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Haunted American History
A daily campfire-style podcast blending American history, folklore, and true crime. What scares you? Let’s find out.
Episodes
- Haunted American History
The Work of Ghouls: Denver's City of the Dead
Beneath the lawns of Cheesman Park and the winding paths of the Denver Botanic Gardens lies one of the darkest stories in Colorado history. In 1893, an…
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The Silver Cliff Blue Lights
High in Colorado’s Wet Mountain Valley, a lonely cemetery glows with mysterious blue lights... dancing orbs that have baffled miners, teenagers, scientists…
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The Fresno Nightcrawlers
A grainy security video. Two walking shapes. A mystery that refuses to die.This episode explores the origins, hoaxes, culture, and legacy of the Fresno…
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Mount Shasta
A three-year-old boy vanishes at a campground beneath Mount Shasta, only to return with a story no one can explain. From indigenous creation myths to…
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The Bodie Curse
They say Bodie, California, isn’t just abandoned... It’s waiting.For over a century, visitors who pocketed so much as a pebble from this frozen-in-time mining…
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The Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains
In the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains of California, a shadow has a name. For centuries, hikers have reported being watched by tall, motionless figures in…
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The Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel has been called many things: The Suicide, a skid row flophouse, the inspiration for American Horror Story, and the site of Elisa Lam’s infamous…
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Mothers of Port Arthur: The Grey Lady and the Lady in Blue
Port Arthur was built to break men, but its most enduring ghosts are the women who watched. Today, we walk Civil Officers’ Row, peel back the polite façade of…
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Tales from Arkansas’ Haunted Triangle
In Saline County, a forgotten grave wakes to ask a single word: “Why?” At Lorance Creek and along a lonely stretch of Highway 365, Arkansas ghosts don’t scream…
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The Allen House & The People on Maple Court
Some houses hold on to their ghosts. Others hold on to their families. Today, we’re in Monticello for the tragic echoes of the Allen House, one of Arkansas’s…
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Arkansas Cryptids
The water moves. The woods breathe. Arkansas remembers its monsters. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -…
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The Crescent Hotel - Arkansas
In the Ozark hills, a hotel was built on healing...and fed on heartbreak. Long after the lights dimmed, the echoes remained. Some say the Crescent never…
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Baba Yaga
She flies in a mortar, sweeps away her tracks with a broom, and decides your fate with a single glance. In this international episode, we explore the mystery…
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The Pied Piper of Tucson
In 1960s Tucson, a five-foot-three man named Charles Schmid built himself out of tin cans, axle grease, and lies. He called himself “Smitty,” the Pied Piper of…
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The Mogollon Monster
In the shadow of Arizona’s Mogollon Rim, the legend smells before it shows itself. A rancid stench, a woman’s scream in the dark, and a century of sightings…
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The Superstition Mountains
East of Phoenix, the desert rises in a wall of jagged stone—hostile, ancient, and hungry for stories. The Superstition Mountains have long been treated with…
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The Hotel Congress - Tucson, Arizona
In the heart of downtown Tucson stands the Hotel Congress, a place where history and hauntings walk the same halls. From the fire that nearly destroyed it in…
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Inuit Folklore – The Child-Stealing Qalupalik
Beneath the Arctic ice, something hums — soft, low, and beckoning.They call it the Qalupalik: a sea creature with green skin, long claws, and a taste for…
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The Haunting of Circle Hot Springs Resort
At the end of a dirt road in Alaska sits a silent resort where the steam still rises and the halls aren’t empty. Once an oasis, Circle Hot Springs now hosts…
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Scary Mary – The Ghost of the Golden North Hotel
Guests in Room 23 of the Golden North Hotel report the same terrifying experience,waking in the dead of night, unable to move… unable to breathe…as something…
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The Red Onion Saloon – Alaska’s Most Haunted Brothel
High heels on empty floors. The scent of lilac in a locked room. A saloon that never sleeps—even when it’s closed.The Red Onion Saloon in Skagway, Alaska was…
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The Alabama White Thang
The Alabama White Thang is one of the strangest creatures in American folklore.Some say it’s a giant white beast. Others swear it’s a screaming phantom. It…
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The Birmingham Axe Murders
In the 1920s, Birmingham was known as “The Magic City.”Steel, smoke, opportunity—and something much darker.It began in a small corner store.Then another.And…
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The Face in the Window (Pickens County, Alabama)
In Pickens County, Alabama, there’s a courthouse window that refuses to stay clean.No matter how many times it’s replaced…No matter how often it’s scrubbed…A…
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The Unquiet Ghost of Gaineswood (Alabama’s Haunted Mansion)
In Demopolis, Alabama stands one of the most beautiful homes in the South: Gaineswood.A masterpiece of marble, music, and architectural perfection.But beauty…
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The Legend of Jeffery - Alabama's most famous ghost
Before Sloss Furnace or Dead Children’s Playground… Alabama had Jeffrey.Not a tragic spirit. Not a vengeful phantom.Just a mischievous ghost who moved…
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The Occidental Hotel - Wyoming
In the small town of Buffalo, Wyoming, stands one of the West’s most legendary hotels. The Occidental Hotel has welcomed outlaws, cowboys, and even U.S…
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The Ridgeway Ghost- Wisconsin
On the lonely roads of Ridgeway, Wisconsin, drivers have reported chilling encounters for more than 150 years. A phantom figure—sometimes a man, sometimes a…
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The Greenbrier Ghost - West Virginia
In 1897, a young woman named Zona Heaster Shue was found dead in her West Virginia home. Her death was quickly dismissed as natural, but her mother knew…
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Haunting at the Hotel Sorrento - Washington
Seattle’s Hotel Sorrento has long been called one of the most haunted hotels in America. Guests whisper about phantom piano music, drinks that slide across…
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Virginia - Grace Sherwood and the Ghosts of Abingdon
From a Virginia river where a woman was tried as a witch to a Southern inn where the sound of violin music still lingers in the night, legends live on. This…
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The Legend of Emily's Bridge - Vermont
In the picturesque town of Stowe, Vermont, there’s a covered bridge with a story as dark as its timbers. Locals call it Emily’s Bridge—a place where heartbreak…
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Kay's Cross - Utah
On a frozen February night in 1992, a blast of dynamite shattered a strange stone monument hidden in the woods outside Kaysville, Utah. Kay’s Cross had stood…
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The Ghosts of Hastings College - Nebraska
Hastings College in Nebraska is more than a quiet campus on the prairie; it’s a place where history still lingers in the halls. From the guardian angel of…
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The Legend of La Chasse-Galerie
La Chasse-Galerie, the flying canoe, is one of French Canada’s most enduring pieces of folklore. It’s the story of lonely lumberjacks who make a dangerous…
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Yorktown Memorial Hospital - Texas
In a small Texas town stands the abandoned Yorktown Memorial Hospital, once a beacon of mercy, now called one of the most haunted buildings in America. From…
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The Sensabaugh Tunnel of Tennessee
Deep in Kingsport, Tennessee lies the Sensabaugh Tunnel, one of the state’s most infamous haunted sites. Locals whisper about eerie cries echoing through its…
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The Green Children of Woolpit
In 12th-century England, two strange children appeared in the village of Woolpit, skin tinted green, speaking an unknown language, and claiming to come from a…
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South Dakota - Walking Sam
Content Warning: This episode contains themes of suicide and despair, presented through folklore and horror storytelling. Listener discretion is advised.On the…
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South Carolina's Boo Hag
Deep in South Carolina’s low country, the legend of the Boo Hag has haunted generations. She’s said to slip into your home at night, stealing the very skin…
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Rhode Island - The General Stanton Inn
In Rhode Island’s historic General Stanton Inn, guests have long reported the sound of a woman crying through the night—grief without a face, sorrow without…
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Pennsylvania - The Giwoggle
In the deep woods of Pennsylvania, we explore the legend of the Giwoggle—a bizarre creature with the body of a wolf, the claws of a bird, and the hooves of a…
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The Bandage Man of Cannon Beach, Oregon
This week, I travel to the misty shores of Cannon Beach, Oregon, to investigate the chilling legend of the Bandage Man. A spectral figure swathed in bloody…
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Oklahoma - The Purple Church & Swap
Venture with us to the outskirts of Oklahoma City, where urban legends collide with reality. In Spencer, Oklahoma, hidden among overgrown trails and whispering…
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Ohio - Death Hole & The Blue Eddy
Tucked deep in Ohio’s Hocking Hills, there’s a pond no map dares to name. Locals call it the Death Hole. Others whisper of the Devil’s Pool. YOUTUBE - …
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Haunted Tales of North Dakota
Step into the shadows of North Dakota, where the past refuses to remain buried. In this episode, explore three ghostly tales: the sorrowful White Lady who…
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North Carolina: The Boojum, Blackbeard, and the Choir of Lost Souls
Deep within North Carolina's rugged mountains and misty shores, shadows whisper and legends refuse to die. Today, I explore three chilling tales: the…
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New York Stories - Moonlight, Mirrors, and Murder
Nothing ruins a perfectly good evening like seeing a ghost in your bedroom, getting chased by a werewolf, or realizing your mirror is haunted. Welcome to New…
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New Mexico’s Lesser-Known Legends
In this episode, we trade well-worn legends for whispers in the dust. From the gun-slinging echoes of the Laguna Vista Saloon, to the ghostly waters of Bonito…
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New Jersey - Strange Frequencies
Journey into the eerie heart of New Jersey, where fact and folklore collide. First, discover Ong's Hat, a ghost town said to hide a portal to another…
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New Hampshire's Most Haunted
New England is filled with ghost stories, and today, we’re diving into three of its most chilling. From the eerie ruins of Madame Sherri’s Castle to the…
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Nevada’s Unholy Trinity: Pyramid Lake, The Mizpah Hotel, and The Devil's Hole
Nevada is a land of extremes—scorching deserts, deep waters, and secrets buried in the sand. In this episode, we dive into the chilling legends of Pyramid…
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Montana - The Flathead Lake Monster
For over a century, the legend of Flessie has haunted the depths of Montana’s Flathead Lake. A massive, serpentine creature said to be longer than a city bus…
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Missouri - Zombie Road
In this episode, we delve into the eerie folklore surrounding Lawler Ford Road—better known as Zombie Road—in Glencoe, Missouri. Once a quiet stretch of trail…
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Mississippi - Conspiracy, Haunts, and Witches
Today, we dive deep into the eerie tales and haunting folklore of the Magnolia State. From the chilling legend of the Mercritis curse to the spectral guardians…
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Minnesota's Most Haunted: Nopeming Sanatorium and the Ghosts of Grey Cloud Island
Today, we explore the eerie corridors of the Nopeming Sanatorium, a once-thriving tuberculosis hospital now shrouded in mystery and ghostly legends. Then…
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Ghosts of New Years Eve
In this episode, we explore the spectral mysteries surrounding Times Square's New Year’s Eve Phantom—a 1920s starlet whose tragic death still echoes through…
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The Enfield Horror
In this episode, we explore the chilling story of the Enfield Horror, a creature so strange it defies categorization. 🕵️♂️ Sighted in the small town of…
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Michigan - Haunted Mackinac Island
Step into the chilling history of Mackinac Island, a place where the past comes alive in the form of ghostly encounters and spine-tingling tales. In this…
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Massachusetts - The Bloody Pit
Nestled in the mountains of western Massachusetts, the Hoosac Tunnel stands as a testament to human ingenuity—and a chilling reminder of its cost. Dubbed “The…