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The Lazaretto Letters


11 episodes


Synopsis:

Iron Monkey presents: The Lazaretto Letters

A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922, read aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie tales of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together a larger, hidden truth…an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

Performed by:
Paul J Rose

Written, Directed & Produced by:
Paul Osier

Keywords: horror, horror podcast, supernatural, seance, haunted hospital, ghost stories, murder mystery, eerie audio drama, found letters, psychological horror, vintage horror fiction, true crime, historical suspense #horroraddict #creepy #scary #horror #scarystories #horrorpodcast


Language: English

Format: Audio Drama

Continuity: Serialised anthology

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Solo

Narrator: First Person

Genres: Horror

Framing device: Journal or Log

Soundscape: Voices only

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Episodes:

LL 0 — The Lazaretto Letters Trailer

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:47:02 -0400

Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

Each week, one letter is read aloud for the first time in over a century.

Were they lost? Hidden? Or never meant to be opened?

Keywords: horror podcast, supernatural, seance, haunted hospital, ghost stories, murder mystery, eerie audio drama, found letters, psychological horror, vintage horror fiction, true crime, historical suspense

To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

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LL 1 — Lester and the Lazaretto

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

The Lazaretto Letters – Episode 1: Lester and the Lazaretto

In this chilling premiere of The Lazaretto Letters, we hear the firsthand account of a young man’s unsettling arrival at a remote island quarantine hospital in 1922. Through the pages of an unearthed, century-old letter, Lester describes his first day at the Lazaretto—a place steeped in silence, shadow, and secrets.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds—sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror

To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

 

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LL 2 — An Eerie Excursion

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:01:00 -0400

The Lazaretto Letters – Episode 2: An Eerie Excursion

Lester takes his first steps beyond the hospital and discovers that the island holds more than just patients. Quiet paths lead to strange sights, and the deeper he wanders, the stranger things become.

Today's letter features the haunting voice of Estíbaliz Martyn, Soprano, performing “Lascia ch’io pianga.” Used with permission.

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LL 3 — Monsters Are Real

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

What begins as an innocent search for a beautiful voice soon becomes a descent into the unimaginable.

Today's letter features the gorgeous and haunting voice of Estíbaliz Martyn, Soprano, performing “Lascia ch’io pianga.” Used with permission.

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LL 4 - Madame Iannuzzi

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:00:00 -0500

The Lazaretto Letters – Episode 4: Madame Iannuzzi

In the glow of candlelight, a medium writes of wonders she cannot explain as the boundary between trickery and truth begins to blur.

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Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds—sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

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To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

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Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror

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LL 5 — Nurse Mary

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

The Lazaretto Letters – Episode 5: Nurse Mary

A devout young nurse writes to her priest about a fortune teller who has begun holding séances in the nurses’ quarters. Torn between faith and curiosity, she reluctantly agrees to attend, setting in motion a chain of events that neither science nor scripture can easily explain.

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Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds—sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

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To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

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Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror

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LL 6 — Lonely

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

The Lazaretto Letters – Episode 6: Lonely

An elderly woman writes to her husband on Lazaretto Island, her thoughts wander through memory, grief, and the dim corners of her home. Some corners, she finds, are not as empty as she believed.

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Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds—sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

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To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

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Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror

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LL 7 — Lonely (Part 2)

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:00:00 -0500

The Lazaretto Letters – Episode 7: Lonely (Part 2)

Eleanor’s loneliness deepens, and her letters take a far more unsettling turn. What began as longing now blossoms into something disturbingly wrong.

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Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds—sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

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To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

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Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror


LL 8 — The Red Letter (Part 1)

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Isolation takes its toll on a patient who begins noticing troubling patterns around him. In his letters, he tries to make sense of what’s real inside the quarantine…and what isn’t.

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LL 9 — The Red Letter (Part 2)

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:11:07 -0500

A quarantined man’s terror over a mysterious red letter intensifies as silence, strange encounters, and isolation begin to erode his grip on reality.

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Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds...sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

...

To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

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Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror

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LL 10 — The Red Letter (Part 3)

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:19:01 -0500

Lost letters document a quarantined man’s terror as a mysterious red letter and strange encounters slowly erode his grip on reality.

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Iron Monkey presents “The Lazaretto Letters”. A weekly horror podcast.

A found collection of unmailed, handwritten letters from 1922. Join us as we read them aloud for the first time in over a century.

Within their pages lie accounts of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and the bizarre. Some letters piece together an unsettling puzzle that unfolds across the series. Others stand alone, offering eerie glimpses into the strange and terrifying events that plagued the quarantine island.

With every letter, a new piece of the mystery unfolds...sometimes ghostly, sometimes grotesque, always deeply unsettling.

If you enjoy creepy audio dramas, supernatural mysteries, haunted hospitals, and vintage horror stories, you’re in the right place.

...

To share your reflections, lend your aid, or explore the mysteries of the Lazaretto Letters, visit Iron Monkey at EnterTheMonkey.com.

...

Keywords: horror podcast, ghost stories, haunted asylum, quarantine hospital, supernatural mystery, historical horror, gothic podcast, vintage horror, true crime, creepy audio fiction, eerie letters, psychological suspense, unsettling tales, found footage horror

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