Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories

Curious children are terrorized by an angry ghost in "The Last Bedroom." Ancestral spirits are awakened and wreak havoc on "Life in Guam." And vacationers aboard a private yacht encounter maritime ph…

The Ghostkeepers return with a fistful of frights guaranteed to spoil a sound night's sleep. In "A Place of Sickness," two friends are physically affected by a malicious entity. An ambitious property…

It’s not unusual for children to develop imaginary friends. Playing games, holding entire conversations, and even blaming the imaginary friend for wrongdoings is commonplace. Many child development e…

Urban folklore is rife with terrifying tales of bizarre, mysterious disappearances. But did you know that three of the most oft-repeated stories are actually fictional pieces written by author Ambros…

In October of 1888, three articles about strange, unsolved disappearances were published in the San Francisco Examiner. In the first, a slave owner in Alabama vanishes into thin air right before a gr…

Attics can be terrifying places. Especially those inhabited by the spirits of the dead. In this bonus episode, we share three true stories from the Castle of Spirits archives about haunted attics, th…

A young married couple encounters a disembodied entity in the Castle of Spirits classic "A Voice in the Attic"—a true ghost story experienced, written, and told by show hosts Vince and Jane Font.

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A driver in a small Australian Outback town has a near collision with the past in "Time Slips." In 1999 Oregon, a mysterious presence arrives on the heels of a "Missing Time" episode. And listener Ro…

On August 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain paid a visit to the Palace of Versailles just outside Paris, France. What they experienced on that day forever changed their lives and …

An intrepid safety inspector makes contact with a restless spirit in "The Old Lady in the Nursing Home." A couple vacationing in Los Angeles encounter a "Strange Man" that just might not be human.  A…

There's a charming old house in Nyack, New York, that's unlike any other in the country. Sure, it's haunted. But that's not all. It also bears the distinction of being the first "legally haunted" hou…

The denizens of a rural village in Thailand are terrorized by a hideous, zombielike "Little Old Lady Creature." On the other side of the world, a child receives an unwelcome midnight visit from the "…

In the late 1990s, journalist Brian Bethel documented a frightening encounter with what he termed "black-eyed kids": mysterious beings resembling children that carry with them an aura of malevolence …

An eerie shoreline apparition puts the kibosh on summer camp fun in "A Ghostly Scene from my Sleeping Bag." The "Spectre of Spanish Lake" emerges from its watery grave to prey upon an unsuspecting co…

Everyone knows houses can be haunted. But what about bodies of water? In this episode of the Castle of Spirits Paranormal Podcast, we dive deep into a handful of legendary lakes that are as renowned …

A child hears ghostly voices coming from inside his wardrobe, asking to be let out. A girl is terrorized by a nightmarish creature trapped inside her mirror. An heirloom clock marks more than just th…

Paranormal lore is rife with tales of haunted objects, and in this episode we dig deep into the historical record to cover four cases of physical items said to be possessed of the supernatural, inclu…

Take a detour into the unknown with four true paranormal stories featuring vanishing hitchhikers and a phantom car. "The Lady in White" terrifies a group of travelers. A "Ghostly Hitch-Hiker" marks t…

From Resurrection Mary to the phantom of Blue Bell Hill, the phenomenon of vanishing hitchhikers dates back hundreds of years. And while folklorists insist the stories are only urban legends born of …

An unearthly cry heralds the death of a matriarch in "A Banshee in Our Family." A married couple must choose between flying bullets and paranormal activity in "Haunted Apartment in Hollywood." And a …