Haunted American History

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 ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

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 r ...  Show more

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 nigh ...  Show more

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, a ...  Show more