You guys, I did that thing I said I'd never do! I spent a night in the Lemp Mansion! And man, was it an experience. Ya'll know I'm a skeptic but something happened that even I (and my no-nonsense Auntie) could not explain. Listen and tell me what you think!

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Music is magic and these stories prove that sometimes that magic is of the black variety. Listen to these tales about some of the most famous rock stars in history and their experiences with fatal premonitions, curses, deals with the devil, magical powers and aliens. From  The 27 Club to  the Curse of the Grunge Singers, we cover it all in this episode. Everyone wants to be a rock star but fame and fortune comes with a price!

https://otakukart.com/how-did-marc-bolan-actually-die-everything-we-know/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-27-club-a-brief-history-17853/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2021/11/02/lynyrd-skynyrd-drummer-artimus-pyle-on-infamous-1977-plane-crash-i-thought-i-was-dying/?sh=7b7babca682d

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/ballad_of_jimi_the_song_that_predicted_the_death_of_jimi_hendrix

https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/elvis-presley-believed-in-extra-terrestrials-616079

https://www.loudersound.com/features/sammy-hagar-abducted-by-aliens

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-garcia-reflects-on-the-grateful-dead-in-1984-interview-92718/

https://denniselsas.com/jerry-garcia/

Interview with Jerry Garcia (tripod.com)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Pigpen%22_McKernan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Boon

https://thelosangelesbeat.com/2014/12/d-boon-the-day-the-music-died/

Soaked in Bleach, 2015

More Haunted Rock n Roll , by  Matt Swayne, 2018

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Breakups hurt. Sometimes it feels like the pain will never end and for some, it doesn’t. Here are the tales of six unlucky souls who took their breakup drama into the afterlife.


Journey into Darkness, Ghosts and Vampires of New Orleans, Kalila Katherina Smith

https://glasgow-grinning-blog.tumblr.com/kuchisake-onna

https://www.seisen.com/student-life/seisen-post/features/~board/seisen-post/post/urban-legend-of-the-slit-mouthed-woman

The Ghosts of the 17Hundred90 Inn | Haunted Savannah Hotel (ghostcitytours.com)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_4Yzpfqaag

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/tales-of-ghostly-lovers-and-spooky-soul-mates

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2021/09/27/haunted-michigan-road-trips-halloween-things-to-do/5797590001/

http://hauntednation.blogspot.com/2016/09/bottom-of-cup-tea-room-new-orleans-la.html

https://www.ncpedia.org/white-doe-legend#:~:text=It%20appeared%20suddenly%20in%20the,the%20ghost%20of%20Virginia%20Dare.

https://folkloreamerica.tumblr.com/post/111002465809/thomas-rowes-one-true-love

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_Hundred_90_Inn

https://www.hnoc.org/vcs/property_info.php?lot=11332

https://www.gq.com/story/the-haunted-strip-clubs-of-new-orleans

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Virginia-Dare

https://innonbathcreek.com/most-haunted-north-carolina/

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Looking for a new vacation destination? How about Hades? I hear you can visit your favorite dead celeb and get all your questions about the future answered down there, as long as you bring a vial of your own blood as a snack. Listen and learn about 13 places on Earth that contain portals to Hell.
Sources:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/11-hidden-spots-to-enter-the-underworld
https://www.tripadvisor.com
https://amandaheadlee.com/2014/10/06/ancient-mayan-cenotes/
Seven Gates of Hell - Hellam Township
https://allthatsinteresting.com/houska-castle
https://www.loughderg.org/visiting-the-sanctuary-of-st-patrick-lough-derg/
https://gizmodo.com/13-places-on-earth-thought-to-be-entrances-to-hell-1441628317
https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/hekla/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Hierapolis-ancient-Phrygian-city
https://icelandictimes.com/hekla-heklas-fearsome-reputation-through-the-ages/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Purgatory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploutonion_at_Hierapolis#cite_note-stra-6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengdu_Ghost_City
https://www.volcanocafe.org/hekla-of-history-the-1104-eruption/
http://websites.umich.edu/~ssgchem/BPCtravel/2009ChinaA/W21FengduGhosts/index.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/experts/guillermo-de-anda/
https://ticotimes.net/travel/a-weekend-in-nicaragua-part-2-masaya-volcano
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926641-900-the-monk-who-went-to-hell-in-a-basket/
https://www.historymuseum.ca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacus_Curtius
https://www.racontour.com/paddy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron

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RASSLIN'! It was the sport of choice in my home in the 80s, despite the fact that we had no health insurance. What does professional wrestling have to do with the paranormal? Well, the family that ruled the wrestling ring back then was also the most cursed. In this episode we cover the Von Erich clan, whose patriarch made a series of choices that may have cost him his entire family, save for one lone survivor. Was a ghost to blame or just questionable parenting? Listen and decide!

Sources:
The Dark Side of the Ring: The Last of the Von Erichs, Vice, Season 1, Episode 4

The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling, by David Shoemaker

 https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/von-erich-family-curse-wrestling-family-story-dark-side-of-the-ring

https://classicwrestlingarticles.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/acute-enteritis-blamed-for-von-erichs-death/

prowrestlingfandom.com

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/13/Funeral-services-for-wrestler-David-von-Erich-who-was/6328445496400/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/obituaries/james-harris-kamala-dead-coronavirus.html

http://wrestlingwithdeath.blogspot.com/2011/10/mike-von-erich-battles-toxic-shock.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Von_Erich

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-30-mn-25242-story.html

https://apnews.com/article/9fc70366732ac46e42f4e646fb5958fc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Pt5bgBDUE&t=93s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_strikes#Asian_mist

https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/kerry-von-erich/

http://www.oandplibrary.org/poi/1999_03_209.asp#:~:text=The%20median%20survival%20time%20(50%25%20survival)%20for%20the%20non,time%20is%20about%202.4%20years.

Wrestler found shot dead family has lost five sons Latest tragedy apparently a suicide – Baltimore Sun

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A lot of places claim to be America's Most Haunted house but the Myrtles Plantation is the queen of them all. She needs no introduction, but let me do it anyway: this 226 year old homestead houses a dozen or so ghosts, all with their own unique and terrifying backstories. Last week I spent the night there, and let me tell you, it was an experience to remember!  Listen as I tell you the history and hauntings of this beautiful mansion.

Sources/links to pics:

The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House, by Frances Kermeen
Haunted Houses: Chilling Tales From 26 American Homes, by Nancy Roberts& Taryn Plumb

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/life/luxury-living/2018/10/25/myrtles-plantation-louisiana-222-year-old-haunted-mansion-ghost-stories/1515823002/

https://www.bradfordhouse.org/history/#:~:text=David%20Bradford%20was%20a%20successful,but%20also%20by%20its%20fittings.

https://973thedawg.com/myrtles-plantation-ghost-picture/

https://thehauntedplaces.com/the-scariest-room-at-myrtles-plantation-fannie-williams-room/#:~:text=The%20scariest%20room%20at%20the,purchased%20the%20house%20in%201891.

https://www.wafb.com/story/36992338/not-your-average-selfie-louisiana-plantation-posts-haunted-picture/

https://rachjensen.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/surviving-a-night-at-the-most-haunted-home-in-america/

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/life/luxury-living/2018/10/25/myrtles-plantation-louisiana-222-year-old-haunted-mansion-ghost-stories/1515823002/

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What could be better than a random appendicitis attack? How about an undead nun to nurse you back to health! Listen to a collection of bone-chilling stories of hospital hauntings from the healthcare workers who lived to tell the tales. Then we top this horror sundae off with a review of one of the most haunted hospitals in America -  Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium!

https://www.therealwaverlyhills.com/

https://osamds.com/hospital-ghost-stories/

https://www.thegypsynurse.com/blog/13-scary-hospital-stories-travel-nurses/

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/961489#vp_3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium

Ghost Hunters, season 13, episode 9

https://www.wlky.com/article/the-legend-of-louisville-s-spooky-waverly-hills-sanatorium/38090750

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They say money can't buy happiness (I disagree), but winning a multi-million dollar jackpot could, right? You'd think! Listen to  these true stories of seven lotto winners who flushed their money - and sometimes their lives - down the drain. Tell me - do you think the lottery is cursed?

https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/tragic-stories-lottery-winners-article-1.2492941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Shakespeare

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/curse-of-the-lottery-the-tragic-stories-of-big-jackpot-winners

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/sun-city/sun-city-west-has-valleys-luckiest-powerball-store

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/highest-us-lottery-jackpot-see-top-powerball-mega-millions-prizes/6002049001/

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/08/23/kentucky-lottery-winner-died-penniless/594716001/

https://www.news-graphic.com/news/lotto-millionaire-remains-jailed/article_751465c2-1752-11e3-93ad-0019bb2963f4.html

https://www.news-graphic.com/news/former-lottery-millionaire-indicted-in-connection-with-alleged-stabbing/article_5840c4cc-e53c-11e4-9e05-6787a11d515b.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517550/Powerball-winner-David-Lee-Edwards-dies-penniless-12-years-scored-27million-jackpot.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dampier

https://www.wfla.com/news/from-our-archives-10-years-later-florida-woman-reflects-on-husband-murdered-after-winning-lottery/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10078187/Infamous-lottery-winner-Michael-Carroll-remarries-ex-wife.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/01/20/william-bud-post-iii/e2c64b90-550d-470f-8337-d853795888bd/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/4500720/lotttery-winner-new-jersey-now-trailer-park/

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You'll never hear a story quite as bizarre as that of Bobby Mackey's Music World, a haunted honky tonk in Wilder, Kentucky. It's true crime meets demonic possession! Within its walls is a long history of murder, mob activity and Satanic cults, all set to the tune of a steel guitar.   Bring your vial of holy water to this one, guys!

Sources:
Ghost Hunters, Season 1, Ep. 1, 2008, The Travel Channel

https://bittersoutherner.com/honky-tonk-haints

https://ghostfables.wordpress.com/tag/janet-mackey/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Pearl_Bryan

https://creepycincinnati.com/2012/01/28/rip-carl-lawson/

Exorcism of Carl Lawson, part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWrYUadXdKI

Exorcism of Carl Lawson, part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzQyBVmg9eA

Exorcism of Carl Lawson, part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDzsA-1ukXM

https://creepycincinnati.com/2012/01/28/rip-carl-lawson/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncViixv8vVo

Ghosts of Bobby Mackey’s Music World, by Dan Smith

Terror at Bobby Mackey’s Music World, by Don Hensley

The Exorcism of Carl Lawson, by Don Hensley

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Elevators. Escalators. Turtles falling from the sky. We all have a phobia about the things that could kill us. In this episode we explore the probability of you getting killed by what you fear most, as well as some of the most bizarre, improbable and downright dumb ways people have bit the dust. WARNING: Graphic content, death and dismemberment. Please use discretion and skip this one if you're triggered by these topics.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108969/unpleasant-ways-to-die-us-adults-opinion/

https://www.cdc.gov

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/most-horrifying-escalator-deaths-scalped-23428912

https://www.ranker.com/list/escalator-deaths/christopher-shultz

https://www.uspokersites.com/poker-news/new-orleans-police-identify-the-man-who-died-in-harrahs-escalator-fall/4529

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jennifer-stranges-family-awarded-165-million-in-wee-for-wii-contest-death/#:~:text=Jennifer%20Strange%2C%20a%2028%2Dyear,Wee%20for%20a%20Wii%22%20contest.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/24/embalmer-for-14-years-ask-me-anything

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16614865

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_97d9e542-73ff-5c7c-be2b-88ace5e7cd6b.html

https://www.kktv.com/2021/09/02/18-year-old-killed-when-elevator-falls-crushing-him/

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/1975/CPSC-Releases-New-Study-On-Bathtub-And-Shower-Injuries#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20over%20100%20people,in%20bathtub%20and%20shower%20accidents.

https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hacking-elevators-bypass-access-control-systems-visit-locked-floors-restricted-levels-any-building-0184788/

https://medium.com/purple-theory/vending-machines-vs-sharks-3e2362d762fa#:~:text=More%20recent%20statistics%20by%20the,the%20machine%20over%20onto%20them

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