A nonfiction history podcast telling the stories of interesting and creative people by touring their old homes.
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Turn off the lights and light a candle. Listen to darkened tales riddled with unexplainable fear.
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“The wrongdoing of one generation lives into the successive ones and… becomes a pure and uncontrollable mischief.” Hawthorne’s moral for “The House of the Seven Gables,” taken from the Preface, accurately presages his story. The full weight of the gloomy mansion of the title seems to sit on the fortunes of the Pyncheon family. An ancestor took advantage of the Salem witch trials to wrest away the land whereon the house would be raised… but the land’s owner, about to be executed as a wizard, ...
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Folklore and legends reveal a lot about the cultures they originate from. In this podcast, we explore these tales from across America. Who are we? Where do we come from? And, most importantly, what scares us? Welcome to the Eerie USA Podcast, your home for American legends and folklore. Forgotten places, forgotten people.
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Salem's Sinister Secrets: The Haunted Tales of the House of the Seven Gables
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In the podcast episode "Flickering Fear," host Gitte Tamar delves into the eerie history of the House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. Tamar explores Salem's infamous 1692 witch trials and the dark past of the house, built in 1668 by Captain John Turner. The episode features ghost stories and paranormal experiences linked to the house, …
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Haunted Habitat: Unearthing the Ghostly Secrets of Lincoln Park Zoo
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Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago has a curious history - it was once a cemetery, and is rumored to harbor many dark secrets. Over the years, there have been eerie reports of peculiar noises, shadowy figures, and apparitions clad in old-fashioned attire. Send us a Text Message.By Gitte Tamar
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Unveiling the Shadows: Tales to Haunt Your Nights
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Can the dark corners of your mind handle the secrets they hold? On this spine-tingling episode of Flickering Fear, I, Gitte Tamar, your guide through the eerie, promise a journey into stories that will make your heart pound and your skin crawl. Whether you're hiding under the covers in a pitch-black room or clinging to the safety of a dim light, to…
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In this episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra brings you to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Washington. The home was built by Hulda's family, The Thiel's in 1889. Hulda Klager would purchase the home and move in in her 40s. She became interested in the work of Luther Burbank, a horticulturist and hybridized. She had been inspired by the…
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The Haunting of Bonaventure Cemetery-Ep 37
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In today’s episode, we’re going to visit a cemetery known for its beauty as well as its ghosts, Bonaventure Cemetery in the ghostly city of Savannah, Georgia. Show Notes: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/lifestyle/features/2021/09/23/bonaventure-cemetery-savannah-graveyard-noted-myths-legends/5804577001/ https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/savann…
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Ep #36-Most Haunted in Chicago: The Congress Hotel
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Al Capone. H.H. Holmes. These are just a few of the infamous and famous guests who, at one time, stayed at what's known as the most haunted hotel in Chicago. Join us as we explore the history...and ghosts...of the Congress Plaza Hotel. Show Notes: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-the-congress-hotel/ Music Credits: Classic Horr…
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The Haunting of Waverly Hills Sanatorium: Ep 35
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In today’s episode, we’re going to visit Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the most notoriously haunted former hospitals in the United States, and a place that some have called “the most haunted building in America.” Show Notes: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/14/louisville-waverly-hills-sanatorium-ur…
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President Lincoln was correct when he said we could never forget what the soldiers at Gettysburg did. It was one of the most pivotal moments in our nation’s history, and also one of our bloodiest. Today, many believe the entire town of Gettysburg is, acre for acre, the most haunted place in America. Join us for this episode where we explore many of…
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The Hori Bathhouse and Neely Mansion: 5 families stories of farming in Washington
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In the sixth episode of season 3, Kendra brings you to Neely Mansion in Auburn, Washington. The property was built by the Neely's: a pioneer family, but it was home to tenant farming families from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Behind the house is a Japanese Bath House built by the Hori Family and further back a tool shed used by the Acosta family. …
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The Hudson River Valley, nestled into the thickly forested region of upstate New York, is an area ripe with legends and lore. Join us as we explore a handful of the region's scariest and most enduring tales. Music credits: "Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativec…
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Ep 32: The Bermuda Triangle: Missing Flights, Ships, & People
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In today’s episode, we’re going to visit a stretch of earth some refer to as the Devil’s Triangle, but it’s more widely known as the Bermuda Triangle, a stretch of land where more than 50 ships and 20 airplanes are said to have mysteriously disappeared since the mid nineteenth century, and some say the legend goes back even farther…. Websites/artic…
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In this episode, we're going to do something a little different. I'll be reading my short story "Hat Man" from my book "Walking After Midnight: Tales for Halloween." This is a horror story inspired by real night terrors I had as a child, and it is a reader favorite. I hope you enjoy! Happy Halloween! Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/pro…
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In today’s episode, we’re going to visit the real life town of Sleepy Hollow, New York, the inspiration for Washington Irving’s famous story, and the site of more than one creepy legend... Articles mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/29/nyregion/ghost-stories-the-other-legend-of-sleepy-hollow.html https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-h…
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Ep 29 Anoka, Minnesota: The Halloween Capital of the World
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In today’s episode, we’re going to do something a little bit different. This isn’t about ghosts or hauntings, but about traditions, and how America has made something as ancient as Halloween into a creature of our own making. This week, we’ll be visiting Annoka, Minnesota, a pleasant little suburb that has become the unlikely world capital for hall…
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Ep 28: Haunted House of the Seven Gables--Salem, MA
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the House of the Seven Gables in storied Salem, Massachusetts, a former house with hundreds of years of ghost stories within its walls. Stay tuned for the end where I’ll read an excerpt from my new book that was inspired by the events of the Salem Witch Trials.
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, a place with such a spooky atmosphere, it gave Stephen King the inspiration for his famous book after just a one night stay. Stay tuned for the end of the episode, where I’ll read a brief except from my new book, Walking After Midnight: Tales for Halloween Part III.…
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Ep 26: Legends of the Lizzie Borden House
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachussetts, the location of America’s most famous murder mystery, and some say, the spirits of the infamous Borden family, who still wander its rooms.
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Ep 25: Ghosts of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, WV
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the infamously haunted Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virgina, which some paranormal investigators say is in the top 5 most haunted, and most frightening, locations in the United States.
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Ep 24: The Haunting of Burnt Island Lighthouse, ME
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the haunted Burnt Island Lighthouse in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the first lighthouse built in Maine and, some say, home of ghostly apparitions as well as cryptid sightings…
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Ep 23: Ghosts of the San Fernando Cathedral, Texas
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas, a beautiful Gothic revival cathedral that some say is the most haunted location in all of Texas….
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Who could have predicted her ultimate destiny as not only one of the most haunted ships, but one of the most haunted locations in the world. Some say that its the superstitious nature of sailors that creates the rumors of haunted ships and seas, but what if there’s more to it than that? There are so many stories about the Queen Mary that it’s almos…
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting Cawhaba, Alabama, the former state capital that is now nothing more than a ghost town...
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City, Oregon, where they’ve had everything from illicit underground trades to mysterious disappearances to sightings of the famous ghost named the Lady in Blue since its opening in 1889….
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In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the Old Washoe Club in Nevada, once a resting place for miners and luxury seekers and, according to some prominent paranormal investigators, a place of violent unrest for some of its dead.
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In the fifth episode of season 3, Kendra brings you to The Cayton-Revels House in Seattle, Washington. Horace Cayton and Susie Revels Cayton were the home's first owners. Together the couple owned, edited, and wrote the longest-running Black-owned newspaper at the turn of the century in Seattle. Susie was the daughter of Hiram Rhodes Revels the fir…
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Today, it’s believed that the people who were formerly incarcerated at Old City Jail haunt its grounds. Unsurprisingly, there are reports of all of the classic signs of a haunting: objects that seemingly move on the own, disembodied voices and ghostly whispers, and slamming doors. Some of the other things people have experienced, however, are more …
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The historical preservation at Colonial Williamsburg isn’t limited to buildings. Visitors can also be immersed in early colonial life by visiting the blacksmith shop, brickyard, African American religion exhibit, carpenter’s yard, courthouse, governor’s palace, as well as historic farming and gardening sites. In fact, Colonial Williamsburg has been…
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Ep 16: Ghosts of the Dauphine Orleans Hotel, LA
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New Orleans is famous not just for Mardi Gras but for its unique culture, history, and contagious joie de vivre. While the city excels in celebrating life, its a place that doesn’t shy away from death, either. Known world wide for its lively and joyous jazz funeral processions as well as its above ground cemeteries and ghost stories, New Orleans em…
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