The Ghost Story Guys

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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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Episode 88: This is Not th...

07.07.2020

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, ...

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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 ...
04.02.2019 Episode 55: A Weakness For Spirits On this episode we raise a glass and set off in pursuit of haunted pubs, and from the UK to America we find stories of disembodied voices, things in the basement, destructive phantoms and black-eyed girls, plus a lot more. ...
03.19.2019 Episode 54: Terror of the Deep On this episode we bravely venture beneath the surface of that great watery scourge, the ocean (plus one lake), to find stories of the Demon Crab, an electric ghost, disappearing galleons and a whole lot more. Also on this episode: ...
03.05.2019 Episode 53: The Haunting of France - Vive le Fantôme Sacre bleu! On this episode we tackle our first full episode centered on a foreign locale, along the way hurdling a language barrier and finding stories of the worst AirB&B ever, a hotel that wasn't there in the morning, a ...
02.19.2019 Episode 52: Saying Goodbye to the Ghost With Two Backs (Listener Stories, Vol. 8) What's more romantic than two grown men spending Valentine's Day together reading each other stories about people having sex with ghosts? Pretty much anything, and that's why we scrapped that idea in favor of much better stories from our listeners. ...
02.05.2019 Episode 51: Cursed Items, or Why Marie Kondo Was Right On this episode we wake up some haunted bric-a-brac and find stories that bring us joy while also creeping us the hell out. Cursed paintings, disappearing butter dishes, and a piano that connects two women across time and space are ...
01.29.2019 Bonus 007: A Guide to Recognizing Your Ghost Story Guys You've heard their names a hundred times, now it's time to meet the Ghost Story Guys research team! That's right, on this bonus episode Luke Greensmith and Anthony Germain join us to tell us about themselves, what they do, and ...
01.22.2019 Episode 50: The Mythical Dream Episode We are back from vacation and ready to tackle the great white whale that is our dream episode! Our listeners have submitted a huge range of stories about their nocturnal adventures, from predicting births in their family to saying goodbye ...
01.08.2019 Episode 49: Crossing Over We've all lost someone we care about and wondered whether or not we'll get to see them again. On this episode we don't have any answers for you, but we do have strange and unusual stories submitted by a hospice ...
12.23.2018 Episode 48: A Very Scary Christmas Whether you call it Christmas, Yule, Wintermas, or just another damn day, this used to be the season for scares; families would gather round the fire and run out the long, cold hours till dark by telling one another spooky ...
12.11.2018 Episode 47: Taxi to the Other Side On this episode we catch a ride to far-off spots like Singapore and Pudukottai, India where cab drivers have encountered the kind of high strangeness you'll have to hear to believe: doppelgangers, vanishing cyclists, the sirens of the wastelands, and ...
11.27.2018 Episode 46: Who Ya Gonna Call? First Responders vs. the Paranormal On this episode there's something strange in the neighborhood and in the absence of Ghostbusters, police, paramedics, and firemen are left to answer the call. From first person stories sent in by a Canadian paramedic whose remote station house has ...
11.20.2018 Bonus 006: Sapper Kelly's Search For Water On this bonus episode the guys share a little-known dowsing story about the ANZAC forces in WWI and manage to mostly avoid insulting Australia Mostly. Also on this episode: the magic of fried chicken, Ian's Kitchen Nightmares, and fighting off ...
11.13.2018 Episode 45: Lopsided Jesus & the War on Two Fronts (Listener Stories, Vol. 7) On this episode we share our final volume of listener stories for 2018, with tales of the strange and unusual from across the US and Canada. Flickering lights, a spirit that hates cats, and, of course, Shadow People all make ...
10.30.2018 Episode 44: The Ultra Mega Halloween Special II It's that time again. Our Ultra Mega Halloween special is back, powered by you, our listeners, who sent in stories of your encounters with the fae folk, shadow people, invisible forces who cause bodily harm, and so much more. Last ...
10.23.2018 Bonus 005: Great Canadian Ghost Stories, with Barbara Smith On this episode we're joined in-studio by legendary Canadian author Barbara Smith to talk about her (fantastic) new book "Great Canadian Ghost Stories". Barbara has been collecting and writing stories of the paranormal for almost thirty years and is set ...
10.16.2018 Episode 43: The Disappearing Man, and Other Things People Wish They Hadn't Seen On this episode we dig into our massive archive of listener stories and share tales of a haunted hotel in Texas, the high strangeness of Florida, astrally projected revenge, and more! Also on this episode: teachable moments, when everything sounds ...
10.02.2018 Episode 42: Return of the Living Shadows On this episode we again explore the topic of Shadow People, one of the few paranormal creatures that can get under Brennan's skin and discover that sometimes, they're as afraid of us as we are of them. Most of the ...

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