This campfire-style podcast will take you on a journey to uncover the stories that have terrified Americans for generations. What scares you? Let's find out.
…
continue reading
Christopher Ridgeway Podcasts
Lead Writer: Christopher Ridgeway Additional Writers: William Reeg and Boone Jordan Cast: Joshua Worthington (aliases Black Wraith and Azure Spider) voiced by Christopher Ridgeway Brandon Worthington (Alias Shift) voiced by William Reeg Robert Schultz (Alias American Hurricane) and Venom Symbiote voiced by Andrew Mallin Michael Evans (Aliases Necro and Carnage) and the Carnage Symbiote voice by Boone Jordan Nobody (His Alias without a name) and the Riot Symbiote voiced by James Newman Kimiko ...
…
continue reading
Some monsters are an invention. The most terrifying ones... are curated. This episode explores the real folkloric etiology of the horror in It: Welcome to Derry, revealing an entity that acts as a "folkloric parasite." It's a creature assembled from the real-world sins of its chosen town. Today, we discover that the monster isn't just a clown—it's …
…
continue reading
The Alabama White Thang is one of the strangest creatures in American folklore. Some say it’s a giant white beast. Others swear it’s a screaming phantom. It walks like a man… or crawls like an animal… or flies like nothing human at all. For over a century, people have seen it lurking in the woods, climbing trees, and shrieking in the night. Is it a…
…
continue reading
In the 1920s, Birmingham was known as “The Magic City.” Steel, smoke, opportunity—and something much darker. It began in a small corner store. Then another. And another. Grocers were attacked in the dead of night. Families were slaughtered in their beds. The weapon was simple. Primitive. Personal. An axe. For four years, fear ruled the streets. Doo…
…
continue reading
1
The Face in the Window (Pickens County, Alabama)
30:30
30:30
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
30:30
In Pickens County, Alabama, there’s a courthouse window that refuses to stay clean. No matter how many times it’s replaced… No matter how often it’s scrubbed… A face always comes back. Locals say it belongs to Henry Wells, a man accused of a crime he may not have committed, who shouted a final curse as lightning split the sky—and seared his image i…
…
continue reading
1
The Unquiet Ghost of Gaineswood (Alabama’s Haunted Mansion)
25:36
25:36
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:36
In Demopolis, Alabama stands one of the most beautiful homes in the South: Gaineswood. A masterpiece of marble, music, and architectural perfection. But beauty can hide the darkest stories. According to legend, a young woman died far from home—and extracted one final promise. A promise that was delayed. A promise that should have brought her peace……
…
continue reading
1
The Legend of Jeffery - Alabama's most famous ghost
25:05
25:05
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:05
Before Sloss Furnace or Dead Children’s Playground… Alabama had Jeffrey. Not a tragic spirit. Not a vengeful phantom. Just a mischievous ghost who moved furniture, stomped through hallways, and launched one of the most famous folklore books in the South. In this episode, we explore how journalist and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham turned a stra…
…
continue reading
Part one of a ten-chapter story into the Beyond. Follow SADISTIC anywhere you listen to podcasts. Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sadistic/id1763015773 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5Af6e7GVLSwOZ0ED6HANl8 Narrated by: Christopher Feinstein Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio AUDIBLE - THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Ho…
…
continue reading
In the small town of Buffalo, Wyoming, stands one of the West’s most legendary hotels. The Occidental Hotel has welcomed outlaws, cowboys, and even U.S. presidents through its doors since the late 1800s. But behind the polished wood bar and restored Victorian décor, whispers tell of something else... something that never checked out. Guests report …
…
continue reading
On the lonely roads of Ridgeway, Wisconsin, drivers have reported chilling encounters for more than 150 years. A phantom figure—sometimes a man, sometimes a shapeless mist—appears without warning, only to vanish as quickly as it came. Known simply as the Ridgeway Ghost, its legend is steeped in 19th-century murders, frontier justice, and a communit…
…
continue reading
In 1897, a young woman named Zona Heaster Shue was found dead in her West Virginia home. Her death was quickly dismissed as natural, but her mother knew better. She claimed that Zona’s ghost appeared to her, revealing that her husband had murdered her. What followed was one of the strangest trials in American history, the only time a ghost’s “testi…
…
continue reading
1
Haunting at the Hotel Sorrento - Washington
32:24
32:24
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:24
Seattle’s Hotel Sorrento has long been called one of the most haunted hotels in America. Guests whisper about phantom piano music, drinks that slide across tables, and a playful spirit said to be none other than Alice B. Toklas—famed partner of Gertrude Stein and counterculture icon. But did Toklas ever even set foot in the hotel? And if not, who r…
…
continue reading
1
Virginia - Grace Sherwood and the Ghosts of Abingdon
34:18
34:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:18
From a Virginia river where a woman was tried as a witch to a Southern inn where the sound of violin music still lingers in the night, legends live on. This week, we tell the story of Grace Sherwood — the Witch of Pungo — and the restless spirits of the Martha Washington Inn. LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH www.hauntedamericanhistor…
…
continue reading
When a family moves onto scorched farmland with plans to build a Halloween attraction, they discover the land is haunted by the legend of Dapper Donald Pup—a well-dressed killer who may have never died. As the scarecrow in the field shifts closer with every night, stories blur into reality, and the family realizes some legends refuse to stay buried…
…
continue reading
In the picturesque town of Stowe, Vermont, there’s a covered bridge with a story as dark as its timbers. Locals call it Emily’s Bridge—a place where heartbreak turned to haunting, and folklore grew into one of New England’s most famous ghost stories. Was Emily a jilted lover, a tragic bride, or just a name whispered into a Ouija board in the 1970s?…
…
continue reading
On a frozen February night in 1992, a blast of dynamite shattered a strange stone monument hidden in the woods outside Kaysville, Utah. Kay’s Cross had stood for decades as a local curiosity, a place whispered about in late-night dares and folklore filled with ghosts, polygamist murders, and Satanic rituals. Its destruction only deepened the myster…
…
continue reading
1
The Ghosts of Hastings College - Nebraska
28:48
28:48
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:48
Hastings College in Nebraska is more than a quiet campus on the prairie; it’s a place where history still lingers in the halls. From the guardian angel of Altman Hall to the phantom professor of the Music Hall, to the mysterious legend of ‘Walking Mary,’ the college’s folklore reveals what it values most: care, tradition, and memory. On this episod…
…
continue reading
La Chasse-Galerie, the flying canoe, is one of French Canada’s most enduring pieces of folklore. It’s the story of lonely lumberjacks who make a dangerous bargain for one magical night of freedom, only to discover that a deal with the Devil always comes with a price. Join me for a bonus tale of folklore, temptation, and the dark wings of legend. EB…
…
continue reading
