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A Railway to Death
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Rookwood Cemetery located in Sydney Australia. Spanning over 300 hectares, Rookwood is the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere and the world’s largest still-operating Victorian-era cemetery. Established in 1867, it has been the final resting place for over 900,000 people from all walks of life.
An Affair with Death in Sicily
The Grim is opening the gate and entering eerie Capuchin Catacombs located in Palermo, Sicily—home to one of the world’s largest collections of mummies. Originally part of the Capuchin Friary, the catacombs became famous for their preserved bodies, starting with the accidental mummification of monks in the 16th century. Over time, Palermo’s elite sought to be mummified, turning the catacombs into a macabre status symbol.
Día de Los Muertos
The Grim is opening the gate and entering the rich history and cultural significance of Día de Los Muertos(Day of the Dead) in Oaxaca, Mexico. While many prepare for Halloween in the U.S., families in Oaxaca honor their deceased loved ones with vibrant celebrations.
Discover the origins of this beautiful tradition, which intertwines Indigenous customs with Catholic influences from the Spanish conquistadors.
Above The Cove on Old Burial Hill
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Old Burial Hill located in Marblehead, Massachusetts, just in time for Halloween. This historic graveyard, featured in Hocus Pocus, offers stunning views and rich stories from its 1638 establishment.
The Ghosts of the Grove
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in Midlothian, Illinois. Listeners will learn about ghostly sightings, including the phantom house, the Madonna figure, and the notorious hooked spirit that allegedly chases visitors away.
With a dark past linked to the Chicago mob, rumors of bodies disposed of in a nearby pond contribute to the cemetery's haunted reputation. The site has also suffered from vandalism, resulting in damaged headstones, which adds to its lore.
A Burial in Insanity
The Grim is opening the gate and entering the eerie Bohnice Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, known as the "Cemetery of Fools." Join The Grim as we delve into the chilling history of this site, we uncover its connection to the notorious Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital, where patients were buried without ceremony amid the shame surrounding mental illness.
The episode examines the dark past of psychiatric care and the unsettling practices of the early 20th century, revealing the cemetery's overgrown grounds, dilapidated structures, and the stories of the 4,200 souls interred there. Notably, the episode highlights the mysterious grave of Maria Tuma Reiter, the only well-preserved site in the cemetery, and the theories surrounding her life and death.
The Grim’s Greatest Haunt?
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut, renowned as one of the most haunted cemeteries in America. Popularized by legendary paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, Union Cemetery, established around 1761, has become a hotspot for ghostly encounters and supernatural tales.
Listeners will uncover spine-tingling ghost stories, such as the sightings of the "white lady" and the tragic tale of Harriet R. Seeley, who is believed to haunt the grounds in search of her lost child. The Warrens' investigations not only brought attention to Union Cemetery but also inspired their book, "Graveyard: True Hauntings from an Old New England Cemetery."
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Sleepy Hollow Cemetery located in Sleepy Hollow, New York. The cemetery is home to some of America’s most famous figures, including Washington Irving, the creator of the legendary Headless Horseman. His spirit seems to linger among the tombstones, inviting visitors to explore the tales of both the living and the dead. While you stroll the grounds, keep your head on straight, for the tales of Sleepy Hollow come alive in the rustle of leaves and the cool night breeze. Who knows what spirits might be watching, waiting to share their eternal tales, on this episode of The Grim.
A Soil Rich With Death
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Unitarian Church Cemetery located in Charleston South Carolina. The south coast may be overseen during the fall season but not here on The Grim. Enter one of the most haunted graveyards of the south. Meander through it’s brick paths between the gothic graves with the scent of magnolias lingering nearby. But be careful for as the southern heat simmers down with the sunset, it’s resident ghosts come out to play. The Grim’s first fall episode is one of it’s most spine chilling yet. Filled, with unrequited love, serial killers and a muse for the father of gothic fiction. Listeners beware of Charleston’s soil rich with death on The Grim.
The Curse of Salem Massachusetts
The Grim is unlocking the gate and headed back to Salem entering Howard Street Cemetery. Is Salem Massachusetts cursed or just a string of unlucky events all mysteriously similar? This week’s tales from the past sound more like bedtime stories than history. Iced ships and a witches Curse of Salem lead us into Fall on this week’s episode of The Grim.
The Dead Children’s Playground
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville Alabama. Find why Maple Hill is notorious in the Paranormal Community and it’s creepy playground within. From the Revolutionary War to WW2 the cemetery is almost impossible to match it’s residents diverse places in history. If you can make it past the request to play from children haunting the playground within. The first gate opened in Alabama is one you shouldn’t miss on this episode of The Grim.
1000 Steps of Cries and Shrieks of the Dead
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane Washington. Looking into it’s pioneer past within the winding lush landscape. Where penniless men who amassed fortunes in America’s frontier then lost it all lay to rest. Seeking the stairs into a mausoleum filled with cries and shrieks from souls of those past trying to reach out to you in the present. Haunting and happens abound during The Grim’s first west coast journey into hallowed ground.
Dueling to the Death
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah Georgia. Looking at the scars from it’s American Civil War past and blood soaked dueling grounds. Find where men young and old fought to the death for their honor and where an American founding father is somewhere on the grounds… Hidden in green mists under the oaks what lies beneath Colonial Park’s gates? Savannah never disappoints in history or hauntings on this episode of The Grim.
Dancing Skeletons & the Black Mausoleum
The Grim is opening the gate and daring to enter what some consider the most haunted graveyard in the world, Greyfriars Kirkyard. Cozy up with your favorite coffee and find out why some never come back within. Scratched, pushed and numerous visitors passing out have been reported after run ins with infamous Bloody Mackenzie. Learn about the tragic past of the Covenant Prison and historical event that forever changed Scotland that happened here. Yet not all is macabre and dark within the grounds of this kirk that became JK Rowlings inspiration for Godrics Hallow. Listeners finding many of her characters names in Harry Potter are permeant residents in the kirk. This week's episode on The Grim is hauntingly good and a must listen for all
Taphophilia: [noun] love of funerals, cemeteries, and the rituals of death
The Grim is opening the gate and going into the meaning of Taphophilia for this weeks graveyard stroll. Taking a break from our normal routine and sharing a little more about The Grim’s creation and why. Sharing how our love of of funerals, cemeteries, and the rituals of death came to be.
The Lure of the Garden of Death
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Highgate Cemetery in London England. Haunted by vampire walking within the grounds each night through the Victorian tombs that grace this hallow ground. Find why this cemetery was one of the most sought after of the magnificent seven and resting place of many of London’s elite society. Taking in the historic grounds learn that even the most beautiful of places can hold the darkest of secrets within of London’s past.
Quote the Gravestone, "Nevermore."
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Westminster Burying Ground. Dig into history while taking a stroll through Baltimore's most haunted graveyard and it's catacombs. Finding the first and then final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe, numerous Generals of America, and one of it's found fathers. Yet be careful, strolling quietly through the grounds, as you don't want the ghostly caretaker to come for you or go crazy from the screams of a skull hidden within.
The Devil Went Down to Kansas
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Stull Cemetery in Stull, Kansas. Dig into history while taking a stroll through a cemetery that has more urban legends than it can keep up with. Learn about how university students started the lore on Stull become the Devil’s cemetery two nights of year. Find what lies within the old stone church and if this truly is the gravesite of the son of Satan himself.
Buried With Their Boots On
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone, Arizona. Dig into history while taking a stroll through the most notorious town of America’s Wild West. Learning why most of it’s permanent residents no longer call Boothill Graveyard their resting grounds. Is Boothill even real or just a Hollywood set turned tourist trap made famous from the infamous O.K. Coral gunfight.
Cities of the Dead
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dig into history while taking a stroll through New Orleans oldest extant cemetery filled with haunts inside and outside it’s gates. See why public access is no longer allowed within the cities of the dead and if Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau might grant your wish. Being careful of the restless souls searching within the labyrinth of tombs for their very own.