Booze & Ghouls

Waverly Hills Sanatorium isn’t just haunted — it’s a monument to mass suffering. This week on Booze & Ghouls, we dig into the brutal tuberculosis history, the infamous Death Tunnel, and the modern encounters that refuse to fade.   RESOURCES USED  Waverly Hills Historical Society Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Tuberculosis History Louisville Metro Government Archives Kentucky...

EPISODE DESCRIPTION White Hill Mansion in Fieldsboro, New Jersey, is one of the state’s most quietly disturbing haunted locations. In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, we dig into the mansion’s documented history of abuse, confinement, and power imbalance — and the modern paranormal encounters that seem unwilling to fade. From physical interactions and intelligent responses to ethical questions...

Welcome to Booze & Ghouls as we climb Castle Hill in Sitka, Alaska—where colonial battles, ancestral resilience, Russian micromanagers, and phantom cannon blasts all left their fingerprints. This isn’t your average haunting; it’s a whole spectral council meeting on one hill.   Resources Used The Russians in America: 1799–1867 by Hubert Howe Bancroft Russian-American Company Records – Alaska St...

Located along the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Old Crow Distillery played a pivotal role in shaping modern bourbon — but its legacy includes far more than innovation. Built during an era of dangerous labor practices and minimal safety standards, the distillery witnessed fires, accidents, and quiet human cost that rarely made official records. In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, we examine Old C...

Episode Description In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, Colleen checks into Savannah’s famously haunted Marshall House—part Civil War hospital, part yellow-fever ward, part elegant boutique hotel, and part “please ignore the amputated limbs under the floorboards.” We dive into the building’s intense medical history, its connection to true-crime-adjacent tragedies, and the modern paranormal enco...

In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, we head to Philadelphia to explore one of America’s most terrifyingly iconic landmarks: Eastern State Penitentiary. Once the world’s most expensive and technologically advanced prison, this crumbling Gothic fortress pioneered the use of extreme solitary confinement… and left behind a legacy of psychological torment, true crime horror, and lingering spirits wh...

Join Booze & Ghouls as we head down under to Victoria, Australia, to explore Aradale Mental Hospital — a sprawling Gothic complex where over 13,000 souls checked in and few ever left. Between the grim legacy of J Ward’s criminally insane inmates, lingering spirits of patients long forgotten, and a few cheeky ghosts with no respect for personal space, Aradale remains one of the Southern Hemisph...

Fog, waves, and a lighthouse that refuses to rest. In this episode of Booze & Ghouls, Colleen explores Wood Island Lighthouse—from its 19th-century keepers and isolation, to the infamous 1896 murder-suicide, and modern hauntings that still send shivers across the Maine coast.   Resources Used: U.S. Coast Guard Archives: Wood Island Light Station Logs (1808–1980) New England Historical Society:...

Grab a drink and maybe a sage stick, because Stan and Colleen are checking into two of America’s creepiest crash pads: the Whaley House and the Congress Hotel. Between fiery finales, heartbroken brides, and a few ghosts who clearly missed checkout, you’ll get history, hauntings, and just enough sarcasm to keep the lights on. Boozy asides included, because paranormal tourism is always better with a...

Tonight’s episode is called “Wails Across the World.” We’re chasing a sound older than memory: a cry that blurs grief and warning, love and fear. You might think of Ireland’s banshee—our home-grown diva of doom—but tonight we’re going global. Because Ireland doesn’t have a monopoly on these sorrowful specters. Turns out, the whole world’s been hearing women scream in the dark for centuries.   RESO...

The Banshee: Ireland’s Harbinger of Death Pull up a stool, pour yourself something strong, and join Colleen for a deep dive into one of Ireland’s most chilling legends: the banshee. She’s not your average ghost — she’s a centuries-old omen of death, wailing her way through castles, riverbanks, and family histories. We’ll unravel her origins, explore real historical encounters, wander through haunt...

Join husband and wife team, Stan and Colleen, as they dive into all things spooky and paranormal.    In this episode - Colleen tells the story of Duckett's Grove in County Carlow Ireland. Where ruins from a dramatic and elegant home, now serves the county some spooky tales in the gardens. Feel free to visit, if you dare.   Stan shares one of his very first paranormal stories from his personal coll...