Haunted Places

Latest Episodes:

Lizzie Borden B&B Feb 13, 2020

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Lizzie Borden’s story has inspired everything from nursery rhymes to a Lifetime television series. The site where her parents were murdered in 1892, a three-story house at what was then 92 Second Street, is now a bed and breakfast.

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Urban Legends: Polybius Feb 11, 2020

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Many people agree that video games are addictive. But what happens when the addiction is deeper than a few nights of insomnia or Tetris-themed dreams? What happens when the symptoms of withdrawal include self harm and suicide, when the players themselves begin to disappear?

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Ross Castle Feb 06, 2020

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It’s an Irish castle where a star-crossed love story and a cursed lake combine to form the ultimate fairytale gone wrong. Meet the “Black Baron” and his daughter, Sabina, the spirits haunting Ross Castle.

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Lemp Mansion Jan 30, 2020

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Set in the historical Benton Park neighborhood of St. Louis, the Lemp Mansion has it all! You can eat, sleep, hunt ghosts, and even get married in the stately home—all while getting a crash course on the Lemp family history.

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Haunted Places Rewind: Ruthin Castle Jan 26, 2020

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On the last Sunday of every month, Parcast Rewind replays a classic episode of Haunted Places that you might have missed!

It’s a manor turned resort that has haunted northern Wales for almost a thousand years. How could a castle birthed in treason not have ended up haunted? Welcome to Ruthin Castle—enjoy your stay!

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Čachtice Castle Jan 23, 2020

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Elizabeth Bathory was accused of the murder and torture of 650 women and girls between 1590 and 1610. The lion’s share of these atrocities are said to have been committed at Čachtice Castle, a 13th-century Romanesque fortress in the former Hungarian Empire.

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Sowden House Jan 16, 2020

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Besides being one of Los Angeles’ most striking historic homes, Sowden House also happens to be the decades-long residence of the man many LAPD officers believe killed the Black Dahlia.

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New Amsterdam Theater Jan 09, 2020

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For Olive Thomas, it was the only place she was ever truly happy. So it’s no surprise that the showgirl and cinema ingenue would return to the New Amsterdam Theater after a truly horrifying death for an eternal encore.

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Best of 2019: Urban Legend: The Clown Statue Jan 02, 2020

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Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: A bulbous red nose. Tufts of neon hair. A bright red mouth stretched into an unnatural smile. There are few things more unsettling than the visage of a creepy clown... And few things more terrifying than a killer clown loose in your own home.

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Best of 2019: Bride’s Pool Dec 26, 2019

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Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: A beautiful bride, a clumsy porter, a tragic death. The tale of the Bride’s Pool in Hong Kong tells of a terrible accident leading to the drowning of a young bride to be. To this day, she seeks unsuspecting victims she can drag below the surface, hoping to remedy her eternal loneliness.

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