The Midnight Train Podcast

"Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?" -Tim Burton   Today's episode comes to you as per YOUR recommendation, passengers! Nope! It’s not another haunted tale about a murderous house or Another far fetched story about Moody having his colon cleansed by an alien with a shop vac! We asked who you wanted to hear about and you answered pretty much unanimousl...

  Today's episode examines the life of an eccentric, possibly mentally ill woman and the incredible house she built. We‘ll talk about possible hauntings, impossible architecture and the delusion of a heart broken woman. We are discussing Sarah Winchester and what some less than creative people have dubbed The Winchester Mystery House!       Her birth name was Sarah Lockwood Pardee. She was the fif...

Ep. 84 Black Eyed Children   In a snowy town, within the middle of nowhere of Vermont, an elderly couple heard the sound of three loud knocks on their door. They opened the door and saw two children, a boy and a girl. "Parents will be here soon, may we come in?" The children did not make eye contact and just stood there in the doorway. The elderly couple were hesitant but after a while, they let t...

Ep. 83 Cecil hotel/ Stay On Main Hotel   Welcome my friends to the first episode of 2021! We hope you all enjoyed our last episode of 2020, we did! We hope you all made it to the new year safe and sound. We're alive and well and we're going to take a much needed vacation. Where are we headed you may ask? Well we are going to head to sunny Los Angeles! Hopefully you passengers hang on and come with...

     This here episode marks the last episode of a very tumultuous year. At Least we gave you the super upbeat story of the Dozier School For Boys for your Christmas listening. This week we are going out with a bang! You may think you know the story, you probably know the names, you didn't know that Moody's wife is directly related to both families, and lastly you probably want us to get to the po...

Ep. 81 Dozier school for boys On our train ride today we are heading to sunny Florida. This is much more than a "Florida man" story. This is a crazy story of one of the worst boys schools ever to exist. There were many of these return schools around the country but this place has a reputation as one of the worst. It's been known by several names over the years but most people know it as the Arthur...

"Canadians have an abiding interest in surprising those Americans who have historically made little effort to learn about their neighbour to the North." Peter Jennings        It is these words that define today's episode! We are all going to be surprised and learn about some of the creepiest, craziest, weirdest things our neighbors to the North have to offer. If you're not from the U.S. the Canadi...

“I cannot pontificate about it, but by the time I'm done, I will have done one movie, and it's all the movies I want. People say, you know, "I like your Spanish movies more than I like your English-language movies because they are not as personal", and I go "Fuck, you're wrong!" Hellboy is as personal to me as Pan's Labyrinth. They're tonally different, and yes, of course you can like one more tha...

   Sometime on the evening of March 31, 1922, six people were killed at a deserted farm in Bavaria. Despite decades of investigations and more than 100 suspects, the case was never resolved. This would come to be known as the Hinterkaifeck murders. Tonight on the train we delve into the crazy that surrounds this case. Who did it? Why did they do it? Incest?  That is gross… But also… Yes. There are...

Episode 77 Creepy Australia G'day mates! Tonight on the Midnight Train we've decided to take another creepy trip! Last time we stayed stateside and headed to Texas, where they seem to have an inordinate amount of haunted bridges. This week we are heading to The Land Down Under! That's right Australia here we come. Not only can pretty much all the wildlife in Australia kill you… It's also chock ful...

Episode 76 Torso Murders   What do an ancient riverbed, Elliot Ness, and at least 12 headless torsos have in common? They are all involved in tonight's episode! Tonight we are diving into our first real foray into true crime. We discuss one of the nation's craziest unsolved serial murder cases ever. And the best part is… It takes place in our own backyard! Tonight we discuss the Kingsbury Run Tors...

Season 4 Ep 18 Reanimation   Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil, as I dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grave, or tortured the living animal to animate the lifeless clay?- Dr. Victor Frankenstein       From mummies to zombies to the creature himself, Frankenstein's monster, the tales of reanimating the dead span thousands of years.  For many people Mary Shelly's Frankenstein...

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Near Death Experiences   Near death experience, or NDE is an unusual, profound, personal experience taking place on the brink of death and recounted by a person after recovery, typically an out-of-body experience or a vision of a tunnel of light. Supposedly, when these experiences are positive, they may encompass a variety of sensations including detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, t...

Season 4  Ep. 14 Circus freaks/side shows   "When you're born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."  -- George Carlin     The “freak show,” or “sideshow,” rose to prominence in 16th century England. For centuries, cultures around the world had interpreted severe physical deformities as bad omens or evidence that evil spirits were present; by t...

Charles Manson Manson was born to a 15 or 16 year old (depending on the source) girl in Cincinnati Oh. on Nov 12,1934. His Mother, Kathleen Maddox, did not even bother to give him a real name on his birth certificate. On it he is listed as No Name Maddox. There is not 100% surety who his father is, but most likely it is a man named Colonel Scott Sr. When Kathleen told him she was pregnant he told...

Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food . Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species . Human cannibalism is well documented, both in ancient and in recent times.   So it's fairly common in the animal world but you know us...were not Wild Kingdom, we’re the fuckin midnight train...w...

Tonight we are delving into the creepy world of the abandoned sanatorium. What better place to go ghost hunting. Most of these places were well known for the high death rates and many for their harsh treatment of patients. If you are like us you may also be wondering what the difference between a sanatorium and a sanitarium is. Well wonder no further because here it is...nothing...absolutely nothi...

In the first of our world tour series episodes, we start off in the one and only TEXAS! From the Goatman's Bridge to the Killing Fields, we discuss the creepy side of Texas! The Midnight Train Podcast is sponsored by VOUDOUX VODKA. www.voudoux.com   Ace’s Depot http://www.aces-depot.com   BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themi...

In this episode we discuss the Black Plague, aka the Black Death. Horrifying and deadly, we break down the different types of plagues, their symptoms, what it did to civilization and much more. Plus, we debut a new segment called "Mr. Moody's Conspiracy Corner"! Buckle up folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride!   The Midnight Train Podcast is sponsored by VOUDOUX VODKA. www.voudoux.com   Ace’s Depot...

In the second episode of our two part, time travel, brain busting extravaganza, we examine tales of actual time travelers. Who are they? Where are they from? WHEN are they from? What do they have to offer? Why are they time traveling? Do they know where I put my fucking sunglasses? Hopefully we can answer some of these questions today!   The Midnight Train Podcast is sponsored by VOUDOUX VODKA. ww...

Due to Jeff Butchko being hospitalized from pneumonia (GET BETTER, BROTHER), we decided to drop the first episode of Moody and Jonathan's new podcast, "The Day The Music Died", where Jonathan will be discussing the life and times of some of the greatest musicians whose lives were taken far too early. Future episodes will only be available to Patreon producers. You can sign up for our patreon at ww...

In this episode we dive deep into TIME TRAVEL! What is it? Is it possible? We also have a special guest with us AND Isaiah sings a congratulations song to the winners of our Jeopardy challenge! Sit back, grab a seat and let's get NERDY!!   The Midnight Train Podcast is sponsored by VOUDOUX VODKA. www.voudoux.com   Ace’s Depot http://www.aces-depot.com   BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/th...

It's a two-for-one when we discuss the original "Silent Hill", Centralia, PA (No, not the video game or movie) AND "The Bloody Pit"; Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts. Take your seat, grab a drink and let's get spooky!   The Midnight Train Podcast is sponsored by VOUDOUX VODKA. www.voudoux.com   Ace’s Depot http://www.aces-depot.com   BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast...