Oy with the Terror Podcast

In this week's episode, Sandra talks about a well-known urban legend called "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs." This legend tells the story of a young girl who is babysitting for a family and keeps receiving phone calls telling her to "check the children." Concerned, she calls the cops who are able to trace the call coming from inside the house. This legend is actually based on the true st...

This week Danielle talks about Linda Hazzard, also known as the "Starvation Doctor". She swindled people into trying her revolutionary fasting regiment which she claimed could cure any ailment, even cancer. Patients who were lucky enough to survive fasting for weeks or longer would leave her sanitarium singing Linda's praises. Linda made sure to only work with people who had a significant amount o...

This week Sandra talks about the Old Charleston Jail located in Charleston, SC. One of the most well-known haunted jails in South Carolina, the Old Charleston Jail dates back to 1640. It was in operation from 1802 to 1939. Its most famous inmates include Lavinia and James Fisher. In 2000 it was acquired by the American College of Building Arts and used as its campus and headquarters. Today it is o...

In this week's shorter, but sweet episode, Danielle talks about the creepy H.H. Holmes. Born Herman Webster Mudgett he is known as one of America's first serial killers. He built a mansion in Chicago that was designed for murder. From traps doors, hidden chutes to the basements, and rooms designed to asphyxiate people. He also would collect insurance claims from his victims until one day he was fi...

This week Sandra talks about Annie's road. One of the haunted roads is located in Totowa, in Passaic County, NJ. Supposedly this sad tale has several versions, but they all involve a young girl named Annie getting killed on a road called Riverway Drive. For decades and possibly centuries, people have reported strange happenings on that road. From seeing blood on the road to seeing an appariti...

It's episode 26! Danielle discusses the Gardner Museum Heist. On March 18, 1990, on St. Patrick's Day, two thieves posing as police officers were buzzed in through the side entrance of the Boston museum. 81 minutes later they walked out with 13 pieces of art estimated to be worth $500 million. None of the pieces were ever recovered, and this is still an ongoing investigation. The FBI believes the...

Welcome to episode 25! This week Sandra talks about Belcourt Castle located in New Port Rhode Island. This mansion was originally designed to be a summer cottage for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont. Construction began in 1891 and was completed in 1894. This mansion has been passed over to different families and has been abandoned and refurbished a few times since 1894. While it was owned by the T...

Welcome to episode 24! Dirty John was the nickname for John Meehan, a conman and nurse anesthetist. He earned the nickname while briefly studying to become a lawyer. He was adept at seeming like a nice guy until his demons rose to the surface. His victims include vulnerable women who would wind up paying for John's many expenses. When they would eventually stop John would threaten these women as w...

This week Sandra talks about the Flying Dutchman. A well-known legend of a cursed ship that pirates and seafarers fear. The Flying Dutchman has been seen since the 1700s and has been used in popular media like Spongebob Square Pants and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Find out why it is still talked about today. Later, Danielle discusses the Moors murders. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were t...

Happy Thursday! This week Danielle talks about the Honolulu Strangler also known as the Honolulu Rapist. An unsolved case from the 1980s and Hawaii's first known serial killer. Between 1985 and 1986 five women were killed in Honolulu. It is thought these women were targeted by the killer when they were alone and vulnerable waiting for a bus. One man was suspected of being the killer, but after get...

This week Sandra talks about Chillingham Castle which dates back to the 12th century. Located in Northumberland England, Chillingham Castle is known as the most haunted castle in the UK. The castle has a history of bloody battles. Three in five people who visit the castle report seeing ghosts. From the ghost of a blue boy to being the inspiration for books and has been investigated by Ghost Hunter...

This week Danielle talks about the unbelievable story of the girl in the box. Colleen Stan was trying to catch a ride to a friend's birthday party. She was an avid hitchhiker and this was the 70s where hitchhiking was considered an acceptable method of getting around. Sadly for Colleen she accepted a ride from the wrong driver and ended up being held captive for seven long years. Learn about Colle...

This week Sandra talks about Lake Shawnee Haunted Amusement Park located in Princeton, West Virginia. This once seemingly fun amusement park has been abandoned since 1966. It turns out this Amusement park is on land that has had a sad and tragic history. From Native American murders to finding children's bones underground. This theme park has more than one or two lonely spirits walking around...

It's episode 18! Danielle discusses the triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911. It is considered the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City and one of the deadliest in the United States. 146 workers, mostly young women died from the fire, jumping to their deaths, and smoke inhalation. Most of the victims were Jewish and Italian immigrants working in...

We are back after taking a week off! Sandra talks about the Island of the Dead Dolls located in Xochimilco just outside Mexico City. It’s called the Island of the dolls because the original owner Don Julián Santana Barrera, left a doll as a peace offering to a girl who drowned. Since then people have come to the Island to leave dolls as peace offerings. Take a look at our Instagram account for som...

Happy Thursday! In this episode, Danielle covers the murder of George Parkman. A crime from Boston involving the victim an affluent member of the Brahmin society and the suspect a respected Harvard professor. Parkman was found dismembered in the furnace room of a classroom at Harvard Medical College. Was it the professor, John Webster who claims he paid off his debt to Parkman or a janitor who may...

Thursday means a new episode! In the first half, Sandra talks about St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Key West, Florida, and its ghostly inhabitants. Perhaps its most well-known apparition is Fleming who appears in 19th-century clothing and seems upset. There is also a Sea Captain who takes pleasure in scaring anyone who dares visit the graveyard. In the second half Danielle covers the 1921 Tuls...

Welcome back to another episode! Firstly, Danielle will introduce you to Jolly Jane Toppan a killer nurse from Boston. Don't let her friendly and upbeat nature deceive you. She will quickly turn on her patients by whipping up one of her famous and deadly drug cocktails. Jane believed she was simply helping her elderly and ailing patients reach death faster than they would have already. Later Sandr...

It's lucky number 13. Sandra discusses the legend of Black Annis from England. She is also known as Black Agnes or Black Anna. She is described as looking like a blue-faced hag or witch with claws. This folklore character is said to reside in a cave in the countryside of Leicestershire. In a similar fashion to the witch from Hansel and Gretel, Black Annis would target unsuspecting children. This s...

Welcome back to another episode of Oy with the Terror Already!! Danielle covers two famous homicidal sleepwalking cases. Firstly Albert Tirrell and his lawyer, Rufus Choate from Boston. Tirrell was accused of killing his mistress, Mary Bickford, in 1846 and was ultimately acquitted. Secondly, we travel to Canada in 1987 where Kenneth Parks killed his mother-in-law while sleepwalking and also sleep...

It's our 11th episode! Calling all Outlander fans. We travel over to Edinburgh, Scotland (virtually) as Sandra discusses a well-known haunted location, Greyfriars Kirkyard. Discover the history of this spooky graveyard from the 1600s and its infamous inhabitant, Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh. Also known as Bloody Mackenzie. It is said to be the most haunted place in all of Scotland. Danielle h...

We have reached double digits! It's our 10th episode. The 1920's in Chicago was a time full of gangsters and crime. It was also when friends and lovers, Leopold & Loeb decided to commit the "perfect crime". These young men were wealthy, well-educated, and seemingly had it all. They became obsessed with mythical supermen who surpassed all laws. They hatched a plan to kidnap and murder a young victi...

We're BA-ACK! For another Friday episode. In the first half, Sandra covers the creepy black-eyed children. A well-known internet legend about supposed children between the ages of six and sixteen. These paranormal entities are known for hitchhiking, panhandling, and trying to get into unsuspecting people's homes in the U.S. and England. They are very pale with dark hair and often leave people they...

It's our eighth episode!! Danielle discusses the strange and unsettling case of Sunny and Claus von Bülow. Welcome to the world of wealth, power, and questionable deaths. Sunny was found unresponsive on her marble bathroom floor at her Newport, RI mansion. She never recovered from her vegetative state this caused. Did her husband appear unconcerned or was he just experiencing shock? Why were bags...

In our seventh episode Sandra discusses Emily's Bridge from Stowe, Vermont. Also known as the Gold Brook Covered Bridge. Covered bridges can have a sinister and deadly history. Especially if you try to visit Emily in the dead of the night and happen to be male. Find out why people flock to this bridge to experience a ghostly encounter in this sleepy town. Then Danielle talks about the unsolved Lad...