Carrie Hopper & Laura Ockerman

History of a Haunting

Comedy EN ↓ 212 episodes

What happens when a believer and a skeptic come together? They host a paranormal podcast that combines their love of history and hauntings!! Join us each week as we tell tales of famous, infamous, and almost famous locations around the world, and why they became terrifying places to visit.

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Carrie Hopper & Laura Ockerman

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Oct 28, 2024

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Episodes

123: Heaven's Gate 19.03.2022

**Trigger warning - this episode discusses the sensitive topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK** This week's episode takes a different turn, but still falls underneath the paranormal umbrella, as we discuss the story of the Heaven's Gate cult. No witty show notes can we come up with, the whole story is just p...

122: The Oman House 14.03.2022

In this week's episode we travel to California and the site of the infamous Tate murders perpetrated by the Manson family. A home built on adjacent land to the site has been dubbed "Disneyland For the Dead", and "The Mount Everest of Haunted Houses" is owned by David Oman. And he joins us in this episode to tell us all about the hauntings he's lived with for 20 years. Join Carrie and Laura as we h...

121: Nevada State Prison 05.03.2022

Join us this week as we trek to the Nevada desert and tell you all about the Nevada State Prison! Opened before Nevada was a state, this detention center is a unique one. A warden who refused to leave, the distinction of being the very first to use the gas chamber as a method of execution - albeit in a bumbling sort of way, and it allowed a prisoner run gambling hall! That is SO Nevada. We also st...

120: The Demon House 26.02.2022

** This episode comes with a spiritual warning, guys. Please say any prayers of protection that you are comfortable using ** This week we take you to Gary, IN and a house so filled with malevolence, it was torn down. In a story that blends paranormal horror with real life heartbreak, this one is a doozy. Say that prayer, grab some wine and hunker down for the one location that might actually have...

119: The Lost Colony of Roanoke 19.02.2022

This week we bring you the mother of all mysteries, and one Carrie has wanted to do for a couple of years - the perplexing (ish?) story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke! In what was Sir Walter Raleigh's 2nd attempt at a settlement on Roanoke Island, it was no more successful than the first. This story has so many possible outcomes - death by Natives, cannibalism, a zombie apocalypse and the belief th...

117: Black Eyed Kids 05.02.2022

The title says it all, guys. And it's hella creeps. Check out The Spirit Realm Networks upcoming live paranormal investigation event on 2/25/22 with THE Rick McCallum and THE up and coming Dylan Rathman!

116: Missouri State Penitentiary 29.01.2022

We are back with a brand new episode this week guys - the Missouri State Penitentiary! This prison has housed some the most notorious criminals in the country. From having your hair tugged, to the overwhelming smell of body odor, to the gas chamber that knocks back - settle in as we tell you about "the bloodiest 47 acres in America"!

115: The Black Dahlia 22.01.2022

As our show has been hit with the Covid, we were unable to record a brand new episode. So we've dug into the vault and are releasing a fan episode from April 2021! Carrie brings you a little true crime conspiracy theory in one of the most infamous unsolved crimes to this day, who is reported to haunt the Hotel Cecil - The Black Dahlia. We'll go over the crime, the investigation and the top suspect...

114: The Abduction of Travis Walton 15.01.2022

This week we shift gears and cover the UFO Abduction of Travis Walton! In 1975 Arizona a logger claimed to have been abducted by an alien craft where he spent what he thought was 1.5 hours. Turns out he was gone for 5 days! In a story that hails from where Carrie and Laura do, this one has mystery, intrigue, and the truest bluest friends (there-abouts) that anyone could ask for. We also learn that...

112: The Randolph County Infirmary 31.12.2021

Happy New Year episode!! In this one Carrie and Laura get dressed up and pop the bubbly to celebrate New Year's Eve by telling you all about the Randolph County Infirmary. We tell you all about Ida Gunkle, a woman dropped off there by her son, who committed suicide in her room in the basement, her spirit being felt there to this day. There's John Champ who has been known to pinch people, drawing b...

110: Carrington Psychiatric Hospital 18.12.2021

We bring you another international location this week guys, Carrington Psychiatric Hospital in New Zealand! In what we're calling the Asylum of 1,000 Names this place was like all of them - had the best laid plans. A patient to staff ratio that didn't suck, nice and clean facility, and best of all - a piggery! It all went downhill when they thought an experimental sewage plan on site was a good id...

109: The McPike Mansion 11.12.2021

This week we bring you a wonderful listener suggestion of the McPike Mansion! Situated in the town of Alton, IL this home is currently being restored to its former amazing glory. Overseen by the owner Henry McPike himself, who like to make his presence known in the form of a shadow figure in a coat. Currently a condemned building, you can tour the wine cellar where the most paranormal activity hap...

108: The Hamilton Turner Inn and the Sorrel Weed House 04.12.2021

This week we virtually travel to the most haunted city in the country, before we literally travel to it next year - Savannah, GA! There are so many haunted locations in this town that it was difficult to pick just 2. We chose the Hamilton Turner Inn and the Sorrel Weed House for this week's episode. From Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, to mass Revolutionary War graves, these 2 locations a...

107: Borgvattnet Vicarage 27.11.2021

We're virtually traveling abroad again this week guys to Borgvattnet Vicarage in Sweden! With an unlikely chap blowing the lid on one of the most famous hauntings in Sweden, here we find a force that has called dibs on a rocking chair, 3 crying elderly women watching you sleep, and the potential to be stuck with matches, marbles, and knives. Also - ghost couch! We are also joined by Laura's cat Ed...

105: Gettysburg 13.11.2021

This week we virtually travel to Gettysburg and bring you 3 haunted locations! There are plenty more in this historic town, but we chose the 3 we thought were the creepiest. We've got a house that still holds a blood stained floorboard, an orphanage that is just about as tragic as it gets, and battle location that has spirits grabbing your foot from down in the rocks. Good. Bye. We also promo our...

104: Ed & Lorraine Warren 07.11.2021

This month Carrie brings you the story of Ed & Lorraine Warren - the original pioneers of the supernatural research movement, and inspiration for The Conjuring franchise. From how they got their start, to the legacy they left behind, and everything in between - settle in as Carrie tells you all about the real Ed & Lorraine Warren!

102: Lawang Sewu 29.10.2021

In her constant chaos, Carrie forgot to release this episode last week! Good Lord!! This week we virtually travel to Indonesia and tell you about Lewang Sewu - built for the Dutch Railway, and taken over in WWII by the Japanese, this beautiful building has seen some of the ugliest parts of the human mind. Ghosts of those slaughtered here abound, along with a vampiric manifestation that is just pla...

Mini episode 4 - Recap of The Stanley Hotel 09.10.2021

Laura and I recap the weekend we spent at The Stanley Hotel - complete with paranormal experiences and cool facts about the place that even we didn't know - have a sit down with us as we take you back with us to the most iconic hotel in the world!

100: 100th Episode Celebration!! 09.10.2021

Welcome to our 100th episode celebration that we recorded live on Facebook from room 217 in The Stanley Hotel!! In this episode we re-do our telling of our very first episode of The Stanley. Complete with new research skills, in the very room that made the hotel famous, and brand new technical hiccups and fan interaction - we have a great time! Also, Carrie quizzes Laura and Archie on their knowle...

99: The Toxic Lady 02.10.2021

In our second conspiracy theory we bring you one of Archie's final stories - the case of the Toxic Lady. In 1994 Gloria Ramirez was taken to the hospital after becoming seriously ill. Many hospital workers became gravely ill themselves after being exposed to her body and blood. The details of this case are absolutely wild. Sit back and relax while Archie tells us this crazy tale of a medical oddit...

97: Kingsland Manor 18.09.2021

With all of the perfect execution we can muster - which you'll see isn't a lot, this week we bring you Kingsland Manor, with 2 very special guest hosts - Matt & Josie Haas, of Haas Paranormal! Built during the Revolutionary War era, Kingsland Manor was a home, speakeasy, and now a museum and paranormal hub of spirits. From Bus, the owner of the speakeasy who was mysteriously found dead in the tunn...

Mini ep. 3 - investigation of Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum 07.09.2021

Hi guys! Welcome to our 3rd "mini" episode where I recap our paranormal investigation of the one and only Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. We have 2 very special guests joining us in this one - the girls from Spirits of the Southeast - Donna and Connie! Join us as we tell you and Laura all about the FABULOUS and active investigation of one of the most INFAMOUSLY haunted locations in the world!

95: Spiritualism & the Ouija Board 04.09.2021

In this episode we discuss the creation and rise of spiritualism and the awful thing that is the ouija board. From the rise of the Fox Sisters, to dating tips, to ouija board demons - we break it all down. Also, Carrie makes it clear she hates all of this. Multiple times. This is also our first YouTube episode - you can check us out there now!

Mini ep 2 - BTS of the 1830 Montgomery House Investigation 02.09.2021

Hi guys! Welcome to mini episode #2 - in this one Carrie tells Laura all about the investigation she and her team, Southern Entities Paranormal, conducted at a 200 year old plantation house in Mt. Gilead, NC. A place where Carrie thought there wouldn't be ANYTHING, turned out to be a real paranormal find! We also get an update on Laura's firefighter kittens, that Carrie can utterly rule out a care...

93: The Possession of Anna Ecklund 28.08.2021

In this week's episode we detail another possession case - that of Anna Ecklund. A child who had this brought on her by her father and her aunt through black magic. The story is just about as horrible as it could get. We try to bring some levity to the story by trying to figure out the sheer basics of Catholicism, the Saints, and math. How'd that go? You already know! This episode is brought to yo...

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