017: The History of Haunted Houses and Ghost Tours

Hello! In this epsiode I cover the history of Haunted Houses and Ghost Tours. We cover many things in this epsidoe including Marie Tussands original wax figure exhibit, macbre theater, and the New Jersey Castle Fire. We also take a breif look at our Victorian predecessors and the correlation between Ghost Tours and Historical Preservation. 

Sources for today's episode include:

Smithsonian Magazine, Wikipedia, Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween by Lisa Morton. Bloomberg, and St Joseph's University 

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