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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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Haunted American History ·

2026/01/12

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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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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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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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