The Ghost Story Guys

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What's The Ghost Story Guys about?

Somewhere on the border of sleep there's a little mountain cabin you dream about, but can never quite reach. From there, authors Brennan Storr & Ian Gibbs explore the dark corners of the world. Join them.

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Mini Show for December 1, 2020

12.01.2020

On this dive into the mailbag we try to make peace with Turducken, bust at least one wanna-be ghost, and so much more. Not only that, but there's a waltz AND a polka. Also on this episode: the horror of ...

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12.01.2020 Mini Show for December 1, 2020 On this dive into the mailbag we try to make peace with Turducken, bust at least one wanna-be ghost, and so much more. Not only that, but there's a waltz AND a polka. Also on this episode: the horror of ...
11.24.2020 Episode 98: They Come From the Forest - The Haunting of Poland In our first themed episode since "Doppelganger Country" in July, Poland brings the terror with ten stories of haunted history, spectral riders, and undefinable horrors that want you out of their forest. Don't listen to this one in the dark. ...
11.17.2020 Mini Show for November 17, 2020 Spectral earthquakes, the poltergeist that follows you home, and an angry Vardøger are just a few of the things we find in the mailbag on this mini show. Also: that time Ian lived "As I Lay Dying", and the finer ...
11.10.2020 Episode 97: The Forever Halloween October 31 may be past but when you're a grown-up, Halloween is forever, if you want it. On this episode we decide the calendar is wrong and chase that spooky dragon into the dark corners of the world, along the ...
11.02.2020 Mini Show for November 3, 2020 Visual disturbances, incongruous t-shirts, and a recommendation to check out a little stranger named Bagans are just a few of the things we find when out dive into the mailbag on this mini show. Also, a tragic "Chicken Talk" and ...
10.27.2020 Episode 96: The Crystal & Bone House What is it to have the gift of second sight? One listener writes into tell us, and it's a wild ride of omens, messages from beyond, and what may very well be a psychic battle. We also hear from yet ...
10.20.2020 Mini Show for October 20, 2020 Ok, so 54 minutes is pushing it for a "mini" show, but when you've got ghost stories, Ian being smitten by God, a conversation about the hidden world of customer service AND the gift of fear, it's hard to know ...
10.13.2020 Episode 95: The Burning Child The titular story isn't as bad as it sounds, unless you're particularly afraid of the Djinn, then we can't help you. That's right, our final story tonight may be a rare account of those traditionally middle-eastern beings making an appearance ...
10.06.2020 Mini Show for October 6, 2020 Visits from lost loved ones? Porno real estate? Favorite skeptics? It must be a mini show. On this installment we share the latest and greatest correspondence from our audience and, as always, go some places we never expected. Also, Brennan ...
09.29.2020 Episode 94: Cold Feelings in the Night Have you ever woken up to a suddenly cold room, certain you were being watched? Had your phone call for help without your knowledge? Seen the shadows take the form of someone you love? Our listeners have, and from civilians ...
09.22.2020 Mini Show for September 22, 2020 Yet again into the mailbag, dear friends, where the conversation goes way off the rails into hanging around haunted parking lots, Ian interpreting dreams, and toxic relationships, among other things. We also share two listener stories from the Ghost Line, ...
09.15.2020 Episode 93: The Approaching Void and Other Stories It's a rainy night and you're only two blocks from home when you see, in a flash of lightning, one place the rain isn't falling. In the next flash, that void has come closer. Can you get home before it ...
09.08.2020 Mini Show for September 8, 2020 Welcome, friends and neighbors, to our very first mini show! On this episode we dive into the GSG mailbag and talk about audio anomalies, where Brennan's ghost children come from (not like that), and answer your questions. We also share ...
09.01.2020 Episode 92: Shapes in the Closet You're working alone one night when someone tries the door. You're busy, so you wait for them to leave, but they keep coming back again and again. Finally, in frustration you open the door to see what they want but ...
08.18.2020 Episode 91: It Wasn't a Dream - It Was the Clown One awful, grief-stricken night the voice of a recently departed loved one comes across your car's AM radio. Communication is difficult, but it's undeniably them. Your heart leaps, and you pour out all the feelings you've been holding onto since ...
08.04.2020 Episode 90: Creatures With Covered Faces This time around we start off light, with dishwasher poltergeists and reassuring visits from passed-on loved ones, then we head into deep waters where wait the Hat Man, shadow children, and way down in that far dark, the creatures with ...
07.21.2020 Episode 89: Doppelgänger Country What happens when a familiar voice calls you into the dark corners of your home while you're alone in the house? Can you keep it together when you hear your loved one giggling in the next room, just before their ...
07.07.2020 Episode 88: This is Not the End This time around we dive back into our bag of listener stories and come out with doppelgangers, shadowy pursuers, and a childhood friend who is not as he seems, plus a whole lot more. Also on this episode: yurt living, ...
06.23.2020 Episode 87: A Star in a Dark Night - The Haunting of the Philippines What's it like to grow up haunted in the Philippines? On this episode two of our listeners share their stories of exactly that, and take us on a journey that reassures as much as it frightens. From being cursed by ...
06.09.2020 Episode 86: Objects in the Mirror May Be More Haunted Than They Appear On this episode we confront that which we fear the most - mirrors and find there are far worse things looking back at us than our reflections. With stories coming from Mexico, Serbia, and New Zealand, among other places, it's ...
05.26.2020 Episode 85: The Phantom of the Factory On this globe-spanning episode we explore our very first set of Djinn stories from Pakistan, a disembodied hand reaches around the door of an Australian hospital, an urban explorer in the Rust Belt meets his match, and so much more! ...
05.12.2020 Episode 84: Don't Answer the Door It's time for another round of listener stories and things get weird: phantom cats, the little girl in the vents, a man held hostage by an unseen presence, and the very real dangers of falling asleep with the door unlocked ...
04.28.2020 Episode 83: The Riddle of the Mountains What nightmares await amidst the alpine peaks above us? On this episode we find out, and guest storyteller Paul Bestell of the Mysteries & Monsters podcast is along for the ride. A hungry mountain, the man in the well, and ...
04.14.2020 Episode 82: The Shadows Know In trying times, we can always count on our fear of shadow people to supersede other concerns. On this episode they're hiding in basements, destroying relationships, and quite possibly ending up on watchlists. Ever wondered about the efficacy of throwing ...
03.31.2020 Episode 81: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Haunted This time around we join Idris Elba in canceling the apocalypse by recording this bad boy from 2 separate locations, a first for the show. We laugh, we cry (not really), and we tell some great goddamn listener stories, in ...
03.17.2020 Episode 80: May the Dead Rise Up to Meet You - The Haunting of Ireland St. Patrick's Day is upon us and that means it's time for us to share our long-in-gestation episode about haunting in Ireland! This one is a special show, with stories that are unique to the Emerald Isle: the shadows in ...
03.03.2020 Episode 79: This Jacob is Dead Psychic hostages, more encounters with the pale shadows, a dead little boy in the mirror, and one of the most unsettling stories we've ever heard are just a few of the things you'll find on our latest set of listener ...
02.18.2020 Episode 78: Whisperers in the Dark You're alone in the dark and someone, or something, calls your name - what do you do? On this episode, our listeners share their experiences and tell us exactly how they dealt with disembodied voices, mid-air fireballs, camping trips in ...
02.04.2020 Episode 77: Those Haunted Penitentiary Blues Break out your harmonicas and striped pajamas because on this episode we're taking a look at haunted prisons, past and present, with an exclusive look into the strange goings-on at an unnamed Florida penitentiary, courtesy of our listener Michael. This ...
01.21.2020 Episode 76: This Present Darkness On our first official episode of 2020 we dive into a huge pile of listener stories and find shadow people waiting in the night, visits from the Sideways People, the hands under the bed, and so much more. We also ...
01.07.2020 Episode 75: Over the Years and Through the Woods On this episode we took a look back at some of your (and our) favorite stories from the last couple years, calling back to episodes like "Taxi to the Other Side", "Who Ya Gonna Call?", "Ghost in the Machine" and ...
12.22.2019 Episode 74: A Very Scary Christmas, Volume 2 It's the ho-ho-holidays and so we have a very special episode for all of you. On this episode we share two tales of horror, one of which is written by Brennan and being heard for the first time. They are ...
12.10.2019 Episode 73: Roadtripping the Great Beyond On this episode we hop in GSG1 (Brennan's Toyota) and head off in the direction of parts unknown. Along the way we find stories of disappearing gas stations, towns that aren't there, a spectral truck haunting the lonely places, and ...
11.26.2019 Episode 72: The Lady Vanishes On this episode we welcome guest storyteller Kevin Eustace of the podcast "We Need to Talk About Ghosts" to help us tell stories of spectral women. From trains in India, to open-air malls in Salt Lake City, the only thing ...
11.12.2019 Episode 71: Do You Know the Boiler Room Man? On this episode we navigate the post-Halloween hangover with stories of a running giant, grave dancing, and the creeping terror of The Boiler Room Man. Also on this episode: Food subscriptions, a kitten arrives, and what is said, may never ...
10.29.2019 Episode 70: The Curious Case of Bumblebuzz On our final episode of October we take another look into the mailbag to find listener stories that scare us just about as much as anything we've put into this show. There's a strong chance the final story will make ...
10.15.2019 Episode 69: Pennies From Heaven (or Thereabouts) On our second episode of the Halloween season we share listener stories about the dearly departed coming for one last goodbye, a former firehouse where spirits are trying to spread some cheer, confessions of a night shift nurse, and so ...
10.01.2019 Episode 68: What Does the Fox (Man) Say? October has begun, and with it Listener Story Month! On this episode we share listener tales of encounters with a fox man in Northern Idaho, another run-in with the long-legged shadow beast, visitations from loved ones and a sculpture that ...
09.17.2019 Episode 67: The Haunting of India After three long weeks away we're back in the studio and ready to explore the high strangeness of the Indian subcontinent, finding numerous encounters with nature spirits, a house that refuses to be a home, and much more. Also on ...
09.03.2019 Episode 66: Demons of the Prairie On this episode we trek out across the lonesome prairies to find, if not demons, then at least their closest cousins; from drums in the dark, to a Lakota myth come to life, you'll never trust the flatlands again. Also ...
08.20.2019 Episode 65: What Would You Do If the Shadows Moved? On this episode we truly do head out into the darkness in search of shadow people stories, and by God they are there - multiple reports of a shadowy little girl, three horrid figures who can mimic the voice of ...
08.06.2019 Episode 64: Camp Nowhere (And I Mean Nowhere) On this episode we celebrate the waning days of summer with an exploration of camping and all its horrors - from flesh-and-blood knife-wielding psychos to razor-teeth children to yet another visit from the tiny figures in black hoods, there's enough ...
07.23.2019 Episode 63: The Woods Are Trying to Kill You On this episode, Brennan continues his polemic against being outside because there is horrible stuff out there: cults, ghostly medicine men, plus a frightening child, and that's just for starters. Also: once more to Red Lobster, Google Home shall rise ...
07.09.2019 Episode 62: I Remember You Well in the Cecil Hotel (The Haunting of Los Angeles) On this episode we celebrate Brennan's triumphant return from Los Angeles by sifting through stories from the City of Angels. From a trip to the infamous Cecil Hotel, to the haunting of Highland Park, and a nature encounter unlike anything ...
06.25.2019 Episode 61: The Bleak East On this episode we welcome our very first guest storytellers, Kim and Jen from the "Boos & Bourbon" podcast, and together we dig up stories from the east coast of the USA, and it does not disappoint; time slips, the ...
06.11.2019 Episode 60: Ghosts Along the Mississippi On this episode we follow the mighty Mississippi, from Minnesota to Louisiana, along the way finding stories of screaming trees, the black room, killer cars, and more! Also on this episode: Ian trips the light fantastic, the trees are angry, ...
05.28.2019 Episode 59: The Voices Call Your Name On this episode we are proud to present our tenth volume of listener stories! From the cat that arrived just in time to the spirit of a soldier guarding against shadow people, there's a lot to get into and we ...
05.14.2019 Episode 58: Haunted Healthcare, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Abyss On this episode we share stories of the unexplained as experienced by healthcare professionals - from the Disco Angel of Death to children under the bed, to a story of possession that might, kinda-sorta, be bullshit, if nothing else we've ...
04.30.2019 Episode 57: The Haunting of New Orleans Finally! On this episode we take a trip to New Orleans in search of stories and we are not disappointed. From possessed sleepwalkers, to invisible tormentors, to perhaps the strangest encounter we've ever covered on this show, the Crescent City ...
04.16.2019 Episode 56: The Arkansas Banshee and Other Stories to Sabotage Your Sleep On our ninth volume of listener stories (and longest episode so far) we go from Arkansas to the Philippines and beyond, along the way finding tales of shadow people, astral projection, and a possible banshee encounter so strong we encouraged ...

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