True Hauntings

Anna Elisabeth "Anneliese" Michel was a German woman who underwent 67 Catholic exorcism rites during the year before her death. She died of malnutrition, for which her parents and priest were convicted of negligent homicide. Her parents believed that Annelise was possessed by a demonic force. Was she really? Could there have been anything done to save Annelise or had it just all gone too far? In t...

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The Hoia Baciu forest is probably the most famous place in Romania. People believe the forest could be under some powerful curse and even a place where the Devil wanders free! Upon entering you can experience nausea, anxiety, skin burns and headaches. UFO have been sighted, there is a strange part of the forest where 'nothing grows' and trees look tortured and distressed. The ladies have toured th...

SURVEY REQUEST: if our listeners could fill in this survey, it would be appreciated. It will help us attract sponsors :) Many thanks http://bit.ly/truehauntings-survey Nestled in the quaint small town of Junee, NSW, there lies a grand, sprawling property with a past so dark it’s become a ghost-hunter’s playground and the breeding ground of stories from the unexplainable to the just plain bone-chil...

Step inside one of the most notorious locations in American Wild West history as Anne and Renata investigate the haunting legends of the Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona. Declared by The New York Times in 1882 as the "roughest, bawdiest and most wicked night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast", the Bird Cage Theatre became famous for its gambling, gunfights, prostitution and vi...

The Queen Mary has been dubbed as one of the “Top 10 most haunted places on Earth” by Time Magazine. On May 27, 1936, the Queen Mary departed from Southampton, England embarking on her maiden voyage. She boasted five dining areas and lounges, two cocktail bars and swimming pools, a grand ballroom, a squash court and even a small hospital. It has seen war and never been fired upon and been inv...

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Child sacrifices to pagan gods, an alleged succubus, the ghosts of priests and a witch that was burnt at the stake are just some of the occupants of a building that sits in a quiet little village in England. If you drive past it, you will notice that it looks completely out of character to its surroundings, but The Ancient Ram Inn has stood on that very spot since the 12th century. In this episode...

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SURVEY REQUEST: if our listeners could fill in this survey, it would be appreciated. It will help us attract sponsors :) Many thanks http://bit.ly/truehauntings-survey Set against the backdrop of a rugged and windswept coastal setting, Loftus Hall looms over the surrounding landscape. Its historic walls have seen invasion, capture, plague, famine and numerous personal tragedies, many of which live...

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This week on True Hauntings, Anne and Renata examine The Black Monk of Pontefract, where a family was terrorized by a sequence of events that is now known as the most horrific haunting in the United Kingdom. The Pritchard family went through a living hell but never sought publicity or notoriety while these events were occurring. Hysteria or a real poltergeist? Who was this Black Monk and what is h...

Case 1 | The Amityville Horror The very first episode of True Hauntings takes on one of the most famous — and controversial — paranormal cases of all time. In the early hours of November 1974, an entire family was brutally murdered inside a quiet suburban home in Amityville, New York. Just over a year later, a new family moved in, hoping to begin their dream life in what they believed was simply a...

True Hauntings is brand new podcast series launching on October 31st. It showcases acclaimed ghost hunters Anne and Renata as they explore high profile paranormal cases to uncover the stories and inconsistencies behind the reported hauntings. Follow Anne and Renata: Facebook: @AnneAndRenata Instagram: @AnneAndRenata YouTube: @AnneAndRenata TikTok: @AnneAndRenata Visit www.anneandrenata.com for mor...