Dying To Tell You

Depending on who you ask or where you look, the descriptions and attributes vary. What’s the devil’s origin story? Where is his kingdom? What’s his obsession with fire and brimstone? What the hell is brimstone? Did the devil even go down to Georgia? And, does he only play the fiddle? We are going to dive straight in to the lore, myth and evolution of the prince of darkness himself. I warn you, we may be here until hell freezes over.

[Trigger Warning: hell, devils, religious history]

Most of us aren’t likely before Halloween to make it to Transylvania to visit one of the most spookiest castles, and most well known, Bran Castle. However, I did find some equally eerie and possibly haunted castles right here in the United States that promise to be quite spirited. Find out why the Hearst Castle in California is filled with such mystery surrounding the millionaire. Hear about the eerie hauntings of Galveston, Texas following the Great Storm of 1900 and how Bishop Palace became one of Galveston's most haunted destination. Take a boat ride to Heart Island in the Thousand Islands in upstate New York to hear the heartbreaking story of Boldt Castle and why a lonely bride still wonders the island.

[TRIGGER WARNINGS: slight mention of alcohol, use of the word "mistress" once]

We can’t get back time once it’s lost. Or can we? One notorious Chicago mobster, Sam Cardinelli, who was nicknamed, the Devil — in 1921, used Daylight Savings to literally… save his life. 

Navigating the ocean was once fraught with danger — from sirens seducing sailors by their treacherous songs to wreck their ship upon the rocks. Or, sea monsters just looking to destroy a vessel for no good reason. The living have had a love affair with the sea… but, so have the dead. Sail along with me and take a tour of some of the most infamous ghost ships.

The 50 States of Fear... in 50 words or less for each state. From sea to shining sea, one thing each state in the US has in common is each has a haunted place that still stands today or legend which keeps the born-and-raised and tourist all in a state of fear. Join along from Alabama to Wyoming, and everywhere in between, on this spooky episode about the most haunted and ghostly places in the US.

[TRIGGER WARNING: suicide, murder, infanticide, miscarriage, loss of a child, slavery, violent murders, decapitation]

From Transylvania to Switzerland to the United Kingdom to the United States, Vampires have always been that of legend and lore. But, some of the best works of literary fiction are actually based on frightening facts.

[TRIGGER WARNING: death, vampires, brief mention of the act of cannibalism, random lyrics of one hit wonders]

Welcome back to my Spooktober!! I'm doing 2 episodes each week for the month of October. 

From Nightmare on Elm Street to Ghostbusters to Friday the 13th, for just a moment we'll suspended Hollywood reality and tell you a thing or two you might not have known about the true origin of your favorite horror movie. You know what they say, "Truth is stranger than fiction" (Mark Twain). 

[TRIGGER WARNINGS: death, murder of teens, cursing, the devil, mention of abortion, superstitions, ouija game boards]

We've all heard of ghost towns. We think they are just cities left behind, but what is left behind is much more terrifying than you can imagine. Join us on our tour of America's most haunted "ghost" towns and the spirits that refuse to leave. 

[TRIGGER WARNING: death, slavery, ghost, sex workers, the Wild West]

It’s said if you have the luck of the devil, you’re able to escape any fate worse than death, because as luck would have it — the odds are ever in your favor. For, Sharon Kinne, she had somehow managed to convince police that her 2 year old daughter had murdered her husband. She had purchased a devilishly blue thunderbird that led her to meeting a man whom she had an affair — whose wife would be rather unlucky and be murdered. [TRIGGER WARNINGS: mention of the definition of necrophilia, murder, escape from prison, mention of possible attempted rape] Please wait until the very end to hear my source list.

Today's drink is a shooter/shot called Wake The Dead 

We call them lucky. Those devil-may-cares that risk the tables being turned, especially when the stakes couldn’t be higher — because just when you’re sure that karma’s come to tap them on the shoulder, lady luck steps in once again.

Sharon Kinne, a convicted multiple murderess, had a whole lot of luck on her side as she escaped a Mexican Prison 51 years, 9 months and 16 days ago. Love was a game that she was more than willing to gamble away, but like with most games, there is a winner and a loser. And, all you need to win is nerves of steel and a killer instinct.