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History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Podcast dedicated to the side of history that goes bump in the night. Every episode's content features community time that includes listener mail and experiences, a "Moment In Oddity" and "History Of The Day" segments and then interviews and discussions about a historic location, event or person and the hauntings associated with the subject of the particular show. The tagline for the show is "Ghost tours for the theater of the mind" and our goal is to entertain you while creeping you out just a…
Episodes
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindFrank the Farmer and Creepy Chills with The Activity Continues Podcast
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 17th Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by the hosts of The…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 528 - Haunted Vegas Casinos
The glowing lights of Las Vegas have always beckoned those seeking expression for their seedy sides. This place is the capital of entertainment and a good…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEdgar Allan Poe Redux
Edgar Allan Poe's life is a study in tragedy. And like many of us, he kept no diary and had few close friends, so putting together a map of his life can be…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 527 - Minersville Mansion
The Minersville Mansion is located in Minersville, Pennsylvania and is known by locals as the DiNicola Mansion as it was owned by Dr. Arthur DiNicola who ran…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHaunted Gift Shop, Train Wrecks and Brewery Spooks
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 16th Paranormal Conversation, our listener and Executive…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 526 - The Life and Afterlife of Superman, George Reeves
Superman is a beloved comicbook hero. He's all about truth and justice. Clark Kent, his alter ego, is a lovable nerd. Filling his shoes isn't easy, but George…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindAokigahara Forest Redux
At the base of Mount Fuji in Japan lies a forest that is 14 square miles in size and is referred to by some as the Sea of Trees. The forest's official name is…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 525 - Haunted Wine Country
A region of California north of the San Francisco Bay Area is known as "Wine Country." Two of the counties within this area are Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindParanormal Trifecta with Shawn Grimm
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 15th episode, we are joined by podcaster Shawn Grimm who hosts…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 524 - St. Ignatius Hospital
St. Ignatius Hospital dates back to the 1890s and was started by a group of nuns from Montreal. For over seventy years it served as a healthcare facility and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindRockwood Mansion Redux
Rockwood Mansion is located off Marsh Road in Wilmington, Delaware. The Victorian mansion has stood for over 170 years. The 72-acre site has a park with…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 523 - Cedar Grove Mansion
The city of Vicksburg was indelibly marked by the Civil War. After it surrendered, rumors claimed that the Union pillaged the city. Many of the historic…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind2D Shadow Figures, Hillview Manor and Kitty Rainbows
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this fourteenth episode, we are joined by our listener Brandy. She…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 522 - General Morgan Inn and Old Greene County Jail
Greeneville is part of what is referred to as the Tri-Cities in Tennessee. This is a region that comprises the bigger cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHyde Hall Redux
Located in Glimmerglass State Park, Hyde Hall is a limestone regency era mansion that reminds visitors of a bygone era. The home is massive and would take…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 521 - Haunted Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institute is the world's largest museum and is located in Washington, D.C. There are dozens of museums that are a part of the Smithsonian and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindCommunicating with Spirits with She Haunts
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this thirteenth episode, we are joined by paranormal investigator…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 520 - The Life and Afterlife of Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford was an icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her dramatic looks and stunning ability to take on any character, made her a highly sought after…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEdinburgh Castle Redux
There is a deep and rich history to Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Over thousands of years, the castle has served as a fortress, a royal residence and a prison…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 519 - Franklin Castle
Cleveland's Franklin Castle is not really a castle, but is actually a glorious Victorian mansion named for the street upon which it sits. The former Tiedemann…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindScreaming Mummies, Haunted Subs and Animal Ghosts...Oh My!
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this twelfth episode, we are joined by paranormal investigator and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 518 - Haunted Poland
Like so many countries in Europe, Poland has been witness to centuries of history from medieval times, through World Wars, communism, democracy and its utter…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindGolden Lamb Inn Redux
The Golden Lamb Inn is the state of Ohio's oldest hotel. The hotel has been the gathering place for residents of Lebanon for over 200 years. Through the years…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 517 - Haunted Cemeteries 28
Cemeteries are always fun to visit and when they have ghost stories connected to them, it's even better. On this Haunted Cemeteries episode, we feature…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 32 - The Will Harris 1906 Massacre
Asheville is a smaller city in North Carolina where I had the pleasure of experiencing one of my favorite ghost tours. While on that tour, I heard about a mass…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 516 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst in Trenton, New Jersey is a very unique military base in that it is the only tri-service base in the United States Department…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindLegend of Krampas Redux
Most of us as kids were raised with the warning that you better be good, for goodness sake, or you would end up on Santa's naughty list and thus receive coal…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 515 - Cleveland Grays Armory
Cleveland sits on the opposite side of Lake Erie from Canada. While this proximity is not worrisome to us today, there was a time when Cleveland was worried…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 31 - The Curse of Palmyra Atoll
Is there a curse on the Palmyra Atoll and did it have anything to do with the murder of Muff and Mac Graham? There are some weird supernatural connections to…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 514 - White Hart Hotels
The White Hart Stag was once the personal badge of the king, and businesses and people would display it to show their allegiance. Today, there are still dozens…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindTombstone Redux
Tombstone calls itself "The West's Most Famous Town" and it really is just that. This town was the epitome of the Wild West with gunfights, raucous saloons…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindBONUS: Faceless Ghosts
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Here is a peek into our bonus material over at Patreon. There is probably nothing more terrifying than a ghost without a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 30 - 1909 Savannah Axe Murders
A man was on a simple afternoon stroll on December 9, 1909 in his Savannah, Georgia neighborhood when he heard moaning coming from 401 W. Perry Street. What he…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 513 - Haunted Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale means fun in the sun at a beach for most people. But this oceanside town has another side. There are many haunted locations here and for good…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindOctagon Hall Redux
Octagon Hall in Franklin, Kentucky has the distinction of being the most unique house in the state of Kentucky. An octagon shaped home is a rarity, there are…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 512 - Old Stagecoach Inn
Stagecoach stops have a knack for being haunted. This isn't surprising due to the amount of activity that these locations experienced throughout history. The…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 29 - Love Triangle Murder in Quincy
Love triangles are never a good thing. Someone always gets hurt. And sometimes, someone gets dead. In the case of this story, that someone was a man named…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 511 - Haunted Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois became a thriving riverfront featuring steamboats and trade due to its location along the Mississippi River. Many Germans settled in the town…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Halloween Special 2023
Happy Halloween 2023! Welcome to our CarnEvil! Step right up and test your degree of coulrophobia - fear of clowns. Clowns have played significant roles in…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindLegend of the Faeries Redux
A belief in Faeries has existed for centuries and stretches all around the world. Early stories of faeries originate in medieval Western Europe and this is…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 510 - Legend of the Grim Reaper
There is a pretty standard description of the Grim Reaper. Generally speaking, people envision a cloaked skeleton carrying a scythe. But there is so much more…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindBONUS - History of the Addams Family
The Addams Family has been with us for 85 years. What began as a cartoon created by American cartoonist Charles Addams has grown into so much more. They've…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 509 - The Witch Farm
One of Britain's most haunted homes was nicknamed The Witch Farm. A young family experienced seven years of haunting activity while living there. This was…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindAustralia's Quarantine Station Redux
Quarantine Station, or Q Station as it is more commonly known, is a heritage site located in Manly, which is a suburb of Sydney in Australia. This site was…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 508 - Haunted Cemeteries 27
This is another haunted cemeteries episode! We feature five cemeteries including the London Necropolis, Portugal's Cemetery of Pleasures, King's Chapel Burying…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindBONUS - HGB BonusCast 146 - Life and Afterlife of Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney's filmography is vast with his starring roles in horror movies bringing him the most fame. His expertise and innovation with special make-up effects…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 507 - Mount Washington Hotel
Omni Hotels & Resorts own a long list of haunted hotels and they embrace that reputation. One of their hotels is the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindMcMenamins Edgefield Redux
McMenamins Edgefield is located in Troutdale, Oregon and it is an historic hotel that features a little bit of everything from fine dining to concerts to a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Anniversary Special 9
On October 1, 2014, History Goes Bump dropped its first episode. It was a dream come true. Over the past 9 years, we have featured thousands of locations. More…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 506 - Haunted Portugal
Portugal sits right along the coast of Spain and while Spain overshadows it in size, the history of Portugal is vast. A mix of cultures have lived and ruled…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 28 - Finding the Bodies
We often wonder why spirits stay behind in haunted locations. Many times the answer is that some sort of trauma was experienced. And digging even deeper, we…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 505 - Haunted Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska is the home of the Cornhuskers and its also the state's capitol city. The Sower stands atop the tower of the Capitol Building, preparing to…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHollywood Roosevelt Hotel Redux
There's no missing the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It stands tall along Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles with a bright red neon sign on top announcing to the…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 504 - Legends of Dartmoor
Dartmoor is located in an upland area of southern Devon, England. Much of the area is protected by a National Park and it has the largest concentration of…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 27 - The Rose Family Murders
Not too far from Malabar Farm State Park in Ohio sits Pleasant Valley Cemetery. One marble grave marker stands a bit higher than the rest of the headstones…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 503 - Maine's Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport is a Maine town that goes back hundreds of years. This coastal resort town plays host to several haunted inns. The Kennebunkport Captains…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindShanley Hotel Redux
In this redux episode, Kelly and Diane explore the Shanley Hotel. The Shanley Hotel is one of New York's most haunted hotels and is located in Napanoch…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 502 - USS Salem
The USS Salem was the flagship of the 6th Fleet and is nicknamed "The Sea Witch." She was first launched in 1947 as a Naval cruiser and was fortunate to never…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 26 - The Dark Power of the Everglades
The Florida Everglades is a network of impenetrable swamps, snaking waterways and thick cypress forests. This would be a great place to make a body disappear…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 501 - Hotel del Coronado
There's no other way to describe the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego other than magnificent. The structure is unique and easily recognizable with its Queen…