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

92: Bhangarh Fort 21.08.2021

Today we virtually take you to India and tell you all about the Bhangarh Fort. A 16th century fort built by a ruler for his son, it has borne 2 legends that make it one of the most haunted locations in India. A popular tourist destination that the Archaeological Society of India has had to enforce the rule that no one is allowed in it after dark. Should you defy the rule you may find yourself suff...

91: West Virginia Penitentiary 14.08.2021

Today folks we indulge Laura's obsession and go BACK to West Virginia to West Virginia Penitentiary. And being the responsible aunt that she is, Carrie brings along her 17 year old niece, Emma DeSimone, as a very special guest host! At this lovely baby Joliet Prison they have a former leader of the Aryan Brotherhood who haunts the cell he was viciously stabbed 37 times in, a place in the basement...

90: The Smurl Haunting 07.08.2021

This week’s episode comes with a trigger warning of sexual assault, guys - so consider yourselves disclaimered. In this one we talk about another family that joins the ranks of the Perrons, the Lees, and the Hodgesons - but with a much darker and shocking claim of demonic assault, one that even left Ed & Lorraine Warren feeling helpless. Another elaborate hoax, or truly terrifying haunting - what...

89: Rose Hall Plantation 31.07.2021

Johnny Cash sang in The Ballad of Annie Palmer: "On the Island of Jamaica quite a long long time ago At Rose Hall Plantation where the ocean breezes blow Lived a girl named Annie Palmer the mistress of the place And the slaves all lived in fear to see a frown on Annie's face. ...Well, if you should ever go to see the great house at Rose Hall There's expensive chairs and china and great paintings o...

Mini Ep - BTS of Old Hospital on College Hill Investigation 27.07.2021

Each time the podcast or Carrie and her team, Southern Entities Paranormal, investigate a new place we will bring you a mini episode telling you all the behind the scenes deets of the investigation and the trip to get there. In this one we discuss the amazing wonder that is West Virginia, the stunning Old Hospital on College Hill, the super fun hometown of Mothman - Point Pleasant, WV, and the new...

86: Brushy Mountain Penitentiary 17.07.2021

Come along with us as we virtually take you to Tennessee and Brushy Mountain Penitentiary, home of its most notorious prisoner - James Earl Ray, the murderer of Martin Luther King, Jr. Known as the Alcatraz of TN, there is no shortage of horrors here to this day, just as when it was open. The angry spirits of murdered convicts are known and documented to scratch you, burn your clothes, and follow...

85: Hill View Manor 10.07.2021

This week's show is brought to you by the fireworks capital of the United States - New Castle, PA! Here we travel to Stillers Country and tell you all about Hill View Manor. Once a poor farm, and now one of the most hoppin haunted places in western PA, it is home to numerous resident spirits. One who is an eternal Terry Bradshaw fan, one who seems to precede your death should you see him, and more...

84: Old South Pittsburg Hospital 03.07.2021

This week we visit Carrie's new neighbor - TN, and take you to the Old South Pittsburg Hospital. From good doctors who died while working, to bad doctors who should have, this place runs the gamut. A dark entity known as The Creature who attacks women; a shy, scared, sweet toddler who asks to be held; and everything in between - OSPH is an investigator's top bucket list choice. We also discover Ca...

83: Loftus Hall 26.06.2021

This week Laura hits the ground running with her history on one of the most legendary locations in Ireland - Loftus Hall! Here, the devil himself came to call and ruined cards for a family for all eternity. Growling dogs, phantom horses, and crying children are what await you here in this manor house built in 1350! We also get a recap of Eastern State Penitentiary, and the breaking news that all A...

82: The Greenbrier Ghost 19.06.2021

This week we blend true crime with the paranormal and bring you the story of the Greenbrier Ghost! A tale of a murdered wife's ghost who helped solve her own murder by appearing to her mother in a dream to tell her the truth of what happened. What do you believe? We also learn Laura's son is the Sauerkraut King of the Southwest, and Archie makes a very important announcement. Hug your mom and get...

81: Sleep Paralysis Cases 12.06.2021

This week we bring you some of the scariest cases of sleep paralysis we have found. A diagnosable medical condition - we explore how the lines of psychology and spirituality are blurred - with barrels of facts, casks of humor, and boxes of wine. We also conclude that sleep paralysis and having young children is kind of a parallel experience, learn that Laura's son is just NOW experiencing Jello fo...

80: The Borley Rectory 05.06.2021

After a week's hiatus, we are back with a location in England with the Borley Rectory! This place has loads of scandal - affairs, fires, affairs, faked phenomena and more affairs! A ghostly nun is just trying to get away from children, headless coachmen have you regretting being polite to let them pass, and a famous paranormal investigator has his reputation questioned agin and again. Grab a box o...

79: Chessie: The Chesapeake Bay Monster 22.05.2021

In this episode we honor our co-host, co-founder, and co-pilot - Archie!! For his birthday we bring you his favorite urban legend / cryptid - Chessie: the Chesapeake Bay Monster! She, or he, or they - hail from Maryland, and are either 20 feet or 40 feet long. They might have a football for a head, or the head may be that of a horse... either way, it's for sure not a turtle! We also find out Laura...

78: The Exorcism of Roland Doe 15.05.2021

It's another game of musical hosts this week, guys - Carrie is back, but Laura is gone! Not a lot of humor we can infuse in this one, to be honest. But what do we expect from the case that is the inspiration for the movie THE EXORCIST? Throw those shields up and grab that bottle of Holy Water guys, because this one will have you laugh nervously, cry, and most importantly... swear off Linda Blair F...

77: Old Joliet Prison 08.05.2021

Kids, welcome to the Archie and Laura show! Carrie is gone this week, so the inmates are running the asylum. Which is weird, since we’re taking you to Old Joliet Prison in Illinois! Here you may find yourself following the crowd to search for the controversial singing ghost, encounter a terrifying black mist, and may even be pinned down by John Wayne Gacy?? What?? PSA folks - never, EVER ghost hun...

76: The Curse of King Tut 01.05.2021

Come have a seat as we discuss all things cursey! Today we go into one of the most famous curses - the curse of King Tut's Tomb! One of the most important archeological finds, comes with a price. This story has a fatal mosquito bite, homes burning down, multiple deaths on various anniversaries of excavations, and rare the sighting of a jackal - just like Anubis. We also have a couple of super fun...

74: Haunted Objects 2 17.04.2021

We bring you a sequel episode this week, guys - Haunted Objects 2! We’ve got 3 new creeptacular objects to tell you about - “The Hands Resist Him” painting - and trust us, we resist him too; Thomas Busby’s Stoop Chair - we unearth how dads the world over became territorial about their La-Z-Boys; and the cursed Koh-I-Noor Diamond, that even Kimye couldn’t afford, but apparently P. Diddy could? Wait...

73: Old Hospital on College Hill 10.04.2021

This week we tell you all about the Old Hospital on College Hill in Williamson, WV! In operation until 1988, and built on the land of the infamous Hatfield & McCoy feud this notorious hospital’s ghosts don’t exactly roll out the red carpet for guests. Objects are thrown at you, whispers in your ear are commonplace, and the 4th floor is NOT to be trifled with. We also discover Laura still harbors a...

72: Rolling Hills Asylum 03.04.2021

Today class we virtually travel across the country to tell you all about Rolling Hills Asylum in NY! One of the most famous haunted asylums in the United States, it's got a bit of each classic - a piggery like Eloise, a favored resident spirit like Trans-Allegheny, a horrible nurse like Pennhurst, and the hopeful start and tragic end they all had. Rolling Hills offers you a rodent killing, lovable...

71: Thornewood Castle 27.03.2021

This week we stick around the PNW and virtually travel around Thornewood Castle in Washington! In this super extra home where Stephen King's "Rose Red" was filmed, are spirits who don't want you messing with the lights AT ALL, may bring you good financial fortune if you stay in their former room, and might also trip you down the stairs if you call them ugly. Hey, we would too. We also find out mor...

70: Pittock Mansion 20.03.2021

Welcome back to a brand new episode where we take you to the Pittock Mansion in Portland, OR! Here you will be warmly welcomed by the spirits of Henry & Georgiana Pittock, encounter boots with no legs walking around, and find yourself in a room with dolls galore and unnerving clowns! Bear with us, gang. Today's episode comes to you completely unedited. So grab that warm beverage and settle in as w...

69: Lake Shawnee Amusement Park & Goatman's Bridge 13.03.2021

We are back this week folks with 2 crazy locations for you - Lake Shawnee Amusement Park and the Goatman's Bridge! Special content we released to our nearest and dearest! Today we tell you all about 2 places full of tragedy and bad times all around. Get on in here, ya nuts! First up is an abandoned amusement park in WV haunted by a little girl who died on a ride, and the family who owned the land...

68: West Point 20.02.2021

Today kids we take you to one of the finest academies in the United States - West Point! Here an apparition known as The Pusher will pin you to the bed with his icy grip, a mad as hell woman rightfully raises a ruckus in the superintendent’s house, and in a plot twist that surprised us all - Ed and Lorraine Warren are involved! In our boundless wisdom and professionalism, Carrie and Laura confirm...

67: The Octagon House 13.02.2021

Come with us back to D.C. this week as we virtually tour the famous Octagon House! Take in the character of this unique architecture and the spirits that live within it. Here you'll find incessant phantom bell ringing, a cheating card player reliving his death repeatedly in your room while you try to sleep, and be pushed on the last step in the flight - or find you're just tripping over your own f...

66: Salem, MA 06.02.2021

Road trippers unite!! This is a heavy hitter episode, guys... today we take you on a virtual haunted tour of Salem, MA! We’ve got not one, not two, not three - but SIX haunted locations to bring you today! In this historic town we cover a spirit who likes to carve scratches into the chests of men, children whose laughs and footsteps prevail, how to properly handle the guilt of your ancestors, and....

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