This week, TCKP looks at the state with, reportedly, the most ghost sightings per capita. Boon Island and the Herbert Grand Hotel are two of the mysterious haunts in the state. 

Sources:
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/01/maine-has-more-ghost-sightings-per-capita-than-any-other-state/
https://www.herbertgrandhotel.com/our-history
https://www.theirregular.com/articles/ghost-hunters-investigate-hotel/
https://www.pressherald.com/2013/04/06/in-kingfield-you-just-might-have-a-ghost-of-a-chance_2013-04-07/
https://blog.tdstelecom.com/news/tds-haunted-hot-spots/
https://nationalparanormalassociation.blogspot.com/2013/03/

The Crooked Key Podcast explores the Peace Garden State and finds some less than peaceful hauntings. 

Sources:
http://www.ghostsofamerica.com/5/North_Dakota_Medora_ghost_sightings.html
https://www.hauntedplaces.org/medora-nd/
https://www.panicd.com/chateau-de-mores.html
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-dakota/rough-riders-hotel-nd/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medora,_North_Dakota#:~:text=Medora%20was%20founded%20in%201883%20along%20the%20transcontinental,ship%20refrigerated%20meat%20to%20Chicago%20via%20the%20railroad.
https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-inns/1793-chateau-de-mores%20

Our final episode on Witchcraft this week. Jenni looks at the dark side of witchcraft. Karen has three stories of curses. 

Sources:
https://thetravelingwitch.com/blog/2016/12/21/quick-curses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvius_Narcisse#:~:text=Clairvius%20Narcisse%20%28January%202%2C%201922%20%E2%80%93%201994%29%20was,vodou%2C%20and%20forced%20to%20work%20as%20a%20slave.
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/01/the-mysterious-paranormal-death-of-christopher-case/
https://www.rsc.org.uk/macbeth/about-the-play/the-scottish-play

This week, Jenni discusses the tools of witchcraft and Karen talks about why witches looked the way they did in folklore. 

Sources:
https://www.exploreyourspirit.com/blog/witchhats#:~:text=When%20magical%20beings%20and%20practitioners%2C%20high%20priests%20and,focus%20this%20energy%20in%20their%20rituals%20and%20practices.
https://boingboing.net/2014/10/29/why-are-witches-green.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_mark
https://jsyk.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/why-do-wizards-have-magic-wands-and-staffs/
https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms#:~:text=Anthropologist%20Robin%20Skelton%20suggests%20the%20association%20between%20witches,moon%20to%20encourage%20the%20growth%20of%20their%20crops.
http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/October10/healingwise.htm#:~:text=Witches%20have%20long%20pointy%20noses%20and%20chins%2C%20because,represent%20the%20crone%20aspect%20of%20women--our%20old%20age.
https://witchcraftandwitches.com/spirit-animal-familiar/terms-animals/#:~:text=According%20to%20folklore%2C%20toads%20were%20used%20as%20charms,and%20are%20also%20thought%20to%20have%20psychic%20powers.

TCKP continues our study on witchcraft. Today, we look at different practices around the world. We also take a deep dive into the practice of Wicca.

Sources:
https://matadornetwork.com/read/countries-witchcraft-exists-practiced/

Did you ever think you knew about a subject but when you looked into it, you didn't know as much as you thought? This month, TCKP dives into the world of witchcraft and it's so much more than we expected.

Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witcheshttps://witchcraftandwitches.com/witchcraft/history/

TKCP finds lots of hauntings in the maze of the Pike Place Market and in the Victorian Walker Ames House. 

Sources:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wa-pikemarket/
http://hauntedhouses.com/washington/pike-place-market/
https://random-times.com/2019/08/12/history-haunting-and-secrets-of-seattles-pike-place-market/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/special-reports/ghost-stories-haunt-pike-place-market/

This week, TCKP takes a look at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital and the infamous Pine Barrens in New Jersey.

Sources:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-jersey/haunted-pine-barrens-nj/
https://www.insider.com/inside-new-jersey-pine-barrens-legends-abandoned-ghost-towns-2019-10#:~:text=%20%20%201%20Lore%20runs%20thick%20through,most%20haunted%20places%20in%20America%20.%22%20More%20
https://www.njpinebarrens.com/the-legend-of-the-jersey-devil/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-pine-barrens/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/09/the-cursed-blue-hole-of-new-jersey/

This week on the podcast, we explore the haunted town of Rugby and the Wheatlands Plantation. 

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby,_Tennessee
https://www.wate.com/news/as-seen-on-wate/haunted-tennessee/step-back-in-time-perhaps-see-spirits-in-1880-victorian-village-historic-rugby/#:~:text=RUGBY%2C%20Tenn.%20%28WATE%29%20%E2%80%93%20It%E2%80%99s%20been%20called%20the,it%20to%20buy%20land%20on%20the%20Cumberland%20Plateau.
https://rutherfordsource.com/strange-haunting-story-rugby-tn/
https://fullmourning.com/2019/11/20/a-haunted-utopia-rugby-tn/
https://www.oakridger.com/article/20141029/News/141029859

When I think of the paranormal, I don't think of Utah. That has all changed now. This state was a little bit of everything, maybe even werewolves and vampires. Don't miss this episode of The Crooked Key Podcast to hear all about it.

Sources:
https://www.utahvalley.com/plan/day-trip-and-itinerary/history-buff-itineraries/ghost-towns---haunted-places/
https://www.heraldextra.com/business/santaquin-staple-leslies-family-tree-closes-doors-after-36-years/article_c7fef5cf-b030-5a17-9ca8-4e108b80bbef.html
https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54036403&itype=CMSID
https://www.paranormalpreppodcast.com/2020/04/leslies-family-tree-investigation.html
https://www.ksl.com/article/42055094/utah-county-restaurant-has-over-100-spirits-at-any-1-time-owner-says
https://graylilyproject.weebly.com/who-is-lilly-e-gray.html

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