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Dark House

Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, CA) Feat. Seance Expert Lisa Morton

Dark House

House Beautiful/Hearst

Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4757 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Kicking off season 3, Hadley takes us to the Winchester Mystery House (aka Llanada Villa)—a sprawling San Jose mansion built by The Winchester Repeating Arms Company heiress Sarah Winchester in the late 1800s. The hosts dig into the many legends surrounding the property and investigate rumors that the home’s creepy and bizarre architectural features were an attempt to keep out unwelcome spirits. Along the way, they uncover the true story of Sarah Winchester’s life, from her reclusive lifestyle to her love of interior design, to find out what really motivated the never-ending construction of her rambling mansion, and why it was deemed valueless after her death. To learn more about the Spiritualist movement that swept the nation during Sarah’s heyday, the hosts chat with Lisa Morton, the author of ‘Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances,’ about the history of mediumship, seances, ouija boards and more.  CREDITS Alyssa Fiorentino - Host & Producer Hadley Mendelsohn - Host & Producer Jessy Caron - Producer & Audio Editor Jacob Stone - Sound Editor & Mixer To advertise on the show: https://www.advertisecast.com/DarkHouse or email us at [email protected].  RELATED LINKS ‘Captive of the Labyrinth’ by Mary Jo Ignoffo: https://amzn.to/3PgyLzZ  1963 KPIX Documentary: Mrs. Winchester's House (VIDEO): bit.ly/3refp6n  “Return of the ‘66” (VIDEO): bit.ly/466hSyB Hargis Ranch in 1876 (PHOTO): bit.ly/3sUeNDq  The Winchester House (1985) by Trish Newfarmer (VIDEO): bit.ly/3sTT3Yi  ‘The Gun That Built an American Dynasty’ by Laura Trevelyan: https://amzn.to/45LIx4a  ‘Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances’ by Lisa Morton: https://amzn.to/465g09h Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I was calling my sister when all of a sudden, I felt a hand move across my head.

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Then all day long, I thought, did I really feel that?

0:39.2

Yes, I did.

0:40.3

O'ne.

0:41.1

Creebs me out.

0:42.0

Oh, I feel a hand are on my head right now.

1:03.4

Hello and welcome back to Dark House. I'm Hadley Mendelsohn. And I'm Melissa Furentino. We're your hosts, and you are officially listening to Season 3. I can't believe it's finally here. We are so excited to be

1:09.5

back and also so excited for you to be joining us.

1:11.9

If you're new here in each episode, we dig into the backstory of a house that is allegedly haunted or notorious for some reason or another.

1:18.8

We talk about who lived there, who died there and all the events that led to its eventual infamy.

1:22.9

Now, before we dive into our first house, we wanted to share a quick update on what to expect this season.

1:31.8

We've got 10 brand new episodes for you that will be airing weekly on Wednesdays.

1:36.9

That's right. You do not have to wear pink. And we went deep into the research this year to bring you all the juicy details. So these episodes are actually a little longer than usual, which is,

1:41.5

I think, a good thing. I do too. We might be biased, but these are some of our

1:45.1

favorite stories we've ever done, so we hope you guys enjoyed them. And as always, thank you

1:49.8

for listening. Totally. Okay, so shall we get started? Let's.

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