Second Hand Haunting

Callum & Olly really try their hardest to believe this credulous cornwallian country club member's story about meeting something eerie on the road late at night, but there's just so much drinking involved that he doesn't make it easy... until he's corroborated, that is. Send you Ham recipes to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Supernatural in Cornwall (C)1974 by Michael Williams (ISBN 9780906456163)...

If you're still having trouble sleeping, Callum's got another bedtime story for you. He promises that there'll be no loud noises, interruptions, or laughing. However, he does promise wicked witches, transmogrification, and ghosts. If you made it through, send your MVP and Word Award nominations to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, translated in 2...

Amber & Ciarán agree to an experiment: Callum reads 2 different accounts of the same Haunted House published more than 100 years apart, and we all see what's changed, what's the same, and what's for dinner in Ham House. Send your Ham recipes to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Find Amber & Ciarán together at Please Attend Carefully Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994...

It's time for Callum & Olly to get back to some good old Haunted Houses. These two ghosts take two very different trips: one down a road to his repeated death, and one across a river to finally avenge his own demise. Tell us which skeptic archetype you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994 ISBN 1 85958 068 8) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!...

Amber's been to the library again to surprise Callum with a book of short haunts from around the world. At first they let fate in the form of a dice roll decide the stories, but then they take a closer look at the contents page... Stories covered: Ottowa Jail St Augustine Lighthouse Fairfield Hills Hospital The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Museum of Art, Ho Chi Minh City Demand Ham House here: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndha...

If you're having trouble sleeping, Callum's got a nice soothing bedtime story for you. He promises that there'll be no loud noises, interruptions, or laughing. He doesn't promise sweet dreams, though... If you made it through, send your MVP and Word Award nominations to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, translated in 2011 by Margaret Hunt (ISBN 9...

Callum is joined by Thomas who is eager to hear some old Japanese Folk Tales. But is he eager to hear about a monk trying to break INTO prison? Or another monk who almost beat Dr Frankenstein to the punch by more than 500 years? Find Thomas on youtube: @ThomasWilliamsMusik Tell us how you would break into prison: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Japanese Tales selected, edited, and translated by Royall...

Callum lets Olly pick an archaic Japanese Folk Story basically at random, and what follows is a tale of extremely poor then painfully good manners surrounding the death and subsequent necrophagy of a village headman. For some reason, this puts Callum in the mood to sing. Send your recording artist contracts to:  ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (C)1904...

Callum & Amber went hunting for ghost trains... or ghosts on trains... or in trains? In any case, listen as they recount the horrifying experiences they had at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide. More information about the Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 story here: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/563 Register your interest in joining us on our next hunt: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Music...

Callum tortures Justin & Amber with a transcript of a Tasmanian Christian seance group who contacted the lingering shade of a Victorian sex-worker to help her see the light... of Jesus. Send your picture of Jesus to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com I Talked With Ghosts (C)2005 by Ruth Legg (ISBN 1-41206020-6) Find Justin on Instagram Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/da...

Callum & Amber delve into the surprisingly romantic origins of the Langford family Banshee in Kilcosgriff Castle. Send your limericks here: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com True Irish Ghost Stories (C)1926 by John Seymour & Harry Neligan (1994 ISBN 1 85958 050 5) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT See omnystud...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we're breaking out the emergency Pilot Episode of Second Hand Haunting! Travel back in time as Callum and Olly discover The White Phantom at the Acton Arms, The Witch-Finder and The Wellington, and the format of this very show. Ask for more unreleased projects here: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com Haunted Inns (C)1973 by Marc Alexander (ISBN 0 584 110115 5) Music from #U...

As promised last week, Callum sat down with Jess to have his Tarot read to help him figure out what to do with his life. Well, his job and his podcast, anyhow. And then he got a second opinion... WARNING: Listen at your own peril if you worked with Callum in the first half 2026... Contact Jess to book your own Tarot Reading via Instagram . Send your remote reading to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠...

Callum lets Jess pick a story this time, and she somehow manages to find another story of a troubled teen afflicted with something supernatural on top of all the usual hormones. This time help arrives in the form of a Catholic Exorcist though... Find Jess on Instagram . Send your Exorcist fan-fic to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Holy & Unholy Ghosts: A Priest's Experiences of the Supernatural...

Callum & Amber have some new microphones to test out, and what better way of doing so than reading about feuding farmers in Depression-era Wisconsin, and how the whole town rallied when a ghost entered the fray. Send your audio-quality complaints to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Haunted Wisconsin (C)1980 by Michael Norman & Beth Scott (2011 eBook ISBN 978-0-299-28593-7) Music from #Uppbea...

Callum takes Olly through the twisting tale of Ester Cox: a Canadian girl haunted by bedroom disturbances, flying housewares, and a pyromaniac poltergeist called Bob. Send your moneymaking schemes to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (C)1897 by Andrew Lang (Reprint ISBN 978-1-4065-2606-6) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centur...

Amber & Callum went on holiday to Tasmania, and took in as many haunted sites there as they could (while still having a holiday). Prepare to hear about visits to Port Arthur, the Isle of the Dead, Willow Court Asylum, the Hobart Penitentiary, and even some of their own investigations! There's also a standalone story at 43:20 if you just want to hear that: Winston of Ward 5 Do you smell burnt t...

Callum presents Bella & Justin with a selection of weird short stories from his collection of ghost-related literature. The tales of Astral Projection, a hungry Japanese ghost, and the Wild Hunt chasing a Buckfastleigh squire across Dartmoor have almost as much in common as the segments of their new show: Pod Luck: The Podcast Game Show Reach Justin individually @justin.mcarthur Reach Bella on...

Callum grants Olly his wish of reading three tales about Japanese Haunted Houses, and the ways in which they have historically exorcised them. Olly is surprised by how... pragmatic their methods were. Send your furry fan art to: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Japanese Tales selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler (C)1987 (ISBN 0-375-71451-0) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https:...

Callum hopes Amber hasn't figured out that this one is an early April Fool's prank, but who cares when it's poem about a drunkard husband being haunted by his murdered wife's ghost in clock form. Email us to complain about being a day early: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire a.k.a Reverend Richard Harris Barham Music from #Uppbeat...

Amber reads Callum a story about a Tennessean Baptist Revival night invaded by a hellish apparition, and the multiple ghosts it leaves in its wake. Explain the difference between Methodists and Baptists here: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin - Volume 37, No. 3 (C)1971 Tennessee Folklore Society Thirteen Tennessee Ghosts and Jeffrey (C)1977 by Kathryn Tucker Windham...

Callum & Olly celebrate Chinese New Year with an old tale of conflict between the Son of Heaven, a rebellious Warlord, and the extremely brave man caught in between. Link to the episode with the headless chicken. If you've seen a movie based on today's episode, let us know: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Some Chinese Ghosts (C)1887 by Lafcadio Hearn (2008 ISBN 978-0-486-46306-3) Music from #Upp...

Justin & Amber join Callum for a Valentine's day special (not like that). The trio examine marital politics of 1600s Scotland while rooting for young lovers to become spouses, and not ghosts. Have we found the most wholesome ghost story ever? Who's going to be the ghost? And what's with the Flapjacks? Find Justin on Instagram . Send us your recipe for homemade treats: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com...

Amber got Callum a birthday gift of a brand new bookazine about ghosts, so they take turns reading stories about troubled young women in the 20th century who were ghosts. Or were trying to be ghosts? Or were just trying to find love in this crazy mixed-up world? If you've ever acted like a supernatural entity woo someone, email: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ History of Ghosts 9th Edition Bookazine...

Callum & Olly hunt through Haunted Houses looking for a decent ghost. Along the way they find some impressive mansions, and some inhumane acts, and an inappropriate Nun. If you like wet ghosts, email: ⁠⁠⁠ 2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994 ISBN 1 85958 068 8) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago Licen...