Station 59

I'm driving the babble bus today. The very spooky story of the very haunted St. Albans Sanatorium in Radford, Virginia comes along with bonus tangents about the history of psychiatric treatments, haunted houses, and my secret ghost-hunting wishes.

Today's sources include...

onlyinyourstate.com, colonialghosts.com, Atlas Obscura, paraholics.com, themoonlitroad.com, stalbansvirginia.com, pastchronicles.com, ahauntedplace.com, Week in Weird, and theparanormal.net

If I'd realized sooner that this was my 50th episode, I would've made a fuss about it, but anyway, hi! Today is still special, because we're discussing one of my all-time favorite stories: The Bell Witch. Everyone always says ghosts can't hurt you, but this one may have killed someone. Let's get into it.

Today's sources include..

bellwitchcave.com, Wikipedia, theculturetrip.com, Atlas Obscura, legendsofamerica.com, All That's Interesting, and bellwitch.org

You know in Disney's "Haunted Mansion" how there's just a zillion different ghosts all chilling in one spot? That's basically the Shanley Hotel. From a loving hotel owner to an angry child murderer and everything in between, the Shanley in Napanoch, New York is home to a whole cast of characters. Today, we're gonna get into as many as we can before the plague catches up to me again.

Today's sources include...

thehauntedshanleyhotel.com, Mental Floss, clsasicnewyorkhistory.com, hauntedus.com, amyscrypt.com, and hauntedhouses.com

Today we're curing bad vibes with caffeine, and I can't decide if that's a good move or a bad one. On this episode, it's another compilation, as we deep-dive into three paranormal games/rituals that have gone viral online. I tell you all about the elevator game, the three kings ritual, and the Midnight Man, and go off on a couple tangents along the way, of course.

Today's sources include: sherryosborne.com, scarystudies.com, creepypasta.fandom.com, and weekinweird.com

I’m really putting my story-telling skills to the test with this episode. Today, I decided to keep it local-ish with the haunting of the Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. This is easily one of my favorite scary stories of all-time, and I’m so excited to share it with you! Dare I say this might be my spookiest episode yet? I’ll let you be the judge of that.

Today's sources include: visitatchison.com, onlyinyourstate.com, Wikipedia, saliehouse.com, and the episode of A Haunting titled "Sallie's House."

This is audio evidence of why I should never try to do anything past a certain time of night. Today's episode features the story of the Old City Jail in Charleston, South Carolina, as told by a very loopy, sleep-deprived Chelsea. We also dabble into the tale of Lavinia Fisher, America's first female serial killer. I'm so sorry about this one.

Today's sources include: Wikipedia, discoversouthcarolina.co, ghostcitytours.com, charlestonterrors.com, Atlas Obscura, and nightlyspirits.com.

I creeped myself out recording this one... Today, we're discussing the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, and more specifically, my investigation there! Grab yourself a beverage, hold on to your ball bags, and whatever you do, don't look into the nurses' station!

Today's sources include:

Wikipedia, allthatsinteresting.com, and trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com

You know when you're just sitting around and having a gossip sesh with your best friend? That's what this episode feels like. Get all the historical tea with me as I tell you all about the shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. We also discuss the (related) hauntings of the Boothill Graveyard, so grab a glass of wine and let's chat!

Today's sources include:

ok-corral.com, Wikipedia, ghostcitytours.com, Atlas Obscura, and discoverboothill.com

Grab your earl grey tea and join me as I attempt to cure my total mental breakdown with thoughts about cowboys! In this episode, we explore the Bird Cage Theatre and the Crystal Palace Saloon, in the very haunted Tombstone, Arizona. I also do a terrible Donny impression, share some hot takes about drunk people and weapons, and yeah, have a complete identity crisis... Sorry.

Today's sources include:

thelittlehouseofhorrors.com, tombstonebirdcage.com, ghostcitytours.com, Travel Channel, tucsonhiddengems.com, and echoesofthesouthwest.com