I love this idea! The movie adaptation of the novel Victorian Psycho is in theaters this week (Nov. 13). But about a month ago, a podcast set in the world of Victorian Psycho began releasing online. The story is a follow-up of sorts, taking place decades after the events of the movie/novel.
The scripted audio drama is titled “Phantom History,” and it’s told in four parts with a total cumulative run time of about two hours. Bloody Disgusting reports that the book’s author and movie’s screenwriter, Victoria Feito, approved the podcast, which was written by Shelby Novak.
The story begins with a true-crime historian and a paranormal investigator doing an episode of their podcast from inside Ensor House, which is the house where the events (and murders) of Victorian Psycho took place in the 1850s. Their guest for the podcast is the only known living descendant of the sole survivor of the murders in Ensor House.
I’ve only just started listening to the first episode, but the paranormal happenings begin almost immediately. I’m intrigued, and I’ll be finishing the miniseries before I go see the movie. I have read the book though, so I’m not worried about spoilers for the movie. If you’re someone who wants to go into Victorian Psycho with zero spoilers, maybe listen to “Phantom History” after watching the movie.
If you want to listen, just look up the podcast “The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings.” The Victorian Psycho episodes are titled “Phantom History,” and they’re in episodes 156, 158, 160, and 162.
