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American Hauntings Podcast

Cody Beck and Troy Taylor

History, hauntings, legends, lore, true crime, and the dark side of American History. Hosted by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor, Season 9, "Based on a True Story" is now live. Previous seasons cover Alton, IL, St. Louis, New Orleans, Hollywood, Heartland Horrors and Homicides, missing persons and the Villisca Axe Murders.

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51:14

Episode 6: "A Very Scary Christmas"

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/12/24

A special “Very Scary Christmas” Episode! Traditional Christmas celebrations in colonial American were much different than they are today. It was a public celebration in the streets and the pubs. Few people celebrated in church and even fewer celebrated with family at home.And for good reason. The winter nights were cold and dark. It was a time of snow, ice, and being trapped indoors with that family. The coming days – and weeks – were going to be spent around the fire, waiting for better weather to

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72:51

Our Favorite 2025 Horror Movies

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/12/16

It's that time of year again! Join us as we attempt to avoid going off on wil tangents while we discuss our favorite Horror films of the year. Our Sponsors:* Check out CBDfx and use my code HAUNTINGS for a great deal: https://cbdfx.com* Check out Shopify: https://shopify.com/hauntingsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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61:25

Episode 5: "Fire and Brimstone"

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2025/12/12

The Devil didn’t confine his shenanigans to Salem Village or even the Massachusetts Bay colony in the 1600s. A penchant for hanging and persecuting those believed to be in league with him swept through the colonies in those days, leading to many tragedies and deaths. But the madness the Puritans introduced in that period drained America of its lust for religions mania and fanaticism for many years to come. The hardship, brutality, and war that followed over the next century and a half sent the

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Episode 4: "Where the Devil Hides"

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2025/12/05

The terrible incident at Salem was not the last American witch hunt. It was also not the end of Puritan oppression in the region. They would leave a last impact on both New England and American history.And no aspect of the Puritan experience remains as vivid in American memory as their fear of monsters, specifically the fear of witches that led to the trials of hundreds of settlers during the 1600s. For most of us today, the witch trials seem to be a brief flirtation with an irrational past. But

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74:03

Frailty

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/12/02

In the past on this podcast, we have often asked the question of whether a monster is born or are they made? This might be the episode that finally answers that question. The story that follows suggests that monsters are NOT born; they’re made – often by the very people who should protect them.Have a question or comment? Text us on the Haunt Line @ 217-791-7859New Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/troytaylorodditiesCheck out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter

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31:49

Episode 3: "The Devil in Salem Village...And Beyond."

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/28

The fires of the witchcraft allegations burned through the towns and villages of New England during the 1600s, leading to accusations, trials, and even hangings. Many communities regretted the belief that the Devil was at work in their own until it was too late and near the end of the century, the fires that had burned so hot began to cool.But not before the events at Salem Village occurred in 1692, spawning the most infamous witchcraft panic in American history. The town was a hotbed of gossip,

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47:57

American Dread: The Murder of Amy Schulz

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/26

In 1987, ten-year-old Amy Rachel Schulz vanished from the quiet town of Kell, Illinois. By morning, her body was found in a rural oilfield — brutally murdered. The investigation that followed tore through southern Illinois, led to a death sentence, and decades later unraveled into one of the most controversial cases in the state’s history. This is the story of innocence lost, forensic failure, and the haunting legacy Amy left behind. Our Sponsors:* Check out CBDfx and use my code HAUNTINGS for a

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44:32

Episode 2" "Spirits of the Invisible World"

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/21

A war raged in the Puritan New England of the 1600s with both the indigenous people who first settled the land and against the “Spirits of the Invisible World” who used “horrid sorcerers and hellish conjurers who conversed with demons” to torment and persecute the faithful. It was a time of sin, suspicion, wild accusations – and witchcraft. Those who had made pacts with the Devil were intent on the destruction of the “purified” world that the Puritans had created – and they would do anything to stop

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77:25

The Hitcher

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Riders on the Storm” turned out to be the last song Jim Morrison ever recorded. When the album was finished, he left L.A. for Paris and either died on July 3, 1971, or he went permanently off the grid – whichever you’d like to believe.But it’s the lyrics behind the song that is the most unsettling of all – it was inspired by one of the most sinister spree-killers in history. His reign of terror began in the last days of 1950, and over the next two weeks, he went on a senseless rampage. He kidnapped

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35:55

Episode 1: "Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself"

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/14

American Nightmares begins with the horror at the root of the stories that kept the early settlers huddled around the fire late into the night – the Devil himself.Understanding the Devil in America is the key to understanding our undeniable taste for the evil and the monstrous in all their many forms. The pages of our history can be read as a tale of horror -- with the Devil as one of the main characters. The Devil, like the first white settlers, was imported to these shores, and he found great

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6:36

Trailer - American Nightmares

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/07

Our nightmare begins, as all bad dreams do, in the dark.The new show coming to the American Hauntings Podcast Network is AMERICAN NIGHTMARES, hosted by Troy Taylor (that’s me) and I’ll be delving into America’s history, hauntings, spirits, and sins in a way that we’ve never done before. I’ll be tackling the origins and the history of horror in America, from frightening stories of witch trials to monsters of literature and lore. In the shows to come, I’ll offer tales of terror and stories of revenge

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76:04

The Changeling

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/11/04

“So, I’d been listening to this conversation and I finally walked over and picked up a film off the rack. I handed it to the biggest guy and told him, this is it. Take this home and watch it and if it’s not scary enough for you, I’ll give you your money back when you return it.”“The guy came back the next day, and he handed me the case with the VHS tape in it. I asked him what he thought and he just had this look in his eye.”“’Scared the shit out of all of us,’ he said. ‘Seriously man, I was so

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56:17

Our Favorite Guilty Pleasure Horror Movies (Halloween...

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/10/31

This Halloween, we discuss our favorite guilty pleasure Horror movies! And we try our best to not judge ourselves and others about the scary movies we all hate to love. Check it out!Have a question or comment? Text us on the Haunt Line @ 217-791-7859New Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/troytaylorodditiesCheck out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon pageFind

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American Dread: Twenty-Five Minutes: The Vanishing of...

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2025/10/29

In October 1985, four-year-old Timothy “TJ” Davison vanished from a grocery store parking lot in Decatur, Illinois — in broad daylight, while his aunt was just steps away. What followed was one of the most haunting mysteries in Central Illinois history: decades of silence, false leads, and another family disappearance that may be connected in ways no one ever proved. Nearly forty years later, American Dread revisits the case that still grips Decatur — the boy who vanished in twenty-five minutes, and

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45:35

The Possession

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/10/21

Post Malone only went into the room because he was with an expert. That’s what he said later, with a lot of regret. The room was part of the other man’s haunted museum in Las Vegas and inside it was the Dybbuk Box, considered by many as the world’s most haunted and cursed object. Even that creepy Annabelle doll wouldn’t mess with this thing, some said. It had never been opened before, though, because it was haunted by a Dybbuk...Have a question or comment? Text us on the Haunt Line @ 217-791-7859New

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American Dread: The Dardeen Family Homicides

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2025/10/15

In 1987, the Dardeen family’s quiet life in rural Illinois ended in unimaginable horror.A crime so savage, it left investigators speechless — and decades later, still haunted by questions that no one could answer.Cults. Serial killers. Satanic panic. Lies and legends.American Dread: The Dardeen Family Massacre — one of the most graphic and disturbing cases in Illinois history.Brought to you by American Hauntings Network. Our Sponsors:* Check out CBDfx and use my code HAUNTINGS for a great deal:

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49:33

The Believers and Borderland (and a big announcement!)

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/10/07

Mark spent the night drinking beer with his friends and trying to pick up girls, passing most of his time in a cantina called Sgt. Peppers, and a honky-tonk called the London Pub. But when his friends are ready to call it a night, they can’t find him in either bar. They assumed he’d gotten lucky and went back to the hotel without him. But Mark Kilroy was never seen alive again.Have a question or comment? Text us on the Haunt Line @ 217-791-7859New Facebook page

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59:25

The Lighthouse

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/09/23

The initial inspiration for the film was NOT based on a true story – it was based on an unfinished Edgar Allan Poe story that was also called “The Lighthouse.” Max Eggers began adapting the story but couldn’t figure out what to do with it so his brother jumped in to help, sourcing the plot from the story of a Welsh lighthouse tragedy, which for most people, would sound tame. It isn’t. And while the story of Thomas Howell, Thomas Griffith, and the Smalls Lighthouse isn’t a story of an unexplained

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60:15

Veronica

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/09/09

It’s been called the “SCARIEST FILM ON NETFLIX” by critics and viewers alike. It’s a Spanish film that’s written and directed by Paco Plaza, who found fame a few years before it came out with the REC found-footage franchise. But even though we’ve often bragged that the true stories we’ve talked about this season are scarier than the films they’re based on, the reality of that is really up to you. This time, though, the actual story behind VERONICA manages to stand out. It’s a very real story of an

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Bonus- American Dread: Horror in Decatur — The Penny...

American Hauntings Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Check out the brand new podcast, American Dread, from Adam White.On Halloween 1992, 20-year-old Penny Timmons vanished in Decatur, Illinois, leaving behind a chilling note in a gas station restroom: “He has a gun in his pants! HELP! This isn’t a joke!”Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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