Haunted Places Episodes
Explore haunted houses, hotels, roads and abandoned places through their history and reported ghost stories. Join Henrique Couto and the Weekly Spooky hosts as they separate documented events from local folklore and disputed paranormal claims.
Start with these three: Bihl Manor for Fremont, Ohio’s house behind A Very Haunted Renovation; the Stanley Hotel for Room 217 and The Shining; and Spook Hollow for haunted roads and headless-bridge legends. Browse those episodes and more haunted locations below.
Start with these three: Bihl Manor for Fremont, Ohio’s house behind A Very Haunted Renovation; the Stanley Hotel for Room 217 and The Shining; and Spook Hollow for haunted roads and headless-bridge legends. Browse those episodes and more haunted locations below.
Oct. 26, 2026
Monthly Spooky | Halloween Haunts, Ghost Stories & Poltergeists
Halloween haunts and ghost lore get a skeptical twist on Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle revisit Pennsylvania's Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride, then open Eric Elfman's The Very Scary Almanac (1993) for Borley Rectory ghost stories, poltergeist accounts and UFO encounters. Spooky news brings new claims about the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film and a runaway inflatable pumpkin. Plus: Night of the Demons, Mischief Night (2013), and an eerie, unverified Reddit tale of a father who seems t...
Oct. 22, 2026
Clinton Road: The Ghost Boy of New Jersey’s Haunted Road | Thursday Thrills
Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey, has a ghost story that begins with pocket change: toss a coin into the water, and a boy beneath the bridge is said to send it back. Join Henrique Couto for a Halloween ride through the ghost-boy legend, a reported reflection in the creek, and tales of a phantom pickup whose headlights vanish. Explore local folklore collected by Weird NJ, the real history of Clinton Furnace, and Henrique’s memories of spooking friends on dark car rides. If you love haunte...
Sept. 28, 2026
Monthly Spooky | Halloween Countdown: Ghost Stories & Midnight Spook Shows
Halloween ghost stories meet the lost world of midnight spook shows. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the glowing ghosts, stage illusions and blackout scares that turned movie theaters into haunted attractions. Then dig into a claimed Loch Ness Monster sighting, ghost rumors in Indian schools, a Polish 'vampire' burial and a Bigfoot mystery with a human explanation. A creepy roadside encounter rounds out this Monthly Spooky hangout. Join us for paranormal mysteries, cryptids, vampire folklore...
Sept. 11, 2026
No One Is Coming: 7 Stories of Murder, Survival & Haunted Places
At Hinterkaifeck, six people are murdered—and someone may have stayed at the farm afterward. No One Is Coming gathers seven Terrifying & True accounts of unsolved crime, wilderness disaster, and haunted-place folklore. Visit the Stanley Hotel, the Good Hart murders, and Bonnie Hood's death at Camp Nelson, then follow the Hamar-Daban hikers, Alfred Packer, and the Donner Party. Nearly four hours separate documented events from disputed testimony and ghost stories. When help is miles away, whose a...
Sept. 10, 2026
Thursday Thrills | Bihl Manor: Ohio Ghost Stories Behind A Very Haunted Renovation
Bihl Manor in Fremont, Ohio, is the reportedly haunted house behind HGTV's A Very Haunted Renovation. Its ghost stories include a man at an empty upstairs window, a red-haired figure on the stairs, and voices with no visible speaker. Thursday Thrills follows Henrique Couto through the property's history and haunting accounts, from the Bihl and Wolfe families to funeral viewings and paranormal investigations. Explore how a family home became a destination for ghost hunters, while separating repor...
Aug. 31, 2026
Monthly Spooky | The Great Moon Hoax, Halloween Hauntings, Bigfoot & UFOs
Bat people on the Moon? The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 sold readers an imaginary lunar world, and Henrique Couto and Michelle follow the newspaper sensation that made fiction look like science. This August 2026 Monthly Spooky also checks in on reported Bigfoot sightings in Connecticut, unusual UFO reports from Brussels, and a haunted library story with a room the library says never existed. From lunar creatures to disputed encounters, how does a strange story become something people believe? Henriq...
July 27, 2026
Monthly Spooky | Creepy Carnival Animatronics, Hooga Hooga, Haunted Houses & UFOs
Laughing Sal's mechanical cackle carries across the midway, but why does a carnival attraction feel so threatening? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the funhouse figure's history in July 2026's Monthly Spooky. The strange-news roundup also visits Michigan's Hooga Hooga camp legend, a Japanese service investigating allegedly haunted homes, and UFO reports near Virginia. Michelle closes with a reported glitch involving a McDonald's glass and a duplicate with the same crack. From a manufactured ...
July 6, 2026
Terrifying & True | The Greenbrier Ghost: A Haunted Murder Mystery
Zona Heaster Shue's mother said a ghost revealed her daughter's murder; an exhumation supplied physical evidence. Terrifying & True revisits the 1897 Greenbrier Ghost case in West Virginia, where Mary Jane Heaster challenged a natural-death ruling and accused Zona's husband, Trout Shue. Follow the broken-neck findings, the trial, and the defense questioning that brought the apparition story before jurors. A murder conviction followed, but the ghost claim remains a claim. Examine how a mother's i...
June 4, 2026
Ghost Lights That Follow You: Min Min Light Horror & Marfa Mystery | Thursday Thrills
Mysterious ghost lights haunt the darkest roads in America and Australia. In this Thursday Thrills episode, explore cryptid encounters and spooky legends tied to the Marfa Lights, Min Min Light horror, and the Devil's Promenade—unexplained phenomena that draw paranormal tourists into real darkness. From eerie folklore to modern sightings, we investigate why these haunted locations refuse to stay dead. Inside this episode: - The Hornet / Joplin Spook Light and the haunted road known as the Devi...
May 21, 2026
Haunted Ohio Road Trip: Eerie Folklore & Paranormal Tourism | Thursday Thrills
Eerie folklore meets paranormal tourism on this haunted Ohio road trip. Explore the Gothic Ohio State Reformatory (famous for Shawshank Redemption & documented paranormal investigations), Cleveland's Franklin Castle, and the ghostly Moonville Tunnel. Discover real ghost stories, chilling histories, and eerie landmarks you can actually visit—plus the dark truths behind these haunted American locations. Perfect for mature-themed horror fans and paranormal travelers. Inside this episode: • Why hau...
April 27, 2026
Monthly Spooky | America’s Most Haunted Lake? Ghost Stories, Dark History & Bizarre Spooky News
Lake Lanier’s haunted history takes center stage in this episode of Monthly Spooky, as we dive into one of America’s most infamous bodies of water: a man-made Georgia lake built over abandoned communities, graves, tragedy, folklore, and decades of eerie legends. Is Lake Lanier truly haunted, or is its chilling reputation the result of real history, preventable danger, and stories too disturbing to sink quietly beneath the surface? Inside this episode: • Lake Lanier’s dark origins — flooded tow...
April 3, 2026
Best of 2025 | Resurrection Mary: The True Story of Chicago’s Vanishing Hitchhiker Ghost
Resurrection Mary, Chicago’s vanishing hitchhiker, Archer Avenue ghost story, and Resurrection Cemetery legend all come together in one of the most haunting and engrossing episodes of Terrifying & True—and for our Best of 2025 revisit, this is absolutely one worth experiencing again. On a lonely stretch of road outside Chicago, drivers have reported the same chilling encounter for generations: a beautiful young woman in a white dress asking for a ride, only to vanish near the gates of Resurrect...
March 30, 2026
Monthly Spooky | Bigfoot in Ohio & Cursed Lake Lanier: Sock Burning, Spring Superstitions, and Lake Shawnee Hauntings
Monthly Spooky paranormal podcast time—Henrique & Michelle dig into spooky news, urban legends, and creepy folklore that hits different when winter won’t let go. We start with the chaos of modern life (yes, taxes), then dive headfirst into spring...
March 6, 2026
Best of 2025: Ed and Lorraine Warren: The True Story Behind Annabelle, Amityville and The Conjuring
This Friday on Weekly Spooky, we’re bringing back one of the biggest and most exhaustive episodes of Terrifying & True we’ve ever produced. In this special episode we take a long, hard look at the couple who became the most famous names in American paranormal investigation. From Amityville and Annabelle to the cases that helped inspire The Conjuring, this episode explores how the Warrens built their legend — and why that legend remains so controversial. We follow their rise from local investig...
Feb. 16, 2026
Terrifying & True | Stanley Hotel: The Shining Origin and America’s Most Haunted Hotel
Room 217 at the Stanley Hotel connects a real explosion with the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Terrifying & True visits Estes Park, Colorado, tracing the 1911 disaster, Elizabeth Wilson's survival, and the ghost stories surrounding F. O. and Flora Stanley. King's 1974 stay helped turn empty corridors into horror history; later television and tourism carried the legend further. Reported hauntings remain distinct from documented events. Explore how a hotel became a destination for pa...
Jan. 26, 2026
Monthly Spooky | Haunted Castles & Stolen Corpses
Haunted castles, ghost stories, eerie history, and true crime weirdness—this month’s Monthly Spooky with Henrique & Michelle goes full winter-night mode with paranormal legends, unsettling discoveries, and a real-life disaster shaped by brutal weather. Inside this episode: - Chillingham Castle (UK): infamous haunting claims, grim history, and why it’s often called one of the most haunted places around. - Chillingham cattle: the strange, preserved lineage tied to the castle’s eerie reputation. -...
Dec. 29, 2025
Monthly Spooky | New Years True Crime, Bigfoot on I-80, & Conjuring House Lawsuit
Monthly Spooky true crime + paranormal to close out the year: a chilling wrongful conviction case tied to a 1987 Times Square-area murder that stole decades from two lives—and the long road to exoneration when the truth finally surfaced. Inside this episode: - The New Year’s Eve case: The wrongful convictions of Eric Smokes and David Warren after a 1987 murder near Times Square, including intense police pressure, a pivotal witness, and the fallout that followed for decades. - The turning point...
Nov. 24, 2025
Monthly Spooky | Haunted Mansions, Holiday Scares, and the Sin Eater!
Thanksgiving horror, turkey-day traditions, haunted mansions, Sin Eater folklore. Henrique & Michelle serve cozy table talk (leftovers, cranberry, Black Friday) before carving into eerie headlines and a feast-themed deep dive into the Sin...
Oct. 27, 2025
Monthly Spooky | Halloween Urban Legends: Poisoned Candy, Haunted Houses & Spooky Stories
Why does the poisoned Halloween candy story persist? Henrique and Michelle explore the panic, its origins, and the gap between documented incidents and stranger-danger folklore in this October 2025 Monthly Spooky. A grocery-store ghost, haunted real estate, and the Hair Museum's farewell add eerie places and objects to the conversation. The horror-movie roundup includes Good Boy, while the hosts mark their fortieth installment. Settle in for Halloween legends, strange news, and attraction cultur...
Oct. 20, 2025
Terrifying & True | Ed & Lorraine Warren: The Truth Behind Amityville, Annabelle & The Conjuring
When the Halloween season rolls in, few names cast a darker shadow than Ed and Lorraine Warren—the real-life ghost hunters behind The Conjuring, Amityville Horror, and Annabelle. Their stories have fueled decades of scary movies, haunted house legends, and late-night whispers. But how much of it was true… and how much was carefully crafted myth? This Terrifying & True deep dive unearths the real case files, skeptical investigations, and shocking contradictions that made the Warrens the most pol...
Sept. 22, 2025
Terrifying & True | Spook Hollow: Haunted Roads, Headless Bridges and Goat-Man Legends
Why do haunted roads across America share the name Spook Hollow? Terrifying & True maps the Camboan ghost legend in Nyack, New York; Goat-Man sightings and phantom cars near Pine Hill Cemetery in Phelps County, Missouri; and Oregonia, Ohio's...
Sept. 8, 2025
Terrifying & True | Resurrection Mary: Chicago’s Archer Avenue Vanishing Hitchhiker
Resurrection Mary accepts a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue, then vanishes near Resurrection Cemetery. Who inspired this vanishing-hitchhiker legend? Terrifying & True follows reported ghost encounters, dance-hall memories, and the stories surrounding Mary Bregovy and Anna Norkus, two women proposed as Mary's real identity. This Weekly Spooky folklore documentary traces the haunted road through historical records and paranormal accounts. A young woman in white, a late-night lift, an empty bac...
July 28, 2025
Monthly Spooky | Spontaneous Combustion, Haunted Funeral Homes, and Killer Squirrels
In the July edition of Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle serve up a hot mix of the bizarre and the hilarious. From terrifying real-world mysteries to strange animal behavior, this episode is bursting with the eerie, the absurd, and the unexplainable: 🕯️ Spontaneous Human Combustion – Is it real or just strange pseudoscience? Henrique and Michelle discuss real cases and the science (or lack thereof) behind one of the most unsettling phenomena in paranormal lore. 🐝 Bees Gone Wild in NYC – Sw...
June 30, 2025
Monthly Spooky | Death Cap Murders, Haunted Plague Island, and the Real Jaws Attacks
This month on Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle unravel some of the most chilling real-life horrors, folklore, and bizarre news stories from around the world. 🍄 Death Cap Murder Trial — A woman in Australia stands accused of poisoning her in-laws with foraged mushrooms in what may be one of the most unusual triple homicide cases in recent years. Was it accidental… or calculated? ☠️ The Island of Ghosts — Once a quarantine zone for plague victims, this derelict and off-limits island is now ...