Beneath the Spanish moss of Savannah’s Bonaventure Cemetery, history and folklore share the same winding paths. We explore its plantation origins, Victorian mourning traditions, famous residents, Little Gracie Watson, and two eerie visitor encounters with our usual skeptical curiosity.

⚠️ Content Warning: Mentions of child death, enslavement, murder-suicide, epidemics, and fatal fires.

👀 Sneak Peek

🌳 From plantation to “city of the dead”

🪦 Victorian customs and grave symbolism

🎶 Mercer, Aiken, and Tattnall

👻 Little Gracie and two strange encounters

❓ Question for the Comments: Do you think Bonaventure Cemetery is haunted, or does its history make ordinary moments feel supernatural?

🔗 Links

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

Listen: https://pod.link/1754259268

Submissions: [email protected]

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📖 Chapters

00:00 Introduction

07:26 Savannah’s Buried History

11:19 Bonaventure’s Origins

20:06 Victorian Cemetery Culture

26:54 Famous Residents

45:42 Little Gracie Watson

57:47 Paranormal Accounts

63:15 Closing Reflections

📚 Sources

City of Savannah: https://www.savannahga.gov/864/Bonaventure-Cemetery

Little Gracie: https://www.bonaventurehistorical.org/little-gracie-watson/

🎬 Credits

Haunted well and Savannah aerial: BlackBoxGuild, Envato Elements.

Live oak road: forrestbro, Envato Elements.

Bonaventure Cemetery (02): Bubba73, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bonaventure_Cemetery,_Savannah,_GA,_US_(02).jpg

Thomas N. Theus grave: Michael Gimenez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grave_of_Thomas_N._Theus_and_his_wife_-_Bonaventure_Cemetery_-_Savannah,_GA.jpg

Bonaventure Cemetery: Michael Gimenez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bonaventure_Cemetery_-_Savannah,_GA.jpg

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Deep in the canals of Xochimilco, hundreds of weathered dolls hang from trees, fences, sheds, and nearly every available surface because apparently, one potentially haunted doll was not enough. This week, we explore La Isla de las Muñecas, the Island of the Dolls, and separate the documented history of Julián Santana Barrera from the drowned-girl legend, paranormal claims, tourism mythology, and the deeply reasonable fear of hundreds of empty eye sockets watching from the trees.

⚠️ Content Warning: Discussion of child death and drowning, plus disturbing descriptions involving damaged dolls.

👀 Sneak Peek 🪆 How one doll became a collection of hundreds

🚣 Xochimilco, chinampas, and the journey to the island

👻 Agustinita, whispered voices, moving dolls, and paranormal claims

🔍 How folklore, psychology, tourism, and paranormal TV shaped the legend

✨ Creators Mentioned: @cleanwithbeax, @midwestmagicalcleaning, and @sbmowing

🔗 Links

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

📩 Paranormal Postcards: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

📚 Sources

Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco — UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/412/

Xochimilco — Mexico City Government https://www.mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx/locations/xochimilco/?lang=en

Isla de las Muñecas — Island of the Dolls https://isladelasmunecas.com/

The Girl from the River Seine — Laerdal Medical https://laerdal.com/docid/1117082/The-Girl-from-the-River-Seine

🎞️ Video & Image Credits

CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted/cropped/edited for video:

“Muneca original.jpg,” “Munecas en un muro.jpg,” “Munecas en arboles.jpg,” and “Munecas arboricolas.jpg” — Karpinico

“Dueño original de la Isla de las muñecas.JPG” and “Muñecas pegadas a un árbol.JPG” — Px-lga

“Muñeca desvestida y desgastada.JPG” and “Alambre con partes de muñeca.JPG” — EmyPheebs

“Muñecas antiguas y sucias.JPG,” “Pared con muñecas.JPG,” and “Muñeca vieja colgada en alambre.JPG” — Emmanuel Eslava

“Dolls in trees.jpg” — Evacatrin

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

“Canals of Xochimilco MVI 7199.webm” — Deror avi. CC BY-SA 3.0; trimmed/edited for video.

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

“Paddle Doll,” Middle Kingdom, Egypt — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 31.3.35a, b. Public domain/Open Access.

Paranormal Postcards Vol. 14 is officially here, and you ghosties understood the assignment: haunted mobile homes, hooded figures in the woods, family spirits, grief signs, one deeply unsettling basement presence, and a cleaning job that went from “absolutely not” to full spiritual confrontation. Joel joins us for this chaotic little ghost buffet, where the real question is less “is this haunted?” and more “why did anyone open that door?”

👀 Sneak Peek

👻 A haunted mobile home in Callahan, Florida with screaming, banging, and something lurking outside

🖤 Three hooded figures watching from the woods like the world’s worst welcoming committee

🕯️ A grandmother spirit who may still be visiting, comforting, and proving a childhood sighting was real

🧹 A house cleaner who refuses to be shoved down the stairs by a dark entity

❓ Question for the Comments: Would you open the door if something was banging at 2 AM and you saw absolutely nothing outside?

With Joel (FuelNeve) — paranormal creator, podcast host, and our resident “WTF are you still doing here?” commentator. Follow: IG @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve

🔗 Links

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

📖 Chapters

00:00 Cold Open & Horror Movie Casting

05:10 Merch, Patreon & Meanwhile Live

11:32 Warhammer, D&D & Chaotic Detours

15:33 James’s Haunted Mobile Home in Callahan, FL

28:20 EMF Bell & Joel’s Moving Book

40:07 Mila, the Haunted Kid Who Talks to Ghosts

49:50 Grief, Signs & Visiting the Dead

1:05:24 Joel Meets Zelda Rubinstein

1:07:15 Bloopers, Birdie & Prom Photo Chaos

1:13:25 Brit’s Very Haunted Cleaning Job

Bobby Mackey’s Music World has everything a haunted location episode needs: country music, a basement well, a violent true crime case, ghost stories that got bigger with every retelling, and paranormal investigators trying to figure out what is actually going on. This week, we’re heading to Wilder, Kentucky to unpack the history of Bobby Mackey’s, from its reported slaughterhouse origins and nightclub days to the legends of Pearl Bryan, Johanna, Carl Lawson, and the infamous “portal” claims.

⚠️ Content Warning: murder, decapitation, violence, and possession claims

👀 Sneak Peek

🎸 The building’s strange path from slaughterhouse to nightclub legend

🕳️ Pearl Bryan, the basement well, and the limits of the evidence

👻 Johanna, Carl Lawson, and the possession story that made the place infamous

🔎 Ghost Hunters, Paranormal Lockdown, and the difference between evidence and vibes

❓ Question for the Comments: Had you heard of Bobby Mackey’s before this episode, or are you learning about it for the first time?

🔗 Links

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

📖 Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Bobby Mackey’s Music World

01:30 Trolls, music banter, and chaos

10:00 Three facts about live music venues

12:30 Content warning and slaughterhouse origins

18:50 Pearl Bryan and the basement well

23:12 The legend of Johanna

29:00 The basement and reported activity

39:00 Carl Lawson’s possession claims

47:30 Ghost Hunters, Paranormal Lockdown, and investigations

1:00:40 Demolition, rebuild, and Bobby Mackey’s future

📚 Sources & Further Reading

Bobby Mackey’s Music World — Bobby Mackey

https://bobbymackey.com

Hell’s Gate: Terror at Bobby Mackey’s Music World — Douglas Hensley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Mackey's_Music_World

Murder of Pearl Bryan — Wikipedia

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

Article on the Pearl Bryan Murder — Greencastle Banner Graphic

https://www.bannergraphic.com/story/2421578.html

We’re pulling another Patreon mini from the vault while we’re on hiatus, and this time the Warrens are taking us on two side quests nobody asked for. First, we investigate the White Lady of Union Cemetery, a blurry 1990 video, red eyes in the woods, and a major problem with the alleged evidence. Then we meet Bill Ramsey, the so-called Southend Werewolf, whose animalistic rage episodes led to a Connecticut exorcism and claims of a physical transformation nobody can actually show us. Maximum claims, minimal receipts.

⚠️ Content Warning: Discussion of sexual abuse involving a minor, violence, death, mental health, and exorcism.

👀 Sneak Peek 👻 The White Lady legend haunting two Connecticut cemeteries 🎥 A supposed paranormal “smoking gun” with a serious credibility problem 🐺 The violent episodes behind the Southend Werewolf label ✝️ An exorcism, an alleged transformation, and conveniently missing evidence

❓ Question for the Comments: What do you think Kelly’s middle name is, and what colors do you think are our favorites?

🔗 Links

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

📖 Chapters

00:00 July Hiatus Update

01:27 Wine, Tech Problems & Neurodivergent Tangents

13:02 The Warrens’ Side Quests Begin

16:16 The White Lady of Union Cemetery

19:57 The “Smoking Gun” Video & Judith Penney

28:03 The Southend Werewolf

31:49 Bill Ramsey’s Exorcism

34:54 Haunting Ratings & Warren Credibility

37:42 Final Verdict & What’s Next

📚 Sources & Further Reading

Union Cemetery (Easton, Connecticut) — Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Cemetery_(Easton,_Connecticut)

Is “The Conjuring: Last Rites” Based on a True Story? — Entertainment Weekly https://ew.com/conjuring-last-rites-true-story-smurl-haunting-case-11803730

Exorcism — United States Conference of Catholic Bishops https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism

Code of Canon Law, Canon 1172 — The Holy See https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/documents/cic_lib4-cann1166-1190_en.html

Before we dive into this week's episode, we wanted to give you ghosties a quick update. We're taking a short four-week hiatus from releasing new episodes while Kelly spends time with her family before her daughter's move to Alaska, and Jen catches up on editing. Don't worry—we'll be back in August with brand-new episodes!

We also didn't want to leave you with nothing to listen to, so we're unlocking one of our past Patreon-exclusive mini bonus episodes for everyone. These minis are a little different from our regular episodes: they're shorter and only receive light editing, so you're getting a behind-the-scenes taste of the bonus content our Patreon members enjoy.

In this mini, we're talking about dreams that seemed to predict real-world events. From stories surrounding the Titanic and Abraham Lincoln to accounts of people who claimed to dream about disasters before they happened, we're exploring some of history's most fascinating alleged premonitions. Were these remarkable coincidences, examples of our brains finding patterns after the fact, or could there be something more to prophetic dreams? As always, we're approaching it with curiosity, skepticism, and probably a few tangents.

👀 Sneak Peek 🚢 The eerie dreams connected to the Titanic ✈️ Reported dreams that seemed to predict disasters 🎩 Abraham Lincoln's famous dream before his assassination 🧠 Coincidence, confirmation bias, or something we can't explain?

❓ Question for the Comments: Do you think dreams can genuinely predict the future, or do we only remember the ones that seem to come true?

🔗 Links

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

📖 Chapters

00:00 Hiatus Update

02:05 Why We're Releasing This Patreon Mini

03:45 What Are Prophetic Dreams?

08:40 The Titanic Premonitions

15:10 Abraham Lincoln's Dream

22:30 Dreams That Predicted Disasters

30:15 Coincidence or Prophecy?

📚 Sources & Further Reading The Premonition Bureau — Sam Knight https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563892/the-premonition-bureau-by-sam-knight/

Abraham Lincoln's Dream Before His Assassination — Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov

RMS Titanic — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic

Missing 411 returns for Part 2, where we leave the patterns behind and dive into the real cases, the wild theories, and the controversy surrounding one of the most debated mystery phenomena on the internet. From children who vanished within minutes to experienced hikers who seemingly disappeared without a trace, we're exploring the stories that made Missing 411 famous while asking the question that sits at the center of it all: are these truly unexplained mysteries, or are we seeing the terrifying reality of what happens when people meet the wilderness on its terms?

⚠️ Content Warning: Missing persons, death, recovered remains, possible animal attacks, brief discussion of human trafficking, and historical government abuses.

👀 Sneak Peek

🧭 The cases that helped define Missing 411

👣 Why some remains were found in areas that had already been searched

🛸 Bigfoot, portals, fae folk, aliens, and other popular theories

🌲 The skeptical explanation that may be the scariest of all

❓ Question for the Comments: Do you think Missing 411 points to something unexplained, or is the wilderness already scary enough without a paranormal explanation?

🔗 Links

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

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📖 Chapters

00:00 Cold Open & Intro

01:30 Podcast Updates & Anniversary Reflection

12:00 Icebreaker Question

14:00 Missing 411 Recap

22:50 Experienced Outdoorsmen Who Vanished

29:30 Sudden Disappearances

39:20 Strange Recovery Cases

47:30 Paranormal Theories

69:30 Conspiracy Theories

86:00 Skeptical Explanations & Final Thoughts

📚 Sources & Further Reading

Missing 411 Series — David Paulides

https://www.canammissing.com

National Park Service

https://www.nps.gov

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov

Missing 411 asks a question that is either deeply unsettling or complete nonsense, depending on who you ask: are certain wilderness disappearances actually connected? In Part 1, we break down what Missing 411 is, who David Paulides is, and the patterns he says prove these cases are more than random tragedy.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses missing-person cases, including children, death, and wilderness danger.

PSA: Since this episode touches on national parks, wilderness safety, and how quickly things can go wrong in remote areas, it is worth saying that these spaces are under real strain. Support parks directly, visit responsibly, and stay informed about what they need.

Links

🎧 Listen: https://pod.link/1754259268

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

📩 Paranormal Postcards: [email protected]

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

Question for the Comments

Which Missing 411 pattern feels the most convincing to you, and which one feels the weakest?

Sources & Further Reading

• Missing 411 — David Paulides: https://missing411.com/
• CanAm Missing Project: https://www.canammissing.com/
• What the First Statistical Analysis of the Missing 411 Data Reveals About the Phenomenon — Martin Rezny: https://medium.com/words-of-tomorrow/what-the-first-statistical-analysis-of-the-missing-411-data-reveals-about-the-phenomenon-9d743e788246
• 2024 NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics — FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/2024-ncic-missing-and-unidentified-person-statistics.pdf
• Missing and Exploited Children — OJJDP: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/programs/missing-and-exploited-children
• 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation — U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Final_2022-National-Survey_101223-accessible-single-page.pdf
• An Investigation of the Missing411 Conspiracy — Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/07/an-investigation-of-the-missing411-conspiracy/

Paranormal Postcards is back with haunted stories that range from unsettling hotel sightings to strange activity in a farmhouse attic. This volume pulls together stories that sit right on that line between “maybe there’s an explanation” and “absolutely not.”

We get eerie childhood apparitions, a story that turns a Disney trip into a nightmare, and the kind of personal paranormal experiences that stick with people for years.

With Joel (FuelNeve) — paranormal creator, podcast host, and our resident “WTF are you still doing here?” commentator. Follow: IG @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve

Sneak Peek

👻 A haunted farmhouse attic, blinking lights, and a presence that did not feel welcome

🏨 Childhood hotel and bedroom sightings that still feel vivid years later

✨ A full-color apparition that stood out from every other ghostly experience

🎃 A Disney World vacation story that turns eerie after strange scratching sounds in the hotel room

Links

🎧 Listen here: https://pod.link/1754259268

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

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📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

Question for the Comments

What is your most irrational fear?

The Axeman of New Orleans is one of those cases where the real history is already unsettling enough, and then the folklore kicks the door open with jazz hands. This week, we’re stepping into 1918–1919 New Orleans, where a series of attacks, limited forensic tools, frightened neighborhoods, and one extremely dramatic letter turned an unsolved case into a legend that still refuses to stay neatly in the true crime box.

⚠️ Content Warning: Historical violent attacks, death, and brief discussion of injuries.

👀 Sneak Peek

🪓 The Axeman attacks and why New Orleans residents were so afraid

🎷 The infamous letter claiming jazz music could spare people

🕵️ Suspects, theories, copycat possibilities, and investigation gaps

👻 How the case shifted from true crime into folklore and demon-coded weirdness

❓ Question for the Comments: Would you want to know who committed a famous unsolved case if you could never prove it?

🔗 Links

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast

🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268

📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: [email protected]

🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem

🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast

📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

📚 Sources & Further Reading

The Mysterious Axman’s Jazz — The Historic New Orleans Collection

https://hnoc.org/research-collections/collection-highlights/mysterious-axman

The Axeman of New Orleans Preyed on Italian Immigrants — Smithsonian Magazine

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/axeman-new-orleans-preyed-italian-immigrants-180968037/

The Axeman of New Orleans — Country Roads Magazine

https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/the-axeman-new-orleans/

FBI Crime Data Explorer: Clearances — Federal Bureau of Investigation

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/clearances