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An abomination of a creature stalks the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Hidden among the sturdy, short pines, building nests out of the sphagnum moss is something that has haunted the region for two centuries. Is there a hissing, horse-faced monster flying through the trees or is it the unfortunate 13th son of a family Benjamin Franklin loved to mock in newspaper articles? This week's cryptid is: The Jersey Devil.

Step into the vault of episodes past. For the sake of time, a lot gets cut from each episode, but we save the good stuff for episodes like this. We’ve been holding onto these stories from the cutting room floor, and they’re finally making their way to the main feed. We’re picking up where we left off with never-before-heard clips from select episodes from 16. The Lesbian Ladies of Llangollen, through 31. The Stanley Hotel: Part 2. This week's episode is: From the Vault.

Happy Halloween, everyone! We have a very special surprise bonus minisode for the occasion. We’ve talked about how this podcast was inspired, in part, by people coming to us for stories at the bar. Every night after work during the haunt season, most of the staff goes to the bar across the street. This year, when Angela came to visit, we flipped the script on our friends and had them tell us their work ghost stories, some of which we recorded for you. We’ve got stories from haunt actors, retail, managers, tech, and security. And naturally, our infa...

Happy Mischief Night! Neighborhoods will be filled with children in costumes this weekend for Halloween, but on an ordinary night? Two children come knocking on your door asking for help. But their voices don’t seem to match their age, their clothing looks out of date, and their eyes are a solid black. Whatever you do, don’t let them in. They might not be human. This week's legend is: Black-Eyed Children.

P.S. Keep an eye out for a surprise bonus minisode tomorrow for Halloween!

There is an island in Mexico covered in ragged, weathered dolls hanging from trees, shacks, and every conceivable surface. People claim these decaying dolls may wink at you, or whisper as you pass by. Did one man’s superstition lead him to appease the spirit of a dead girl, or was the land already cursed by its supposed history of human sacrifices? This week's haunting is: Island of the Dolls.

We’re back with Part 2 of The Stanley Hotel. We didn’t plan for this to be a two part episode, but since the recording wound up being the longest we’ve ever done, we decided to split it. Part 1 covered the hotel’s history and its most famous hauntings, so you’ll want to check that out first if you haven’t already. Stay tuned as we unpack Stephen King’s real spooky experience, The Shining, and some truly unhinged things you can do at The Stanley Hotel today.

Nestled into Colorado’s Rocky Mountains sits a hotel that hosts many spectral guests and former employees. Author Stephan King even had an unsettling experience that inspired his novel, and the subsequent movie, The Shining. You may hear invisible children playing in the halls, or have a ghost tuck you in at night. This week's haunting is: The Stanley Hotel.

Hop on your broom and fly around the globe with us as we begin a magical journey of a new, infrequently recurring series on witches around the world. This week's witches are: Baba Yaga, Morgan Le Fay, Yamauba, and The Morrigan.

Did a seven-foot tall alien clown have a pleasant conversation at tea with two small children on vacation in the 1970s? Are wooden, awkward, clowns carrying microphones hiding out somewhere in a wooded area near you? This week's legend is: The Sandown Clown.

Were medieval peasants being dragged to Hell by demons? Did a pit, straight to the Underworld, exist in a limestone cliff? Was building a chapel on top the best way to stop winged creatures from carrying off livestock? This week's legend is: Houska Castle’s Gateway to Hell.

Have you ever wanted to be viciously attacked by an unseen cat in your home? Have you hoped to hallucinate conversations with yourself while sitting in your basement surrounded by an assortment of random household items deemed necessary for bizarre communion? Well, you're in luck! We're back with more things to do in your home if you want it to be haunted! This week's ritual games are: Cat Scratch and Three Kings.

Just outside a quaint old village in England sits a not-so-quiet forest. Dubbed "the most haunted village in Britain," once the sun sets, peculiar lights can be seen through the trees and locals report bloodcurdling screams coming from the dark woods. Haunting tales of tragic murders and mishaps create an eerie place folks avoid once the sun sets. This week's haunting is: The Screaming Woods.

Did an extraterrestrial casually stroll through someone's yard in 2007? Or did a pair of pants come to life and run off from someone's clothesline? This week's cryptid is: the Fresno Nightcrawler.

A series of tragedies in the Whaley family may have been coincidental, or maybe they never should have built a house on what may have already been cursed land. Regardless of the cause, their home is now widely regarded as among the most haunted houses in America. This week's haunting is: The Whaley House.

Recurring dreams of bodies buried beneath a barn, the ghostly appearance of a woman in her burial clothes, and a woman who solved her own murder. We are exploring three real-life murder cases that may not have been solved if it weren’t for voices from beyond the grave. This week's curious cases are: The Red Barn Murder, The Greenbrier Ghost, and the Murder of Teresita Basa. Featuring our friend, Anthony.

Most of us have fond memories of sitting around a campfire telling ghost stories. The crackling of the fire echoes in the woods and the flames cast shadows on the trees, enhancing the spookiness of it all. We’re having a battle of classic campfire stories to see who brought the most spook to the table. This week's episode is: Ghost Story Face-Off.

Did a college student buy a haunted game cartridge? Can you be haunted by a ghost trapped in your computer? You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you? This week's legend is: Ben Drowned: The Haunted Majora's Mask.

Phantom lanterns sway in the dark along abandoned railroad tracks. Is it the light of a ghost train, never reaching its destination? Or is it the light of a decapitated rail worker looking for his head? This week's haunting is: The St. Louis Ghost Train.

There is a painting said to cause supernatural disturbances, and, in some cases, physical illness to those who have viewed it. A hollow-eyed doll, disembodied hands reaching from beyond, and a boy who may just up and leave the painting altogether. Nicknamed the "eBay Haunted Painting" in the early 2000s, some say this is one of the most infamous examples of "cursed" art in modern history. This week's haunting is: The Hands Resist Him.

Attention, channel one. We don't have a full episode this week, but don't go anywhere! We will be back to our normal schedule next week. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy a few bloopers from some past episodes.

Is it bad luck to see yourself when walking down the street? Are evil twins real? Are there ghostly doubles heralding death? This week's creature is: the Doppelganger.

Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby may have been the 18th century’s first lesbian power couple. Some say their gentle ghosts still haunt the home they shared for 51 years. This week's haunting is: The Lesbian Ladies of Llangollen.

Take a step behind the scenes of Meet Me on Four. We’re dipping into the archives to share some bonus stories from Episodes 1 - 14 that didn’t make the final cut. This week's episode is: Collector’s Cuts.

A local reporter comes across some insane information he found in an old family journal in Vermont. Farmers, struggling in the hills beyond town, need a way to survive the winter. And so begins a bizarre family tradition meant to save on food rations. Were they really freezing their elderly and putting them into literal cold storage for the winter? Is cryonics or cannibalism more appropriate in this situation? This week's legend is: The Frozen Hill People.

Were vampires stalking small towns in New England at the turn of the 19th century? Villages were wracked by a wasting death. Friends and neighbors watched in horror as loved ones withered away. Only vampires could be responsible for such a slow, tormenting death, that turned healthy people into gaunt figures haunting their hometown. This week's legend is: The Consumption of Mercy Brown.

An abandoned Connecticut village is said to be plagued by vanishings, ghosts, and unexplained mysteries. Occasionally referred to as the Village of the Damned, some people believe the infertile land and stories of insanity are caused by a curse on the Dudley family. This week’s legend is: The Demons of Dudleytown.

Nestled within Chester County, Pennsylvania is a set of tunnels where you may hear a crying baby or footsteps in the next tunnel over after dark. Further down the road is the site of a property with a dark past where you may be chased by hooded figures in the woods at night. This week’s urban legends are: The Downingtown Tunnels and The Gates of Hell, featuring our friend and Downingtown native, Anna.

Wanna play a game? An elevator may take you to a different world. A game of hide and seek with an invisible entity. A sneaky spectral man who may become a long-term guest. This week’s rituals are: The Elevator Game, The Midnight Man, and The Binoculars Game.

Arizona and Nevada residents may have thought they were just looking for a comet one evening in 1997, but they saw something else entirely. Was this the most widely witnessed UFO event in modern U.S. history, or is there a more earthly explanation for these lights? This week’s legend is: The Phoenix Lights.

In the heart of New Forest National Park in Southern England lies a residence said to be haunted by seven ghosts. From smuggling rings to seances, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle even had a hand in the property’s history. This week’s haunting is: The Ghosts of Glasshayes House.

Are your hosts as weird as you think they are? The answer is yes. We’re sharing creepy and bizarre stories from our lives. Get ready for theater spooks, doppelgangers, and ghostly coworkers. This week’s episode is: Ghost Story Special.

What happened at Camp Hero? Was an abandoned military base on Long Island secretly used to experiment with time travel? Did portals open and allow otherworldly beasts to come to our dimension? Did Tesla help with the Philadelphia Experiment? We’re diving back into the stories that inspired the television series Stranger Things. This week’s legend is: The Montauk Project.

Some say the United States Navy attempted a dangerous experiment to cloak a ship that resulted in horrifying injuries after the vessel mysteriously vanished, and then reappeared at the dock. Part of this enduring urban legend inspired the plot of Stranger Things, and its stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow. This week’s legend is: The Philadelphia Experiment.

Something is lurking in the shadows deep in the woods. But you won’t get a good look at it. This vaguely humanoid creature disappears behind even the thinnest trees when it is spotted. You better hope it doesn’t take you with it. This week’s cryptid is: the Hidebehind.

Did Flipper kidnap a Florida man and force him into an underwater construction crew for a dolphin recreation center? Whale find out as we dive into the story that took Florida by storm. This week’s legend is: DolphinGate.

The pirate Captain Blackbeard terrorized the seas from 1716 - 1718. So what brought him to Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania? Was it just the party scene of the Pirate’s Haven, or was there a special someone he kept returning to? This week’s legend is: Blackbeard in Delco.

Philadelphia’s public transit system is steeped in urban legends. An illusive, unmarked SEPTA bus with no destination, which only appears to some. A mysterious figure following trains on the beams under elevated subway tracks. A supposedly abandoned subway platform that doesn’t exist on any maps. This week’s legends are: The Bus to Nowhere, The Man in the El Tracks, and The Platform that Isn’t There.

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