Haunted Islands Ep 07

In this eerie episode, the podcast delves into five of the world’s most haunted islands, each steeped in dark history and supernatural lore. 

The journey begins with Banaba Island in Kiribati, a place nearly destroyed by phosphate mining and colonial exploitation, where some believe the disturbance of sacred land has left a lingering curse. Next is Mexico’s Island of the Dolls, a haunting site in the Xochimilco canals covered in decaying dolls, said to be possessed by the spirit of a young girl who drowned nearby. The episode then moves to Ramree Island in Myanmar, infamous for a World War II story in which hundreds of Japanese soldiers were allegedly killed by swarming saltwater crocodiles, leaving behind an atmosphere of dread. 

In the remote Flannan Isles off the coast of Scotland, the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in 1900 has given rise to ghost stories and theories of madness or supernatural intervention. Finally, this episode of The Were Both Found Dead visits Poveglia Island in Italy, often called the most haunted island in the world, where plague victims were once burned and a psychiatric hospital later operated under disturbing conditions, its tragic past still echoing in ghostly sightings and ominous legends.