12 Little Ghosts In 2 Straight Lines: Graves Under Galveston

Eddy Specter isn’t afraid of anything, which is a good thing as he runs the ghost tours and serves as a paranormal consultant for haunted Galveston, Texas. His only stipulation? The ghosts aren’t allowed to follow him home.

Because one day, they did.

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Haunted Galveston, TX

Hear Eddy’s stories about one of the most haunted cities in the world, Galveston, Texas. The carefree tourists who dot its beautiful beaches would never guess that the whole city is two stories, and the first story is mostly corpses.

About the Guest: Eddy Specter

Today, we interview Eddy Specter, a paranormal consultant and ghost tour operator who has dedicated his life to helping the ghosts that haunt the island of Galveston. We met Eddy through our previous guest, Jennifer. Follow Eddy Specter on social media at facebook.com/eddyspecter.

Learn about his services for haunted locations in and around Galveston, or book a tour with him at his website, eddyspecter.com.

Episode Summary: How There Came To Be A Mass Grave Under Galveston

In this episode, Eddy takes us on an auditory ghost tour through the history of Galveston, explaining how pirates, hurricanes, civil wars, and mysterious diseases contributed to its present day haunting. We learn about the infamous Great Storm of 1900, a catastrophic hurricane that swept through the island, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people. The aftermath saw hundreds of bodies washing ashore, too waterlogged for funeral pyres, and too plentiful for in-ground burial on the island.

The title of this episode is a reference to the fictional work Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. When you hear Eddy talk about about how the nuns at the orphanage tried to save the children from the storm, but ended up sealing their fate instead, perhaps you’ll catch the reference…and a little chill. Eddy says that the tragedy ultimately resulted in a very haunted toy section at the Galveston Walmart that was built on the orphanage’s location.

A Respectful Ghost Tour of Galveston

As Eddy recounts his experiences, he emphasizes the importance of respecting the spirits of the departed. With 95% of the spirits he encounters being benevolent, Eddy shares some light-hearted ghost stories, but also acknowledges the darker side. Not every spirit is friendly, so it’s critical for anyone interacting with the paranormal to proceed with caution and respect.

Can Spirits Move Around Anywhere at Will?

And if so, why do classic hauntings occur at only one location? Eddy explains in the episode how he believes some spirits lose the ability to think correctly, and that’s what results in haunted locations and haunted objects. The earthbound spirits hold on to familiar items and places that they recognize as a comfort within the confusion of death.

The Life of a Texas Ghost Tour Guide

The podcast episode eventually delves into Eddy’s personal ghost stories, of course. Eddy’s personal paranormal experiences range from amusing, to terrifying, to deep exploration of what happens after we leave this life. Discover Galveston’s haunted secrets through Eddy Specter’s tales of the ghosts that have tried to follow him home.

Other Haunted Places in Texas

We’ve talked to a few haunted Texans now. Here are some of our other content about haunted Texas:

• The Haunted Hill House
• What Do We Smell Like To Monsters?
• Haunted Statues: The Woman Who Sculpts the Deceased
• The Most Terrifying Haunted Paintings in the World

Premonitions In Dreams

“Premonitions come to us in the strangest ways,” Eddy said during our interview. For example, a girlfriend of his had a precognitive dream she told him about. In the dream, she had an ominous vision of a “crooked old man” in a specific building in Galveston that she didn’t recognize. She felt like the dream was a cry for help, from the spirits trapped there.

She and Eddy went to the Rosenberg Library, the oldest library in TX, to check the archives. It turned out the building from her dream used to exist. They found out that the building from the premonition was once owned by an old man who walked with a cane, who was alleged of child trafficking.

Here are some of our other episodes that include premonitions and precognitive dreams…can you find the underlying thread?

• Irish Ghost Stories and Premonitions of Death
• Live by the Signs: Weather Magic
• The Westernmost Haunting on Route 66
• Three Frisky Dead Johns On A Boat
• Ghosts Make Great TV: Reliving the Past, Episode By Episode
• How To Take Photos of Robert the Doll Without Being Cursed
• We Only Experience 1% Of What’s Out There
• All the Haints in Asheville
• A Traveling Home for Wayward Haunted Dolls
• Synchronicity Only Explains So Much
• Mr. Darcy the Incubus and a Minivan Full of Dead Witches
• The Possessions in D-Hall Dorms

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