Most super-old buildings are still standing because they’re made of strong stuff, like stone and the spit of a scorned witch. But the Ancient Ram Inn is an absolute wonder, because it’s still standing after almost 900 years, and it’s basically made of stucco and ghosts. Oh also, it’s English, so it has horrible teeth. […]
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Not all ghosts were just regular yo-yo’s in their former lives. Some ghosts used to be honest-to-goodness witches. You can tell by whether or not they owned a pot. If there’s one thing witches do, it’s have pots. Especially in Iceland. This is the story of Gunna the Icelandic Witch-Ghost. Come for the ghost, stay […]
One if by land, two if by sea, three if by haunted ocean. DING, DING, DING! Three bells, friends, because today we’re heading out onto the open sea for a wonderful tale of a destination honeymoon for old-timey sailors gone wrong. This is the story of the Lady Lovibond. Come for the ghosts, stay for […]
Welcome to Florida, where men swallow grenades, babies fight gators, and a mouse makes more money than anyone. And every Florida Man must eventually becomes a Florida Ghost, and a whole heck of a lot of them live at this one bar in Key West. This is the story of Captain Tony’s Saloon. Come for […]
This episode is about a ghost, we promise. You’re going to have to wade through a surprising amount of conversation about Thomas Kinkade and fish screws, but it’s all worth it in the end. If you’re into vengeful witch-ghosts. This is the story of Molly Crenshaw, the Missouri Witch. Come for the ghost, stay for […]
There’s no sugar-coating this one. It’s a haunted doll. This is a haunted doll episode. It’s about a super-scary doll that’s super-super haunted. We don’t know how else to say it. We’re in haunted doll territory. You’ve been warned. This is the story of Robert the Doll. Come for the ghost, stay for the rebrand […]
Look, I’ll just say it: We’re not experts in history, but we are experts in ghostology, and the hard truth is, Honest Abe is honestly a ghost. That may be hard for you to hear, because all the ghosts and all the seances and all the spirit photography somehow got scrubbed from the Daniel Day-Lewis […]
Deep in the forests of Bavaria lurks an evil presence that feeds on innocent children by luring them in with the promise of gingerbread and candy. This is not that story. It is really something quite different. This is the story of Wolfsegg Castle. Come for the ghosts, stay for the sexual potency of the […]
There are lots of ladies who wear lots of colors, and Melanie Lanier was one of them. Known now as The Lady in Black, Melanie is part newlywed, part pirate, and all ghost; She also would have been a super-inspirational folkhero that we’d celebrate the heck out of if she hadn’t been so squarely on […]
Don’t get too excited. South Manitou is an island, yeah, but only in the literal sense. There’s not a single palm tree, and honestly? It’s no wonder everyone there is a ghost. This is the story of the many ghosts of South Manitou Island. Come for the ghosts, stay for Patrick’s cat’s fat, fat body, […]