The Grim: Haunted Cemeteries & Graveyard Tales

• Eternal Enemies

  In this haunting episode of The Grim, host Kristin leads listeners through Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville’s most atmospheric historic burial ground. Founded in 1850 and named for poet Thomas Gray, Old Gray is a Victorian garden cemetery filled with marble angels, weathered obelisks, and stories carved deep into Tennessee’s past.This episode uncovers the cemetery’s origins, from Knoxville’s deadly cholera epidemic of 1854 to the tragic New Market train collision of 1904, both of which brought waves of grief to these 13 acres. We explore the cemetery’s most influential residents, including Governor William “Parson” Brownlow, diplomat Horace Maynard, suffragist Lizzie Crozier French, and General Lawrence D. Tyson, whose family monument still rises above the trees.Listeners also descend into the darker folklore surrounding Old Gray Cemetery. Kristin examines chilling legends such as the Lady in White, the ominous Black Aggie, the uneasy spirits of dueling gunmen, and the restless dead linked to Knoxville’s most notorious feuds. Along the way, she unravels the real history behind these hauntings and explores how tragedy, artistry, and Tennessee’s turbulent past combine to give Old Gray its eerie reputation.Blending historical research with gothic storytelling, this episode offers a full walking-tour experience through Knoxville’s second-oldest cemetery, where Appalachian ghost lore, Civil War conflict, and Victorian mourning art merge beneath the shade of ancient trees. Whether you are drawn by haunted Tennessee stories or fascinated by Southern history, this journey into Old Gray Cemetery reveals why it remains one of Knoxville’s most beautiful, historic, and reportedly haunted cemeteries.Enter the gates, follow the winding paths, and step into the shadows, because in Old Gray, history and haunting walk hand in hand.Support the showSupport The Grim by buying a cup of our next Grave Grind!https://buymeacoffee.com/kristinlopesFind All of The Grim's Social Links At:https://linktr.ee/kristinlopes

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• Bones of the Risorgimento

  Step beyond the veil with The Grim and explore the haunting beauty of The Ossuaries of San Martino and Solferino in Lombardy, Italy. Beneath tranquil hills and cypress groves lie the bones of thousands who perished during the Battle of Solferino and San Martino (1859), a brutal clash that forged modern Italy and inspired the creation of the Red Cross.Host Kristin guides you through these sacred charnel houses where skulls and bones are arranged in solemn tribute to both patriotism and loss. Discover how the Risorgimento, Italy’s fight for unity, left its mark not just on history books but in stone and silence. Learn how Jean-Henri Dunant’s compassion amid the carnage gave rise to humanitarian law, and how the Tower of San Martino now watches over fields once soaked in blood.From the crypts of San Martino della Battaglia to the ossuary of Solferino, this episode delves into Italy’s most haunting monuments, where beauty and death intertwine. No ghost stories echo here, only the silent testimony of bones that remember war’s cost.Keywords: The Grim podcast, Ossuary of San Martino, Ossuary of Solferino, Lombardy Italy history, Battle of Solferino, Risorgimento, Italian unification, dark history podcast, historical ossuaries, Red Cross origins, haunted Italy, taphophilia travel, bone church Italy.Support the showSupport The Grim by buying a cup of our next Grave Grind!https://buymeacoffee.com/kristinlopesFind All of The Grim's Social Links At:https://linktr.ee/kristinlopes

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• The Dead Watch

  Grim Mourning and welcome to The Grim. In this chilling episode, host Kristin leads listeners through the haunted gates of Tolomato Cemetery — one of St. Augustine, Florida’s most historic and ghost-filled burial grounds. Beneath ancient oaks and Spanish moss, this cemetery holds the stories of displaced Guale Indians, Spanish settlers, Menorcan refugees, Cuban priests, and the restless dead who never found peace.Once the site of the Franciscan mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Tolomato, the ground became a cemetery haunted by war, exile, and faith. More than a thousand souls rest here, including victims of yellow fever, Menorcan laborers, colonial families, and even criminals — all entwined in a dark legacy of grave desecrations, premature burials, and ghost sightings.We explore notorious hauntings like:The Rebel Bishop, Augustin Verot — whose explosive funeral left the dead refusing to restVenerable Félix Varela — a Cuban priest and freedom fighter whose spirit may still lingerThe Lady in White — saved from premature burial, yet still seen wandering the groundsLittle James Morgan — a child ghost often spotted in the branches of his favorite oak treeTolomato Cemetery is only open to the living a few hours each month, but its spirits are said to appear far more often. From phantom clergy to playful ghost children, St. Augustine’s most haunted cemetery continues to blur the line between history and horror.Join us as we descend into the real ghost stories, eerie legends, and dark history that make Tolomato Cemetery a must-visit for paranormal seekers and lovers of America’s oldest city.Support the showSupport The Grim by buying a cup of our next Grave Grind!https://buymeacoffee.com/kristinlopesFind All of The Grim's Social Links At:https://linktr.ee/kristinlopes

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• The Vampire’s Tree

  Grim Mourning and welcome to The Grim. On this special Halloween and Día de los Muertos episode, host Kristin opens the gate to one of Mexico’s most haunted cemeteries, the Panteón de Belén in Guadalajara. Beneath its gothic arches and jasmine-scented air lies a world where faith, folklore, and the restless dead intertwine.Once built to preserve life as part of the Hospital of Belén, this sacred ground became a city of the dead after the cholera epidemic of 1833. Today, its marble crypts and whispering colonnades stand as a museum of the macabre and a gateway into some of Mexico’s most chilling legends.Step carefully through the shadows as we uncover the Vampire of Guadalajara, the tragic tale of Victoriana Hurtado, the spectral boy Nachito, and the Lovers of Belén, doomed souls who found in death the union denied to them in life. From ghostly carriages and cursed trees to buried treasure guarded by pirates and spirits, Panteón de Belén is a place where history and legend blur beneath the flicker of candlelight.As the veil thins on All Hallows’ Eve, we descend into this realm of memory and mourning, where Día de los Muertos transforms sorrow into celebration. Candlelit altars blaze against the dark, offerings of marigolds and chocolate guiding souls home for one more night among the living.Join us as The Grim ventures into Guadalajara’s most haunted cemetery, where every stone holds a story and every legend refuses to rest.Support the showSupport The Grim by buying a cup of our next Grave Grind!https://buymeacoffee.com/kristinlopesFind All of The Grim's Social Links At:https://linktr.ee/kristinlopes

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• The Haunting Hallow of Gunntown: Tales from a Haunted Connecticut Cemetery

  Grim Mourning and welcome to The Grim. In this episode, we open the gate to Gunntown Cemetery in Naugatuck, Connecticut, a quiet, moss-draped burial ground where history and haunting intertwine. Beneath its bowed slate stones lie the early settlers and Revolutionary soldiers who shaped this forgotten corner of New England. But their stories don’t rest beneath the soil; they breathe through the cold wind, the flicker of shadows, and the whispered notes of phantom music said to drift through the trees.We’ll uncover the lives of those who built and defended this land: the patriot David Wooster, the founding settler Enos Gunn, and the steadfast Leverett Osborn, whose lifetime bridged centuries of transformation. And when twilight falls, we descend into the legends that have earned Gunntown its chilling reputation—the Phantom Child, the mournful fiddler’s song, and the ominous Shadow Man said to stalk the perimeter beneath the pines.Declared haunted by Ed and Lorraine Warren, Gunntown is a place where the veil between the living and the dead grows thin, a cemetery that feels alive with memory and shadow. Here, time folds upon itself, and the dead do not merely rest... they linger.Step carefully, dear listener. The gate stands open, and it’s time to descend once more into the hauntings of history.Support the showSupport The Grim by buying a cup of our next Grave Grind!https://buymeacoffee.com/kristinlopesFind All of The Grim's Social Links At:https://linktr.ee/kristinlopes

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