Sure, you’ve heard of ghosts, but have you heard of RED ghosts? We didn’t think so. Not feeling so high and mighty now, are you? This is the story of the Red Ghost of Arizona. Come for the ghost, stay for being-on-being action, medically nude, another little Icarus, the Hyperloop of 1836, a disappointing number […]
Merry Christmas, friends! This year, we got you the dubious gift of an unedited episode recorded very late at night after way too much whiskey. Whoops! This is the story of the Mistletoe Bride. Come for the ghost, stay for creepy quotes sad, manor moles, movin’ some muscles and removin’ some bustles, let’s go to […]
Welcome to Clayton’s own personal hellscape, where we talk about nothing but fish for an entire episode. This is the story of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Come for the ghosts, stay for appeasing the elder gods, parka wrestling, the kung pao steamer, sea lion boom town, Ozark marinade, surprisingly Russian Norwegians, “Barney Fife lived,” no […]
A whole lot of ghost problems would be solved with a Magic Eraser. What are those things, anyway? Makes you wonder. This is the story of the ghosts of Grumblethorpe. Come for the ghosts, stay for fake fake names, count the rings and put it back, ze German style, 9000 husbands, ghost stew, the Blarney […]
Hear ye, hear ye, the king is dead; long live the king, primarily beneath a parking lot. “A pasture! A pasture! My kingdom for a pasture!” But lo–t’was not a pasture to be. This is the story of King Richard III, the parking lot ghost of Bosworth Battlefield. Come for the ghost, stay for faux-thers […]
This week’s story is kind of sweet, actually, in that whole “lonely life, sad witch, botched hanging, way too many cats” kind of way. We expect to receive an offer from the Hallmark channel any second. This is the story of the Witch of Saratoga. Come for the ghost, stay for a sad sow, bewitching […]
Gobble gobble, it’s a ghost! We all know that Thanksgiving started in Plymouth, but what you might not know is, that whole era of American pioneering was sort of a downer! Oh, you did know that? Well…great! This is the story of the Thanksgiving ghosts of Plymouth Rock. Come for the ghosts, stay for chicken […]
Sometimes it’s like, “Why is there a ghost in here?” Other times it’s like, “Hey dumb-dumb, how about you don’t store the ashes of an American literary treasure in your desk for 15 years if you don’t want her to ghost so much?” This is the strange story of Dorothy Parker’s post-death life. Come for […]
We’ve “conjured” up something special this week — a real-life look at the real-life Annabelle doll, star of the real-life movies from the real-life Conjuring universe. But this ain’t your grandmother’s Hollywood flim-flam. This is a real Raggedy Ann doll that’s really goshdarn haunted. This is the real story of Annabelle the Doll. Come for […]
Hoo-ray for Ghost-ywood! La la la something something, Ghost-ywood! The Academy Award for Best Podcast Episode About Ghosts This Week goes to…us! This is the story of Peg Entwistle, ghost of the Hollywood sign. Come for the ghost, stay for the sound effect stylings of Taco Cat, the most punchable county in Britain, four retirees […]