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Ope, A Ghost

Heaven and Jonathan

We discuss all things paranormal and spooky! Join your hosts, Heaven and Jonathan, as we dive into the paranormal and discuss our own ghostly experiences, haunted locations, and all the spooky lore you could ever want. Please follow or subscribe to be sure you get the newest episodes.

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Episode 53 - Lake Monsters

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2025/03/17

Have you ever been swimming and felt something touch your leg? Maybe it was a fish, or maybe it was a lake monster. In this episode, we’ll dive into the legends and lore surrounding some of the world's most elusive and eerie monsters lurking beneath the waters. Heaven will share encounters with the Dragon of Lake Chelan in Washington, the Walgren Lake Monster in Nebraska, and finally to Utah to fish for the monstrously long “Old Briney” who also goes by the name the North Shore Monster. Then,...

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Episode 52 - Haunted Road Trip: Saint Louis - 2 Year...

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2025/03/03

Once again, it’s time to hit the road on another Haunted Road Trip. This time we’re headed to the Gateway to the West: St. Louis, Missouri. In this chilling episode, we dive into two of St. Louis' most haunted landmarks: the Powell Symphony Hall and the Lehmann House. As one of the oldest and most beloved venues in the city, Powell Hall has also been a stage for eerie paranormal occurrences. We’ll meet the ghost of a mysterious man in white who sports a magnificent handlebar mustache an...

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Richard Estep's The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm

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2025/02/24

What happened at Fox Hollow Farm where Herb Baumeister allegedly murdered at least 11 men. In this special episode, we look at The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History and Hauntings of a Serial Killer’s Home by Richard Estep with Robert Graves. The book is a chilling account that’s part history, part true crime, and part paranormal investigation that’s as captivating as it is terrifying. It’s unclear exactly what went on at Fox Hollow, but a grim collection of more than 10,000 b...

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Episode 51 - Whaley House

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2025/02/17

The story begins with a man witnessing an execution. That man was Thomas Whaley who, not long after, moves from his home in New York to San Diego, buys the land where the execution occurred, and builds a house on the spot where the gallows once stood. That house is now known as the Whaley House. The Whaley story is one full of heart wrenching tragedy and just plain bad luck. As you might have guessed, the story is full of both history and ghosts. Today, the house endures as a museum to the pa...

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Episode 50 - Haunted Castles

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2025/02/03

This episode will have you yearning for the days of yore when castles dotted the landscape. But wait, there are still places where castles still dot the landscape and many of those are haunted—why else would we visit them. In this episode, we’ll visit Chillingham Castle in Northern England where true evil took the form of a ruthless executioner. Then we’ll leap over the Irish Sea to the heart of Ireland to visit Leap Castle and find out how the Bloody Chapel got its name. Are you brave enough...

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We Used to Live Here - Book Club Mini

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2025/01/27

Welcome back to our Book Club Minisodes! It’s been a while, but we’re glad you’re here. Today we read Marcus Kliewer’s We Used to Live Here. This psychological thriller centers around Eve who, along with her partner Charlie, buys a home for a price that’s too good to be true with plans of flipping it for a profit. Soon, there’s a knock on the door from a man and his family claiming he grew up in the home and wants to look around for old time's sake. Eve reluctantly agrees, but getting them th...

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Episode 49 - An American Haunting: The Bell Witch

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2025/01/20

Grab your popcorn and get comfy becasue you're about to behold another Fact vs. Fiction episode, where we dive into the real-life story of a haunting and compare it with the “based on a true story” film. For this one, we’ll tackle one of the most famous hauntings in American history: the Bell Witch of Tennessee. The witch’s fame has produced several films, paranormal television episodes, a couple of plays, and even a few songs. For this episode, we’ll specifically focus on the 2005 film An Am...

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Episode 48 - Rooms with a Boo

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2025/01/06

The best hotels are the ones with complimentary coffee, breakfast, and ghosts! Not every guest checked out of these haunted hotels. First, we’ll visit the oldest operating hotel in Illinois: the historic Desoto House in Galena. The Desoto House is home to the Lady in Black who may just visit you while you sleep. Next, we’ll head to Texas to stay at the grand St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio. The St. Anthony is home to a pair of ghosts who like to have a drink in unoccupied rooms, often surpri...

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 5 - Ghost Adventures: Mineral...

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2024/12/30

In this rewatch episode, we’re visiting one of our favorite places to investigate with our favorite team to investigate with: The Witch’s Familiar Paranormal Research. Join us as we rewatch Ghost Adventures S20, Ep 18 (on Discovery +) where Zak, Aaron, Jay, and Billy investigate the Mineral Springs Hotel in Alton, IL. Having been to the Mineral Springs several times ourselves, we have a lot to say about the Ghost Adventures investigation. Was Clarence's drowning in the pool caused by vengeful...

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Episode 47 - A Very Merry Cryptmas

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2024/12/23

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The holidays are a time for friends and family, gifts under the tree, and sugarplum dreams unless, of course, you’re on the naughty list. If that’s the case, you might be called on by one of these Christmas Cryptids from folklore. While good boys and girls get a visit from the Jolly Old Elf himself, naughty children get a visit from Gryla, the ogress with an appetite for naughty children. If cute and cuddly is your thing, you might want to turn back n...

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Episode 46 - School Spirits

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2024/12/09

Send us a textThese colleges aren’t lacking in school spirit. In fact, spirit is exactly what they have. Pack up your books, and let’s head to class at these two haunted colleges. First, we’ll enroll at Bowdoin College, but we're not heading to class just yet. First, we’ll stop off at the haunted basement of Coles Tower. Over in the historic Hubbard Hall, when they aren’t toying with the cleaning crew, the ghosts call out to security while they lock up. Our next campus is the celebrated THE O...

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Episode 45 - Ghosts at the Museum

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2024/11/25

Send us a textWho doesn’t love a trip to the museum? There’s art to see, ancient artifacts to gaze at in wonder, and, if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll catch a glimpse of a ghost or two. In this episode, we visit two very haunted and very famous museums. The first stop will be the British Museum in London where spirits wreak havoc with security personnel, and a man in green still comes to work. Next, we’ll travel across the channel to Paris and visit the Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, Venus de Mi...

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Episode 44 - Haunted Road Trip: Savannah, GA

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2024/11/11

Send us a textFall is such a lovely time to take a road trip: the leaves are turning an auburn hue bespeckled with golden yellows and fiery oranges, the temperatures dance between brisk mornings and the warm dregs of summer, and the ghosts are . . . well . . . ghostier. And if ghosty is what you’re looking for, look no further than the Hostess City of the South, Savannah, GA. If you’ve listened to the pod long enough, you’ll know there’s nothing we love more than a secret tunnel, and Savannah...

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Halloween 2024 Bonus - Listener Stories

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2024/10/31

Send us a textHappy Halloween! What better way to celebrate than with a ghost story! In this mini-episode, we’ll be reading listener submitted stories. Wait until the trick-or-treaters have all gone home, then dim the lights, grab a peanut butter cup, and listen to stories about the ghost of a soldier, the pitter-patter of tiny feet, and about a man who was scratched by a not-so-friendly entity. As you’ll soon find out, the covers won’t protect you this time!Cold Case Western AustraliaThey're...

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Episode 43 - Skinwalkers

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2024/10/30

Send us a textThe Navajo call them the yee naaldlooshii, but you might know them by the name Skinwalker. In this episode, we’ll share spooky Skinwalker encounters and dig into Navajo lore to reveal the mysteries of the malevolent witch. Where did they come from? Why won’t many of the Navajo talk about them? Should you be afraid of them? Sit back and enjoy, but you’ll want to keep the lights on for this one.Truth of Skinwalkers . . . Stories from the Navajo NationSkinwalker, Demons, and the Ev...

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 4 - Kindred Spirits: The...

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2024/10/21

Send us a textIn this rewatch episode, we’re tagging along with two of our all-time favorite investigators from one of our all-time favorite shows. Join us in rewatching Kindred Spirits S3, Ep 10 as Amy Bruni and Adam Berry investigate Maplecroft, the second and last home of Lizzie Borden. Amy and Adam are joined by psychic Chip Coffey who immediately picks up on the presence of a powerful female presence. Is it Lizzie Borden herself? You’ll have to listen to find out!Kindred Spirits can be f...

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Episode 42 - Asylums

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2024/10/14

Send us a textHave the voices in your head been more persistent than usual? Well then, you've come to the right place because we're going to the asylum. First we'll visit the ultra-active Eloise Psychiatric Hospital where shadows roam the halls and the rooms are filled with loud bangs and disembodied singing. Then we'll check in to Edinburgh Manor. The Edinburgh has a pauper's cemetery, but not everyone is buried in the cemetery. Sit back, snuggle into your padded room, and enjoy your spooky ...

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 3 - Ghost Brothers Lights Out:...

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2024/10/07

Send us a textWelcome to another Paranormal Rewatch! In this episode, we’ll follow Dalen, Marcus, and Juwan from Ghost Brothers: Lights Out as they investigate the Pensacola Lighthouse where they confront an entity in the basement and dispel a rumor or two about a murder. The Ghost Brothers have always been one of our favorites, so come along and let’s pop the trunk on these ghosts!Ghost Brothers Lights Out can be streamed on Discovery+Pensacola Lighthouse History Cold Case Western Austr...

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Episode 41 - The Deliverance

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2024/09/30

Send us a textIn this episode, we investigate the real story behind the Netflix sensation The Deliverance with the actual experiences of the Ammons family. In November 2011, Latoya Ammons, her mother, Rosa Campbell, and her three children ages 7, 9, and 12 moved into a house located at 3860 Carolina Street in Gary, Indiana. Days after the family moved in, they claimed black flies swarmed the porch. Things only got worse for them. The experiences at the house have touched more than just the Am...

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 2 - Destination Fear: Indiana...

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2024/09/23

Send us a textWelcome to another Paranormal Rewatch. In this episode, we’ll follow the Destination Fear crew as they become the first ever paranormal investigators to explore the Indiana State Sanitorium. While there are advantages to being the first, there are also disadvantages: they have no idea what to expect or who they might encounter. Spooky for sure, but chances like this don’t come along often!Follow this link to vote for us for Best Local Podcast in the Illinois Times! Thank you!Ill...

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