Oy with the Terror Podcast

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  • Ep. 21 Chillingham Castle and the 1919 Great Molasses Flood
    This week Sandra talks about Chillingham Castle which dates back to the 12th century. Located in Northumberland England, Chillingham Castle is known as the most haunted castle in the UK. The castle has a history of bloody battles. Three in five people who visit the castle report seeing ghosts. From the ghost of a blue boy to being the inspiration for books and has been investigated by Ghost Hunters International.
    Then, Danielle covers the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A large storage tank filled with molasses burst and caused a tidal wave in the city's prominent and bustling area. Children, women, men, and horses were caught in the sticky mess. The event entered local folklore and residents claimed for decades afterward that the area still smelled of molasses on hot summer days.
    Write in to [email protected] to cast your vote if the superhero or villain, Molasses Man, should be good or evil. 
    Sandra's Sources:
    https://chillingham-castle.com/history-of-the-castle/
    https://nerdist.com/article/most-haunted-castles-uk-ireland-chillingham-castle/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillingham_Castle#Chillingham's_ghosts
    Danielle's Sources:
    https://edp.org/molpark.htm
    https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/great-boston-molasses-disaster-1919/
    https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/munition
    1 hr 3 min
  • Ep. 20 Girl in the Box and Haunted El Paso High School
    This week Danielle talks about the unbelievable story of the girl in the box. Colleen Stan was trying to catch a ride to a friend's birthday party. She was an avid hitchhiker and this was the 70s where hitchhiking was considered an acceptable method of getting around. Sadly for Colleen she accepted a ride from the wrong driver and ended up being held captive for seven long years. Learn about Colleen's incredible tale of survival and grit. Later, Sandra's topic for this week is El Paso Texas High School. It is supposedly the most haunted high school in the United States. People have said that from the start of construction there seems to be paranormal activity. The paranormal activity includes seeing a ghost of a young girl jumping off a balcony to hallways sealed off for unknown reasons.
    Danielle's Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/colleen-stan-the-girl-in-the-box
    https://people.com/crime/girl-in-the-box-speaks-how-i-survived-my-seven-year-ordeal/
    Sandra's Sources:
    https://borderzine.com/2012/03/lingering-memories-of-ghostly-images-and-echoing-pep-rallies-haunt-el-paso-high/
    https://www.mandatory.com/living/1057059-the-10-scariest-haunted-high-schools-in-america
    1 hr 2 min
  • Ep. 19 Lake Shawnee Haunted Amusement Park and Rasputin

    This week Sandra talks about Lake Shawnee Haunted Amusement Park located in Princeton, West Virginia. This once seemingly fun amusement park has been abandoned since 1966. It turns out this Amusement park is on land that has had a sad and tragic history. From Native American murders to finding children's bones underground. This theme park has more than one or two lonely spirits walking around. This park has been featured on "Most Terrifying Places in America" and you can even visit to see the spirits for yourself.

    Later Danielle covers the life and death of Rasputin also known as "The Mad Monk". The man, the myth, the legend. Perhaps better known for his death than his life. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was known for being a mystic, healer, and religious figure. He built up a reputation for being equally respected among the peasantry and detested among the elite. Once he joined the inner circle of Emperor Nicholas II after treating his ill son Rasputin starting making political recommendations which angered many people. In addition to slanderous rumors reported in the media about him having an affair with Empress Alexandra. A price was quickly placed on his head and his seemingly impossible murder came to fruition. 


    Sandra's Sources:

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

    https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/abandoned-west-virginia-amusement-park-bloody-history-article-1.1497567

    https://visitmercercounty.com/lakeshawnee/


    Danielle's Sources:

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Grigory-Yefimovich-Rasputin

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/murder-rasputin-100-years-later-180961572/

    https://time.com/4606775/5-myths-rasputin/

    57 min
  • Ep. 18 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and Night Marchers
    It's episode 18! Danielle discusses the triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911. It is considered the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City and one of the deadliest in the United States. 146 workers, mostly young women died from the fire, jumping to their deaths, and smoke inhalation. Most of the victims were Jewish and Italian immigrants working in dire conditions. Just a year earlier there was a strike where women advocated for higher pay. This week Sandra talks about Night Marchers. According to Hawaiian legend, Night Marchers are ghosts of ancient warriors. They supposedly traipse through large sections of the island chain and can be seen carrying torches and marching through the night. If you were to make eye contact with the one you will be forced to walk among them for eternity. Unless a relative is already taken by them that can claim you so they leave you alone.
    Danielle's Sources:
    https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire
    https://www.history.com/news/triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-labor-safety-laws
    Sandra's Sources:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5xlvup/the_night_marchers_of_hawaii/
    https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/130972-the-night-marchers?language=en-US
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore_in_Hawaii
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmarchers
    https://www.to-hawaii.com/legends/night-marchers.php
    54 min
  • Ep. 17 Escape from Island of the Dead Dolls and Typhoid Mary
    We are back after taking a week off! Sandra talks about the Island of the Dead Dolls located in Xochimilco just outside Mexico City. It’s called the Island of the dolls because the original owner Don Julián Santana Barrera, left a doll as a peace offering to a girl who drowned. Since then people have come to the Island to leave dolls as peace offerings. Take a look at our Instagram account for some creepy images of these dolls. Then Danielle discusses the classic tale of Typhoid Mary. An Irish immigrant who arrived in America by herself when she was a teenager. She worked as a cook to wealthy families until members of the households mysteriously started falling ill. Thanks in part to investigative sanitary engineer, George Sober, Mary was found to be a healthy carrier of Salmonella Typhi. She was found to spread the bacteria with her famous peach ice cream. Forced to live out her days in a hospital, was Mary in denial of endangering those around her, or was she willing to risk lives so she could continue working?
    Sandra's Sources:
    Ghost Adventures, Season 10 Episode 4. Island of the Dolls. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7z08j8
    https://www.journeymexico.com/blog/island-of-the-dolls-xochimilco-mexico
    https://isladelasmunecas.com/visit-island-of-the-dolls-mexico/#:~:text=You%20can%20take%20a%20virtual,photos%20of%20the%20island%20album.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_the_Dolls
    Danielle's Sources:
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Typhoid-Mary
    https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-typhoid-mary
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/
    59 min
  • Ep. 16 The Murder of George Parkman and Dragons

    Happy Thursday! In this episode, Danielle covers the murder of George Parkman. A crime from Boston involving the victim an affluent member of the Brahmin society and the suspect a respected Harvard professor. Parkman was found dismembered in the furnace room of a classroom at Harvard Medical College. Was it the professor, John Webster who claims he paid off his debt to Parkman or a janitor who may have committed the crime out of greed? Discover why people remain undecided on the true killer's identity. Later Sandra discusses the history of dragons, the large, serpentine, legendary creature. They have appeared in text stemming from the Middle Ages. They also seem to have a religious connection. 


    Danielle's Sources:

    https://www.boston.com/news/history/2017/11/22/a-19th-century-murder-at-harvard-medical-school

    https://bostonghosts.com/the-parkman-webster-murder/

    https://nightlyspirits.com/8-walnut-street-in-boston/

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/murder-dr-parkman/

    https://thewestendmuseum.org/the-parkman-webster-murder-case/


    Sandra's Sources:

    https://www.livescience.com/25559-dragons.html

    48 min
  • Ep. 15 St. Paul’s Church Cemetery and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

    Thursday means a new episode! In the first half, Sandra talks about St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Key West, Florida, and its ghostly inhabitants. Perhaps its most well-known apparition is Fleming who appears in 19th-century clothing and seems upset. There is also a Sea Captain who takes pleasure in scaring anyone who dares visit the graveyard. In the second half Danielle covers the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. This horrific event occurred over a period of 16 hours from May 31, 1921, to June 1, 1921. A white mob descended on Greenwood, an affluent neighborhood of Tulsa known for having mostly black residents and business owners. Hundreds were killed, thousands were left injured, and many left homeless. Yet this massacre remains one of the lesser-known incidents taught in the United States. 


    Sandra's Sources:

    https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/st-pauls-church-cemetery

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

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6RogGR3H_Q

    Most Terrifying Places in America. “History of Horror.” 2010.


    Danielle's Sources:

    https://www.history.com/.amp/news/tulsa-race-massacre-facts

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/24/us/tulsa-race-massacre.html?name=styln-tulsa-1921®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false

    https://www.pbs.org/show/tulsa-fire-and-forgotten/

    54 min
  • Ep. 14 Killer Nurse Jolly Jane Toppan and Time Slips

    Welcome back to another episode! Firstly, Danielle will introduce you to Jolly Jane Toppan a killer nurse from Boston. Don't let her friendly and upbeat nature deceive you. She will quickly turn on her patients by whipping up one of her famous and deadly drug cocktails. Jane believed she was simply helping her elderly and ailing patients reach death faster than they would have already. Later Sandra talks about time slips, a popular science fiction, and fantasy plot device. From the paranormal perspective, a time slip is described as “ a paranormal phenomenon in which a person, or group of people, travel through time via unknown means. Think of all the time travel stories told from novels and movies, but happening to real people. Sandra tells two stories about people who encountered time slips.


    Danielle's Sources:

    https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/10/29/jane-toppan/

    https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/jane-toppan/

    https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/jolly-jane-toppan-killer-nurse-obsessed-death/

    Potts, Michael. "Jane Toppan: A Greed, Power, and Lust Serial Killer". Academia. Retrieved 12 October 2017.


    Sandra's Sources:

    https://www.mjwayland.com/time-slips/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/7a0it5/i_experience_a_time_slip_for_the_first_time_in_my/

    https://www.techeblog.com/5-bizarre-time-slip-cases-where-people-mightve-actually-time-traveled/

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




    51 min
  • Ep. 13 The Black Annis Witch and the Legend of Bonnie & Clyde
    It's lucky number 13. Sandra discusses the legend of Black Annis from England. She is also known as Black Agnes or Black Anna. She is described as looking like a blue-faced hag or witch with claws. This folklore character is said to reside in a cave in the countryside of Leicestershire. In a similar fashion to the witch from Hansel and Gretel, Black Annis would target unsuspecting children. This story was often used by parents as a kind of cautionary tale to prevent children from wandering off. Then Danielle covers the legend of Bonnie & Clyde. A criminal couple from the 1930s who committed robberies throughout the Central United States. Though they murdered police officers and civilians, the couple had painted an image of romance and adventure. They have remained a household name to this day in part because of Bonnie's poetry and photography she captured while the couple was on the run from the authorities.
    Sandra's Sources:
    https://doompatrol.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Annis
    https://redwitchesjourney.com/2019/04/26/lore-of-black-annis/
    Danielle's Sources:
    https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/bonnie-parker?li_source=LI&li_medium=bio-mid-article&li_pl=208&li_tr=bio-mid-article
    https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/clyde-barrow
    https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clyde
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonnieclyde/
    55 min
  • Ep. 12 Sleepwalking Killers & Gargoyles

    Welcome back to another episode of Oy with the Terror Already!! Danielle covers two famous homicidal sleepwalking cases. Firstly Albert Tirrell and his lawyer, Rufus Choate from Boston. Tirrell was accused of killing his mistress, Mary Bickford, in 1846 and was ultimately acquitted. Secondly, we travel to Canada in 1987 where Kenneth Parks killed his mother-in-law while sleepwalking and also sleep-driving. Then Sandra discusses gargoyles and their influence on architecture and design. Specifically the meaning behind the gargoyles at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Besides their practical use of helping to drain rainwater from the roof, they are also known to come alive at night to protect the local residents from the area.

    Danielle's Sources:

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201212/sleep-driving-and-sleep-killing

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-case-of-the-sleepwalking-killer-77584095/

    Sandra's Sources:

    https://www.gradesaver.com/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame/study-guide/quotes

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.scarymommy.com/hunchback-of-notre-dame-quotes/%3famp

    https://www.ravenwoodcastle.com/2015/04/21/legends-and-lore-the-gargoyle/

    https://about-mythical-creatures.weebly.com/gargoyle.html

    https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-gargoyle

    50 min

About Oy with the Terror Podcast

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Oy with the Terror is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by longtime friends Danielle and Sandra, where true crime meets folklore with a side of sarcasm. Each episode dives into chilling unsolved cases, eerie legends, and cultural tales from around the world—blending investigative curiosity with dark humor and thoughtful commentary.