At the edge of Lake George in New York stands the reconstructed shell of Fort William Henry—once a British stronghold during the French and Indian War. In August 1757, the fort became the site of one of the most infamous and haunting episodes in colonial American history. 

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In this episode of Obscurities, we step inside one of America's most bizarre and claustrophobic correctional experiments: the Iowa Squirrel Cage Jail. 

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Hidden in the quiet streets of Atchison, Kansas, McInteer Villa stands as a grand testament to Victorian ambition—and the darker echoes of its past. 

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Beneath the polished wood and fine dining of Philadelphia’s famous floating restaurant lies a history soaked in salt, shadows, and sorrow. In this episode of Obscurities, we step aboard The Moshulu—the world’s largest remaining four-masted sailing ship—and uncover the eerie stories that linger in her steel bones. 

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In the quiet coastal town of Delray Beach, Florida, the Blue Anchor Pub stands as more than just a charming piece of British history—it holds ghostly secrets brought over from its original home in London. Dismantled and shipped across the Atlantic, the pub may have carried more than wood and stone in its journey. 

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Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, holds more than just the remains of the past—it harbors whispers of the unexplained. In this episode of Obscurities, we uncover the eerie legends and paranormal activity said to haunt its historic grounds.

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Tucked deep within the canals of Xochimilco near Mexico City lies a haunting island like no other—Isla de las Muñecas, or the Island of Dolls. What began as one man’s eerie tribute to a drowned girl spiraled into a chilling spectacle of decaying dolls, nailed to trees and dangling from branches, their eyes seemingly following every visitor.

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Nestled in the quiet hills of Proctor, Vermont stands a Victorian-Gothic mansion that looks like it was plucked straight from a European fairy tale—but Wilson Castle holds far more than architectural wonder.

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From the tragic tale of Nettie Dickerson to the spectral presence of actor Junius Brutus Booth, we unravel the chilling history and paranormal activity that make Dock Street Theatre a true Southern gothic mystery.

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In 1966, two Brazilian men were found dead on Vintém Hill under bizarre circumstances that continue to perplex investigators and conspiracy theorists alike. Lying side by side, their bodies were discovered wearing matching lead masks—shields with no eyeholes—alongside cryptic notes. Were they victims of a cult ritual, a failed experiment, or something even more otherworldly?

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