Welcome to the Kill Bill of the Reconstruction era. Or, as Patrick likes to call it, “Get your Pocohontas out of my Mulan.” Good luck to us all. Oh, and we’re a Belatro fancast now. This is the story of Vivia Thomas. Come for the ghosts, stay for: Balatro Boys; pig spout; rubber stamp David; […]
Author Archives: Clayton Smith
America wasn’t always the haunted nation we know and fear today. No, there was a time when this land’s soul was pure as driven snow, Then the Europeans people came, and now we have ghosts. Thanks a lot, Europe. This is the story of Nelly Butler, the first ghost ever seen in America. Come for […]
You know Bobby Mackey, right? Country billboard chart-topper Bobby Mackey? No? Well, you like Pepsi, right? So maybe you know his whole deal. Anyway, he’s not the ghost, so why are we even talking about this? This is the story of Bobby Mackey’s Music World. Come for the ghosts, stay for: I just want a […]
It’s Germany. Early 1800s. Blink. Now it’s New York. Later 1800s. No overlap. Go to sleep. Wake up. The worlds have collided. There are bricks. There are ghosts. What is happening? No one knows. Was that a hitman? Spooky. This is the story of the Kreischer Mansion. Come for the ghosts, stay for: cat spikes; […]
Clayton got distracted this week, so it’s Audio Editor Jeremy to the rescue! He brought us a story that’s going to just absolutely thrill the engineer in your family. Also, there are ghosts. This is the story of the haunted Hoosac Tunnel. Come for the ghosts, stay for: bacon defense contracting; Timothee unlookalike; does Jeremy […]
It’s that special time of year when Patrick digs out his Clayton Smith costume and takes over host duties for a very special episode of Is This a Ghost! This year, he’s back with two haunts and a flaunt–or, in other words, two truths and a lie. Is this the year Clayton correctly guesses which […]
This is a ghost story of heartbreak, kinda, but not the kind of heartbreak you feel sad about. More like the kind of heartbreak that the guy deserved ’cause he was a real ninnymuggins about stuff. This is the story of Louis de Buade de Frontenac. Come for the ghost, stay for: skeleton jammies; Sephiroth, […]
We have a bit of an axe to grind about this hack job of an episode, but we’re cut pretty short on time, so chop chop. This is the story of the Lizzie Borden House. Come for the ghosts, stay for: All dial-up on the inside; killer coffins; penurious and injurious; I do want you […]
If you’re one of those listeners who love our tangets, then you’re going to absolutely wet yourself over this episode. If you’re one of the folks on Spotify who complains VERY vocally about how we don’t stay on track, well…maybe sit this one out? This is the story of the Caribou Hotel. Come for the […]
Don’t worry, y’all. We can use the “H” word. It’s our culture. This is the story of the Honky Chateau. Come for the ghosts, stay for: Pulled a real Lenny on that goat; Madame Guillotiine; I would like to buy 30 tiny beds; a weak, sad boy; into the smushery with you; Booty Duty 2 […]