Ope, A Ghost

Hello there! It’s been a while since our last Book Club Minisode. We missed you! Today we read Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Jackson’s 1959 novel has twice been made into a movie, onc…

The Ope, A Ghost van is hitting the road for another Haunted Road Trip. This time we’re stopping in historic Selma, Alabama. First, we’ll visit Sturdivant Hall where some claim that the ghost of a fo…

In this episode, we compare the real story of one of the most famous haunted dolls with the second film in the Conjuring universe: Annabelle. In 1970, a young nurse received a second-hand Raggedy Ann…

Nothing excites the imagination like a good ol’ fashioned curse. Our logical sense tells us they’re nonsense, but even in the face of reason, how many of us still exercise caution? As it turns out, d…

On today’s Book Club Minisode, we read Tobias Wayland’s The Lake Michigan Mothman: High Strangeness in the Midwest. Wayland spent several years as a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUF…

In this first edition of Local Haunts, we visit two places in our area that you may not have heard about. The first is the (Old) Lake Club in Springfield, IL. In its day, the club was the most popula…

Having investigated a funeral home ourselves, we couldn’t wait to bring you an episode about a couple of them. First, we’ll head to the Riddle House in Palm Beach Florida. The house is home to Buck, …

It’s finally happened; we’re going to jail.  No, we’re not in trouble—at least not yet—but we are going to visit two very haunted jails. The first is the Pottawatomie County Jail more famously known …

Welcome to another cryptid-tastic episode! This time we’ll take you back to 1952 when two brothers and a friend near the small town of Flatwoods, West Virginia were surprised by a bright light that l…

On today’s Book Club Minisode we read Craig DiLouie’s much loved Episode Thirteen. The distinct storytelling makes this novel one of the most unique and interesting novels we’ve ever read. The novel …

Once again, it’s time to pack up the Ope, A Ghost van and hit the road. We hope you have a taste for seafood and Tex-Mex because we’re headed to Galveston, Texas. Our first stop will be the Galveston…

Everyone is just dying to get in, or so the old joke goes, but these ghosts refuse to leave the cemetery. Join us as we stroll among the tombstones at two very haunted cemeteries. First, we’ll visit …

Sometimes, two things go together so well they’ve come to epitomize togetherness. Peanut butter and jelly or Bonnie and Clyde come to mind, but this isn’t one of those times. In this episode, we look…

I hope you have your water bottle for this one because we’re going on a hike. But not just any old hike, we’re going on a haunted hike! Strap on your hiking boots and let’s hit the trails of one of t…

Welcome to another Ope, A Ghost Book Club Minisode. Today we look at one of our favorites. Richard Estep is an author, paranormal investigator, and television personality. You may have seen him on Ha…

The Conjuring Movie vs. Reality

In 2013, moviegoers were engrossed with The Conjuring. The film would become the first of three in the Conjuring series—so far. Based on the true story of the Perron fa…

The Devil seems to come in two shades: the biblical antagonist and the one we see in films, hellbent (if you’ll pardon the pun) on possessing mankind. In this episode we investigate demonic possessio…

Abandoned places can sometimes give off a spooky vibe thanks to empty hallways and large open spaces once filled with activity but are now eerily quiet. Imagine if those same spooky spaces were also …

Once again, we pack up the Ope, A Ghost van and head out on the road. This time, we’re headed to Eugene, Oregon. Located an hour from the coast and at the base of the Cascades, Eugene is chock full o…