My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion | Daylight Media

Here you’ll find mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian Era. For ad-free listening, witchy content, Victorian True Crime Extras and Dark Poetry, join The Fan Coven! If you consider yourself an enthusiast of creepy Victorian history, you probably already know about the age of spiritualism, the grisly murders, the grave robbers, twisted pseudo psychotherapy, and memento mori – But I try to dig a little deeper. This was a time full of lace corsetry, romantic poetry, and a deep reverence and affection for the dead. It was a culture of shared sorrow, ornament and elegance, prudishness and scandal, bone chilling children’s stories, and for whatever reason, I just feel at home there. There’s something strangely comforting about the heebie jeebies this era gives me. If you find yourself equally enchanted by things that most people would find horrifying, this podcast is probably for you. To listen ad-free, visit myvictoriannightmare.com and join my Patreon.

  1. 9 MAR

    Ep. 85 - HORRIFIC Niagara Falls History & The Avenues of Death

    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss “temporary insanity” in the Victorian era, men demanding to be executed, the horrifying history of Niagara Falls, shocking murders, women falling out of windows, New York’s westside cowboys on the avenues of death and much, much more. Thank you to today’s sponsors! Visit Flamingo to get the Flamingo Starter Set for just $7! Make sure to use code VICTORIAN. Wake up with clearer skin, smoother hair, and cooler sleep. Use code MVNPOD for an extra 30% off at Blissy. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVjSxj4DvvH/?igsh=aGhndHE0bTV3MnE5 References: “A Wife Murderer Wants to be Hung Right Off” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Compelled to Marry or Become a Corpse” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A BRUTAL BOSTON TRAGEDY” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A St. Louis Woman Checks the Insults of a Drunken Ruffian with an Umbrella” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A VIRGINIA BORGIA” - The Illustrated Police News,  Apr. 25th, 1872.  “Three Men Swept Over Niagara Falls” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Perilous Descent by a Lady from a Third Story Window in New Orleans” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Murder Made Easy” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “A Young Lady Rescued from Imminent Peril upon Fourth Avenue, New York” - The Illustrated Police News - Apr. 25th, 1872. “A Father Brained by His Son in Kentucky” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. "The Tragedy of Life" - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    45 min
  2. 23 FEB

    Ep. 83 - A Criminal LUNATIC Murderer and Master Painter of Fairies

    On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the “criminal lunatic murderer” and master painter of fairies, Richard Dadd, the ballsiest, fraudulent mediums of all: the Davenport brothers, men attacked with swords, the tough lives of newsboys, and blood-thirsty female whisky-slingers, all this and much much more. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DU9UXELDI4B/?igsh=N3lrN244bnJraHpp References: http://nineduane.queenitsy.com/ https://livingwithschizophreniauk.org/richard-dadd/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy_Feller%27s_Master-Stroke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davenport_brothers “The Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Sat, Dec 03, 1859. The Spiritualist - Feb 15th, 1870. “A Man Fearfully Cut with Swords in Brooklyn” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “The Grand Executioner Dead”- The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “Attempted Suicide of a Married Lady in Third Street, Allegheny, Pa.” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “The Newsboys’ Home, in New York City” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “A BLOOD-THIRSTY FEMALE WHISKEY-SLINGER” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. “A Harrisburg Woman Sits Beside her Lazy Husband in a Bar-Room, and is Resolved to Remain as Long as he Does”-  The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    46 min
  3. 9 FEB

    Ep. 81 - Madame Tussaud's MACABRE Origin Story

    On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss Madame Tussaud's macabre origin story, haunted houses, fatal theater accidents, murder in a row boat, murder in a furnace, death in a dentist’s chair, and a courageous, life-saving dog - all this and much, much more. Thank you to today’s sponsor, Blissy! Wake up with clearer skin, smoother hair, and cooler sleep. Use code MVNPOD for an extra 30% off at blissy.com/MVNPOD. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUa9VvBjhmS/?igsh=bmR0b2dnZ2hmaXdy References: https://www.delish.com/food-news/a70248518/toxic-levels-arsenic-found-in-candy/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_Horrors_(Madame_Tussauds) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tussaud https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/04/madame-tussaud-edward-carey-little “A Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Dec. 3rd, 1859. The Spiritualist, Feb. 15th, 1870. “Terrible & Fatal Accident At The New Theatre” - The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser, Jan 1st, 1870. A Girl Pursues her Faithless Lover and Shoots him in a Row-Boat while Crossing the Sound to Elizabethport, N. J. - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872. Death Laughs at the Laughing Gas, Behind the Dentist’s Chair - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872. “A Well-to-do Jerseyman’s Wife Begging in the Streets of New York” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 14th, 1872. “MADE HER OWN SHROUD” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872. “A MOTHER-IN-LAW’S SACRIFICE” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872. Extraordinary Shipwreck and Wonderful Sagacity of a Dog - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872. Which the Human and which the Brute—Wonderful Sagacity of a Mare which Assists her Drunken Owner Home by the Coat Collar - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    45 min

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Here you’ll find mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian Era. For ad-free listening, witchy content, Victorian True Crime Extras and Dark Poetry, join The Fan Coven! If you consider yourself an enthusiast of creepy Victorian history, you probably already know about the age of spiritualism, the grisly murders, the grave robbers, twisted pseudo psychotherapy, and memento mori – But I try to dig a little deeper. This was a time full of lace corsetry, romantic poetry, and a deep reverence and affection for the dead. It was a culture of shared sorrow, ornament and elegance, prudishness and scandal, bone chilling children’s stories, and for whatever reason, I just feel at home there. There’s something strangely comforting about the heebie jeebies this era gives me. If you find yourself equally enchanted by things that most people would find horrifying, this podcast is probably for you. To listen ad-free, visit myvictoriannightmare.com and join my Patreon.

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