My Victorian Nightmare

My Victorian Nightmare

Here you’ll find mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian Era. To subscribe, 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.

Episodes

Ep. 76 - Female Poisoners of the 19th Century

January 5, 2026 • 46 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss not one but 2 female poisoners of the 19th century. Adelaide Bartlett and Mary Ann Cotton. This episode will be dripping with chloroform and arsenic. Thank you to today’s sponsors! Visit Rula.com/VICTORIAN — mental healthcare that’s actually built to last. Go to LumiGummies.com and use code VICTORIAN for 30% off your order.  Join the Fan Coven: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the...
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Ep. 75 - Tower Ghosts, Rabid Brides, and Razor Maniacs

December 29, 2025 • 44 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss the ghosts of The Tower of London, Welsh fasting girls, rabid brides, maniacs with razors, an attempted murder at a christening, a great deal of homicidal arson and a fatal masquerade. Instagram Post For Today's Episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSvme5Zjvd5/?igsh=MTliYThpZDMyajl6OA== References For Today's Episode: “The Tower Ghost” - The Sydney Mail, Feb. 26th, 1870. “THE WELSH ...
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Ep. 74 - The Origins of Terrifying Victorian Christmas Creatures

December 22, 2025 • 42 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss the Yule Cat, Krampus and the Yule Goat, as well as a few other deeply disturbing monsters that roam the countryside, looking to slice children open and replace their insides with straw and rocks every Christmas. Some of these creatures have ancient origins, but they all really shined in the Victorian era. Thank you to today's sponsor, Lumi Gummies! Go to LumiGummies.com and use code: VI...
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Ep. 73 - In the Baleful Light of Maniacal Insanity

December 15, 2025 • 43 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss corpse-related practical jokes, jealousy and suicide, an insane pioneer pistol murderess, a religious maniac family annihilation, men bitten by mad dogs and the madcap frolic of a cross-dressing widow in New York City. Instagram Post For Today's Episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSIx7cZEfye/?igsh=Zm1ubjB1eGdnaDl5 References For Today's Episode: “A BUDGET OF GHOST STORIES” - Cheshire...
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Ep. 72 - Dark Inspirations Behind Music of the 19th Century

December 8, 2025 • 49 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss the dark, macabre, heart-wrenching and fascinating inspirations for classical music pieces from the 19th century. From Beethoven to Berlioz; romantic, brooding, frightening pieces of music that we all know, we’ve heard in movies, studied in school, or listen to every day. Instagram Post For Today's Episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DR5gvLlDh41/?igsh=ZzhtdWxuaGk1MzI= Live Performa...
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Ep. 71- Winter Renewed With Ten-Fold Vengeance

December 1, 2025 • 43 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will have nearly naked women clinging to lampposts, throat-slittings, self-shootings, women choking out would-be burglars, Dante’s Hell of ice, men chopped to pieces, a man named "Chicken" sentenced to hang, and a serenading lover nearly drowned - but he’s OK, that one turns out OK, thank God. Thank you to today’s sponsors, Choomi Naturals and Rula! Go to http://choominaturals.com and use coupon code...
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Ep. 70 - Blood On The Railroad Tracks

November 24, 2025 • 43 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will be taking you back to the blood-smeared Victorian railways. She will be discussing the murders of Sarah Hart and Thomas Briggs, as well as the “Philip Experiment” where scientists believed they conjured a ghost out of thin air. Thank you to today's sponsor, Honeylove! Save 20% off Honeylove by going to ⁠https://www.honeylove.com/VICTORIAN⁠! Today’s Instagram Post: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/...
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Ep. 69 - The Woman Was Unknown

November 17, 2025 • 45 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will have unpleasant stabbings, poison mania, an accident that will ruin your week, women mysteriously delivered in coffins, men swallowing wedding rings, opium eaters, charred, lifeless remains and much, much more. Thank you to today's sponsor, Hello Fresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/VICTORIAN10FM now to get 10 free meals + a free breakfast for life! Today's Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/D...
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Ep. 68 - The Moberly-Jourdain Incident, Grave Symbols & Ghost Clubs

November 10, 2025 • 47 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss Victorian grave stone symbolism, The Moberly-Jourdain Incident, a tale of time-slipping, potentially residually haunted, deeply respected academics in 1901, and Ghost clubs of the 19th century. Today’s Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQxVI0fjqCV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== References: https://www.undercliffecemetery.co.uk/gallery/funerary-art/ ht...
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Ep. 67 - Haunted by Gloomy & Terrible Thoughts

November 3, 2025 • 46 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will have ghosts throwing potato chips, female poison serial killers, the body of a murderer on display for the general public, a horrible uxoricide, a naked women in prison attempting to "dash her brains out," a life of romance and suffering and fancy, lady's-only gambling parlors. No boys allowed! Today’s Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQfFlTjkXnF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRl...
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Bonus Episode - The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

October 31, 2025 • 11 mins
I decided to re-record my favorite gothic poem of all time, Edgar Allan Poe's, The Raven, for Halloween this year. I hope you enjoy this spooky bonus episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ep. 66 - The Haunted History of The Stanley Hotel

October 27, 2025 • 44 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will conclude haunted Halloween hotel month with the dark, haunted history of the infamous Stanley Hotel that inspired Steven King’s, The Shining. She will be sharing the true and untrue tragedies that folks claim to be the origins of the spectral guests that inhabit the hotel to this day. My Halloween Party Playlist: Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kOUlSZbILIuVsM3vJnoPR?si=ZUcPCjmySaaPT...
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Extra Sneak Peak!

October 27, 2025 • 16 mins
This sneak peak is one of the EXTRAS that you receive every week when you join The Fan Coven at myvictoriannightmare.com! In this episode, Burned in a Furnace, we will have a tale of cold blooded murder, ashes, bones, bombshell accusations in the courtroom, and not one but two foiled prison escape attempts. This is the murder of William Bachman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ep. 65 - Fresh From the Silent Tomb

October 20, 2025 • 44 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will have ghosts, ghosts and more spooky ghosts, including ghost trains! As well as the capture of 2 midnight grave robbers, Mary Todd Lincoln incognito at a seance, and Scottish Halloween traditions from 1876. Today’s Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP6csKxDqkW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== References: “A Haunted House in Brooklyn” - The Times-Picayune, Nov. 23rd, ...
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Ep. 64 - America’s Most Haunted Hotel

October 13, 2025 • 46 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will be talking about the disturbing history and hauntings of the Crescent Hotel, built in Eureka Springs, Arkansas in 1886. She will also receive a reading from Medium, Jennifer Page, from the I Talk to Ghosts Podcast, and she will also discuss the horrifying haunted history of Leap Castle in Ireland. Today’s Instagram post: References: https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/leap-castle/ https://cr...
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Ep. 63 - Vampires Need Vacations Too

October 6, 2025 • 47 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will be taking you back to some of our favorite cemeteries, public hangings, creepy seances and ax murders that we’ve enjoyed together in episodes of yore! Thank you to today’s sponsor, Rula.com Go to Rula.com/victorian to get started today with convenient therapy that’s covered by insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ep. 62 - The Philosophy of Spiritual Manifestations

September 29, 2025 • 44 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss women buried in wedding dresses, dismembered bodies in trunks, shawl disputes leading to knife attacks, a death by kicking written in flabbergasting detail, and a lady blitzed out of her bloomers on laughing gas, attempting all manner of gymnastics for an adoring crowd. She will also discuss Spiritualist philosophy of the 1800s and a family’s terrifying ghost encounter. Thank you to today...
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Ep. 61 - The Ghost Ship, Mary Celeste

September 22, 2025 • 48 mins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss one of the most confounding and eery nautical mysteries of all time: The Ghost ship, Mary Celeste. This was a brigantine ship owned by Captain Benjamin Briggs that was found floating all by its lonesome in the Atlantic in 1872, with all of its crew, the captain, his wife and baby - nowhere to be found. Thank you to today’s sponsors, Pride and Prejudice and Lumi Gummies! Listen to the n...
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Ep. 60 - Scenes at the Haunts of the Haunted

September 14, 2025 • 44 mins
On today's episode, Genevieve will have a series of mysterious and tragic murders in the southwest, men frozen to death, dogs playing with dead bodies in basements, nose pullers, lost wigs, and highly inappropriate sarcasm regarding incredibly violent vigilante justice. We'll also have a haunted house in 1878 with too many skeletons buried in the basement to know who's who. Instagram post for today’s episode: https://www.instagra...
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Fan Coven Sneak Peek!

September 8, 2025 • 22 mins
Just a little example of the kind of content posted on the Fan Coven, along with ad-free My Victorian Nightmare episodes, and weekly creepy story extras! You can just the Fan Coven at myvictoriannightmare.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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