Best Kala Moria Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 179: "... now we're just naming pits." 1:09:21

5h ago1:09:21

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! It may be summer outside, but we're keeping it creepy here on the podcast. Kala had a special seeeeester birthday request for a haunted museum, and so she covered world's largest museum, education, and research complex, The Smithsonian Institute! Considering how many artifacts these buildings hold, it's no surprise th…

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Episode 178: "That's weird, right?!" 1:02:50

9d ago1:02:50

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week has us asking “How often do coincidences actually happen?” First, Kala talks about precognitive dreams (premonitions). There is a long history of us receiving warnings in our sleep. Should we heed every bad dream? What’s the risk if we don’t? And Brittany revisits weird coincidences throughout history. The…

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Episode 177: #HauntingsForWomen! 1:20:14

16d ago1:20:14

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! This week we've got a special guest! Singer & Songwriter, Park Ranger, and all-around awesome person: Duluth's Famous Kaylee Matuszak! She joins us for a conversation full of spooky stories, side tangents, and #FunFacts. First up, Kala revisits a topic she covered over three years ago, on the very first episo…

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Episode 176: "They had a ball-room" 1:07:44

21d ago1:07:44

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We've got a classic haunting and a major coincidence on the docket this week. I know what you're thinking? A major coincidence? How is that Spooky-Wednesday-worthy? Trust us... you'll want to hear this. But first, Kala talks about the George Stickney House in Woodstock, Illinois. This building is now a police headquar…

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Episode 175: "Play Bowl!" 1:01:34

28d ago1:01:34

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we're finishing up our U.S. takeover. Kala realized that there we hadn't covered any locations in two different states, and she needed to rectify this issue immediately. So she covered Wood Island Light in Maine and McRaven House in Mississippi. The Wood Island Light seems like your standard haunted lighthouse, unt…

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Episode 174: “Freedom fighters and food folk” 1:08:08

1M ago1:08:08

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! It's opposite day at Left of Skeptic. First up, Kala talks about Jinny Bingham's ghost in Camden Town, London. Also known as Mother Damnable and Mother Redcap, Jinny was a 1600s woman who was known in her small village for witchcraft and murder! But was she really a witch, or just a woman with a whole lot of bad luck.…

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Episode 173: "These ghosts are ruining their social lives" 1:19:59

1M ago1:19:59

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, one and all! Summer has started and we've got some stories to put you in the mood for the warmer weather. First up, Kala talks about haunted theme park attractions, and honestly, some of these stories are a total bummer. But the hauntings that follow these tragedies will be giving you "spooky carnival" vibes for sure. From a…

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Episode 172: “It was built for the living. Duh.” 1:10:09

2M ago1:10:09

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week Kala keeps it Midwest by talking about Bowers Harbor Inn on the Old Mission Peninsula in Michigan. This building is home to the ghost of a woman “known well” in local legends. And by “known well,” we mean incorrectly described. But just because the local legend is wrong doesn’t mean the haunting isn’t real. …

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Episode 171: "Flesh or... lima beans?" 1:02:34

2M ago1:02:34

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! We've got aliens and cryptids for you this week! First up, Kala talks about the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, famous for being the start of the "little green men" description of aliens. In the 1950s, a farm house in Kentucky was visited by strange little creatures from outer space, and that family's lives wer…

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Episode 170: “We’re just astonished this whole time” 1:16:45

2M ago1:16:45

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! And a happy belated birthday to Kala’s Mom! We’re taking her listener request and starting the episode with a discussion of Grand Junction, Colorado! When Kala visited this city with her mom and aunt last July, she heard about one haunted location, but she had no idea how many more existed in the small city. Was there…

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Episode 169: “Yes, Caddy! Yes!” 1:18:22

2M ago1:18:22

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone. It’s the moment Kala has been waiting for (at least for the last 99 episodes): EPISODE 169! Kala starts us off by taking about Incubus/Succubus/Incubi/Succubi, or as she calls them, BiBus. These evil spirits are known for sneaking into mortals homes and engaging in demonic trysts! But are they real, or just a produ…

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Episode 168: “Who you gonna call? CHAD!” 1:18:13

3M ago1:18:13

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We have a special guest, Chad Brown (AKA C-Silence), with us this week! You can catch him this Homegrown both solo, and with his group, Boog3ym3n! First up, Kala tells us all about the Wyoming Frontier Prison in Rawlins, Wyoming. This building opened in the early 1900s, and like all prisons from that time, it has a…

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Episode 167: "Dracula Furries" 1:14:22

3M ago1:14:22

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week we have another special guest! Fearless leader of the Twin Ports Horror Society, member of more Duluth bands than we can count, and Co-Director of the Homegrown Music Festival: Cory Jezierski. In honor of his visit, we have selected two horror-themed stories this week. First, Kala talks about The Exorcism if…

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Episode 166: "He's done with the funny business" 1:44:18

3M ago1:44:18

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! We've got special guest Breanne Marie of Breanne Marie and the Front Porch Sinners with us this week! First up, Kala talks about The Mizpah Hotel and The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada. The Mizpah is a historic hotel that got its start during a mining boom, and has continued for over a hundred years to provide peopl…

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Episode 165: “KEVIN!!” 1:59:03

3M ago1:59:03

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Happy Spooky Wednesday and Happy Homegrown month, dear listeners! This week we have special guest Abe Curran of Winzige Hosen and many other Duluth bands! First up, Kala talks about Red Onion Saloon in Skagway, Alaska! This building was once a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800s. It’s now a popular restaurant and bar that has em…

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Episode 164: “OSHA, is this okay?” 1:41:08

4M ago1:41:08

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’ve got a haunted home and a freaky factory for you this week! Kala talks about The Hinsdale House, also known as the Dandy House, in Hinsdale, NY. This old home was made popular in the 70s when the Dandy family reported being bombarded with paranormal activity while they resided in the old barn house. Objects moved…

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Episode 163: “Drab to fab!” 1:23:41

4M ago1:23:41

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! First up, Kala talks about the famous Lake Lanier, a man-made lake in Georgia, often considered one of the most deadly lakes in the United States. This lake was built over what was once a thriving community, and though they cleared up some of the things people left behind, there is still plenty left in the depths o…

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Episode 162: "I'm CLEARY magical, and you are... not." 57:47

4M ago57:47

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We’ve got ghosts and eyeballs for you this week! First up, Kala heads back to the Midwest to talk about The American Club in Kohler, WI. This five star resort is known for its golf courses, restaurants, many amenities, and it’s lesser known for its ghosts. If you roam the halls you may hear strange voices, encounte…

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Episode 161: “The pirates pillaged and plundered for a plethora of periods” 1:18:59

4M ago1:18:59

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’ve got a historic episode this week, literally. Full of history. First up Kala talks about Anne Boleyn and the many places she haunts. This woman has been vilified throughout history, but was she the villain or was she a victim? And has this caused her to stick around multiple locations long after death? And Britta…

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Episode 160: "I bet that PR guy got fired." 1:29:12

5M ago1:29:12

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Happy Spooky Wednesday folks! We’re going full X-Files this week with a Kala takeover where she discusses the Roswell incident and Area 51. In the late 1940’s a mysterious and unidentified object crash landed in a field. This was followed by leading newspaper headlines, sketchy government involvement, and way too many conspiracy theories to count. …

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Episode 159: “12 days gone and just mad about a belt buckle” 1:19:23

5M ago1:19:23

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We’ve got a Brittany episode take over this week as she finishes telling us the extremely interesting tale of Mel’s Hole. And if you think you know the direction this story is going, trust us, you’d be wrong. When Art checks back in with Mel, it turns out he’d had quite the ride, including but not limited to:- savi…

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Episode 158: "Art's stirring the pot!" 1:10:19

5M ago1:10:19

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! We have a very Art Bell-heavy episode for you today. First, Kala talks about one of the most famous calls on Coast to Coast AM, the Area 51 caller. A frantic man called into the show and claimed that he used to work for Area 51. After a short and panicked conversation, the transmission was lost, and so was the call. Coincide…

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Episode 157: "“Keep me away from Mel’s Hole” 1:08:18

5M ago1:08:18

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, and welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming! This week Kala starts with the ultimate of all deep sea cryptids, The Kraken! This legendary monster has been blamed for centuries as the reason for the disappearance of ships and sailors. But is it real? And if it’s real, is it paranormal? All we know for sure is most…

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Episode 156: True Crime January | Glensheen 1:28:58

5M ago1:28:58

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! For our last week of True Crime January we are heading home and revisiting a location from our first-ever episode! Glensheen Mansion is a gorgeous, historic building on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, MN. Built for a family that helped build Duluth as we know it today, it would be interesting just for its structure. B…

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Episode 155: True Crime January | Sayre House Murders 59:12

6M ago59:12

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! It is the fourth week of True Crime January, and this week we are telling you about the Sayre House Murders. While the events that happened in the home are tragic, they are nothing compared to the bizarre series of events that happened after the suspect was apprehended. What will you find the weirdest? The sentenci…

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Episode 154: True Crime January | The Axeman of New Orleans 1:24:46

6M ago1:24:46

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! For our third week of 2024 True Crime January, we’ve got the notorious Axeman of New Orleans. This serial killer stalked New Orleans and the surrounding areas in the early 1900s. For over a year, this man brutally ended the lives of many using the tools he found in the homes, especially axes. The Axeman was never identified,…

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Episode 153: True Crime January | The Savannah Axe Murders 58:35

6M ago58:35

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! We are in the second week of True Crime January 2024, and we are covering "the most diabolical crime ever committed in Savannah," the Savannah Axe Murders, sometimes known as the Gribble House murders. This triple homicide caused widespread panic in the city, and it quickly became national news. After a LARGE…

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Episode 152: True Crime January | Ed Gein 1:05:37

6M ago1:05:37

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! Happy New Year! Happy first week of True Crime January! We’re starting this month with a discussion on Ed Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield. He was an American murderer, suspected serial killer and grave robber. Gein's crimes, committed around Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety in the late 50s a…

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Episode 151: "A great gift for a less than loved one!" 1:04:19

7M ago1:04:19

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! For our last episode of the year we’ve got a cursed object and a haunted house. How classic! First up, Kala talks about The Anguished Man. This painting is located in the UK, and it’s more than just a creepy piece of art. Just ask it’s owner. If you find yourself with this painting in your home, you can expect to hear…

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Episode 150: " Sinister Klaas a.k.a Daddy December 😉" 1:00:34

7M ago1:00:34

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Happy Spooky Wednesday and Happy Holidays, y'all! We've got an episode to tell you all about the reason for the season... giant cats and magical men. First up, Kala talks about Jólakötturinn, or Yule Cat. This creepy kitty wanders towns in Iceland on Christmas Eve to find out which children have been doing their chores and which have not. You bette…

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Episode 149: “We are hooded and we’re on a mission" 1:12:49

7M ago1:12:49

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’ve got classic tales of a haunted museum, church, and cemetery this week! First up Kala tells us all about the Yunker Farm Children’s Museum in Fargo, ND. This 1800s farmhouse turned children’s educational experience is fun for the whole family, both alive and ghostly. The former missus of the house loves that her …

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Left of Skeptic THROWBACK 1:10:21

7M ago1:10:21

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Hey y'all, we are taking a much-needed break this week, so we're doing a THROWBACK to one of our sexiest (what?) episodes... episode 69 - where Kala covers spectrophelia. We talk about love-making sessions with ghosts (what??) as well as the tragic tale of Jean Harlow. Straight from the vault, when we used to record remotely! Wow! Anyways... On to …

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Episode 148: "Not a Petti-bone in her body." 1:03:36

8M ago1:03:36

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appy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week we've got classic stories in the form of a haunted hotel and a creepy college campus. First up, Kala talks about The Excelsior House Hotel in Jefferson, TX. Jefferson is a haunted little city, and this hotel is one of its hot spots. Allegedly, it's creepy enough to scare away one of the biggest names in Ho…

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Episode 147: "A UFO is like a beautiful woman..." 1:13:05

8M ago1:13:05

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Happy Spooky Wednesday folks! We’re hitting two different categories of the paranormal this week with a tale of an alien abduction and an old, haunted inn. First, Kala discusses the Travis Walton Incident. In the 70s, Walton went missing, and when he returned he said he had been taken by beings in a UFO. While he’s been able to make a lifelong care…

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Episode 146: “…because crime” 1:14:32

8M ago1:14:32

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, dearests! This week we’ve got two locations that scream “Tale as old as time.” First up, we have Kala discussing the Ashmore Estates in Ashmore, IL. This old building that used to operate as an almshouse is active enough that nearly everyone who visits has an experience. So who will you meet? The man who was hit by a train? …

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Epsiode 145: “It’s not Dracula, it’s just this a**hole” 1:13:28

8M ago1:13:28

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! Brittany is taking over this week with a story of the North Carolina house known as “Nannie”. Better known as the Poplar Hill Mansion, this historic home surprised one family when they moved in 2014. They definitely got more than they bargained for when they encountered the strange apparitions of women circling the pr…

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Episode 144: "She hates her job and she hates you" 58:33

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming with two haunted locations and a kooky case of psychokinesis. First up Kala talks about the Alliance Theater in Alliance, NE, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died during a performance. Then she talks about the Mill Ruins Park in Minneapolis, MN.…

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Episode 143: "It was just flesh eating bananas" 1:28:50

9M ago1:28:50

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Happy Spooky Wednesday and HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE! It is our last week of Urban Legends October for 2023 and we are excited to bring you some truly classic urban legends this week! First up, Kala talks about the various types of Freaky Food stories we’ve been telling one another for decades. Tales of flesh-eating bananas, mutant chickens, and po…

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Episode 142: "All that Small Shark Energy" 1:05:39

9M ago1:05:39

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, and welcome back to our 3rd annual Urban Legends October! It's "travel week", where we pick another country and cover some of our favorite urban legends from that area! This year we’re traveling to Australia, where deadly creatures both real and legend exist in abundance. First, Kala talks about Drop Bears. This creature is …

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Episode 141: "It's those White Boy Gangs" 1:50:12

9M ago1:50:12

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We are in the second week of Urban Legends October, and you know what that means! CREEPYPASTAS! That's right, this week we're covering those scary stories that have been copied and pasted around the internet so many times that people may not even know their origin and may not know whether or not they are true. First, …

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Episode 140: "Did it for the lolz 👻" 1:31:25

9M ago1:31:25

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Happy Spooky Wednesday and happy Spooky Season, one and all! We’re so excited to be starting out the 3rd annual Urban Legends October with the ever-amazing Adam Herman! We’re starting out the creepy month right with the super creepy game known as Three Kings. Calling it a game may be a stretch, it’s more of a ritual. Have you ever wanted your quest…

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Epsidoe 139: "Bathsheda vs. Bethesda" 1:16:43

10M ago1:16:43

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! We hope you’re enjoying your fall as much as we are! We’ve got two haunted locations for you this evening, and both of them are waaaaaay old. Kala talks about The Farm on Round Top Road in Rhode Island, also known as The Conjuring House. This farmhouse inspired the movie The Conjuring, and the paranormal activity in…

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Episode 138: "Stairs John, not Arsenic John." 1:09:58

10M ago1:09:58

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Happy Spooky Wednesday to all of our favorite spooky friends! This week, Kala continues the Barry Taff discussion with the investigation story of the Doris Bither Case, better known as The Entity haunting. A young woman with four small kids, Doris Bither already had to handle the stress of getting by as a single mom, but that stress was amplified b…

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Episode 137: "It spelled out J-E-F-F." 1:13:13

10M ago1:13:13

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, dears! We've kept you on your toes long enough! This week, Brittany is bringing you the spine-chilling conclusion to The San Pedro Haunting! It turns out poor Jackie, Jeff, and the Barrys didn't get enough haunting activity and had to up the ante with a terrifying Ouija board experience. And just when they thought (again) th…

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Episode 136: "Poor Jeff…” 1:12:00

10M ago1:12:00

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We’ve got one happy haunting for you this week, and one very unhappy haunting. First, Kala talks about The Grand in Oshkosh, WI, and by gosh, it’s just so wholesome. No tragic tales sparked the ghosties here. As far as we can tell, it’s just some theater nerds who stuck around because they loved that business we ca…

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Episode 135: "Hail a cab. Cannon a ferry." 1:07:19

11M ago1:07:19

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week we've got a petrifying prison and a paralyzing plantation. Kala discusses The Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise, ID. Built before Idaho was even a state, this facility saw executions, riots, and death due to the poor conditions in which the prisoners were kept. As a result, there are a multitude of spirits sti…

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Episode 134: “He’s actually really dead” 1:30:23

11M ago1:30:23

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we've got creepy stories galore! Kala talks about Gore Orphanage Road & Swift's Hallow in Vermillion, OH. Once Kala gets over her urge to sing Hawthorne Heights, she ends up telling us a surprisingly complicated tale where the line between truth and urban legend gets awfully blurry. The ruins of this orphanage that…

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Episode 133: "Ouija Boards don't kill people." 1:17:51

11M ago1:17:51

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Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! First up this week, Kala has an important question: Alien or Cryptid? The Flatwoods Monster scared the butts off some West Virginia residents back in 1952. There are three different documented occurrences of this creature all within the same year, and it didn't make a great impression with its weird shaped head, glowi…

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Episode 132: "Grandma or... demon?" 1:08:02

11M ago1:08:02

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Happy Spooky Wednesday everyone! It’s Brittany’s birthday week! We’re celebrating with a creepy castle and the history of one of the most recognizable paranormal objects in the world. Kala tells us all about the Burg Wolfsegg in Wolfsegg, Germany. Gothic architecture, a mysterious hole, and a lady in white? What could be better than that? And Britt…

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Episode 131: "A Wonky Donkey" 1:18:57

12M ago1:18:57

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Happy Spooky Wednesday! Kala is back from vacation just in time for a giggly little podcast. We start with Kala talking about the Eloise Psychiatric Hospital, or Eloise Asylum, in Westland, MI. This is one of the most haunted locations in Michigan. Are we surprised? Nope. We know how these old abandoned hospitals go. Multiple paranormal investigato…

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