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 rest
• Venerable Félix Varela — a Cuban priest and freedom fighter whose spirit may still linger
• The Lady in White — saved from premature burial, yet still seen wandering the grounds
• Little James Morgan — a child ghost often spotted in the branches of his favorite oak tree

Tolomato 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.

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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.

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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.

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