Strange Places

What is happening at Port Arthur, Tasmania? Is it merely an old church? A ruined prison for the worst of British society? The 1800's were a dark time for those studying prison reform, mental health and the like, as well as the study of modern medicine but it is rumored that the horrors that people experienced at Port Arthur were unmatched in brutality. A lot of human emotion runs through the place...

There is a local legend in the Australian wilds. Like most local legends of jilted lovers, forbidden romance and the like, the story is rife with the kernels of a potential curse. This story has become more than just a bedtime or campfire story to tell the modern youth. A place may have been cursed by said story. Souls may have been taken. A churning body of water in the middle of a dense forest m...

We have talked about strange and purportedly haunted paintings before. I believe we have even mentioned this particular piece of art in episodes past, but the Strange Places Podcast needs to do a deeper dive into this one. A painting called 'The Rain Woman,' or 'Woman of the Rain.' Painted in 1996, this painting has been known to cause some seriously disturbing effects. Effects that seem consisten...

Human beings have a real, cognitive desire for games. Games in any form, stimulate the mind, the senses, the coordination, and are good for the general wellbeing and maintaining the ability to be a well-balanced member of a society. Games are necessary to make sense of our world. To recover from its stresses. However, there are some games that are considered either fanciful or eternally dangerous,...

Sandown. A rural English countryside next to an airport and a golf course. A small stream runs through the small, scattered wooded areas. It was in one of these areas that, in the 1970's, possibly the strangest encounter of all time occurred to two children. The children stumbled upon something that day - seeing something that they will remember for the rest of their lives. Is it true, though? Or...

There is a monument in Bucksport Maine that is said to be the site of a curse. All the trappings for a good legend, or a good curse, are there. 1700's, Maine settlement, a supposedly jilted woman accused of witchcraft and cursing the town that put her to death. We have all read the book. Seen the movie. However, is this story true? Is a man and a town forever cursed? Let's find out. --------------...

Located near Sandhutton in North Yorkshire, England, the Busby Stoop Inn is a public house with a tavern that is considered haunted. The activity seems confined to a reputed Chair of Death kept in storage. The stories of the chair and peculiar man who supposedly cursed it are a strange tale, indeed, but is it all true? ----------------- This episode was brought to you by Be the Ultimate, a podcast...

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Since she was a child, Jeanine Price claims she has had a set of unusual abilities. Abilities that have caused strange happenings all through her life. Premonitions, manipulations of objects without interacting with them, and miracle medical diagnoses have followed her all her life, but is she truly psychic, or as some say . . . psychokinetic? Let's find out. ----------------- This episode was bro...

Gurdon, Arkansas is home to something strange. Some say that the bizarre, almost intelligent ball of light that can be seen to this very day since the 1930's, is the spirit of a man who was unjustly killed in an era where crimes of that nature were all too common. Is the Gurdon light the spirit of a vengeful man who died too soon; at the hands of a violent racist? Or, is it something entirely natu...

The year is 1968 and people are talking about a new roadside attraction. The usual fare is there. The weird, the wonderful, and the amazing! And . . . the thing inside the ice chest. A glass partition on the lid so you can see what is inside. The thing inside has baffled everyone who has seen it, and even experts in their fields have walked away shaken. The Smithsonian, the FBI, and even Ebay have...

October. 1932. A cave in the San Pedro mountains is blasted in. Upon searching the cave, amateur gold prospectors stumble upon one of the most mysterious human remains ever discovered. Native American legends tell of "little people," supernatural beings with immense strength, that used to wander the world and re-shape the land at their will. Is the San Pedro body just another tall tale of a deform...

Was this normal looking home with a normal family truly haunted? Or is there something at play here? One of the more famous of Florida's hauntings, the Mann house has even been featured on Unsolved Mysteries. But, is the place really haunted, or did even unsolved Mysteries forget something? Let's find out. ------------- Visit us on the web- http://www.asylum817.com ----------------- Strange Places...

The next place we travel is the Loveland, Ohio. A place with its fair share of dark, desolate roads. As every place has dark, desolate roads if you know where to look, Loveland Ohio has something unique. Takes of a thing that inhabit these dark roads. Something so strange, so unnatural, that it has put fear into the hearts of generations. Travel with us, and let's see if there is anything truly go...

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1980. A body is found atop a large mound of freshly mined and processed coal. The body is that of a man named Zigmund Adamski, who had gone missing day prior. When the body was examined, something seemingly cut and dry became a mystery still pondered to this day. There were and are whispers of the paranormal surrounding the man's death, and this is a perfect topic for this show. Let's check it out...

There is a creature that supposedly roams the forests of the Land Between the Lakes area, Kentucky. Is Land Between the Lakes as strange a place as the locals say? Is there some ancient beast or spirit that haunts it?  ----------------------------------- DISTROKID AFFILIATE LINK: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/3128872

Electronic Voice Phenomenon. An ability for an electronic device to record messages from the dead. Is it an ability inherent in electronic recording devices to be able to sometimes capture the sounds of the long departed, the inhabitants of the spirit world? Or, is there a misunderstood naturally occurring explanation? On this episode of Strange Places, we look into the strange world of EVP record...

Two men from countries that could not be found on a map. A town in Wisconsin that people remember; and even have artifacts from. A photo exists from this town that has baffled the internet since the story broke. What is common with all these stories? All these places? These are places that have supposedly been deleted by what has been recently discovered as a universal error correcting code. Were...

In 2017, a user popped up on the internet message board 4Chan. The user states that are a being from another world, and their ship had depleted its fuel on a long voyage. It happened to be stranded right outside our planet and tells the users that it will beyond the shadow of a doubt prove its existence. What has happened since has become a lesser-known, but still unexplained legend of the modern...

Two friends, shipmates, and respected crew members tragically died aboard the SS Watertown. Their bodies were committed to the sea. Their mourning crewmates sailed on. But the memory of the two lost crew would be remembered forever forever for a very strange reason. It appears that the two men were not ready to leave the ship. They continued to serve from beyond their watery resting place . . . or...

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Some people will do just about anything to get a shot. Anything. Some people will stop at nothing to get a movie made, damn the consequences. No matter what may be tied to it, no matter what may be angered by its creation, no matter who it may destroy along the way, the film will be made. Despite even possibly a string of deaths to anyone who even reads its script. Are some films cursed? Are some...

The new owners of 657 Boulevard were hopeful. A humble start at life turned success. A way of life every parent wants for their family. Working your way up int he world and finally buying the home of your dreams. It began how it should have stayed. A young family remodeling their dream home and moving into a neighborhood that only the well-off can afford. Not coming from money, and remembering wha...

This was a fascinating one, an old theater in Chicago where the unthinkable happened. Is it truly haunted or just a legend? Let us see... ---------------------------------- DISTROKID AFFILIATE LINK: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/3128872