Hysteria 517 Juni 2023

Lagoon of Lost Souls: Poveglia's Haunting History | 336

Buckle up and clasp on your spectral seatbelts as we cruise on the SS Hysteria this week! We're embarking on an otherworldly journey across the goosebump-infused waters of the Venetian Lagoon to dock at Poveglia Island, the top-ranking spook-fest on the global haunted chart!

Brace yourself as we delve into narratives of histories so terrifying, they make a haunted house look like a tea party. Encounter mentally unstable medical professionals and phantoms who've forgotten how to use the exit door. Poveglia's got a macabre menu that includes everything from mass graves of those lost to the plague, to asylums so eerie they'll send shivers shimmying up your spine. Plus, Conspiracy Bot is here and that is terrifying enough!

Are these specters the result of too much spicy Italian food before bed, or are they ethereal inhabitants who've decided to turn their temporary stay into a long-term lease? Grab your EVP recorder and your bravest pair of underpants and join us as we probe the spectral assertions clouding this malevolent mound of mayhem.

Special thanks to this week’s sources:

Videos

"Haunted" Quarantine Island Poveglia And Venice During the Black Plague | Italy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbIkgh0K8s

Staying On The Most HAUNTED Island In The World (Poveglia Island) - https://youtu.be/WOUnUP7Cw20

Websites

Escape - https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/europe/italy/poveglia-island-italy-inside-worlds-most-haunted-island-photos/news-story/d10ee6996b9fec8b3e67f1930867c7b5

Times of India - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/the-haunting-of-italys-poveglia-island/articleshow/92413658.cms

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poveglia#:~:text=The%20island%20was%20sealed%20off,on%20patients%20with%20crude%20lobotomies.

Time - https://time.com/65488/haunted-italy-auction-poveglia/

HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poveglia-island-like-hell_b_4188986

Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poveglia-world-s-most-haunted-island-up-for-auction-is-anyone-be-brave-enough-to-buy-it-9264797.html

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