This Will Scare You

This Will Scare You recently turned 1! In honor of this occasion, we're looking back on some of the ghost stories told in our first year. So sit back, relax, and enjoy tales about the other side of the veil.

I'm joined by actor Michelle Weiser who tells the tale of the haunted theater at her Ohio high school and the theory on who they leave the ghost lights on for. I talk about the Loveland Frogman, and being from Ohio, Michelle knew who the story was about right away! Check out the store at thiswillscareyou.com for merch and more!

Sisters Katelyn and Sierra Laird (actor-writer-producers with a film and theatre production company) join to talk about the truly wild time they had on set that included ghosts, a trip to the ER, a pajama clad doctor, and more! Shannon tells the tale of the Bean-nighe, a Scottish hag who is commonly topless and predicts the death of those who happen upon her.

Greetings ghouls! I had the pleasure of speaking with special FX makeup artist, host of the Monstrosities Voice Podcast, and founder of KyFx Horror Group, Kyasia Fields! I talk about the house in New York that a court ruled was haunted, they tell me about a UFO sighting in college, and we chat horror, ghosts, and generally spooky things! Please leave a review if you're enjoying the show and be sure to follow on Instagram!

We're back just in time for the start of spooky season! Can you smell the fog? Can you taste the PSL?! I'm joined by actor, writer, and video producer, Michael Tomasetti! He talks about his time as a ghost tour guide in Philadelphia, I tell him about Cry Baby Bridge in New Hope, PA, and we chat about all things spooky like what kind of ghosts we would be, how probably hauntings are, and more!

Bobby Torrez from Bobby Likes It Spooky stopped by to tell me about the time his sister's Bubba bear (90s kids know) did some real poltergeist stuff. Oh, and how his family was casually cursed by a card playing grandmother! I tell Bobby about Paranormal Pine Street, a stretch of Philly that's reportedly super haunted - hags, apparitions, audio hauntings, you know the deal. Leave a review if you're enjoying the show and be sure to check out thiswillscareyou.com for merch and more!  

Owner of Proof Social Club in Hawaii, Jasmine Mancos joins to talk about her haunted bar and the poltergeist activity she encountered a few years back! We also discuss the legend of the Nightmarchers, the ancient warriors who once protected sacred leaders, but now their spirits roam the land...and you do not want to cross their path. Dumpster alley, history, true crime, and ghosts, this episode has it all! thiswillscareyou.com

Have you ever just known when something happened to a loved one? Actor and writer Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett has! She talks about her sleep paralysis, experiences with family members contacting her possibly from the other side, and a witchy warning. I tell her all about the haunted Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. Rumored to have 35 ghosts, including Marilyn Monroe! Drop a review if you're enjoying the show and stay spooky! thiswillscareyou.com

Back from hiatus, this episode features the ever talented Ryan Kinney from Brother Ghoulish's Tomb! We talk about the Oakville Blobs, the exorcism of Clarita Villanueva, and a mysterious screaming apparition. Check out thiswillscareyou.com for more and be sure to subscribe and review!

My guest is actress, filmmaker, and host of the Crying Behind Sunglasses Podcast, Katy Dolle! Katy's had many experiences with the paranormal, most notably the time she communicated with aliens in Joshua Tree and another time when she was able to speak with a ghost through journaling. I tell the tale of the Selkies, shapeshifting creatures who live in the sea as seals an on land as humans! thiswillscareyou.com

My guests this week are none other than Salina Kyle and Ryan Ward! They're Makeup FX Artists, Owners of Little Shop of Gore & Creators of Terror Market: A spooky themed pop-up shop in Los Angeles dedicated to showcasing & supporting local makers and small businesses. We talk about La Diablesse, a demonic woman from Trinidad's folklore who lures men to their death and Ryan and Salina's paranormal experiences - pre-cognition, ghosts, and a potential cryptid! thiswillscareyou.com

Lucé Tomlin-Brenner is the host of It's Always Halloween & she's a comedian & filmmaker who joins me to talk about the Winchester Mystery House! We talk about the history, the ghosts, and Lucé's experience there. We discuss the types of places we would like to haunt, and how Sarah Winchester has been negatively seen in history - was she really a woman left helpless to paranormal forces? Or was she an eccentric wealthy person who suffered great trauma and wanted to have some fun? thiswillscareyou.com

My guest is writer and director, GG Hawkins! GG tells the tales of the time she housesat for her teacher who lived in a haunted house AND when she recently saw some mysterious smoke. I tell the story of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre and the spirits who are known to still haunt the scene of the crime - and the apparition Al Capone allegedly saw. We also talk about many dogs, including the only witness to the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, a German Shepherd named Highball! thiswillscareyou.com

Joining me for this episode is filmmaker, horror lover, Warwick Davis and Scream superfan, and one of my best friends, Joshua Tolby! I tell Josh about the Bunny Man of Virginia and we debate whether he's an urban legend or real life terror. Josh recounts his paranormal encounters - Ouija session gone wrong, a sleep demon, and an old man haunting his sister. He also covers the story of Peg Entwistle! Check out episode 8 for more on Peg and my guest's experience with her! thiswillscareyou.com

Comedian and DJ, Andy Iwancio, is on the show this week! We discuss the likelihood of The White Lady of Elysian Park - a headless ghost haunting the park near Dodger stadium! Andy talks legend of Black Aggie, a cursed grave statue that she made sure to visit while traveling. We also chat about other fun stuff like what we want people to leave at our future graves and ashes at Disney! Please rate/subscribe/review! thiswillscareyou.com

This week's episode features singer, actor, and voice over artist, Jenna Pastuszek!   I told Jenna about the haunting of The Palace Theater on Broadway and she has some great actor insight on a few things, including why Judy Garland's ghost might still be hanging out by the stage door!   Jenna talks about a powerful and unexpected rendezvous on a Montana afternoon hike.   Jenna's cabaret tribute to Judy Garland, Get Happy!, will be available to view virtually at the end of February through East Lynne Theatre Company.    Check out thiswillscareyou.com and be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.

This Will Scare You is a podcast about all things spooky, creepy, and unexplained! Comedy writer and generally haunted person Hayley Frazier is here this week to talk about her haunted life and the time she saw a demon in a hotel window. Fun! Host Shannon Brown tells the tale of the Axeman of New Orleans, a serial killer who terrorized the city in the early 1900s.  Check out thiswillscareyou.com for merch and more! Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe. 

This week I get to talk to producer, artist, and my friend, Katie Willert! You'll hear about the ghosts haunting Grauman's/Mann's/TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood and a little history on the theater. Katie tells two unbelievable stories in which she lost her grandmother's ring and got it back in unexplainable ways. Check out thiswillscareyou.com and be sure to rate/review/subscribe!

In this ep of This Will Scare You, host Shannon Brown tells the story of The Woman Under the Floorboards. Hannah was buried under the kitchen in the 1800s and you can still meet her today...if you dare.  Paulina Carranza Renteria is a producer and screenwriter, originally from Mexico, currently based in Toronto, Ontario. She tells the tale of La mano en la reja, or the hand in the window. Leonor, the ghostly bride who died while waiting for rescue, still inhabits her home in Mexico and you may see her hand reaching out to you through the bars of the basement window. Check out thiswillscareyou.com for more!    

Deck the halls and lock your doors - this is the Christmas episode of This Will Scare You! You'll hear the story of Grýla the Icelandic Christmas Witch/Ogre, her Yule Lads, and her Yule Cat. Writer, performer, illustrator, cohost of Aw Crap, A Hellboy Podcast, and my guest this week, Kaitlin Thomson, talks about the time she saw the Southampton Bigfoot! Please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe - and check out thiswillscareyou.com for more stuff.

Michael DeAngelo is an author and creator of the Tellest fantasy book series and table top game - he's also my guest this week! I tell Michael all about the most haunted building in Levittown, Pennsylvania...Bolton Mansion. Ghosts from the Civil War, full-body apparitions, and more activity can be found at this unassuming home from the 1600s. Michael talks about his many run ins with the paranormal, like the time he half died, his family seeing and hearing ghosts, and the spirit that lives with him and his wife (my friend), Rhianna.  Check out thiswillscareyou.com and tellest.com for more!

This week I chat with Shaan Baig! He's a comedian, a writer and performer with The Get Brown, and the co-host of The Bollywood Boys podcast. Shaan hates scary stuff so I told him about the haunting and possession of the Ammons family in Indiana, how their house was determined to be home to 200 demons, and of course, why Zak Bagans now owns it.  Shaan talks about the witch in the woods near his childhood home and the person or entity who passed through his old apartment. Find more at thiswillscareyou.com and please rate/review/subscribe!

My guest this week is the creator and host of Horror Movies and Beyond, Ivotres Littles! I tell Ivotres about the legend of the Mothman and we discuss his likelihood as well as letting people believe what they wanna believe...unless it's about the earth being flat. Ivotres tells some deeply personal stories that include ghosts, sleep paralysis, and a super strange dream.  Check out thiswillscareyou.com for info and merch!

Owners of The Bearded Lady's Mystic Museum, Erick and Kiko join me for episode 15! We talk about The Bridgewater Triangle - a mysterious stretch of Massachusetts where supernatural and unexplained things happen. Kiko shares her experiences with familiar apparitions and Erick talks about his time spent in a local cemetery as a teenager and his family ties to it! Fine more at thiswillscareyou.com!

This episode is brought to you by the very strange happenings in the state of New Jersey. I'm joined by Jersey natives Johnny Berchtold and Casey Bailey! I tell them about the unexplained, unsolved true crime story of The Watcher of 657 Boulevard. Johnny's got great stories about the Jersey Devil, and Casey sets the scene for us in her tales of the Jersey Devil, a ghost encounter, and some creeps who tried to get into her car. See if you can hear the spooky static during her ghost story around the 54 minute mark! Check out thiswillscareyou.com and the socials for more info and fun!

Thanks for joining for episode 13 on Friday the 13th! Val Douroux is a Comedian, Location Scout, and Producer of Electric Comedy Night. She’s a first time author with her book “B*tch Need Jesus” debuting as a #1 bestseller on Amazon Kindle and she's my guest this episode! I talk about the Fresno Nightcrawlers aka the cryptid best described as a walking pair of pants. Val has got spooky stories for days! She had an experience with an insect/alien/man creature and a ghostly feeling while location scouting, as well as a woman who was a portal for spirits. Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram!

We travel to Scotland (in our minds) to discuss George Mackenzie, his terrible deeds as a lawyer in the 1600s, and how he terrorizes the Greyfriar's Kirkyard as a poltergeist to this day. I'm joined by Laura Manasewich, a comedian/performer and the co-host of Pinky Promise - A Podcast About Growing Up! She tells the story about the time her dog took commands from a ghost...or was it? Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!

Joining us this evening is Morgan Swank, a seasoned TV writer and producer and CEO of a genre-based production company! We discuss our Mischief Night experiences and I tell Morgan about The Gates to Hell aka Stull Cemetery in Kansas. Is it really a haunted portal to hell?! Morgan tells us about the time she played with a Ouija board in a southern cemetery which may have led to a lifelong haunting that people in her life can corroborate. Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!

Writer, podcast producer, and co-host of the Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Myrriah Gossett is here for episode 10! We discuss the 1961 abduction of Betty and Barney Hill, the ghost/shadow person/burglar who Myrriah saw as a child, and her experience as a spooky tour guide. Lots of spooky stuff and speculation! Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!

Greetings freaks! Lindsay Rootare - horror film actress, writer and host of the podcast, The Hand Me Up Club - joins to tell us about her incredibly cool experience with ghosts at The Shanley hotel and what happens during her urban exploring expeditions!  I tell you all about Walking Corpse Syndrome aka Cotard Syndrome. Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!

We chat with Erin Carere, star of the upcoming HBO documentary/film hybrid, Alabama Snake. I tell Erin about the Soucouyant, a shapeshifting vampiric hag fueled by demon powers! Yay for female cryptids! Erin recounts the tale of the time she saw a ghost in the Hollywood hills that she believes to be Peg Entwistle. And the time she saw her dad in a barn, but it wasn’t her dad. And the time I may have seen ghosts? And the time her ex saw a knight. Just listen, okay?   Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!

We talk about the skeletons (formerly) used as props on Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride and how Elmer McCurdy went from outlaw to mummified theme park decor.  Actor, writer, and producer Angelina Ramirez talks about her many, many experiences with ghosts in her home and how a few of them told her to leave at the right time. Sadly I did have some audio issues on this one and I appreciate your understanding my spooky friends! Find more on thiswillscareyou.com and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!

In this episode, I share scary stories with Anastasia Washington, a comedian, writer, podcaster, and paranormal investigator. I tell her the legend of The Rougarou, a Louisiana werewolf; and stories about documented werewolves in French history. Anastasia shares her personal experiences with ghosts and aliens, how she became certified in cryptozoology and paranormal studies, and other generally creepy stories!  You can find this podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Be sure to check the socials for This Will Scare You for corresponding images and other content! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thiswillscareyoupodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisWillScareYou/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisWillScareU Website: thiswillscareyou.com

What if the person you saw in the mirror was you, but different? What if that you could affect things outside of the mirror? Shannon reads scary stories of scrying gone wrong. Comedian and photographer, Nick Dee joins us to talk about their experience with the ghost of an old woman in their childhood home and an aggressive male entity in their college apartment. Visit thiswillscareyou.com for more info.  

We discuss the Pennsylvania Hex House Murder, Pennsylvania Dutch Powwowing, and attempt to see if Shannon is hexed via egg scan. Allie, Julia, and their mom Lisa talk about the haunted home in their family - a three story Victorian Italianate style haunted house in a borough that was founded in the 18th century. We also discuss  the witchy tendencies that run in their family.  You can find this podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Be sure to check the socials for This Will Scare You for corresponding images and other content! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thiswillscareyoupodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisWillScareYou/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisWillScareU Website: thiswillscareyou.com

Laura tells the tale of the shapeshifting female apparition her mother saw as a child in Mexico and we reminisce about the time we saw a shadow person - or did we? We then talk about The Dybbuk Box, a haunted wine cabinet containing a demonic entity. Shannon tells Laura about the story behind The Dybbuk Box and they discuss Post Malone's misfortune after his encounter with it.

The glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood, the comedy strike of the 70s, full body apparitions, voices, growls - what doesn't this episode have? I'm joined by comedians Frank Castillo and Jay Light to discuss the history and hauntings of The Comedy Store in Los Angeles.  Content warning for discussion of suicide. 

Imagine you saw a friend or even your partner...but something was off about them. Maybe it’s their clothes, or the way they walk. Maybe they just look right through you. The next thing you know, the REAL person walks in the room-- what was the creature you just saw? My topic this episode is doppelgängers. Comedian and host of A Touch From The Past, Jen Curcio joins to talk about her ghostly experience at the Lizzie Borden House. You can find this podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Be sure to check the socials for This Will Scare You for corresponding images and other content! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thiswillscareyoupodcast/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisWillScareYou/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisWillScareU Website: thiswillscareyou.com