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  • 02-05 Witch Way to the Gallows: The Pendle Witches

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    This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. cast a spell back to 17th-century Lancashire, England, to uncover the grim and legendary tale of the Pendle Witches.

    In 1612, a group of ten individuals, mostly women from two rival families, were accused of witchcraft, leading to one of the most famous and well-documented witch trials in English history. From curses and strange illnesses to alleged pacts with the devil, this story has all the ingredients for a truly dark and tragic supernatural saga.

    Join us as we explore the paranoia, accusations, and ultimately, the devastating fate of those accused, and wonder if they were truly dabbling in dark arts or just victims of a very bad neighborhood dispute.


    Sources

    ●    Castell, D. (Director). (2012).

    The Pendle Witch Child [Documentary]. BBC.

    ●    James I. (1597). Daemonologie, in

    Forme of a Dialogue. Robert Waldegrave.

    ●    Lumby, J. (1995). The Lancashire

    Witch Craze: Jennet Device and the Wild/Walking Family. Carnegie Publishing.

    ●    Poole, R. (Ed.). (2002). The

    Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories. Manchester University Press.

    ●    Potts, T. (1613). The Wonderfull

    Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster. W. Stansby for John Barnes.

    ●    Sharpe, J. (2002). The Lancaster

    Witches in Historical Context. In R. Poole (Ed.), The Lancashire Witches:
    Histories and Stories (pp. 1-18). Manchester University Press.

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  • 02-04 Coal-Hearted: The Bearpark Poltergeist

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    This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. journey to a small village in County Durham, England, to unravel the chaotic events of the Bearpark Poltergeist! In the 1980s, the home of the Usher family became a hotbed of paranormal activity, with objects flying, furniture moving on its own, and terrifying banging sounds echoing through the house.

    Was it a mischievous spirit, a family under immense stress, or just a particularly rowdy resident who really hated quiet nights?

    Join us as we sift through the documented disturbances and personal testimonies, and try to figure out if anyone actually got any sleep in that house.


    Sources

    ●    Clark, R. (n.d.). The Bearpark

    Poltergeist. Paranormal Database. https://www.paranormaldatabase.com

    ●    Cohen, D. (1982). The

    Encyclopedia of Ghosts. Dodd, Mead.

    ●    Marsden, S. (2007). The ghostly

    guide to the North East. The Journal.

    ●    Ritson, D. W. (2010). Haunted

    Durham. The History Press.

    ●    Underwood, P. (1971). A

    Gazetteer of British Ghosts. Souvenir Press.

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  • 02-03 The Denver Spiderman

    This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. get

    tangled up in the creepy, crawly tale of the Denver Spiderman! For months, residents of Denver were terrorized by reports of a mysterious figure who would scale the sides of buildings, peer into windows, and vanish into the night, leaving a trail of pure nightmare fuel. Was he a master burglar, a deranged prankster, or some kind of actual arachnid-human hybrid with a penchant for high-rise antics? Join us as we swing through the unsettling details of this bizarre urban legend and wonder if we should all be checking our windows a little more carefully.


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    Sources

    ●    Blanco, J. I. (n.d.). Theodore

    Coneys. Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/coneys-theodore.htm

    ●    Cannon, B. (2020, October 23). The

    Denver Spiderman: The tale of the man who lived in the attic. Colorado Public
    Radio.

    ●    Dunning, J. (1992). The Denver

    Spiderman. In Denver’s massive, messy, and mysterious past. Denver Post.

    ●    Nash, R. J. (1990). Encyclopedia

    of World Crime: Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Law Enforcement. CrimeBooks.

    ●    Snow, R. L. (2009). The Spider Man

    of Denver. In Slaughter in the mile high city. The History Press.

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  • 02-02 Snow Place Like Home: The Dyatlov Pass Incident

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    This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. bundle up for a chilling deep dive into the infamous Dyatlov Pass Incident! In 1959, nine experienced hikers mysteriously died in the Ural Mountains under utterly baffling circumstances, with their tent cut open from the inside and bodies found miles away, some with inexplicable injuries and odd radiation levels. Was

    it an avalanche, a secret military experiment, or something far more sinister and supernatural? Join us as we try to piece together the clues of this enduring cold case and wonder if their last moments were more about frostbite or fright.


    Sources

    ●    Anderson, L. (2019, February 4). Dyatlov

    Pass: The theories behind the mysterious deaths of nine hikers. The wildly
    popular theories explained.

    ●    Eichar, D. (2013). Dead

    Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Chronicle
    Books.

    ●    Gaume, J., & Puzrin, A. M.

    (2021). Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass
    incident in 1959. Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1),
    1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00081-8

    ●    McCloskey, K. (2013). Mountain

    of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. The History Press.

    ●    Nat Geo. (2021, January 28). Has

    science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? National
    Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com

    ●    Preston, D. (2020, February 10). The

    Dyatlov Pass Incident: A new theory. Smithsonian Magazine.

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  • 02-01 The Commuting Dead: The Corpse Walkers of China

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    This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. take a spooky trip to ancient China to uncover the chilling legend of the "Corpse Walkers," or Xiangxi赶尸 (gǎn shī). Imagine a funeral procession where the deceased aren't in coffins, but are being reanimated and guided on foot by Taoist priests through the mountains, often to their ancestral burial grounds. This macabre practice,

    sometimes involving bells, charms, and a lot of creepy walking, was believed to ensure a proper burial, and probably caused a few heart attacks for unsuspecting travelers. Join us as we explore this bizarre historical tradition and wonder if it's more about magic, logistics, or just the most unsettling form of Uber Eats ever devised for the afterlife.


    Sources Cited:

    ●    "Jing, L. (2018). The

    Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up. Pantheon.

    ●    Mair, V. H. (2018, November 3). Xiangxi

    corpse driving. Language Log. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=40562

    ●    Tapp, N. (2003). The Hmong of

    China: Context, Agency, and the Imaginary. Brill.

    ●    The World of Chinese. (2013,

    October 29). Walking the Dead. The World of Chinese Magazine.

    ●    Wong, K. (Director). (1985). Mr.

    Vampire [Film]. Bo Ho Film Company. (Note: Cultural reference for the
    popularity of the Jiangshi/Corpse Walker myth in media).

    ●    Zhang, Y. (2019). Folklore and

    cultural identity in the Xiangxi region. Journal of Chinese Cultural
    Studies, 14(2), 45-58.

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    10 min
  • Ghost Bites Season 2 Coming Soon

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    3 min
  • HH08 Roos Hall: The Headless Horseman’s Christmas Eve Delivery

    Featured Song: The Headless Uber of Beccles

    To hear this and all songs from Haunted Holidays 2025, check out our Suno Playlist of songs we put together!


    Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT travel to the English countryside of Suffolk to explore Roos Hall, a 16th-century Tudor manor and reputedly one of England's most haunted houses. Mike details the sinister history, including the house's past as a site for public executions where a gibbet once stood. Crucially, Mike introduces the spectacular, recurring Christmas Eve haunting: a phantom coach pulled by headless horses and driven by a headless horseman, who arrives at the front door only for a beautiful, ghostly woman to step out before the whole procession vanishes. JT critiques the sheer cinematic drama of the Headless Horseman's holiday arrival, analyzes the extreme consequences of looking into the spectral woman's eyes, and questions the efficiency of a headless driver on Christmas.

    Sources

    ●    Burials & Beyond. (2019,

    December 21). The Bramshill House Bride,
    or the Legend of the Mistletoe Bough. Retrieved from https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/12/21/the-bramshill-house-bride-or-the-legend-of-the-mistletoe-bough/

    ●    Hypnogoria. (n.d.). Door 21 - The Many Hauntings of Roos Hall.

    Retrieved October 14, 2025, from https://www.hypnogoria.com/ghosts_of_christmas21.html

    ●    Moon Mausoleum. (2024, December

    11). The Christmas Haunting of Roos Hall
    of the Headless Horseman. Retrieved from https://moonmausoleum.com/the-christmas-haunting-of-roos-hall-of-the-headless-horseman/

    ●    The Paranormal Database. (n.d.). Suffolk Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana.

    Retrieved October 14, 2025, from https://paranormaldatabase.com/suffolk/sufpages/suffdata.php?pageNum_paradata=1&totalRows_paradata=402

    ●    The Suffolk Coast. (n.d.). The Suffolk Coast's Most Haunted.

    Retrieved October 14, 2025, from https://www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk/articles/the-suffolk-coasts-most-haunted

    ●    US Ghost Adventures. (n.d.). The Headless Horseman of Roos Hall.

    Retrieved from https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/the-headless-horseman-of-roos-hall/

    ●    Weird Suffolk. (2020, December

    24). Weird Suffolk: The Christmas ghost
    at one of Suffolk's most haunted houses. Retrieved from https://www.eadt.co.uk/lifestyle/21328565.weird-suffolk-christmas-ghost-one-suffolks-haunted-houses/

    ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Bramshill House. Retrieved October 14,

    2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramshill_House

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    12 min
  • HH07 The Crescent Hotel: Quakery, Cadavers, and Cold Spots

    Featuring an Original Song: The Morgue at the Massage Parlor

    For this song and all of the Haunted Holidays songs, head over to our SUNO Playlist!

    Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT check into "America's Most Haunted Hotel," the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Mike details the hotel's notorious mid-life crisis when it was taken over by the charismatic but fraudulent "Dr." Norman Baker, who ran it as an experimental cancer hospital in the late 1930s. Mike covers the discovery of hundreds of bottles containing Baker's "cure-all" potions and, grotesquely, human tissue. Crucially, Mike includes the festive, yet chilling, ghost story of the Grand Christmas Tree that was inexplicably moved across the dining room during the holiday season. JT critiques Baker's fashion sense (a white linen suit and purple shirt), breaks down the sheer terror of a hospital using the basement kitchen as a morgue, and analyzes the spirits left behind, from the falling stonemason Michael to the ever-helpful cancer patient Theodora.


    Sources

    ●    Historic Hotels of America.

    (n.d.). Ghost Stories - 1886 Crescent
    Hotel & Spa. Retrieved from https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php

    ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (2021,

    September 29). Ghostly Happenings at the
    Crescent Hotel. Retrieved from https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/ghostly-happenings-at-the-crescent-hotel/

    ●    US Ghost Adventures. (2022,

    January 14). The Crescent Hotel
    'America's Most Haunted Hotel'. Retrieved from https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-crescent-hotel-americas-most-haunted-hotel/

    ●    Travel Eureka Springs. (n.d.). America's Most Haunted Hotel - Nightly Ghost

    Tours. Retrieved from https://www.traveleurekasprings.com/crescent-hotel-ghost-stories/

    ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (2023,

    August 4). Haunted Hotel History.
    Retrieved from https://crescent-hotel.com/about/history/

    ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (n.d.). Haunted Hotel. Retrieved from https://crescent-hotel.com/things-to-do/ghosts/

    ●    Smithsonian Magazine. (2018,

    October 27). The Charlatan of the Ozarks
    Still Looms Over the Haunted Crescent Hotel. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/

    ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (n.d.). America's Most Haunted Hotel - Crescent

    Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Retrieved from https://www.americasmosthauntedhotel.com/

    ●    YouTube. (2022, October 31). The truly haunted history of the Crescent

    Hotel in Eureka Springs, explored. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuEOBTpRiE

    ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (n.d.). Americas Most Haunted Hotel Archives.

    Retrieved from https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/tag/americas-most-haunted-hotel/

    ●    Crescent Hotel & Spa. (2024,

    February 15). The Baker Hospital – A
    Patient's Story. Retrieved from https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/uncovering-the-past/

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    11 min
  • HH06 Bramshill House: The Bride in the Box and 14 Ghosts

    Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT check into Bramshill House in Hampshire, England, reputedly one of the country's most haunted stately homes with over 14 specters. Mike details the house's magnificent Jacobean history, its famous owners (including a Lord Zouche and an

    exiled King of Romania), and the legendary ghost: The Mistletoe Bride (or White Lady). Mike covers the tragic tale of the bride who hid in an antique chest during a game of hide-and-seek, only to be found 50 years later as a skeleton in a wedding dress. JT dissects the bride's baffling choice of hiding spot, questions the sheer audacity of being haunted by a 'Green Man' and a 1920s tennis ghost, and reflects on the eternal trauma of a love story ruined by a faulty spring-loaded lid.


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    Sources

    ●    Burials & Beyond. (2019,

    December 21). The Bramshill House Bride,
    or the Legend of the Mistletoe Bough. Retrieved from https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/12/21/the-bramshill-house-bride-or-the-legend-of-the-mistletoe-bough/

    ●    Cope Collection. (2018, October

    31). The Bridal Chest of Bramshill, or, A
    Ghost Tale from the Cope Collection. University of Southampton Special
    Collections. Retrieved from https://specialcollectionsuniversityofsouthampton.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/the-bridal-chest-of-bramshill-or-a-ghost-tale-from-the-cope-collection/

    ●    House and Heritage. (2018, June

    25). BRAMSHILL PARK. Retrieved from https://houseandheritage.org/2018/06/25/bramshill-park/

    ●    US Ghost Adventures. (n.d.). The Bramshill House Bride. Retrieved

    from https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/the-bramshill-house-bride/

    ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Bramshill House. Retrieved October 14,

    2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramshill_House

    ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Legend of the Mistletoe Bough. Retrieved

    October 14, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Mistletoe_Bough

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    12 min
  • HH05 The Yule Cat: Fashion Policing to the Extreme

    Today on Ghost Bites, Mike and JT venture to

    Iceland to confront the most terrifying holiday figure—one who isn't interested in coal or spanking, but in your wardrobe: the Yule Cat (Jólakötturinn). Mike details the cat's monstrous size ("bigger than a house"), its association as the pet of the man-eating troll Grýla, and the bizarre rule that dictates its victim: anyone who does not receive new clothes before Christmas Eve. JT critiques the sheer absurdity of the cat’s mission as "holiday fashion police," breaks down the underlying economic anxiety of wool-processing, and praises the cat's commitment to high-stakes sartorial enforcement. It’s an episode about horror, high fashion, and the constant fear of wearing last year's socks.

    Sources

    ●    J. M. (2021, December 1). The Yule Cat of Iceland: A Different Kind of

    Christmas Tradition. Medievalists.net. Retrieved from https://www.medievalists.net/2019/12/09/frau-perchta-the-belly-slitter/

    ●    Nordic Visitor. (n.d.). Christmas in Iceland with the Yule Lads.

    Retrieved from https://www.nordicvisitor.com/blog/the-13-yule-lads-of-iceland/

    ●    Smithsonian Magazine. (2016,

    December 19). Each Christmas, Iceland's
    Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

    ●    US Ghost Adventures. (n.d.). The Legend of the Yule Cat. Retrieved

    from https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-legend-of-the-yule-cat/

    ●    Wikipedia. (n.d.). Yule cat. Retrieved October 9, 2025,

    from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_cat

    ●    ZME Science. (2024, December 17). The Yule Cat: Forget Santa, Embrace the Dark

    Side of Icelandic Christmas. Retrieved from https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/yule-cat-christmas-repubz/

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Ghost Bites is a weekly podcast from Mike and J.T. of Brew Crime, for quick dives into the haunted, spooky, and paranormal. Get your weekly dose of all things creepy, served with a side of laughs.…