www.outerbanks.org/blog/post/haunted-halloween-spots-on-the-outer-banks/#:~:text=Gray%20Ghost%20haunts%20the%20shoreline,coast%20or%20roaming%20the%20lighthouses.
“Have You Seen the Gray Man of the Outer Banks?” Spectrumlocalnews.com, https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/weather/2021/07/20/have-you-seen-the-gray-man-of-the-outer-banks-.
Magazine, Smithsonian. “Three Centuries after His Beheading, a Kinder, Gentler Blackbeard Emerges.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 13 Nov. 2018, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/three-centuries-after-his-beheading-kinder-gentler-blackbeard-emerges-180970782/.
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26min

FAQs about Midnight with Bat:

How many episodes does Midnight with Bat have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.