You’ve heard of haunted houses, haunted cemeteries, haunted islands...but do you know how a normal place can become a paranormal minefield? Every haunted place on earth has a frightening, real backstory. Every Thursday, we take you on an audio tour of a new haunted place, and its haunted history! Subscribe for free on Spotify to listen our Urban Legends bonus series every Tuesday. Haunted Places is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
Latest episodes
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41 min
Big Moose Lake
In 1906, a wealthy man named Chester Gillette took his pregnant girlfriend Grace Brown out for a romantic boat ride on Big Moose Lake. Only Chester returned. Legend says that Grace…
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16 min
Introducing: Wild Wild West
In this special collection of Parcast episodes, we’re revisiting the lore and tackling the tallest of tales from an era that’s endlessly mythologized in American pop culture — the…
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41 min
Charfield Railway
If it wasn’t for October 13th, 1928, Charfield would simply be known as a sleepy village in Gloucestershire, England. But that morning, two trains collided on the tracks near Wotto…
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45 min
Cahawba
Cahawba, Alabama has had many lives — as the capital of Alabama, a home for Freedmen, and now a ghost town. Take a trip to the Old Cahawba Archeological Park and you just might mee…
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45 min
Central Michigan University
College means a host of new experiences — difficult classes, campus parties, and weird roommates. But at Central Michigan University, your dorm assignment might just have you shari…
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40 min
St. James Parish
The first church in Wilmington, North Carolina, St. James Parish has survived war, disease, and over 300 years of changes. But some of the churches' oldest parishioners aren't read…
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45 min
La-Roche-En-Ardenne
Located in southern Belgium, La-Roche-En-Ardenne is a small medieval village. Though picturesque and peaceful today, legend says the town was the site of a devastating deal with th…
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43 min
Fort Warren
In Boston Harbor, a pentagonal-shaped military fort sits on Georges Island. Originally intended as a defense against foreign powers, the fort became a prison for confederate soldie…
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39 min
Hosier Lane
Beginning in the 1990s, Melbourne’s Hosier Lane became a mecca for graffiti artists. But the neon painted patterns hide a sinister secret: a murderous ghost has been haunting this…
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41 min
Platte River Ghost Ship
For 150 years, this mysterious vessel has traversed the Platte River in Wyoming. It appears as a boat with frosted sails that emerges from an inexplicable fog. And it brings vision…
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45 min
Chaonei No. 81
This French baroque house in Beijing has been many things: a colonial officer's house, a missionary school, and a general's residence. Every iteration has left its mark, leaving ne…
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38 min
Casa Loma
Known as Toronto’s Camelot, this 1914 replica of a Medieval castle remains an imposing figure in the city skyline. A decade after its completion, the financiers who built it went b…
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39 min
Koh Kham Noi
This uninhabited island off the coast of Thailand may look like a secluded paradise. But with century-old graveyards and a history of malaria outbreaks, hundreds of people call thi…
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45 min
Pfister Hotel
In downtown Milwaukee, the Pfister Hotel is an elegant time capsule from the Victorian era. But the architecture isn’t all that’s been preserved… The spirit of the builder’s son ha…
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42 min
Hill of Crosses
Kryžių Kalnas is a small hill in northern Lithuania that is completely covered in crosses. Going back to 1850, it's been the site of religious persecution and a battle between free…
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46 min
Ghost Mountain
In Fayetteville, Arkansas, locals speak of a secret mountain hidden in the Ozarks. The souls of Ghost Mountain's isolated residents are still said to haunt the area today. Learn mo…
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42 min
One If By Land, Two If By Sea
A romantic restaurant in a trendy NYC neighborhood occupies a building with a storied history. Since the 1700s, it’s been used as a firehouse, a brothel, even a carriage house for…
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46 min
Davelis Cave
In the hills near Athens, Greece is a labyrinth of tunnels called Davelis Caves. Over the millennia, it has been used by shadowy religious groups, cults, and even by top secret gov…
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43 min
Ryman Auditorium
Once the home of the acclaimed Grand Ole Opry, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium has played host to decades of stars. Some of them never left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…
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48 min
Behind The Conjuring: The Amityville Horror House
A New York home was the site of a brutal family murder in 1974. When a new family moved in less than a year later, they lasted just weeks before being driven out by bizarre and hor…