Spooky Gals

Located in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, you might be forgiven for assuming that the small island of Poveglia would be an ideal vacation destination... but you would be gravely mistaken. With a long, tragic, disturbing history, the island - nicknamed 'The Island of Ghosts' by locals - has the reputation of being one of Italy’s most terrifying and haunted places. Join us every week...

For this special 30th episode, the Gals do something a bit different; Jasmine plays quiz-master to test Katrina's knowledge of spooky pop-culture and even her own podcast, with listener stories between each round! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGa...

Situated in the shadow of the brooding Table Mountain, close to the stormy, tempestuous sea, Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope is the oldest and largest colonial building in South Africa, and supposedly also its most haunted. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Spo...

It was a bright, clear Autumn morning in October 1957 when three 15-year-old British Royal Navy cadets – William Laing, Michael Crowley and Ray Baker – set off across the rural Suffolk countryside on what should have been a routine map-reading exercise. Instead, they came across the picturesque village of Kersey, where they claim to have had a bizarre and unsettling experience, as they potentially...

The rugged mountain range of Santa Lucia, located in coastal central California in the counties of Monterey and San Luis Obispo, is the supposed domain of a group of unsettling, mysterious entities known as ‘The Dark Watchers’. Having been witnessed by hikers along the mountain range for centuries, particularly around the hours of twilight and dawn, The Dark Watchers are massive, featureless dark...

The vast, bleak, desolate moorland of Dartmoor, located in Devon, southwest England, has given rise to a number of local folk-tales and legends.  Arguably the most bizarre of these stories is the legend of a pair of ghostly, disembodied hands which are said to be responsible for the unusually high number of accidents and deaths on a particular stretch of road between Princetown and Two Bridges. A...

I’m sure most of you will have heard of The Flying Dutchman , whether that be from Richard Wagner’s opera, Pirates of the Caribbean , or even SpongeBob SquarePants. The legendary ghost ship and mainstay of maritime lore and superstition has been featured within numerous pieces of popular media over the years – including art, literature, film and TV – but, despite being so famous, it has a much dar...

This week the gals explore the story of the Seton family, who had their lives turned upside down after bringing home a gruesome memento from their trip to Egypt. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals , and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & Instag...

This week the gals cover the absolutely WILD story of Carole Compton - a 20-year-old woman from Scotland who seemed to be living a real-life romantic fairy-tale after falling desperately in love with a handsome Italian man, and leaving her old life behind to move to the beautiful Rome so that they could be together. However, little did Carole know that this dream new life would soon become a night...

This week the gals explore the story of the Old Changi Hospital, which has a long, dark history, and is said to be one of the most haunted places in all of Singapore. Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals , and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & I...

This week the gals explore the mystery of the Alaska Triangle, where over 16,000 people have gone missing within the last 33 years, almost always leaving no trace behind. What is really to blame for all of these disappearances? Cryptids, aliens, an energy vortex, or simply Alaska's harsh and unforgiving wilderness? Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing...

This week the gals cover the the first and only case in American history where the testimony of a ghost was used to convict someone of murder! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals , and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & Instagram @spookygalspodc...

This week the gals cover the story of one of the most famous (and controversial) alleged extraterrestrial encounters, where one poor family was forced to defend their farmhouse for four hours against an alien attack! (Or was it angry owls?) Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www...

So this week we have something a bit different, with Katrina and Jasmine playing their own spooky version of 20 Questions! (except there are only 18). We hope you enjoy! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals , and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod &amp...

This week the gals cover the legend of the Estrie, a female vampire of Jewish folklore! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals , and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod & Instagram @spookygalspodcast , for regular updates. If you want to support us fu...

This week Katrina gives Jasmine a late Christmas present in the form of a story about one of her favourite supposedly haunted places, Speke Hall! Oh, and Happy New Year! Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SpookyGals , and follow us on Twitter @spookygalspod &amp...

This week we have an exciting Christmas themed episode, where both Katrina and Jasmine each tell a spooky winter story! Check out Jeff C. Carter's We Bleed Red & Green: 12 Chilling Tales for Christmas here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N47SMQH . Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygalspodcast@gmail.com . Also make sure to like our Fac...

What do you do if you're a reclusive old spinster, living in poverty since the mysterious death of your husband? Use your reputation as a witch to extort food and firewood from your neighbors by threatening to curse them, of course! This week Katrina and Jasmine discuss the truly inspirational Hannah Cranna, the so called 'Wicked Witch of Monroe', whose legend lives on to this day,...

This week the gals explore the creepy Urban Legend of the Abandoned Inunaki Village, which tells of a forgotten community of menacing, hostile residents, who have been completely isolated from the rest of the world for centuries, and will attack any outsiders who venture too close.  Supposedly located deep in the forest of Mt. Inunaki (which is considered a hotspot for lost, tormented souls to con...

What do the French Revolution, Leonardo diCaprio, and an unfortunate postman have in common? Join the Gals as they discuss, mock, and make outrageous claims about a certain precious stone, which has been trading superstitious hands for over four centuries. (And no, it isn’t a gigantic blue raspberry flavoured gummy). Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us...

This week the gals explore a place that is considered one of the most haunted places in all of the UK, Edinburgh Castle! Towering over Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position atop the Castle Rock,  it has been the site of many tragedies and death over its 1000+ year history. With reported sightings of ghost dogs, prisoners of war, and executed nobility (among many others), Edinb...

It's time for a cryptid story! This week the gals cover the legend of the Beast of Bray Road, a massive wolf-like creature known to roam around Wisconsin and Norther Illinois. With links to strange occult activity and a potential town wide cover-up, this episode will make you think twice about going anywhere near the quiet, rural Bray Road or the surrounding area. But still, stay spooky! Join...

This week, the gals travel down into the subterranean tunnels underneath Paris, where over 6 million bodies are interred.  With the vast amount of human remains present in the Catacombs – bodies which have been disturbed numerous times, broken apart, and used as decorations – it is no surprise that they still inspire fear and fascination in the form of numerous ghost stories, dark rumors and urban...

Hidden away in the woods close to the Ohio River in Uticia, Indiana, the charred stone structure of a house, known locally as ‘The Witches’ Castle’, looms eerily on an isolated hill. With claims that Utica itself has been cursed since the townspeople murdered three sisters accused of witchcraft in the late 1700s, The Witches' Castle has played a major role in much of the tragic, violent histo...

Happy Halloween! In this bonus episode the gals are joined by Brooke from the incredible Wise podcast ( https://wisepodcast.buzzsprout.com ), where they discuss all sorts of terrifying cursed objects! Make sure to check out part two of the collab on her podcast! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1380202/6152734 Join us every week for a new story, and maybe even submit your own by emailing us at spookygal...