Ghoul Society

Welcome to our second feature haunted house for Spooktober 2025: the Keg Mansion & the Macaulay House! TW: suicide, mention of sexual assault, murder.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources: Keg Mansion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Massey https://ghostwalks.com/articles/spirit-saves-wine-keg-mansion-ghost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keg_Mansion https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/20pm3c/they_say_the_keg_mansion_on_jarvis_is_haunted/ https://ghostwalks.com/articles/keg-mansion-toronto-legend https://chantallarochelle.ca/2024/11/03/haunted-holiday-the-keg-mansion/#:~:text=People%20have%20reported%20seeing%20Lillian's,haunted%20areas%20in%20the%20Mansion. https://npiweb.com/blog/posts/haunted-places-series-keg-mansion/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massey_family https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-massey-murder-100-years-later-the-tabloid-tale-still-fascinates-1.2944925 https://alitchick.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-massey-murder.html  https://www.torontoghosts.org/index.php/the-city-of-toronto/private-business/135-the-keg-mansion-?showall=1  Macaulay House: https://www.whatsupyukon.com/yukon/communities/evidence-inconclusive-but-the-place-is-still-freaky/ https://globalnews.ca/news/10053798/canada-haunted-places-ghost-stories/#:~:text=Macaulay%20House%20in%20Dawson%20City%2C%20Yukon%20is,may%20be%20something%20paranormal%20also%20stroking%20the https://dawsoncity.ca/haunting-walk/ https://www.yukon-news.com/news/doors-of-dawsons-historic-home-open-to-another-realm-6971767 https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-m/macaulay-henry-charles-1876-1944/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Yukon/comments/1lr3sy7/does_anyone_have_any_local_ghost_stories_or_urban/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawsoncityartists/posts/1277560632906435/ https://kiac.ca/artist-in-residence-program/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_City 

Welcome to our first feature haunted house for Spooktober 2025: the unsolved mystery of the bleeding house in Atlanta, Georgia.  TW: blood.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J7lXfh6HSw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc2M54vOL_U&t=411s https://www.newsbreak.com/april-killian-1599867/3612858241940-revisiting-the-case-of-the-bleeding-house-of-georgia-a-greatly-exaggerated-story

This week Jamie covers the strange dancing plague of 1518. TW: Death, psychological/mental illnesses.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_early_modern_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

This week Sara covers The Watcher of Westfield, NJ in the USA. TW: stalking behaviour Resources: The True Story of 'The Watcher,' Explained - Marie Clairemarieclaire.comhttps://www.marieclaire.com › Culture › TV shows What happened to The Watcher's real-life ...South China Morning Posthttps://www.scmp.com › ... › Style › News & Trends The Watcher of Westfield, New JerseyWikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Watcher_of_Wes… The Watcher: Where Is the Broaddus Family Now?People.comhttps://people.com › Crime › Crime History Exclusive | Cops visited 'Watcher House' 58 times since ...New York Posthttps://nypost.com › 2022/11/01 › watcher-house-owne… The Watcher of WestfieldWeird NJhttps://weirdnj.com › stories › local-legends › westfield-... The Eerie Case Of The Watcherwww.youtube.com › watch https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/the-watcher-house-owner-true-story-netflix-b2219719.html

Join us in welcoming Jamie back to the show! This week she covers the life and death of Francis Rattenbury, the architect behind (now) Victoria's Parliament Building and Empress Hotel. TW: adultery, murder, death, colonization Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Rattenbury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rattenbury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings https://ywcavan.org/blog/2024/05/understanding-indigenous-history-land-now-called-vancouver#:~:text=In%201887%2C%20the%20creation%20of,erected%20to%20represent%20cultural%20resilience.  https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.ca/1880/stanley-park-established https://montecristomagazine.com/community/the-outrageous-life-and-death-of-francis-rattenbury#gsc.tab=0 https://hallmarkheritagesociety.ca/archives/history-articles/the-negotiations-to-relocate-the-songhees-1843-1911/ https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-empress/ghoststories.php

This week as Jamie covers New York's East River General Slocum fire disaster of 1904. TW: death, death of children Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38NfsPVC6m8&ab_channel=FascinatingHorror

HellooOOooo ghoulies! This week Sara is joined by Montana as she covers the local legend of the headless woman of Mount Sicker. TW: Assault, murder, femicide, ghosts Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources: https://livinglibraryblog.com/the-search-for-the-headless-woman-of-sicker-mountain/ https://bcforestdiscoverycentre.com/ghosts-of-the-grade/#:~:text=The%20Lenora%2C%20Mount%20Sicker%20Railway,sawmill%20supported%20the%20building%20boom. https://www.beyondnootka.com/articles/mount_sicker.html https://www.cascadiaarcana.com/blog/mtsicker-mines https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2023-10/mount%20sicker.pdf https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/community/column-t-w-paterson-there-really-should-be-a-ghost-haunting-mount-sicker-part-1-776913                                                                                                          Column T.W. Paterson: There really should be a ghost haunting Mount Sicker (Part 2) Bibeau, a friend, had been an innocent victim — the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nov 25, 2017 1:00 PM Read more >                                                                                                                           Column T.W. Paterson: There really should be a ghost haunting Mount Sicker (conclusion) As always, hindsight showed the tragedy to have been some time in the making. Nov 29, 2017 12:00 PM Read more >      https://mysteriesofcanada.com/canada/top-10-creepiest-places-in-canada/        https://raincoasthistory.blogspot.com/2017/05/murder-and-suicide-at-mount-sicker-hotel.html https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19670630/page/n102/mode/1up?view=theater&q=bibeau https://muraltown.com/mural-art-gallery/22-lenora-mines-mt-sicker

This week, Sara shares the story of the ghost ship of the Northumberland Strait.  TW: ghosts! Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources: https://native-land.ca/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland_Strait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo%27s_fire https://mysteriesofcanada.com/newfoundland/ghost-ships-of-the-north-atlantic/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ship_of_Northumberland_Strait https://islandarchives.ca/islandora/object/vre%3Aislemag-batch2-58?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=bec90adf09074be1031e&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=3&search=northumberland%2520strait https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/phantom-ship-spotted-by-visitor-151203 https://www.foxharbr.com/blog/ghost-ship-northumberland-strait/ https://nuvomagazine.com/culture/canadian-urban-legends-the-flaming-ghost-ship-of-prince-edward-island?srsltid=AfmBOopmnPy2B6W73T-NqomZFFiI7A4yPZd9u-yi8qcFIOBmWdXTVTaB https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/ives_papers/article/1001/&path_info=Burning_Ship_of_Northumberland_Straight.pdf https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/ships-of-flame/

In this episode, Sara tells us the horrific case of serial killer Clifford Olson (part 2 of 2). Listener discretion is heavily advised on this episode, ghoulies! Thanks for listening <3  TW: kidnapping, sexual assault, murder.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olson https://web.archive.org/web/20161009160356/http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/notorious-serial-killer-clifford-olson-dies-1.705328 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/01/Suspect-charged-in-eight-more-Vancouver-child-slayings/5400368164800/ https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.HOC_32_1_C583_C700/452 https://web.archive.org/web/20111103205006/https://torontosun.com/2011/09/21/timeline-for-killer-clifford-olson https://web.archive.org/web/20101109103355/http://www.theprovince.com/news/Reviled%2Bserial%2Bmurderer%2BClifford%2BOlson%2Breturn%2Btorment%2Bvictims%2Bfamilies/3635859/story.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/clifford-olson-will-kill-again-if-freed-parole-board-says-in-ruling-1.584198 https://globalnews.ca/news/161153/small-sketches-of-olsons-11-victims/ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/olsons-faint-hope https://globalnews.ca/news/157594/timeline-the-life-and-crimes-of-clifford-olson/ https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/true-crime-canada/true-crime-canada-the-case-of-clifford-olson-6086848 http://mail.murderpedia.org/male.O/o/olson-clifford-robert.htm https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/12/Our-children-are-missing-yours-could-be-next/9634369115200/ https://halifax.citynews.ca/2011/09/30/serial-killer-clifford-olson-dead-victims-family-says/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faint_hope_clause#:~:text=The%20faint%20hope%20clause%20is,in%20their%20parole%20eligibility%20period. http://murderpedia.org/male.O/o/olson-clifford-robert-victims.htm https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/for-father-of-olson-victim-ordeal-is-almost-over-2582499 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/31/Dead1-Christine-Weller-12-Surrey-BC-Reported-missing-Nov/8688368078400/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/clifford-olson-victim-s-mother-describes-family-s-pain-1.1037869 https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/olson/3.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/12/The-uncle-of-one-of-10-children-slain-in/2566379659600/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/06/04/A-quiet-emotional-memorial-service-and-funeral-for-Sandra/9548392011200/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/14/Clifford-Robert-Olson-admitted-Thursday-killing-11-young-girls/7463379832400/ https://mail.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/olson/8.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/19/The-families-of-youngsters-murdered-by-Clifford-Olson-have/3386380264400/ https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1981/08/14/More-than-one-person-may-be-involved-in-the/9878366609600/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145170212/raymond-lawrence-king https://www.aftermathofmurder.ca/ray-king-jr-murder-ray-king- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/02/West-German-victim-identified/1698368251200/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/14/Terry-Carson-the-mother-of-one-of-11-children/8741379832400/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/predator-chapter-one_b_1913002 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/01/Grief-replaced-months-of-worry-and-fright-Tuesday-at/3718368164800/368164800/

In this episode, Sara tells us the horrific case of serial killer Clifford Olson (part 1 of 2). Listener discretion is heavily advised on this episode, ghoulies! Thanks for listening <3  TW: kidnapping, sexual assault, murder.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olson https://web.archive.org/web/20161009160356/http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/notorious-serial-killer-clifford-olson-dies-1.705328 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/01/Suspect-charged-in-eight-more-Vancouver-child-slayings/5400368164800/ https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.HOC_32_1_C583_C700/452 https://web.archive.org/web/20111103205006/https://torontosun.com/2011/09/21/timeline-for-killer-clifford-olson https://web.archive.org/web/20101109103355/http://www.theprovince.com/news/Reviled%2Bserial%2Bmurderer%2BClifford%2BOlson%2Breturn%2Btorment%2Bvictims%2Bfamilies/3635859/story.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/clifford-olson-will-kill-again-if-freed-parole-board-says-in-ruling-1.584198 https://globalnews.ca/news/161153/small-sketches-of-olsons-11-victims/ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/olsons-faint-hope https://globalnews.ca/news/157594/timeline-the-life-and-crimes-of-clifford-olson/ https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/true-crime-canada/true-crime-canada-the-case-of-clifford-olson-6086848 http://mail.murderpedia.org/male.O/o/olson-clifford-robert.htm https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/12/Our-children-are-missing-yours-could-be-next/9634369115200/ https://halifax.citynews.ca/2011/09/30/serial-killer-clifford-olson-dead-victims-family-says/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faint_hope_clause#:~:text=The%20faint%20hope%20clause%20is,in%20their%20parole%20eligibility%20period. http://murderpedia.org/male.O/o/olson-clifford-robert-victims.htm https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/for-father-of-olson-victim-ordeal-is-almost-over-2582499 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/31/Dead1-Christine-Weller-12-Surrey-BC-Reported-missing-Nov/8688368078400/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/clifford-olson-victim-s-mother-describes-family-s-pain-1.1037869 https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/olson/3.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/12/The-uncle-of-one-of-10-children-slain-in/2566379659600/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/06/04/A-quiet-emotional-memorial-service-and-funeral-for-Sandra/9548392011200/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/14/Clifford-Robert-Olson-admitted-Thursday-killing-11-young-girls/7463379832400/ https://mail.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/olson/8.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/19/The-families-of-youngsters-murdered-by-Clifford-Olson-have/3386380264400/ https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1981/08/14/More-than-one-person-may-be-involved-in-the/9878366609600/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145170212/raymond-lawrence-king https://www.aftermathofmurder.ca/ray-king-jr-murder-ray-king- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/02/West-German-victim-identified/1698368251200/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/01/14/Terry-Carson-the-mother-of-one-of-11-children/8741379832400/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/predator-chapter-one_b_1913002 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/01/Grief-replaced-months-of-worry-and-fright-Tuesday-at/3718368164800/368164800/

Happy Sunday ghoulies! This week Jamie shares the story of Norman Baker and the Crescent Hotel.  TW: manipulation of cancer patients, death.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  https://crescent-hotel.com/about/history/ https://carrollcountyar.com/history-native-americans.php https://fsuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2022/06/01/norman-baker-and-the-naked-truth/ https://repository.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:758510 https://www.celebratemuscatine.org/land-acknowledgement https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/dr-norman-baker-when-quackery-kills-1257a3638419

On this episode Jamie covers the history and hauntings of the Edinburgh Vaults in Scotland! TW: death, death of children, sexual assault.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bridge,_Edinburgh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowgate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Vaults https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/piecing-together-the-story-of-edinburghs-underground-vaults https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh-Vaults/#:~:text=A%20lack%20of%20light%2C%20air,was%20more%20or%20less%20complete.  https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/mr-boots-the-watcher-edinburgh-vaults-ghosts https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/edinburgh-vaults-south-bridge/

Join us this week as Jamie covers the wild and tragic story of the Clipperton Island Colony!  TW: starvation, sexual assault, murder.  Resources:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJqZt9439E&ab_channel=Geographics https://clippertonisland.weebly.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipperton_Island https://www.damninteresting.com/the-tyrant-of-clipperton-island/ https://www.historydefined.net/the-tragedy-of-clipperton-island/

Hello everyone and welcome, as Sara covers the story of the infamous STANLEY HOTEL!  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources: stanleyhotel.com Wikipedia - The Stanley Hotel Colorado Encyclopedia - Treaty of Fort Laramie US Ghost Adventures Legends of America - Stanley Hotel Denver Gazette - The Spooky Story Behind Colorado's Haunted Stanley Hotel Bloody Disgusting - “Hellier” Investigator Connor J. Randall Discusses The Stanley Hotel and Co-Creating the Estes Method [Interview] Estes Park History - A Stanley Hotel History Part One

Helloooo and WE MISSED YOU! <3 thanks for sticking around and joining us this Sunday where we cover Heaven's Gate Cult.  TW: cults, manipulation, suicide.  Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻 Resources:  Wikipedia - Heaven's Gate The Dark Story Behind A UFO "Religious" Group - Heavens Gate | Mystery & Makeup | Bailey Sarian Heaven's Gate - SiriusXM - Spotify Wikipedia - Phoenix Lights A Long Journey to Death - TIME Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead - This Day in History Heaven's Gate: the End - Oxford Academic A Suicide Cult’s Surviving Members Still Maintain Its 90s Website - Vice Heaven’s Gate 20 Years Later: 10 Things You Didn’t Know - Rolling Stone Do-Re-Mi from the Sound of Music