Park of Monsters

The Ludlow Massacre

In this episode, we visit the Ludlow Massacre site in southern Colorado, where striking coal miners and their families were attacked in 1914 during one of the deadliest labor conflicts in U.S. history. We explore the history, walk the memorial grounds, and reflect on the lives lost in the fight for dignity, safety, and workers.

Joan of Arc

In this episode, we journey to Rouen, France to explore the dark history surrounding Joan of Arc. From the tower where she was interrogated to the streets where she met her tragic fate, we uncover the fear, politics, and brutality behind one of history’s most famous trials—and why Rouen remains a haunting destination for dark tourism today.

Ogoh-Ogoh Parade

In this episode, we travel to Bali for the Ogoh-Ogoh parade, a ritual where towering, grotesque effigies are paraded through the streets in a cacophony of fire, music, and chaos. Then, we discover Nusa Penida Island - a place of stark beauty and darker lore.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Step inside the crumbling halls of Eastern State Penitentiary, where silence was once prescribed as salvation, but instead became something far darker. In this episode, we explore the prison's haunting architecture, its radical (and deeply flawed) approach to solitary confinement, and the lingering echoes of the minds it unraveled. Because here, isolation wasn't just a punishment - it was the experiment.

Park of Monsters

In this episode, we explore Sacro Bosco—the eerie Park of Monsters hidden in Bomarzo, Italy. Created by Pier Francesco Orsini after the death of his wife, this 16th-century garden rejects beauty for something far more unsettling: grotesque stone beasts, a leaning house, and an overwhelming sense of disorientation. Join us as we uncover the dark history and symbolism behind one of Italy’s strangest and most haunting landscapes.