This week, things get strange. First, we promised you a doll update and we deliver! Then, one listener shares a chilling alien encounter and UFO sightings. Finally, we dive into the story of a shadow figure known only as "The Bad Man".

Turn off the lights, grab your headphones, and join us for another episode where reality gets a little too close for comfort.

If you have your own chilling encounters you'd like to share and have featured on the pod, please email us at [email protected], DM us on our social media or go visit Dear Darkness to spill your tea, link in our bios for her. 

Happy Halloween, we're so glad you're here! 

This week Hayley tells us all about the origins of Halloween, traditions from around the world and the thinning of the veil and Savanna talks about the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the real-life inspirations for Washington Irving's famous tale. 

Grab your drink, get some snacks, and let's get haunted. 

https://www.discoverboynevalley.ie/boyne-valley-drive/heritage-sites/tlachtga-hill-ward-athboyhttps://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/research/howhttps://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again 

https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/2160/1/Steenhuisen-Siemonsma%20Maria%20Johanna%20%282022%29%20Orbs%20in%20the%20Skyscape.%20An%20exploration%20of%20spiritual%20experiences%20with%20anomalous%20light%20phenomena.pdf 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287411203_A_critical_test_of_the_EMF-Paranormal_phenomena_theory_Evidence_from_a_haunted_site_without_electricity-generating_fields 

https://eastoncourier.news/2022/10/28/harry-the-lady-in-white 

Join us this week as we go behind the scenes and investigate the tragic and sometimes paranormal happenings on the sets of famous movies. Did we cover the movies you were thinking of?

If you have a movie or other interesting topic you'd like to hear us cover, please email us at [email protected] or comment or DM us on any of our social media! 

Sources:

https://www.factinate.com/things/24-creepy-facts-amityville-horror 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109506/ 

https://www.tribute.ca/news/annabelle-director-says-set-was-haunted/2014/10/02/ 

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-23/actor-and-two-children-killed-on-twilight-zone-set 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-29-mn-2189-story.html 

Join us this week as we dive into superstitions! We talk about the ones we partake in and learn about new ones and what the possible origins are!

If there's anything you'd like to hear on a future episode or something you'd like to share or just to say hi you can message us at [email protected] or on any of our social medias!

Sources for this episode:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Why-Do-People-Throw-Salt-Over-Their-Shoulder 

https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/why-are-black-cats-considered-unlucky.htm

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/18-superstitions-from-around-the-world/kAUxTWmzJ9QvLg?hl=en

https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-absurd-superstitions-from-around-the-world.htm

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-weirdest-superstitions-from-13-countries

https://www.ktb.gov.tr/EN-98631/superstitions.html

https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/friday-the-13th-superstitions-and-luck

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/10/15/why/Korea-superstitions-beliefs/20221015070009332.html

https://folklore.usc.edu/korean-electric-fan-superstition

https://folklore.usc.edu/threshold-superstition 

https://www.learnreligions.com/performing-threshold-blessing-2562847

https://templeofwitchcraft.org/opening-and-closing-doors 

https://korea.stripes.com/travel/fear-of-the-fan-a-korean-urban-legend-heats-up-in-the-summer.html

https://people.howstuffworks.com/unlucky-to-leave-hat-on-bed.htm 

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/electric-fans-and-south-koreans-a-deadly-mix-idUSSEO210261 

https://wordhistories.net/2019/06/08/somebody-walking-over-grave

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/someone-is-walking-over-my-grave.html

This week join us as we dive into the legends of The Beast of Bray Road and the story of Mercy Brown and the Great New England Vampire Panic.

If you have any urban legends or anything spooky or unnatural that you'd like us to look into or share, please email us at [email protected] or you can comment on any of our posts on social media and we'll see them there! 

Thank you so much for listening!

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-bray-road 

Rhode Island Historical Society — “Have Mercy: The Legend of Mercy Brown” 

This week, we dive into the unsettling world of clown urban legends. From phantom clowns luring kids near schools, tales of a tragic accident and a circus performer who never left the woods, and internet pranks gone too far, these stories blur the line between folklore and fear. 

https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2016/10/17/mass-clown-scare   

https://www.nbc26.com/news/creepy-clown-spotted-in-green-bay 

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-clown-sightings-spook-south-carolina-perplex-police-idUSKCN1190VM/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clown-sightings-south-carolina-creepy-details-released/

https://time.com/4473241/clown-sightings-south-carolina/

https://time.com/4519937/clown-sightings-craze-south-carolina/

https://time.com/4517709/penn-state-clown-hunt/

https://time.com/4543796/clown-masks-gun-men-san-francisco/ https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Three-men-with-creepy-clown-masks-and-a-gun-10155034.php

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/12/clown-sightings-ronald-mcdonald-keeps-low-profile-amid-creepy-craze

https://time.com/4533233/target-clown-masks-remove-halloween/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-catching/201610/the-great-clown-scare-of-2016

This week we're switching things up and diving into the origins of some urban legends!

First, we have the urban legend of The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs, The Candy Lady and The Bath Game! 

We hope you enjoy! If you have a suggestion for an urban legend for us to research or want to share a story please email us at [email protected] or DM us on social media. 

Sources for this week's episode:

Newspaper, The Columbia Missourian Monday March 20, 1950 Page 1-2

The Ghost in My Machine — The Most Dangerous Games: Daruma-san, or The Bath Game (Lucia Peters, Nov 12, 2014).

Silence of the Night (Penn State Folklore Blog) — Daruma-San (Oct 19, 2017).

Paranormal Housewife — Scrub A Dub Dub There’s a Spirit in the Tub (Kelly Butler, Apr 11, 2019).

Only In Your State - “The Legend of the Candy Lady May Be the Creepiest Urban Legend in Texas” (2024) 

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/state-pride/texas/candy-lady-urban-legend-tx 

Horror Addicts - “Nightmare Fuel: The Candy Lady” (modern retelling with creepy details): https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/tag/clara-crane/

Texas State Historical Association - “Terrell State Hospital” (history of the asylum): https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/terrell-state-hospital

Terrell Ghost Walk - “The Haunting Tale of Clara Crane, The Candy Lady of Terrell, Texas”: https://www.terrellghosts.com/blog/haunted-terrell-10/the-haunting-tale-of-clara-crane-139?

This week, we open the door to a haunted house with a sinister secret—then meet a friend who might not have been real at all. Next, a listener downloads a strange track on a CD they couldn’t explain. Then, a brush with a neighbor turns far creepier than expected. Finally, a file found that brings more questions than answers for one of our listeners.

From cursed music to trespassing, these stories remind us that sometimes curiosity really does come with a price.

If you have a story, please email it to us at [email protected] or the Dear Darkness form at the link in our social media bios. 

This week, laughter rings out from an empty room. Next, a glitch in reality leaves someone face-to-face with… themselves. Then, we hear the tread of footsteps in a house that should be silent, before heading into the wilderness where kids realize the eyes watching them aren’t human at all.

From phantom giggles to predators stalking, these stories will have you questioning what’s out there—and what’s already inside.

Bonus: a spooky update on the new dolls from Hayley!

If you have a story you want to share please email us at [email protected]

This week, you'll hear tales of a late-night babysitting job that turns unsettling. Next, a listener moves into a new home and discovers she's not the only one hearing things. Finally, an Ouija board session so terrifying you won't believe your ears.

From eerie houses to haunted messages, this episode of Ghost Stories and Gummies will have you leaving the lights on.

If you have a submission email us at [email protected] or follow the link in our social media bio to submit.