EchosOfThePast

American Airlines Flight 191: Premonitions Before the Deadliest U.S. Air Disaster CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses a major aviation disaster, loss of life, reported premonitions, and psychological trauma. Listener discretion is advised. On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 lifted off from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport—only to lose its left engine seconds after takeoff, rol...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of necrophilia, corpse desecration, grave robbery, and severe mental illness. It is extremely disturbing. Listener discretion is strongly advised. In the historic Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, respected academic Anatoly Moskvin was known as a brilliant linguist, historian, and expert on local cemeteries. But for over a decade, hidden i...

CLOSING Season 1 with a Bonus True Tale episode: What happens in a remodeled restaurant in a small town? Strange events unfold, leaving more questions than answers. Was it the father-son duo seen in dreams, or is there something else lurking in the town that can't find peace from the Civil War's Battle of Round Mountain? Enjoy, and Happy New Year! #truestory #paranormal #haunting #civilwar...

Episode Title: The Christmas Spider: A Folktale of Silver and Kindness Echos of the Past CONTENT WARNING: None! This is a wholesome, family-friendly holiday folktale—perfect for all ages. No scares, just magic, kindness, and a little eight-legged wonder. Gather ‘round the (virtual) fireplace for our special holiday episode. In a humble Ukrainian cottage long ago, a poor family brings home a simple...

Episode Title: The Enfield Horror: Three Toes in the Illinois Dark Echos of the Past CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of frightening creature encounters, intense fear experienced by children and families, gunshots, and home invasions by an unknown entity. It’s spooky but respectful—no gore, just good old-fashioned nightmare fuel. Spring 1973. Tiny Enfield, Illinois (pop. ~800)....

Echos of the Past CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic discussions of the sexual assault and murder of a 9-year-old child, suicide, and generational trauma. Listener discretion is strongly advised. On a cold March afternoon in 1959, 9-year-old Candy Rogers left her Spokane home with a handful of Camp Fire Girls mints to sell door-to-door. She never came home. What followed was one of Was...

Content Warning – PLEASE READ Extremely graphic descriptions of serial murder, prolonged torture, sexual sadism, mutilation, decapitation, arson on bodies, child victims, and violence against women. This is one of the heaviest episodes we’ve ever done. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Resources at the bottom. Episode Summary He clocked in every day at a respectable job in Manhattan, kissed...

Content Warning This episode contains detailed accounts of a cryptid encounter, graphic animal violence, psychological trauma, suicide, substance abuse, and the socioeconomic collapse of the Rust Belt. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Episode Summary In the summer of 1987, four teenage boys snuck into the abandoned Youngstown Sheet & Tube Campbell Works in Youngstown, Ohio, just ten ye...

In the sun-drenched streets of Key West sits a doll that’s anything but child’s play. Join Bubah (flying solo this time) as we uncover the documented history behind Robert the Doll —from a 1904 Steiff prototype gifted to a lonely artistic boy, to decades of giggling in the attic, moving furniture, and “Robert did it,” to his current plexiglass prison at Fort East Martello Museum where visitors mus...

Some roads don't just lead to a destination—they lead to a story. For our premiere episode, join hosts Bubah and Z as they take a terrifying trip down three of America's most haunted highways. First, we descend into the cursed valley of  Zombie Road  in Wildwood, Missouri, where a history of industrial accidents, a forgotten smallpox pit, and tragic deaths have given rise to shadow figures...

Hey! This is just our introduction to the world of podcasting. We hope you'll join us on this journey as we build a space for all the strange happenings in the world. Each week, we will bring you a new episode from the past—some stories you may have heard of and others that you might never have encountered. We’ll also share some personal experiences and invite you to share your stories with us...