True Hauntings & Scary Stories is a weekly podcast that alternates between lighthearted and spooky conversations/interviews and fictional short scary stories, written and read by published horror author, Cynthia Seer. Everyone loves a good ghost story! Join us to hear neat ghost stories, interviews with lots of different people in the paranormal field, and spooky bedtime style scary stories. The spooks are waiting....
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Acclaimed ghost hunters Anne and Renata delve into high profile paranormal cases to investigate the stories and inconsistencies behind the reported hauntings. Many of these cases have had world wide coverage and some are not so well known. Each case features the history of the site, the alleged hauntings as told by witnesses or reported in newspapers, articles and books and then Anne and Renata look for the juicy extra hidden facts to tell you what they think is really going on. Anne and Ren ...
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If you were a prospector looking to make a fortune in gold in the late 1800’s, you needed to make a trip to the Klondike in Alaska. Gold was discovered there by local miners in August 1896, and when news reached places such as Seattle and San Francisco one year later, it triggered an avalanche of men ready to try their luck. During the Klondike Gol…
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Case 164: The Edinburgh Vaults Scotland - Life Underground
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Edinburgh is home to ancient underground vaults that have been part of this city’s history for more than 200 years. These vaults carry symbolic, cultural, and historical value for not only Edinburgh, but also Scotland. Built in the late 18th century, the Vaults were originally designed to house taverns, workshops, and storage spaces for the city's …
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SURPRISE!!!! I'm back! I've missed my spooky friends so much! I couldn't stay away on Halloween! I'm hoping to post episodes pretty regularly again but be patient with me. I'm still juggling a lot. I've written a new short story for you. This one is creepy, to be sure! It's the first story I've written in a good year and a half so I'm a little rust…
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Hospitals are often considered gateways to the afterlife, and the Clark Air Base Hospital in Angeles City, Pampanga, is no exception. With a reputation backed by hundreds of chilling ghost stories, this abandoned hospital is sure to send shivers down your spine. Ghost Hunters International has even declared it “one of the most haunted places in the…
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Case 162: The Drovers Inn Scotland
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Nestled on the edge of Loch Lomond, where the mist clings to the mountains and the ancient trees whisper secrets in the wind, lies The Drovers Inn. For over 300 years, this historic inn has been a silent witness to the passage of time, a refuge for weary travellers, and a gathering place for those brave enough to face the spirits that still linger …
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The Liberty ship Alkimos is significant for the folklore that surrounds its demise and the popular belief that the ship is haunted and was inherently ill-fated and maybe even cursed! As a marker for its resting place and as the roost of seabirds the visible remains of the Alkimos adds character to the open and picturesque seascape of the coast wher…
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Corvin Castle is one of the biggest and most impressive castles in Europe. It is located in the city of Hunedoara on the Hungarian-Romanian border. Even though Corvin Castle looks like it’s coming straight from a fairy tale book, its history is quite dark. Its history tells of a place of torture and death. A torture chamber can be found in the dung…
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This is a super BONUS episode for you to listen to! We are so excited to bring it to you so that you can enjoy some of the personal experiences from the Oliver House volunteers. These gorgeous souls keep coming back and feel like they are part of the Oliver House family and tell us how working there has changed their lives. These stories are super …
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Over the centuries, the Oliver House in Middleboro Massachusetts, has been a silent witness to the tumultuous events that shaped a nation, from the Revolutionary War to the personal dramas of its inhabitants. Nowadays, visitors and volunteers regularly experience paranormal activity in the house and on the property. Their stories include sightings …
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Case 158: The Bridgeport Poltergeist - Real or Not?
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The case of the Goodin family of Bridgeport, Connecticut took place over several weeks in late 1974. Jerry Goodin, his wife Laura, and daughter Marcia experienced activity that involved almost everything in their home being destroyed by an unseen force that was unstoppable. The case got considerable publicity at the time and attracted investigators…
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Case 157: Slenderman - The Creepy Story that turned Serious
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The 'Know Your Meme - external' site defines Slenderman, as "a mythical creature often depicted as a tall, thin figure wearing a black suit and a blank face". In the mythology "he can stretch or shorten his arms at will and has tentacle-like appendages protruding from his back". In this episode of the True Hauntings Podcast we look at what happens …
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There is a white colonial style house on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. If it looks familiar to you it’s because it was used in the Disney movie HOCUS POCUS. But this house is not just a movie location. Its history is much more interesting than that. It’s been mobbed, modernized, and reutilized. One inhabitant died of smallpox, and a later i…
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Templemichael Church in County Waterford Ireland has been the scene of a large number of reported paranormal sightings and folktales. Now, in ruins, it stands as a reminder of the religious upheavals that faced the Irish nation during rebellions and wars centuries ago. The Church is known to be the site of strange occurrences including sightings of…
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Case 154: Black Magic Church Clopp Hill UK
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The ruins of the Old St Mary's Church in Clophill, Bedfordshire, UK has an enormous reputation for the occult and paranormal. In 1963, an incident made headlines across the world and put the fear of God into the local community. The incidents gave rise to a huge black magic outbreak across the country. Sinister events have continued at Clophill to …
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Out in the middle of no where in South Africa lies a township that looks like it has been transported directly from Victorian England and randomly dumped in a totally foreign landscape. It is so strange that it attracts tourists from all over the world. The most unique spot here, is the Lord Milner Hotel. It is a grand Hotel with lace ironwork and …
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SPECIAL EVENT: An Interview with Yvette Fielding, Most Haunted, with Patrick Keller of The Big Seance Podcast
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We have a treat for our listeners today. We have done an episode swap, with one of the people who inspired US to become podcasters, Patrick Keller of The Big Seance Podcast. Enjoy this episode, where he interviews Yvette Fielding, from MOST HAUNTED. If you've love this, make sure you head over and subscribe to Patrick's Podcast. Patrick's candid in…
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In this episode we conclude our look into the extraordinary world of physical mediumship and the influence of a woman simply called EVA C - who went under the microscope as she forged her career as a medium and cabinet sitter creating some of the most compelling experiences for her audience ever witnessed. Would what she went through be allowed in …
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Eva Carrière, also known as Eva C, was a French medium, and spiritualist, who gained attention in the early 20th century. She is particularly associated with the field of spirit photography and séances. Eva C, became known for her ability to produce physical manifestations of spirits during the séance sessions that she held. During her time as a ph…
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Case 150: The George and Pilgrim in Glastonbury UK - Sinister ghosts and haunted rooms
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Once upon a time, there was an old pub in Glastonbury called The George and Pilgrim. It was a popular stop for travelers but it was said that on nights when the fog rolled in, strange things happened. People would hear strange noises creeping out of the pub, moans and howls, like something was waiting to come out. Others would vanish without a trac…
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The Pilliga Scrub is an expansive area of 5,000 km2 (3,100 m2), made up of dense, semi-arid woodland 🌲🌲, located inland of northern New South Wales. This forest has a reputation for being the most spine-chilling area of wilderness in Australia 🇦🇺, with a long history of unexplained disappearances, involving sheep and cattle 🐑🐄, vehicles 🚗, and even…
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Case 148: Yellowstone National Park - stay on the track!
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With hundreds of years of history, Yellowstone National Park is no stranger to ghost stories. From headless brides in the Park’s hotel, to wandering dark shadows, carnivorous plants and bubbling mud pools, Yellowstone is NO DISNEYLAND! The stunning beauty of Yellowstone hides that fact that you must watch where you walk as you too could become a gh…
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With 1,000 years of history to its name, Oxford Castle & Prison has seen many people come and go, but some remain long after their first departure… Oxford Castle & Prison was recognised by the BBC as one of the most haunted buildings in the UK. Paranormal Investigators have made contact with many spirits that haunt the Castle and its grounds. The s…
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Looming over the landscape and perched atop a steep promontory above the confluence of the Vltava and Otava rivers in the Czech Republic, is the magnificent castle called Zvíkov. Originally started as a rather small structure, over the centuries it was expanded to become the massive heavily fortified behemoth it is is now, and it is often called th…
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In the heart of Oakham Rutland - lies an abandoned jail that was known by the name of Her Majesty’s Prison’ Ashwell. It first opened it’s doors in 1955 as an open men's prison that was built on the site of a former World War Two US Army base - home to part of the 82nd Airborne Division. Ashwell Prison has been home to many criminals, and like other…
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Case 144: Margery Crandon - Gifted Medium or Charlatan
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In 1924, the pretty wife of a distinguished Boston surgeon came to embody a raging national debate over the values of the Spiritualism movement which was devoted to communication with the dead. Newspapers dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Some called her a mystic and some called her a …
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Down a small, sleepy lane, and not far from Upper Dicker, Arlington Reservoir and Hailsham is stunning Michelham Priory. This is a 13th Century Priory that stands on a private island. This priory is the site of deaths, murders and destruction and was looted of its ornaments and valuables at the time of King Henry 8th. Although it has seen many diff…
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KUBUR KASSIM GRAVEYARD DATES BACK to the early 19th century and has served as a burial ground for generations of Muslims in Singapore. This cemetery has witnessed the interment of people from various backgrounds, including early settlers, pioneers, and notable figures from the Muslim community. Yet it has a history of some on the most terrifying ha…
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Cindy updates everyone on how her husband is doing and what the future holds for the show. Subscribe to the website if you want to be notified when Cindy posts a new scary story or spooky experience. Also join the Facebook Group. That's the best way for Cindy to stay connected with all of her favorite spooky friends! True Hauntings 4694 Cemetery Rd…
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There’s a house that sits right on the Hudson River in the small village of Nyack that actually has legal proof that it’s haunted. Thanks to the “Ghostbusters Ruling”, this home has been declared legally haunted by the state of New York. This beautiful home doesn’t look like your typical Hollywood haunted Mansion – it’s not scary in the least; Inst…
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Duckett’s Grove is an 18th-century manor house situated in County Carlow, Ireland. Although a devastating fire in 1933 left it in ruins, the manor's exterior retains just enough to allow your imagination to rebuild its medieval appearance – you can just how amazing this building must have looked back its heyday. There is a belief that a curse has c…
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Case 139: Q Station Manly - Quarantine and Ghosts
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North Head, Sydney Australia is situated at the entrance of one of the world’s most beautiful and well know harbours, and for many years, ships and their passengers were forced to quarantine off shore to make certain that epidemics like the bubonic plague, Spanish influenza and small pox didn’t run rampant throughout the country. Many people were i…
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One of the most haunted sites you will stumble upon in Ireland is also one that has been a religious sanctuary to an order of Franciscan Friars since it’s establishment in the 15th Century. Created on instruction by the voice of God The Abbey was also a place of pain and suffering as it was raided by English troops set on removing Catholic orders f…
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Sorry, spooky friends. This one is a downer. Be patient with me while my family navigates a serious medical emergency. Love you guys! Spook ya soon... True Hauntings 4694 Cemetery Rd #376 Hilliard, OH 43026 Instagram and Facebook Page - @TrueHauntingsBlog Email - Cynthia@TrueHauntings.com Blog - Website Facebook Group YouTube Etsy…
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Cindy and Kat go over four ways to communicate with the dead. Buckle up, Spooky Friends. This is a creepy one... Links mentioned during the show: https://thetravelingwitch.com/blog/scrying-how-to-develop-this-ancient-divination-skill https://youtu.be/UmIAwKmDaN8?si=oRneKrKgu35jI1uZ https://youtu.be/D8iDO-FPX5g?si=XqOxr4X__9xnDD_Z True Hauntings 469…
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HOTEL DEL SALTO There is a place in Columbia called Hotel of the Leap – it is as mysterious as it is beautiful. There is a water fall nearby that is legendary and mystical to the local people who know it’s deeply dark history. The Hotel Del Salto is very haunted and is a must see if you are into dark tourism but also if you are a paranormal investi…
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Cindy has the guys from Your Ghost Stories podcast on the show to tell their spooky tales. Jamie and Nigel tell us all about their spooky experiences and we chat about what brought them to the spooky world of the paranormal. Check out their podcast on all the major podcast apps! Your Ghost Stories podcast (Spotify) True Hauntings 4694 Cemetery Rd #…
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Cindy and Kat talk about haunted airplanes. Believe it or not, that's a thing! We talk about several spooky tales but save the absolute spookiest for last....and it's a dark one. Happy Friday the 13th! True Hauntings 4694 Cemetery Rd #376 Hilliard, OH 43026 Instagram and Facebook Page - @TrueHauntingsBlog Email - Cynthia@TrueHauntings.com Blog - We…
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Case 136: Haunted Oak Alley Plantation USA
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Sometime in the early 1700's, probably a few years before the 1718 founding of New Orleans as the colonial seat of government, a French settler selected this site for the fulfillment of his aspirations. It was he who planted the twenty-eight live oak trees in two rows of fourteen each, eighty feet apart, to form an avenue of trees, a quarter mile i…
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Cindy and Kat discuss Cindy's published book, Parade of Nightmares! This book is a collection of 8 short horror stories, each one featuring a different phobia. Cindy tells some interesting tidbits about what inspired her stories and little details in the stories that you might have missed. This book is not meant for children. Warning!!! Do not list…
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Kat tells Cindy about some basic ghost hunting equipment, some of which we used while ghost hunting at Nanny's House this past spring! I've included some Amazon Links to the equipment we recommend. (These are associate links and will give True Hauntings a small commission each time a purchase is made using this link. It does not affect the price th…
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When a Bavarian lawyer started to have trouble with his telephone he had no idea that his quiet office was about to be plagued by a massive poltergeist attack resulting in one of the most well documented cases of this sort of activity ever recorded. This case bought in a number of experts disrupting the work at the office for many weeks – yet no on…
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Cindy and Kat talk about five more haunted houses, one per state of the US. One of them is a very famous true crime murder house! https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/g4790/most-haunted-home-50-states/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/sallie-house/ https://www.libertyhall.org/learn/the-gray-lady-ghost https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-haun…
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Cindy and Kat read some true ghost story submissions from listeners and it gets pretty spooky... Email us your spooky true stories. Maybe yours will be the next one featured on the show! Thanks for listening!!! True Hauntings 4694 Cemetery Rd #376 Hilliard, OH 43026 Instagram and Facebook Page - @TrueHauntingsBlog Email - Cynthia@TrueHauntings.com …
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There has been a long history of tales about ghost ships - those that appear out of the mists on the high seas with tattered sales and creaking hulls. These ships seem to drift endlessly forever looking for a safe harbour so that they can set ashore their long dead crew. Other ghost ships lay at the bottom of the sea or are now part of huge floatin…
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**Please enjoy this previously recorded, but never published, bonus episode while Cindy continues to plan new content for the show. Thank you so much for your patience!** Cindy tells Kat about five more haunted houses in the United States. They discuss a possible Goddess sighting and a vicious axe murderer that was never caught, among other creepy …
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**Please enjoy this previously recorded, but never published, bonus episode about haunted houses in the United States!** As we talk about one haunted house in each of the fifty states, today we cover haunted houses 6 thru 10. One spirit is determined to rearrange the furniture while another simply screams GET OUT! Very spooky stuff.... Links mentio…
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A young country singer named Bobby Mackey purchased the building and turned it into the music hall and tavern that still stands today. Paranormal phenomena have been present since day one. Though Bobby himself is skeptical, he'll admit that he doesn't doubt the word of family members, employees, police officers, and patrons who have experienced str…
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**Please enjoy this previously recorded, but never published, bonus episode. We didn't actually finish recording this series so Kat and I will pick up where we left off once all of the previously recorded bonus episodes are done!** This is our first in a series of covering one haunted house in each of the 50 states of these fine, and very haunted, …
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Case 132: Bobby Mackey's Music Hall USA
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When it's not running ghost tours, Bobby Mackey's Music World is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays and features live music, dancing and a mechanical bull. We’re going inside the chilling confines of this honky tonk in Kentucky, a place so horrifyingly haunted that investigators have been attacked, scratched, beaten, and so frightened they…
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*Please enjoy this previously recorded, but never published, bonus episode!* Kat tells Cindy all about the Irish/Scottish mythological water creature called a Kelpie and how it might look cute and loveable but....beware! True Hauntings 4694 Cemetery Rd #376 Hilliard, OH 43026 Instagram and Facebook Page - @TrueHauntingsBlog Email - Cynthia@TrueHaun…
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