Stories of the Shadows

A very special guest joins me this and next week to discuss urban legends based out of Mississippi. Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1900012Fiverr: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrhybrid Fiverr Learn: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrlearn Resources:https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/mississippi/ms-urban-legends/https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-mississippi-stories-legends/isadora-teichhttps://industry.travelsouthusa.com/ghostly-legends-and-lore-abound-mississippi

Nannie Doss, mainly known as the Giggling Granny, was a serial killer from the 1920s to the 1950s. Killing nothing but family members, this ruthless serial killer made it decades before anyone caught on to her games.  Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1900012Fiverr: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrhybrid Fiverr Learn: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrlearn Resources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/nannie-doss-giggling-grannyhttps://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/doss-nannie.htmScribd: The Giggling Granny: Serial Killer Nannie Doss

Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age 11 and held captive for 18 years. Her memoir,  A Stolen Life, takes us on the terrible journey that ends in freedom for her and her two daughters. In today's episode,  I give a book review of her story. Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1900012Fiverr: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrhybrid Fiverr Learn: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrlearn Resources:A Stolen Life 

Haunted houses date back to our earliest record of civilization. In today's episode, I'll be giving you the background on how this Halloween tradition began. Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1900012Fiverr: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrhybrid Fiverr Learn: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrlearn Resources: http://www.americahaunts.com/ah/2014/03/the-history-of-haunted-houses/https://crimereads.com/on-the-incredible-gruesome-legacy-of-pariss-grand-guignol-theater/https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2014/10/12/the-grand-guignol-horrors-gory-churchhttps://www.history.com/news/halloween-haunted-house-great-depressionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/30/these-evangelical-haunted-houses-are-designed-to-show-sinners-that-theyre-going-to-hell/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hell-houses_n_2012207https://psmag.com/news/evangelical-hell-houses-still-thing-year-now-additional-creepiness-69117

On today's episode, I will be sharing the terrible story of the dangers of social media for teenagers and the tragic death of Nicole Lovell. Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1900012Fiverr: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrhybrid Fiverr Learn: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrlearn Resources: http://helpsavethenextgirl.com/advocacy/nicole-lovell/https://people.com/crime/nicole-lovell-inside-the-online-world-of-murdered-virginia-teen/http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/two-years-after-nicole-lovell-s-death-a-recap-of-the-findings-that-have-gripped/article_b819a48c-0a13-11e8-a8b9-977823406c1c.html

Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1900012Fiverr: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrhybrid Fiverr Learn: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=344407&brand=fiverrlearn Resources: The Candy Lady:https://1063thebuzz.com/terrifying-candy-lady-lures-kids-to-horrific-death-in-creepiest-texas-urban-legend-ever/https://www.hauntjaunts.net/the-candy-lady/https://crberryauthor.com/2017/07/06/did-the-candy-lady-abduct-and-murder-children-in-texas/Terrell State Hospital:https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/terrell-state-hospital https://www.ksat.com/news/2018/09/28/this-texas-hospital-houses-the-states-most-violent-offenders-deemed-insane-or-incompetent/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2016/05/26/texas-crumbling-state-mental-hospitals-need-1-billion-will-they-get-it/Screaming Bridge: http://www.theboneyard.org/screaming_bridge_arlington_texas.phphttps://texashillcountry.com/screaming-bridge-legend/

Stories of the Shadows premieres January 31st, 2022. Each week, I will be telling a chilling story - from true crime, urban legends, conspiracy theories, serial killers, cults, and mythological stories.