Episodes

  • Ep. 88 - Old Salem Prison Ghosts & The MURDEROUS Wakemanite Cult

    Ep. 88 - Old Salem Prison Ghosts & The MURDEROUS Wakemanite Cult
    Mar 30 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss ghost sightings in the Old Salem Jail, The 1856 Wakemanite cult killing of Justus Mathews and their connection to the “maniac murderer” Charles Stanton. Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening! https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWXTme4DrLM/?igsh=MW1jeDFpMXhyZ2VxMw== References: https://www.demandinggenealogist.com/uploads/7/3/3/0/7330460/news05-04.pdf https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2020/05/the-wakemanite-murder.html https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2013/03/murdered-by-maniac-guest-post-by-james.html https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/archives/uncoveringnewhaven/blog/That-he-had-surrendered-his-reason-to-her-control-The-intriguing-ca https://ghostcitytours.com/salem/haunted-salem/old-salem-jail/ https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-cities/salems-most-haunted/the-old-salem-jail/ “Horrible Murders Resulting From Fanaticism” - Franklin Repository and Transcript, Jan 9th, 1856. “The Wakemanite Delusion - Indictment of the Murderers” - The Cleveland Leader, Jan 28th, 1856 “Another Tragedy” - Semi-Weekly Spectator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Ep. 87 - Trunk Murders and New England Vampires

    Ep. 87 - Trunk Murders and New England Vampires
    Mar 23 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the “alleged” New England vampire, Nellie Vaughn as well as the murders of Albert N. McVicar and Elsie Sigel, two victims mysteriously found in trunks. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWHBLM9jt-1/?igsh=dXIyMGVzaDdhdG01 References: https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/emma-ledoux-housewife-prostitute-bigamist-murderess/ https://www.209magazine.com/departments/in-the-know/the-lady-and-the-trunk/ https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/the-murder-of-elsie-sigel-by-her-chinese-lover-1909/ https://www.tenement.org/blog/where-miss-sigel-met-her-slayer/#:~:text=They%20arrested%20three%20men%20in,police%20and%20reporters%20in%201909. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-real-life-vampires-of-new-england-and-abroad-42639093/ https://skepticalhumanities.com/2011/07/21/nellie-vaughn-the-vampire-who-wasnt-a-vampire/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Ep. 86 - Meat Showers, DEMONIC Poltergeists & Spring-Heeled Jack

    Ep. 86 - Meat Showers, DEMONIC Poltergeists & Spring-Heeled Jack
    Mar 16 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss not one, not 2, but 3 different topics that are all creepy for different reasons: the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876, the Dagg Family Poltergeist of 1889, and the most terrifying public menace of the 1830s, Spring-Heeled Jack. Thank you to today’s sponsors! Go to LumiGummies.com and use code VICTORIAN for 30% off your first order. Try Gusto today at gusto.com/VICTORIAN, and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzIfF6EWfK/?igsh=NWZkcHJ4Z3lxaWgy References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/ https://705blackfly.com/craig-bairds-haunted-history-the-dagg-poltergeist/ https://arlenestaffordwilson.wordpress.com/tag/dagg-poltergeist/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack https://waterfordtreasures.com/spring-heeled-jack-notorious-urban-legend-or-the-work-of-the-mad-marquess-of-waterford/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Ep. 85 - HORRIFIC Niagara Falls History & The Avenues of Death

    Ep. 85 - HORRIFIC Niagara Falls History & The Avenues of Death
    Mar 9 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss “temporary insanity” in the Victorian era, men demanding to be executed, the horrifying history of Niagara Falls, shocking murders, women falling out of windows, New York’s westside cowboys on the avenues of death and much, much more. Thank you to today’s sponsors! Visit Flamingo to get the Flamingo Starter Set for just $7! Make sure to use code VICTORIAN. Wake up with clearer skin, smoother hair, and cooler sleep. Use code MVNPOD for an extra 30% off at Blissy. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVjSxj4DvvH/?igsh=aGhndHE0bTV3MnE5 References: “A Wife Murderer Wants to be Hung Right Off” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Compelled to Marry or Become a Corpse” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A BRUTAL BOSTON TRAGEDY” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A St. Louis Woman Checks the Insults of a Drunken Ruffian with an Umbrella” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A VIRGINIA BORGIA” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “Three Men Swept Over Niagara Falls” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Perilous Descent by a Lady from a Third Story Window in New Orleans” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Murder Made Easy” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “A Young Lady Rescued from Imminent Peril upon Fourth Avenue, New York” - The Illustrated Police News - Apr. 25th, 1872. “A Father Brained by His Son in Kentucky” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. "The Tragedy of Life" - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Ep. 84 - The HORRIFIC Thames Torso Murders

    Ep. 84 - The HORRIFIC Thames Torso Murders
    Mar 2 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the horrific, Jack-The-Ripper-adjacent serial killer murder cases, the Thames Torso Murders. Thank you to today’s sponsors! Try Gusto today at gusto.com/VICTORIAN, and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Visit Rula.com/VICTORIAN — mental healthcare that’s actually built to last. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRaouUEcl_/?igsh=MXB6MHBmZnZpNnR0cA== References: “THE WHITECHAPEL TRAGEDY”- East London Advertiser, Saturday, 21 September 1889. “THE LONDON TRAGEDIES” - The Daily Telegraph, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1888. “The Whitehall Mystery” - Hull Evening News, Sat, Oct 13, 1888. “The Thames Mystery” - The Illustrated Police News, etc., Sat, Jun 22, 1889. “The Thames Mystery” - Birmingham Evening Mail, Thu, Sep 13, 1888. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18870723.2.70.11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Torso_Murders https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/introducing-a-new-prime-suspect-as-the-thames-torso-killer/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/963217933/?match=1&terms=The%20Whitehall%20Mystery https://www.casebook.org/victims/jackson.html https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/thames-torso-murders.html https://www.casebook.org/victims/pinchin.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Fan Coven Sneak Peak! Lunar Eclipse Shadow Work & Meditation

    Fan Coven Sneak Peak! Lunar Eclipse Shadow Work & Meditation
    Mar 2 2026
    Here's a little sneak peak of the content that is offered in the Fan Coven! Click here for more info! In this episode, we discuss how to work with the raw, vulnerable and painful feelings that eclipse season reveals, we'll discuss why and how to do shadow work: allowing our darkest parts to have their say, and we'll have a gentle, heart opening meditation to make shadow work easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Ep. 83 - A Criminal LUNATIC Murderer and Master Painter of Fairies

    Ep. 83 - A Criminal LUNATIC Murderer and Master Painter of Fairies
    Feb 23 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the “criminal lunatic murderer” and master painter of fairies, Richard Dadd, the ballsiest, fraudulent mediums of all: the Davenport brothers, men attacked with swords, the tough lives of newsboys, and blood-thirsty female whisky-slingers, all this and much much more. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DU9UXELDI4B/?igsh=N3lrN244bnJraHpp References: http://nineduane.queenitsy.com/ https://livingwithschizophreniauk.org/richard-dadd/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy_Feller%27s_Master-Stroke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davenport_brothers “The Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Sat, Dec 03, 1859. The Spiritualist - Feb 15th, 1870. “A Man Fearfully Cut with Swords in Brooklyn” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “The Grand Executioner Dead”- The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “Attempted Suicide of a Married Lady in Third Street, Allegheny, Pa.” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “The Newsboys’ Home, in New York City” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “A BLOOD-THIRSTY FEMALE WHISKEY-SLINGER” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “A Harrisburg Woman Sits Beside her Lazy Husband in a Bar-Room, and is Resolved to Remain as Long as he Does”- The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Ep. 82 - Madame Vesta la Viesta’s Galactic Love Affairs & The Meek’s Family Murders

    Ep. 82 - Madame Vesta la Viesta’s Galactic Love Affairs & The Meek’s Family Murders
    Feb 16 2026
    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss Madame Vesta la Viesta, the galactic mystic and clairvoyant, suicidal ghosts, mediums in spirit cabinets, and the horrifying Meeks family murder of 1894. Thank you to today’s sponsor, Lumi Gummies! Go to LumiGummies.com and use code VICTORIAN for 30% off your first order. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUrLObMjoHq/?igsh=MTZrOGd2MnkwdzVoNQ== References: “The Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Dec. 3rd, 1859. “THE APPEARANCE OF SPIRITS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS” - The Spiritualist, Feb. 15th, 1870. https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2014/02/get-rich-magic-astral-adventures-of.html https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/04/meeks-family-murder.html https://sullivan.mogenweb.org/meeksmurders.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62455822/nellie_l-spray https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/850.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins