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Dark City: Uncovering History Hiding in the Shadows

32. HAUNTED: The Island that Terrifies J.D. Barker - and Inspired His Novel

19 Mar 2025

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Wood Island, Maine | Wood Island is so haunted, even bestselling horror writer J.D. Barker won’t stay the night - and he’s here to share how its chilling history inspired his upcoming book, Something I Keep Upstairs.  Just as the Stanley Hotel inspired Stephen King’s The Shining (and J.D. shares a terrifying story from his own stay there!), Wood Island’s dark past—plagued by disease, starvation, vanished bodies, and eerie paranormal activity—laid the foundation for his latest novel.  Most chilling is J.D.'s revelation that while writing the novel, he repeatedly created fictional scenes only to later discover he had accurately described actual historical events—information he had no prior knowledge of.You can preorder a signed copy of Something I Keep Upstairs at dbarker.com. If you are not entirely terrified of Wood Island by the end of this episode, you can enter the contest to stay overnight at https://woobox.com/vcevs2.  If you win, you have to write to us at [email protected] and share all of the details!Follow us for episode photos and more at:📷 Instagram: instagram.com/darkcity.podcast 🪡 Threads: threads.net/@darkcity.podcast 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/darkcitypod✉️ Email:  [email protected]  Have ideas or suggestion? We would love to hear from you! Send us a text via this link.👏 Special thanks to our talented partners:Paolo Sbrighi for Musical Composition (instagram.com/paulosbrighi/)Mario Cintra for Logo Design (instagram.com/alacarala/)

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