Best Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal Podcasts (2025)

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A Paranormal Investigator’s Warning | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 29:11

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Some dreams flicker away the moment you wake up. Others cling to you with the weight of something that feels… foreign. She had a nightmare so vivid, so structured, and so wrong that the woman who experienced it woke with one overwhelming certainty: evil had been in the room with her. The dream didn’t behave like a dream — doors opened on their own,…

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When a Childhood Home Becomes a Hunting Ground | After Midnight 22:08

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Some houses whisper. Hers watched. From the time she was barely old enough to reach the doorknob, she understood instinctively that something inside her childhood home was studying her—waiting, choosing its moments carefully. Shadows leaned where they shouldn’t. Objects fell with intent. Dreams bled into waking life until she could no longer tell w…

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The Woman Who Never Left Base Housing | Real Ghost Stories 25:25

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Military housing has its own rhythm — the kind of rhythm built from constant moving, constant turnover, and the ghosts of routines long abandoned. Every base kid knows the feeling: identical houses lined up in neat rows, walls thin enough to hear your neighbors breathe, and a strange quiet that settles deep at night. But sometimes a house doesn’t j…

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Inside St. Albans: A History That Still Haunts, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 26:57

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! St. Albans Sanatorium is one of those places where the walls seem to hold their breath. Long before it became known for its hauntings, it was a boys’ school infamous for harsh hazing and unchecked cruelty—experiences that left their mark on the young men who lived there. The building later shifted into a psych…

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Missouri’s Most Persistent Spirits, Part Two | The Grave Talks 21:57

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Missouri carries a strange kind of magic—one stitched together from outlaw folklore, Civil War scars, back-road ghost tales, and things no one can quite explain. It’s a state where legends don’t fade; they simply shift, settle, and keep walking. And if anyone knows where those stories hide, it’s Jason Offutt. …

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Inside St. Albans: A History That Still Haunts, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 39:08

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! St. Albans Sanatorium is one of those places where the walls seem to hold their breath. Long before it became known for its hauntings, it was a boys’ school infamous for harsh hazing and unchecked cruelty—experiences that left their mark on the young men who lived there. The building later shifted into a psych…

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Messages From the Other Side: A Brother’s Final Goodbye | After Midnight 33:39

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We explore a family’s series of chilling premonitions surrounding the tragic death of a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan. Two weeks before the news came, a mother dreamt of her own father — expression heavy, head shaking, as if carrying a truth he couldn’t speak aloud. And when her son was killed by an IED, the details revealed later would echo her dream…

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The Haunting of Summerwind Mansion, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 20:51

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Deep in the Northwoods of Wisconsin stands a mansion whose reputation is as chilling as the winds that sweep across its decaying foundations. Summerwind Mansion, built in the early 20th century, has become one of the most infamous paranormal locations in the Midwest — a place where hauntings, tragedy, and madn…

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When a Childhood Home Becomes a Hunting Ground | After Midnight 22:08

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Some houses whisper. Hers watched. From the time she was barely old enough to reach the doorknob, she understood instinctively that something inside her childhood home was studying her—waiting, choosing its moments carefully. Shadows leaned where they shouldn’t. Objects fell with intent. Dreams bled into waking life until she could no longer tell w…

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A Family’s Lingering Haunt | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 29:15

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Some hauntings leave a mark—others leave a silence that no one in the family dares speak into. In this episode, we explore a chilling trail of experiences that began with a simple teenage experiment: a Ouija board that claimed to channel the voice of Elvis. But what seemed like a harmless moment of curiosity opened the door to something far older, …

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The Face in the Bathroom Was Only the Beginning | Real Ghost Stories 24:54

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Emily’s townhouse in Indianapolis seemed ordinary enough—warm light, good friends, a layout that felt safe during the day. But at night, the hallways stretched a little too long, the bathroom mirror felt a little too dark, and the feeling of being watched became impossible to ignore. First came the face peeking through the cracked bathroom door. Th…

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The Christmas Morning Visitor | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 39:11

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Some kids outgrow Santa. Others see him walk out their front door. On a warm Southern California Christmas morning, an eight-year-old wakes up before anyone else, ready to sneak a peek at the presents under the tree. The front door is open to let in the cool air, the holiday bells on the screen are still, and the house is quiet. Then the bells jing…

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The Haunting of Summerwind Mansion, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 31:53

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Deep in the Northwoods of Wisconsin stands a mansion whose reputation is as chilling as the winds that sweep across its decaying foundations. Summerwind Mansion, built in the early 20th century, has become one of the most infamous paranormal locations in the Midwest — a place where hauntings, tragedy, and madn…

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When a Ghost App Answers Back | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 33:48

14m ago33:48

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Ghost Tube, an app said to use a built-in dictionary of words and phrases, wastes no time responding to a simple question: “Is there anyone with me tonight?” The reply is instant. A name. Then later, as the listener rolls away from the phone, the app speaks again — this time with a phrase that feels far too aware of what’s happening in the room. Bu…

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Her First Ghost Wasn’t the One She Needed to Fear | After Midnight 22:43

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From the moment she was a child on the Marine Corps Base in Oahu, she felt it—an awareness that seemed to rise from the ground beneath her feet, follow her through sterile school hallways, and settle into the shadows of her home. Dreams of a girl in a long blue dress, sprinting for her life. A locket slipping between wooden steps. A whisper inside …

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Missouri’s Most Persistent Spirits, Part One | The Grave Talks 33:05

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Missouri carries a strange kind of magic—one stitched together from outlaw folklore, Civil War scars, back-road ghost tales, and things no one can quite explain. It’s a state where legends don’t fade; they simply shift, settle, and keep walking. And if anyone knows where those stories hide, it’s Jason Offutt. …

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The Spirits of the Pub, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 16:02

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! When Andy Guy first stepped into his brother-in-law’s notoriously haunted pub, he didn’t find much more than quiet rooms and long nights. But the stories surrounding the building—spectral footsteps, strange voices, sightings whispered across the bar—were too compelling to ignore. Andy refused to let the silenc…

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The Spirits of the Pub, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 33:07

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! When Andy Guy first stepped into his brother-in-law’s notoriously haunted pub, he didn’t find much more than quiet rooms and long nights. But the stories surrounding the building—spectral footsteps, strange voices, sightings whispered across the bar—were too compelling to ignore. Andy refused to let the silenc…

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Awakening the Intuitive Gift, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 18:52

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Not all hauntings come from outside us—some begin as echoes inside our own memories. For Wes Forsythe, a lifelong interest in the paranormal took an unexpected turn when something deep within him began to stir. What started as nights spent watching paranormal television awakened memories he couldn’t explain—mo…

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Her First Ghost Wasn’t the One She Needed to Fear | After Midnight 22:43

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From the moment she was a child on the Marine Corps Base in Oahu, she felt it—an awareness that seemed to rise from the ground beneath her feet, follow her through sterile school hallways, and settle into the shadows of her home. Dreams of a girl in a long blue dress, sprinting for her life. A locket slipping between wooden steps. A whisper inside …

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Their Dream Vacation Became a Ghost Story | Real Ghost Stories 27:29

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Key West is supposed to be paradise—sun, sand, great food, and all the tropical cocktails your liver can handle. But for Mandy and her friends, one weekend escape turned into four nights of creeping dread inside a condo that looked perfect online… and felt wrong the moment the doors shut behind them. It started with a boy—small, silent, standing at…

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The Poltergeist No One Believed | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 30:29

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In a family that moved constantly for ministry work, ghosts weren’t just discouraged—they were flat-out “not real.” No Halloween. No hauntings. No talk about anything beyond the approved version of faith. But in one particular house, the rules didn’t matter. Books slid off shelves with no one near them. Objects skidded across tables. A massive, sol…

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Demons in a Hoarder’s House | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 32:29

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Some houses are cluttered. This one was choked. Boxes stacked to the ceiling, decades of junk, crystals piled in buckets, and a revolving door of belief systems—Christianity, Catholicism, paganism, Wicca, Satanism, then “Native American spiritualism” adopted by a man who kept changing his name and his story. Shadow figures paced past bedroom doors …

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Awakening the Intuitive Gift, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 45:06

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Not all hauntings come from outside us—some begin as echoes inside our own memories. For Wes Forsythe, a lifelong interest in the paranormal took an unexpected turn when something deep within him began to stir. What started as nights spent watching paranormal television awakened memories he couldn’t explain—mo…

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A Father’s Spirit and a Second Chance | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 31:54

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Her husband—long stabilized on medication for depression and anxiety—was abruptly taken off a key prescription by a new physician. Within weeks, he spiraled into isolation, hopelessness, and a darkness she could no longer reach. Despite her attempts to warn their children and keep him busy through friends, the day came when he decided he’d had enou…

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When Past Lives Return to Finish What They Started | After Midnight 23:41

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Her family came from Ecuador, where the dead were never truly gone—where they stepped into kitchens and bedrooms with the same ease as memory. Her grandmother saw them. Her mother felt them. Her aunts carried the same knowing. But she resisted it… until the day resistance no longer mattered. At fourteen, a simple card game cracked something open. P…

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Real Ghosts in a Fake Haunted House — The Truth Behind the Attraction, Part One | The Grave Talks 31:22

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! A haunted attraction is supposed to be fake — actors, props, illusions, jump scares. But for Barnaby Caps, the business he purchased came with far more than costumed performers and spooky décor. Something inside the building seemed to move with purpose. Something reacted. Something noticed him. What was meant …

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Ghosts of the Mississippi Depot, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 21:19

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! For Shiloh Beene, growing up with paranormal activity meant learning to recognize what others often overlook — the subtle whispers, the energetic shifts, and the quiet signs that something unseen is still present. That intuition led her and her team to a historic Mississippi train depot, a location surrounded …

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Real Ghosts in a Fake Haunted House — The Truth Behind the Attraction, Part Two | The Grave Talks 19:29

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! A haunted attraction is supposed to be fake — actors, props, illusions, jump scares. But for Barnaby Caps, the business he purchased came with far more than costumed performers and spooky décor. Something inside the building seemed to move with purpose. Something reacted. Something noticed him. What was meant …

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Ghosts of the Mississippi Depot, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 35:41

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! For Shiloh Beene, growing up with paranormal activity meant learning to recognize what others often overlook — the subtle whispers, the energetic shifts, and the quiet signs that something unseen is still present. That intuition led her and her team to a historic Mississippi train depot, a location surrounded …

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The Haunted History of Cochise County, Part Two | The Grave Talks 22:55

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Cochise County isn’t just steeped in history — it’s steeped in hauntings. Southeastern Arizona has been shaped by violence, tragedy, and unforgettable figures from the Old West. The land remembers them, and in many places, they still seem to walk it. From the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral to the lonely gr…

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An Arkansas Family Haunting, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 26:40

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! From the moment his dad moved in, the house carried an uneasy energy, amplified by an unsettling warning from a local who was written off as “crazy” by the town. But it didn’t take long for Wes’s family to realize the man wasn’t crazy at all — he was the only one telling the truth. What began as strange activi…

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When Past Lives Return to Finish What They Started | After Midnight 23:41

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Her family came from Ecuador, where the dead were never truly gone—where they stepped into kitchens and bedrooms with the same ease as memory. Her grandmother saw them. Her mother felt them. Her aunts carried the same knowing. But she resisted it… until the day resistance no longer mattered. At fourteen, a simple card game cracked something open. P…

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The Old Man They Brought Home from the Cemetery | Real Ghost Stories 22:52

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Some spirits don’t wait for permission — they follow the first hand that reaches toward them. She told her friend not to touch the cracked urn in the cemetery. The air had shifted, the silence felt wrong, and every instinct said walk away. But curiosity won, and the moment Jess leaned in, something old and watchful seemed to wake up. By that evenin…

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The Day His Dead Dad Reported for Duty | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 30:27

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War is terrifying enough when you know who the enemy is. In this episode, a Navy corpsman serving in Iraq finds himself in the middle of a violent attack—burning Humvee, trapped Marines, gunfire, RPGs, and bullets slamming into his body armor as he tries to drag the wounded to safety. At some point, he goes down… and that should’ve been the end of …

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An Arkansas Family Haunting, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 34:39

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! From the moment his dad moved in, the house carried an uneasy energy, amplified by an unsettling warning from a local who was written off as “crazy” by the town. But it didn’t take long for Wes’s family to realize the man wasn’t crazy at all — he was the only one telling the truth. What began as strange activi…

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The Night Guard Who Never Clocked Out | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 30:50

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A receptionist working alone in a four-story office building starts noticing that she’s not as alone as she thinks. Lights flicker in rooms no one has entered. Hallway shadows move against walls with no windows. Doors open, close, and switch themselves off—or on—without a single living person nearby. And then there’s the basement. The one spot in t…

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A Haunting with Memory, Motive… and Patience | After Midnight 21:33

21m ago21:33

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Some hauntings linger in old stone houses. Others cling to attics, staircases, or forgotten rooms. But every so often, a haunting chooses a person—and once it does, it doesn’t seem interested in letting go. For Sarah, the first encounter came before she even understood the concept of a ghost: a man sitting on the staircase of her family’s 400-year-…

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Something in the House Didn’t Want Her There | Real Ghost Stories 30:52

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When she moved in with her boyfriend, she already knew the stories. Grandpa N still checked in on the home he built with his own hands. Grandma N and Grandma R had been seen and felt over the years, their presence protective and familiar. But nothing prepared her for the day a man’s heavy work boots echoed behind her in the barn… when no one living…

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The Haunted History of Cochise County, Part One | The Grave Talks 25:56

13m ago25:56

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Cochise County isn’t just steeped in history — it’s steeped in hauntings. Southeastern Arizona has been shaped by violence, tragedy, and unforgettable figures from the Old West. The land remembers them, and in many places, they still seem to walk it. From the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral to the lonely gr…

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The Dark History of The Park Hotel, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 16:14

25m ago16:14

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! In the 1800s, The Park Hotel in Yorkshire stood as a symbol of elegance — a seaside retreat for mill workers seeking rest and entertainment, and a favored stop for performers traveling through the region. But behind its charm and glamour, a darker story was quietly unfolding. According to investigator Andy Moo…

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What Walked the Hallway at 3 A.M. | Real Ghost Stories 25:38

21m ago25:38

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At night, the Ohio data center felt too aware. The radio wasn’t glitching—it was responding, shifting with Brian’s mood like something was using it to reach him. Then the footsteps came. One weekend, the building replayed a pattern no one living had walked in years: the front door opening… slow steps down the stairwell…a left turn into the basement…

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The Dark History of The Park Hotel, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 32:44

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! In the 1800s, The Park Hotel in Yorkshire stood as a symbol of elegance — a seaside retreat for mill workers seeking rest and entertainment, and a favored stop for performers traveling through the region. But behind its charm and glamour, a darker story was quietly unfolding. According to investigator Andy Moo…

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Inside the 1976 Amityville Investigation, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC 23:16

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! On March 6, 1976, a group of investigators, sensitives, clergy members, and news reporters stepped inside 112 Ocean Avenue hoping to uncover the truth behind the newly famous Amityville Horror. What followed became one of the most controversial and chaotic paranormal investigations in American history. Known t…

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A Haunting with Memory, Motive… and Patience | After Midnight 21:33

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Some hauntings linger in old stone houses. Others cling to attics, staircases, or forgotten rooms. But every so often, a haunting chooses a person—and once it does, it doesn’t seem interested in letting go. For Sarah, the first encounter came before she even understood the concept of a ghost: a man sitting on the staircase of her family’s 400-year-…

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When the Landlord’s Photos Prove You’re Not Alone | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 35:56

4h ago35:56

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What happens when you’ve spent your whole life explaining everything away—only to move into a place that refuses to let you? A listener raised in a devout Catholic family leans hard on science, faith, and logic to survive years of sleep paralysis, night terrors, and “just brain waves misfiring.” But when their family finally lands in a two-story co…

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No Matter Where They Went, It Found Them | Real Ghost Stories 27:50

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For fourteen years, one family has lived with a presence that refuses to be left behind. It started when his wife worked in a funeral home—strange shadows, invisible footsteps, the sense of being watched. But marriage didn’t end the activity. It accelerated it. Wherever they moved, whatever city, whatever house… it came with them. Doors open on the…

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Quarantine with a Ghost | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 32:28

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Isolation does strange things to the mind… especially when you’re sick, exhausted, and cut off from the people you love. When he tested positive for COVID, he did what he thought was best: moved into the camper in the driveway to protect his family. The days were dull, the nights were long, and the silence had a weight to it. By day five, it wasn’t…

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Inside the 1976 Amityville Investigation, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC 35:38

4d ago35:38

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! On March 6, 1976, a group of investigators, sensitives, clergy members, and news reporters stepped inside 112 Ocean Avenue hoping to uncover the truth behind the newly famous Amityville Horror. What followed became one of the most controversial and chaotic paranormal investigations in American history. Known t…

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When the Haunting Chooses You | After Midnight 23:41

11h ago23:41

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Some hauntings don’t cling to houses — they cling to people. They slip into a life quietly, rearranging objects, bending routines, and whispering their presence into the smallest moments… until years later, you realize they never left. What began in a simple Iowa City apartment surrounded by headstones evolved into something far more personal: a fo…