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A derelict mansion. A skeleton in an attic. An uttered curse. Centuries of unexplained hauntings and misfortunes. And it all comes back to an old pair of green shoes.
The cursed green shoes
Portrait of David Papillon (“Old Pamps”)
Plan of Papillon Hall after the 1903 renovations
Papillon Hall
Ruins of Papillon Hall summer house
Further information:
- https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/papillon-hall
- http://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/museum-collections/brocade-slippers-of-papillion-hall/
- https://historycollection.com/the-hair-raising-curse-of-papillon-hall-began-with-the-demise-of-a-mysterious-mistress-and-her-slippers/
- https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-cursed-silk-shoes-of-unhappy-ghost.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillon_Hall,_Lubenham
Music Credits:
- “Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)” – Buddy Baker, Xavier Atencio (from The Haunted Mansion), performed by The Melomen, Paul Frees, Betty Taylor, Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft
- “Rêverie, L. 68” – by Claude Debussy (ca. 1890), performed by François-Joël Thiollier
- “Ghostly Galaxy” – by Mahito Yokota (from Super Mario Galaxy)
- All other music from the YouTube Audio Library and the Immortal Soles Podcast
