We could bore you with some heart-felt crap about our lives and our backgrounds and pretend like there was some profound reason you should listen to Ghost in the Garbage, but this podcast is exciting, so let’s not! We love having fun and we love telling ghost stories. Every other week we release an…
Weston and Daniel are back with special guest Abe Effect. In this holiday special, the three debate and dissect the topic of Santa Claus as they seek the explore the notion that everyone’s favorite jolly old elf just might fit the definition of… a monster!
Ghost in the Garbage is back to cure your midweek blues, with an episode unlike any we've ever before released. This week, I take Daniel Mothershed on an unbelievable supernatural journey as we explore once of the most incredible paranormal happenings known to exist: Electronic Voice Phenomena. From Chicago cemeteries, to the Paris Catacombs, Graceland, a Civil War battlefield, and even a run down theater in merry ol' London, we capture some truly unbelievable recordings as well as getting into a whole heap of trouble all thanks to the Ghost-O-Matic 1000. Complete with a special appearance by Robert Walker this is an episode not to be missed!
This week, Weston and Daniel analyze the legends and sightings behind the Bigfoot, as well as recalling originals sightings, and a true or false Bigfoot fact or fiction extravaganza.
This week, Weston and Daniel take to the high seas in a quest to uncover some of the most interesting and frightening ghost ships ever said to set sail.
This week, Daniel and Weston tackle two Russian mysteries. First up, we really dig in to one of the most bizarre incidents in modern history, in which 9 very experienced hikers succumbed to unknown forces in the Ural Mountains. After that, Daniel gives us the 411 on a prehistoric lake that might contain a terrifying secret...
Join Weston and Daniel as they explore the strange sightings and a sliver of a huge body of lore, urban legend, and myth surrounding Point Pleasant's notorious Mothman.
This week we end up taking on what turns into a rather serious topic. Sure haunted asylums are ghostly interesting, but the reality of the brutal conditions and horrible realities of asylums and their history sets a bit of a different tone this go round.
Everybody knows the Loch Ness Monster! It's so famous the only question anyone has is why it's never actually been found. From ancient history to modern expeditions, this week we trek through the lore of one of the world's most famous cryptidsBTW, don't miss an incredible piece of recent news about this beastie...
We're so excited to be joined in this episode by the one and only Daniel Mothershed! A renowned paranormal expert and theatrical persona hailing from our old home of Greeley CO, he regales us with the haunting tales of an allegedly haunted Coffee Shop with truly chilling personal accounts. You might be able to miss us, but don't miss Daniel.
You know the song... or maybe you don't, but even more fun than the traditional and haunting cowboy ballad is the fact that Ghost Riders in the Sky is based on a real ghost story from the 1800's. Join us as we explore the haunted wastes of Stampede Mesa!
We know they aren't all, but the infamous Lizzie Borden and the incomparable Sarah Winchester were thought to be. One is said to have brutally murdered both her parents with an ax, while the other allegedly built one of the world's strangest mansions to trap souls of the damned killed by her late husbands products: Winchester guns. Could there be more to their stories, or are these ladies certifiable? Decide for yourself as we explore these strange and eerie tales.
This episode we visit two very famous and very haunted castles in England! First up it's the groaning ghost of Henry VIII, strange dark figures on the lawn, and more at Windsor castle. Next, we'll traverse staircases haunted by a faceless red woman and delve deep into ancient tunnels in the white cliffs with some ghostly secrets.
Have you ever heard an inexplicable knocking on a wall only for strange happenings escalating into a full blown 21 gun salute of skeletons launching into the air and onto the hood of your car as you try to flee? Well... you may be watching a classic 80's horror, or you may be the victim of a poltergeist. Laugh, scream? It doesn't matter, listen!
You may know the 80's Broadway smash hit, or of that dreamy Scotsman Gerard Butler, but did you know long before the music, Phantom of the Opera was a novel written by a French, former investigative journalist who even on his deathbed insisted it was all 100% real?
Did you know that the St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico, has a room so haunted they've kept the door locked tight since the 1980's and don't let anyone venture inside.Join us as we explore the real life legend behind the locked door, and the angry ghost who's sure to make trouble if you so much as dare knock.
This week we get real: Have you and your sibling ever worked for different companies in one building that was incredibly haunted? Well Weston and Sarah have, and this week they'll be sharing their true tales. Boxes dragging across carpets, phantom throat clearing from a boss who isn't there, and children sighing are just a few of the terrifying accounts in store...
This week, we head around the world and dive into tales of the folkloric supernatural sure to fascinate your curiosity and tickle your funny bone. Nobody does sushi like the Japanese, and coincidentally no one does ghosts and supernatural beings like the Japanese. From dirty dishrags that transform into lethal demonic spirits, to fending off cannibal spirit children with cucumbers, to screens that really like watching people getting it on, and the infamous Bone Women you do not want to miss the wondrous ghosts of Japan.
The Jersey Devil is really bad,It'll do things that make you mad.Flying around and scaring the people,Look at the chruch -it's on the steeple.Over the woods and through the river,It's got a taste for human liver.Sh*##ing on your religious creeds,THE 13th CHILD OF MOTHER LEEDS...But seriously, it's this really cool cryptid from... well New Jersey, Duh. Then again maybe it's just a really buff deer covered in foliage with a really long neck. You decide.
Christmas is here, and Ghost in the Garbage is here for one last holiday hurrah before we kick off 2019! Did you know that Christmas and ghost stories actually have gone hand in hand for like hundreds of years? Did you know telling ghost stories was the thing to do before Netflix invented the holiday fireplace you can sit around and watch? Join as we talk about THE Christmas ghost story, "A Christmas Carol," and dig in to an authentic holiday horror story from the 1890s. Oh yeah, also: Krampus!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to listen to Weston and Sarah talk about ghosts while they're both really sick? Well now you can find out as we traverse the mysterious fae legend of our ancesteral home: Will O'the Wisps. Ancient and mesmerizing, these phantom balls of light are notorious for leading travelers away from safe paths and into danger. Follow us, if you dare...
A personal family legend with lots of supporting evidence, scores of blue women, and triple the Brownlee delight.
Join us this week as we explore some of the most allegedly haunted lighthouses in North America.
This week we've got real accounts dating back to yesterday and the 1600's. We'll analyze screaming animals, call bs on some obvious fiction, and have more fun than a bag of spiders! Don't miss our first Halloween episode.
Alcatraz: Did you know Alcatraz prison was first used during the Civil War? Did you know the original federal prisoners were the first to report paranormal experiences? Did a thing with glowing red eyes really kill an inmate in solitary confinement?Eastern State Penn: Did you know brutal torture was sanctioned during the prison's early days? Did you know one of the allegedly best videos of an actual apparition was caught here? Did you modern officials vehemently deny both locations are haunted?This is definitely one of our "DO NOT MISS" episodes.
From ambulance crews witnessing a wispy apparition in the middle of the road to chairs that stack themselves in locked foyers, nurses who aren’t really there, and patients who’ve never really left, check out Ghost in the Garbage’s scariest episode to date. Just maybe… listen with a friend if getting creeped out happens easily for you. We’re glad we weren’t alone…
The Woman Who Weeps is probably the most iconic ghost story and supernatrual figure in folklore of the American Southwest. An enudring myth of tragedy with eternal consequences, join us as we explore the original legend and eye witness accounts of this terrifying ghost.
The St. James really is one of those places that probably looks pretty close to the way you’d imagine it, and is truly a monument to its old western heritage. With bullet holes still riddling the ceiling of the old saloon, and 21 confirmed killings in gunfights or foul play known to have occurred at the hotel, it’s no wonder it’s one of the most haunted in the Southwest.
In our first creature feature, we tackle the most notorious cryptid in North America. Did you know that most chupacabra sightings in the USA are probably very normal animals suffering from a really bad case of mange? Did you know that the government of Chile once initiated a government sanctioned, military hunt for the beast?
Ever heard the legend? You're driving along near dusk or after dark and suddenly you see a young woman in a white dress obviously in distress. You pick her up and drive her to an unfamiliar address. She's quiet, she keeps to herself, but being the Good Samaritan you are, you pay it no never mind. Finally you arrive at her destination, only to look in the rearview mirror and find your passenger has vanished into thin air! Join us this week as we explore the ghost story phenomenon of phantom hitchhikers! You'll learn, just like we did, just how old this type of legend really is. We'll cruise the haunted highways of Scotland, ride with ghostly nuns in Australia, flee the Pitty Pat of Shipley Lane Hollow, say hello to Resurrection Mary of Chicago and more as we encounter mysterious entities and a whole lot of ghostly young women. Oh yeah, there may also be a really surprising commentary about sexism... Don't miss what Sarah and I both think is our most fun, and interesting subject to date.
This week we finish out the Stanley Hotel as we talk about some of the specific ghosts and rooms.
The Stanley Hotel really does have some good ghost stories. We also think it may suffer from ghost fever because of the mystique and hype built up from the Stephen King legend. Join us and decide for yourself.
This episode started off as a complete joke:” Ha. Ha. Bet there’s like nothing out there about haunted bathrooms.” Well as it turns out, haunted bathrooms are a topic with butt loads of stories.
Ghost in the Garbage gets started! We’re not ones for overly long introductions and meandering exposition, so we hit the ground running with one of the first ghost stories we remember: The Tale of the Drummer Boy!From there, it’s haunted court houses, freaky clocks, and people who weren’t really there.