The Ghost Catchers

By Minerva Sweeney Wren

Death isn't quite forever.

There is more to Marjorie than the House of Nod, the bizarre cult she's grown up in, but they won't let her leave. It's 1940, she is sixteen, and she is determined to find... more

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How many episodes does The Ghost Catchers have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

The Ghost Catchers episodes:

November 13, 2025 Chapter Sixty-Three: Door of Doom, Pandora
Today's episode includes: the enemy at last, strange becomings, and of course: Cornelius the Muffin.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
36min
October 31, 2025 Chapter Sixty-Two: Here We Are Now, The Impossible Ones
Today's episode includes: the elevator at long last again.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
13min
October 13, 2025 Chapter Sixty-One: Oh, To Be An Infernal Din!
Today's episode includes: a story about a lost friend and an announcement from the depths of my weird little soul.

This was a very important episode for me to post - I ended up recording in my kitchen closet so I could cry if I wanted to (and I did - muahaha), but that made the quality a bit foggy. I hope it's discernable, and thank you for bearing with humble quality for this strange and important episode. :)

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
26min
September 30, 2025 Chapter Sixty: The Red Thread Portrait, Accompanied by a Curtsy of Rat
Today's episode includes: a boy in a hospital waiting for a girl in a mirror, as well as potentially the end of all things.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
34min
September 13, 2025 Chapter Fifty-Nine: All's Better that Begins with Mystic Rats
Today's episode includes: a faucet gushing with periwinkle magic and a truly horrifying spool of thread.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
35min
August 30, 2025 Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Death and Resurrection of Cornelius the Unworthy
Today's episode includes: THE ELEVATOR.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
34min
August 13, 2025 Chapter Fifty-Seven: Skin and Other Parts for Sale
Today's episode includes: carts with noses and quite dangerous pickle flavored soda.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
35min
July 30, 2025 Chapter Fifty-Six: The Cathedral of Sighs
Today's episode includes: gargoyles with paper tongues and a hand you really don't want to meet.

www.minervasweeneywren.com

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
35min
July 29, 2025 Behind the Scenes of Oddsbodskins Galorium
CHEERS. <3 My Sweet Silly Grandma Wren Etsy Shop: MagicofMinerva
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27min
July 13, 2025 Chapter Fifty-Five: Here at the Beginning of Now
Today's episode includes: invisible visions in the sand, sand in Cornelius's hair, and the beginning of a desperately-longed-for con.

www.minervasweeneywren.com, @megmccauleyink | Instagram

I write for free and for the love of it, but if you'd like to donate to cover fees, that's @minervasweeneywren on Venmo. :)

Thank you for joining us, friend. You are welcome in this whimsical universe. Minerva Sweeney Wren has other podcasts and stories for you to enjoy. Meet Maude, the Magic Unusual from 1921, who stumbles into a world of supernatural gangsters, true friends, and plague mask thingies in MCGILLICUDDY AND MURDER'S PAWN SHOP.

Darren Curtis wrote the intro music. Please thank him! See you next time!
...more
34min

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How many episodes does The Ghost Catchers have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

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