History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

The Bellaire House has a big reputation and is located in southeastern Ohio in the city for which it is named. The Heatherington family built the house, lived here and died here and are said to haunt it now. But this isn't just the Bellaire Haunted House. People refer to this as the Bellaire Demon House. The house is said to be plagued with lots of ghostly and demonic activity. Possibly because it...

Great battleships and aircraft carriers have always been a massive asset and a nation with an abundance of them was a power to be feared. The USS Lexington was a massive aircraft carrier that set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation during a career that made it the oldest working aircraft carrier in the US Navy. Today, the carrier is a museum offering hi...

The Morris-Jumel Mansion is located in Upper Manhattan in New York City and has stood for over 250 years. This was not only a home for a British Colonel, but also a wealthy American socialite who was the richest woman in America at the time. Today, it is a museum that is reputedly haunted by several spirits, the most prominent one being that socialite. Join us for the history and hauntings of the...

The Crandell Murder shocked the nation. Sylvester Crandell shot his mother-in-law, his step-daughter, his wife and himself in 1887. This was the worst crime Saratoga County had experienced up to that point. All four people would die and the main motivation seems to have been money. Sylvester Crandell and wanted more of it and when his wife and mother-in-law wouldn't give it to him, his rage erupte...

The Outer Banks are a vast ecosystem that have supported life for millions of years. Humans have been here for centuries. Key moments in American history are connected to the Upper Islands of the Outer Banks from the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony to the Wright brothers' first flight. There are numerous haunted locations and legends in the Upper Islands. On this second episode of our Outer Ba...

Prisons had once been thought of as just holding areas to punish people.  In the late 1800s, a movement started that aspired to a higher ideal of  reform, rather than punishment. Eastern State Penitentiary was built to  launch that reformation in the American penal system. The prison's  edifice is formidable and resembles a castle. This eventually became the  most famous prison in the world. The p...

The Outer Banks stretch for 200 miles from southeastern Virginia to Shackleford Banks in North Carolina. The Atlantic that borders its eastern side is known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic because of the hundreds of shipwrecks that have occurred here. We traveled much of this stretch on our recent road trip and took in many of the sites while learning about the history and legends of this area. A...

Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 23rd Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by Phil Rossi and Tee Morris of Old Spirits Investigations. They describe themselves as "Just two dads, living our best life, while investigating the afterlife." They share with us their techniques and experiences. Their investigations pf the TWA 514 crash sit...

Dr. T. G. Hamilton was a trail blazer in the field of Paranormal Research. Hamilton was a medical doctor and because of his experiences with death, he began to wonder if there was a way that we could figure out what happens to us after we die. Hamilton and his family moved into a large home in Winnipeg and it was here that he carried out much of his research, along with his wife. Their children co...

Seguin Island is an island off of Maine that has been a part of maritime history long before the American colonies were founded. The island can only be reached by boat, and is home to Maine's tallest and second oldest lighthouse, Seguin Island Lighthouse. This lighthouse is known by its more common name, Seguin Light, and not only dates back to the birth of America, but it carries a rich history t...

We just returned from a road trip through the Outer Banks of North Carolina and along our way, we stopped in Charleston, South Carolina. We've seen the USS Yorktown from afar before, but on this trip, we boarded this magnificent aircraft carrier twice. She was one of twenty-four Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II. Today, the carrier is a museum that not only houses the museum...

Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 22nd Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by paranormal investigator and author Amy Bruni. Amy has not only starred in both Ghost Hunters and Kindred Spirits, but she hosts her own podcast named "Haunted Road" and she has authored two books, "Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts"...

Old Sacramento is known as Sacramento's "Front Porch." The entire sector is protected as a National Landmark and for good reason. Much of California's early history is seated here. The town saw immense growth during the California Gold Rush and with that came death as well. Cholera epidemics swept through and fire and floods destroyed the place more than once. Old Sacramento had to be raised eight...

During the 19th century, jails in any country were places that many people went to die because of the poor conditions. Kilmainham Gaol was no different. The history of Kilmainham Gaol spans over two centuries and holds a place in the annals of Ireland's fight for independence. Today, this immense structure still stands and runs as a museum relaying the stories of hundreds of prisoners who included...

Many people focus on visiting Amsterdam when they visit the Netherlands. The Red Light District is a place that paranormal enthusiasts may find a ghost or two. There's spooksteeg or "ghost alley" and Bloedstraat, which is Blood Street. But the really promising haunted locations are in the outer areas of the country, the castles. There are stories of Blue Ladies, screaming hunters, dancing ghosts a...

Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 21st Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by our listener Clint Hopper. Clint lives in the small town of Troy, Tennessee and his family's roots are deep here. We talk history of the town, Civil War history and battles, some dark history connected to the treatment of blacks after the Civil War, Clint's...

Mystic, Connecticut was a seafaring village in the early settlement of America. This was the scene of a horrific massacre that more than likely has left behind a negative spiritual residue. That residue leaves many believing that this is a cursed place. Based on the ghost stories and devastating fires of Mystic, we tend to agree. Join us for the history and hauntings of Mystic, Connecticut! The Mo...

The Lemp family and lager beer go hand in hand. What started out as a grocery business, grew into a beer empire in St. Louis, Missouri that brought success and wealth to the Lemp family. But what almost endures more in regards to the Lemp family are the tragic lives of its members. The mansion they built witnessed sorrow and death. Suicide seemed to run in the family. This unfortune has led to rum...

The Hotel Chelsea refers to itself as "A Rest Stop for Rare Individuals" and indeed, it has hosted some famous creatives. Today it is a luxury hotel, but when it began, this was one of the first forays into attracting the upper class to rent apartments in New York City. The interior was grand and the upper floors were specifically designed to attract artists. The hotel has stood for nearly 150 yea...

Jean Harlow was known as the "Original Blonde Bombshell." In 1932, she married Paul Bern, a screenwriter, director and assistant at MGM Studios. It was an odd match and would end when Bern apparently committed suicide. Or did he? Could he have been murdered? And by who? Could this be why his spirit is at unrest? Come with us as we explore the mysterious death of Paul Bern!  Intro and Outro music:...

The Joker isn't just a comic book villain. This is an entity said to reside at the Edinburgh Manor in Scotch Grove, Iowa and he too seems to be a villain. The manor was once a poor farm and as we have found through the years, these locations tend to come with haunts. After the original poor farm was dismantled, the brick manor was built and used to house the mentally ill, disabled and elderly. The...

Hotel Jerome is located in the heart of the city of Aspen in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The luxury hotel provides high end amenities in a truly historic building. The hotel was built by a man who wanted it to be a model of excellence for years to come. And it has been that, but it also has been something else. This lodging is apparently so luxurious that some guests never want to leave, ever...

The Drovers Inn has stood for over 300 years and is one of Scotland's oldest and most haunted pubs. This establishment was named for the highland drovers, which were cattle drivers. Over the years, thousands of people have stayed here. Some have experienced paranormal activity and there seems to be many stories connected to this location and to the drovers themselves that involve death. And this,...

Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 20th Paranormal Conversation, we have our first returning guest, paranormal investigator Dr. Melissa Morgan. She joined us previously with her brother to talk about her former project Destination Mystery. She has launched a new podcast, Death Becomes Us, with a new co-host, author and tarot witch Karly...

Carl Jung was a world renowned psychoanalyst and although he was a man of science, he embraced the unusual readily. Not only did Jung develop the theory of synchronicity, but he was a big fan of the occult and studied the ways that mythology affected people's psyches. On top of that, he wasn't shy about sharing experiences he had at a haunted cottage in England. On this episode, we will explore th...