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• 105. Lore & Legends | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Original Vampires of New Orleans: The Casket Girls

  In 1728, the fledgling city of New Orleans welcomes the Casket Girls, young women sent from France to marry colonists, their pale faces and coffin-shaped chests sparking whispers of mystery. Among them is Marie-Claire de Laval, whose beauty hides a dangerous secret. As strange deaths plague the colony and shadows move in the night, Sister Agnes, a compassionate nun, and Lucien Dubois, a rugged trapper, are drawn into a web of intrigue at the Ursuline Convent. In a city where faith clashes with the supernatural, their choices will shape New Orleans’ future. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Sources & Further Reading NewOrleans.com - The Casket Girls of New Orleans Pelican State of Mind - Myth, Legend, and History Ghost City Tours - Truth About the Casket Girls New York Historical Society - The Casket Girls Locations of Lore - The Casket Girls New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours - The Casket Girls Very Local - My Granny was a Vampire-Smuggling Casket Girl NOLA.com - A Lot to Unpack New Orleans Ghosts - The Casket Girls Fodors - Unveiling New Orleans’ Vampire Legends Horror Obsessive - 18th Century Mail Order Brides or Vampire Smugglers Terrebonne Parish Library System - Vampires in the Deep South New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours - Phantoms of the Ursuline Convent Old Ursuline Convent Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 104. Lore & Legends | Death on Skid Row: The Infamous Cecil Hotel

  In downtown Los Angeles stands the Cecil Hotel, a place where luxury once thrived but now echoes with tales of murder, suicide, and ghostly apparitions. Opened in 1924, this 14-story building has become synonymous with tragedy, linked to at least 16 deaths and countless eerie experiences. From the rumored presence of the Black Dahlia to the mysterious death of Elisa Lam, the Cecil’s dark history captivates true crime fans and paranormal enthusiasts alike. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading How the Hotel Cecil Became One of LA’s Most Haunted Buildings Inside The Cecil Hotel And Its Eerie History Cecil Hotel: LA’s Most Haunted for Horrifying Reasons Haunted Cecil Hotel - FrightFind Living Opposite the Haunted Cecil Hotel Inside Los Angeles’ Infamous Cecil Hotel The Cecil Hotel: Where Dreams Go To Die Cecil Hotel - Wikipedia Cecil Hotel Reopens as Affordable Housing Cecil Hotel Homeless Housing Problems Cecil Hotel Put Up for Sale Cecil Hotel Housing Issues No Ghosts at the Cecil Hotel Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 103. Burned: They Said She Was a Changeling

  She was clever, headstrong, and quick with a needle. A woman of her time, and somehow, ahead of it. Bridget Cleary had her own sewing machine, a prized possession in rural Ireland. She wore stylish boots, sold eggs, and kept a fine house. But in March of 1895, the people of Ballyvadlea watched smoke rise from the Cleary home. They said she’d gone missing. That she was sick. That she wasn’t herself. And then came the whispers… about fairies, about changelings, about the hollow hills. By the time authorities arrived, Bridget’s body was already ash. What remained was a tangle of folklore and fear, a quiet village exposed under the harsh light of a trial. And still, more than a century later, the question lingers: What does it take for a husband, a family, a community, to believe a woman is no longer who she says she is? Quick Note on Pronunciation:Hi guys! I do my best to get pronunciations right—especially for names and places with cultural or historical roots—but sometimes regional habits sneak in. Like Bourke: in Ireland, it’s usually pronounced “Berk,” but here in North America, you’ll often hear “Bork” (guilty!). Just a heads-up in case you notice any little differences. Appreciate you listening with curiosity and kindness. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story – Angela BourkeThe Cooper’s Wife is Missing – Joan Hoff and Marian Yeates Strange Death Near Clonmel – Freeman’s JournalNot Witches, But Fairies – The New York TimesBurning Bridget – The Irish Times The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s ‘Changeling’ MurderBehind the Scenes: The Murder of Bridget ClearyBridget Cleary Burned to DeathThe Horrific Murder of Bridget Cleary, the Irish ‘Fairy Wife’The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story – ReviewThe Story of the Last ‘Witch’ Burned Alive in Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 102. Lore & Legends | Australia's Most Haunted House: Monte Cristo Homestead

  The story of Monte Cristo Homestead traces the history of a Victorian manor in Junee, New South Wales, from its construction in 1885 to its closure in 2025. It begins with the arrival of the Great Southern Railway in 1878, which sparks the rise of a family who builds the grand homestead, establishing it as a social hub. A series of tragic events mark the house, including deaths and misfortunes that fuel its haunted reputation. Decades later, in 1963, a new family purchases the dilapidated manor, restoring it into a museum and tourist attraction while encountering eerie phenomena.  Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Episode Reference Material Monte Cristo Homestead - Wikipedia History - The Monte Cristo Documentary The Wiradjuri People - The Monte Cristo Documentary Paranormal - The Monte Cristo Documentary Australia’s Most Haunted House – Monte Cristo Homestead | Traces Magazine Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales, Australia | Into Horror History Riverina Rewind: Remembering Junee’s Olive Ryan and Life in Australia’s ‘Most Haunted House’ Monte Cristo Homestead - The Little House of Horrors Growing up in Junee’s Monte Cristo Homestead Owner Lawrence Ryan Episode 105: The Monte Cristo Homestead and the Hat Man Strange but True: The Mystery of Monte Cristo Homestead | BBC Science Focus People Don’t Make It Through the Night: Inside Monte Cristo | Mamamia Bed and Breakfast and Boos? A Night at Monte Cristo | HerCanberra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 101. Ashes & Lye: A Murder at Mayfield Cottage

  On a fog-soaked evening in March 1879, the quiet streets of Richmond hid a secret. A lone woman stepped out of church and vanished into the mist. Days later, her ivy-draped cottage stirred with odd signs—a stranger wearing her clothes, selling her belongings, and tending a fire that burned far too long. Acrid smoke curled into the sky as whispers spread and the river yielded a grim discovery. Something terrible had happened behind those walls, and the truth was just beginning to surface. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Episode Reference Material Old Bailey Proceedings Online: Kate Webster British Newspaper Archive: The Illustrated Police News The Guardian: Human Skull Found in David Attenborough’s Garden Murderpedia: Kate Webster The Richmond Murderess: The True Story of Kate Webster, Leonard Low Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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