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Whispers In The Basement

Ashley and Lauren

Do you ever find yourself laying in bed late at night venturing down the reddit rabbit hole on conspiracy theories? Or maybe you’ve listened to a podcast where a creepy location or haunted house was mentioned and then spent hours overindulgently researching that location? Do you love when you get into those crazy conversations with friends where you’re using phrases like-Did you know, have you thought about, or listen to this shit, are thrown around? Things that make your brain THINK and sponge up

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Episode 38-The Tales of Skidmore Missouri

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2025/04/22

Ever been to Skidmore Missouri? Me either-but Chelsea sure has. Hold on to your butts for this one as Chelsea brings you a handful of tragic events that have taken place in a small what was not so quaint town local to our home state-Missouri. Some of these tales are pretty gruesome and a blanket trigger warning for those towards the end. Buckle up buttercups. This one is a town you won't forget about. Don't forget to tune in for next week's episode. You won't be disappointed. Have any cases, ghost

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Episode 37-Introducing Chelsea McFlynn :) and the Boy...

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2025/04/08

Hello my little pretties😘. I'll bet you thought you were rid of us. Well, ya thought WRONG! We're back and we're ready to continue down the path of the strange and unusual. This episode is with my High School bff-my sister from another mister-Chelsea. No her last name is not McFlynn-that just came to me at the last minute. 🤣Take a hot second while we get the deats on her AND a little on our friendship. This episode also contains a minisode on the Boy in the Box. So, listen if you dare :) Have any

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Episode 36-Cursed Movies featuring guest podcaster...

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2024/08/11

A back to backer this fine Sunday? Yep-you got two to listen to today! Episode 36 features or should I say STARS our dear friend DAKOTA! This episode was so much fun, but it was expected because Dakota is literally the coolest guy ever. You're gonna get a dash of our comradery but you'll also get educated by Dakota's knowledge on Cursed Movies. Buckle in and sit tight as we venture down the haunted and....children's movie road discussing all things creepy and crazy that come alone. Have any cases,

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01:06:07

Episode 35-Chitty Chitty Chat Chat

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2024/08/11

Hey! Hey you! Ya creeper. Press the Play button. Maybe this makes ME the creeper😊🤣. JK-no one's a creeper here....or maybe...it's just us?? Either way-join in for some random chit chattiness. LOTS of randomness in this one-but you do find out what the communion song for Ashley's church (if she ever had one) would be. Lauren talks a bit about some food craze that you might be seeing on tik tok??? or maybe it's just HER FYP that's showing this stuff cuz...ooph. We do however have a special

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49:31

Episode 34-Dreams

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2024/07/31

Hellooooo my pretties! In today's episode Ashley and Lauren explore a recent reddit topic-Dreams. What do they mean? What do YOU think they mean? Got any weird ones? Do you even remember your dreams? Ashley and Lauren discuss some of the craziest and scariest dreams they've had in this one and talk about some of the recent reddit threads they've researched while on this band wagon. If you've got a crazy one you'd like us to shout out-drop us an email to the address below! Have any cases, ghost

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Episode 33- The Lizzie Borden Case

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2024/07/15

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. That's right! Today Lauren covers the infamous case of Lizzie Borden. Did she or did she not commit one of the most heinous crimes AND get away with it? The world will never know. Hop in the passenger seat for this Sunday drive back to the year of 1892 and that epically floral wallpapered home that today now serves as a B&B, to hear about the events that took place catapulting Lizzie

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Episode 32-Diving Board into Tik Tok News and...

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2024/07/07

It's Pre-4th of July (well it's not now but it was when this was recorded). As a slight cleanse from the heavy stuff that we've thrown at you recently, today's episode is Ashley and Lauren just talking about the recent things seen on Tik Tok and the Instagram worm holes Ashley has found herself in lately. Cuz ya know....social media...is all truth. 😂We hope you guys had an amazing 4th and celebrated that Freedom to the fullest! We will see you next week with another...super dee duper strange,

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34:14

Episdoe 31-Amelia Dyer pt. 2

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2024/06/29

And here.We.Go. Last part of Amelia Dyer. We left you hanging with Amelia deciding her fate upon the possibility of arrest. In part 2 we will talk about Amelia during the height of her baby farming days and her ultimate downfall landing her in prison. Blanket trigger warning on this one as well as there is discussion of harm to babies and death. As always we can't thank our audience enough for tuning in to listen to our craziness along with the craziness that is in the world. Have any cases, ghost

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Episode 30-The Ogress of Reading-Amelia Dyer pt. 1

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2024/06/22

Welcome to our first two parter. This one was pretty heavy so to keep your sanity-Ashley broke this up into two mini episodes. Before you listen-blanket trigger warning as this episode discusses the death of newborns. Amelia Dyer is one of the most prolific serial killers in the history of the UK. Take a ride back into the 1800's to hear about how insanely bleak Victorian England was and learn all about one of the ugliest humans who walked this Earth. Return back Friday to tune into the 2nd part of

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Episode 29-Medieval Methods of Torture

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2024/06/19

Happy Juneteenth Eve! Are ya'll experiencing the hot weather like we are here in MidMo? Summer arrived with a freggin BANG! Am I right? On today's episode Lauren takes us down the castle tunnels of the many methods of Medieval torture...and no, marriage was not one of them😂HOWEVER-you better be prepared for how insanely horrific some of these are. Praise JESUS these aren't used today. Today's is good-but you better go ahead and prep yourself for Fridays cuz ya'll....it's a crazy one. Have any

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51:22

Episode 28- Dangerous Makeup Trends

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2024/06/08

ANNNNNNND WEEEE'REEEEE BAAACCKKKKK!!! It's been a long two weeks and MY GUYS have we MISSED YOU! Summer sickness can just get on down the road! Don't you worry pretties-We're back in the saddle again and ready to get this party started. On today's episode, Ash Fergs takes us down the dark rabbit hole of beauty trends. Listen to how the Egyptian's used makeup to help protect themselves and why in the world someone thought it was an insanely smart idea to put radium in toothpaste😒🤷‍♀️ Please forgive

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Episode 27-The case of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley

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2024/05/18

Happy Saturday! Gotta start this off on a happy note because today's episode-it's a sad one. This is a recent case that is still underway in the media although you may not have heard much on it. Today Lauren covers the disappearance and murder case of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. This took place just March of this year and it nothing short of tragic. This case entails wrong place, wrong time, jealousy, and a controlling mother-in-law. This is a fairly short episode as things are still

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Episode 26-The Catacombs of Paris

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2024/05/13

Helloooo Listeners! A drop on a Monday?! Yea, that's right. We decided to enjoy the mother's day weekend and hit you in the face first thing this week with an episode on something a little creepy yet-intriguing. This episode dives into the history behind the Catacombs of Paris. We should be super dee duper thankful we didn't live during this time period-why? Well take a listen to how they disposed of their dead and you'll know why. If you're ever interested in touring though, rest assured that the

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Episode 25-Cold Iced Tea and Warmer Weather

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2024/05/04

We're baaaaaaccckkkk. Did you miss us? We've missed YOU! Life has been...life-ing lately but you've got us back today for a chit chat about the following-Ashley's Birthday (because that was last week), the signing of the bill to ban Tik Tok, Hulu's new minisode "Under the Bridge", AND the recent whistle blower deaths attached to the Boeing company and all the crazy deats tied into that craziness.Have any cases, ghost encounters, strange and unusual happenings, or perhaps a conspiracy theory you'd

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Episode 24-We're not saying it's a conspiracy-BUT...

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2024/04/19

Hellooo Frieeendsss!!! What a whacky week it's been. On today's episode we decided to do a bit of a palate cleanser and talk about some conspiracy theories that Miss Lorraine feels pretty passionate about. Have you ever considered drinking raw milk? Or maybe you already do! Ya know those jet plane exhaust lines we used to watch in the sky as kids-there's a bit of a rabbit hole on those. Join us to discuss some of these topics of today's conspiracy groupies. Have any cases, ghost encounters, strange

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44:33

Episode 23-The story behind the REAL Haunted Hill House

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2024/04/06

Located in Mineral Wells, TX sits an old once a-frame home built in the 1880's shortly after the founding of the home. This house has recently been thrust into the public spotlight and highlighted as the #1 haunted area to visit in the world due to a video shared recently on the local news stations. This week take a tour with us of the home meeting and discussing not only the spirits that haunt this house but also-the entities that are said to be here as well. We discuss the history of the area as

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Episode 22- Urban Legends & Shared Memories Amidst...

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2024/03/29

Happy Friyay and oh mer gorsh it's a beautiful day and going to be a beautiful weekend!In this heartfelt episode, Ashley and Lauren explore their individual experiences and shared memoirs of their love behind all things horror. This episode is painted with stories of lightning-struck well pumps, injured dogs, troubling internet connectivity, restless lightning storms, and childhood games. Vivid accounts of their childhood, speckled with make-believe monsters like Bingo and Wookalar, intensify the

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Whispers in the Basement Trailer

Whispers In The Basement ·

2024/03/24

In case your curious, here's a short tale about our podcast.

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Episode 21-The 27 Club

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2024/03/22

What do Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Amy Winehouse all have in common? Other than the fact that these are all musicians they're also all members of the 27 club. This club sprang into the media in 1994 after the passing of Grunge King Kurt Cobain's death and since then has been a highly talked about cultural phenomenon. Join us while we dive headfirst in some of the most prominent celebrity deaths that are on this list. We also take a look at some of the conspiracy

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Episode 20-When a Stranger Calls-Janett Christmann

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2024/03/15

Did you know the 2006 psychological horror film "When a Stranger Calls" was actually a real-life murder case based out of Mid-Missouri? March 18th, 1950, Janett Christmann was babysitting for a local family when she was attacked and murdered. Lauren's obsession with the 2006 movie stemmed an equal obsession with Janett's story and her case. Join us as Lauren tells the horrific story of the events that happened that fateful night and the case that unfolded so sadly thereafter. Have any cases, ghost

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