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Jay and Noelle are back and talking about imaginary friends! Are they figments of a child's imagination or something darker? This episode includes: 1. 65% of children will have an imaginary friend by the age of 7. 2. SPOILER ALERT: Having an imaginary friend does not mean superior intelligence, but maybe superior coolness in the imaginary friend circle. 3. Testimonials from parents who may need to call for help. 4. Fun 2022 horror movie recommendations from Noelle! Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

In episode 111, Noelle talks us through the legend of the mysterious Melon Heads. This episode includes: 1. Melon Heads are small humanoids who live in the forest and will attack you if you catch sight of them - Beware hikers and runaways! 2. They may have been hydrocephalic children kept by the infamous Dr. Crowe. 3. Melon Heads are known to be residents of Connecticut, Michigan and Ohio. 4. Are Melon Heads really just residents of M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village?" Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

In Episode 110, we take a stab at solving the mystery of what really happened to Natalie Wood? Jay talks us through to the very brief, but memorable life of Natalie Wood. This episode includes: 1. At age 8, Natalie Wood received the co-starring role in A Miracle on 34th Street 2. At at 16, Natalie is the victim of a brutal rape by a prominent Hollywood actor. 3. At age 43, Natalie drowns after a night of drinking with husband Robert Wagner and co-star Christopher Walken... 4. Are you a Jet or a Shark? Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

In our 2nd episode-let, it's Noelle's turn to ask Jay 3 ghosty questions. Tune in to see if she gets them right. J/k! There are no right answers. One note: Our conversation around the ribbon girl is actually about the legend of Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman, which you can hear more about in our episode 35, a Trio of Japanese Ghosts. Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

Join us for our first episode-let when Jay asks Noelle 3 ghost-related questions. It's fun. It's wacky. It's kind of spooky! Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

We continue our conversation about werewolves in the second part of our two-part series, or as Dracula calls them, "The children of the night." In this episode, you can learn: 1. How can/do I become a werewolf? 2. How do I know I am a werewolf? 3. How can I stop being a werewolf? Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

Noelle introduces werewolves in part 1 of this 2-part series. This episode includes: 1. References to werewolves have been present since Ancient Greece, and they've been howling and running into the woods naked ever since. 2. Werewolvery was commonly tried during the witch trials in Europe in the 15th Century. 3. Was Peter Stubbe a bad guy or coerced into confessing to be mone, bad dude? 4. It gets really ugly when medieval torture is introduced. Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

Our apologies for the error with the previous track. It has now been corrected. Jay fills us in on the fast life and death of James Dean, whose untimely death still has an affect on us today. This episode includes: 1. Despite the bad boy, loner reputation, James Dean was a popular kid and and exceptional student. 2. James dropped out of UCLA in 1951 and starred in his first movie in 1955, East of Eden. 3. The movie Rebel Without a Cause is said to be cursed, with all 3 lead actors dying tragic deaths. 4. Dean had aspirations of racing in the Indy 500. 5. Dean's Porsche Spyder, which was the vehicle he crashed, has long been the subject of mystery post-accident. Sweet dreams... xoxoxozzzzzzz

Jay fills us in on the fast life and death of James Dean, whose untimely death still has an affect on us today. This episode includes: 1. Despite the bad boy, loner reputation, James Dean was a popular kid and and exceptional student. 2. James dropped out of UCLA in 1951 and starred in his first movie in 1955, East of Eden. 3. The movie Rebel Without a Cause is said to be cursed, with all 3 lead actors dying tragic deaths. 4. Dean had aspirations of racing in the Indy 500. 5. Dean's Porsche Spyder, which was the vehicle he crashed, has long been the subject of mystery post-accident.

We round out our series on Lizzie Borden and offer our conclusions to what really happened. This episode includes: 1. Lizzie goes to trial. 2. The jury really thinks it over... for 1 1/2 hours. 3. You can spend the night in the room where Abby was murdered. (Or not) 4. Spoiler alert! There were other murders on the property! 5. Jay and Noelle have a differing opinion on how it all went down. What do you think happened? Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Jay and Noelle deliver the facts of the Lizzie Borden case in this first part of our 2-part Lizzie Borden series: This episode includes: 1. The Bordens were a respected, church-going family. How could something like this happen to them? 2. Was Abby Borden a gold digger and evil stepmother or just a casualty of a sociopathic murder spree? 3. What really is the deal with Lizzie and those pigeons? 4. Would Elizabeth Montgomery, of TV's Bewitched fame, have played Lizzie if she knew they were 6th cousins??? (Probably) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Jay introduces us to French alchemist, Albert Le Grand. This episode features: 1. Wait. There are 2 Albert Le Grands? We'll explain. 2. We could all do magic if we just applied ourselves more. 3. Petit Albert was a best-selling book that no one owned, or at least said they did. 5. Albert Le Grand most likely influenced Marie Leveau, Aleister Crowley and Anton LaVey. You don't need to read the book for $925.89 to learn this. We just told you. Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Noelle shares the story of the haunted Morris-Jumel Mansion of Manhattan This episode features: 1. The home was originally built as a modest summer home for Colonel Roger Morris and his wife Mary Philipse on 135 acres of land. No biggie. 2. George Washington and his soldiers moved in and used the house as a headquarters during the Revolutionary War. 3. After the war, the house is purchased by Eliza and Stephen Jumel for $2,000 less than the asking price due to Eliza's shrewd business sense. 5. The local elites were not fans of Eliza. Sounds like we've got a Real House Wives of the Revolution going on here. 4. Aaron Burr mismanages a whole lot of money. That guy can't seem to get a break. Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Jay introduces Noelle and Megan to Alice B. Toklas, a ghost in life and in death. This episode features: 1. Alice B. Toklas takes a leap from piano student in Seattle to ex-pat living in Paris. 2. Alice B. Toklas meets Gertrude Stein, and they never spend a day apart again. 3. Was Alice B. Toklas the inspiration for many of Gertrude Stein's proteges? Probs. 5. How do we find that hash recipe? Asking for us. 4. How does a person who dies in Paris haunt Seattle? Do the math. Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Noelle takes us to the bottom of the sea to talk Davy Jones' and his locker. This episode features: 1. Who/what is Davy Jones and where did he get his locker? 2. Why did Duffer Jones fall from his ship often? 3. Is Noelle really related to Herman Melville? We'll never know. 4. Was Davy Jones really the captain of the Flying Dutchman, or is Bill Nighy that good of an actor? 5. What is the connection to the Davy Jones of the Monkees? Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Jay takes us on a tour of the town of Turin, Italy. This episode features: 1. Turin, the 4th largest city in Italy, and also possibly the epicenter of white magic and black magic. 2. 3 caves below the city where you can see your thoughts, hopes and fears if you find them, also known as our first trip after the pandemic is over. 3. The location of the five palaces of the Savoys form a pentagram. Probably occult stuff. 4. We finally learn where the light ends and the darkness begins. Spoiler alert! It's in Turin. 5. Isis makes an appearance! Heeey! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Noelle continues discussing the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. This episode features: 1. What happened to flight 19? 2. Could it be leftover technology from the Lost City of Atlantis that is causing issues with navigation tools? 3. Noelle attempts to use naval terms and fails miserably. 4. A regular ol' conversation about Ancient Aliens. 5. Could these disappearances be because of underwater alien portals? (Probably) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

In part 1 of this 2 part series, Noelle walks us through the history of the Bermuda Triangle. This episode includes: 1. Where is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it so mysterious? 2. Christopher Columbus recorded seeing a flash of light in the sky when in the West Indies (probably a meteorite). 3. The area became famous when Flight 19 disappeared in 1945. 4. Who is George Sand anyway? 5. Noelle introduces Kenny Chesney's latest "hit song." Disclaimer: Kenny Chesney did produce, write or sing this song. Thanks for being a fan, Kenny! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 97: Edgar Allen Poe Jay shares the tragic tale of Edgar Allen Poe 1. In true poetic fate, the circumstances around Poe's death are very bizarre. 2. Poe's enemy, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, wrote Poe's obituary. 3. Poe's cat, Catterina (awesome!) died closely after his death. 4. His body was buried in an unmarked grave for 26 years. 5. Ghost Poe can be spotted at the places he felt most comfortable, his home in Baltimore and his favorite watering hole, The Horse You Came In On (we're going there!). Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 96: Roosevelt Hotel and Marilyn Monroe Jay takes us to Hollywood's famous Roosevelt Hotel. 1. The hotel used to be a hot spot for aspiring starlets who were hoping to be scouted. 2. The hotel was a hub for stars such as Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Charlie Chaplin and Montgomery Clift. 3. Its pool was the site of Marilyn Monroe's first-ever ad for suntan lotion. 4. Marilyn was a resident for 2 years. 5. Marilyn is the hotel's most famous guest and can often be found to join you at the bar if you order a glass of champagne. Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 95: Ursuline Convent Noelle walks us through the story of Ursuline Convent! This story contains: 1. Oldest standing building in the French Quarter (Power of prayer!) 2. Ursuline nuns opened took in orphans and created a boarding school for children of wealthy South American families. (Ghost kids!) 3. Casket girls sent from France to marry French settlers and naval officers. (Vampires!) 4. We've got an A-Jax cameo! (Douche bag in chief!) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

We're baaaack!!!! After a few months hiatus, we are honoring the one and only Lorraine Warren (RIP). Noelle walks us through two lesser known cases investigated by the Warrens. 1. The Devil Made Me Do It - Arne and Debbie bring her little brother along to move into their new house, but little bro David ends up getting possessed instead of sweeping the bedroom. 2. During one of the exorcisms, Arne challenges a demon to a battle and finds himself also possessed. 3. Arne murders Debbie's employer, but did he really, or was it the demon possessing him? A jury of his peers decides. 4. The Southend Werewolf - Since the age of 9, Bill Ramsey has suffered from sporadic rage episodes featuring super human strength and possible wolf-like features. 5. After Bill, now fondly known as the Southend Werewolf, chomps down onto a nurse's arms, Ed and Lorraine Warren are on the case! 6. And we know what that means! It's exorcism time! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 93: Stull Cemetery, Kansas Noelle walks us through infamous Stull Cemetery in Stull Kansas. 1. The cemetery is located in Stull, Kansas – about 10 miles west of Lawrence, Kansas. (Stull has a population of 20-30 people.) 2. The cemetery was built in 1867 and abandoned in 1922. (It’s said to be the location of one of the 7 Gates of Hell!) 3. The Devil appears in Stull two times a year. (He shows up on the Spring Equinox and Halloween!) 4. A witch and The Devil fell in love in Stull Cemetery. (The bones of their offspring – “The Child of Satan” – are buried here!) 5. On Halloween in 1988, 500 people came to the cemetery to try to hang with Satan. (Don’t just show up in Stull. Those people damaged the grounds and gravestones. Be thoughtful!) This episode features Friend of the Show, Megan Ensley. Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 92: Ghosts of Nashville Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Nashville. 1. Nashville was founded in 1779 and named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash. (Dolly Parton and Country Music live there now!) 2. The Ryman Auditorium is haunted. (Patsy Cline and Hank Williams still perform there!) 3. Harpeth Haven subdivision was built on Pegram Family Cemetery. (Oops! floating coffins!) 4. Andrew Jackson still haunts his old home, The Hermitage. (Factoid: Ajax was a bigamist! Oops!) 5. Two Rivers Mansion and Golf Course is haunted by the spirits of Native Americans. (Stop. *clap* Building. *clap* Homes. *clap* On. *clap* Burial. *clap* Grounds.) This episode features Friend of the Show - Megan Ensley! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 91: The Grimes Sisters – Murder in Chicago! Noelle walks us through Chicago’s notorious murder of the Grimes Sisters. 1. In December 1956, teen sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes disappeared. (This is known as the “End of Innocence” in Chicago.) 2. The sisters went to a screening of the Elvis Presley film “Love Me Tender.” (It was the 11th time they’d seen the movie!) 3. Their disappearance launched one of the largest missing persons cases in the history of Chicago. (300,000 people were interrogated!) 4. The bodies were discovered on January 22, 1957. (The construction worker who found them thought they were mannequins.) 5. Autopsy ruled that death was caused by shock and exposure. (Do the ghosts of the sisters still roam Chicago?) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 90: The Ghosts of Serial Killer Herb Baumeister and His Victims Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Serial Killer Herb Baumeister and his victims. 1. Herb Baumeister (April 7, 1947 – July 3, 1996) resident of Westfield, Indiana was notorious Serial Killer. (He found men in gay bars and buried them in his backyard.) 2. Herb married his wife Julie in 1971 and had three kids. (He founded the Sav-A-Lot chain of thrift stores in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1988.) 3. Herb moved his family to an 18-acre estate in the suburbs called Fox Hollow Farm. (Despite previous success at concealing odd behavior, Herb’s strange tendencies became apparent.) 4. The police investigation of Fox Hollow Farm up the remains of 11 men. (Only 5 of whom were ever identified.) 5. The ghost of Herb Baumeister still walks the property. (As do the souls of his victims.) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Noelle shares the tale of Annabelle, the haunted doll 1. Annabelle is a raggedy Anne doll, not the porcelain doll that is depicted in the movies. 2. She was a gift to nursing student, Donna, and allegedly was possessed by the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle Higgins. 3. Not so, said the Warren's (Psst... the episode features High Spirits favorites, Ed and Lorraine Warren). 4. Isn't anyone concerned about poor Lou? Listen in to find out what Lou's deal is! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 88: Ghosts of Sports and Leisure Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Sports and Leisure. 1. U-W’s Camp Randall Stadium was a Union soldier training ground during the Civil War with a prison camp for Confederate soldiers nearby. (U-RAH-RAH WISCONSIN!) 2. Spoiler alert: roller rinks and ice-skating rinks are haunted as hell. (Many a DJ haunt those hallowed grounds!) 3. In 1999, wrestler Owen Hart fell to his death in Kansas City's Kemper Arena. (Maybe you can spot a resonant energy cable?) 4. In Kingman, AZ, Lee Williams High School is situated on the grounds of Pioneer Cemetery. (They play football on 300 coffins!) 5. Basketball Coach Bobby Knight haunts IU’s Assembly Hall. (Come for the Hoosiers, stay for the ghostly chair throwing!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 87: Ghosts of Malls Jay walks us through the hauntings of Malls and retail chains in the United States. 1. Macy’s – Chicago, IL. (The former Marshall Field’s location is said to have served as a morgue after the deadly 1903 fire at the nearby Iroquois Theater. 2. Kmart Store #7625, South Los Angeles. (Kmart HQ in Michigan was spooked enough by these claims that the company hired a paranormal investigator, who concluded that there are four spirits haunting the building.) 3. TOYS "R" US - Sunnyvale, CA. (One employee claimed to hear these words over the intercom system: "the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away"!) 4. Kmart - Coeur d'Alene, ID. (Employee Tamara Dobbs claims register No. 2 is haunted by a male presence!) 5. Dimond Center Mall – Anchorage, Alaska. (This mall was built above an ancient burial ground!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 86: Haunted Mansions – Pittock (Portland, OR) and Stickney (Bull Valley, IL) Noelle walks us through two Haunted Mansions: the Pittock Mansion in Portland, OR and the Stickney House in Bull Valley, IL. 1. The Pittock Mansion is a French-Renaissance sandstone chateau in the West Hills of Portland, OR. (We love Portland and we’re always kidding with them!) 2. The house is haunted by its former owners. (Hey, Henry and Georgianna Pittock! We see you!) 3. A paranormal investigator caught an EVP of a man saying “I’m heading back.” (That recording proves that there’s life after death!) 4. The Stickney Mansion is located in Bull Valley in McHenry County, IL. (The house was built in 1865 in the Land of Lincoln!) 5. The house served as quarters for Union soldiers during the Civil War. (It’s also believed that the house was tainted by “devil worshipers” who lived in the house in the 1960s! FUN!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 85: The Ohio State Reformatory Jay walks us through the hauntings of The Ohio State Reformatory. 1. Built in 1886 in Mansfield, OH. (Featured as the prison in “The Shawshank Redemption”!) 2. Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease. (Mhm.) 3. 154,000 inmates who passed through its gates in its 94 years as a working prison. (The building closed in 1990 via federal court order!) 4. Along with the possibility of being tortured, the inmates were also subjected to extreme violence from other inmates, horrific food, rat infestation, and infectious diseases. (Terrible. Terrible. Terrible!) 5. At its fullest, the prison hosted a thousand more prisoners than it was designed to hold in "brutalizing and inhumane conditions." (Join us for the horrible mistreatment of human beings, BUT – stick around for the Ghosts!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 84: Circus Circus – Las Vegas, NV Noelle walks us through the hauntings of Circus Circus – Las Vegas, NV 1. Opened on October 16, 1968 on the Las Vegas Strip. (It’s the largest permanent big top in the world!) 2. Hunter S Thompson wrote about Circus Circus. (1970s classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”) 3. Mafia Man, Tony Spilotro opens a gift shop at Circus Circus. (In 1974, the Los Angeles Times reported that in the three years Spilotro had been in Las Vegas, more gangland-style murders had been committed there than in the past 25 years combined!) 4. Also, in 1974, Spilotro was one of six men indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago in connection with defrauding the Central States Teamsters Pension Fund of $1.4 million. (Among the defendants was Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo!) 5. Ghost stuff! (Rooms 123, 203, 230, and 576! The kitchen – where three murders took place! AND. MORE.) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 83: Heaven’s Gate Jay walks us through the mass suicide of the Heaven’s Gate Cult and its paranormal handprint. 1. On March 26, 1997 police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the group. (Members wanted to reach an extraterrestrial spacecraft following Comet Hale–Bopp.) 2. The group rented a 9,200-square-foot mansion in a gated community of San Diego-area called Rancho Santa Fe. (They paid $7,000 per month in cash.) 3. Authorities found the dead lying neatly in their own bunk beds - faces and torsos covered by a square purple cloth. (All were dressed in identical black shirts, sweat pants, and black-and-white Nikes.) 4. People at the site have seen what appear to be ghosts – but, many say they’re not human! (Aliens?) 5. People say they look like Greys. (Aliens!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 82: Jane Addams Hull House Noelle walks us through the hauntings of Jane Addams Hull House. 1. This is the story of Jane Addams. (She’s the “Mother of Social Work.”) 2. Addams was very wealthy – but, she was inspired to use her money and influence to help people. (She co-founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr in 1889!) 3. The house is a mansion located in Chicago. (Located at 800 S. Halsted. That’s Halsted and Polk!) 4. At its height, Hull House was visited by 2,000 people a week. (AND MORE!) 5. Hull House was involved in city and statewide campaigns for better housing, improvements to public welfare, stricter child labor laws, and the protection of working women. (In 1912, Addams helped start the Progressive Party. Oh… and a DEVIL BABY LIVES AT HULL HOUSE!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 81: The Ghosts of Hawaii Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Hawaii. !!! Special thanks to friend of the show – Renee Hansel – for the suggestion !!! 1. 2,335 American soldiers died and 1,143 were wounded at Pearl Harbor. (December 7, 1941.) 2. Many Hawaiians expect supernatural to occur during a certain moon phase known as pō Kāne – the 27th night of the lunar month. (Pō Kāne is associated with the night marchers!) 3. Nightmarchers are the deadly ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. (As a nightmarch approaches people hear loud war drums in the distance, then smell a foul and musky “death-like” odor!) 4. Pele is the goddess of fire and volcanoes. (She’s also known as "She who shapes the sacred land.") 5. The Green Lady lives at Wahiawa Botanical Garden. (She has jagged teeth, hair covered in seaweed, and green fish-like scales!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 80: Cryptozoology Noelle walks us through Cryptozoology. We’ve got Mermaids, Big Feet, Werewolves – oh my! 1. Pseudoscience that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record and animals. (You can call them Cryptids. Miss Jackson if you’re nasty!) 2. The term cyrtid was coined by J.E. Wall in 1983. (Fun!) 3. Few cryptozoologists have a formal science education. (Education is super over-rated, guys! Just make stuff up!) 4. Come for Chupacabra and stay for the Lizard People. (Grab a nice frothy beverage and enjoy the Enfield Monster!) 5. No fossils. No remains. No footprints. No remnants. (Boring! Just bring your imagination and let’s go to the woods!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 79: Bobby Mackey’s Music World Noelle walks us through The Most Haunted Night Club in America: Bobby Mackey’s Music World. 1. Originally, it was built as slaughterhouse in the 1850s. (Satan lives in the basement!) 2. Rich gal Pearl Bryan was killed by her A-Hole boyfriend. (Did we mention Satan?) 3. Bobby and Janet Mackey purchased the building in the spring of 1978. (Ghosts! Ghosts! Ghosts!) 4. Here live the spirits of Johanna and an angry man at the bar. (Deleted lyrics from Billy Joel's "Piano Man.") 5. THERE ARE GHOSTS IN THE BASEMENT! (But, you knew that, because you listen to HIgh Spirits Chicago Podcast and you know that ALL basements are haunted.) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 78: Witches Jay walks us through the history of witches. 1. Witchcraft of some sort has probably existed since humans first banded together in groups. (Prehistoric art depicts magical rites to ensure successful hunting! 2. 1400 BC: the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece. (People came from all over Greece and beyond to have their questions about the future answered by the Pythia.) 3. 700 BC and 100 AD: The Druid tradition is the closest thing to what we perceive to be modern magic / witchcraft. 4. After the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum, Pope Innocent VIII issued a declaration of witchcraft in 1498. (For more than 100 years, the book sold more copies of any other book in Europe except the Bible.) 5. A tour of witches: Hecate, Baba Yaga, Morgan le Fay, Moll Dyer, Bridget Bishop, and more! (Witches! Getting ‘er done.) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 77: Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, Arizona Noelle walks us through one of Arizona's most haunted hotels, the Hotel Monte Vista. 1. Allegedly, Flagstaff got its name because the founders stripped a pine tree to fly an American flag. (Creative!) 2. By 1886, Flagstaff was the largest city on the railroad line between Albuquerque and the west coast of the United States. (You go, Flagstaff!) 3. The Hotel Monte Vista opened on New Year’s Day, 1927 with 73 rooms. (Cost in today’s money would be about $2.9 Million!) 4. Haunted rooms include 210, 220, 305, and 306. (Murder! Rocking Chairs! Bon Jovi!) 5. There’s a baby crying in the basement. (Advice: stay out of basements if you want to avoid ghosts!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 76: Tombstone Ghost Town Jay walks us through one of the most famous locations of the Wild, Wild West: Tombstone. 1. Tombstone is a historic city in Arizona, founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin. (Silver Mining!) 2. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than seven years. (It’s best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral!) 3. A woman in a long white dress has also been spied on Tombstone streets. (Seamstress!) 4. Big Nose Kate’s Saloon. (That’s what it’s really called. Oh, And it’s haunted.) 5. The Birdcage is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in Tombstone: allegedly continuing to host as many as 31 ghosts. (SNEAK PEEK: two prostitutes got into a brawl, and one got the upper hand by repeatedly stabbing the other in her chest with the sharp heel of her stiletto.) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzzzzzz.

Episode 75: Vampires! Noelle walks us through the Paranormal’s hottest, sexiest, blood-thirstiest beast: the VAMPYRE. 1. Vampires are ancient. (But they still LOOK good!) 2. You can spell the word “vampire” - but, WHY BOTHER? (It’s Vampyre from here out, kids!) 3. Vampyres have roamed Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas for centuries. (I bet they know how to order the best things at the finest places!) 4. There are so many vampyre myths it can be hard to keep track. (BUT KEEP UP!) 5. Hey, you! Have you ever seen “True Blood”? (WATCH THAT SHIZZZ. * Hi, Eric Northman. How’s it going, Boo?) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 74: Bachelor's Grove Cemetery Jay walks us through one of Chicago’s Most Paranormal Sites, Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. 1. Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, in Chicago's southwest suburbs. (Hometown story!) 2. The land surrounding Bachelors Grove Cemetery was originally settled by English homesteaders around 1833. (The cemetery contains 82 plots!) 3. 1920s and 1930s, this isolated site became a dumping ground for victims of Chicago's organized crime syndicate. It was the perfect place to dump traitors and snitches. (Cool!) 4. Around the 1960s, the site was rumored to be extremely haunted. (SO. MANY. GHOSTS!) 5. Officers that have patrolled the woods at night have reported seeing evidence of black magic and occult rituals in and around the graveyard. (Satanic Panic! *Sssssssstupid!*) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 73: The Curse of Dudleytown Noelle walks us through the Curse of Dudleytown, CT. This episode features MEGAN FROM THE SHOW! (Hi, Megan Ensley!) 1. Dudleytown, CT was founded as a small settlement in the mid 1700s and was abandoned in the 1800s. (Sounds nice!) 2. A local rumor alleges that the founders of Dudleytown were descended from Edmund Dudley, an English nobleman who was beheaded for treason. (The Dudley family was placed under a curse! Neat!) 3. Dudleytown was located in a valley, known as the Dark Entry Forest. (What a lovely name. Let’s go!) 4. Reports of hauntings and sightings: Apparitions in the woods, paranormal photographs, feelings of terror, mysterious lights, being touched, pushed and scratched by unseen hands. (Seriously. Let’s go!) 5. Due to rumors of ghost activity beginning in the 1980s, the village site has been subject to frequent vandalism, and the owners have since closed the land to the public. (See you there! Bring snacks and a flashlight!) Sweet Dreams! XOXOZzzzzzz.

Episode 72: The Ghosts of Kansas, featuring Megan Ensley FRIEND OF THE SHOW - Megan Ensley - walks us through some of the ghosts of Kansas! This story contains: 1. The Eaton Hotel (Haunted!) 2. Carrie Nation. (Booze hatin’ freak!) 3. A Ghost Cow. (Mhm. Kansas, y’all.) 4. Haunted Topeka (A places known for its beauty - and for people jumping to their deaths~) 5. Amelia Earhart (She was from Atchison. (ATCHISON! Where the cat killer’s from. It all ties together!) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 71: American Airlines Flight 191 Jay walks us through the plane crash of American Airlines Flight 191. * Again! ** But, differently. *** With better sound. **** Buckle your seatbelts and put your tray tables to the secure and locked position… This story contains: 1. May 25, 1979 (A perfect day to fly.) 2. Flight 191 crashes moments after take-off from O’Hare (Fatalities: 275.) 3. First responders are traumatized (One says the accident site feels like “walking into a sea of death.”) 4. A Haunted Trailer Park (Ghosts of Flight 191 seek help from near-by residents.) 5. True Crime: The Murder of Diane Chorba (Her boyfriend said she died on Flight 191. She didn’t.) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 70: The Sallie House Noelle walks us through the story of The Sallie House! This story contains: 1. Built in 1867, the home is near the Missouri bluffs in Atchison, KS. (Sounds nice!) 2. Michael Finney died in the home in 1872. (Possible ghost!) 3. Charles Finney was Michael’s son and was an expert figure skater who had been ostracized by the figure skating community. (COME THRU, CHARLES!) 4. Joanna Barnes later moved in and had some tough times. (She was in and out of mental institutions – and one of her sons did not survive one of her suicide attempts.) 5. Tony and Debra PIckman moved into the house in 1992 – wherein, Tony was scratched and terrorized by a demon! (Or, maybe he was being haunted by the young ghost of Sallie who died there around 1905. You be the judge!) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 69: Scientists Who Believed in Ghosts Jay walks us through Scientific Superstars who believed in ghosts. This story contains: 1. Sir Isaac Newton. (Discovered the laws of motion, laws of gravitation, and invented calculus – all while being profoundly interested in the occult!) 2. Carl Linnaeus. (Father of Modern Taxonomy – who had a bit of a mermaid fetish. HAWT!) 3. Thomas Edison. (Inventor of basically everything – may have been working to invent the “Spirit Phone”!) 4. Jack Parsons. (Founding member of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab – who was also an acolyte of Aleister Crowley!) 5. Francis Crick. (Co-discovered the double-helix model of DNA – and was believer in a theory called "panspermia." Which basically means that he believed that life was seeded on Earth by intergalactic "sperm" on the tail of some comet or meteor) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 68: The Ghosts of Sydney, Australia Jay walks us through the ghosts of Sydney, Australia This story contains: 1. In January 1788, The British colony of New South Wales was subsequently established. (That’s Australia, guys!) 2. Sydney started off a tough town. (Criminals, skirmishes, disease!) 3. Quarantine Station. (It’s like Ellis Island. But way more haunted!) 4. Picton Railway Tunnel. (Emily Bollard was struck and killed by a train in 1916 – and she walks the tunnel!) 5. Darlinghurst Gaol. (It’s a haunted jail. SPELLED: GAOL. But pronounced: jail. Or, as Oprah would say: Gayyyyyyyyyyyyyle!) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 67: The Philip Experiment Noelle walks us through the story of The Philip Experiment! Scientists wanted to make a test group believe in ghosts, so they made up a tragic dude from the 1600s who committed suicide after his lover was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. FUN! This story contains: 1. The Philip experiment was a 1972 parapsychology experiment conducted in Toronto, Ontario. (We love Canada!) 2. The experiment was conducted by the mathematician A. R. G. Owen and overseen by psychologist Dr. Joel Whitton. (They were gonna mess with people!) 3. They created a character named "Philip Aylesford.”(They said he was born in 1624 in England, had an early military career and was knighted by the age of sixteen.) 4. They Philip said was unhappily married to a woman named Dorothea and later fell in love with a Gypsy girl. (Y’all. We don’t say gypsy any more. Get it together.) 5. The scientists got people to believe they were communicating with the ghost of Philip! (People are fun. They’ll believe anything if you tell them about it every day for a year. Science?) PS Justin Trudeau! Thanks for listening, you hot and worthy Prime Minister! Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 66: The Ghosts of Edinburgh, Scotland Jay walks us through the ghosts of Edinburgh, Scotland. This story contains: 1. it’s the capital city of Scotland. (Founded around 8500 BC!) 2. Mary King’s Close. (The black plague kept hundreds of plague victims sealed inside!) 3. Borthwick Castle. (The ghost of Mary Queen of Scots lives there!) 4. Edinburgh Castle. (The site on which Edinburgh Castle is built pre-dates even the time of Jesus!) 5. Greyfriars Kirkyard. (George McKenzie, the most famous ghost of Greyfriars Kirkyard, was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Covenanters.) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.

Episode 65: The Haunting in Connecticut Noelle walks us through the story of The Haunting in Connecticut! This story contains: 1. June 30, 1986, the Snedeker family moves into a house sight-unseen. (Cheap rent!) 2. The house had formerly been Hallahan Funeral Home. (There was weird embalming stuff and equipment in the basement! WELCOME HOME!) 3. Poor Phillip, age 14, was going through cancer treatments. (But, maybe he was being possessed by a necrophiliac mortician with a weird mustache?) 4. The Mom and kids of the home went through hell. (Spinning gurneys, assaults, attacks from shower curtains, and bad smells.) 5. But help was on the way! (HELLO, ED AND LORRAINE WARREN, THE MOST FAMOUS DEMONOLOGISTS IN THE WORLD! How ya been?) Sweet Dreams XOXOZzzz.