The Terror Cellar - Real Paranormal Stories
The Terror Cellar – Your new favourite podcast! The Terror Cellar is the fast rising paranormal podcast for true ghost stories, supernatural encounters, and real life hauntings. Hosted by Andy Crofts, whose grounded, natural style makes even the strangest encounters feel all too real, each episode explores listener submitted ghost stories, and true paranormal events that defy explanation.Already a favorite in the world of true paranormal podcasts, The Terror Cellar is a chilling archive of the unexplained.🕯️ Got a terrifying encounter of your own? Submit it now, and you might just hear it on a future episode.Subscribe, listen, and enter the...
#121 The Ghost That Solved Her Own Murder: The Haunting Case of Anne Walker
In this chilling episode of The Terror Cellar, we explore one of England’s strangest paranormal mysteries, the ghost of Anne Walker. After disappearing in the 1600s near Great Lumley, her killers believed their secret was buried forever. But according to historical accounts, Anne’s spirit appeared to a local miller and revealed the truth behind her brutal murder.
Was this one of the earliest recorded cases of a ghost solving its own murder? Or is there another explanation behind this haunting story from County Durham?
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♱ Resurrection Wednesday: The Boy from the Woods / The Ghost of Gladstone Villa
Resurrection Wednesdays are when we unseal the Terror Cellar Vault and breathe life back into the stories that refuse to stay buried. Each week, a classic episode rises from the darkness, remembered, and ready to haunt you all over again. Some tales fade with time. These ones linger… waiting for the door to open.
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#120 Classic Film Review: Village of the Damned (1960)
In this episode of The Terror Cellar, we dive into the chilling horror classic Village of the Damned. Discover the disturbing story of a quiet village where mysterious children with eerie powers are born after a strange blackout. We explore the film’s terrifying themes, creepy atmosphere, and why Village of the Damned remains one of the most unsettling sci-fi horror movies ever made.
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♱ Resurrection Wednesday: 3 Creepy & Haunting Short Stories
Resurrection Wednesdays are when we unseal the Terror Cellar Vault and breathe life back into the stories that refuse to stay buried. Each week, a classic episode rises from the darkness, remembered, and ready to haunt you all over again. Some tales fade with time. These ones linger… waiting for the door to open.
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🕯️Patreon Preview: The Enfield Poltergeist
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In the late 1970s, a quiet London home became the center of one of the most terrifying hauntings in history. Furniture moved on its own, chilling voices spoke from the shadows, and even skeptics couldn’t explain what was happening. Was it a hoax or something truly paranormal?Listen to our Terror Cellar bonus episode as we dive deep into the mystery, the investigations, and the lasting impact of the Enfield Poltergeist.
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#119 The Watcher – A Real Daylight Ghost Encounter
A chilling true ghost story set in Leeds, told by a podcast listener who kept seeing the same mysterious old man standing silently around the city in broad daylight. Always in a flat cap and dark overcoat, always with his hands clasped behind his back, he never spoke, only watched. As sightings increase and a pub conversation about local ghost legends uncovers a decades old bus driver rumour, the encounters take on a far more unsettling meaning. Is this a residual haunting, a guardian spirit, or something far stranger walking the streets of Leeds?
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#118 The Old Man in My House (A True Haunting in 1990s England)
A chilling true ghost story set in 1990s York, England. A young office worker living alone in a Victorian house begins experiencing subtle disturbances before coming face to face with a pale, silent old man who appears in doorways, mirrors, and at the foot of his bed. This paranormal encounter builds into a terrifying haunting filled with dread, isolation, and unexplained supernatural activity.
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#117 Alcatraz Ghosts: Terrifying True Hauntings Inside America’s Most Infamous Prison
In this episode of The Terror Cellar, we uncover the terrifying true hauntings of Alcatraz Prison. From ghostly prisoners in D-Block to unexplained voices, shadow figures, and phantom cell doors, we explore real eyewitness accounts from one of the world’s most haunted prisons. Discover why Alcatraz ghost stories and true paranormal encounters continue to shock visitors and investigators to this day.
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#116 The Haunted Hallway
A true listener paranormal story about a rental house where the hallway began changing length, rooms felt wrong, and a shadow figure appeared. What starts as subtle unease becomes a terrifying experience with a house that seemed aware and responsive. A slow burn haunted house encounter involving shifting spaces, unexplained measurements, and an impossible hallway.
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#115 The Ancient Ram Inn: Inside One of Britain’s Most Haunted Places
Would you stay the night? In this episode, we take a deep, factual dive inside The Ancient Ram Inn, one of the most famous and controversial haunted locations in England. Exploring real history, documented visitor experiences, and how the inn earned its reputation, we separate fact from legend to uncover why so many people report strange and unsettling activity inside this medieval building.
If youre interested, here is the website https://ancientraminn.co.uk/
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#114 Classic Film Review: The Others (2001)
In this episode of The Terror Cellar, we talk about the classic horror film The Others (2001), digging into its haunted house setting, slow-burn psychological horror, performances, cultural impact, box office success, and why it still unsettles audiences years later. No spoilers, just a proper deep dive into one of the most atmospheric ghost films of the 2000s.
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#113 Mum's Curse
A true ghost story set in a 1970s British family home, this chilling paranormal haunting follows a childhood slowly unravelled by whispers, sleepwalking, and an unseen presence. As a young girl’s behaviour turns disturbing, fears of spirit possession, a buried Ouija board, and midnight knocking lead to a terrifying encounter that forces a desperate call to a medium. A deeply unsettling real-life supernatural experience that lingers long after the final knock.
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#112 10 Cats and a Ghost
A woman living alone in an old English house begins to experience unexplained bangs, footsteps in the night, and her bed being violently torn apart. As her ten cats react to something she can’t see, she realises an unseen presence is watching her. A true listener submitted ghost story about isolation, animals sensing spirits, and the terror of not being alone.
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#111 Classic Film Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dive into my in-depth review of George A. Romero’s horror classic Night of the Living Dead. I break down the film’s tense atmosphere, groundbreaking zombie mythology, unforgettable performances, and its massive impact on modern horror cinema. Even as someone who usually prefers paranormal stories, this iconic 1968 masterpiece stands out as one of my all-time favourites. Join me in The Terror Cellar as we explore why this legendary film still terrifies, inspires, and defines the zombie genre.
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#110 A Final Farewell: The Night a Spirit Visited Me in London
A chilling and heartwarming true story: a young child sees a mysterious old lady in the garden at night, only to lear n the next day it was her great-grandmother visiting to say goodbye. A powerful encounter across worlds that connects family, love, and the unexplained.
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#109 The Voice Behind Me - A Surveyor’s Terrifying Encounter
A chilling true listener story about a surveyor who discovers he’s not alone inside an abandoned house. What starts as a routine inspection becomes a terrifying encounter with something unseen in the child’s bedroom. A grounded, believable haunting that lingers long after it ends.
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#108 The Haunted Doll of the Mandonia family.
Uncover the eerie legend of the Haunted Doll of the Mandonia Family, a notorious Houston, Texas paranormal case. This unsettling story explores cursed objects, ghostly activity, family hauntings, and one of the city’s most whispered-about supernatural mysteries. Perfect for fans of haunted dolls, Texas ghost stories, and real-life paranormal encounters.
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#107 Classic Film Review: White Noise (2005)
Classic Film Review: White Noise (2005) - Michael Keaton stars in White Noise as a grieving husband who believes he can hear his deceased wife through electronic voice phenomena (EVP). This supernatural thriller blends suspense and psychological horror as he dives deeper into the world of static and the dead. A chilling exploration of grief and the paranormal!
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#106 The Haunting Smile
A chilling true haunting from 1990s Britain.When a grandmother passes peacefully in her home, her family believes her spirit lingers, but joy soon turns to fear as footsteps, voices, and a terrifying face at the bedroom door turn their lives into a waking nightmare. This deeply personal story blends grief, nostalgia, and the supernatural, delivering an emotional yet unsettling paranormal experience.
If you enjoy true ghost stories, poltergeist encounters, and after-death visitations, this episode will stay with you long after the lights go out.
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#105 Ghostwatch BBC Special: The Broadcast That Terrified Britain (1992)
🕯️Day 31 of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight we dive into Ghostwatch, first broadcast: Sat 31st Oct 1992, 21:25 on BBC One. The legendary BBC paranormal broadcast that blurred the line between fiction and reality. We revisit the terrifying tale of Pipes, the chilling poltergeist that sent the UK into panic and changed horror television forever. Was it a harmless Halloween hoax, or did something darker break through that night? Tune in for deep analysis, eerie facts, and terrifying real-life reactions from the historic BBC Ghostwatch broadcast.
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#104 Resurrection Mary: Chicago's Vanishing Hitchhiker
🕯️Day 30 of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight we head to Chicago’s haunted South Side to explore the chilling legend of Resurrection Mary, the iconic vanishing hitchhiker ghost seen along Archer Avenue, near Resurrection Cemetery. For nearly a century, terrified drivers have claimed to pick up a mysterious blonde woman in a white dress who disappears without a trace. A tragic love story, a restless spirit, and one of America’s most famous ghost sightings, this haunting tale continues to frighten paranormal believers and skeptics alike.
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#103 The Warehouse of Horror
🕯️Day 29 of 31 Nights of Fright!
In this chilling true paranormal tale, a police officer responds to what should have been a routine call at an abandoned warehouse… but instead steps into a nightmarish encounter with moving shadows, unexplained sounds, and a lurking presence that defies logic. This terrifying warehouse story blurs the line between reality and the supernatural, leaving you to decide if the horror was real, or something darker from beyond the veil.
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#102 The Ghosts of the Tower of London
🕯️Day 27 of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight on The Terror Cellar, we descend into the dark and blood-soaked history of The Tower of London, one of the most haunted places in the world. For nearly a thousand years, its cold stone walls have witnessed betrayal, torture, and execution, and the restless spirits of its victims still roam the corridors. From the tragic Princes in the Tower, to Anne Boleyn’s ghost gliding headless through the chapel, and the spectral White Lady seen waving from the battlements, the Tower remains a chilling monument to England’s haunted past.
#101 The Indianapolis Poltergeist: The Beck Family Haunting
🕯️Day 26 of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight in The Terror Cellar, we uncover the chilling case of The Indianapolis Poltergeist, also known as The Beck Family Haunting. In March 1962, a quiet home on North Delaware Street became the epicenter of terrifying supernatural activity, objects levitated, strange knocks echoed through the night, and unseen forces tormented an ordinary American family. This real-life poltergeist case remains one of the most haunting paranormal mysteries in U.S. history.
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⭐️Collection of songs + chat by Andy Crofts
⭐️As promised, here are a few of my songs to coincide with episode 100. I hope you like these. Some of them have never been heard before.
The songs are
1. Midnight
2. Where are you now
3. We'll meet again
4. Shoulder to cry on
5. Someday Soon
6. The Terror Cellar
These acoustic versions are VERY RAW and will contain some coughs and noises as I have bit of a cold, but it's just meant to be an example.
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#100 Classic Film Review: Salem's Lot (1979)
🕯️Day 25 of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight in The Terror Cellar, we revisit Salem’s Lot (1979) the chilling Stephen King vampire classic that redefined small-town horror. Directed by Tobe Hooper, this haunting tale follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his hometown, only to discover a dark evil spreading through the streets. With its eerie atmosphere, gothic tension, and one of the most terrifying vampires in film history, Salem’s Lot remains a must-watch horror masterpiece that still keeps viewers awake at night....forever
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#99 The First Alien Abduction: The Story of Betty and Barney Hill
🕯️Day 24 of 31 Nights of Fright! Step into the chilling true story of Betty and Barney Hill, the New Hampshire couple whose 1961 encounter became the world’s first widely documented alien abduction case. From missing time and strange dreams to hypnotic regressions and UFO sightings over Route 3, this haunting tale reshaped modern UFO culture and government investigation into the unknown 🛸
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#98 Cryptid Legends: The Terrifying Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch
🕯️Day 23 of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight on The Terror Cellar’s Cryptid Legends, we uncover the chilling mysteries of Skinwalker Ranch, Utah’s most haunted and paranormal hotspot. From UFO sightings and cryptid creatures to shape-shifting Skinwalkers and unexplained phenomena, this cursed land has baffled scientists and terrified witnesses for decades. Step inside… if you dare.
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#97 The Ghost of John Lennon + Bonus song
🕯️Day 22 of 31 Nights of Fright! Step inside the haunted halls of the Dakota Building, where John Lennon’s spirit is said to linger. Discover chilling ghost sightings, eerie sounds, and the haunting experiences of those who walked the same floor, including Lennon’s former head of security. A must-hear for Beatles fans and paranormal lovers alike. Also Andy performs one of his own songs called How Long? Check it out
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#96 Haunted in New York
🕯️Day 21 of 31 Nights of Fright! Step inside a true haunting from 1980s Manhattan. After a tragic loss, a father and son begin to experience flickering lights, ghostly breaths, and a piano that plays by itself. Is it grief… or something still lingering in the dark? A chilling real-life paranormal encounter that blurs the line between love and the afterlife.
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#95 Classic Film Review: Halloween (1978)
Day 20 of 31 Nights of Fright! 🎃 In this episode of The Terror Cellar Podcast, we revisit John Carpenter’s original 1978 classic, Halloween, the film that defined the slasher genre and gave the world Michael Myers, the silent face of pure evil. From its haunting score to the chilling streets of Haddonfield, we dive into how Halloween shaped modern horror and why it still terrifies audiences today.
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#94 Cryptid Legends: The Jersey Devil
🕯️Day 19 of, 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight in The Terror Cellar we descend into the dark forests of the Pine Barrens, to uncover the terrifying legend of The Jersey Devil, a winged, horned creature said to haunt New Jersey for over 250 years. From eerie cries in the night to spine-chilling encounters, this cryptid remains one of America’s most enduring and mysterious monsters.
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#93 Ghosts of London Underground + Bonus song
🕯️ Day 18, of 31 Nights of Fright! Tonight in The Terror Cellar, we descend beneath the streets of London to uncover the chilling ghosts of the London Underground, eerie tales of haunted tunnels, phantom passengers, and spirits that still linger in the darkness below. From Covent Garden to Aldwych, these true paranormal encounters reveal the capital’s hidden side… the one that never sleeps. + Host Andy Crofts plays a new song after a high demand to hear more of his music in the show.
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#92 Cryptid Legends: The Bell Witch Haunting
🕯️Day 17 of, 31 Nights of Fright! Tonight in The Terror Cellar, we summon the chilling legend of The Bell Witch, one of America’s most terrifying hauntings. From eerie whispers in the Tennessee woods to violent poltergeist attacks that tormented the Bell family, this is the story that inspired centuries of fear. Was it a curse, a spirit, or something darker that couldn’t rest?
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#91 Classic Film Review: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
🕯️Day 16 of, 31 Nights of Fright! Tonight in The Terror Cellar, we revisit one of the most chilling psychological horror films ever made, Rosemary’s Baby. From Roman Polanski’s haunting direction to Mia Farrow’s unforgettable performance, this 1968 classic redefined paranoia, motherhood, and evil within the walls of an ordinary apartment. A slow-burn descent into occult terror and control, Rosemary’s Baby remains a masterpiece of dread that still grips audiences today.
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#90 The Thing in the Road
🕯️ Day 15, of 31 Nights of Fright!
Tonight in The Terror Cellar, journey deep into the dark heart of rural Thailand with a true story that chills to the bone. A quiet drive through the countryside turns into a terrifying encounter when a lone traveller comes face to face with a pale, glowing-eyed figure crawling from the grass. No fiction. No folklore. Just one man’s real brush with the unknown.
A haunting tale of isolation, fear, and the things that move unseen in the night.
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#89 The Ghost of Willie Lincoln
Day 14 of, 31 Nights of Fright! Discover the chilling true story of Willie Lincoln, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln’s young son, who continues to haunt the White House. From tragic typhoid fever and grief-stricken parents to eerie sightings, mysterious footsteps, and unsettling paranormal activity, this tale reveals one of America’s most haunting historical ghost stories. Explore the legacy of a child lost too soon and the restless spirit that lingers through history.
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#88 The Battersea Poltergeist: True British Haunting That Shocked London
🕯️Day 13, of 31 Nights of Fright! In this terrifying episode of The Terror Cellar, we uncover the true story of The Battersea Poltergeist, one of the most chilling and well-documented hauntings in British history. From mysterious knocks and flying objects to a spirit that seemed to think and talk, this is the real-life paranormal case that left 1950s London gripped with fear.
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