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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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01:22:38

Presenting "How Haunted?" - Dracula in Whitby

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/23

How Haunted? is a fortnightly paranormal podcast hosted by Rob Kirkup from the north east of England, who is a published author and ghost hunter, as well as being a podcaster. Each episode of How Haunted? focuses on one of the world's scariest locations, and Rob dives deep into the bloody history and terrifying ghost stories. This is usually somewhere in his native UK, with occasional trips overseas. Rob occasionally has guests join him to discuss these scary sites, or polterguests as he prefers to

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00:21:33

The Old Idaho Penitentiary

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/22

At the base of Table Rock in Boise stands a prison built from the very stone its inmates were forced to carve.For more than a century, the Old Idaho Penitentiary was a place of heat, isolation, executions, and riots.Some say the sandstone never forgot. hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble -

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00:52:59

Presenting - Disturb Me -Behind Closed Doors

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/21

In this episode of Disturb Me, Chris and Meg trade two stories that prove reality can be far more terrifying than fiction.Chris dives into the horrifying life of Albert Fish, a serial killer and cannibal whose crimes shocked early 20th-century New York.Meg counters with the eerie unsolved case of the Hinterkaifeck murders, where an entire family was slaughtered on their remote German farm, leaving a mystery that still lingers today.Together, these stories reveal how horror often hides in plain sight

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00:33:14

Sharlie of Payette Lake

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/20

High in the mountains of Idaho, Payette Lake plunges nearly 400 feet into black, frozen water.For centuries, locals and Indigenous tribes have warned that something lives in those depths.They call it Sharlie.hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-forgotten-borough-christopher-feinstein/1148274794?ean=9798319693334 AMAZON:

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00:30:23

The Massacre at Kealakekua Bay

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/19

In 1779, Captain James Cook arrived in Hawaiʻi during Makahiki—welcomed with a reverence that blurred the line between man and god. But when Cook returned out of season, the story changed fast. This episode explores Kealakekua Bay, the collision of belief systems, and how a single decision turned an explorer into a legend… and a warning.hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble -

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00:03:31

Update 1/12/26

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/12

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00:20:48

Presenting - The Nightmare Collective - Extinct

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/11

Subscribe the The Nightmare Collective. New Original fiction coming in 2026.New Year. Nightmares. Wherever you get your podcastsWritten by Jon SaksEdited and sound designed by Frank BonacciInstagram - The_nightmare_collective X/Twitter - @TNCpods Email- Thenightmarecollectivepodcast@gmail.com 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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00:30:43

The Curse of Friday the 13th

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/10

Friday the 13th didn’t become a global fear by accident. It was built, myth by myth, headline by headline, until one perfectly timed disaster made it feel inevitable: the seven-masted schooner Thomas W. Lawson wrecked in a gale on Friday, December 13, 1907, the same year its namesake published a bestselling novel called Friday, the Thirteenth.From Norse feasts to dinner-party “fourteenths,” Wall Street panic to horror-movie branding, this is the story of how the calendar learned to scare us

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00:21:15

Altie: The Altamaha River Monster

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/09

Along Georgia’s Altamaha River, nicknamed the “Little Amazon”, locals have spent centuries whispering about a creature they call Altie.From Indigenous water-spirits to sea-serpent sightings and modern hoaxes, this is a story about what the blackwater refuses to explain.hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble -

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00:25:35

Leo Frank & The Ghost of Mary Phagan

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/08

In 1913 Atlanta, a young factory girl is found dead in a basement... and two strange notes turn a murder into a legend.This episode traces the “Night Witch” clue through superstition, bias, and mob justice… and asks what still lingers in the places we paved over. hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble -

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00:24:50

Andersonville Prison

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/07

Andersonville was meant to be a prison camp. Instead, it became one of the deadliest places in American history.In this episode, we uncover the horrors buried beneath Georgia soil... where thousands died, the ground remembers, and the past refuses to stay silent. hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble -

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00:24:02

The Sorrel-Weed House

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/06

The Sorrel-Weed House is one of the most haunted locations in Savannah, but the real story isn’t the one told on ghost tours. Beneath the legends of suicides, shadow figures, and restless spirits lies a much darker history tied to war, displacement, and land soaked in blood. In this episode, we uncover what was buried long before the house was built… and why something there still refuses to rest. hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR

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00:22:48

Lake Lanier

Haunted American History ·

2026/01/05

Lake Lanier in Georgia isn’t just dangerous...it’s layered. A modern playground built over erased towns, buried roads, and missing graves. This episode follows the nightmare timeline that turned a man-made reservoir into one of the South’s most enduring haunted legends… and asks whether the “curse” is supernatural, or something far more human.hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes and Noble

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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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