Episode 97 - Haunted Islands: Island of Dolls & Poveglia

Our spooky nature theme continues this week with a focus on two very creepy islands. First up is Isla de las Muñecas, also known as the Island of the Dolls.  This island is located outside Mexico City and covered in....lots of creepy decaying dolls. Poveglia is a well known haunted island near Venice filled with a history of plagues, mental illness and so much creepiness. Hear the history of these two places and why you may (or may not) want to visit. 

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Episode Sources:

• WalksOfItaly.com - ‘Poveglia Island: All About Venice’s Haunted Island’ - by Evelyn Hill - last accessed on 10/22/23

• TimesOfIndia.com  - ‘The haunting of Italy’s Poveglia Island’ by Precious Rongmei - last accessed 10/22/23

• AllThatsInteresting.com - ‘Inside Poveglia Island’s History of Death And Madness’ by Genevieve Carlton - last accessed 10/22/23

• HistoryDefined.net - ‘The Horrifying Plague Filled History of Poveglia Island’ by Carl Seaver - last accessed on 10/22/23

• Ancient-Origins.net - ‘The Haunted Plaque Island of Poveglia: A Dark and Twisted Past’ by Lex Leigh - last accessed on 10/22/23

• HistoryHit.com - ‘Poveglia Island’ by Amy Irvine - last accessed on 10/22/23

• AmericanScientist.org - ‘The Bright Side of the Black Death’ by Pat Lee Shipman - last accessed on 10/22/23

• IsladelasMunecas.com - last accessed on 10/22/23

• Frommers.com - ‘Mexico City’s Island of the Dolls Is the Creepiest Place on Earthy’ by Zac Thompson - last accessed on 10/22/23