Booze & Ghouls

We are talking about Waverly HIlls

Waverly Hills Sanatorium isn’t just haunted — it’s a monument to mass suffering. This week on Booze & Ghouls, we dig into the brutal tuberculosis history, the infamous Death Tunnel, and the modern encounters that refuse to fade.   RESOURCES USED  * Waverly Hills Historical Society * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Tuberculosis History * Louisville Metro Government Archives * Kentucky Historical Society records * “Death in the Air” by Kate Winkler Dawson (TB context) * Contemporary tour guide accounts and investigator summaries * University of Louisville medical history publications

White Hills Mansion

EPISODE DESCRIPTION White Hill Mansion in Fieldsboro, New Jersey, is one of the state’s most quietly disturbing haunted locations. In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, we dig into the mansion’s documented history of abuse, confinement, and power imbalance — and the modern paranormal encounters that seem unwilling to fade. From physical interactions and intelligent responses to ethical questions about investigating trauma-soaked spaces, White Hill proves that some hauntings aren’t about ghosts chasing attention — they’re about history refusing to stay silent.   RESOURCES USED (for Show Notes) * New Jersey Historical Society archives * Burlington County historical property records * Weird NJ magazine — White Hill Mansion features * Paranormal investigation reports from NJ-based research teams * Interview summaries from former caretakers and investigators * Colonial-era household and labor records (18th–19th century New Jersey) * Comparative studies on trauma-linked haunting locations

Baranov Castle

Welcome to Booze & Ghouls as we climb Castle Hill in Sitka, Alaska—where colonial battles, ancestral resilience, Russian micromanagers, and phantom cannon blasts all left their fingerprints. This isn’t your average haunting; it’s a whole spectral council meeting on one hill.   Resources Used * The Russians in America: 1799–1867 by Hubert Howe Bancroft * Russian-American Company Records – Alaska State Archives (Sitka) * Tlingit Oral Histories – Sealaska Heritage Institute * U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service – Sitka National Historical Park documentation * Russians in Alaska, 1732–1867 by Lydia T. Black * The Tlingit Indians by George T. Emmons (ed. Frederica de Laguna) * Alaska’s History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country by Harry Ritter * Colonial Sitka: Conflict at the Edge of Empire by Katherine L. Arndt * Sitka Historical Society & Museum – local archival accounts * Alaska Office of History & Archaeology – Castle Hill (Noow Tlein) Site Reports * Local ranger and tourism logs documenting modern encounters

We Are Back!!!

Located along the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Old Crow Distillery played a pivotal role in shaping modern bourbon — but its legacy includes far more than innovation. Built during an era of dangerous labor practices and minimal safety standards, the distillery witnessed fires, accidents, and quiet human cost that rarely made official records. In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, we examine Old Crow’s history through a true-crime-adjacent lens, exploring worker deaths, river-related incidents, Prohibition-era uncertainty, and the modern paranormal reports tied to its remaining structures. With grounded research and respectful skepticism, this episode asks whether places built on risk and repetition ever truly let go of their past.   RESOURCES USED * Kentucky Historical Society * National Register of Historic Places (Old Crow Distillery listings) * Frankfort city archives * Bourbon industry historical publications * Prohibition-era Kentucky legal records * Investigator and former employee account summaries

We Going To Savannah

Episode Description In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, Colleen checks into Savannah’s famously haunted Marshall House—part Civil War hospital, part yellow-fever ward, part elegant boutique hotel, and part “please ignore the amputated limbs under the floorboards.” We dive into the building’s intense medical history, its connection to true-crime-adjacent tragedies, and the modern paranormal encounters guests report today—including ghost children shaking beds, phantom surgeons checking vitals, full-body soldier apparitions, and a very judgmental woman in gray. Includes one dark-humor Boozy Aside, plenty of snark, and no unnecessary fluff. Resources Used All resources below were used for factual history, building background, hospital records, verified hauntings, and modern experiences: * “Savannah’s Historic Hotels,” Georgia Historical Society archives * Civil War medical records from Sherman’s occupation of Savannah (National Archives, Union Army hospital documents) * “Yellow Fever in Savannah: Epidemic History 1800–1900,” Georgia Department of Public Health * Marshall House official historical timeline (Marshall House Savannah, hotel historical documentation) * “Historic Preservation and Renovation Findings, Savannah 1990–1992,” City of Savannah Restoration Reports * Marshall House Guest Relations & Staff Interview Summaries (public-facing anecdotes compiled from hotel releases) * Ghost City Tours: Savannah — Marshall House investigation notes * American Ghost Walks – Savannah: reported experiences * TripAdvisor guest reviews mentioning paranormal encounters (aggregated public reports) * “Haunted Savannah” by James Caskey (modern accounts + historical context) * Savannah Tourism & Visitors Bureau historical building registry * Landmark District Architectural Review Files