Hello, and welcome to Spooky Gals! We're your hosts, Katrina and Jasmine. If you love tales of real life paranormal and creepy occurrences - from ghost sightings and hauntings to reported alien and cryptic encounters, myths, folklore, legends and more - then this is the podcast for you! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. You can also support us further by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/spookygals. St ...
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Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. In this episode the gals are joined by the incredible Lexi (octoberallyear_ on IG), where they discuss Lizzie Borden - the infamous murder suspect who may or may not have blugeoned both her father and step-mother to death with…
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In episode 53, Jasmine tells the story of Maret Jonsdotter and the horrors of the Mora Witch Trials. Also, Katrina has a laughing fit, and the girls decide to move to Blockula. Join us every few weeks for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.…
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Did zombies roam the landscape of Medieval England, terrorising their former friends and family by knocking on their doors at night and trying to crush them in their sleep? In this episode Katrina and Jasmine discuss Revenants - undead creatures particular to the Middle Ages, who brought death and disease wherever they went. P. S. The historian Kat…
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Episode 51 - Aleister Crowley (ft. Dan Brooklyn!)
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Katrina and Jasmine welcome shock rocker Dan Brooklyn to chat about his upcoming album “THE GREAT BEAST” and its key influence: Aleister Crowley, the so-called 'wickedest man in the world'! Follow Dan on Instagram @danbrooklynofficial Join us every few weeks for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.c…
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Episode 50 - Paranormal Palava and Listener Stories with Corbyn Bentley
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For their fabulous fiftieth episode, the Gals invited the brave and badass Corbyn Bentley to chat about his adventures as a paranormal investigator - and to teach him their favourite swear words from across the pond. In this bumper episode: Corbyn delves into some stories from his recent ghost hunting trip to the Waverley Hills Sanatorium, Jasmine …
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In this episode, the gals discuss the absolutely bonkers story of Sam the Sandown Clown. Was he a ghost? an alien? an inter-dimensional being? a mentally ill person in a costume!? You be the judge, because we have no idea! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sur…
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In this week's episode, Jasmine tells some haunting ghost stories freshly dug up from Long Island's Lakeview Cemetery (and the spooky house on the hill next to it - which mysteriously burned down). Also featuring: Katty's retelling of Santa Claus's grisly origin story (it involves pickled children), and that baby what got "lashed out the window" of…
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In this episode, Katrina regales Jasmine with some of the bizarre, mystical legends surrounding the UK's Rollright Stones! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & I…
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Episode 46 - The Vampiric Slaying of Lily Lindestrom (The Atlas Vampire)
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In this week's episode, Jasmine explores the mysterious and shocking murder of Lily Lindestrom, victim of the so-called Atlas Vampire of Stockholm in the 1930s. Also, Katrina shares her polemic views on Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City and the gals go on a rant about why we can't just have nice things. Come say hello! We don't bite (unless yo…
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Episode 45 - The Screaming Ghost of Burton Agnes Hall
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In this episode, Katrina covers the creepy tale of Anne Griffiths' haunted skull, which is supposedly still hidden away somewhere in her beloved family home, Burton Agnes Hall. For a special extra segment, we are joined by the talented athlete and actress Claire (@cb7112 / @fly.and.die.queen) as she regales us with ghost stories from the devastatin…
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Episode 44 - Buffy, Gore, Metal & More! with Derek Dillon
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*DEXTER SPOILERS AHEAD* Kicking us off in 2022, Jasmine joins forces with Derek Dillon - frontman of Dead Things, fellow horror geek, co-conspirator of tastefully tasteless Kleaver Klothing, and all-around stellar Spooky Guy.! Did the Scary Movie films take all the fun out of Scream? Do we like how Dexter ended? Should Derek's grandpa have disturbe…
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In this special christmas instalment of Spooky Gals, we get gothic with some haunting Victorian christmas history, quiz Katty on what precisely a mumper is, and read The Ghost’s Summons by Ada Buisson (French??). Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like …
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Special Halloween Episode 2021! (ft. Lucy from Wine & Crime)
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For a special HALLOWEEN EPISODE, the gals are joined by one third of the gloriously gory team that brings you WINE & CRIME! Grab a nice pint of merlot/some warm Sauvignon Blanc, light a haunted candle, and sit back as Lucy regales us with tales of her human bone collection and her meeting with Robert the Doll. (Followed by a game of Katrina's Amazi…
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This week, Jasmine tells us all about Kuru - a terrifying disease initially believe to be caused by sorcery and witchcraft. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & …
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This week the Gals recount the gruesome story of a gambling debt gone very, very wrong. also, crimes against dim sum. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & Instag…
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The small ancient village of St. Osyth, in Essex, England, has long been associated with witchcraft and magic. Much like the rest of the country, it was swept up in the witch trials craze, where many innocent people were accused of, and executed for, the supposed crime of witchcraft. It was during this time that ‘The Cage’ was built - a medieval pr…
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Episode 40 - Spooky D&D and Listener Stories!
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This week, to celebrate their 40th episode, the Gals play a very, uh... special version of Dungeons & Dragons (as told by Jasmine). Expect evil dolls, fight sequences that make no sense, and spooky sound effects galore! Also: Gertrude the Night Hag. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodca…
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This week the gals read some spooky first responder stories! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & Instagram @spookygalspodcast, for regular updates. If you want …
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Episode 38 - The Exorcism of Michael Taylor
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Katrina and Jasmine continue in the Satanic Panic vein this week, exploring the disturbing exorcism of Michael Taylor: a small-town English butcher who brutally murdered his wife, supposedly under the thrall of demonic possession. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also …
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Episode 37 - The St. Aubin Street Massacre
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On the quiet summer evening of July 3rd, 1929, the entire Evangelist household was brutally murdered in their home on St. Aubin Street, Detroit. The decapitated body of Benny Evangelist was found seated at his desk in the study, his hand clasped together as though in prayer, his severed head lying on the floor beside his chair. His wife, Santina, a…
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Episode 36 - Gloomy Sunday (The Hungarian Suicide Song)
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Haunted and cursed objects were a feature of last year's Halloween bonus episode, where we looked at a number of spooky items with Brooke from WISE. As we all know though, haunted houses, places, dolls etc. are all pretty common things... but what about haunted songs? This week Jasmine tells the story of Gloomy Sunday - also known as The Hungarian …
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While many 'haunted house' scare attractions create a fictionalized spooky backstory for themselves in order to make the experience more terrifying for guests, one such attraction - Frightmare Manor in Talbott, East Tennessee - has had no need to fabricate an eerie backstory, as its own very real history is far more gruesome and horrifying than any…
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This week, Jasmine delves into the widespread urban legend of The Elevator Game— as well as the connections those have made between it and the unnerving behaviour of Elisa Lam mere hours before she took her own life. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to l…
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In Scandinavia, where forests cover vast areas of land, stories of otherworldly woodland entities and spirits have always been a part of popular folklore and traditions. One such entity, which can be found in local folklore throughout Scandinavia, is the Hulder - a seductive forest spirit. Although the Hulder may seem less menacing than some other …
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This week, Jasmine regales us with the story of the Monte Cristo Homestead - the most haunted building in all of Australia, and a known hotbed for tragedy, the macabre, and all manner of paranormal activity. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our F…
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Episode 31 - Poveglia (The Island of Ghosts)
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Located in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, you might be forgiven for assuming that the small island of Poveglia would be an ideal vacation destination... but you would be gravely mistaken. With a long, tragic, disturbing history, the island - nicknamed 'The Island of Ghosts' by locals - has the reputation of being one of Italy’s most terrifyin…
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Episode 30 - Spooky Quiz and Listener Stories!
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For this special 30th episode, the Gals do something a bit different; Jasmine plays quiz-master to test Katrina's knowledge of spooky pop-culture and even her own podcast, with listener stories between each round! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like…
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Situated in the shadow of the brooding Table Mountain, close to the stormy, tempestuous sea, Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope is the oldest and largest colonial building in South Africa, and supposedly also its most haunted. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make su…
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It was a bright, clear Autumn morning in October 1957 when three 15-year-old British Royal Navy cadets – William Laing, Michael Crowley and Ray Baker – set off across the rural Suffolk countryside on what should have been a routine map-reading exercise. Instead, they came across the picturesque village of Kersey, where they claim to have had a biza…
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The rugged mountain range of Santa Lucia, located in coastal central California in the counties of Monterey and San Luis Obispo, is the supposed domain of a group of unsettling, mysterious entities known as ‘The Dark Watchers’. Having been witnessed by hikers along the mountain range for centuries, particularly around the hours of twilight and dawn…
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The vast, bleak, desolate moorland of Dartmoor, located in Devon, southwest England, has given rise to a number of local folk-tales and legends. Arguably the most bizarre of these stories is the legend of a pair of ghostly, disembodied hands which are said to be responsible for the unusually high number of accidents and deaths on a particular stret…
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I’m sure most of you will have heard of The Flying Dutchman, whether that be from Richard Wagner’s opera, Pirates of the Caribbean, or even SpongeBob SquarePants. The legendary ghost ship and mainstay of maritime lore and superstition has been featured within numerous pieces of popular media over the years – including art, literature, film and TV –…
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Episode 24 - The Curse of the (Not Quite) Mummy
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This week the gals explore the story of the Seton family, who had their lives turned upside down after bringing home a gruesome memento from their trip to Egypt. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and …
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Episode 23 - The Strange Case of Carole Compton
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This week the gals cover the absolutely WILD story of Carole Compton - a 20-year-old woman from Scotland who seemed to be living a real-life romantic fairy-tale after falling desperately in love with a handsome Italian man, and leaving her old life behind to move to the beautiful Rome so that they could be together. However, little did Carole know …
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This week the gals explore the story of the Old Changi Hospital, which has a long, dark history, and is said to be one of the most haunted places in all of Singapore. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals,…
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This week the gals explore the mystery of the Alaska Triangle, where over 16,000 people have gone missing within the last 33 years, almost always leaving no trace behind. What is really to blame for all of these disappearances? Cryptids, aliens, an energy vortex, or simply Alaska's harsh and unforgiving wilderness? Join us every week for a new stor…
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This week the gals cover the the first and only case in American history where the testimony of a ghost was used to convict someone of murder! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and follow us on Twitte…
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This week the gals cover the story of one of the most famous (and controversial) alleged extraterrestrial encounters, where one poor family was forced to defend their farmhouse for four hours against an alien attack! (Or was it angry owls?) Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.…
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So this week we have something a bit different, with Katrina and Jasmine playing their own spooky version of 20 Questions! (except there are only 18). We hope you enjoy! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGa…
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This week the gals cover the legend of the Estrie, a female vampire of Jewish folklore! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals, and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & Instagram @spookygalspodcast, for re…
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This week Katrina gives Jasmine a late Christmas present in the form of a story about one of her favourite supposedly haunted places, Speke Hall! Oh, and Happy New Year! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com. Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGa…
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Episode 15 - Spooky Christmas Stories! - The Mari Lwyd + Frau Perchta
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This week we have an exciting Christmas themed episode, where both Katrina and Jasmine each tell a spooky winter story! Check out Jeff C. Carter's We Bleed Red & Green: 12 Chilling Tales for Christmas here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N47SMQH. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gm…
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Episode 14 - Hannah Cranna, The Wicked Witch of Monroe
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What do you do if you're a reclusive old spinster, living in poverty since the mysterious death of your husband? Use your reputation as a witch to extort food and firewood from your neighbors by threatening to curse them, of course! This week Katrina and Jasmine discuss the truly inspirational Hannah Cranna, the so called 'Wicked Witch of Monroe', …
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Episode 13 - The Abandoned Inunaki Village
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This week the gals explore the creepy Urban Legend of the Abandoned Inunaki Village, which tells of a forgotten community of menacing, hostile residents, who have been completely isolated from the rest of the world for centuries, and will attack any outsiders who venture too close. Supposedly located deep in the forest of Mt. Inunaki (which is cons…
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What do the French Revolution, Leonardo diCaprio, and an unfortunate postman have in common? Join the Gals as they discuss, mock, and make outrageous claims about a certain precious stone, which has been trading superstitious hands for over four centuries. (And no, it isn’t a gigantic blue raspberry flavoured gummy). Join us every week for a new st…
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This week the gals explore a place that is considered one of the most haunted places in all of the UK, Edinburgh Castle! Towering over Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position atop the Castle Rock, it has been the site of many tragedies and death over its 1000+ year history. With reported sightings of ghost dogs, prisoners of war,…
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It's time for a cryptid story! This week the gals cover the legend of the Beast of Bray Road, a massive wolf-like creature known to roam around Wisconsin and Norther Illinois. With links to strange occult activity and a potential town wide cover-up, this episode will make you think twice about going anywhere near the quiet, rural Bray Road or the s…
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This week, the gals travel down into the subterranean tunnels underneath Paris, where over 6 million bodies are interred. With the vast amount of human remains present in the Catacombs – bodies which have been disturbed numerous times, broken apart, and used as decorations – it is no surprise that they still inspire fear and fascination in the form…
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Hidden away in the woods close to the Ohio River in Uticia, Indiana, the charred stone structure of a house, known locally as ‘The Witches’ Castle’, looms eerily on an isolated hill. With claims that Utica itself has been cursed since the townspeople murdered three sisters accused of witchcraft in the late 1700s, The Witches' Castle has played a ma…
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Special Halloween Episode 2020! - Cursed Objects (ft. Brooke from Wise)
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Happy Halloween! In this bonus episode the gals are joined by Brooke from the incredible Wise podcast (https://wisepodcast.buzzsprout.com), where they discuss all sorts of terrifying cursed objects! Make sure to check out part two of the collab on her podcast! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1380202/6152734 Join us every week for a new story, and maybe …
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