The Twilight Traveler

The Ludlow Massacre

In this episode, we visit the Ludlow Massacre site in southern Colorado, where striking coal miners and their families were attacked in 1914 during one of the deadliest labor conflicts in U.S. history. We explore the history, walk the memorial grounds, and reflect on the lives lost in the fight for dignity, safety, and workers.

Joan of Arc

In this episode, we journey to Rouen, France to explore the dark history surrounding Joan of Arc. From the tower where she was interrogated to the streets where she met her tragic fate, we uncover the fear, politics, and brutality behind one of history’s most famous trials—and why Rouen remains a haunting destination for dark tourism today.

Ogoh-Ogoh Parade

In this episode, we travel to Bali for the Ogoh-Ogoh parade, a ritual where towering, grotesque effigies are paraded through the streets in a cacophony of fire, music, and chaos. Then, we discover Nusa Penida Island - a place of stark beauty and darker lore.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Step inside the crumbling halls of Eastern State Penitentiary, where silence was once prescribed as salvation, but instead became something far darker. In this episode, we explore the prison's haunting architecture, its radical (and deeply flawed) approach to solitary confinement, and the lingering echoes of the minds it unraveled. Because here, isolation wasn't just a punishment - it was the experiment. 

Park of Monsters

In this episode, we explore Sacro Bosco—the eerie Park of Monsters hidden in Bomarzo, Italy. Created by Pier Francesco Orsini after the death of his wife, this 16th-century garden rejects beauty for something far more unsettling: grotesque stone beasts, a leaning house, and an overwhelming sense of disorientation.
Join us as we uncover the dark history and symbolism behind one of Italy’s strangest and most haunting landscapes.

Robert the Doll

In this episode, we head to Key West, FL to meet one of the world's most infamous haunted objects - Robert the Doll. Kept inside the Fort East Martello Museum, Robert is surrounded by chilling stories of misfortune, strange occurrences, and visitors who say the experience doesn't end when they leave.

Leap Castle

In this episode, we visit Leap Castle and step inside its most infamous room, the Bloody Chapel. Here, a priest was murdered at the altar by his own brother during a bitter family power struggle. Today, visitors still report an unsettling feeling in the small stone chapel where the betrayal took place. Join me as we explore the dark history behind one of Ireland's most chilling legends.

The New York City Draft Riots

In this episode, we travel to New York City to explore the violent legacy of the New York City Draft Riots. What began as outrage over the Enrollment Act erupted into days of chaos, destruction, and racial violence that shook the city during the American Civil War. Today, the very object tied to that moment - the draft wheel - rests inside the New York Historical Society. Join us as we stand before this unassuming artifact and uncover the dark history it helped set in motion.

The Lamey Island Massacre

In this episode, we visit Xiaoliuqiu off the coast of Taiwan, once known as Lamey Island, to confront a forgotten atrocity. In 1636, soldiers of the Dutch East India Company trapped Indigenous Islanders inside a cave and set it ablaze, killing hundreds. Today, visitors walk through Black Devil Cave often unaware it was once a refuge turned tomb.

The Tsavo Man-Eaters

In this episode, we travel back to 1898, when two lions halted construction of the Uganda Railway, terrorizing workers in colonial East Africa. Today, their preserved bodies stand at the Field Museum in Chicago, transformed from feared predators into museum artifacts. Join me as we explore the bloody legend, the colonial history behind the railway, and what it means to come face-to-face with these lions more than a century later.