The Haunting Truth

Join us as we trace the final steps of Shane Montgomery — a college student who vanished from Philly on Thanksgiving Eve in 2014. Some believe his disappearance is part of a larger, more disturbing pattern, one that points to a hidden network of killers.

Show/movie recommendations: 

Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb 

Sources & Reference Material: 

CONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer | Crime Junkie Podcast 

Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Alex Murdaugh's money man, Charles Manson's cult | Fox News 

The Smiley Face Murder Theory … - Serial Killers - Apple Podcasts 

Shane Montgomery’s body found in Schuylkill River – Mainline Media News 

Shane Montgomery's body found in Schuylkill River, family says - CBS News 

One Bizarre Theory About Shane Montgomery's Disappearance - Philadelphia Magazine 

https://www.crimemagazine.com/bones-river-smiley-face-serial-killings 

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/12/08/shane-montgomery-victim-smiley-face-killers/ 

The Jersey Devil is one of the most infamous creatures said to haunt the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. But what is it and why is it there? And how does it tie into politics, rumor and cross-dressing?

Join us for the last episode of our Halloween week and learn something new and unexpected!

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What do you think happens when two famous people collide with a cursed relic?  

Join us as we delve into the depths of a religious relic's legend and its impact on the people around it.

Is it coincidence, curse or hoax?

Movie Recommendation: 

⁠The Possession (2012) - Plot - IMDb⁠ 

Sources & Reference Material: 

⁠Finally, the truth behind the 'haunted' Dybbuk Box can be revealed⁠ 

⁠A jinx in a box? - Los Angeles Times⁠ 

⁠The Dibbuk Box | Skeptical Inquirer⁠ 

⁠https://youtu.be/PzkesF2lun0⁠  

⁠Ghost Adventure's Stars Wife in 'Love' with Man Serving Life for Massacring His Family⁠ 

⁠Victoria Goodwin sentenced for 'Ghost Adventures' star murder plot⁠ 

One of Hollywood's most iconic movie monsters has a resting place right here in the States. Join us for a trip to a land famous for its cheesesteaks, its football fans and a home to thousands of relics, intricate sarcophagi, and other relics of the past- the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.   

Resources:  

• Penn Museum's Egyptian and mummy collection overview: vast Egyptian & Nubian artifacts, including mummies.museum.upenn.eduWikipedia 

  
  

• Historical context of Philadelphia’s mummies: from early curiosities to major collections.Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia 

  
  

• PUM I autopsy details: the museum’s 1972 examination of a mummy.Penn Museum 

  
  

• Curse lore: cultural origins and skepticism.Wikipedia 

  
  

• Expedition Magazine | Tangled Afterlives 

  
  

• Ghost stories at Penn: sightings of George Vaillant.The Daily Pennsylvanian 

  
  

• Folklore/audience tale via Reddit: lends immersive flavor.Reddit 

  
  

• The Mummy's Curse: Myths and Legends from Ancient Tombs – 

  
  

• What is the ancient Egyptian 'mummy's curse'? | Live Science 

Ride with us into the fog as we cross continents and centuries, Irish moors, Scottish valleys and Mexican borderlands...in pursuit of that legend that lacks a head. That’s right- we are discussing the rider that has infiltrated all our Halloween stories, the one that carries a legend of vengeance... the Headless Horseman!   

Movie Recommendations: 

Disney's Sleepy Hollow 

 Sleepy Hollow (1999) - IMDb 

Book Recommendation: 

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 

Sources & Reference Material: 

What Inspired 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'? | HISTORY  

The True History Behind "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" 

Headless Horseman Ball - Visit Sleepy Hollow 

The Dullahan: Ireland's Headless Horseman and Harbinger of Death - IrishHistory.com 

The Dullahan of Celtic Mythology - The Irish Place 

Isle Of Mull: Witches, Ghosts And Fairies | Spooky Isles 

Whispers in the Mist: Folklore & Ghost Stories of the Isle of Mull 

The Legend of the South Texas Headless Horseman, El Muerto | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Aquariums, Attractions, Museums 

El Muerto — Headless Horseman Folklore Of Texas 

You might be surprised to know that the Blair Witch Project did have a kernel of truth in there and that not all witch trials happened in Salem. Join us as we explore the witch trials of Maryland.

Primal beasts from fiction and film- could they be real?

Join us as we journey from the foggy swamps of Louisiana to the dark forests of Michigan in pursuit of the werewolf in America.

Are they misunderstood animals or figments of fear? Let’s find out together!

Sources:

• Linda S. Godfrey – Real Wolfmen 

  
  

• Wikipedia – Beast of Bray Road 

  
  

• Wikipedia – Michigan Dogman 

  
  

• Wikipedia – Rougarou 

  
  

• LiveScience – Werewolves Explained 

  
  

• Terrifying Northeast Oklahoma Dogman Encounter: Anonymous Eyewitness comes forward! 

• Michigan Dogman - Wikiped The Michigan Dog Man: Unraveling the Legend of the Bipedal Beast – Hangar1publishing

Join us as we explore one of the most haunted locations in the US. You may be familiar with Gettysburg and its history of war, loss, blood and survival. However, you might be surprised to know that Gettysburg and the area surrounding faced this well before the Civil War. This week we follow the life of Mary Jemison.

Sources:

History of Gettysburg, PA | Destination Gettysburg

They Knew Gettysburg Before the Battle in the Civil War 1863

8 Gettysburg Ghost Stories That'll Keep You Awake At Night

A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, by James E. Seaver

Divination? Say what? Join us and the Beauties for a dive into Victorian era divination methods...with a big focus on cheese : )

Join us as we creep into a patch of forest near Cornwall Connecticut… dense, quiet, and so eerily still, locals say even the birds won’t sing there. Hidden among the trees lie the stone foundations of what was once a thriving colonial village—Dudleytown.  

But no maps will guide you there. 
No tour signs, no plaques. 
Only legends… and warnings. 

Source Notes: 

Joseph Citro, “Weird New England” (Penguin Books, 2005) 

Sam & Colby, Darkness Prevails Podcast 

Source: The New England Historical Society and Damned Connecticut (damnedct.com) 

Source: Michael C. White, “The Ghosts of Dudleytown” (essay in “The Kenyon Review”) 

Source: Brian Dunning, “Skeptoid Podcast – The Legend of Dudleytown” 

Source: Official DEFA statements & Town of Cornwall records 

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