The Historical Paranormal

Send us Fan Mail This weird little side note in history came out of some research for a larger episode that should be out next week. These SideNote episodes don't always fall under the Historical Paranormal's main subject matters, but they're interesting nonetheless, and will usually feature at least the time frame of the larger episode that will come out in the next week. 

Send us Fan Mail Tuberculosis is a hell of a disease. Not only did it claim the lives (at its peak) of 7 out of 10 people, it also created a panic that would result in some really grotesque and morbid practices.

Send us Fan Mail Greyfriar's Kirkyard is one of the most haunted cemeteries in the world. We'll talk about why this is the only cemetery that actually does scare me. 

Send us Fan Mail In 2001 Kevin Mannis, an antiques dealer in Portland, Oregon bought an ornate wine box at a yard sale. Days later, it caused extreme damage to his business, gave his mother a stroke and completely ravaged his life. This is the story of the Dybbuk box, one of the most haunted objects in the world.

Send us Fan Mail The Mulatto Murders took place in the early 1900's in Louisiana and Texas, along the Southern Pacific Railroad line. They were brutal, and largely remain shrouded in mystery. 

Send us Fan Mail Located in Austin, Texas; the Littlefield House is well known to be the most haunted building in all of Academia, with staff experiencing some kind of phenomena regularly. This is the story behind the victorian home, but also the reasons as to why it might be haunted. 

Send us Fan Mail Oakwood Cemetery is the home to around 23,000 graves. These were the builders of Austin, Texas; and some haven't left our world just yet. 

Send us Fan Mail The serial murders of mainly servant girls took place in Austin, Texas in 1885. They were never solved, but have been attributed to many over the years-some famous and some not so famous. 

Send us Fan Mail We're going over the murder of 12 year old Emma Voelker from New Braunfels, Texas, and the ghosts of the Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, where her murderer took shelter. We also tell the ghost in my laundry closet to stop being rude when he's haunting the place. 

Send us Fan Mail This Council House Fight took place in San Antonio, Texas in March of 1840. It's also known as the Council House Massacre considering the large amount of deaths were on the Comanche side. This is a story from the Republic of Texas, when Indian wars were ongoing and had reached a fever pitch. 

Send us Fan Mail I know I said we'd stay in Texas for a bit, but this story is seriously scary and I wanted to devote an episode to it, because it's STILL A MYSTERY. Please let me know on my website if you have any theories outside of what I discussed on the podcast!

Send us Fan Mail The Emily Morgan Hotel is reportedly the 3rd most haunted hotel in the United States, which comes as no surprise, given that it stands on the battlefield of the Alamo AND was formerly a hospital with a psychiatric ward, morgue and crematorium.