Jill & Steph

Bantering Banshees

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Step into the shadows with Steph and Jill, where paranormal history meets hilarious banter. Each episode, we discuss the history of how places came to be, the spirits said to linger there, and the creepy experiences from people.  But don’t worry… we keep it light with our offbeat humor and playful banter, making sure things never get too scary. It’s the perfect mix of eerie and entertaining.

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Jill & Steph

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History

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Coalfield Manor: Where history refuses to die 07.07.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Deep in the heart of Mullens, West Virginia, stands Coalfield Manor, a building with more than a century of history and no shortage of ghost stories. Once a bustling department store and later a funeral home, its walls have witnessed tragedy, loss, devastating fires, catastrophic fl...

St. Albans: Where history refuses to rest 30.06.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Long before it became one of the most infamous haunted locations in America, St. Albans stood on land marked by tragedy. From frontier massacres and Civil War conflict to its years as an elite boys' school and later a psychiatric hospital, the walls of St. Albans have witnessed...

whispers from the Rock: The haunting of Alcatraz 23.06.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Once home to some of America's most notorious criminals, Alcatraz Isalnd has a history steeped in isolation, escape attempts, and mystery. We explore the infamous prison's dark past, to the chilling stories that continue to surround the island today. Could the echoes of fo...

Medfield State Hospital: Whispers through the wards 16.06.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Step inside the abandoned halls of Medfield State Hospital, a sprawling psychiatric institution that operated for more than a century and housed thousands of patients behind its imposing brick walls. Opened in 1896, the hospital was once considered progressive for its time, but like...

Sloss Furnace: Iron, Smoke, and Spirits 09.06.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Deep in the heart of Birmingham, Alabama stands the towering remains of Sloss Furnaces, a place once fueled by fire, steel, and tragedy. Built in 1882, the massive iron-producing plant became one of the most dangerous industrial sites in the south, where brutal working conditions an...

The Bolton House: Where the dead still walk 02.06.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Deep in the heart of Texas sits an aging house surrounded by whispers, legends, and stories that refuse to die. The Bolton House has become one of the state's most talked about haunted locations, drawing paranormal investigators, thrill seekers, and skeptics alike. In this epis...

Ten miles of terror: Clinton Road 26.05.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Hidden deep within the forests of West Milford, New Jersey lies a lonely ten-mile stretch of road surrounded by whispers of ghost sightings, phantom headlights, strange creatures, and unexplained disappearances. Known by many as one of the most haunted roads in America, Clinton Road...

Norwich State Hospital: where the patients never left 19.05.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Behind the crumbling walls of Norwich State Hospital lies a history soaked in tragedy, forgotten experiments, and whispers that refuse to die. Once opened in 1904 as a state-run psychiatric hospital, the massive campus housed thousands of patients across decades of overcrowding, que...

The Green Lady of Chateau de Brissac 12.05.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Deep in the Loire Valley stands a castle so grand it has been called the Giant of the Loire... but behind the lavish halls, velvet rooms, and towering walls hides a story soaked in betrayal, murder, and a ghost that many claim never left. This week, we explore chilling history and h...

After Dark Episode 7: Featuring Gary D 05.05.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com In this after dark special, we are handing the mic over to one of our listeners, and trust us, you're going to want to hear this. Gary D from Ontario, Canada shares three chilling stories that have stayed with him long after they happened. You'll hear each story in Gary&ap...

The Old Hospital on College Hill: Abandoned but Not Alone 28.04.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Perched on a quiet hill with a past it refuses to bury, the Old Hospital on College Hill has become one of the most chilling abandoned locations in West Virgina. In this episode, we dive into the disturbing history, a place where suffering, death, and unanswered questions seem to li...

Scared since the 90s: Are You Afraid of the Dark Special 21.04.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Step into the shadows with the Bantering Banshees for a special episode dedicated to the nostalgic nightmare fuel that is Are You Afraid of the Dark? We're diving into our favorite episodes that shaped our childhood fears... and still haunts us today. Expect chills, laughs, and...

Griffith Park: Shadows beneath the Hollywood Sign 14.04.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com In this chilling episode, we take you deep into Griffith Park, where beauty and horror exist side by side. From the tragic tale of Peg Entwistle, the actress who leapt to her death from the sign in the 1930s, to the cursed land once owned by Don Antonio Feliz, whose family believed...

Gitchie Manitou: Don't go in the woods 07.04.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com In this episode, we dive into the terrifying true story of the Gitchie Manitou murders, a night in 1973 when five teenagers set out for what should have been an innocent evening... and only one walked away alive. We'll take you into the haunting beauty of the preserve, the horr...

Ghost Gossip Banter: Haunted, Hilarious, & Unfiltered 31.03.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com When paranormal podcasters collide, you know the stories are going to get wild. In this episode, we're joined by our guest host Ashely from Ghost Gossip podcast, where she usually interviews others about their chilling encounters with the paranormal. This time, Ashley steps int...

The Sallie House Haunting: A True Nightmare 24.03.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com In this episode, we dive into the terrifying experiences that turned an ordinary family home into a paranormal hotspot. From unexplained scratches and violent physical attacks to eerie voices and shadow figures, the legend of Sallie has left even skeptics shaken. We break down the h...

The spirits of Trans-Allegheny 17.03.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com In this episode of Bantering Banshees, we explore the chilling history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, from its origins as a hopeful mental health facility to the disturbing realities that turned it into one of the most infamous institutions in the United States. We will dive...

The silence of Old Trinity Church 10.03.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Standing quietly along a rural Connecticut road, Old Trinity Church in Brooklyn is a place where history, faith, and lingering whispers seem to coexist. Over the years locals and investigators have reported strange occurrences within the church grounds and surrounding burial sites....

Hoosac Tunnel: The tunnel of lost souls 03.03.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Buried deep beneath the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts lies a railroad passage carved through stone, tragedy, and time, The Hoosac Tunnel. Stretching nearly five miles long, this engineering marvel was once called the great bore but many would come to know of it as......

Pluckley Village: England's most haunted village 24.02.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Tucked away in the quiet countryside of Kent, Pluckley Village has earned a chilling reputation as England's most haunted village. With reports of over a dozen restless spirits, and centuries old cottages, Pluckley blurs the line between postcard charm and paranormal legend. Vi...

After dark episode 6: Boo-Foons Take Over 17.02.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com This after dark episode is a little different... and a lot special. We are joined by the Boo-Foons Mystery Investigators, Steve and Dan, as we dive headfirst into the strange, the unexplained, and the downright unsettling, with just enough laughter to keep the lights from flickering...

A house that never healed: The Houghton Mansion 10.02.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com High on a hill in North Adams, Massachusetts, sits a mansion built from grief, wealth, and silence. Death didn't pass through once. It returned again and again, until the walls themselves seemed to absorb it. Over the years, people have reported shadowy figures, voices with no...

After Dark Episode 5 03.02.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Once the lights go out the rules change. In this After Dark episode, we're diving headfirst into the ritual games you're NEVER supposed to play and the Ouija board encounters that went terrifyingly wrong. From innocent curiosity that spiraled into something darker, to whis...

Inside Wilson Castle: The Castle that watches back 27.01.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Perched high above the town of Proctor, Wilson Castle rises like something pulled straight from a gothic novel. Built in the late 1800s by John Wilson, this stone fortress blends many types of architecture into a place that feels more European than Vermont. Over the decades, the cas...

Newgate Prison: The mine of the damned 20.01.2026

Send us a message. We would love to hear from you and your spooky stories by emailing at banteringbanshees@gmail.com Newgate prison was not just a jail, it was a brutal underground copper mine turned human cage. Prisoners slept in freezing darkness, chained together, sick, starving, and surrounded by filth. Many never made it out alive.  Tonight, we descend into the shafts where screams once echoe...

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