Dark Realms: The Westerfeld House

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🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Welcome back, to our first Dark Realm of Season 21.

Behind the ornate façade of one of San Francisco’s most striking Victorian mansions lies a history steeped in tragedy, violence, and whispers of the occult. Today, we explore the dark legends surrounding three of the most feared spirits said to haunt its halls – each with their own sinister backstory and unsettling encounters reported by those who dared to stay. From sorrow that refuses to fade, to rage that refuses to die, to a malevolent presence born from forbidden rituals, the stories within this house will leave you questioning what lingers long after the living have gone.

Stay safe,

Kevin.

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0:00.0	Live from Liverpool, the dark first Dark realms for season 21.
0:31.2	Now there is no video for this episode, but it's not YouTube's issue this time,
0:36.7	it's because the studio itself is having a
0:39.3	refurb, and as I'm literally recording this audio surrounded by acoustic boards that need
0:45.4	unpacking, etc, it's not the most filmable environment. But we will have one up for next week
0:52.0	and we'll be all ready to go for our future video episodes.
0:56.0	Now I'd like to take a quick moment to thank everyone who over the pre-season and seasonal break
1:02.0	suggested episodes and places for Dark Realms, and indeed it's one of those suggestions we'll be using for today's show.
1:11.1	The suggestion came to us from Steve from the US.
1:15.2	And it's a place I've never heard of before, and I'm so glad Steve suggested it.
1:21.3	We had many, many emails of people asking to cover topics and places that have well been covered by many of the
1:29.3	podcasters. And although I'm not saying we will never do something famous, if you will,
1:35.3	this is one that even though I've been into the paranormal for coming up to 40 years, I've never heard of this place, and therefore that excites me. Now hopefully a lot of you guys
1:46.9	out there too won't have heard of it either. So please get yourself a nice warm drink, sit back and join
1:54.4	me as we step foot into the dark realm known as the William Westerfeld House.
2:08.3	The William Westerfeld House in San Francisco may be a lesser-known haunted locale,
2:14.1	but its history is as rich and bizarre as anything from any horror novel.
2:22.4	Built in 1889 by William Westerfeld, a German baker. This ornate, beautiful 28-room Victorian mansion has seen everything from Zaris Russian nightclubs to jazz musicians
2:29.9	flop houses to satanic ritual gatherings in the 60s. Over the decades, countless legends
2:37.8	have sprouted from this building's dark past. Visitors and residents alike have whispered
2:44.7	of restless ghosts roaming the halls, some born of tragic love and murder, others conjured by occult rituals.
2:55.3	So right now, we're going to delve into some of the most terrifying alleged spirits that are
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