Shadow Carriers

[St. John's Bridge | Portland, OR]

In the realm of the paranormal, our senses become our gateways to the unknown. A whiff of a loved one's perfume may waft through the air, the sight of a ghostly orb …

[3406 Brownsville Road | Pittsburgh, PA ]

In 1988, a Brentwood family’s home became a battleground against a true demon. Beyond the realm of Hollywood horror, this sinister presence tortured the livin…

[ Villisca Axe Murder House | Villisca, IA]

In the eerie depths of rural Iowa lies the infamous Villisca Axe Murder house, shrouded in a chilling tale of unspeakable horror. Decades after the gruesome…

[ Colonel Buck's Tomb | Bucksport, ME]

Every hometown has its haunts, and this week we're setting the stage in Bucksport, Maine where the quaint streets conceal dark secrets and lingering spirits. Joi…

We're leaving behind the maritime mysteries and monsters of the deep to take a road trip. In this season, we'll be exploring "Hometown Haunts" - the paranormal happenings that have taken place in sma…

[ Christmas Tree Schooner | Milwaukee, WI ]

In the Victorian tradition of scary ghost stories for Christmas Eve, we bring you the legend of the “Christmas Tree Schooner”, a three-masted schooner that …

The slasher film is not generally in Shadow Carrier's wheelhouse - not our typical fare. But in the wheelhouse of a fateful Great Lakes cruiser, the deck is stained red with blood. He’s coming. Blade…

[ S.S. Kamloops & Grandpa ]

The S.S. Kamloops was a Canadian freighter that vanished in a storm on Lake Superior in 1927, taking all 22 crew members with it. For 50 years, the ship remained hidden at …

There have been many harrowing stories that have come from the chilling, mysterious shores of Nantucket. As the whaling capital of the world, this island town was once a place of blood and glory, whe…

[ S.S. Hudson]

On September 15, 1901, the S. S. Hudson left Duluth with a cargo of wheat and flax, bound for Buffalo. It was a fine steel vessel, fast and sturdy. But the next day, a fierce storm swep…

[ S.S. Ourang Medan]

In June 1947, a chilling SOS went out to almost a hundred merchant ships on the Straits of Malacca. The ship, Silver Star, answered the distressed call - and what they found was a…

The “Felon Fleet” truly was hell unleashed on the open sea. This armada of ships was converted into floating jails and filled to the brim with the convicted. And one ship amongst them all stood out i…

The Bermuda Triangle has long been lauded as a nautical area of mystery and horror. Ships and whole crews disappearing, never to be seen again. Airplanes vanishing with no trace of wreckage or reason…

Photography of supernatural events has always been a highly contested and controversial topic. Since cameras were first invented, users have been attempting to catch a still-life glimpse of the other…

All lighthouses are haunted. There's just something about them that seems to attract that kind of paranormal energy. Perhaps it's the long hours of isolation and solitude. Perhaps its the anxious tur…

We're leaving behind the cemeteries and bayous of haunted New Orleans to set sail on the high seas in search of ghost ships. From the sweet waters of the Great Lakes to the murky brine of the vast oc…

In this final episode of Season 3 of "Shadow Carriers", we explore the phenomenon of gephyrophobia - a fear of bridges. Today we ask you to step out onto the trusses with us, listen for the sound of …

There are 42 cemeteries in the New Orleans area - all with stories to tell. However, in 2002, when the final resting place of over 150,000 souls was threatened with being turned into a city bus stop,…

One of the oldest roads in New Orleans has called Bienville. In days past it was called Shell Road. And on this road, in the outskirts of town, a grizzled old timer was walking into a trap.

Despite hi…