SkeleTales

Skeleton boners, mystifying birthday paradoxes, vengeful stardust, reincarnation and more! This week Britt and Alissa cover all sorts of tales of the strange and mystifying. Alissa informs us of a thing called the birthday paradox but doesn't go into too much detail because...numbers. The strangeness is how many family members she has who are born on or near the same day. Britt regails a stor...

Happy New Year! Or rather, Happy Boo Year! This weeks episode will lead you scratching your head in wonder and confusion as the ladies delve into the mysterious and unresolved world of unsolved mysteries.  Alissa gives an update on the Great Glitter Conspiracy and puts forth a theory as to who or what is using all that glitter. Here’s a hint: Vaginas. You’ll then get lost in Britt’s tales of the p...

Look, in the sky! Is that a bird? A plane? Grandma? Nope, its just this week's episode of SkeleTales.  The ladies once again gaze skyward to discuss the mysterious phenomena known as UFOs.  Alissa discusses the Ariel School Incident, an alien encounter witnessed by dozens of children on a Zimbabwean schoolyard in the early 1990s. The aliens reportedly looked a bit like Michael Jackson and Ali...

In this very special Thanksgiving episode Alissa will blow your mind with some historical revelations about the grim scene the Pilgrims encountered when they disembarked the Mayflower while Britt harvested some stories about turds in honor of her favorite holiday, Brown Friday. But before all the talk of Turkey Day and Turds, Britt reveals that she is getting closer to identifying the entity that...

Oh boy, if this weeks episode seems a little off to you it is because Alissa believes that Britt has been swapped with a changeling and is diligently working on cracking the case - and eggs, to return your dear podcast host to you by next week. At first, everything seems perfectly normal, Alissa kicks off the episode with a listener response to her hot take that Princess Mononoke and movies of the...

After listening to this episode, you may begin to deeply question your lawn ornament choices. We all have those little annoyances in our lives, well Britt's here to tell you that we have grandma to thank for those..or perhaps it's the fairies. Britt tells a story of a grandmother whose fairy circle was destroyed leaving her with cursed cattle and a chip on her shoulder. She tells us what...

This episode has it all; starving ghosts, possessed bunnies, time travel, and a near death experience that will have you scared to fly on a plane.  Prepare for shivers up your spine when you hear Becca's write in of her recent experience speaking with the Irish owner of Kell's Irish Pub and his personal encounter with the red headed ghost that lurks in the kitchen searching for food. Ali...

Warning: By the end of this episode, you will be googling glitter. This week’s podcast zigs when you think it will zag, pervs when you think it will prude, swoles when you think it will sag and sparkles like something that isn’t quite sparkly.  Alissa immediately tanks the mood of the episode with a real buzzkill of a near death experience. Thankfully, Britt, being the human sunbeam that she is, i...

The episode begins with Britt telling of the strange hauntings happening in her home shortly after a couple of probably haunted dolls made their way into her possession. After the 100th episode where Alissa and Britt spend the night in the haunted Hotel Andra, everyone is wondering "is it actually haunted?". We listen to the stories of the hotel valet who tells of the strange happenings...

The episode 2 years in the making. Alissa and Britt celebrate their 100th episode in front of a live Zoom audience at the haunted Hotel Andra in downtown Seattle. This episode is filled with laughs, champagne, a haunted lamp, Seattle history, hotel ghosts, paranormal investigations and more. Enjoy! As always thanks for listening and Haunt Y’all Later! Support the show ( https://www.skeletalespodca...

100th Episode Live Zoom Party! Saturday, October 1st at 6pmPT/ 7pmMT/ 8pmCT/ 9pmET Join the zoom party here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87023325778 Passcode: 504259 Be there or we'll haunt y'all later! Support the show Remember to share the podcast with friends and we want to hear your stories! Please e-mail them to us at Skeletalespodcast@gmail.com or leave a message at 302-689-DEAD (332...

Before getting  into this week’s episode recap, you are invited to tune into SkeleTales live via zoom at 6PM PST on Saturday, October 1, 2022 for the 100th Episode Skelebration!  Now, onto the matter of this week’s episode where the ladies discuss travelers of time, space, dimensions and zones. Alissa makes a decades old discovery that proves that residents of her neighborhood have been having clo...

This episode of SkeleTales entails  a spooky game of chance as Britt picks her stories based on the roll of the dice - or should we say die?  A Near Death Experience (NDE), a musical mystery ghost and a close encounter of with either the paranormal, extraterrestrial or marijuana kind on Block Island, Rhode Island are just some of the tales lady luck hand picked for you this week. As luck would hav...

In this week’s episode the ladies unearth haunting tales of ghostly graveyards. Inspired by a spontaneous visit to the Black Diamond Cemetary,  which is largely regarded as the most haunted graveyard in Washington State, Alissa digs into its history, mystery and lore. Britt excavates a tale from 18th century Ireland involving a woman, a ring, grave diggers and a plot twist that no one sees coming....

Beware, by the end of this episode you may have a 90s one hit wonder stuck in your head. Please address all complaints to Britt. But perhaps the soothing voices of an 90s boy band will be just the thing you need to counteract the terror this week’s tales will evoke. Britt kicks off the episode with a story of spooky slumber involving shadow people, sleep paralysis or possibly an interdimensional b...

Inspired by their recent visit together to "The Emerald City", this week Alissa and Britt share spooky tales from Seattle. Britt starts off by sharing a story about the Richard Hugo House an old Victorian house with a spooky past...and baby coffin. Alissa then dives into the history and truly scary tale of Linda Hazzard, Starvation Island, and how it connects to Seattle's Butterwort...

In this week’s episode Britt and Alissa tap into the SkeleTales Hotline to leak its listener stories. A prank call, a brush with Bundy and a delightfully touching dead grandpa are just some of the chilling tales told. But, that’s not all. This episode is brimming with audio delights. In a SkeleTales first Britt and Alissa actually place a phone call during the podcast. In search for a cure for the...

Creeps, coincidences and cosplay are just some of the ghoulish delights covered in this week’s episode of SkeleTales. Listeners will learn a scandoulous secret about Britt’s driving habits which happens to  steer the podcast into Alissa’s chosen topic of coincidences. Inspired by a post in the SkeleTales Community on Facebook, Alissa delves into the mystifying world of synchronicities with a quick...

If you are hoping for stories of butterflies, pennies, cardinals and rainbows afer reading this week’s episode title, you better hold your tiny little horses extra tight because you are in for a bumpy ride. Prepare yourself instead, for stories of dead loved ones reaching through the veil with flamethrowers, fangs, folksongs, felines and more. Part signs from the afterlife, part kids saying creepy...

Haunted Mansions and Levitations are this week’s frightening fascinations on SkeleTales. Inspired by a brush with brunch violence at The Mansion at Glen Cove on Long Island’s Gold Coast, Alissa explores the haunted history of New York’s opulent gilded age retreats and the ghosts within.    Britt then elevates the fear factor with tales of her latest paranormal obsession: levitation. An entity in S...

In this week’s episode Alissa teaches Britt about ‘thirst traps’ before cooling off with some chilling tales the SkeleTales Community Facebook Group. Funeral ghosts, car spiders, time warps and things that go bump in the night are just a few of the horrors discussed. As always thanks for listening and Haunt Y’all Later! Send us your stories! skeletalespodcast@gmail.com Support the show Remember to...

Enjoy this oldie but goodie, Cult of the Bangs, originally aired in April of 2021. Warning dear listeners, you may find yourself with bangs by the end of this episode. Please, proceed with caution. Prophecies, possessions, poltergeists, oh my, this episode is a veritable stew of the strange and unusual. Alissa serves up the first tale in this frightful feast by relaying the  haunted lore that plan...

In his week’s episode of SkeleTales Britt and Alissa share tales of homes that seem to be carrying the weight and negative energy of tragic events that happened within, or adjacent to their walls.  Alissa tells a story sent in by friend of the podcast, Dione, who shares a series of unfortunate events that befell a friends family while living in a rental property with tragic past. She then tells th...

In this episode of SkeleTales Alissa finally disrobes the mystery of the elusive enigmas that are naked ghosts, giving Britt hope that her death goal of haunting the world in nothing but her skin suit is within reach. She relays the tales of the Naked Ghost of Craven Street Bridge and the Freezing Ghost of the Royal Street Rooftop. Fresh off her move to Oregon Britt goes full PNW with tales of Por...

In this week’s episode the Britt and Alissa sit down for a SkeleTalk with Kathy Benjamin, an Austin author who really puts the 'fun' in funeral. Her book It’s Your Funeral! How to plan the Celebration of a Lifetime (available here ) uses fascinating facts, amusing anecdotes and witty worksheets to make planning your finale a genuinely enjoyable experience.  If you want to tell Kathy your...