The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories

Hello everyone, this will be the last episode we release on a Sunday until we return week commencing 14th August 2023! There Charon stands, who rules the dreary coast – A sordid god: down from his hairy chin A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean; His eyes, like hollow furnaces on fire; A girdle, foul with grease, binds his obscene attire Virgil ,  Aeneid   6.298–301 , as translat...

Growing up I always loved movies and shows regarding the paranormal. Ghost movies really are the only form of horror I ever found scary as I've always believed there was something real to the idea of hauntings. Feeling this way I've always been so curious to have my own paranormal experience to truly judge for myself. After hurricane Katrina my family and I were left refugees with no home. My brot...

Welcome to The Whispering Woods. On this week's episode, we share 3 true tales centred around 'A Cabin in the Woods'. Hope you enjoy and we'll catch up with you again next week. Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Follow us on YOUTUBE Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Story One Story Two Story Three Thanks so mu...

This story follows my encounter over a period of years with the paranormal. I have always been a believer in the after life, but also a skeptic. I always knew something was there, trying to communicate with the living...but I didn't know what...until Zozo. Also, I must add that this is a somewhat recent event...it all took place late September early October. Now, to start this off, I have to add t...

Zozo, a formidable and renowned entity of the supernatural realm, holds a prominent position amongst the pantheon of demonic beings. Its infamous presence extends across various mediums, from gripping reality television shows to captivating works of literature. Zozo's name regularly surfaces in accounts detailing unexplained phenomena and eerie hauntings, solidifying its reputation as a malevolent...

Late on a school night, around 9pm, the road was saturated in a dense white fog. But the moonlight managed to pierce through, casting an eerie glow. Inside my red CRV, I had Allie and Jonah with me. Jonah had never heard of the infamous Dudleytown, so Allie and I decided to take him there and show him what all the fuss was about. Deep in the remote hills of Northwest Connecticut lay an abandoned t...

Nestled deep within the remote corners of northwestern Connecticut, concealed by towering mountains and obscured by the relentless passage of time, lies a forgotten hamlet known as Dudleytown. Once teeming with life and vitality, the echoes of this vibrant community have long faded, leaving behind a haunting emptiness. But within the dense forest and jagged rocks, whispers of spectral apparitions,...

Bloody Mary - This phrase was taught to me in the 1st grade by a couple of my idiot classmates. To a six year old boy, almost everything really, terrified me. These two acquaintances of mine informed me, in graphic detail, about the legend of Bloody Mary. “Here’s what you gotta do,” they said, “When you’re home alone after midnight; lock all the doors; turn off all the lights in the house. Go into...

The legend of Bloody Mary tells the story of a ghostly figure who appears when summoned in front of a mirror. According to folklore, Bloody Mary was a witch named Mary Worth. Mary's reputation had spread throughout her village, with many assuming her to be a witch as she lived in a small cabin within the forest and sold tinctures and herbal remedies. The locals kept their distance from her, f...

Cannock Chase is a paranormal hotspot in the West Midlands. Its breathtaking beauty even had a profound impact on the acclaimed author of The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien, and the vast forest is also believed to house several legendary and mythical creatures. According to local lore, numerous paranormal and ghostly entities wander through the dense woods. Many hikers have claimed to have seen or...

WEREWOLVES | TRUE SCARY FOLKLORE Throughout European folklore, the werewolf is a prevalent concept that has taken on many variations. These interpretations share a common thread: a Christian interpretation of European folklore that evolved during the medieval period. As colonialism took hold in the New World during the early modern era, werewolf beliefs also spread. The belief in werewolves and wi...

Despite being one of many unremarkable terraced homes on Rhondda Street in Mount Pleasant, this particular house garnered attention from television crews over fifty years ago. The media had caught wind of strange occurrences happening within its walls. It was the month of December in the year 1965 when television reporters became intrigued by a revelation that had already made it to the front page...

POLTERGEISTS | TRUE SCARY FOLKLORE A poltergeist is a type of ghost or spirit that is believed to be responsible for physical disturbances, such as objects moving or being thrown, doors opening and closing, and unexplained noises. The word poltergeist comes from the German words "poltern," which means to make noise, and "geist," which means ghost or spirit. Poltergeists are often associated with h...

In the 1960s, Vampires were all the rage, with numerous movies and TV shows exploring the horror genre. This obsession had seeped into the public consciousness, making the news of a disturbing act of vandalism at Tottenham Park Cemetery in 1968 even more unsettling. The London Evening Standard reported the incident, and many Londoners immediately jumped to the conclusion that it must be linked to...

VAMPIRES | TRUE SCARY FOLKLORE For thousands of years, myths and legends about vampires have been shared across various cultures, including the Mesopotamians, Hebrews, ancient Greeks, and Romans. These stories often feature demonic beings and bloodthirsty spirits that served as precursors to the modern vampire. The specific folklore and characteristics of the vampire that we recognize today e...

The Fae | British Folklore The Fae, also known as fairies or faeries, are mythical creatures that appear in the folklore of many cultures, particularly in Celtic mythology. They are often depicted as small, magical beings with wings, who live in a hidden world that is separate from ours. Fairy folklore from Britain has long been classified in various ways. These categorizations, usually deriv...

The Devil's Hounds | British Folklore Throughout Britain, sightings of spectral black dogs are a common and deeply ingrained in British folklore. These supernatural creatures are feared and revered in equal measure, with each region having its own version of a phantom hound. In Yorkshire, the Barghest or Padfoot is said to roam, while Hertfordshire is menaced by the Leandog. Lancashire is home to...

Doppelgängers | True Scary Stories The concept of doppelgänger is one that has fascinated people for centuries. It refers to a supernatural or paranormal phenomenon in which a person is said to have a double or a counterpart. This double is often perceived as a harbinger of bad luck or an omen of impending doom. It's believe that a doppleganger is an evil twin or an apparition of the person....

THE RAKE | SCARY FOLKLORE As the sun slowly dips below the horizon and the trees band together in clusters, as if bracing themselves for the impending darkness, you move briskly and silently across the ground littered with fallen leaves and twigs. You take note of every sound, every rustle and snap of branches caused by your own footsteps. You pick up your pace, aware that something othe...

WALPURGISNACHT | WITCH'S NIGHT | EUROPEAN SCARY FOLKLORE We're Back! I'd like to apologise for a few mispronunciations in this episode, my brain is muckfuddled! I'm blaming the menobrain... Walpurgisnacht is a thinning period, one of a few points of the year when the veil between the living and the dead, the seen and the unseen, the land of the fae folk and that of humans dissipates. Thi...

Hello brothers and sisters of spook! We will be relaunching the podcast on the 30th April as the veil thins once again for Walpurgis Night. This episode is one of our Wednesday Whispers that are published once a week on Patreon. We hope you enjoy! We're so excited about returning in a week's time. EMAIL us your stories Follow us on YOUTUBE Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOO...

Hello brothers and sisters of spook! We will be relaunching the podcast on the 30th April as the veil thins once again for Walpurgis Night. This episode is one of our Wednesday Whispers that are published once a week on Patreon. We hope you enjoy and hopefully, we will publish some more bonus content in advance of the 30th. George is doing well and is now back at home after his accident. It was an...

Glitch in the Matrix - Part Two of Two Welcome to part two of Glitch in the Matrix. We're sharing four more stories this week and also discussing the topic of quantum immortality. Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Follow us on YOUTUBE Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Thanks so much all for letting us share your stories! STORY ONE STORY TWO...

Welcome to the second episode of Terror Bites Every Tuesday, we share some bites of terror to keep us all going to the main episode on Sundays. We hope you enjoy our second episode and if you want to listen ad-free, you can join us on Patreon HERE . Thanks to everyone for letting us share yours stories. Links can be found below: STORY ONE STORY TWO STORY THREE EMAIL us your stories Follow us on YO...

Glitch in the Matrix - Part One of Two If you believe that our reality is merely a computer simulation then a glitch can be defined as an error in the code. Just as one can be playing a computer game, and an object disappears as you circle your controller or the whole gameplay can change at the flick of a button, a glitch is a malfunction of our reality. The term was originally coin...