#48- We Haunt Who We Want: The Uncanny Story of Elsa Barker and Judge David P. Hatch

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This week the Spooky Darlings are meeting you on the Astral Plane! In 1887, a California judge built a Victorian mansion on a hilltop in Los Angeles — a house that would later appear in Spider Baby, Silent Scream, and Insidious: Chapter 2. Some houses just have a type. But the real story isn't the house. It's 1912. A poet named Elsa Barker is alone in her Paris apartment when she feels a sudden, overwhelming compulsion to pick up a pencil. Her hand moves as if seized from the outside. Words come. And at the end of the message — a single signature. X. She has no idea what it means. This week: a dead judge, a living poet, and letters written from the other side. Sources: * Smith Estate (Los Angeles) — Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Estate_(Los_Angeles)] * The Smith Estate from Insidious: Chapter 2 [https://www.iamnotastalker.com/2017/10/18/the-smith-estate-from-insidious-chapter-2/] * The Man Called X Was Judge David P. Hatch [http://www.metnews.com/articles/2009/reminiscing110509.htm] Message us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2515661/fan_mail/new] Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/ [https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/]

#54 - The Women Who Knew Too Much: Women Whistleblowers!

Three women. Three scandals. One uncomfortable truth: people rarely thank the woman who blows the whistle. This week, the sisters dive into the stories of Martha Mitchell, the outspoken wife of Nixon’s Attorney General who became public enemy number one after speaking out during Watergate; Linda Tripp, the Pentagon employee forever demonized for recording phone calls that helped expose the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal; and Karen Silkwood, a union activist and lab worker who was simply trying to do her job safely before uncovering something far more disturbing. All three were mocked, discredited, and painted as villains for speaking up. Exposing wrongdoing can destroy reputations, careers, and sometimes far more. Let’s talk about what happens when women tell the truth. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260522-the-tragic-story-of-martha-mitchell [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260522-the-tragic-story-of-martha-mitchell] Netflix documentary: The Martha Mitchell Effect https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/03/23/portrait-of-a-whistleblower [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/03/23/portrait-of-a-whistleblower] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Tripp [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Tripp] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton–Lewinsky_scandal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton%E2%80%93Lewinsky_scandal] Karen Silkwood Sources: Impact X Nightline: What Happened to Karen Silkwood? The Lost Tapes [https://www.hulu.com/series/impact-x-nightline-what-happened-to-karen-silkwood-the-lost-tapes-5c443dd9-1478-477e-8532-a4712fa476a7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Silkwood [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Silkwood] https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/11/arts/fact-and-legend-clash-in-silkwood.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/11/arts/fact-and-legend-clash-in-silkwood.html] Message us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2515661/fan_mail/new] Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/ [https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/]

23. juni 20261 h 46 min

#48- We Haunt Who We Want: The Uncanny Story of Elsa Barker and Judge David P. Hatch

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