The Scholastic Book Fair was more than a place to buy books. For many of us, it was where creepy covers, ghost stories, and strange adventures first turned reading into something exciting.
Aug 7
36 min
A forgotten Scholastic paperback promised young readers true stories of ghosts, haunted houses, and unexplained encounters from across America. Forty-five years later, we're digging into the mystery behind The Dynamite Book of Ghosts and Haunted Houses and the woman who claimed to have collected its stories from newspapers and eyewitnesses.
Aug 6
14 min
The Scholastic Book Fair was more than a temporary bookstore. It was where many of us discovered the creepy covers, ghost stories, and strange adventures that helped turn a childhood love of Halloween into something lifelong.
Aug 5
1 hr 4 min
Spirit Halloween is officially opening for the season, Salem is preparing for a major new paranormal attraction, and the Haunt Line makes its debut with stories from listeners across the country. Join Lyle and Meghan as they explore the latest Halloween news, local legends, spooky nostalgia, and the countdown to October 31.
Aug 3
1 hr 20 min
Long before Night of the Living Dead redefined zombies, radio audiences were introduced to a very different kind of undead. Join us as we revisit the 1943 Lights Out episode "Profits Unlimited" and explore one of horror's earliest zombie stories.
Jul 31
45 min
In 1962, Clairvius Narcisse was declared dead, buried by his family, and then returned nearly eighteen years later claiming he had been turned into a zombie. Was it a medical mistake, the work of a powerful poison, or one of the strangest mysteries ever documented?
Jul 30
20 min
Actor Lew Temple joins us for an unforgettable conversation about baseball, Hollywood, horror, and the paranormal. From working with Rob Zombie to surviving the zombie apocalypse on The Walking Dead, this interview covers it all.
Jul 29
1 hr 29 min
Halloween season is ramping up as we break down the latest Resident Evil trailer, explore why Halloween is becoming more than just one day, and share the week's biggest spooky headlines. Plus, we head Around the Crypt, check in with Code Orange, and bring you plenty of Halloween news and nostalgia along the way.
Jul 27
46 min
Viral videos claim Teslas can detect ghostly figures in empty cemeteries, leaving millions wondering if the cars are seeing something we can't. This week, we separate internet legend from artificial intelligence to uncover what's really happening behind one of the internet's creepiest modern mysteries.
Jul 24
37 min
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery is known as one of America's most haunted places, but the newspaper record tells a very different story. This week, we trace the surprising evolution of a forgotten pioneer cemetery into one of the greatest ghost legends in America.
Jul 23
22 min
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