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History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind - Podcast

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Podcast dedicated to the side of history that goes bump in the night. Every episode's content features community time that includes listener mail and experiences, a “Moment In Oddity” and “History Of The Day” segments and then interviews and discussions about a historic location, event or person and the hauntings associated with the subject of the particular show. The tagline for the show is “Ghost tours for the theater of the mind” and our goal is to entertain you while creeping you out just a bit.

History Paranormal Society & Culture Travel Places & Travel
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
41 minutes
Episodes
834
Years Active
2014 - 2025
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Phantasmal Crime 24 - Bonnie and Clyde

Phantasmal Crime 24 - Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde are an infamous crime duo who left behind a legacy that has been romanticized in books and movies. But the truth was that this young couple were dangerous and deadly. They left many …

00:17:14  |   Tue 01 Aug 2023
Ep. 497 - New Zealand's Vulcan Hotel

Ep. 497 - New Zealand's Vulcan Hotel

There are two things that bring people to St Bathans in New Zealand: gold and fossils. The St Bathans fauna bears dozens of different kinds of fossils. The small town itself was once a center of the …

00:37:11  |   Thu 27 Jul 2023
Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman Redux

Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman Redux

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a well known piece of fiction written by Washington Irving in 1819. Many of us first heard the story in our youth and the tale fueled our imagination with images of a h…

00:30:34  |   Tue 25 Jul 2023
Ep. 496 - Haunted Amish Country : Lancaster County

Ep. 496 - Haunted Amish Country : Lancaster County

The Amish are one of the oldest communities in America, predating the formation of the United States. Lancaster County in Pennsylvania is considered Amish Country as this is where they first settled …

00:46:44  |   Thu 20 Jul 2023
Phantasmal Crime 23 - The Notorious Purple Gang

Phantasmal Crime 23 - The Notorious Purple Gang

During Detroit's bootleg wars, a ruthless gang of Jewish immigrants rose up. They killed nearly 500 people during their reign of running the city of Detroit. The Purple Gang accomplished more in thei…

00:14:03  |   Tue 18 Jul 2023
Ep. 495 - Haunted Schools

Ep. 495 - Haunted Schools

School is scary enough without having ghosts running around the halls. There's all that social pressure and expectation of good grades. A haunted school means that you don't just have to skirt the vi…

00:45:32  |   Thu 13 Jul 2023
West Virginia Penitentiary Redux

West Virginia Penitentiary Redux

Kelly and Diane revisit Ep. 116! Moundsville State Penitentiary is formally known as the West Virginia Penitentiary and is located in the city of Moundsville. When it was open, it was one of the most…

00:35:00  |   Tue 11 Jul 2023
Ep. 494 - Beauvoir

Ep. 494 - Beauvoir

Beauvoir House is located in Biloxi, Mississippi. This was once the home to former president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. The estate is nearly 175 years old and provided a p…

00:29:34  |   Thu 06 Jul 2023
Phantasmal Crime 22 - Death of a Teacher

Phantasmal Crime 22 - Death of a Teacher

Chopticon High school was established in 1965 to serve the St. Mary's County Public Schools in Maryland and is located in the city of Morganza. It was at this school that the murdered body of Beverle…

00:13:08  |   Tue 04 Jul 2023
Ep. 493 - St. Augustine Haunted House Investigation

Ep. 493 - St. Augustine Haunted House Investigation

A haunted house in the city of St. Augustine is not unique. It seems every location near the historic downtown is haunted. But this house was fairly new, being built in the 1980s. We conducted an inv…

01:37:09  |   Thu 29 Jun 2023
Salem Witch Trials Redux

Salem Witch Trials Redux

Salem just has a haunting air about it that oozes through every brick, tombstone and t-shirt shop. Salem and witches have become intertwined through the years and a study in human psychology surround…

00:38:04  |   Tue 27 Jun 2023
Ep. 492 - Haunted Cemeteries 26

Ep. 492 - Haunted Cemeteries 26

There really is no place quite as peaceful as a graveyard. The dead generally don't talk. Introverts don't have to pretend to read a book to remain undisturbed. Extraverts can take comfort in the fac…

00:41:09  |   Thu 22 Jun 2023
Phantasmal Crime 21 - The Lawson Family Murders

Phantasmal Crime 21 - The Lawson Family Murders

Familicide is impossible to understand. How does a family member kill their entire family? The Lawson Family Murders took place on Christmas Day in 1929. Left in the wake of Charlie Lawson's murderou…

00:18:49  |   Tue 20 Jun 2023
Ep. 491 - Glen Tavern Inn

Ep. 491 - Glen Tavern Inn

The Glen Tavern Inn is located in Santa Paula, California and was a hotel that prospered during the California oil boom. When Prohibition was enacted, the hotel adapted as a speakeasy and brothel. Pe…

00:30:07  |   Thu 15 Jun 2023
Ripley's Odditorium Redux

Ripley's Odditorium Redux

Many claim that St. Augustine, Florida is one of the most haunted cities in all of America. We are willing to believe that based on our experiences there and considering that the city has been settle…

00:25:03  |   Tue 13 Jun 2023
Ep. 490 - Palace of Versailles

Ep. 490 - Palace of Versailles

The entire estate that is part of the Palace of Versailles covers 1,978 acres. The grounds are immaculate and amazing and the palace itself defies words. What started as a simple hunting lodge, becam…

00:39:56  |   Thu 08 Jun 2023
Phantasmal Crime 20 - The Departed Dames of Long Island

Phantasmal Crime 20 - The Departed Dames of Long Island

Long Island is the largest and longest island in the contiguous United States. The island stretches from New York Harbor to Montauk Point, which has become popular in conspiracy circles for something…

00:15:45  |   Tue 06 Jun 2023
Ep. 489 - Pickfair

Ep. 489 - Pickfair

The Pickfair estate was once one of the most lavish properties in Hollywood. This had been the home of old Hollywood stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks and was previously a hunting lodge. Pick…

00:39:19  |   Thu 01 Jun 2023
Ep. 488 - The Graffiti House

Ep. 488 - The Graffiti House

The Graffiti House is owned by the Brandy Station Foundation and served as a hospital during the Civil War. Soldiers left behind their marks on the walls of the second floor, which is the inspiration…

00:35:12  |   Thu 25 May 2023
Phantasmal Crime 19 - Murder-Suicide at the Greystone Mansion

Phantasmal Crime 19 - Murder-Suicide at the Greystone Mansion

The historic Doheny Greystone Estate is more commonly known as the Greystone Mansion and was even once known as the Hearst Castle. This glorious and grand home was built in the future home of the Tro…

00:39:14  |   Tue 23 May 2023
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