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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 28 MIN

The Haunted Actor's Curse of the KiMo Theatre (New Mexico)

from Haunted American History · host Christopher Feinstein

A child’s laugh echoes through an empty theater. Donuts are left as offerings backstage. Actors refuse to go on stage without paying tribute to a six-year-old ghost named Bobby. In downtown Albuquerque stands the legendary KiMo Theatre, one of the most beautiful and unusual movie palaces in America. Built in 1927 in the stunning Pueblo Deco style, the KiMo survived fire, financial ruin, near-demolition, and decades of urban decay. But its most famous resident isn't an actor, musician, or movie star. It's a little boy who died during a horrific explosion in 1951. Tonight, we explore the tragic death of Bobby Darnall, the strange rituals performers still follow to keep his spirit happy, the famous "donut shrine" hidden backstage, and the surprising investigation that revealed some of the KiMo's most famous ghost stories may have been built on a lie. Is Bobby really haunting the theater, or is the KiMo preserving something even more powerful than a ghost?   YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistory   TikTok - @hah_podcast   hauntedamericanhistory.com   Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH   Barnes and Noble -   https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-forgotten-borough-christopher-feinstein/1148274794?ean=9798319693334       AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQPQD68S       EbookGOOGLE: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=S5WCEQAAQBAJ&pli=1   KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-forgotten-borough-2?sId=a10cf8af-5fbd-475e-97c4-76966ec87994&ssId=DX3jihH_5_2bUeP1xoje_ SMASHWORD: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1853316 !! DISTURB ME !!   APPLE - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disturb-me/id1841532090   SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/3eFv2CKKGwdQa3X2CkwkZ5?si=faOUZ54fT_KG-BaZOBiTiQ   YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@DisturbMePodcast   www.disturbmepodcast.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistoryTikTok - @hah_podcasthauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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