Ghost Stories in the Sunlight

It's Olympics time again, and this time there's been quite a scene at the Seine. Which reminded us of a story we have been meaning to tell for a long time, that of L'Inconnue de la Seine (The Unknown Woman of the Seine). Even though her body allegedly washed up on the shores of the Seine more than 100 years ago, you'd almost certainly recognise her. You've probably even kissed her. You might even have called her by her current name- Resusi Anne. And if you haven't already, it's probably time to put a name to that face. Or at the very least, a story. Sources include: https://www.sciencealert.com/how-dead-girl-paris-ended-up-most-kissed-lips-in-history-l-inconnue-de-la-seine-resusci-anne-cpr-annie-death-mask https://laerdal.com/nz/docid/1117082/The-Girl-from-the-River-Seine https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18725092-300-histories-the-girl-from-the-seine/ https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-beautiful-dead-and-unknown-girl-linconnue-de-la-seine-c-1880-a63fe4af6abb https://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/EN/research/library-collections/insights-into-our-collection/the-unknown-girl-from-the-seine https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/death-mask4.htm https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/pq4ccx/the_unknown_woman_of_the_seine_the_result_of/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r4A9O96wJE   _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

Glasnevin is the spooky heart of Dublin. Saturated in Irish history and paranormal activity the cemetery is the eternal home a million souls. And next door - well what better than a haunted pub. Come in and enjoy a pint... if you dare.  Also apologies for the audio - apparently Liv cannot sit still. Sources include:  https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/haunted-dublin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasnevin_Cemetery https://www.shamrockgift.com/blog/folklore-friday-glasnevin-cemetery/ https://otherworldlyoracle.com/glasnevin-cemetery-dublin/ https://www.dublinlive.ie/whats-on/food-drink-news/irish-pubs-spine-tingling-history-21286508 https://spiritedisle.ie/explore-listing/john-kavanagh-the-gravediggers/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/john-kavanagh-the-gravediggers https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/glasnevin-cemetery-and-museum https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/travel-tips/i-took-the-gravedigger-ghost-tour-of-haunted-dublin-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale ---- All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight.  Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it.  CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast  Twitter/X: @GSITSpodcast  Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight "Always remember to leave a light on." - Booris, Podcast Ghost 

The Ancient Ram Inn is the oldest building in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. It's also very haunted. The most haunted, some say. There's certainly a lot of ghosts. As former resident and caretaker John Humphies said, it's 'a lot for one room'.  Please note this episode has a fair number of content warnings, which we list before we begin telling the story. They include murder, child murder, ritual sacrifice, death of animals, and sexual assault. If this isn't your thing, we have other lighter episodes for you to enjoy. Sources include: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-beautiful-haunted-houses-slideshow https://ancientraminn.co.uk/ https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/ancient-ram-inns-haunted-history https://www.travelawaits.com/2480927/england-haunted-ancient-ram-inn/ https://www.haunted-britain.com/ancient-ram-inn.htm https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-ancient-ram-inn/ https://www.exutopia.com/the-ancient-ram-inn-a-visit-to-englands-most-haunted-house/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mudlarking/comments/1ditltd/wtf_is_this/   _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

 Liv certainly got lucky with the topic this week, delving into just three Nigerian legends - Bush Babies, Oroma/Rebecca and of course Madame Koi Koi. There's a surprising amount of boarding schools in this one. Oh and remember kids, don't do crime.    Sources include:  https://vocal.media/futurism/10-crazy-nigerian-myths-part-1 https://edwinmadu.com/scary-nigerian-urban-legends-madam-koi-koi-5958a00108d8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_Koi_Koi https://humanglemedia.com/trend-of-inhumane-treatment-in-nigerian-boarding-schools/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Nigeria/comments/1burxmy/boarding_schools/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/africa/nigeria-schools-kidnappings.html https://edwinmadu.com/scary-nigerian-urban-legends-bush-baby-aa243b5ceeb2 https://medium.com/@thiskoleobasa/the-day-i-encountered-bush-baby-52f44da98e33 https://www.oriire.com/article/the-tale-of-a-mystery-mat https://steemit.com/africa/@givinghope/magic-or-myth --- All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight.  Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it.  CONTACT US:  Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast  Twitter/ X: @GSITSpodcast  Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight  "Always remember to leave a light on." - Booris, Podcast Ghost

Crows and Ravens are some of those things that span many different mythologies all around the world. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always with a story to tell. Oh...and we have a new little guy.   Sources include: https://www.learnreligions.com/the-magic-of-crows-and-ravens-2562511 https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/ravens-and-crows-in-folklore-folklore-mythology/ https://www.audubon.org/news/how-tell-raven-crow https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/aboriginal-christmas-tradition-wangkarnal-crow-western-australia/100715128 _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

In a small village in England in the twelth century two strange children appeared by a wolf pit. This is unusual enough on it's own, but these children spoke a language never heard in Woolpit and their skin was, well... green. The mystery of the Green Children of Woolpit has enchanted and intrigued for the last 800 years, remaining tantalising close to solving.    Sources include:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_children_of_Woolpit#:~:text=The legend of the green,1135–1154).  https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/ https://www.historydefined.net/green-children-of-woolpit/ https://www.medievalists.net/2018/08/green-children-woolpit/ ___________ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight.  Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it.  CONTACT US:  Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter/X: @GSITSpodcast  InstagramL @ghoststoriesinthesunlight  "Always remember to leave a light on." - Booris, Podcast Ghost 

Joanne Trimper sounds like a lovely individual. And The Pride of the Boardwalk at Trimper Rides sounds like a lovely carousel. But put the two together, and things start to smell a little...haunted. Pull up a chair, grab some free range popcorn and let us power through a mild cold to tell you about the haunted carousel at Trimper Rides. Sources include: https://theghostinmymachine.com/2024/03/25/encylopaedia-of-the-impossible-trimpers-haunted-carousel/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/1912-herschell-spillman-carousel https://chesapeakeghosts.com/trimpers-carousel/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-obituary-for-joanne-m-t/125848611/ https://www.trimperrides.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimper%27s_Rides _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

This episode is a little chaotic folks. Liv had done this research a while back and kind of forgot where she was going with the story, Jess' recording program crashed and Liv tried something different with the mic (spoiler alert it didn't work). If you're still with us after all of that, welcome to the crowded, dark, dense and haunted street of Mary King's Close. Stretching over several layers, and roofed in by the City Chambers above, the Close has reportedly been haunted since a devastating plague outbreak in 1645.    Sources include:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_closes_on_the_Royal_Mile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_King_(merchant) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_King's_Close#:~:text=Mary King's Close has had,several paranormal investigations taking place.  https://www.haunted-britain.com/haunted-scotland.htm https://www.realmarykingsclose.com/blog/edinburgh-cash-for-kids-charity/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/mary-kings-close/ https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/mary-kings-close ----- All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight.  Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it.  CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight "Always remember to leave a light on." - Booris, Podcast Ghost 

You will have noticed this is a well polished podcast with very few mistakes. That's because we make very few mistakes.  Actually, it's because we saved them for this episode. Same thing really. Is it mostly Liv loudly drinking tea? Maybe. In the end though, that was so cool. _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

The story of the Hopkinsville Goblins is the 'based on a true story' you've heard about without ever really hearing about. This 1950s encounter has all the makings of some of the best stories: UFOs, alien creatures, terrified humans in a farmhouse, and a clown car. Well...maybe not a clown car. But it's a nice image. Sources include: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-hopkinsville-goblins-spielberg https://www.history.com/news/little-green-men-origins-aliens-hopkinsville-kelly https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/monster-of-the-month-the-hopkinsville-goblins https://www.countryliving.com/life/a44064/eclipseville-hopkinsville-ky-history/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/24/flaco-new-york-citys-beloved-owl-dies-after-striking-building _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

No, not the baked good, though that does come up... this week we're talking about the household spirit found throughout Scotland and Northern England. A mischevious, pernickety fixture of households known for helping out at night - or if you'd upset them - making a mess, brownies prove to be self-confident queens. The stories surrounding these iconic creatures are hilarious, as are some of the things Jess says (don't tell her I said that). Sources include: https://darachcroft.com/news/scottish-folklore-the-brownie-or-uruisg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_(folklore) https://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/brownie/ ________ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight.  Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it.  CONTACT US:  Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast  Twitter/X: @GSITSpodcast  Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight "Always remember to leave a light on." - Booris, Podcast Ghost 

Once upon a time, around the 16th century, an ominous land known as 'The Isle of Demons' was found on maps. And then it disappeared. This raised questions. Which raised more questions. Where did it go? Why did it go? What was the original Zealand? And does Germany exist? Join us as we attempt to answer some of these questions, mispronounce things, and spread some gossip from the 1500s. (In all seriousness, sincerest apologies for Jess' pronunciation of Newfoundland. But it would make sense for it to be pronounced that way, right?) Sources include: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/phantom-island-isle-of-demons-quirpon-island-newfoundland https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2022/10/the-elusive-isle-of-demons/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirpon_Island http://eskify.com/the-isle-of-demons-the-place-history-forgot/ https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/marguerite-de-la-rocque-16th-century-noblewoman-isle-demons-020216 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-ghostly-shipwreck-has-emerged-in-newfoundland-and-residents-want-to-know-its-story-1.6745448 _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

What happens when you are an ass-hole to donkeys and strong women? You get something like the Donkey Lady of San Antonio, Texas at Old Apple White Bridge. A classic bridge story with hauntings, hooves, hoofs, wolves and maybe were-donkeys. At least some of those things. And ultimately we are left with another question...how would a Donkey Lady wear pants? Sources include: https://mariselabarrera.com/ https://events.getcreativesanantonio.com/artist/marisela-barrera/ https://texashillcountry.com/donkey-lady-bridge-san-antonio/ https://theghostinmymachine.com/2023/10/02/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-the-donkey-lady-of-san-antonio-texas/ https://www.rjaghosttours.com/the-donkey-lady-bridge https://sanantonioreport.org/the-donkey-lady-a-san-antonio-legend-now-haunts-the-phone-lines/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-women-why-are-there-so-many-female-ghosts _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

It's just turned 2024, and there are many ways to celebrate the New Year. For example, in Greenland you might dress up as a mitaartoq for Mitaarfik and scare your neighbours for treats. You could also dance. That works too. Whichever you choose, we hope you enjoy our little exploration of a somewhat creepy but definitely cosy Inuit tradition. Just keep an eye out for the tiny tiny scary people. Sources include: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-years-greenland-mitaartut https://katuaq.gl/en/events/mitaarfik https://visitgreenland.com/articles/mitaartut/ https://all-things-nordic.com/2023/10/30/greenland-halloween-and-the-mitaartut/ Video: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=mitaartut#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:887c59fa,vid:ijpRehGVewc,st:0 https://www.greenland.is/blog/greenlandic-myths-and-legends/ https://tasermiutcamp.gl/2019/08/27/sassuma-arnaa-the-mother-of-the-sea/ http://greenlandtoday.com/uaajeerneq-greenlandic-mask-dance/?lang=en Q's Greenland (Liv's recommendation): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9TyctkYTsRUmCX138l6Dug _____ All rights reserved (c) 2024 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight. Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it. CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter: @GSITSpodcast Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight   "Always remember to leave a light on." – Booris, Podcast Ghost

Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings to all! A once grand estate and manor house in England, Alton Towers attracts millions of visitors a year. We've got all four categories of ghost here folks - moans, door slams, orbs and Victorian children! From a cursed, chained oak to a woman in black with a penchant for decorating Alton Towers has everything you need for a day of family fun.  Sources include:  https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/alton-towers-resort/ https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/alton-towers-staffordshire https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/alton-towers/ https://countrysidebooks.co.uk/blogs/news/the-ghost-in-the-ladies-loo-alton-towers-1 _______ All rights reserved (c) 2023 Ghost Stories in the Sunlight.  Please rate, review, subscribe and really enjoy life. We appreciate it.  CONTACT US: Email: GSITSpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/GSITSpodcast Twitter/X: @GSITSpodcast  Instagram: @ghoststoriesinthesunlight  "Always remember to leave a light on." - Booris, Podcast Ghost