Sure, you’ve seen the movie. Or maybe you’re Patrick, and you haven’t. Which, if we’re behind honest, really dampened the big reveal. Oh well. Anyway. What were we talking about? This is the true story of the Amityville Horror house. Come for the ghosts, stay for The legend of Cornelius David Pinckney, the Mickey Rourke […]
In our very first live show, we do all the things we set out to do, which was mainly to get one good, audible groan out of the audience. Mission accomplished! This is a story about a passenger boat disaster that was worse than the Titanic (no kidding), and it happened in 20 feet of […]
Boy. Dirigibles. Was there ever so much promise that was met with such constant disaster? Those beautiful, transportational gasbags really led troubled lives, didn’t they? And because they couldn’t just keep it together for a few more decades, we now have Spirit Airlines. Thanks a lot, tragedy. This is the story of the USS Akron […]
Welcome to Nawlins, cher! Grab yourself some gumbo and chicory, ’cause I GA-RON-TEE this episode’s fixin’ to send you to the bayou, etc. This is the story of the New Orleans ghost of Jean Lafitte. Come for the ghost, stay for glasses that see, sweet baby gators, Steve Jobs’ time has come (and is over), […]
Up in the high desert town of Prescott–which is not pronounced how it looks, and God help you if you get it wrong–there is a ghost. Well, actually, there are two ghosts. One of them is a biter. This is the story of Hotel Vendome. Come for the ghost, stay for the ice cream fort, […]
Yazoo City is more Yazoo than city, but that’s what you get for not heeding witches. Also, this is the second episode where we reference death by quicksand, so Clayton’s childhood fear wasn’t so unfounded after all, WAS IT? This is the story of the witch of Yazoo City. Come for the ghost, stay for […]
Not all ghosts are ghosts. Some ghosts are curses that make new ghosts. But you already knew that. You’ve seen the movie Poltergeist. This is the story of the T.B. Scott Mansion. Come for the ghost, stay for the Tom Sawyer-level white washing, no more hospitals, God’s latrine, Flintheart Glomgold, and holy water power washers. […]
Ireland isn’t all just shamrocks and marshmallows. It’s also about sheep wool and ghosts! And one of those ghosts lives in Loftus Hall, an old mansiony castle thing with a long history and a heck of a lot of holes. This is the story of Loftus Hall. Come for the ghost, stay for our best […]
Caves are horrifying. Have you been inside a cave? They’re horrifying. So yeah, they make great hospitals. Thanks, Kentucky. This is the story of Dr. John Croghan’s “consumptive cabins” inside of Mammoth Cave. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Pre-Americans, low C.H.U.D. awareness, anti-gypsy drywall, and the pro-consumption nanny state, and absolutely horrifying “remedies” […]
I know what you’re thinking. “I really like this podcast, but where are all the stories about treating bodies like soups?” Don’t worry. We got you. This is the story of Revolutionary War hero Mad Anthony Wayne. Come for the ghost, stay for the Playskool-brand guard towers, Joe Rogan sewage, 18th century internships, a savory […]