The Historical Paranormal

By: Krista Marin
  • Summary

  • This podcast discovers the "why" behind the ghost story, delving into both true crime occurring before 1950, and traditional ghost stories.

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Episodes
  • Leap Castle
    Oct 21 2024

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    This castle was built of blood and bone. Leap castle's history of being the most haunted castle in Ireland is steeped in 600 years of battles, murders and tragedy. Of all the places I've covered so far-this one might be the darkest. Join me as we delve into the history of this fortress, and discover the stories buried by time.

    sources:

    https://leapcastle.net/?page_id=29

    https://dailyscribbling.com/the-secret-life-of-irish-castles/leap-castle-kinslayers-priest-killers-rapture-and-flames/

    world's scariest hauntings, 2018 woodcut media

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Castle

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Darby

    https://offalyhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/the-most-haunted-castle-in-ireland-the-story-of-novelist-andrew-merry-aka-mrs-mildred-darby-of-leap-castle-co-offaly-by-noel-guerin/

    https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/leap-castle/

    http://www.megalithicireland.com/Leap%20Castle,%20Offaly.html

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    33 mins
  • The Murder of Alberta Meadows
    Sep 17 2024

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    California and Texas have always been inextricably linked in US history, and this story links them in the worst way. Clara Ann Phillips was a ticking time bomb, but she went off on the wrong girl.

    sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Phillips#Trial
    https://nypost.com/2022/01/13/inside-the-deranged-mind-of-clara-phillips-hollywoods-first-female-psychopath/
    https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth334740/m1/1/?q=%22John+weaver%22+Clara+phillips
    https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz0002pmnn/

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    25 mins
  • The Enfield Haunting
    Sep 12 2024

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    The Enfield Haunting remains one of the most documented and terrifying ghost stories in the world's history. To this day debates rage on whether the girls were telling the truth or not. There are a lot of recordings to watch out there and plenty of documentation to sift through. Let me know what you think? Is it a hoax or not?

    sources:
    https://blackcablondon.net/tag/enfield/
    https://www.higgypop.com/news/the-enfield-poltergeist/
    https://youtu.be/QTmg6qWZbuU?si=ZdyPTEhJWeet0GFk

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    36 mins

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