My Victorian Nightmare

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss a few fabulous alleged devil sightings in Victorian England as well as High Gate Cemetery’s history of hauntings, occult ritualistic activity and simply insane vampire panics.Thank you to today’s sponsor!Spoiler: you can feel amazing in menopause. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for 20% off your first order!Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for ad-free listening!The Death of Edgar Allan Poe on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Death of Edgar Allan Poe Collection⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠!Today's Instagram PostMy ⁠⁠⁠Halloween Party Playlist⁠⁠⁠Help yourself to ⁠⁠⁠⁠MVN merch⁠⁠⁠⁠!Genevieve’s book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Where to Begin – Eclectic Witchcraft for Beginners

In this episode, Genevieve will share the history of witch hunting in England, and the murder case of a man in Victorian England suspected of witchcraft. The disturbing murder of Old Dummy in 1863.Thank you to today’s sponsor!Try skincare from Alloy. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for 20% off your first order!Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for ad-free listening!The Death of Edgar Allan Poe on⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Death of Edgar Allan Poe Collection⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠!My ⁠⁠Halloween Party Playlist⁠⁠Help yourself to ⁠⁠⁠MVN merch⁠⁠⁠!Genevieve’s book, ⁠⁠⁠Where to Begin – Eclectic Witchcraft for Beginners

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the facts of the Lizzie Borden axe murder case — what we know to be true, what the Netflix series Monster got wrong, what it got right, and exactly why this particular axe murder case, versus so many others, caught fire when it did.Thank you to today’s sponsors!AquaOmega: One of the highest-dose omega-3 supplements per serving, no fish burps, and for every bottle sold, removes 1 lb. of plastic and debris from the ocean and coastlines. Use code VICTORIAN for 20% off at myaquaomega.com/VICTORIAN.Alloy is the only menopause platform with a scalp-to-lash hair care solution. Visit ⁠myalloy.com⁠ and use code VICTORIAN for 20% off your first order!The Death of Edgar Allan Poe on⁠ Spotify ⁠and ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠The Death of Edgar Allan Poe Collection⁠Subscribe to the ⁠Newsletter⁠!Subscribe to the ⁠Patreon⁠ for ad-free listening!My Halloween Party PlaylistHelp yourself to ⁠MVN merch⁠!Genevieve’s book, ⁠Where to Begin – Eclectic Witchcraft for BeginnersToday’s Instagram PostReferences:https://crimearchives.net/1893_borden/html/1892-08-11_borden_news_new-york-times.htmhttps://lizzieandrewborden.com/hatchetonline/ones-idea-of-cordiality-lizzie-borden-on-the-standhttps://crimearchives.net/1893_borden/html/1893-06-07_borden_trial_testimony_sullivan.htmlhttps://www.scribd.com/document/682040038/Testimony-of-Bridget-Sullivan-in-the-Trial-of-Lizzie-Bordenhttps://people.com/andrew-abby-borden-murder-suspects-12145774https://www.biography.com/crime/a69168135/was-aileen-wuornos-the-first-female-serial-killerhttps://time.com/7329607/aileen-wuornos-netflix-documentaryhttps://www.biography.com/crime/a71038230/lizzie-borden-isolated-life-after-murder-trialhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Bordenhttps://newengland.com/yankee/history/long-silence-lizzie-borden

In this episode, Genevieve will do a deep dive into Bram Stoker’s notes, interviews and musings about the inspiration behind his vampiric creation, Dracula, and then she will discuss the inspiration behind some of the most iconic costume designs in film history: Eiko Ishioka’s richly inspired, deeply symbolic costumes for Francis Ford Coppola’s film, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Thank you to today’s sponsor!Try the original M4 skincare from Alloy. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for 20% off your first order!The Death of Edgar Allan Poe on Spotify and Apple PodcastsThe Death of Edgar Allan Poe Patreon CollectionSubscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon or ad-free listening!Help yourself to MVN Merch!Genevieve’s book, Where to Begin – Eclectic Witchcraft for BeginnersToday’s Instagram PostReferences:https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/whitby-abbey/history-and-stories/dracula/?source=science20.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/08/dracula-was-not-from-exeter-insists-bram-stoker-descendanthttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/06/bram-stokers-dracula-inspired-by-writings-of-maverick-scotswomanhttps://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21l-310-bestsellers-out-for-the-count-fall-2018/pages/readings/dracula-notes/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/last-voyage-of-the-demeter-dracula-dmitryhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36394788/https://www.supernaturalstudies.com/previous-journal-issues/vol-7-issue-1/cade⁠https://archive.org/details/bramstokersnotes0000stok⁠https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/eiko-ishioka/https://www.gothickeatspress.com/dracula-essays/eiko-ishiokas-costume-designhttps://www.oscars.org/news/how-apocalypse-now-poster-led-oscar-winning-costumes-bram-stokers-dracula

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the tragic history of the Kreischer family, the many deaths, mob murders and truly creepy hauntings of the Kreischer family mansion that still stands to this very day. She will also discuss the recent discovery of a body that received a vampire burial in the 16th century and what other “deviant” and “anti-revenant” burial practices entailed.Thank you to today’s sponsors!AquaOmega: One of the highest-dose omega-3 supplements per serving, no fish burps, and for every bottle sold, removes 1 lb. of plastic and debris from the ocean and coastlines. Use code VICTORIAN for 20% off at myaquaomega.com/VICTORIAN.Alloy is the only menopause platform with a scalp-to-lash hair care solution. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for 20% off your first order!Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Help Yourself to MVN Merch!Genevieve’s book, Where to Begin – Eclectic Witchcraft for BeginnersToday’s Instagram PostReferences:https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/science/vampire-burial-young-woman-polandhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7458347https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_burialhttps://nyghosts.com/the-kreischer-house/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreischer_Househttps://medium.com/@cosmicseasstar/staten-islands-cursed-kreischer-mansion-saga-that-ended-in-fire-death-and-murder-24048f4c80behttps://www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/kreischermansion.htmlhttps://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2025/11/hgb-ep-613-kreischer-mansion.htmlhttps://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2008/2008oct27.htmlhttps://abc7ny.com/archive/6445552/

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the funeral industry of the 19th century and a few of her favorite death-centered professions that are no longer in high demand today, but were positively fascinating: funeral cookie bakers, corpse-watchers, mutes and professional mourners. Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Help Yourself to MVN Merch!Today’s Instagram PostMy Problematic Award-Winning Video Welcome to HeavenReferences:https://funeral.com/blogs/the-journal/funeral-biscuits-in-the-1800s-what-they-were-why-they-were-served-and-how-to-make-them-today?srsltid=AfmBOorry4RZkCYT3pQ2iGryb0LGfYJ-xZYnlhN6e4pYP5dl7Jb_SHwohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-eaterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_edition_of_the_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannicahttps://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/england/englishness-funeral-food.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_biscuithttps://www.victorianlondon.org/death/characteroffunerals.htmhttps://austins.co.uk/blog/the-history-of-the-victorian-mute/https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/tag/professional-mournershttps://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/alma%3A99127049613408651https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15792/pg15792-images.htmlhttps://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/category/buried-alive/“Prematurely Buried” - Kilmore Free Press, Jan. 18th 1883.“Narrowly Escaped Burial Alive” - The Clinton Independent, Thursday Feb. 18th, 1892.

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the Paris Charity Bazaar fire of 1897: how an event devoted to gaiety, high society socializing and generosity became one of the deadliest fire tragedies in French history.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!The Burglar Bitten by a Skeleton ToteToday’s Instagram PostReferences:https://www.geriwalton.com/the-tragic-1897-charity-bazaar-fire-or-the-bazar-de-la-charite-in-paris/https://www.broadhistory.com/the-fire-that-started-a-victorian-gender-war/https://education.persee.fr/doc/magen_1257-5593_1897_num_64_33_31454https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazar_de_la_Charit%C3%A9https://doctorfire.com/pages/Paris_fire.pdfhttps://parishistoryofourstreets.com/2021/04/29/the-bazaar-de-la-charite-disaster-part-one/

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the murder case of Dr. Hawley Crippen: one of the most sensational murder cases in English history. We’ll discuss The glitz and glamour, the torrid affairs, the astounding escape attempt by sea, and the modern scientific discoveries that have raised serious concerns that maybe, they got the wrong guy.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Today’s Instagram PostReferences:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawley_Harvey_Crippenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-notorious-dr-crippen-and-the-hilldrop-crescent-murder/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-10802059https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-notorious-case-of-dr-crippen/