31 Nights of Scary Shit

Send us Fan Mail On Halloween night 2004, roommates Lesley Massara and Adrian Insogna were brutally murdered in their Napa Valley home.  A third roommate managed to escape, but didn't get a look at the killer. The investigation reveals that a killer was hiding in plain sight.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Dover Demon is a cryptid that is native to Massachusetts.  It appeared to some teenagers back in 1977, and made a lasting impression.  Despite being elusive it continues to fascinate cryptid seekers.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Maura Murray, a nursing student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, excelled at everything she did.  She was an excellent student, and an accomplished athlete.  On February 9, 2004, she crashed into a snow bank in Haverhill, New Hampshire.  Residents called police and reported the accident.  By the time they arrived, Maura had vanished.  Her whereabouts are still unknow...

Send us Fan Mail Billy Weaver takes a room at a boarding house with a seemingly harmless landlady.  As he gets to know her, it becomes clear there is something sinister going on.  I hope you enjoy this Roald Dahl classic.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Who doesn't love a friendly ghost?  If that is your jam then you can visit the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts.  Or maybe you would like to visit the farmhouse in Chittendon, Vermont, where the mysterious Eddy brothers used to conduct seances.  I think they both sound like a good time. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A trusting woman agrees to drive her neighbor's niece to the train station on a dark, deserted stretch of road.  This suspenseful story will keep you on the edge of your seat...and will have you questioning if maybe werewolves are real afterall. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts was in operation from 1930 to 1992.  The hospital was considered the most modern of its type with its impressive grounds, and innovate approach to treatment.  However, the hospital's dark side is revealed when patient Ann Marie Davee goes missing in 1978. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On October 27, 1992, eleven year old Shauna Howe was abducted while walking home from a Girl Scout party.  She was found brutally murdered days later under a local bridge.  Despite persons of interest being identified, the case grows cold.  It would be over a decade before Shauna's killers are brought to justice. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Who doesn’t love a cemetery?  Mount Hope Cemetary in Bangor, Maine is known for its beauty and for being the final resting place of some prominent people.  It also served as the inspiration for the setting of Stephen King’s Pet Semetary.  If you are either a cemetery enthusiast or Stephen King fan, this short and sweet sode will help you get in the spirit of spooky season. Support...

Send us Fan Mail Erin does a dramatic reading of W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw."  This classic horror tale reminds us to be careful what we wish for.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Salem, Massachusetts attracts thousands of tourists during Halloween season.  The lore of the Witch Trials persists, as do accounts of paranormal activity.  This episode focuses on four "hot spots" of spookiness: Turner's Seafood, The Witch House, The Howard Street Cemetary, and Gallows Hill. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, Massachusetts is a reported hotbed of paranormal activity.  Over 200 men lost their lives during the construction of the tunnel.  Are the spirits of the deceased miners communicating with the living?  Or can it all be explained by the wind? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Erin reads Poe's "The Black Cat" on this episode. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" published in 1843 was inspired by a real crime.  A Massachusetts man found the body of a woman behind his cellar wall.  There was speculation that the remains were of young women who had been murdered 20 years earlier.  Erin reads Poe's "The Black Cat" o...

Send us Fan Mail Maryann Cotton was considered Britain's first serial killer.  She was a "Black Widow" suspected of poisoning 21 adults and children with arsenic between 1857-1872.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Erin does a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart."  A caregiver murders his elderly patient because he can't stand the old man's "Vulture Eye."  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail October 1, 2023: The Boston Strangler Trigger Warning: This episode contains explicit content about rape and sexual assault. Between 1962 and 1964 thirteen women were raped and strangled in their homes in the Boston area.  Albert DeSalvo, a serial rapist, confessed to murdering the women.  DeSalvo was never prosecuted for the murders, but he was sentenced to life in prison for com...

Send us Fan Mail George Brown lost his wife and 3 children to tuberculosis.  Due to a lack of understanding of consumption, Rhode Island was known as the vampire capital of the world in the late 19th century.   Mercy Brown, a 19 year old girl who died of tuberculosis, has the distinction of being the first female vampire.  She was also the inspiration in some popular vampire stories. Support the s...

Send us Fan Mail Stone's Public House in Ashland, Massachusetts, is known as a place where you can "dine with the ghosts."  I spent October 31 enjoying a meal, and looking for ghosts at the restaurant.  Stone's has attracted mediums and paranormal investigators since the 1980's. It was even featured on the Discovery Channel's Ghost Lab.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Isle of Shoals is an area in the waters of New Hampshire and Maine.  In the late 1800's, two grand hotels were built on the island that attracted tourists who wanted to escape the grind of the city.  The Shoals is still a popular tourist attraction where travelers can book an island cruise, and enjoy beaches, whaling, and of course lobstah.  However, Smuttynose Island, ha...

Send us Fan Mail Three young girls (Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden)involved in sex work were found murdered in the Freetown State Forest in Fall River, Massachusetts, between October 1979, and January, 1980.   Robin Murphy, a 17 year old aspiring pimp, claimed to know who committed the murders, and she confessed to participating in one of them.  Carl Drew, a local pimp, and Rob...

Send us Fan Mail The Omni Mount Washington Resort (formerly Mount Washington Hotel) in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, is in an ideal location for the outdoorsy type.  It is also the site of documented paranormal activity.  Guests and employees have reported encounters with an entity presumed to be Carolyn Stickney, the wife of the hotel's original owner, Joseph Stickney. If spooky hotels are y...

Send us Fan Mail Between March 1988 and April of 1989 11 women went missing in the area of New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Their bodies were discovered along two major roadways. Investigators quickly identified a pattern in the victims, and determined it was the work of a serial killer. However, the case did not receive national attention as serial murder cases in larger cities.  Despite multiple sus...

Send us Fan Mail The Friends Cemetery (A.K.A. The Spider Gates Cemetery)  in Leicester, Massachusetts is a hot spot for tourists seeking out the paranormal.  The cemetery dates back to 1730 and was a Quaker burial ground. Rumors of suicide, murder, satanic rituals, and paranormal activity within the cemetery gates have intrigued visitors for decades. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Pierce Mansion in Gardner, Massachusetts, is one of the most haunted houses in the U.S.  Paranormal investigators have confirmed that there are at least 3 very powerful entities residing in the home.  Sylvester Pierce, a wealthy furniture store owner, had the mansion custom built in the late 1880's.  After his death, it was converted into a boarding home, and was rumored...

Send us Fan Mail There are spooky things going on in the Freetown Forest in Southeastern Massachusetts.  The forest is known to be the site of murders, and rumored to be a hub of paranormal and satanic cult activity.  And… according to Wampanoag folklore, there are dangerous gnome-like creatures wandering around and terrorizing people in the forest. But, despite its dark reputation, the Freetown F...