The Ghost Story Guys

Quick note: we're between studios at the moment so the audio quality on this episode is on the rough side. We hope to be settled in a new home before long. On this episode we dive into stories of haunted hotels; from doppelgangers to spectral kids to an unseen strangler, you'll be glad you don't work the front desk over night. Unless you do, in which case, send us your stories. Also on this episod...

On our very first bonus episode we welcome Tori Elliott, Promotions Coordinator for Touchwood Editions, into the studio to talk publishing and Tori offers some advice to writers thinking about taking their first steps down that road. From editing to pitching to social media, if you've ever wondered about submitting a book for publication, this is the show for you. Also on this episode, Brennan say...

On this episode we dive into a whole new batch of listener stories including what may be the most haunted house we've ever heard of, and those spirits are NOT happy. Other stories include a young boy in Texas who makes an invisible friend, a child in mourning who gets one last visit with someone they love, a shadowy figure who watches from the backyard, and many more. Also on this episode: Brennan...

On this episode we shine a light on the dark corners of that great American rite of passage, summer camp. From past lives, to talking lightning, to an angry lake monster - you'll either never want to camp again or wonder where to sign. Also on this episode: Ian was once a camp counselor, Brennan probably needs counseling, and in the outtakes the guys try to prepare for the show by watching the 197...

On this episode we explore Detroit, the Motor City, and find that shadows have taken up residence among the remains of America's postwar dream. Disembodied voices, a man who experimented with death, Shadow People, and more are found in a city with enough empty space to cover the island of Manhattan. Also on this episode: Brennan gets the name of the featured song wrong 3 TIMES (it's "Separated Lik...

On this episode we celebrate Brennan's new driving job with stories of haunted highways, truck stop spirits, and all the other strange things one finds in the long stretches of blacktop between cities. Also on this episode: donut talk, nuclear ghosts, and yet another time Ian almost died. Our special musical guest on this episode is King Dude Research on this episode by Luke Greensmith Grab yourse...

On this episode we dive into some listener stories and hear about close encounters, living shadows, and possibly the worst night terrors you can imagine. We also hear about haunted asylums and are reminded, over and over, that you should always trust your gut. Along the way Brennan and Ian talk about their own close brushes with death while hitchhiking, Ian REALLY likes rice, and there's a soundbi...

On this episode we dive into a topic new to both of us - that of strange staircases allegedly found in US national parks. From there we try to ruin your summer camping plans with a raft of paranormal stories from the forests of North America. Also on this episode - Brennan gets to use his Reading Rainbow voice, there's a whole lot of dream talk, and the guys manage to creep themselves out. Researc...

Brennan is back from vacation and he has returned with stories from the Museum of Death in Los Angeles, the Queen Mary cruise liner in Long Beach, and, wait for it, Zak Bagans' Haunted Museum in Las Vegas! Research on this episode by Luke Greensmith Grab yourself some Ghost Story Guys merch at our Red Bubble store. Don't forget to let us know you bought something and we'll send you some stickers a...

This episode we hop a fried-out Kombi and head out on the trail of hauntings in Western Australia. We look at phantom screams, ghostly kissing, and the spirit of Pinjarra Bridge, among other things. Come for the ghosts, stay for Brennan's atrocious Australian accent and, in the outtakes, Ian's bizarre war against the Irish. Our special musical guest on this episode is Point Doom Research on this e...

On this episode Ian's resolve is weakened by cold medication and so Brennan says a bunch of things he shouldn't while discussing the phony-baloney legends behind both the Winchester Mystery House and Amityville Horror. Also on this episode: floating heads, indecipherable voices cutting into phone calls, and lots of burning bridges. Our special musical guest on this episode is The Abyss Research on...

On this episode Brennan and Ian take on the subject of faerie lore and find out they're in way above their heads. Buckle up - this conversation goes all over the map, from Missing 411 to Skinwalkers to Lord of the Rings and, somewhere in there, you might learn a thing or two about faeries. Also, Brennan gets his Scottish "accent" bleeped, Ian solves one of the great mysteries of our time, and ther...

Aaaand we're back! On our one-year anniversary episode, Ian and Brennan dig into a massive stack of listener stories, debate the relative merits of late breakfast, and share the latest paranormal goings-on in their own lives. Also, Ian makes Brennan bleep a perfectly good joke, Brennan gives some life advice, and we're joined by special musical guest Hexxagram. Grab yourself some Ghost Story Guys...

On this episode we're reclaiming Christmas in the name of all that is spooky. From a hot-off-the-presses story about a seemingly impossible occurrence in a hospital to a sharp-toothed Santa, to mysterious chimes and bells signaling from beyond, we have a little something for everyone . We're also high on sugar so there's a lot of bad language, a conversation about the nature of God that goes to a...

On this American road trip-themed episode, author Jamie Davis Whitmer takes us from lesser known hauntings in Bisbee, Arizona to her own personal encounter with the spirits of the Stanley Hotel and the Queen Mary. She also lets us in on the dark spiritual encounter that has, at least for now, caused her to step back from writing further books on the paranormal. Elsewhere, Brennan returns from Minn...

On this episode we tackle a very special piece of listener mail that takes us from the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado to one of the darkest places a person can go. Parts of the episode are not easy but ultimately this is a story about a family coming together under terrible circumstances. You know how sitcoms in the 80s used to have "very special episodes" where they talked about tough topi...

On this episode we wade into the deep paranormal waters of Los Angeles and come back with stories of orbs, shadow people, and creatures masquerading as Greys. We also uncover a series of hauntings in sites belonging to the US Job Corps, Brennan gushes about the ArcLight Cinema and refuses to edit it out, and in the outtakes Ian tells Brennan EXACTLY what he thinks of his "twenty dollar words". If...

We asked for submissions and you all answered, so this episode is 100% listener stories. Ok, 95% listener stories, 4% our stories, and 1% Brennan making an embarrassing Freudian slip. The stories take us all the way from Canada to the USA to England and back again, and Brennan's great shame provides amusement for the journey. Also, we announce the winners of our t-shirt giveaway and decide to give...

On this episode we welcome Shanon Sinn, author of the brand new "The Haunting of Vancouver Island" and explore some of western Canada's lesser known hauntings. Also on this episode: shadow people, the Hat Man, throwing shade at small towns, and in the outtakes Ian has a love affair with a strawberry kiwi Slurpee. It. Gets. Weird. Pick up your copy of "The Haunting of Vancouver Island" on  Amazon....

On this episode Brennan recounts the story of his visit to the abandoned tuberculosis hospital town of Tranquille and we do a dive into other famous haunted sanitariums. This episode is dropping two days late so it's almost double the usual duration as our way of thanking everyone for their patience. Also, we had a lot to say. Also in this episode, Ian makes a bizarre and uncomfortable confession,...

On this episode we return to the loving embrace of everyone's favorite killer clown - IT. Ian and I run through our thoughts on the new film with digressions to 3am rat-hunting, ironic veganism, and the dangers of putting your eggs in one basket. Also on this episode: A home for single moms, #FatLivesMatter, and other things that will no doubt be played at our trial Music on this episode: Intro/Ou...

On this episode we throw out the rundown and talk about a phenomenon neither of us had really heard of before - men in coveralls who appear both on the borders of sleep and in the middle of the day. This one is quite literally hot off the presses, having come from an interview Brennan conducted recently, so it's a short episode but there are a LOT of outtakes. And there is singing in those outtake...

Ever wonder what it's like to investigate a haunted medieval prison for witches? Wonder no more! On this episode we interview Richard Estep, co-author (with Vanessa Mitchell) of the upcoming book, "Spirits of the Cage: True Accounts of Living in a Haunted Medieval Prison". From "The Growler" to demons to shadow men, we get the true story of a house so haunted the owner refuses to live there. Buy y...

Did you ever want to know the true story behind the movie "Annabelle: Creation"? On this episode, we sail up that particular river of lies to terminate the legend of our own pudgy Colonel Kurtz, finding some actual haunted items, the spirits of children channeled via Salvia, and the closest thing to a demon either of us has ever seen along the way. Also on this episode: A very special message, fly...

On this episode Brennan and Ian tackle the famous haunted islands of Poveglia and Daksa, only to learn that the truth is way less fun than the legends. They do manage to find 2 other haunted islands, though, before bumping up against another annoying truth off the coast of Maine. Also covered: which hotel in Las Vegas is right for Ian, Brennan's popstar crush, and camping in a mobile Japanese hote...