Ep. 93 - The Wraiths of St. Mark’s Eve & Cursed Victorian Objects
From My Victorian Nightmare by Genevieve Manion | Daylight Media
May 4, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
Genevieve discusses the Victorian practice of St. Mark's Eve and various haunted and cursed objects.
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the terrifying Victorian St. Mark’s Eve practice of waiting for wraiths (the ghosts of future dead people) to reveal themselves and walk through church doors at midnight. She will also discuss haunted and cursed objects like the Delhi Purple Sapphire, The Conjured Chest and the lost Franklin Exhibition-inspired painting, “Man Proposes, God Disposes.” Thank you to today’s sponsors! Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/victorian Get your menopause treatment plan today. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for $20 off your first order! Subscribe to the Newsletter! https://myvictoriannightmare.myflodesk.com/myukzmys04 Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening! https://www.patreon.com/cw/MyVictorianNightmare/membership Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXxFY1iEbTa/?igsh=MXdjZDcyMnZpaDk3Yw== References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Eve https://www.telelib.com/authors/I/IrvingWashington/prose/bracebridgehallvol1/bracebridgehall021.html…
People in this episode
Host: Genevieve Manion
Topics covered
- Victorian practices
- wraiths
- haunted objects
- cursed items
- ghosts
- St. Mark's Eve
Keywords
- Victorian
- wraiths
- St. Mark's Eve
- cursed objects
- haunted items
- ghosts
Sponsors
Rula, Alloy, Patreon
Mentioned in this episode
Products: menopause treatment plan
Books & works: Man Proposes, God Disposes, Delhi Purple Sapphire, The Conjured Chest
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