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

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) — WikipediaThe Smith Estate from Insidious: Chapter 2The Man Called X Was Judge David P. HatchMessage us!Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at [email protected] us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more!Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/