In celebration of the spookiest month of all, we released a bunch of Halloween bonus episodes! Some are spooky, some are silly, and they’re all a good listen! Check out all the episodes below along with links to learn more about each story!
Today Kat tells us the story of Cropsey, the boogeyman of Staten Island. Like all good bogeymen Cropsey was a way for parents to get their children to behave. Just follow these rules:
- Don’t wander off or Cropsey will steal you away
- Be back home by nightfall or Cropsey will get you
- Don’t go anywhere alone or Cropsey will get you
- If you go into this abandoned building or that empty house Cropsey will snatch you
Kids who didn’t follow the rules risked certain death by Cropsey. But there was some truth to this scary urban legend. Kat gives us the inside story.
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In the 18th Century stories begun to appear about a clan of cave-dwelling cannibals on the West coast of Scotland.
In today’s story Taylor tells us all about the story of the Sawney Bean cannibal clan and we debate whether the story is real or just English propaganda.
FURTHER READING:
Volume 1 of The Newgate Calendar
Sawney Bean: The Scottish Cannibal Killer (Ghastly Tales of Scotland) | Documentary
The Legend of the Scottish Cannibal Clan That May Have Killed and Eaten 1,000 People
The story of Sawney Bean, Scotland’s most famous cannibal.
Alexander “Sawney” Bean: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland
In the twin cities of Texarkana, one case has gone unsolved for more than 70 years. It has actually been described as the number one unsolved murder case in Texas history.
In the 1940s, Texarkana was haunted by a brutal killer, preying on young couples on lover’s lane. But he was never caught. Today Kat tells us about the crimes, the suspects, and much more.
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Listen in as Taylor reminisces about the haunted happenings at her high school.
At New England prep school, Loomis Chaffee, students and teachers alike have had strange experiences. Between weird noises, haunted buildings, spiritual encounters, and mysterious tunnels there’s a lot happening on campus. So listen in and let us know what you think, are these preppy ghosts real?
FURTHER READING:
The Loomis Chaffee School | Co-ed Independent Boarding School in CT
Shadowlands Haunted Places Index – Connecticut
Ghosts ‘N’ Stuff: An Evaluation of Our Eeriest
Two Girls One Ghost – Episode 57 – School Spirit | Listen via Stitcher for Podcasts
On June 11 1980, Trevor Parker arrived at his father’s coal yard in the small Yorkshire town of Todmorden. Everything seemed normal until he looked up and saw a body lying on one of the coal heaps.
The dead man was Zigmund Adamski and his death only gets more mysterious the more you learn about it. Is there a perfectly normal explanation for this man’s death, or did something more…otherworldly happen?
FURTHER READING:
Close Encounters of a Deadly Kind | Supernatural England
BBC Inside Out – Alien abduction claims in Yorkshire
Alien abduction or KGB? The baffling case of the miner whose body was found on a pile of coal
To finish off our special spooky short stories we’re looking at the master of the macabre himself, Edgar Allan Poe. That’s right, the writer who brought us gothic classics like The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and The Pendulum, and The Tell-Tale Heart lived a fascinating life. But that life is not the focus of today’s story. Instead today we’re going to focus on Poe’s death. You see, over 170 years after Poe died, people still can’t figure out his cause of death.
FURTHER READING:
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore – The Life and Writings of Edgar Allan Poe
Articles – Two Biographical Digressions (JA Savoye)
The (Still) Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Happy Halloween everyone! Today we explore the mysterious legend of Spring Heeled Jack. Enjoy the episode and your spooky holiday! 🎃
In Victorian London, a a strange and scary creature terrorised women. He had fireball eyes and spit blue and white flames, and he was never identified. Listen to the story of Spring Heeled Jack and let us know what you think was going on during his reign of terror.
FURTHER READING:
27 Facts About Spring-Heeled Jack, The Killer Who Could Be A Human Or Could Be A Creature
Meet Spring-Heeled Jack, the Leaping Devil That Terrorized Victorian England