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Haunted American History

A daily campfire-style podcast blending American history, folklore, and original ghost stories. What scares you? Let’s find out.

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00:24:30

Knock on Wood

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/04

We knock on wood without thinking, but what if we’re answering something instead of protecting ourselves?This episode traces the unsettling origins of one of humanity’s oldest superstitions, from ancient spirits and buried gods to playground rhymes and modern fear. A story about cracks, thresholds, and the quiet terror of tempting fate. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHBarnes and Noble -

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00:20:09

Step on a Crack

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/03

Step on a crack, break your mother’s back” sounds like a harmless playground rhyme... but it isn’t.In this episode, we dig into the unsettling folklore, psychology, and buried fears beneath one of childhood’s most persistent superstitions, and why a simple line in the sidewalk still makes us hesitate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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00:27:02

The Ghosts of Florida’s Theme Parks

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/02

When the guests go home and the music shuts off, the parks don’t feel magical—they feel industrial. In the dark catwalks of Pirates, Cast Members swear a presence named George still checks in for work. In the Haunted Mansion, ashes are scattered so often the staff has a code for it. And at Universal, abandoned attractions don’t always leave quietly. This is the folklore of Central Florida’s theme parks: ghosts born from machines, rituals, and the human need to explain what shouldn’t happen in a

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00:25:33

The Florida Skunk Ape

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/01

In the swamps of Florida, something has been stealing food, stalking roads, and leaving behind a smell no one forgets. This episode explores the legend of the Skunk Ape, from Indigenous warnings to modern sightings, and why Florida’s wilderness may still be hiding something we don’t fully understand. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHBarnes and Noble -

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00:20:58

Chattahoochee Asylum

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/31

For nearly two centuries, a bluff overlooking the Apalachicola River has been used to hide the people society didn’t want to see. Fort, prison, asylum, this episode explores the Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee and the long memory of a place built to contain, control, and forget. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHBarnes and Noble -

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00:23:50

Dozier School for Boys

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/30

For more than a century, boys were sent to a reform school in Marianna, Florida. Many never came home. This episode explores the Florida State Reform School and the real horrors that turned discipline into torture, punishment into disappearance, and a school into one of the darkest institutions in American history. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHBarnes and Noble -

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00:24:42

The Ghost of Bellamy Bridge

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/29

The Bellamy Bridge is said to be haunted by a burning bride, a woman in white searching the swamps of the Chipola River. But the real story behind Florida’s most famous ghost is quieter, sadder, and far more unsettling than the legend suggests. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHBarnes and Noble -

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00:21:14

Old New Castle, Delaware

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/28

Old New Castle, Delaware, looks frozen in time... brick streets, colonial houses, and a charming waterfront. But behind the charm is a history full of hauntings. From phantom footsteps along the Strand to restless spirits in Immanuel Churchyard, this town carries its ghosts close to the surface. In this episode, we explore the legends and lingering dead that refuse to leave Old New Castle behind.hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY

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00:16:14

The Addy Sea

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/27

Along the Delaware coast stands the Addy Sea, a Victorian inn built by a master plumber... and haunted, some say, by the machinery he left behind. From the violently shaking copper bathtub of Room 1, to phantom organ music drifting from Room 6, to the restless handyman who still appears in Room 11, the Addy Sea is a tangle of salt air, history, and house-born spirits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for

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00:29:22

The Devil on the Nanticoke: Patty Cannon and the...

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/26

Patty Cannon remains one of the most notorious figures in Delaware folklore: a ruthless tavern keeper accused of kidnapping, murder, and running a “Reverse Underground Railroad” in the early 1800s. Her ghost is said to linger along the Delaware–Maryland line, where locals still report strange sounds, phantom chains, and sightings of a heavy-set woman watching from the tree line. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE

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00:19:22

Krampus

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/25

Forget cozy Coca-Cola Santas, this is the original dark side of Christmas.In this episode, we dive into the terrifying folklore of Krampus, the horned Christmas demon of the Alps who beats bad children with birch rods, stuffs them in sacks, and drags them off into the winter night. We trace his roots back to the brutal midwinter Rauhnächte, the terrifying goddess Perchta and her Perchten, and the way the Church shackled these pagan spirits to Saint Nicholas to create the ultimate good cop / bad cop

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00:21:17

The Phantom Coach: The Ghost of Christmas Eve

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/24

On a blinding winter night in 1860s England, a lost traveler stumbles upon a spectral mail coach, one doomed to repeat the moment of its destruction forever. In this episode, we explore The Phantom Coach, Amelia B. Edwards’ classic Victorian ghost story of blizzards, isolation, and the haunting collision of science and the supernatural.One of the most haunting stories straight from Charles Dickens' Christmas collection.hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon-

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00:24:29

The Selbyville Swamp Monster

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/23

On a lonely stretch of Route 54, the Great Cypress Swamp turns the Delaware–Maryland border into a wall of black water, twisted roots, and bad stories. In the 1960s, drivers began reporting something impossible in their headlights: a towering, fur-covered creature wielding a club with a railroad spike through the end. It screamed, it charged cars… and then it vanished back into the pines.If you’re into cryptid lore, American roadside legends, and the blurry line between prank and paranormal, this

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00:25:05

Fort Delaware

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/22

Fort Delaware, on Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River, was once one of the Civil War’s most notorious Union prison camps, and today, it’s one of the most haunted sites on the East Coast. Thousands of Confederate POWs died there from disease, exposure, and despair, leaving behind a legacy of suffering that locals say never really left the island. hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN

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00:25:59

The Grey Lady of Glamis Castle

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/21

Glamis Castle in Scotland is famous for its royal history, Shakespearean legends, and ghost stories, but none are more powerful than the tale of the Grey Lady. Long before she became a haunting figure in the castle chapel, Janet Douglas was a noblewoman caught in a deadly political feud with King James V. Accused of witchcraft, tortured by proxy, and burned at the stake while her teenage son was forced to watch, Janet’s story is one of Scotland’s cruelest miscarriages of justice.In this episode, we

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01:18:24

Haunted Review - IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 8 -...

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/20

In the finale of IT: Welcome to Derry, the guys dig into how unexpectedly emotional the ending turned out to be, from the weight of the opening scene to the full scope of Pennywise’s plan. They break down the build-up to the final showdown, the adults’ search for the ceremonial dagger, and how the series gradually shifted from pure horror into something more action-driven without losing its edge.The conversation also explores Pennywise as a character, including connections to The Dark Tower, and how

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00:21:24

Sterling Opera House

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/19

The Sterling Opera House in Derby, Connecticut, is one of New England’s most haunted and historically complex buildings. Opened in 1889 as a grand cultural landmark, it hosted performers like Harry Houdini, John Philip Sousa, and Amelia Earhart. Also, it hid a whole police station and jail directly beneath the stage. While audiences applauded upstairs, criminals sat locked in the cells below.In this episode, we explore the opera house’s dramatic past, its ties to the Titanic, its rumored Houdini

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00:28:24

Dudleytown

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/18

Dudleytown is internet royalty in the world of haunted places. Search the name and you’ll find the “Village of the Damned,” a cursed valley where birds refuse to sing, colonists went mad in droves, and a Tudor-era beheading supposedly poisoned an entire bloodline. The Warrens called it demonically possessed. Ghost hunters sneak past the “Dark Entry” signs at night hoping to feel the silence press in on their ears.But the real story is stranger.hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon-

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00:23:39

The Glastonbury Glawackus

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/17

In the winter of 1939, something started screaming in the woods of South Glastonbury. Goats were ripped apart in their pens, dogs vanished from frozen yards, and hunters swore they’d glimpsed a black, low-slung creature that moved like liquid through the hurricane-torn timber. It wasn’t a dog. It wasn’t a cat. It was something in between, and the Hartford Courant gave it a name that stuck: the Glawackus.But the real story is stranger. And a lot more human.hauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon-

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00:27:53

The Moodus Noises

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/16

The people of East Haddam have lived with a problem most towns never have to think about: the ground itself screams. For centuries, residents around Mount Tom and Moodus have reported sudden, deafening booms that shake houses, topple stone walls, and roll across the Connecticut River Valley like artillery fire from an invisible war. The Wangunk called it Machimoodus - “the place of bad noises.” The Puritans blamed God. Later generations blamed witches, alchemists, and even buried gems glowing in the

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