Stop me if you heard this one before...guy picks up young lady walking down a dark road. She needs a ride. She gets in, is awfully quiet, and asks to be dropped off at a cemetery. She gets out, and vanishes. Looking in the backseat, the driver sees she left her scarf. Tracking down where he thought she lived? Turns out she has been dead for 10 years. This is a common trope in ghost stories known as the vanishing hitchhiker. Being in Chicagoland, the story around us is Resurrection Mary on the South Side. This story comes to us from Black Horse Lake in Montana. According to hwy.com, "Black Horse Lake is just a few miles north of Great Falls in Cascade County in north-central Montana. This is a major crossroads where several highways come together, including Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 87." So this remote area is also seeming to be pretty popular during driving. Hwy.com goes on to say, "The various accounts almost always describe the hitchhiker of Black Horse Lake as a Native American man with long, black hair. He wears either a denim jacket or overalls and stands on the side of the state highway, signaling for a ride. However, just as the driver passes, the hitchhiker suddenly lurches in front of the car." So, this is one spooky story you won't want to miss. Joining us this week is Steve Michaels, pro wrestling superstar and paranormal investigator.

"Welcome to the charming City of Spirit Lake, located in the scenic state of Idaho. Nestled in the heart of the state's Panhandle region, Spirit Lake offers a peaceful and picturesque environment for residents and visitors alike. With its breathtaking natural beauty, abundant outdoor recreational opportunities, and friendly community, Spirit Lake has become a popular destination for those seeking a serene getaway." Is what The City of Spirit Lake Website says about the location. A picturesque landscape that out door folk would love...but what if we were to tell you this place holds some paranormal secrets of its own. There are spirits that roam around the lake including a lady in white. Also, a VERY old tavern sits in Spirit Lake known as the White Horse Saloon!

Bloody Mary, Candy Man, Light as a Feather, and Biggie Smalls. What do all of these have in common? There is some kind of legend out there that by doing a specific metaphysical ritual? You'll have supernatural results. In most of those cases you need to stare into a mirror and summon someone, where as one is a popular game to play at slumber parties. This week on Bob After Dark, the team look at several of these rituals passed down from generations, and we even teach you how to play them! Note: Bob is not responsible if you summon some sort of monster. The rituals we look at is: The Forgotten Vending Machine, Night in the Woods, He Waits for you, The Dead Poet's Game, and Blind Man's Bluff. If you do attempt any of these, let us know the results!

According to Diana Yeado, "Once long ago and not so far away lived a lovely young maiden named Anna Story. She and her mother and the rest of their family lived in a little shack by the railroad tracks close to Leyden. About the same time there lived a Syrian peddler by the name of Sam Kalil who rode around the countryside selling from his wagonload of pots, pans and household items. He wanted to marry the beautiful Anna but her mother would have none of it. But she did have an eye for a good deal. So she told the peddler to come back when Anna was sixteen and he could have her hand in marriage...if...in the meantime she could help herself to his wares." We have an origin story with this. Long story short, Kalil murdered Anna and was sentenced. All these years later, some say that Anna haunts a stretch of road in Walhalla, North Dakota now called White Lady Lane. However, like most paranormal ghost stories? There are multiple origin stories to White Lady Lane. Tune into this episode as Count Panek and Bob try to figure out this strange web of stories from North Dakota.

According to Dangerousroads.org, "The road has been found to be the most haunted road (or reputedly so) in Pennsylvania, with drivers reporting all sorts of strange goings on which have left them spooked. Located in McCandless Twp, in Allegheny County, it’s one of the most enduring urban legends in the Pittsburgh region. The road is also known as Blue Mist Road, because an eerie blue mist that covers the road from time to time. There's a cemetery on this street. It has “road closed - no access” signs posted at both ends of the three mile street. Along this unpaved road are only a few houses and some abandoned structures. Local stories of murders, mysterious floating blue orbs, lynchings and people being chased by ghosts and strange animals seem pretty easy to believe on a stretch of desolate road in the middle of a big, busy and well-maintained county park." That is the topic of this week's episode. Joining us this week is pro-wrestling super star Steve Michaels of OVW Wrestling.

This week, the boys take a look at some haunted bridges across their home state of Indiana. A few of those include the Edna Collins Bridge in Green Castle, a structure haunted by a little girl who drown. The screaming bridge out of Avon, Indiana. Supposedly the unfortunate demise of a construction worker who died while building it. Hamilton Bridge in Mulberry, Indiana whom is guarded by a goblin like creature. Finally, the Dog Face Bridge in San Pierre, Indiana...which get this. Is haunted by a ghost that has the head of a dog and a body of a female woman. This episode is wild and full of laughs. Special call in from one Dr. Daniel Caruthers with the Circle City Ghostbusters of Indianapolis, Indiana. He calls in, talks about how to bust a haunted bridge, and talks a bit about their 501c3 Charity Organization. The Circle City Ghostbusters helps raise money for a lot of great causes around Indianapolis area. Find out more at https://www.circlecityghostbusters.com/?fbclid=IwAR1TJC8N0nGcQPAAKb_u21m_l6tlqUQws5rDCfRFf2k_PPrICJqbne3lIi0

According to the Cryptid Wiki, "The city of Toronto once had numerous streams and waterways that, as the city expanded, were built over and became a network of underground waterways, buried beneath the city and merging with the sewer systems. The Algonquian tribes of Canada spoke of man-like hairy creatures that thrived in these rivers before they were hidden away from the public. In 1978, a similar monkey-like creature was sighted living in an underground tunnel in Toronto." So what is the tunnel monster? We dive deep to see if it's an Ojibwe water spirit, feral creature, or perhaps even a Canadian Chupacabra.

According to Legends of America, "The Lemp Family began with Johann Adam Lemp, who arrived in St Louis from Eschwege, Germany, in 1838. Building a small grocery store at what is now Delmar and 6th Streets, he sold everyday household items, groceries, and homemade beer. The light golden lager was a welcome change from the darker beers that were sold at the time. The recipe, handed down by his father, was so popular that just two years later, he gave up the grocery store and built a small brewery in 1840 at a point close to where the Gateway Arch stands today. Lemp first sold his beer in a pub attached to the brewery, introducing St. Louis to its first lager. Before long, Lemp found that the brewery was too small to handle production and storage and found a limestone cave south of the city limits. The cave, located at the present-day corner of Cherokee and De Menil Place, could be kept cool by chopping ice from the nearby Mississippi River and depositing it inside, providing perfect conditions for the lagering process to run its course. Lemp’s Western Brewing Co. continued to prosper and, by the 1850s, was one of the largest in the city. In 1858, the beer captured first place at the annual St. Louis fair." Now how does someone who made beer to go to being cursed? " Scandals, secret child, and untimely deaths are all things to expect in this show.

Do you like being tickled? If the answer is no, then maybe you should avoid the Inuit demon known as The Mahaha. The Mahaha resembles an emaciated Inuit dressed in torn Inuk clothes. Their skin appears at least mildly blue (putrid and badly frostbitten), and their hair is often long, brittle and frozen stiff. Their eyes are often pale blue, or gray, or perhaps white without irises. They have a long, sharp set of fingernails, to boot. Their favorite way to torture their victims? Pin them down with some ice and tickle them to death. Wild stuff, eh? We also talk about the giant 10 foot creature supposedly wandering around the Miami Mall.

According to the Villains Wiki, "Redcap is an extremely evil and murderous type of goblin that is frequently described in English folklore, especially around the Borders, an area of land that traditionally separated England and Scotland. The area was often disputed, and as a result, many souls were lost in the bloody battle between the two nations. The Redcap was said to either take advantage of this conflict or be born from it, haunting the ruins of the Borders these fairy folk would murder any mortal foolish enough to get in their path." Join Count and Bob as they dive into this dangerous tiny creature lore!