Paranormal: House of Death

We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir, Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea, which chronicles her seven-year stay in 14 West 10th Street. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, death, and, of course, ghosts. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Book: Inside Greenwich Village: A New York City Neighborhood, 1898-1918 by Gerald W. McFarland (U of Massachusetts-Amherst Press 2001) Book: Spindrift: Spray From A Psychic Sea by Jan Bryant Bartell (Hawthorn Books 1974) Book: Ghosts I’ve Met by Hans Holzer (Barnes & Noble Books 2005) Article: “Mission and History” The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (vparchive.org) Article: “The House of Death” by Matt (villagepreservation.org) Article: “How A Greenwich Village Became Known as the ‘House of Death’” by Devin Gannon (6sqft.com) Article: “The Hauntings of 14 West 10th Street, NYC’s ‘House of Death’” by Lauren Lorey (untappedcities.com) Article: “The House of Death” (NYCGhosts.com) Blog: “Mark Twain, Tragedy and Ghosts–No. 14 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan) Blog: “The 1846 Clinton Gilbert house - 12 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan) Headline: “Mishaps of Bicyclists” (NYT TimesMachine) Article: “(Former Firehouse), Engine Company 29” (Historic Districs Council; hdc.org)  Article: “The ‘House of Death’ in Greenwich Village” (Ephemeral New York; ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com) Article: “Terror on 10th Street” by Tim Donnelly (NY Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices