Appalachian Spooky Hour

Join us tonight in Cincinnati, Ohio, to explore the Sedamsville Rectory! Does a ghostly priest who committed suicide still walk the halls? Is something demonic lingering in the basement? Let's find out together! Come see us at the 2026 Carter County Bigfoot Festival ! Head over to our Instagram to find out how to submit questions for an upcoming Q&A episode!

Join us as we head into the mountains of Tennessee, where a strange little cryptid lurks. Just what is the Pitty-Pat? And is just one of many entities that could be haunting the are of Shipley Hollow? Let's talk about it! If you would like to submit YOUR spooky story to the podcast, head on over to one of the following: Go to thespookyhour.com and the contact tab OR send us a DM on Instagram o...

Join Sam and Shell as they travel to Pennsylvania, where we'll explore the reported haunts of the Grand Midway Hotel! Did a girl really die on the hotel balcony in a tragic 4th of July accident? What is up with that giant Ouija board painted on the roof? Let's talk about it together! NOTE : This episode was recorded with Riverside, and the quality is a bit messy. While you can hear and und...

Join us tonight as we venture Appalachia adjacent to Indiana, to explore the haunted Monroe Demon House! Is this house truly haunted by both human and inhuman spirits? Was it cursed, or was the Berger family just exceptionally unlucky? Who do the human remains found in the basement belong to? Let's dive in together!

Tonight we go a little bit Appalachia adjacent to visit Perryville, Kentucky, site of a brutal Civil War battle. The fighting saw over 7,000 casualties, of which around 1,500 were men killed in action. Some say those men still linger in the place where they died, walking the battlefield to this day and appearing to folks as full body apparitions. Is Perryville truly one of the most haunted battlef...

Join us tonight as we venture a bit Appalachia adjacent to Mitchell, Indiana, where we'll be exploring the haunted Whispers Estate. Do members of the Gibbons family still linger in their former home? Are there parts of Doctor Gibbons patients buried in the backyard? Is the man in the closet a non-human entity? Let's find out together! Interested in exclusive bonus content? Consider joining...

Join us as we head to West Virginia, to explore the abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park. Is the park haunted by the spirits of children who reportedly died on the property while visiting with their family's? Or was the land simply cursed from the beginning, built on ancient Native American land? Let's explore together and find out!

Join us on a trip to Maryland, where we dive into the story of the Snarly Yow! Just what is this elusive cryptid? And why does it seem hell bent on scaring off travelers on a lonely Appalachian road? Let's find out together!

Join us as we explore the town of Abingdon, Virginia and it's many reported haunts. Are there still Union and Confederate soldiers lingering at was once a women's college during the Civil War (now the MarWashington tha Inn)? Does a women of the night pinch patrons at a local tavern, angered over her murder that never saw justice? Let's dive in and talk about it! Join our Patreon ! Keep...

Was Octavia Hatcher truly buried alive after a bout of sleeping sickness? Or was it all just a rumor spread to spook locals? Join us as we venture to Pikeville, Kentucky in an effort to discover the truth behind the untimely death of Octavia, and just what happened AFTER her burial!

The Fox sisters began their time as famous mediums by hearing simple knocking sounds in their childhood bedroom.; supposed signs of an intelligent haunting by an entity they could communicate with. From there, they grew to become unintentional leaders of the Spiritualism movement. Then, years later, they confessed that it was nothing more than a hoax. Or was it? Let's find out as we dive into...

In this episode we travel to Maryland, where we explore infamous Snallygaster. Was this cryptid the result of folklore brought to America by German immigrants? Or are it's origins as we know it much more sinister in nature? Let's find out together! A bit of a trigger warning: we do talk about slavery and racism heavily in this episode. If that isn't your thing, or you wish to just avoi...

Join Sam and co-host Shell as they venture to Centralia, Pennsylvania. What exactly happened in this doomed town, that would go on to be an inspiration for Silent Hill films? Why was it left abandoned, and what happened to the people there? Let's find out together, as explore the human side of spooky.

Join us as we venture to the abandoned town known as Helltown, Ohio. Is this once prosperous village on the river really overrun with satanists and mutant reptiles? Or was it simply a victim of circumstance? Let's find out together, Spookies!

Join us in Louisville, Kentucky, where we are exploring the Pope Lick Trestle and the legendary Pope Lick Monster. Is there really a half-man and half-goat cryptid living beneath the bridge, preying on people and luring them to their deaths? Or is it just an old bit of lore that got out of hand? Let's talk about it! Also, a special shoutout in this episode to the Kentucky Ice Hockey Collective...

Join us as we venture to Wilder, Kentucky to visit the haunts of Bobby Mackey's Music World! Just who was Bobby Mackey, and how did his honkytonk come to be haunted? Is there really a portal to hell in the basement? There's a lot to unpack here, from murdered women to a demonic possession. Bobby Mackey's really had it all! Want to enjoy more episodes AND support the show? Head over to...

In the fist episode of season six, we discuss the story of Mercy Brown. Was she simply a young girl who died of consumption? Or was she a vampire, sucking the life force from her living family members after death? Let's talk about what happened to Mercy, and the vampire panic that swept New England. Don't forget you can join our Patreon for monthly bonus content! Submit your own spooky sto...

In September of 1981, Polly Melton went on a hike with friends in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and simply disappeared. Did she get lost in the wilderness? Or did she simply seize the chance to leave her old life and walk away into a new one? Let's talk about i! Note: the first 4 minutes of the episode sound a bit strange, because the microphone volume was too loud. Stick with it, i...

Halloween is a time for celebration, but throughout history it has also been a time of unusual events unfolding. From the death of the most famous magician in the world, to unspeakable acts of filicide, join us in this special Halloween season episode where we discuss the strangely dark side of October 31st.

In this short episode to kick off Spooky Season, we touch on Halloween traditions here in Appalachia! It's a fun introduction to October, and our bevvy of upcoming Samhain related content! Sam has a cold, so please forgive her (for both the short length of this episode and her scratchy voice)!

Join Sam and Mandi as they have a casually informative conversation about how they ended up as part of the paranormal community. An introduction to two of our three hosts, for our new listeners, with some fun information for our regulars!

Join us, Spookies, as we venture to the former Athens Asylum, now known as the Ridges. From lunatic asylum to college dorms and administration buildings, this once sprawling hospital campus may have left more than just architecture behind. Just who haunts this place? And are they still lingering today? Let's dive in together!

Did Nelson Rehmeyer really put a hex on John Blymire? Or was the lonely powwow practitioner wrongfully accused and murdered for it? Join us as we discuss what happened in Hex Hollow, the practice of powwow, and how these three men committed an atrocious crime with no real reasoning. I get very passionately upset in this one, and also plug Brian Keene! If you'd like to read his book loosely bas...

In this episode we venture to Tennessee, to explore the supposedly haunted Smith Haven Manor. Just who, or what, haunts this antebellum home? Lets find out! Join our Patreon for exclusive content! Visit us at the Carter County Bigfoot Festival on September 13th, 2025!

In this episode, featuring guest Mandi, we discuss the lore of fae in the Appalachian region! Are they guardians of the forests? Or something a bit more sinister? Sam also shares a childhood tale of a would-be fae encounter she had as a child. It's a weird one, folks! You don't want to miss it! Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content!