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I am a newcomer to the podcast and enjoy it very much. I enjoy history and your podcast allow me to become a part of it. I like to listen to you late into the night. Thank you for all your research and hard work. Vicki

I just listened to Episod 81 about the Biltmore Estate. I love Biltmore and visit often, in fact I toured it again today. No ghosts or paranormal experiences happened! However, in you podcast some of the history was incorrect. Biltmore Estate was never “turned over to the city of Asheville”. In fact, it is still privately owned and operated by the 4th and 5th generation of George Vanderbilt’s descendents. It is a beautiful magical place!

Love the show! I walk 4 miles every day and your podcast always comes with me. When I saw that todays podcast was about the Lexington, I couldn’t get my walking shoes on fast enough. When I was a teenager ( a looooong time ago) my family used to visit Pensacola on vacation so I have toured the Lady Lex a few times. Who knew many years later, my son would attend college in Corpus Christi, Tx where the Lex is now. I haven’t had any “experiences” yet but, my son’s gonna be in Corpus for a few more years yet and his ROTC regiment puts on a Haunted House on the Lex every year, so I look forward to it!

Do you have a phone number I would like to tell you about a number of things I have experienced in the octagon hall

Hi ladies! Keep up the great work! This is definitely my go to podcast 🙂 I’m a proud member of the spooktacular crew and pretty soon I’ll be donating $5 a month 🙂 Keep up the great podcast!

Hi from Cairns, in the tropical Northern Australia! I found your podcast by pure chance as I was looking for something interesting to listen during my long work commutes. With a crazy (but fulfilling) life like mine as a working and busy single parent, it’s great to have some ‘me’ time early in the morning and get to listen to your amazing podcast. I am passionate about history and paranormal (I have a couple of stories that I will email at some point) and you offer the perfect combination of the two, together with some good humour and quirky facts. I have been slowly catching up with all your episodes from day 1 and I would not be able to pick a favourite as I love them all!! You ladies rock! And keep safe – the news of hurricane Irma has reached us here too. Thinking of you all. Valentina xx

I work third shift at a factory which makes safety equipment, including hard hats of which I am one of the 6 on staff who print logos on the hats. Listening to podcasts is very popular throughout the plant and one of my coworkers told me about yours. I believe she has already binged until up to date, I’m on episode 52. I love the combining of history and paranormal, I like the description skeptical believer and I think the banter between Diane and Denise is fun. I tell people I’m listening to ghost stories, I’ve passed the podcast name on to a few, and no one really bats an eye because they know I’m into the paranormal. We have a resident spirit, Doug, and over the last year I’ve had several new employees be pointed in my direction to explain Doug. I tell them if they see a shadow out of the corner of their eye, hear a weird noise or walk through a cold spot, just say “Hi, Doug.” and continue on. They, and Doug, totally appreciate the advice. And I truly enjoy your podcast. I look forward to getting caught up over the next month and maybe be up to date by Halloween, my favorite holiday. Thanks for all the work you do putting these podcasts and the blog together. Blessed be

I love your show! Just discovered it the other day and it’s great! You all should check out Haunted Wilmington,NC lots of ghost activity here! Savannah GA is great too! The oakdale cemetery is awesome!

Love the show! Hope there are plans to bring Kelly on as a cohost eventually. I Love Diane but I kind of miss the back and forth between her and Denise.

Dear Diane, I have been listening to your wonderful podcast for years!! I love history, and have a very avid interest in the paranormal, after all, as a child of 5 or 6 I would rather play in one of the oldest cemeteries in St. Paul, MN (only a block from my grandmother’s house) than with other kids in the neighborhood. Of course, grandma never questioned where the flowers came from (lol). Even at that young age, I found history and genealogy fascinating. A fascination that has lasted my entire 71 years.

Your latest podcast spoke of drive in theaters. Well, 3 years ago I moved from Huntington Beach, CA to a wonderful little town in the high desert called 29 Palms. There’s about 20K people spread out over 65 square miles, oh, and the world’s largest marine corps training base of about 15,000 marines — literally less than 2 miles from my front door. We are also right at the north entrance to the 800K square mile Joshua Tree National Park. Check out the website. It’s very interesting.

About 300 ft. from my back door is the Smith’s Ranch Drive In Theater. One of the LAST in Southern California. It’s a very historic venue, having been established 70 years ago or so. It’s open 4 days a week, shows 2 movies a night, and they are VERY current. This week we have John Wick 3 and Long Shot. All for $5.00. When Avengers Endgame was showing, we had it the weekend it opened, and lines that went forever. Here’s the web site for it: www:29drive-in.com, So, all I have to do is walk over, pay my $5 and sit in the outside patio, with water fall feature, and enjoy the movies on a beautiful desert night. What more can you ask for.

Now, for other stuff. Have you ever done cast on the Griggs Mansion in St. Paul, MN? It’s considered to the most haunted house in St. Paul, possibly, even in Minnesota. The reason I’m asking is that in 1963, I think, I spent the summer working as a Jill of all trades for the summer. My first real job. I did clerical work, clean up work and whatever needed to be done. That was the last year that the St. Paul Art Center was there. After that, the mansion was bought by Carl L. Wescheke who was a publisher of occult books and the founder of Llewelyn Publishing, which publishes FATE magazine. He was there for a couple of years. The home has an EXTENSIVE history of haunting and there’s about seven or eight spirits inhabiting it. Just check it out on the net, but it’s the Chauncy Griggs Mansion – there’s another Griggs place, but it’s not haunted. As far as I know, the house is privately owned now.

Now, back to my story, YES I experienced several “haunted” things during that summer, I have always been “sensitive” to the paranormal (remember, playing in cemeteries (lol). So didn’t allow it to affect me too much. Also, at this time I had no clue about the reputation of the home. Going forward to the early 80’s I found a book called the “Haunted Heartland” which had the Griggs Mansion in it. Imagine my shock when I found out about it’s reputation!!! It also explained some of the strange things I encountered while I was there, that summer.

Also, have you ever done Sleepy Hollow? Again, a personal reason. I recently found out that the man who built the Reformed Church in Sleepy Hollow, Frederick Phillipse, is my 13th great grandfather (wow) and he his two wives and some other family member are buried in the crypt of that church. (Love genealogy and DNA)

I also have a great grandfather who drove freight and passengers from Sundance, WY to Deadwood, SD. And yes, I’ve been there to visit Mt. Moriah Cemetary on one of my road trips. Having been in the military and of an adventurous nature, I’ve been in ALOT of places, both here in the US and all over Europe always checking out burial sites, many of the places you have done episodes on.

Lastly, I mentioned being “sensitive” to paranormal phenomena, well I, it really a little more than that. I have had the experience of seeing full bodied apparitions a few times, including my maternal Grandmother in 1958 and my son, Robert in 1985. Being an animal lover, I have even had phantom pets pay me a visit now and then. I have sensed presences in many of the places I have visited and have heard voices. I have visited battlefields, historic buildings, churches and burial sites all across the US and in several countries and cities in Europe. These experiences are so common for me that I just accept them as being “normal” and I love it. It may sound strange, but it reinforces my belief in life after death, and I feel so fortunate had have this ability.

Sorry this has taken so long, but I was trying to hit the high points of my 71 years. Please don’t ever stop because your podcast combines my two most avid interests.

Love and Hugs, Sharon Remackel

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I have been binge listening for a while and love the show.i am on episode 223 and heard that Diane was wanting to find stories of nude ghosts. One kept coming to mind from Paranormal Witness. This was a heartwarming story of a mother’s love that goes beyond death. Christine Skudish, 24 was traveling with her son along Hgwy 50. Her son, Nick was 3 at the time. They ran off the road and down a steep enbankment. Christine died in the crash, and Nick was in the car with his mom, not understanding what happened to her.
On June 10, 1994, Deborah Hoyt had an urgent feeling to travel this highway and Deborah and her husband went down this road. As they traveled Deborah saw a nude woman laying on the side of the road. She asked her husband to turn around and go back, thinking the woman was injured. She could not find the woman, but they were able to find the car crash, that could not be seen from the road. This saved her sons life. This happened in Southern California.
I am not sure of the actual events of this story, but it is a sweet story of how a mom saved her so.

Hey guys! I just discovered your podcast on Spotify. And, I have really enjoyed it so far. Have you guys ever explored any places in North Carolina? That’s where I am from, and there seems to be so many hot spots here.