Episodes & Show Notes

A fascinating discussion with Debra Burris on the intersection of science, magic, and lore in regards to weather.

Ozark folk magic, haint lore, tokens, boogers, and cryptids: a spirit worker tells of his experience in a haunted barn in Arkansas

East Tennessee Road Legends: ghost girl Lucy of Roaring Fork, Bryceville’s ghost soldier, and the haunted Sensabaugh Tunnel.

Prior guests Kristy + Miranda do paranormal investigations in East Tennessee, focused on Scott County Jail and Victorian village of Rugby.

The Asheville Village Witch’s personal ghost stories, field magic hacks, and the Lost Sea of Appalachia.

We talk to the paranormal investigators of the Bump in the Night Society, who collect ghost stories from all over Appalachia.

Granny Women who are for sure not witches, sophomoric jokes in multiple languages, and Appalachian ghost stories, all from a haunted AirBNB.

Explore the ghost stories of haunted Jonesborough, TN, a play performed in a cemetery, and a cholera mass grave discovery.

Encountering ghosts on the daily is very difficult. But what is also hard is running a business–even if it’s a creatively spooky business.

Diana received a message from her ancestors as a post Halloween paranormal experience

Tempest returns with stories about paranormal experiences that have made her ward her home against evil (and annoying) spirits.

Franz is haunted by Tibetan monks in Florida, peeping toms in Phoenix, and a demon grandma in San Francisco in hotels across America.

An Upper Peninsula boy finds a book of real witchcraft which escalates into a demonic ritual of horror.

Dr. Bob explains how ancient Irish folklore culturally influences stories and legends around the world today.

Author Jo Kerrigan on Druids, the frightening Fae, and how Halloween evolved from Samhain.

Nick’s haunted Michigan house features a shaking bed and serpentine black mist.

Friday the 13th is unlucky, but nobody’s sure why. For Friday, October 13th, 2023, we’re celebrating by speculating about it, as we do.

“No one makes it through the night,” the bartender told Allison when she won a night in a haunted brothel formerly owned by Al Capone.

Sunny ghost stories from Santa Monica and sinister vampire stories from Romania

Kelly’s dad told her Irish ghost stories her whole life, but she didn’t expect to live one when his came to an end.

Danielle shares some spooky first-hand paranormal experiences from her childhood home in central Arkansas

Angela Hartshorn of My Haunted Life tells us chilling personal paranormal stories.

We revisit the odd nature of the hauntings at the famous Sorrell-Weed House in Savannah, GA, from the perspective of a person quite sensitive to spirits and energies

Kit and Rory, hilarious hosts of This Paranormal Life, share strange ghost and Irish cryptid stories.

Three short true ghost stories featuring The Pecos Triangle, a haunted clock, and a haunted house.

A haunted Florida woman shares experiences of seeing shadow figures, poltergeist activity, and an elemental in central Florida.

Katharine’s parent’s house is haunted by a mischieveous little girl, her grandpa, and…legs?!

Diane, paranormal investigator of Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Springs, is too focused on work to notice the cowboy ghost right behind her.

A shape-shifting pterodactyl-demon followed The Southern Ghost Girls home from an investigation.

During a moment of hysterical creativity within chronic depression, Cat scrawled an idea for a self-help Poe biography on a napkin.

Co-host Diana tells yet another story about her haunted bathroom’s portals, but this time, she’s actually got a glimpse inside the matrix.

Author Kerrie Erwin of Sydney, Australia, guides us though how to release earthbound spirits and banish shadow people.

Katie gets to know her new tarot cards, hand-me-down haunted dolls, and ghosts in haunted locations around the US.

Becky visits the Octagon House for the last time. The happy little trees have begun to rot, but the ghosts are active as ever.

The authors of Thrifty Witchery teach us how to make magick on a budget by foraging, finding, and fabricating materials for spells.

Learn about the skeletons in San Francisco’s closet, and the famous ghosts created thereby.

Sterling Moon literally wrote the book on how to be a medium, despite her reluctance to embrace her gifts.

Renee, owner of Haunted House FearFest, loves horror movies to the point where the nightmares are just status quo.

Becky continues to see the same pale man appearing in her home and in her car. What do you think it is in this ghost attachment story?

What do daffodils symbolize? These yellow flowers have a variety of meanings, from rebirth and good luck to a food for the dead.

Rachel of Vampyre Cosmetics shares her coast-to-coast encounters with famous ghosts.

Christian awakes to a sinister shadow figure crawling on him.

What does being machismo have to do with paranormal investigation? And how does that relate to modern-day paranormal reality shows?

Did Gerry’s childhood near-death experience imbue him with a sensitivity to the spirit world?

Empathic spirit communication and how to capture great EVPs

You can wildcraft just about anything with an imagination and a twisted sense of humor.

Tempest teaches us that, in sigil witchery, the magick has more to do with the creation than the application.

Abby’s career is travelling to Illinois’ haunted cemeteries.

Did you know the origin of the word “Serendipity” comes from a 5th century Persian fairytale? Plus, serendipity does not mean synchronicity

Jim Harold recounts synchronicities that seem to be supernatural messages, and one serendipity that may have saved his life.

These fae folk appear in legends from multiple tribes stretching all the way from Massachusetts to Indiana.

Salem Ghost tour guide Girl Henry Rollins has seen bizarre creatures in sepia tones.

Karl Zener tried for years to remove his name from the cards that would forever be associated with ESP testing.

Leon uses playing cards and telepathy to make a life-altering choice between two friends named Jim; Jim of light, and Jim of darkness.

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How close are we to the monsters, cryptids, and fae that live beyond this dimension?

What’s following Samantha; a poltergeist, a haunted doll, a brownie, a shadow person, or all of the above?

True crime podcasters Rebecca and Jessica describe John List’s familicide.

You wake up in a pool of your own sweat. You can’t move—something is sitting on your chest. And it’s a naked man.

You’re in the house, all alone. A sinister object rises from the debris of merriment, and you freeze in fear

How do you picture what life was like when pilgrims and Puritans landed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? And what ghosts linger from those first few decades of trauma and bloodshed?

We love spooky things, but when those things come home with us and start to bother our children, it’s time to do some serious cleaning.

Childhood friends reconnect in Rome and podcast about expat life.

Diana visits Becky, hauntings ensue.

Jill and Tony’s supernatural messages could lead them to safety or lead them astray.

Becky gets haunted at a castle in rural Northern Ireland.

An interview revealing modern Latin American spirituality practices and a haunted adventure at the Hotel Figueroa in Los Angeles.

Three of the most haunted libraries in the world are in Dublin, Kolkata, and Peoria, IL. Ghosts haunted these libraries for hundreds of years.

The Grey Lady and other ghosts at the Willard Public Library in Evansville, IN.

Amber and Maddie of Witches Talking Tarot relay the paranormal teenage mistakes that resulted in an incubus attachment.

We put on our ghost glasses and step into the time slip

The paranormal entities in Iowa are anything but corny.

Personal ghost stories with all the classic tropes: crying ghost bride; spectral playful children; a menacing…wait, that’s not a scarecrow!

The mysterious cultists and cryptids who haunt the Bennington Triangle in the Green Mountains of Vermont

Joe of Florida became a paranormal investigator because everywhere he lives is haunted, so he might as well.

From sideshow oddities to serial killer evidence and cult memorabilia, the Graveface Museum in Savannah has it all.

Bizarre and hilarious stories about a nocturnal alien visitation.

Chattanooga Ghost Tour guides encounter a light 200 feet underground, confront a dead serial killer, and get harassed by a ghost pervert.

Ella, fellow podcaster from Eastern Tennessee, talks about some local urban legends and hauntings she’s experienced throughout the country.

After trying to buy a crazy Arizona haunted house, Alisa awoke at 3a.m. by hands gripping her body and trying to pull her off of the bed!

Becky’s family spent the night in the haunted Read House Hotel and got to meet the ghost of Analisa.

The Hex House Halloween attraction got its name from an actual cursed Tulsa home

Alicia of Trashy Divorces Podcast tells us the story of her near-death experience and how it amplified her psychic abilities.

Brandon of Southern Gothic shares Voodoo tales from New Orleans about how Julia Brown and Delphine LaLaurie were not who you think they were.

Tammie and Brice of Hollyweird Paranormal Podcast tell stories including theatrical appearances by ghosts.

Enocha shares the true history of the most haunted locations in Savannah.

Stories by a mother-daughter podcasting duo

Brad, a spiritual counselor who uses astrology and intuition to help clients evolve, gives us a glimpse into the intricacy of astrology.

In 1968, a 13-year-old boy moved into a haunted house, but his parents denied it. Since then he’s collected people’s true ghost stories.

Lisa Basile (author, editor, poet, advocate, and guide to secular sacred ritual) talks with us about Italian ghost folklore and folk magic.

Patrick Rule is Becky’s cousin from Florida, and an extremely haunted man in his own right. He’s seen the ghost of Florida Man, as well as some other spooky entities. Patrick tells us the story of the time he decided to fix up a house in…wait, where the hell is Arcadia, Florida? Episode Summary Remember […]

Can a musician sell their soul to the Devil to become a prodigy, and why does this deal always involve the guitar or the violin?

Bill straddles the line between analytic and creative. Does his belief in the paranormality of his experience counter his logical empicism?

Alma has an inherited ability to negotiate and talk with elves and other invisible beings from Scandinavian folklore.

What different types of ghosts haunt your abode, and can ghosts make you sick? April, the bubbly psychic medium, breaks it all down for you.

Why do those shadow figures Joelle sees in her peripheral vision always disappear when she looks straight at them?

Can you develop your ability to detect subtle signs of a haunting with enough experience in paranormal investigation? Eric has!

Diana’s childhood memories about the basement of this house took on a whole new meaning once we started obsessing over ghost stories here.

Ghosts, demons, angels…William of Oklahoma has a little of everything to share with us today.

Our holiday episode is now available, and in it we share a personal, real, Christmas ghost story, along with some visits from animal ghosts.

If your new roommates give you the “best” bedroom, be skeptical! Zanzibari cemetery rats and African shaitan frighten today’s guest, Evan.

A woman shares her true Chicago ghost stories from her experiences growing up in haunted homes in Logan Square.

A woman moves into a house with her sister, but the home’s former resident never completely moved out.

If you were so enmeshed in the world of paranormal investigation that you did it for a living, then what would you consider to be scary? Would anything scare you?

A set of true, scary ghost stories as told by a horror clothing designer.

Can you imagine having to quarantine with ghosts? Our guest shares his real haunted apartment stories from his Queens NY apartment.

Sarah explains Korean-American cultural practices around death and spirits and tells us a creepy story about her 1930’s apartment.

A real true ghost story told by our host about the time she accidentally uncovered a Native American body that called to her.

Today, we hear from repeat guest Matthew Plotner, who has been living in a haunted house for so long that he’s started taking the hauntings in stride. His wife, however, is just now starting to believe.

Erin is a paranormal investigator who will not be deterred, no matter how scary her investigations get!

On this spooky podcast episode, 6 teen girls break out the Ouija board as a fun party trick. What ensues is far less fun.

How many ghosts does it take to overwhelm someone who sees spirits daily? Listen to this episode to find out!

Bridgette has a special talent for channeling deceased children while giving them new life with her unique bronze memorial sculptures.

You’re never alone if you have demons. Ever since MR embraced Christianity, he’s been a target for all kinds of sinister entities

Parisian street performer Mélissa shares spooky stories from France and more Filipino folklore.

What lurks in the drains in your home? Have you ever wondered if something paranormal could crawl out of them?

Tafara shares a mixture of personal and family ghost stories centered around Zimbabwe in Southern Africa.

A historian relays true ghost stories of her encounters spirits and elementals in her home and in a haunted sanatorium.

Sapphire Sandalo shares familial Filipino folklore of paranormal creatures you might encounter if venturing too deep among the balete trees.

A man learns to live with the demonic and dead in his home and workplace.

Meet the mesmerizing Hannah Harvey, a childhood friend of Becky’s who is lucky enough to tell stories as her profession!

You’ve heard snippets about Becky’s childhood “imaginary” frenemy…now at long last, here is the story of her first ghost encounter.

When recruited to keep the night watchman company in an old haunted theater, Kimberly can’t resist taking that empty stage…or is it empty?

A carload of teen girls encounter odd apparitions in the dark Indiana woods, including a naked cowboy, a forlorn dog, and a dead hitchhiker.

Psychic medium Roy Tomco and Becky have a lot in common, like their ongoing childhood relationships with creepy older men who are dead.

Stonehenge and its surroundings are very spiritual places, surrounded by ghosts.

Denny’s haunted experiences are pretty extra, including the time his buddy Charlie had to physically fight off attacking ghost pirates.

Holidays are the perfect time to curl up with a good, true ghost story.

Julie’s year of unexpected interactions with unseen entities will give you all the feels. Enjoy this bittersweet and spooky story with the whole family.

Legends, superstitions, and memories come together to explain the magic and lore surrounding the southern Appalachian mountains.

One night, Carrie decides to turn the lights out and have a séance to
contact the ghost in her haunted house. What’s the worst that could happen?

We interview Jason of Spooky CLT on his favorite haunts, including the best haunted pub crawl in Charlotte, NC.

Playing loud rock music shouldn’t summon a ghost…so why did it?

A fear cage, or a high concentration of electro-magnetic fields, can make your brain see and hear strange things. Or can it?

Being a kid is tough. Being a nerdy art kid staying the night in a haunted museum is even tougher.

Many say that water can carry the memories of the dead and amplify their voices. That may be true for the waters running through this town.

A woman who moved into a building with a very tragic past had to share her space with ghostly roommates.

Have you ever visited Bachelors Grove Cemetery, considered by many to be the most haunted cemetery in the US?

We talk to a man who grew up in a haunted house, and now can’t seem to shake the strange things that bother him at 3am.

If you’ve ever played the game “Bloody Mary,” and then seen Mary herself, there is a very scientific reason behind what you saw. Or is there?

We speak with a medium who, despite her familiarity with the paranormal, has had some truly frightening experiences.

After a woman encountered strange “people” in the woods at her regular campsite, she decided she was never, ever going back.

A paranormal investigator explores a home containing a bathtub where the the legendary Phantom Monk met a disturbing fate.

A paranormal investigator who is part of an all-woman investigative team talks about some of the ghosts she has caught on camera, on voice recorder, and seen and felt first-hand in the haunted American locations she’s explored.

A man reveals he’s been haunted by a ghost that steals things from him, dresses in a cowl-hooded robe and scurries around his bed at night.

A camp counselor serves as a buffer between her campers and the scary AF ghosts haunting the woods around them.

A woman new to Australia must contend with a daily, uninvited, invisible guest.

Becky tells of the house she lived in for the 3 months between high school and college, and the mischievous dead things that resided in the house with her.

Recorded in a haunted office, this episode tells the story of a young woman whose friend lives in a house filled with antagonistic spirits.

Matthew has something—or someone—in his home. The children who have seen it describe it as a man, who stands at their bedside, and cries at night.

Would you sell your child’s soul? Would you house-sit a haunted house? Would you decorate your home with spirit boards?

Can art be haunted? Can things crawl out of their picture frames after the lights go out? Hear from Megan, who’s historic childhood house contained haunted portraits.

What was the evil that a little boy encountered in his Los Angeles home? And would he ever feel comfortable in his home again?

Stacey has encountered both beautiful visits from her late brother, and chilling interactions with something far more sinister.

How long would you have lasted at Abbott’s Creek? Listen to Clarence’s chilling account and decide for yourself.

A woman and her roommate have their apartment invaded by a shapeless black mass with glowing red eyes, along with other true ghost stories.

If you saw a rotting corpse eating out of a brown paper bag on your nightstand, how would you react?

Holidays are about gathering together with family, so in this special holiday episode, we’ve roped our family members into telling their own personal ghost stories.

We share our own spooky story about running a haunted art gallery. Ever had a painting stare back at you?

Teresa’s mother comes back from the grave on a regular basis to make sure her daughter is okay.

A heavy metal band accidentally conjures a demon who infects their gear and torments a terrible piano teacher.

A professional medium, Justin has some interesting stories to tell of his encounters while on the job.

A young girl who sees, hears, and feels ghosts grows up in a parsonage next to a cemetery.

Would you live in a cemetery? Because that’s what Amy did for 2 years.

Did a Shinto priest’s assistant really see two Kami enter the shrine on that warm, fine day? Or were they just ghosts joy-riding in a Cadillac?

Dark room photography took a new twist for a young college student when a scary demon tried to grope her in the middle of the night as she worked.

Tulsa isn’t haunted—is it? Tell that to the boy who was repeatedly terrorized by a dead WWI pilot.

When you landed your first job, were you so excited to be employed that you would have put up with just about anything? Even ghosts?

He shows up without a sound, and only appears when it’s pitch black. He wears a hat and has a cape or coat about his shoulders. No one knows why he comes, or where he’ll show up.

If you accept that feeling like you’re being attacked by a demon is sleep paralysis, then how do you explain what happened to this young woman in Mumbai?

Would you be brave enough to stay in a haunted hotel room if you knew ahead of time that it was haunted?

Have you ever felt like someone is by your side, protecting you from angry spirits, even if you cannot see or hear her?

Can ghosts be felt, and not heard? At what point must you stop telling yourself you’re just imagining things, and face the hard truth that you’re not alone in your home?

What do a room full of demons, a haunted asylum, and a small little ghost girl all have in common?

Would you move out of your apartment if you came face to face with a full-body apparition?

That “imaginary friend” your daughter talks about may be a former resident of your house—who never really left.

Our teaser episode is published. Listen to it here!