We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir, Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea, which chronicles her seven-year stay in 14 West 10th Street.

CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, death, and, of course, ghosts. Listener discretion is advised.

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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

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Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

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Sources

Book: Inside Greenwich Village: A New York City Neighborhood, 1898-1918 by Gerald W. McFarland (U of Massachusetts-Amherst Press 2001)

Book: Spindrift: Spray From A Psychic Sea by Jan Bryant Bartell (Hawthorn Books 1974)

Book: Ghosts I’ve Met by Hans Holzer (Barnes & Noble Books 2005)

Article: “Mission and History” The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (vparchive.org)

Article: “The House of Death” by Matt (villagepreservation.org)

Article: “How A Greenwich Village Became Known as the ‘House of Death’” by Devin Gannon (6sqft.com)

Article: “The Hauntings of 14 West 10th Street, NYC’s ‘House of Death’” by Lauren Lorey (untappedcities.com)

Article: “The House of Death” (NYCGhosts.com)

Blog: “Mark Twain, Tragedy and Ghosts–No. 14 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan)

Blog: “The 1846 Clinton Gilbert house - 12 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan)

Headline: “Mishaps of Bicyclists” (NYT TimesMachine)

Article: “(Former Firehouse), Engine Company 29” (Historic Districs Council; hdc.org) 

Article: “The ‘House of Death’ in Greenwich Village” (Ephemeral New York; ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com)

Article: “Terror on 10th Street” by Tim Donnelly (NY Post)

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