True ghost stories and real paranormal encounters from the Castle of Spirits—the internet’s original scary story archive (est. 1997). Hosted by married couple Vince and Jane Font, AKA “The Ghostkeepers,” this weekly paranormal podcast features listener-submitted hauntings, cryptid sightings, freaky folklore, time slips, unexplained phenomena, and sundry supernatural stuff. If Radio Rental and Spooked! had a weird ghost baby, Castle of Spirits would be it.
A late-night pizza delivery ends in a terrifying face-to-face encounter with what might be the ghost of a long-dead serial killer. "Pizza Delivery Ghost Horror Story" was submitted by Norm in Califor…
In this episode of the Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories podcast, the Ghostkeepers share four listener-submitted paranormal accounts guaranteed to challenge even the most hardened of skeptics—in K…
Outside a small village in rural Greece, a young traveler encounters an old vampire. "Old Vampire" was submitted by Panagiota Kalfuzu of Imathia, Greece. Originally broadcast on Episode 32 of the Cas…
Between 2022 and 2025, over 8,000 mysterious metallic orbs were reported hovering above U.S. military bases—silent, vanishing, and still unexplained. In this episode of the Castle of Spirits True Gho…
Grandma’s house is supposed to be safe. But what if it isn’t? For most of us, thoughts of our grandparents’ homes conjure feelings of comfort—warm cookies, crocheted blankets, and the smell of someth…
Poltergeists don’t just haunt—they hit back. In this episode of the Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories podcast, we explore chilling real-life accounts of homes that fight back, where the activity i…
Real ghost stories, listener-submitted paranormal encounters, and a Top 10 countdown of demonic weirdness. Haunted highways, creepy figures, and questionable life choices—because nothing says “fun” l…
Not all spirits go bump in the night—some purr, bark, and linger by your side. In this week’s episode, we’re exploring the lingering presence of our most loyal companions. From ghost dogs who refuse …
It's one thing to find a ghost in your closet. It's another thing entirely to find him watching from the roof of the house next door. In this especially creeptastic episode of the Castle of Spirits T…
Real ghost stories and true paranormal encounters abound when children in a housing project report ghostly beings living in their closets; a young couple experiences strange sounds and violently ratt…
There’s something about nighttime. When the noise dies down and the walls stop creaking, the veil between worlds thins—and things come creeping through. In this episode, a game of words leads to unex…
Live from the Castle, it's Saturday Fright!
The veil was a little thinner Saturday night… so naturally, we fired up the candle, hit “go live,” and hoped we wouldn’t accidentally summon something that …
We performed a séance live on the show... and something responded. Was it a spirit? A trick of the mind? Or something we never should have summoned? You be the judge. Dim the lights, say a blessing o…
There’s something about the ring of a telephone—something persistent, insistent, even a little…haunting. Maybe that’s why stories of phantom phone calls have lingered in our collective imagination fo…
In the winter of 1993, a routine trip home took a strange turn for Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink when he began receiving bizarre phone calls from a voice that didn’t sound quite human—and seemed to…
Beneath the surface, where the air is heavy and the shadows stretch long, something waits. Doors open on their own, voices murmur from the dark, and unseen hands knock from nowhere. Some basements ar…
A mysterious cloaked figure appears and vanishes in broad daylight before the eyes of a stunned witness; a departed grandfather makes one final, unexpected visit; and a malevolent spirit torments two…
A mother wakes to a storm in her living room and finds herself face-to-face with a seven-foot shadow figure; in 1827 England, a troubled young woman agrees to a secret rendezvous and is never seen al…
paranormal pareidolia (noun)
par·a·nor·mal par·ei·do·lia /ˌpærəˈnɔːrməl ˌpær.aɪˈdoʊ.li.ə/
1. The tendency to perceive ghostly or supernatural images, sounds, or patterns in random stimuli, such as …
A doppelganger crashes a couple's camping trip; a ghostly visitor takes a stroll through a 19th-century building like it’s no big deal; a little girl has a close encounter with the otherworldly in a …