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Tori Selznick and Krysti Adams Season 4 Episode 6

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Tori leads off with the Capuchin Crypt in Rome. The monks used the bones to make works of art throughout the Crypt and the chapels therein. The next one was the Palermo Capuchin Crypt. This one is even creepier because the whole place is full of mummies. You heard me right, mummies. This was apparently a very big status symbol to be a mummy interred in the crypt. Guess what y’all, there are ghosts and they like hanging out with prettiest mummy in the world. Krys tells us of the Witches Village. This site has striking parallels with Salem in the States. This was yet another story about demonizing women. This strife ended up pitting villagers against their neighbors. Triora stands to this day and they embrace history both bad and good. Tori comes back with the island of Poveglia. Now you want ghosts, all of these places are how you get ghosts. ‘Nough said…

Our Sources: romesite.com, palermocatacombs.com, walksofitaly.com, atlasobscura.com, littlehouseofhorrors.com, sightseeing-experience.com, italy-trails.com, agriturismolegrandole.com, thegrandwinetour.com, beautifulliguria.com

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