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 […]
Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! Welcome to another Halloween Spooktacular! It’s that special time of year when Patrick pastes on a really cool beard and walks on stilts and pretends to be Clayton for one harrowing night. But this year, the Spooktacular comes with a twist — Patrick brought three stories to the seance table, […]
In what is already being called “the funniest episode of our generation,” we examine a doppleganger ghost, which is like a twin, but opposite, and reverse-dead. Got it? This is the story of the Doppleganger Ghost of Beacon Hill Park. Come for the ghost, stay for the appeal of video, improv energy, captain’s butt, MySpace […]
You thought this was going to be about an actual doll, didn’t you? Gotcha! It’s about a real women who was OBJECTIFIED as an actual doll! Do you feel good about your choices? Hey, we’re in this together. This is the story of the Bannister Doll. Come for the ghost, stay for pen pals, the […]
Saddle up, fellers, we’re gonna go punch us a ghost! We’re all very beefy, and we’ve got two shotguns each, so we’ll catch this sad, frail ghost, or my name isn’t E.L Jamerton McGillicuddy, knee-pinchin’ frontier man. This is the story of the Weeping Woman of Fish Creek. Come for the ghosts, stay for most […]