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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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00:36:09

The Fresno Nightcrawlers

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/05

A grainy security video. Two walking shapes. A mystery that refuses to die.This episode explores the origins, hoaxes, culture, and legacy of the Fresno Nightcrawler, one of the strangest cryptids of the digital age. Plus, an original Nightcrawler-inspired story that leaves you questioning everything. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:30:04

Mount Shasta

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/04

A three-year-old boy vanishes at a campground beneath Mount Shasta, only to return with a story no one can explain. From indigenous creation myths to Lemurians, hidden cities, vanishing hikers, and the infamous “Robot Grandma,” this episode explores one of America’s strangest mountains and the folklore, disappearances, and high strangeness surrounding it. Is Mount Shasta a sacred place, a portal, or simply a mirror reflecting our fears? hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:25:39

The Bodie Curse

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/03

They say Bodie, California, isn’t just abandoned... It’s waiting.For over a century, visitors who pocketed so much as a pebble from this frozen-in-time mining town have reported accidents, illness, and loss so relentless that they’ve mailed the objects back, begging for mercy.In this episode, we explore the legend of the Bodie Curse, where history refuses to stay buried, and the dead demand their belongings returned. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:23:09

The Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains

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2025/12/02

In the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains of California, a shadow has a name. For centuries, hikers have reported being watched by tall, motionless figures in broad-brimmed hats standing on distant peaks, only for them to vanish the moment they are approached.In this episode, we track the "Dark Watchers" from local campfire tales to the pages of John Steinbeck. We peel back layers of fabricated history to find the true origin of the legend, and confront the terrifying science that might explain why these

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00:29:51

The Cecil Hotel

Haunted American History ·

2025/12/01

The Cecil Hotel has been called many things: The Suicide, a skid row flophouse, the inspiration for American Horror Story, and the site of Elisa Lam’s infamous elevator video. In this episode, we trace how an ordinary Beaux-Arts hotel became a “murder hotel” in the public imagination, from suicides and serial killers to viral footage, Netflix docuseries, and internet urban legends.This isn’t a story about a haunted hotel… it’s a story about how a hotel becomes haunted, and why the real horror is

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00:22:22

Mothers of Port Arthur: The Grey Lady and the Lady in...

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2025/11/30

Port Arthur was built to break men, but its most enduring ghosts are the women who watched. Today, we walk Civil Officers’ Row, peel back the polite façade of gardens and verandas, and listen to the mothers of Port Arthur who never truly left. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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Haunted Review - IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 5 - 29...

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/29

In this episode of Derry, the convergence of military and children's storylines reaches a pivotal moment at Neibolt Street. The episode explores character dynamics, unexpected twists, and the significance of supernatural elements, particularly Pennywise's transformation and the introduction of a glowing dagger shard. As the kids embark on a mission to save their friend Phil, the tension escalates, leading to a climactic confrontation in the sewers. The performances, especially from Marge, stand out,

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00:24:40

Rock of Harmony

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/28

Fiction Friday!In the dying town of Harmony Creek, a strange stone appears overnight, one that hums, whispers, and seems to know exactly what people need to hear. Hope returns, tourists swarm, and faith becomes a business. But when one resident looks beneath the miracle, he discovers a truth far stranger than any prophecy. A quiet town legend… with a very human heartbeat. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:26:30

Tales from Arkansas’ Haunted Triangle

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2025/11/27

In Saline County, a forgotten grave wakes to ask a single word: “Why?” At Lorance Creek and along a lonely stretch of Highway 365, Arkansas ghosts don’t scream or chase. They just want to know why we came back. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:35:04

The Allen House & The People on Maple Court

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/26

Some houses hold on to their ghosts. Others hold on to their families. Today, we’re in Monticello for the tragic echoes of the Allen House, one of Arkansas’s most storied haunts, before stepping inside a different kind of home, one that seems to know its new owners a little too well. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:27:35

Arkansas Cryptids

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/25

The water moves. The woods breathe. Arkansas remembers its monsters. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:25:32

The Crescent Hotel - Arkansas

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/24

In the Ozark hills, a hotel was built on healing...and fed on heartbreak. Long after the lights dimmed, the echoes remained. Some say the Crescent never stopped checking in its guests.www.hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:15:50

Baba Yaga - International Folklore

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2025/11/23

She flies in a mortar, sweeps away her tracks with a broom, and decides your fate with a single glance. In this international episode, we explore the mystery and menace of Baba Yaga. hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:54:16

Haunted Review - IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 4 - The...

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/22

This week, the guys talk about episode 4 of IT: Welcome to Derry, and the reception is lukewarm. The best of the episodes so far, but at what cost? Catch Jon Saks and Frank Bonacci here!SadisticDraft ClassChannel F LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHwww.hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:21:16

FEED

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/21

They say the Superstition Mountains hold gold — but what if the real treasure was never meant to be found?In this story, a modern treasure hunter discovers an unmapped canyon and an ancient secret buried beneath Arizona’s desert stone. When he vanishes, his camera is all that’s left behind, and with it, a new map that marks the end of reason and the beginning of hunger.LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHAUDIBLE - THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHwww.hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:21:26

The Pied Piper of Tucson

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2025/11/20

In 1960s Tucson, a five-foot-three man named Charles Schmid built himself out of tin cans, axle grease, and lies. He called himself “Smitty,” the Pied Piper of Speedway Boulevard—part Elvis, part devil, and all performance. But when the mask slipped, the city discovered what he’d really built: a cult of personality, a trail of bodies, and one of the strangest intersections of true crime and American myth. www.hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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00:34:08

The Mogollon Monster

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/19

In the shadow of Arizona’s Mogollon Rim, the legend smells before it shows itself. A rancid stench, a woman’s scream in the dark, and a century of sightings that turned a “wild man” into Arizona’s Bigfoot. In this episode, we trace the Mogollon Monster from 1903 newspaper terror to Scout-camp lore, sift the science from the stories, and ask what the grizzly’s ghost left behind. Plus: a brief original fiction interlude that steps off the trail and into something watching between the pines. LINKS FOR

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00:27:22

The Superstition Mountains

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/18

East of Phoenix, the desert rises in a wall of jagged stone—hostile, ancient, and hungry for stories. The Superstition Mountains have long been treated with reverence and fear: a place of portals and judgment in Apache and Pima tradition, a trap for prospectors, and the beating heart of America’s most enduring treasure legend.In this episode, we trace the Superstitions from sacred ground to cursed obsession—through creation myths, ghost lights and headless riders, to the tangled history of Jacob

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00:26:22

The Hotel Congress - Tucson, Arizona

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/17

In the heart of downtown Tucson stands the Hotel Congress, a place where history and hauntings walk the same halls. From the fire that nearly destroyed it in 1934 to the capture of John Dillinger’s gang, the Congress has always attracted stories that refuse to die.But not all of them are in the history books.In this episode, we explore the hotel’s lingering spirits, including the ghostly gentleman said to roam the halls, and a tale whispered by staff about a gambler who never checked out. LINKS FOR

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00:59:59

Haunted Review - IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 3 - Now...

Haunted American History ·

2025/11/16

In this week’s Haunted Review, the gang dives into Episode 3 of Welcome to Derry… and absolutely nobody is happy about it. From baffling plot choices to questionable effects, we unpack every reason this installment missed the mark. Come commiserate with us as we break down what went wrong—and why we’re somehow still watching.Catch Jon Saks and Frank Bonacci here!SadisticDraft ClassChannel F LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGHwww.hauntedamericanhistory.comBarnes and Noble -

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