Macabrium

• 104. Lore & Legends | Death on Skid Row: The Infamous Cecil Hotel

  In downtown Los Angeles stands the Cecil Hotel, a place where luxury once thrived but now echoes with tales of murder, suicide, and ghostly apparitions. Opened in 1924, this 14-story building has become synonymous with tragedy, linked to at least 16 deaths and countless eerie experiences. From the rumored presence of the Black Dahlia to the mysterious death of Elisa Lam, the Cecil’s dark history captivates true crime fans and paranormal enthusiasts alike. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading How the Hotel Cecil Became One of LA’s Most Haunted Buildings Inside The Cecil Hotel And Its Eerie History Cecil Hotel: LA’s Most Haunted for Horrifying Reasons Haunted Cecil Hotel - FrightFind Living Opposite the Haunted Cecil Hotel Inside Los Angeles’ Infamous Cecil Hotel The Cecil Hotel: Where Dreams Go To Die Cecil Hotel - Wikipedia Cecil Hotel Reopens as Affordable Housing Cecil Hotel Homeless Housing Problems Cecil Hotel Put Up for Sale Cecil Hotel Housing Issues No Ghosts at the Cecil Hotel Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 103. Burned: They Said She Was a Changeling

  She was clever, headstrong, and quick with a needle. A woman of her time, and somehow, ahead of it. Bridget Cleary had her own sewing machine, a prized possession in rural Ireland. She wore stylish boots, sold eggs, and kept a fine house. But in March of 1895, the people of Ballyvadlea watched smoke rise from the Cleary home. They said she’d gone missing. That she was sick. That she wasn’t herself. And then came the whispers… about fairies, about changelings, about the hollow hills. By the time authorities arrived, Bridget’s body was already ash. What remained was a tangle of folklore and fear, a quiet village exposed under the harsh light of a trial. And still, more than a century later, the question lingers: What does it take for a husband, a family, a community, to believe a woman is no longer who she says she is? Quick Note on Pronunciation:Hi guys! I do my best to get pronunciations right—especially for names and places with cultural or historical roots—but sometimes regional habits sneak in. Like Bourke: in Ireland, it’s usually pronounced “Berk,” but here in North America, you’ll often hear “Bork” (guilty!). Just a heads-up in case you notice any little differences. Appreciate you listening with curiosity and kindness. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story – Angela BourkeThe Cooper’s Wife is Missing – Joan Hoff and Marian Yeates Strange Death Near Clonmel – Freeman’s JournalNot Witches, But Fairies – The New York TimesBurning Bridget – The Irish Times The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s ‘Changeling’ MurderBehind the Scenes: The Murder of Bridget ClearyBridget Cleary Burned to DeathThe Horrific Murder of Bridget Cleary, the Irish ‘Fairy Wife’The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story – ReviewThe Story of the Last ‘Witch’ Burned Alive in Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 102. Lore & Legends | Australia's Most Haunted House: Monte Cristo Homestead

  The story of Monte Cristo Homestead traces the history of a Victorian manor in Junee, New South Wales, from its construction in 1885 to its closure in 2025. It begins with the arrival of the Great Southern Railway in 1878, which sparks the rise of a family who builds the grand homestead, establishing it as a social hub. A series of tragic events mark the house, including deaths and misfortunes that fuel its haunted reputation. Decades later, in 1963, a new family purchases the dilapidated manor, restoring it into a museum and tourist attraction while encountering eerie phenomena.  Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Episode Reference Material Monte Cristo Homestead - Wikipedia History - The Monte Cristo Documentary The Wiradjuri People - The Monte Cristo Documentary Paranormal - The Monte Cristo Documentary Australia’s Most Haunted House – Monte Cristo Homestead | Traces Magazine Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales, Australia | Into Horror History Riverina Rewind: Remembering Junee’s Olive Ryan and Life in Australia’s ‘Most Haunted House’ Monte Cristo Homestead - The Little House of Horrors Growing up in Junee’s Monte Cristo Homestead Owner Lawrence Ryan Episode 105: The Monte Cristo Homestead and the Hat Man Strange but True: The Mystery of Monte Cristo Homestead | BBC Science Focus People Don’t Make It Through the Night: Inside Monte Cristo | Mamamia Bed and Breakfast and Boos? A Night at Monte Cristo | HerCanberra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 101. Ashes & Lye: A Murder at Mayfield Cottage

  On a fog-soaked evening in March 1879, the quiet streets of Richmond hid a secret. A lone woman stepped out of church and vanished into the mist. Days later, her ivy-draped cottage stirred with odd signs—a stranger wearing her clothes, selling her belongings, and tending a fire that burned far too long. Acrid smoke curled into the sky as whispers spread and the river yielded a grim discovery. Something terrible had happened behind those walls, and the truth was just beginning to surface. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Episode Reference Material Old Bailey Proceedings Online: Kate Webster British Newspaper Archive: The Illustrated Police News The Guardian: Human Skull Found in David Attenborough’s Garden Murderpedia: Kate Webster The Richmond Murderess: The True Story of Kate Webster, Leonard Low Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 100. Lore & Legends | The Shadow Over Point Pleasant: The Mothman

  In the late 1960s, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, becomes the epicenter of a chilling mystery when residents report sightings of a winged, red-eyed creature dubbed the Mothman. Beginning with a terrifying encounter by two young couples in the abandoned TNT Area, the phenomenon sparks widespread fear and fascination, drawing in journalist John Keel, whose investigation shapes a seminal book. The narrative weaves through the town’s economic struggles, the era’s paranormal craze, and global mythological parallels, while scientific skepticism challenges the creature’s existence. Through festivals and museums, Point Pleasant transforms the Mothman into a cultural icon, exploring themes of belief, fear, and human storytelling in a modern myth that endures. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Episode Reference Material Chronicling America - The Point Pleasant Register (1966–1967) Newspapers.com - The Point Pleasant Register (1966–1967) Chronicling America - The Athens Messenger (1966–1968) Newspapers.com - The Athens Messenger (1966–1968) National Transportation Safety Board - Silver Bridge Collapse Report (1970) West Virginia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Records (1960s) Environmental Protection Agency - TNT Area Assessment (1972) Mothman Museum - Official Site Mothman Festival - Official Site Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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