The Halloween Podcast

Locked away in Yale University’s Beinecke Library is one of the world’s strangest books. Filled with unknown symbols, bizarre illustrations of plants that don’t exist, and indecipherable text, the Voynich Manuscript has defied scholars, cryptographers, and codebreakers for centuries. Some believe it’s an elaborate hoax, others think it holds forgotten knowledge, and a few suggest it may even be of unearthly origin. Despite countless attempts, no one has ever cracked its code. In this episode, we examine the enduring enigma of the Voynich Manuscript. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Voynich Manuscript, mysterious book Yale, unsolved code manuscript, undeciphered writing, Beinecke Library mystery, cryptography history, paranormal manuscript, The Dark RecordHashtags: #VoynichManuscript #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #Cryptography #HistoryMystery Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Deep in the woods of Connecticut lies the ruins of a settlement with a reputation for darkness. Known as Dudleytown, the village was abandoned in the 1800s, but stories of strange deaths, madness, and misfortune gave rise to its nickname: the “Village of the Damned.” Locals whisper that a curse followed the Dudley family from England, dooming anyone who lived there. Today, only crumbling stone walls remain, but tales of ghostly apparitions and unexplained phenomena still surround the site. In this episode, we uncover the eerie history and enduring legends of Dudleytown. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Dudleytown curse, cursed town Connecticut, Village of the Damned, Dudley family curse, abandoned ghost towns, haunted Connecticut history, paranormal New England, The Dark RecordHashtags: #Dudleytown #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #CursedTown #HauntedHistory Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the late 1960s, a modest council house in Pontefract, England, became the site of one of the most violent and terrifying hauntings ever recorded. The Pritchard family reported pools of water forming on the floor, objects flying through the air, and ghostly apparitions roaming their home. At the center of it all was a sinister figure known as the Black Monk, a dark presence said to be tied to the town’s bloody past. Was it poltergeist activity, mass hysteria, or something darker that tormented the family at 30 East Drive? In this episode, we investigate the chilling case of the Black Monk of Pontefract. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Black Monk of Pontefract, 30 East Drive haunting, violent poltergeist case, English ghost story, paranormal haunting UK, Pontefract paranormal history, The Dark RecordHashtags: #BlackMonk #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #Poltergeist #HauntedHouse Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 1897, the quiet community of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, became the setting for one of the strangest cases in American legal history. Zona Heaster Shue was found dead under mysterious circumstances, and her death was quickly ruled natural. But weeks later, her mother claimed that Zona’s ghost appeared to her, revealing she had been murdered by her husband. The testimony was so persuasive that it led to a trial—and a conviction—making it the only known U.S. murder case where a ghost’s account was entered into evidence. In this episode, we unravel the eerie story of the Greenbrier Ghost. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Greenbrier Ghost, Zona Heaster Shue, ghost testimony trial, West Virginia ghost story, paranormal legal history, true ghost murder case, The Dark RecordHashtags: #GreenbrierGhost #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #ParanormalHistory #GhostStory Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the 1970s, a small home in Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain, became the focus of one of the strangest paranormal mysteries of the century. Faces began to appear on the concrete floor of the Pereira family’s kitchen—distorted, shifting expressions that seemed to form and fade without explanation. Thousands of visitors, researchers, and skeptics came to see the so-called “Belmez Faces,” sparking debates that continue to this day. Were they a hoax, a chemical reaction, or proof of something otherworldly? In this episode, we examine the unsettling case of the Belmez Faces. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Belmez Faces, Spain paranormal mystery, haunted house floor faces, unexplained phenomenon, paranormal research 1970s, unsolved supernatural mystery, The Dark RecordHashtags: #BelmezFaces #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #ParanormalMystery #Spain Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In January 1909, panic swept across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. For one terrifying week, hundreds of people reported seeing a winged creature with hooves, glowing eyes, and a piercing cry. Trolley cars were attacked, schools closed, and vigilante groups took to the woods in search of the beast. Was it mass hysteria, mistaken identity, or a genuine encounter with the legendary Jersey Devil? In this episode, we revisit the extraordinary wave of sightings that cemented the Jersey Devil as America’s most famous cryptid. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Jersey Devil sightings 1909, Pine Barrens monster, New Jersey folklore, American cryptid legend, unexplained creature sightings, mass hysteria cases, The Dark RecordHashtags: #JerseyDevil #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #CryptidHistory #PineBarrens Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the night of November 22, 1987, television viewers in Chicago expecting the nightly news and a Doctor Who broadcast were met with something far stranger. A man wearing a rubber Max Headroom mask hijacked two TV stations, speaking in distorted gibberish and chaotic gestures before disappearing as suddenly as he arrived. No one was ever caught, no one confessed, and to this day, it remains one of the most infamous unsolved acts of media piracy. In this episode, we dive into the bizarre mystery of the Max Headroom broadcast hijack. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In December 1900, a supply ship reached the remote Flannan Isles off the coast of Scotland. What they found would become one of maritime history’s greatest mysteries: the lighthouse was lit, meals were left untouched, but the three keepers had vanished without a trace. Theories ranged from freak waves and storms to madness, foul play, or even supernatural intervention. More than a century later, the fate of the Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers remains unsolved. In this episode, we examine the strange disappearance that has baffled sailors and historians for generations. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers, Scottish lighthouse mystery, 1900 disappearance, maritime unsolved mystery, lighthouse ghost story, paranormal sea legends, The Dark RecordHashtags: #FlannanIsles #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #MaritimeMystery #Lighthouse Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 1828, a teenage boy appeared in the streets of Nuremberg, Germany, barely able to walk or speak, carrying only a cryptic note. He called himself Kaspar Hauser and claimed to have been raised in total isolation, locked away in a dark cell for most of his life. His sudden appearance sparked fascination, controversy, and endless speculation—was he a lost heir, a fraud, or a victim of a cruel experiment? Kaspar’s life ended just as mysteriously, with his violent death leaving behind more questions than answers. In this episode, we explore the strange and haunting story of Kaspar Hauser. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Kaspar Hauser, Nuremberg mystery boy, lost heir theory, 19th century unsolved mystery, German folklore mystery, true history podcast, unexplained identity, The Dark RecordHashtags: #KasparHauser #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #HistoryMystery #Nuremberg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In a small Scottish town, a stone bridge has gained a chilling reputation. Since the 1950s, hundreds of dogs have mysteriously leapt to their deaths from Overtoun Bridge, always from the same spot and often on clear, calm days. Explanations have ranged from strong animal scents to supernatural forces, but no one has ever fully solved the puzzle. In this episode, we explore the strange history of Overtoun Bridge and the enduring mystery behind the so-called dog suicides. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Overtoun Bridge, dog suicides Scotland, haunted bridge mystery, Scottish folklore, unexplained animal behavior, paranormal bridge stories, unsolved mysteries podcast, The Dark RecordHashtags: #OvertounBridge #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #ParanormalHistory #ScotlandMystery Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On a summer night in 1912, the quiet town of Villisca, Iowa, was shaken by one of the most brutal crimes in American history. Eight people—including six children—were found murdered in their beds, their skulls crushed by an axe. Despite countless suspects, interrogations, and trials, no one was ever convicted, and the case remains unsolved more than a century later. In this episode, we revisit the haunting mystery of the Villisca Axe Murders and the dark shadow it left on a small Midwestern town. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Villisca Axe Murders, Iowa true crime, unsolved axe murders, haunted Villisca house, true crime podcast, American unsolved mysteries, paranormal crime history, The Dark RecordHashtags: #VilliscaAxeMurders #UnsolvedMystery #TrueCrimePodcast #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #HauntedHistory Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the winter of 1855, strange tracks appeared overnight in the snow across Devon, England. The prints stretched for miles—crossing rooftops, rivers, and walls—without pause, as if left by something impossible. Locals whispered that the Devil himself had walked through their village, leaving behind a trail that defied explanation. In this episode, Lyle and Meghan explore the mystery of the Devil’s Footprints, separating folklore from fact and examining why this eerie phenomenon still haunts history. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Devil’s Footprints, Devon 1855 mystery, unexplained tracks in snow, paranormal footprints, Victorian folklore, unsolved mysteries podcast, The Dark RecordHashtags: #DevilsFootprints #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #ParanormalHistory #Folklore Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 1957, tragedy struck a family in Hexham, England, when two young sisters, Joanna and Jacqueline Pollock, were killed in a car accident. A year later, their mother gave birth to twins—Jennifer and Gillian—who began to show eerie knowledge of places, toys, and events connected to their deceased sisters. As they grew, the girls exhibited memories they should never have had, fueling one of the most famous modern cases cited as possible evidence of reincarnation. Was it a trick of suggestion, family influence, or something truly beyond explanation? In this episode, we explore the haunting case of the Pollock Twins. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Pollock Twins, reincarnation case, Hexham England mystery, past life memories, unexplained children memories, paranormal podcast, true reincarnation story, The Dark RecordHashtags: #PollockTwins #Reincarnation #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #PastLives Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

At the eastern tip of Long Island stands an abandoned military base, its rusting radar tower looming over the trees. Known as Camp Hero, this site has become the center of one of America’s most bizarre conspiracy legends: the Montauk Project. Stories tell of secret government experiments—mind control, psychic warfare, time travel, even contact with beings from other dimensions—all supposedly hidden behind the chain-link fences of Montauk. Were these just wild tales born from Cold War paranoia, or evidence of real experiments the government worked hard to bury? In this episode, we explore the strange and unsettling mystery of the Montauk Project. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Montauk Project, Camp Hero conspiracy, Long Island mystery, secret government experiments, mind control, time travel conspiracy, Stranger Things inspiration, Cold War secrets, The Dark RecordHashtags: #MontaukProject #CampHero #DarkRecord #UnsolvedMystery #ConspiracyTheories #HalloweenPodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the 1970s, identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons grew up in Wales, sharing a secret language that no one else could understand. To outsiders, they were silent—refusing to speak to teachers, classmates, even their own family. But behind closed doors, their world was anything but quiet. Obsessed with each other, the sisters created elaborate fantasies, wrote dark stories, and carried out increasingly reckless acts that led them to Broadmoor, one of Britain’s most notorious psychiatric hospitals. What made the Silent Twins withdraw from the world—and what drove their mysterious pact that ended with only one surviving? 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Silent Twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons, Broadmoor Hospital, twin psychology mystery, true crime podcast, twin telepathy, eerie twins, unsolved psychological mystery, The Dark RecordHashtags: #SilentTwins #UnsolvedMystery #TrueCrimePodcast #HalloweenPodcast #DarkRecord #TwinMystery Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 1898, author Morgan Robertson published a novella about an “unsinkable” luxury liner called the Titan—only to have his story mirror the Titanic disaster fourteen years later in eerie detail. The ship’s size, the shortage of lifeboats, the icy Atlantic collision—Robertson’s fiction foreshadowed history with chilling precision. Was it coincidence, uncanny foresight, or something stranger? In this episode, we explore one of the most unsettling intersections of fact and fiction: the Titan prediction. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Keywords: Titan prediction, Titanic coincidence, Morgan Robertson Futility, ship disaster prophecy, Titanic legend, eerie coincidences, true mystery podcast, unexplained foresight, The Dark RecordHashtags: #Titanic #UnsolvedMystery #DarkRecord #HalloweenPodcast #HistoryMystery #StrangeCoincidence Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On Christmas Eve, 1945, the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, was consumed by fire. Five of George and Jennie Sodder’s ten children never emerged from the flames. Authorities ruled that they had perished in the blaze—but no bones, no teeth, no trace was ever found. For decades, the Sodders pursued every lead: strange threats, severed phone lines, vanished ladders, mysterious sightings, and even a cryptic photograph claiming one child had survived. Was it a tragic fire, or something far more sinister? In this episode, we unravel one of America’s most haunting family mysteries—the disappearance of the Sodder children. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the early 1800s, a Tennessee family claimed their farm was under siege by a relentless spirit. Known as the Bell Witch, this entity tormented the Bell family with eerie voices, violent attacks, and chilling predictions—so infamous that even President Andrew Jackson is said to have taken notice. In this episode of The Dark Record, I’m joined by special guest Meghan Cunningham as we revisit one of America’s most famous hauntings. Was it folklore exaggerated over time, a case of mass hysteria, or something genuinely supernatural? Join us as we dive deep into the legend of the Bell Witch and explore why her story continues to haunt Tennessee to this day. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 Website: www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 1966, two men were discovered dead on Vintém Hill in Brazil under circumstances so strange they remain unsolved to this day. They were found dressed in formal suits, lying side by side, with lead masks covering their eyes. Nearby lay a cryptic note, money, and no signs of struggle. The case has sparked decades of speculation. Were they victims of a failed scientific experiment, caught up in a ritual, or silenced for reasons never revealed? Join us as we unravel the bizarre details of the Lead Masks Case and explore why it continues to baffle investigators and mystery seekers alike. 📩 Email: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.com🌐 Website: www.TheHalloweenPodcast.com📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In Chapters 7 and 8 of Double Vision, the mystery deepens — and the danger becomes terrifyingly real. Mason, Natalie, and Dylan make a bold move: they kidnap Mr. Jenkins, one of the first people Mason saw with a double. What follows is a chilling face-to-face with the demon inside him. The truth comes out — the doubles are real, they’re not hallucinations… and their goal is destruction. But just as the group begins to feel like they’ve gained the upper hand, something strange happens. Natalie and Dylan start seeing the doubles too. And then, the Demon Slayer Deluxe Kit arrives. It’s ridiculous. It’s over-the-top.And it might be their only hope. Like Our Facebook page for more Halloween fun: www.Facebook.com/TheHalloweenPodcastORDER PODCAST MERCH!Website: www.TheHalloweenPodcast.comEmail: TheHalloweenPodcast@gmail.comX: @TheHalloweenPodSupport the Show: www.patreon.com/TheHalloweenPodGet bonus Halloween content and more! Just for Patreon supporters! Check out my other show! Find it on iTunes – Amazing Advertisinghttp://amazingadvertising.podomatic.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.