Once again, it’s time to pack up the Ope, A Ghost van and hit the road. We hope you have a taste for seafood and Tex-Mex because we’re headed to Galveston, Texas. Our first stop will be the Galveston Railroad Museum—also known as Jonathan’s Train Depot—where one traveler might have lost his head, but not his hat. Next, we’ll swing by the local Wal-Mart to pick up a few things and check in on the ghost children haunting the toy aisle. If we get sleepy, we can always stay at the famous Galvez Hotel and hope to catch a glimpse of Audra, the Lovelorn Lady. Or, we could check-in at The Tremont House hotel and visit with the ghosts of a nun and several children. Did we mention that The Tremont House was built atop a mass grave? Buckle up and enjoy the ride! P.S. Heaven is in charge of the radio so don’t ask. Hope you like Hamilton!

“Galveston’s Top 7 Haunts with Really Haunted Places” posted to YouTube by Really Haunted Places
Ghost City Tours
“Galveston Railroad Museum’s Headless Sailor Seems to Enjoy ‘Welcoming’ Visitors” from Chron on YouTube
Galveston Railroad Museum
“The Haunted Walmart of Galveston, Texas” from The Most Epic Adventurers with Robb Zipp on YouTube

Galveston History
Special Report on the Galveston Hurricane by: Isaac M Kline
Information on both hotels from Galveston Ghost
Reddit Story  & direct link to the user's video evidence

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Everyone is just dying to get in, or so the old joke goes, but these ghosts refuse to leave the cemetery. Join us as we stroll among the tombstones at two very haunted cemeteries. First, we’ll visit the burial place of Edgar Allan Poe at the Westminster Burying Ground where the ghosts range from Poe himself to the apparitions of grave robbers. Next, we’ll travel to Hollywood and visit the Hollywood Forever Cemetery where you can catch a concert and visit the grave of your favorite celebrity in the same visit. Among other ghosts you’ll find the silent film heartthrob Rudolf Valentino and a mysterious woman most often seen crying by the lake. Come along and play ghost in the graveyard for real!

Wikipedia - Westminster Burying Ground
Morbidly Beautiful - Westminster Burying Ground History
Fright Find - Westminster Burying Ground

Wikipedia - list of celebrities interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery
LA Ghost Tours
The Fatty Arbuckle Trial: The Injustice of the Century
Clifton Webb’s Ghost
“The Cursed Ring” by Dellantonio Caterina
Reddit post by Lemzmango

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Sometimes, two things go together so well they’ve come to epitomize togetherness. Peanut butter and jelly or Bonnie and Clyde come to mind, but this isn’t one of those times. In this episode, we look at two completely unrelated locations. The only thing they have in common is they are both haunted. First, we’ll visit Union Station in Kansas City. Missouri. Union Station was the site of a mob rescue gone wrong—or was it a hit job? Then we’ll head out west to the scenic Denver Botanic Gardens which were built on land that was once a cemetery. Of course they moved all the bodies; why wouldn’t they move all the bodies. They did move all the bodies, right?

American Hauntings “The Kansas City Massacre: Gangsters, Guns, and Ghosts at Kansas City’s Union Station”

WSHB Kansas City

Unionstation.org

Ghost Adventures “Union Station” S8 Ep10

The Dead Below: The Haunting of Denver Botanic Gardens by Richard Estep

Wikipedia : Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Republican Article: The Work of Ghouls

Hauntedrooms.com - Cheesman Park

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I hope you have your water bottle for this one because we’re going on a hike. But not just any old hike, we’re going on a haunted hike! Strap on your hiking boots and let’s hit the trails of one of the most haunted forests in Northern Ireland: The Ballyboley Forest. From there, we’ll travel thirty minutes north to Slieveanorra Forest, home of the mysterious gruagach. Next, dust off your trekking poles because we’re headed to northern Illinois and hitting the Des Plains River Trail and hiking through the haunted, if not cursed, Robinson Woods where hikers report strange smells, the sound of drums, and ghost lights.

Haunted Antrim by Madeline McCully

Gruagach - Cryptid Wiki

Cryptid Wiki Blog post from AuroraBoreasis1972 (contains their link to the audio they captured)

Illinois Haunted Houses - Robinson Woods

Ghostresearch.org - Robinson Woods

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Welcome to another Ope, A Ghost Book Club Minisode. Today we look at one of our favorites. Richard Estep is an author, paranormal investigator, and television personality. You may have seen him on Haunted Hospitals, Paranormal 911, or Destination Fear. Estep has written more than thirty books, but today we want to look at The Great American Ghost Trip (2021). In this whirlwind expedition from Colorado to Gettysburg and back, Estep investigates more than seven locations in only 12 days. The first stop is in Iowa at the mysterious Melvern Manor and runs through paranormal hotspots that includes the Monroe House in Indiana, the Farnsworth House
in Gettysburg, The Bellaire House in Ohio, and ends in Atchinson, Kansas at the notorious Sallie House. We had a great time reading this one, and we’re sure you will too. Easily 5 Stars from us!

Richard Estep - Books

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The Conjuring Movie vs. Reality

In 2013, moviegoers were engrossed with The Conjuring. The film would become the first of three in the Conjuring series—so far. Based on the true story of the Perron family, the story is pulled from the case files of famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. According to Andrea Parron, parts of the real story were left on the cutting room floor because it was too terrifying for audiences. So, what did Hollywood get right? Join us as we compare what happened in the film with what one of the real Parron children says happened. It’s both fascinating and terrifying.

Two Girls, One Ghost podcast  - October 31, 2023

“The Real-life Story Behind The Conjuring – New 4 (WOAI_ San Antonio

Van’s World Podcast – Ep. 7

Virtual Tour of the Conjuring House

Andrea Perron’s Book House of Darkness, House of Light

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The Devil seems to come in two shades: the biblical antagonist and the one we see in films, hellbent (if you’ll pardon the pun) on possessing mankind. In this episode we investigate demonic possession and the rite of exorcism. Join us as we travel to Northern Ireland to explore the case of a women who suffered fifteen years of torment until Canon Rev. William H. Lendrum exorcised her home. Then, we’ll travel to Iowa to discuss one of the most well-documented exorcisms of the 20th century when Emma Schmidt began exhibiting symptoms of possession at the age of fourteen.

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Jason Hawes’s video, discussed in our intro.

The Dark Sacrament: True Stories of Modern-Day Demon Possession and Exorcism by David M Kiely and Christina McKenna - On Amazon

Wikipedia - Anna Ecklund

Hushed Up History - The Evil and Exorcism of Emma Schmidt

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Abandoned places can sometimes give off a spooky vibe thanks to empty hallways and large open spaces once filled with activity but are now eerily quiet. Imagine if those same spooky spaces were also haunted. Join us on this episode as we visit two such places. The first is the once abandoned houses that make up Heritage Square, a museum to the architecture of Southern California from 1850-1950. Many of the house at the museum are haunted, each with their own story to tell. The second is the abandoned Cherokee Hills Boy Scout Camp where shadows and a ghost girl wearing a prom dress have been reported. Dim the lights and settle in for another ghostly episode.

Sources:
ParaFlixx Series Expedition Entity S3 Ep.2 “The Abandoned Scout Camp”
Discovery+ - The Osbournes Night of Terror
Discover Los Angeles
Big Orange Landmarks
Americas Haunted RoadTrip - article by Sally Richards

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Once again, we pack up the Ope, A Ghost van and head out on the road. This time, we’re headed to Eugene, Oregon. Located an hour from the coast and at the base of the Cascades, Eugene is chock full of haunted locations including cemeteries, theaters, parks, and haunted houses. Today we’ll explore the haunted South Eugene High School where a student fell to his death but his ghost lingers. Next, we’ll stop by the University of Oregon where several locations report all sorts of ghostly activity. Pack plenty of snacks and lets hit the road!

Theresa’s Haunted History of the Tri-State
Oregan Daily Emerald
The Daily Emerald Video
Anxious and Afraid, The Pod

Around the O Article
Folklore flags website
The Daily Emerald - Deady Hall 

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Welcome to another Book Club Minisode! Today we discuss Steve Gonsalves’s A Life With Ghosts: True, Terrifying, and Insightful Tales From My Favorite Haunts. Gonsalves is most recognizable to fans from his work on the Travel Channel show Ghost Hunters. In A Life With Ghosts, Gonsalves shares some of his favorite large-scale investigations and personal experiences after investigating over 1000 locations for more than 20 years. The book gives readers insights into the locations, things you didn’t see on Ghost Hunters, and into Gonsalves himself. It’s a fun memoir, and we recommend reading it.

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