Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal
Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib discuss and explore some of the most mysterious and interesting events in history. Take a trip to haunted hotels, abandoned malls, deserted amusement parks, paranormal experiences, infamous true crimes, and weird historical and cultural events. This is Ghost Town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Colgate Kitchen Dinners (GT Mini)
A failed food makes it way in the 1960s...or does it?
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343: The Devil Made Me Do It Trial
The devil goes on trial in 1981.
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The Casablanca Hoax (GT Mini)
A classic film gets reintroduced in 1982.
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342: The Disney Hall of Presidents Conspiracy
A presidential conspiracy unfolds in 2016.
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Curse of the Ninth (GT Mini)
A classical superstition goes back centuries.
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341: The Disappearance of Harold Holt
A Prime Minister goes missing in 1967.
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The Gisele Bundchen Witchcraft Conspiracy (GT Mini)
A supermodel casts a spell on the Internet.
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340: The Simpsons House Contest
A strange prize is offered in 1997.
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Blood Candy (GT Mini)
A Russian-based candy has a morose history going back decades.
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339: The Iron Butterfly Mystery
The strange disappearance and death of an iconic musician in 1995 leaves more questions than answers.
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The Rise and Fall of DIVX (GT Mini)
A short-lived video rental service helps sink a national retail chain in 1999.
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338: The Alma Mahler Sex Doll
A controversial life-sized doll takes shape in 1919.
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The McDonalds Coke Spoon (GT Mini)
A fast food utensil gets banned in 1979.
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337: The Million Lives Book Festival Disaster
A Baltimore book festival proves disasterous in 2025.
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The Exploding Pope (GT Mini)
A religious leader leaves a lasting impression in 1958.
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336: The Kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle
A bizarre and harrowing kidnapping takes place in 1968.
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The Macy Street Plague (GT Mini)
A plague returns in 1920s Los Angeles.
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335: The Mr. Beast Experience Disaster
An immersive experience becomes a spectacular failure in 2025.
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The Lettuce Cigarette (GT Mini)
A "healthy" cigarette takes shape in the late-1950s.
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334: The Zizians Cult
A strange cult-like murder unfolds in 2022 California.
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Project Capricious (GT Mini)
A strange tactic takes shape in the midst of World War II.
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333: The Life and Near-Death of Jillian Lauren
The strange and complex life of Jillian Lauren takes a tragic turn in April 2025.
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The America's Next Top Model Riots (GT Mini)
The runway turned to chaos in 2009.
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332: The Curse of the Batsuit
A cursed costume makes itself known in 1995.
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The Last Meal of Heaven’s Gate (GT Mini)
The final meal of a galactic cult in 1997.
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331: The Nuclear Football Experiment
A dangerous scientific experiment takes place during football season in 1955.
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The Eternity II Puzzle (GT Mini)
A puzzle with a prize takes hold of who try to solve it in 2007.
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330: The Coca-Cola Conspiracy
A secret-selling scandal unfolds in 2006.
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The Zone of Death (GT Mini)
A lawless loophole occupies part of Idaho.
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329: The Disappearance of Jim Thompson
A mysterious disappearance in 1967 Thailand inspires a popular HBO show.
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The Candy Cat Strip Club (GT Mini)
A murderous family made this a second home in the 1960s.
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328: The Entity Hauntings
Spirits visit Los Angeles in the 1970s.
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Canned Smog (GT Mini)
A strange canned good hits in the market in 1950s Los Angeles.
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327: Tarrare The Spy
A spy with a strange habit makes his way through 18th France.
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The Candle Salad Scandal (GT Mini)
A scandalous salad makes waves in 2014.
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326: The Pet Prison
A dog serves time in a Philadelphia prison in 1924.
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The Unsolvable UFO 54-40 (GT Mini)
An unsolvable adventures hits the shelves in 1982.
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325: The Cadaver Synod
A morbid trial takes place in 8th century Rome.
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The Barret Robbins Super Bowl Mystery (GT Mini)
A player goes missing the days before the Super Bowl in 2003.
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324: The 24 Hour Celebrity Therapy Cult
A controversial therapy achieves a cult-like status in the 1960s.
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