True Hauntings

Is Aradale Mental Asylum really one of Australia’s most haunted places, or have more than a century of history, tragedy and paranormal folklore become impossible to separate?

In this episode of True Hauntings, Anne and Renata investigate Aradale Asylum in Ararat, Victoria, the sprawling former psychiatric hospital that has become one of Australia's best-known paranormal locations.

We explore the reported ghosts and unexplained phenomena of Aradale, including the mysterious Nurse Kerry, apparitions in the women's wards, unexplained footsteps and banging, physical sensations reported by investigators, alleged communication with former patients, and one particularly disturbing encounter involving apparent doppelgängers.

According to the account, an investigator encountered figures resembling two people he knew elsewhere in the building. One appeared to tell him that the other was injured and needed help, seemingly attempting to lure him into another part of the asylum. The problem? The real people were somewhere else.

But as we dug deeper into Aradale's famous hauntings, we discovered another fascinating question:

Where did some of these ghost stories actually come from?

We examine the difference between documented history, eyewitness paranormal experiences and stories that have developed through years of retelling. When a medium identifies an unknown spirit, how easily can that information become accepted as historical fact? And when generations of investigators enter a building already knowing the names of its famous ghosts, how much can expectation influence what happens next?

Anne also discusses the private paranormal investigation that our team was preparing to conduct at Aradale.

Sadly, that investigation never happened. Just days before we were due to enter Aradale, the site was suddenly closed to public access amid safety concerns.

This isn't simply another collection of scary asylum stories. We're asking the question at the heart of True Hauntings:

What can we verify, what remains unexplained, and when does a ghost story become a legend simply because we've repeated it for long enough?

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The Logan Inn in New Hope, Pennsylvania, has been welcoming travellers for nearly 300 years, and with that history has come a formidable collection of ghost stories.

Room 6 is at the centre of many of them.

Guests have reported unexplained footsteps, voices, moving objects, pillows being pulled from beneath their heads, strange figures reflected in mirrors and the unmistakable scent of lavender. And then there is Emily, the woman said to haunt the room.

But who was Emily?

Depending on who tells the story, Emily has been described as the mother of a former owner, the daughter of the owners, a former owner herself, and even confused with other female spirits at the inn. Her portrait, her furniture, where she lived, where she died and even the paranormal activity attributed to her have changed as the story has been retold.

Anne traces the evolution of the Emily legend, going back through older accounts to discover what was originally reported, what was added later, and what we can actually establish about the real Emily Lutz.

And Emily isn't the Logan Inn's only mystery.

Deep beneath the inn is a basement where, according to legend, bodies were once stored when the frozen Pennsylvania ground made burial impossible. One particularly disturbing story claims that a man, later described in some versions as a Revolutionary War soldier, was placed amongst the dead only to wake and discover that everyone believed he was already a corpse.

Did it really happen? Is there evidence that bodies were ever stored beneath the Logan Inn? And how did a story about a man mistakenly believed dead evolve into reports of a ghostly soldier roaming the building and a disembodied voice calling for “help”?

Renata takes us through the extraordinary history of one of Pennsylvania's oldest inns, while Anne investigates the reported hauntings, eyewitness accounts, paranormal investigations and the changing folklore surrounding Emily, Room 6 and the soldier in the basement.

After almost three centuries of history, is the Logan Inn genuinely haunted, or have generations of storytellers created ghosts with histories far more certain than the evidence?

It's time to decide whether the Logan Inn is a True Haunting.

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In the heart of Madrid stands the magnificent Palacio de Linares, a nineteenth-century palace with a reputation for scandal, tragedy and one of Spain’s most famous ghost stories.

According to legend, the palace was home to José de Murga and Raimunda de Osorio, an aristocratic couple whose marriage was said to hide a shocking secret: they were allegedly half-brother and half-sister. The story claims that after appealing to the Pope, they were allowed to remain married only if they lived chastely. But when a child was supposedly born, the scandal deepened, and that child became known as Raimundita.

Was she murdered to protect the family name?

Was her body hidden somewhere inside the palace?

And could her ghost still be wandering the rooms, calling for her mother?

In this episode of True Hauntings, Anne and Renata investigate the chilling paranormal claims linked to the Palacio de Linares, including ghostly apparitions, unexplained music, moving doors, dramatic temperature drops, strange photographs and the infamous psychophonies, or EVP recordings, that appeared to capture voices saying “Mamá”, “murderers” and even the name Raimunda.

We also look at the paranormal investigations carried out inside the palace, the media frenzy that followed, the hundreds of people who reportedly descended on the building looking for ghosts, and the growing doubts surrounding some of the most famous evidence.

But this case becomes even stranger when the historical records are examined.

Did Raimundita ever exist?

Was the incest story true?

Did a Pope really intervene in José and Raimunda’s marriage?

And how did a haunted palace, a real goddaughter named Raimunda, paranormal investigators and sensational media coverage combine to create one of Madrid’s most enduring supernatural legends?

The Palacio de Linares is more than a ghost story. It is a fascinating case study in how folklore, paranormal investigation, family history and media attention can collide until nobody is quite sure where the truth ends and the haunting begins.

Join Anne and Renata as they unravel the ghosts, the scandal and the legend of Raimundita in one of Spain’s strangest paranormal cases.

True Hauntings Podcast explores real haunted locations, famous ghost stories, paranormal investigations, historical mysteries, psychical research and the evidence behind some of the world’s most enduring supernatural claims.

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Kyteler’s Inn in Kilkenny is one of Ireland’s most famous medieval pubs, but its reputation reaches far beyond food, music and old stone walls.

At the centre of its story is Alice Kyteler, a wealthy fourteenth-century woman accused of witchcraft, poisoning and dealings with the Devil. While Alice escaped, others connected to her case paid a terrible price, and her name has remained tied to the inn ever since.

But is Kyteler’s Inn truly haunted, or has centuries of folklore transformed a complicated historical case into one of Ireland’s most enduring supernatural legends?

In this episode of True Hauntings, Anne and Renata explore the story of Alice Kyteler, the paranormal claims linked to the inn, reports of a mysterious woman in black, unexplained cold spots, shadowy photographs and the suggestion that Alice herself may still be present.

We also examine where these haunting stories began, how they changed over time, and whether the evidence points to genuine paranormal activity, mistaken identity, atmospheric storytelling or a legend that has grown stronger with every retelling.

Was Alice Kyteler really a witch, a victim of fear and politics, or something more complicated? And does her restless legacy still linger inside Kyteler’s Inn?

Listen as we weigh the history, the witness accounts and the inconsistencies to ask the question at the heart of every case:

Is this truly a haunting?

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Doorwerth Castle in the Netherlands is said to be haunted by a starving girl, a mysterious woman in white and a ghostly carriage pulled by headless horses. But where did these stories begin, and how much of the haunting can actually be traced?

In this episode of True Hauntings, Renata takes us through the long and turbulent history of Doorwerth Castle, from its medieval origins and powerful residents to war damage, restoration and the many lives lived within its walls.

Then Anne examines the paranormal claims that grew around the castle, including the tragic story of a young woman reportedly imprisoned and left to starve, unexplained footsteps, sudden cold, the folklore of the Witte Wieven and the terrifying carriage said to return with its headless horses.

We also look at the investigations that helped spread Doorwerth Castle’s haunted reputation, including its appearance on Most Haunted, and trace how separate legends may have merged, changed and grown over time.

As always, we ask the question at the heart of True Hauntings: is Doorwerth Castle truly haunted, or have history, folklore, television and repeated storytelling created something far larger than the evidence?

Listen now to Case 209: Doorwerth Castle: The Girl, the Carriage and the Headless Horses.

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For more than 180 years, Lancaster Moor Hospital cared for thousands of patients. Today, it's known by a very different reputation: one of Britain's most haunted asylums.

Ghost hunters claim to have captured eerie voices, unexplained footsteps, shadow figures and chilling laughter echoing through its abandoned corridors. Stories of the mysterious Grey Lady, plague pits and restless spirits have turned Lancaster Moor into a magnet for paranormal investigators from around the world.

But where did these ghost stories actually begin?

In this episode of True Hauntings, Anne and Renata investigate one of Britain's most famous haunted hospitals, separating documented history from modern legend. Together they trace the evolution of the haunting, uncover the earliest paranormal claims they could find, examine the evidence presented by ghost hunters, and ask whether Lancaster Moor's terrifying reputation was built over centuries... or only after the hospital fell silent.

Is Lancaster Moor genuinely haunted?

Or has the ghost story become more famous than the hospital itself?

Join us as we uncover the remarkable history, unsettling investigations and surprising origins of one of Britain's best-known haunted legends.

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Step inside Theatre Royal Drury Lane, one of London’s most famous and historic theatres, where the applause may fade, but the stories refuse to leave the stage.

In this episode of True Hauntings, Anne and Renata investigate the ghostly legends of Theatre Royal Drury Lane, a theatre with more than 350 years of drama, fire, fame, tragedy and superstition woven into its walls. From the mysterious Man in Grey, said to walk the upper circle before vanishing near the royal box, to the ghostly presence of performers like Dan Leno, Joseph Grimaldi and Charles Macklin, this is a haunting where the spirits seem less like intruders and more like permanent members of the company.

But where did these stories begin?

Was a skeleton really found behind a wall? Did a murdered man become the famous Man in Grey? Are the dressing room mirror sightings of Dan Leno genuine ghostly encounters, or the product of exhausted performers, theatrical folklore and a building designed to blur reality?

Anne and Renata pull back the curtain on one of Britain’s most enduring haunted theatre stories, looking at the legends, the reported encounters, the dubious beginnings, and the very human need to turn fear into tradition.

Because at Drury Lane, the ghosts are not just seen.

They are expected.

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What really happened inside the Haunted Fairbanks House of Sicily Island, Louisiana?

In this episode of True Hauntings, we investigate the disturbing story of the Fairbanks House, a historic Louisiana home now known for paranormal activity, ghost investigations, strange noises, shadow figures, alleged EVPs, and the chilling legend of “Henrietta’s Closet.”

The story centres on Henrietta Fairbanks, a young woman said to have suffered from epilepsy and seizures before her early death in 1922. Over time, her real life appears to have been reshaped into something darker: a tale of confinement, a haunted closet, and a ghost story that has become part of the house’s modern paranormal reputation.

But is the Fairbanks House truly haunted?

Or has Henrietta’s story been transformed by rumour, psychic claims, paranormal investigators, ghost-hunting television, YouTube investigations, and the business of haunted tourism?

Anne and Renata examine the history, the reported paranormal phenomena, the claims connected to The Dead Files episode “Bent on Revenge: Sicily Island, LA,” and the modern ghost stories surrounding the Haunted Fairbanks House. We look at the witness accounts, the investigation reports, the contradictions, and the way a tragic family story may have evolved into one of Louisiana’s most talked-about haunted house legends.

This is not just a ghost story. It is a case about illness, grief, folklore, paranormal storytelling, and what can happen when the life of a real woman becomes the centrepiece of a haunting.

Was Henrietta Fairbanks truly haunting the house?

Or are we looking at a constructed paranormal narrative built from history, rumour, suggestion, and spectacle?

Listen as we unpack the legend of The Girl in the Closet: The Haunted Fairbanks House of Louisiana.

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In this episode of True Hauntings Podcast, we investigate the strange and unsettling case of The Cideville Poltergeist, one of France’s most unusual 19th-century paranormal mysteries.

In 1850, at a quiet presbytery in Cideville, Normandy, two boys studying under Curé Jean Tinel became the centre of a terrifying series of unexplained events: mysterious knocks in the walls, flying objects, moving furniture, musical raps, strange voices, and claims of a dark figure haunting the house.

But this was no ordinary ghost story.

The haunting soon turned into a legal battle when local shepherd Félix Thorel was accused of being connected to the disturbances through sorcery. Thorel denied the claims and sued the priest for defamation, turning the Cideville Poltergeist into a rare paranormal case that ended up in court.

Was this a genuine poltergeist haunting? Were the boys responsible for the activity? Was Thorel a sorcerer, a scapegoat, or simply the man the village chose to blame? And how did fear, religion, gossip, and reputation turn strange knocks in a priest’s house into one of France’s most fascinating haunted history cases?

Join us as we explore the priest, the shepherd, the two boys, and the curse that went to court.

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What if Australia’s official guardian of film and sound was also one of its most haunted buildings? In this episode of True Hauntings, Anne and Renata dive deep into the chilling paranormal activity reported inside the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.

Staff witness tapes flying from impossible machines, doors opening by themselves, and lights flickering with no one nearby. Schoolchildren repeatedly see a little girl waving from a high grate that once overlooked the morgue — a friendly wave from a place no living child could reach. In the infamous Blood Room, visitors feel faint, smell decay, and watch torches die instantly. An electrical contractor was reportedly pinned to a wall by an unseen force, while ghost hunters recorded batteries draining simultaneously and a shadow figure moving through the dark.

Who benefits from these stories staying alive — and why do credible witnesses, including long-term sceptics, keep reporting the same unsettling encounters? From the founder’s apparition stepping out of a wall to the deeper cultural weight still felt in the building, this is a haunting where the past refuses to stay archived.

If you love real ghost stories, poltergeist activity, and haunted Australian landmarks, you won’t want to miss this one.

Listen now and decide: is the NFSA truly one of Australia’s most haunted places?

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