They Don't Stay Dead
When horror movies aren't enough, childhood friends Alexa Van Blyderveen and Brittany Pondeljak tell each other Australia's scariest real life ghost stories. Listen in if you dare...
They Don't Stay Dead
Episode 65: Fremantle Arts Centre & The Commissariat Store
Not all buildings end up as they were first intended. Find out the history of these museums in this weeks ep, Before is was a "blank" it used to be a haunted "blank".
Britt takes us through the diverse history of the Fremantle Arts Centre and the unsavoury characters that chose to stay behind. Alexa shares the tough punishments of the penal colony that built Brisbane's Commissariat Store and the body parts they left behind...
Horror movie review:
The Fall of the House of Usher
One Cut of the Dead
Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting You're Creeping Me Out. Hosted by Maria and Jessica, they discuss stories of the paranormal, true crime and everything weird and creepy.
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Spotify: You're Creeping Me Out
Sources for today's ep:
Fremantle Arts Centre
https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/news-and-media/step-back-time-dark-history-fremantle-arts-centre-0#:~:text=Between%201942%20and%201973%20the,art%2C%20literature%2C%20and%20history.
https://freotopia.org/buildings/asylum.html
https://www.mamamia.com.au/fremantle-arts-centre-haunted/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/fremantle-arts-centre/
https://www.house-nerd.com/blog/articles/spooky-stories-from-fremantle-arts-centre
The Commissariat Store
https://www.commissariatstore.org.au/building-history
https://historyoutthere.com/2022/09/04/captain-logans-apparition/
http://what-when-how.com/haunted-places/commissariat-stores-brisbane-queensland-australia-haunted-place/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/commissariat-store
https://hauntsofbrisbane.blogspot.com/2012/04/commissariat-store-could-it-house.html
Got a ghost story? Email them to us at theydontstaydead@gmail.com
Music is by Darren Curtis and cover art was made with Canva
In the spirit of reconciliation They Don't Stay Dead acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Disclaimer: some of the content discussed may be distressing for some listener's. Listener discretion is advised.