Left of Skeptic

Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week brings a whole host of ghosts, monsters, witches, and laxative water. First up, Kala gets to talk about two of her favorite topics: a location with a funny name and the weird obsession with mineral springs from the early 1900’s. The French Lick Springs Hotel is considered one of the most haunted places in Indiana. Built to be a place of relaxation and he...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week, Kala is bringing us to West Virginia to talk about the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. And Brittany tells us the tale of Hannah Cranna. 

Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we have a special guest, Corey Gice from The PodCostner podcast, and he's talkin' #Bigfoot! He started out a skeptic, but after some research and some VERY compelling Youtube videos, he's now a believer. Can he sway you? And Brittany brings us a haunted house from New Orleans with a tragic past... mostly tragic because of how many buildings didn't last very long o...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala and Brittany are revisiting some of their favorite stories. First, we take a trip down memory lane to hear Kala tell us about Whispers Estate. Then Brittany revisits the story of a most unusual creature... The Gjenganger. A strange ghost/zombie/vampire hybrid that has a knack for pinchin'.

ITS BRITTANY’S BIRTHDAY WEEK! Happy Spooky Wednesday and Happy Birthday to the beautiful and smart Brittany Lind! She starts us out this week with the creepy tale of The Hat Man. You may have thought this tale was just an urban legend, sleep paralysis, or a fedora-wearing Hot Topic reject, but you were wrong. As hundreds have tales have proven… this entity is very real. And it might just be hangin...

Fool me once, shame on you… kill 3 of my relatives, I’m pretty sure this vase is cursed.   Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala heads overseas to India for a listener request story! Bhangarh Fort is a 16th-century village of ruins that has been overtaken by wildlife, tourists, and ghosts. These strange noises and paranormal occurrences have led the area to be declared “legally haunted”, so...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’ve got some salty stories for you this week! Get it? Salty? Ocean? The sea? … ** crickets**   Anyway, Kala is talking about mermaids! These cryptids have been discussed for thousands of years all across the world. While the legends vary from culture to culture, one question remains unanswered… are they real? Your instinct might be to say no, but wait until you hear...

Happy spooky Wednesday, everyone! It’s a Kala Birthday Takeover this week! She’s telling you all about Skinwalker Ranch in Utah! There is so much information there is no way to do it without using up a whole episode! This 512-acre property has been experiencing UFO visits, strange noises, crop circles, and dead cows since the early 1900s. And they still continue to this day!

Happy Spooky Wednesday, y’all! This week Kala tells you about the Littlefield House on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. This building is over a century old, and is haunted by the ghost of the former lady of the house… and possibly some music majors. And Brittany takes us over to Italy to talk about the Palazzo Dario. It’s a winding tale with a lot of death and a lot of difficult-to...

Happy Spooky Wednesday, y’all! And this Wednesday is extra spooky for a listener request. Listener Sara (Kala’s seeeeester) makes a special birthday request for more Black-Eyed Children stories, and Kala does not disappoint with three creepy stories that will leave you reluctant to answer the door. Especially for kids. And Brittany, in protest of some of our country's bulls**t, heads over to the U...

Happy Spooky Wednesday y'all! We've got three locations from two states we have not yet visited on the podcast! First up Kala takes us to Delaware to discuss two haunted inns. The Addy Sea Inn's beachfront property may be kid-free, but that doesn't mean you'll be undisturbed, especially if you stay in rooms 1, 6, or 11. And if you head further inland to Georgetown to visit The Brick Hotel on the C...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’ll be the first to admit that unless we. tell you what this description is about, you’re going to have no idea. We’ve got a weird one today where we’re bringing you stairs and butts!   Just kidding. First Kala talks about the mysterious stairs in the woods. Apparently, these stairways have no purpose but to creep you out. Are they portals to hell? A place where...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala is taking it back to the Midwest with the story of Hotel Hell. No, not the Gordon Ramsey show… the Maribel Caves Hotel in Maribel, WI. Once upon a time, this hotel was a gorgeous building built on a flowing mineral spring, occasionally frequented by gangsters. Hits all the best points. But after a fire and a tornado, it’s now in ruins reminiscent of a creepy,...

Happy Spooky Wednesday everyone and welcome to episode 72! This episode gets a little goofy... sleep depravation and recording multiple episodes a week will do that to ya. It's all sorts of cursed objects this week!  Kala starts it off with a discussion of The Screaming Skulls. This is not a punk band. It is a legend restricted to England where the skulls of the dead are kept in certain homes...

Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week, in preparation for her trip to New York City, Kala talks about the NYC restaurant One if by Land, Two if by Sea. This romantic little restaurant was once owned by the notorious historical figure, Aaron Burr, sir. And it is haunted by him, his daughter, and many others. And the podcast is haunted by the many Hamilton references this causes Kala to make. Nex...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we've got a birthday request, a listener story, and a haunting that leaves you feeling happy and calm. Does it get any better than this?! First, Kala covers a listener request for locations out of Annapolis, Maryland. In her search she found two locations that are battling it out for title of most haunted in the city: The James Brice House and The Maryland Inn. Th...

Fair warning… this episode is NSFW. It is the Spooky Wednesday that Kala had been waiting for… Episode 69! Kala starts the episode with the concept of spectrophelia, where people just love to bang it out with ghosts. This may sound weird, but it’s much more common than you might think. And if it’s not believable, then the multiple sex puns Kala makes may be enough to convince you. If her story sti...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’re comin’ at ya with two very different tales. Brittany tells us about the life and death of Edgar Allen Poe. This man’s strange, sad story has been told many times, but this takes on a slightly new twist. What if he was… a time traveler? Brittany’s got some examples to back that claim up. And Kala discusses the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Also know...

It's not episode 69... but almost.  This Spooky Wednesday, Brittany starts us off by finishing her two part story about Kilkenny, Ireland. Not only does she complete the tale of Dame Alice Kyteler, but she also talks about multiple other locations in Kilkenny that show it is an extremely haunted town. And with all these spooky haunted tales, Kala still seems to be the most bothered by the ide...

This week Kala continues on her theme of paranormal modes of transportation by telling us all the story of The Bus to Nowhere. This mysterious SEPTA bus, mostly found in Philadelphia, PA, comes to people at the lowest point in their lives and offers them a chance to figure out what they need to do. No one knows where it comes from or where it goes, and it seems like time stands still or even rever...

This Spooky Wednesday we’ve got a terrifying train and a haunted hotel! First, Kala discusses the Lincoln Funeral Train, a ghost train that follows the same track every year after the anniversary of the late President Abraham Lincoln’s death. Is the memory of such a well-known political figure enough to keep the echo of the train carrying his corpse traveling across the country every year around t...

Happy Spooky Wednesday folks! We have a haunted location, a famous cryptid, and a lister request of a small-town legend in Wisconsin! First up, Kala tells everyone about the Devil’s Hopyard in C onnecticut where strange noises occur underneath the whole park. Is it weird, not well researched geological phenomena, or something more sinister? And it's not just the noises! There are reports of other...

Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’ve got THREE locations for you! First, Kala talks about the S.K. Pierce haunted mansion in Gardner, MA. Then Brittany brings us to Ogden’s Union Station in Utah. Finally we finish up with a listener request location: Chase on the Lake in Walker, MN! THREE LOCATIONS?! Unheard of! Unless you’re listening to this episode. Then you’ll hear it. This episode is sponsored by Ea...

Happy Spooky Wednesday, everybody!  What's the biggest takeaway from this episode? It's raining men down in Manville. It's raining men. This week Kala takes us to Newark, Ohio to talk about the Old Licking County Jail. This jail has had a history of tragedies including deaths of inmates and wardens along with hosting some very odd serial killers. As a result, they've got shadow figures, objec...

Happy Spooky Wednesday, y'all! This week we're heading down south with haunted locations in two different southern states. First, Kala talks about the Read House Hotel in Chatanooga, Tennesee. This location has been around since before the Civil War, and some of the injured soldiers from that time may still be lurking around. And while that on its own is creepy enough, the most popular ghost is a...