Haunted Happenings

From zombies to vampires, and revenants to golems, tales of the undead have been around for thousands of years. Some cultures still believe that it's possible to turn a human being into one of the walking dead, or to create a creature out of mud and clay and give it life. Join me as I explore the mysterious, fascinating world of the undead. Website: ConnecticutGhostHunter.com Contact: barrypirro@y...

In 1977, a family of five was terrorized by poltergeist activity in their home in Enfield, England. The haunting centered around a young girl named Janet Hodgson, and it was investigated by The Society for Psychical Research, newspaper and television reporters, and by Ed and Lorraine Warren. The movie 'The Conjuring 2' is loosely based on the case, but the real story is far more intriguing. Join m...

Reports of poltergeists have been around for centuries. The first published account was "The Glenluce Poltergeist" of 1654. Did you know that the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley, grew up in a house that was haunted by a poltergeist in the early 1700s? And one of the most widely studied poltergeist cases, "The Great Amherst Mystery", took place in England in the late 1800s. Join me as...

This is the first of three episodes devoted to famous poltergeist cases. The things that people experience in poltergeist cases are not just things that go bump in the night. They are bizarre, often violent outbursts of paranormal activity. While some poltergeist cases go back as far as the 1600s, today’s episode is about a modern case; one that was witnessed by scores of people, and that was feat...

In 2013, "The Conjuring" became one of the highest grossing films of the year. It tells the story of a family who bought a haunted farmhouse, and how paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren freed them from a demonic entity. The movie claims to be based on real events, but it turns out that the true story is far more frightening and virtually none of it appears in the film. Join me as I tel...

Between August and November 1888, the residents of Whitechapel London were terrorized by a series of unspeakable murders as prostitutes in the area were being killed and horribly mutilated. Letters sent to a local news agency claimed to be from the killer himself. They were signed Jack the Ripper. 135 years later, we still don't know the true identity of the murderer, but theories abound. Join me...

In 1848, 14-year-old Maggie Fox and her and 11-year-old sister Kate played a harmless prank on their mother. They convinced her that their house was haunted, and that they could communicate with the ghost. They would ask the spirit questions, and loud knocks would be heard in reply. Within weeks the girls were performing their spirit communication act on stage in front of hundreds of spectators. O...

In this episode, author Joe DeSantis discusses the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case, and introduces his new book, "The Maplecroft Message". On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were viciously murdered in broad daylight in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Their daughter Lizzie was accused of the ax murders and brought to trial. After three weeks, the jury deliberated for just two hou...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is without a doubt the most well known ghost story ever written. But what most people don’t realize is that the book contains references to a variety of paranormal phenomena. So, turn off your lights, sit back and join me as I explore the paranormal in Dickens masterpiece, A Christmas Carol. Website: http://www. ConnecticutGhostHunter.com Contact: barrypirro@yaho...

We all have bad dreams from time to time, but nightmares are a type of dream in a category all their own. They're terrifying dreams that haunt us even after we awaken. Folklore about nightmares can be found in every culture. Authors such as Stephen King have used their nightmares as inspiration for their writings, and Mark Twain once had a nightmare that came true. Join me as I explore the strange...

We all lose things from time to time. But have you ever lost something, searched all over for it, then found it again in the exact spot where you put it to begin with? Or, has a lost object ever turned up in a totally different location? If so, you've experienced Disappearing Object Phenomenon, or DOP for short. Many instances of DOP are totally unexplainable. They involve missing/returning object...

In the late 18th century, citizens of New England began hearing whispers and rumors. As plagues ravished families and communities, a strange belief took hold of the states, the belief that there were blood sucking vampires in their midst. Even more disturbing, they believed that the vampires were members of their own families, and that each and every one had to be hunted down to make sure they sta...

Everyone knows about the Salem witch trials of 1692, but the first person executed for witchcraft in the American colonies wasn’t from Salem. She was a young woman named Alse Young from Windsor, Connecticut. In 1647, she was found guilty of witchcraft and executed by hanging in Hartford, then buried in an unmarked grave. The Connecticut witch panic and trials are almost unknown to most people, but...

On May 21, 1937, Amelia Earhart set out to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. After nearly completing her journey, she began having radio problems. She couldn't find the island she was to land on for refueling, and her plane was running low on fuel. On July 2, 1937 at 8:43 AM she made one last broadcast, and was never seen again. Did her plane really go down in the Pacific, or did she...

The Bell Witch has been called America’s greatest ghost story. The tale centers on John Bell and his family who came under attack by an invisible entity in 1817. The phantom, known as "Kate", had the ability to speak, move objects, and to inflict physical harm. For some unknown reason she hated John, and she was eventually responsible for his death. Was Kate a witch, a ghost, a poltergeist, or was...

In this episode I interview Carla Blaha, a third-generation intuitive medium who had her first metaphysical experience when she was just 3-years-old. Today, she works as a full-time Evidential Psychic Medium. Carla is the host of the podcast 'Believe and Listen with Carla Blaha', and is the author of the book 'Get Your Vibe Back'. She has also published over forty articles on the subject of spirit...

As a paranormal investigator, I've come up against every type of haunting you can imagine -- ghosts, poltergeists, doppelgängers, you name it. But occasionally something more sinister comes along -- a demon. In 2018 I was contacted by a woman in need of help from alarming demonic activity in her home. This is the true story of what she experienced, and how I was able to help her when all others fa...

Richard D. Lewis is an author, journalist, and a veteran of the US Air Force where he began his career in broadcasting. He is the creator of the award winning Pentagon Channel TV newsmagazine ‘Air Force Space Today', and he has won multiple Telly and Thomas Jefferson Awards for his work in television. In his new book “The Paranormal Christian Book II: The Quickening”, Richard examines paranormal p...

In 1886, Sarah Winchester inherited a fortune and moved from CT to San Jose, CA. It's said that a psychic medium instructed her to move there, and to build a magnificent house in order to appease the spirits of those killed by the guns manufactured by the Winchester Rifle Company she had inherited. But there was one catch -- if she ever stopped building onto the house, she would die. Mrs. Winchest...

Every year, thousands of people who are resuscitated after clinical death describe having near death experiences. Each NDE is personal and unique, and each offers a glimpse of the afterlife. In this episode we'll hear from a woman who tells how she died during a tragic accident while skiing with her boyfriend, and describes what she witnessed on the other side. Her name is Laurie Goldsmith Sperand...

On a dark, rainy, foggy afternoon in May 2000, a woman hopped into her car and headed off on a drive to a local store. But never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined what lay in store for her that day, and how her life would never be the same again. Her name is Christina, and this is her near death experience. www. ConnecticutGhostHunter.com Contact: barrypirro@yahoo.com

Life's biggest mystery is what happens to us after death. A few years ago, I interviewed several people who had near death experiences. In this interview I talk to Patricia Bassett; a woman who drowned on a beach on Fire Island, and who came back to tell of her incredible near death experience. Contact: barrypirro@yahoo.com Website: ConnecticutGhostHunter.com Patricia Bassett Links -- https://www....

Life's biggest mystery is what happens to us after death. A few years ago, I interviewed several people who had near death experiences. In this first interview, I talk to a woman who was clinically dead for two minutes, forty-seven seconds. What she saw, and what she experienced during that time was amazing, and it totally changed the way she views life today. Contact: barrypirro@yahoo.com Website...

On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were heading home from their honeymoon when they encountered a UFO in the skies over New Hampshire. The craft forced their car to stop, and two hours later they suddenly found themselves driving on a different road with no memory of what happened during that missing time. Under hypnosis, the couple recalled the terrifying details of being abducted by al...

On December 15, 1900, the Eilean Mor lighthouse went dark. When a ship arrived eleven days later to check on the lighthouse keepers, the place was found to be deserted. The beds were neatly made, the kitchen was clean and tidy, and the lighthouse lamp atop the tower was filled with oil. The island was thoroughly searched, but not a trace of the men was ever found. Nor were their bodies. The Eilean...