Left of Skeptic

In this week’s episode Kala tells the legend of Minnie Quay. A tragic tale of a real girl from Forester, Michigan who drowned in Lake Huron and now haunts its shores, beaconing others to share her fate. Brittany shares the story of the abandoned Farrar Elementary Schoolhouse in Farrar, Iowa where the hauntings began before it was deserted and have continued ever since. This location has some prett...

Happy Spooky Wednesday everyone! This week, Kala talks about Smallett's Cave near Ava, MO that is allegedly home to the spirit of a headless cobbler that still roams the roads around the cave. But is it really a spirit, or is it something else? Brittany tells us about the historic Bullock Hotel in Deadwood, SD where Seth Bullock is said to still haunt the halls. Kala is excited to learn all about...

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming with another Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala takes us back to Alton, IL to discuss the Mineral Springs Mall, a location that taught her the difference between historic and folkloric hauntings. Brittany takes us to the Punderson Manor in Newbury Township, OH, where there is a surprising lack of puns for such a punny name. It's raining zen up in here...

Happy Spooky Thuuuuuuuuursday? WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING? While the timeline may be a bit different this week, the stories are as good as ever.  It's a shabby to chic week as Kala tells us about the run-down and broken Pattowattamie Jail House Museum (better known as the "Squirrel Cage Jail") in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Brittany gives us the details of the adorable and fancy Terrace Inn and 1911 Re...

This Spooky Wednesday, we go back to the midwest! Kala talks about Kemper Hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This building (formerly known as Durkee Mansion, a name that Brittany finds hilarious) is haunted by headless nuns, random footsteps, and shadow creatures that roam the lawns and walls. A fact that the county doesn't want to scare away future wedding rentals, but we think it should really attract...

This Spooky Wednesday marks our 30th episode! We're celebrating the same way we celebrate every week, by telling you some haunted tales! Kala talks about the mystery of The Vanishing Hitchhiker and the history behind this very old legend. And Brittany tells us about The Franklin Castle in Cleveland, OH, where a revolving door of owners and renovations (and porn? maybe?) has led to some very strang...

It's Brittany's birthday week! And this Spooky Wednesday we are celebrating by heading outside of the U.S. again to tell you about locations in Mexico and Ireland. Kala talks about some haunted areas in and around Mexico City. The Island of the Dolls is exactly what it sounds like... and Island. Filled with creepy, old dolls. Posada Del Sol is an abandoned hotel with creepy altars in its basement...

This Spooky Wednesday the world is on fire, and it may or may not be reflected in our podcast. We head out to California this week for both of our locations. Kala tells us about her own experiences taking The Donner Pass in Northern California. The story of the Donner Party is tragic, and it's easy to see how this area is now haunted by the people who met their tragic end here. Travel + short cuts...

This week is all Brittany bay-bee! This Spooky Wednesday, Brittany tells us all about the phenomenon known best as The Glitch in the Matrix. These errors in our everyday life may leave you wondering if our world is as it seems, or a simulation that we exist in without realizing it. Kala, fresh back from her Californian vacation, shares an extra-long anonymous listener story which makes you wonder...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! And Happy Birthday Kala! This week Kala and Brittany are heading overseas! On this special birthday episode, Kala is covering the haunted Poveglia Island in Italy and Brittany will be telling you about the nearly 900-year-old Ancient Ram Inn in Great Britain.

This episode marks our 25th Spooky Wednesday! What better way to celebrate than telling really depressing tales that lead to really haunted locations? First Kala talks about Road L in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is better known to its residents as Seven Sister's Road. This is the kind of road that reminds you why it's worth it to take the scenic route sometimes. Next, Brittany tells us about the C...

Happy Spooky Wednesday, y'all! This week we've got witches (well... maybe witches) and cryptids! Kala talks about Whitewater, WI which is also known as the Second Salem, as a listener request. This city has tales of the witches and ghosts that plague the town going back over a hundred years. Is it really haunted, or is it a college town that just keeps spreading outdated rumors from years ago? Bri...

We've got missing library books, brutal bludgeonings, mosh pit loving ghosts, and tasty beer for you this week! Kala tells everyone about The Harvey Public Library in Harvey, ND. A woman was murdered in her home and now haunts the library that sits on the land, puzzling unsuspecting librarians by making keys disappear and restocking books. Brittany takes us down south to Savannah, GA to tell us ab...

This week brings us a fake hospital, a professional feline, a dumb fraternity ritual, and cuddles from a burnt, disembodied arm. Kala talks about The Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, AK. This hotel located in the Ozarks has a complicated past that contributes to it being one of the most haunted hotels in America. Brittany tells us tales from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH. Students that...

Do you know what's terrifying? Children. Well maybe not to you, but that's apparently what Brittany and Kala have decided this week. Kala takes over this week with a long story centered around the cryptid known as Black-Eyed Children. What are these creatures? Aliens? Demons? Vampires? We only know one thing for sure... Brittany is having absolutely none of it. Then Brittany tells us one of her al...

This week Kala is talking about Summerwind, a mansion that once stood on the shores of West Bay Lake in Wisconsin! Once a beautiful summer lake home with a less than beautiful history, it is now simply a foundation with stairs and a chimney after it burned down in 1988. And Brittany introduces Obojoki, also known as the monster of Lake Okoboji in Iowa. There's a lot going on this week as we premie...

This Spooky Wednesday Kala talks about the haunting figure known as the Grey Lady that resides in the Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana. And Brittany discusses The Phillip Experiment that took place in Toronto, Canada in the ’70s. These stories have given us our highest scores on the Skeptic Scale to date! This episode is all classic ghosts and demons, dear listeners! Well... ghosts and demon...

Kala talks about the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO, a building that once earned the name "The bloodiest 47 acres in America". Closed 2004 after holding violent criminals for 168 years, some of the inmates seem to have stuck around the grounds. Brittany discusses the Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul, MN. These caves, which have been used for a number of activities including grow...

This spooky Wednesday Kala takes us over to South Dakota to discuss the Ellsworth Airforce Base, which has seen enough unusual UFO activity to become known as the Area 51 of the Dakotas. Well, they could be UFOs, but they could also be ducks. And Brittany talks about a small town in Wisconsin that no longer exists if it ever existed at all. This episode is the first-ever episode edited by Kala! So...

This week Kala talks about the two ghosts with very different style choices that haunt the halls of The Drake hotel in Chicago, IL. And Brittany discusses the Central State Hospital, formerly known as the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis, IN. This building's tragic history while it was in operation has led to some interesting activity now that it is abandoned. Finally, our l...

This week Kala and Brittany talk about the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival and how it served as the inspiration for our first ever listener story episode! We're sharing stories from Duluth, MN musicians, photographers, poets, and attendees! Get ready to have a cluckin' good spooky time! HAPPY HOMEGROWN!!! 

This week Kala talks about the Sallie House in Atchison, KS. Though the lore behind the location leaves a lot to the imagination, it's certainly got the activity to prove that something happened in this house. And Brittany tells us about not-deer, a cryptid found in the Appalachian mountain area. These creatures may look like deer, but they are absolutely NOT deer. 

This week is all about Grand Rapids! Kala discusses several locations in this Michigan city that indicate it's more haunted than you might think. And Brittany tells us about the haunted eBay painting "The Hands Resist Him". Can you guess where that painting resides now? You guessed right! Grand Rapids! Ghostly prank calls, jealous lovers, disembodied hands, and weird girl-doll-robot things. Who kn...

From a big city to a small town! This week Kala talks about the former Chicago Historical Society building, now known as TAO restaurant and nightclub, and best known for its history as Excalibur nightclub in Chicago, IL. Brittany discusses the Bellaire House in Bellaire, OH. They are two very different buildings, but they both have long histories filled with many haunted tales. And instead of a li...

In this week's episode, Brittany tells us about the small community of Grey Cloud Island in Minnesota and the online rumors that have spread about the private cemetery located on the island. This marks the first place discussed on our podcast that both Brittany and Kala have no desire to visit. And Kala tells us about the tragic history of the Lemp family that has caused the haunting of the Lemp M...