The Haunting Truth

Today’s episode is from a small town and not one largely noticed in paranormal circles. However, this discussion may change that. Join us as we discuss the shadows of Woodstown, NJ Sources & Reference Material:   Haunted History Jaunts – “Haunted: Woodstown Tavern and Hotel – Woodstown, NJ” This source documents the tavern’s 1836 origins, its long history as a hotel and bar, and firsthand para...

Today we uncover the deep history of Christmas elves. These beings existed long before Christmas, as watchers in the winter darkness, beings who judged human behavior and protected the delicate balance between the living and the spirit world.  And do they still?? SOURCES  Ármann Jakobsson, University of Iceland — “Elves in Medieval Scandinavian Lore”  John Lindow —  Norse Mythology: A Guide to the...

Today’s episode lands in one of our ancestral seats, Wales. Join us as we explore rap battles, horse skulls and divination in context with the winter season in this oft overlooked region!  Sources & Reference Material:  The Mari Lwyd | Wales.com   The Mari Lwyd, and other Welsh festive traditions | Morbitorium   Mari Lwyd - Wikipedia   Welsh Christmas Traditions | Wales.com   The unusual New Y...

Join us as we travel to the highest peaks of the world — the Himalayas — where locals speak of a creature that has haunted the mountains for centuries.   The world knows it as the  Yeti  — or the  Abominable Snowman . References & Source Notes  Wikipedia :  Yeti  – origin and etymology.  Time Magazine  (2017): “Are Yetis Real? They’re Probably Just Himalayan Brown Bears.”  Nature.org : “The Ye...

Today's episode includes discussion of death, suicide, emotional abandonment, wartime trauma, depression, spiritual unrest, and folklore involving ghosts and vengeful spirits- as they relate to Christmas in Japan. Source Notes & References  BBC News. "Why KFC Is Japan’s Go-To Christmas Dinner."  Japan Times. "How Christmas Became a Romantic Holiday in Japan."  National...

Journey with us to Iceland, where we discuss a towering feline menace with a taste for fashion—and flesh.  Sources:   The Myth of the Yule Cat: Iceland’s Weird Christmas Monster | The Pagan Grimoire   Yule cat - Wikipedia   Beware the Yule Cat, Iceland’s Child-Eating Christmas Monster - Atlas Obscura   Christmas Cat Cost Causes Controversy  

Most of us know Jack Frost as a playful trickster. However, did you know that he is linked to a modern true-crime case? Join us today as we explore the legend that is Jack Frost. SOURCES & REFERENCES  Grimm, Jacob.  Teutonic Mythology.  (1883).  Briggs, Katharine.  A Dictionary of Fairies.  (1976).  Rydberg, Viktor.  Teutonic Mythology: Gods & Goddesses.  (1907).  Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ref...

Join us as we explore the pagan origins behind Christmas, including blood sacrifice, ancient rites, pagan gods and the beauty of the Time-Life book series. Sources & Reference Material:   The Pagan Origins of Christmas: Saturnalia, Yule, and Other Pre-Christian Traditions | History Cooperative   Hidden History Of Christmas: Pagan Origins of Babylon - HubPages   3 Christmas traditions that may...

Join us as we journey to Europe, where the jingling of bells belongs to a creature who stalks the shadows of December searching for those who’ve been bad.    His name is Krampus, the Christmas demon. Half-goat, half-man — a remnant of something far older than Christmas itself. 

The feast. The alliance. The disease. The massacre. The ghostly echoes of lives and lands lost. Today's episode explores the darker, rarely told truths about a major US holiday - Thanksgiving.

Today we are discussing cases where the family drama went just a little too far and the holiday table became a crime scene.  TV Recommendation:   Happily Never After -  Season 1, Episode 5: “Devoured by Love”   Deadly Women –  Season 6, Episode 7: “Love You to Pieces”   Sources & Reference Material:   Thanksgiving Massacre Witness: Paul Merhige Ate Dinner, Sang Songs Then Executed Family - CBS...

Join us as we head to one of the most mysterious and eerie sites in Delaware- Cape Henlopen State Park .    Cape Henlopen, home to  Fort Miles , is a former military installation that has seen centuries of history and hauntings. One of those hauntings lingers today- the Soldier Ghost. Today we discuss the tale that whispers from the windswept shores of Delaware. Source Notes:    Fort Miles History...

Join us as we trace the final steps of Shane Montgomery — a college student who vanished from Philly on Thanksgiving Eve in 2014. Some believe his disappearance is part of a larger, more disturbing pattern, one that points to a hidden network of killers. Show/movie recommendations:  Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb   Sources & Reference Material:   CONSPIRACY...

The Jersey Devil is one of the most infamous creatures said to haunt the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. But what is it and why is it there? And how does it tie into politics, rumor and cross-dressing? Join us for the last episode of our Halloween week and learn something new and unexpected! Sources:  "The Jersey Devil" by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr.  A comprehensive history of the Je...

What do you think happens when two famous people collide with a cursed relic?   Join us as we delve into the depths of a religious relic's legend and its impact on the people around it. Is it coincidence, curse or hoax? Movie Recommendation:  ⁠The Possession (2012) - Plot - IMDb⁠   Sources & Reference Material:  ⁠Finally, the truth behind the 'haunted' Dybbuk Box can be revealed⁠  ...

One of Hollywood's most iconic movie monsters has a resting place right here in the States. Join us for a trip to a land famous for its cheesesteaks, its football fans and a home to thousands of relics, intricate sarcophagi, and other relics of the past- the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.    Resources:   Penn Museum's Egyptian and mummy collection overview: vast Egyptian & Nubian artifac...

Ride with us into the fog as we cross continents and centuries, Irish moors, Scottish valleys and Mexican borderlands...in pursuit of that legend that lacks a head. That’s right- we are discussing the rider that has infiltrated all our Halloween stories, the one that carries a legend of vengeance... the Headless Horseman!    Movie Recommendations:   Disney's Sleepy Hollow     Sleepy Hollow (19...

You might be surprised to know that the Blair Witch Project did have a kernel of truth in there and that not all witch trials happened in Salem. Join us as we explore the witch trials of Maryland.

Primal beasts from fiction and film- could they be real? Join us as we journey from the foggy swamps of Louisiana to the dark forests of Michigan in pursuit of the werewolf in America. Are they misunderstood animals or figments of fear? Let’s find out together! Sources: Linda S. Godfrey –  Real Wolfmen   Wikipedia – Beast of Bray Road   Wikipedia – Michigan Dogman   Wikipedia – Rougarou   LiveScie...

Join us as we explore one of the most haunted locations in the US. You may be familiar with Gettysburg and its history of war, loss, blood and survival. However, you might be surprised to know that Gettysburg and the area surrounding faced this well before the Civil War. This week we follow the life of Mary Jemison. Sources: History of Gettysburg, PA | Destination Gettysburg They Knew Gettysburg B...

Divination? Say what? Join us and the Beauties for a dive into Victorian era divination methods...with a big focus on cheese : )

Join us as we creep into a patch of forest near Cornwall Connecticut… dense, quiet, and so eerily still, locals say even the birds won’t sing there. Hidden among the trees lie the stone foundations of what was once a thriving colonial village— Dudleytown .   But no maps will guide you there.  No tour signs, no plaques.  Only legends… and warnings.  Source Notes:   Joseph Citro, “Weird New England”...

Today's tale comes from the celebrated haunt of Ernest Hemingway and his six toed cats, Key West. What obsession led to a reconstructed corpse and a 1947 pulp publication called "The Secret of Elena's Tomb"? Join us as we tell you all about The Haunting Truth . Book Recommendation:   Haunted Key West, David L. Sloan  Sources & Reference Material:   https://allthatsinteresting...

Do you have a childhood memory that influences your afterlife belief? Join Jenn as she discusses a particular incident imprinted on her memory that resonates today.

This week our story takes on the unknown in reviewing what was behind the unexpected death of a young woman shortly after she dove into spiritual practices that she was warned against.