About
Genevieve
Manion
I am a New York-based amateur Victorian historian and the host of My Victorian Nightmare and Dark Poetry.
Having never grown out of my high school goth phase, I continue to immerse myself in all things spooky, especially from the 19th century, while also enjoying present-day horror films, true crime documentaries and old episodes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
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My approach to historical story telling and poetry is grounded in a deep affection for human beings; their struggles, their joys, their lives, their deaths and the ways they gently hold onto memories of those passed.
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It is also grounded in a desire to share this particular flavor of heebie jeebies with other like-minded folks who have as difficult a time getting their Victorian creepiness fix as I do.
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My
Victorian Nightmare
This podcast includes mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian Era.
If you consider yourself an enthusiast of creepy Victorian history, you probably already know about the age of spiritualism, the grizzly murders, the grave robbers, twisted pseudo psychotherapy, and memento mori – But I try to dig a little deeper.
This was a time full of lace corsetry, romantic poetry, and a deep reverence and affection for the dead. It was a culture of shared sorrow, ornament and elegance, prudishness and scandal, bone chilling children’s stories, and for whatever reason, I just feel at home there.
There’s something strangely comforting about the heebie jeebies this era gives me. If you find yourself equally enchanted by things that most people would find horrifying, this podcast is probably for you.
Dark
Poetry
This is the sister podcast to My Victorian Nightmare. Genevieve shares hauntingly beautiful poetry from the Victorian era's most beloved authors to enchant your heart, calm your nerves, or scare you right to sleep.
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Works by authors like Poe, Yeats, Rossetti, Tennyson and Dickens, read aloud to eerily calming music.