Midnight in the Mountains

On this episode of MITM Laura is joined by Mike from The Paranormal Road Trippers.  Mike shares some of his very frightening encounters that he has experienced at work and during paranormal investigations.  Some of these experiences have led to spirit attachments.  Then Laura shares some of her own experiences at haunted places and the feelings of residual energy.  During this recording there were many unexpected noises, including clicks and bangs and some possible disembodied voices.  Some of those audio anomalies have been clipped and placed at the end of the episode.  Are they possible EVP’s coming from the haunted objects that Mike owns? Please subscribe to our new Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MidnightInTheMountainsPodcast Email us your true paranormal story! We will read it on the show with your permission and remain anonymous if you wish! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Find Mike on Instagram and Youtube at: https://www.instagram.com/theparanormalroadtrippers/ https://www.youtube.com/@theparanormalroadtrippers8195

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron kick off their first official listener stories episode!  Laura’s friend, Nomar Slevik sends in some eerie encounters to be read on the show.  Both encounters recount strange sightings of very different humanoid looking figures, one accompanied by a very strong sulfur smell. Then they discuss some rather unsettling stories that were told to Laura first hand and that she had witnessed.  Some other haunted places are discussed. Please subscribe to our new Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MidnightInTheMountainsPodcast Email us your true paranormal story! We will read it on the show with your permission and remain anonymous if you wish! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Nomar Slevik’s links https://slevikstore.company.site/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nomarslevik/ Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/c9wjnv-ufos-over-maine-10th-anniversary-book-fundraiser Listen to Nomar’s podcast “I Want to Believe” https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/207believe

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron recount his trip to New Orleans.  Aaron tells about his tour of New Orleans’ oldest cemetery.  The tradition of marking x’s and making a wish on NOLA’s voodoo queen, mausoleum is discussed and how a wish actually came to fruition.  Nicolas Cage’s and other oddly shaped mausoleums and what they could possibly represent are talked about.  Mardi Gras shenanigans and haunted bar stories are also told.    Check out instagram for photo's of Aarons trip! Email us your true paranormal story! We will read it on the show with your permission and you can remain anonymous if you wish! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron discuss many spooky stories from New Orleans. Laura tells the story of the ghost boy who resides in Hotel Monteleone along with some creepy laughing children that reside on the 13th floor.  The unsolved case of the axeman murderer is also discussed.  There is a theory that he committed murders trying to promote jazz music. Aaron shares the stories of yellow fever hauntings and a supernatural rock throwing battle between a ghostly old man and little girl from the grave.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axeman_of_New_Orleans https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/hotel-monteleone/The History of the Hotel Monteleone Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron discuss a handful of spooky stories.  Aaron shares some very odd, horrifying and heartwarming stories including, mysterious HAM radio number stations, Old Red Tom and the Tucker Telephone. Laura recounts her trip to haunted Hawk Mountain and Mt. Bethel Cemetery.  Sharing the brutal history, ghostly sightings and the possibility of the mountain being cursed. Holosky Podcast -  episode #241 "Angelic Dogman" https://www.holoskypodcast.com/ The Wondering Woodsman - https://youtu.be/g8DwxW_a0GM?si=F7rJi2VSfUX9UFxb Laura's sources: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Stories-Lehigh-Valley-Charles/dp/1880683024/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1705365247&refinements=p_27%3ADavid+J.+Seibold&s=books&sr=1-2&text=David+J.+Seibold https://www.wfmz.com/features/historys-headlines/historys-headlines-mystery-man-of-marshalls-hill/article_53794e42-49a4-5a0a-878f-86220ea31b29.html https://www.palmertonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Scribe_July-2019_firstfinal.pdf https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/10-Penn-Ave-Palmerton-PA-18071/2078970572_zpid/? https://thepennsylvaniarambler.com/2019/10/25/the-boos-of-new-bethel-cemetery/ https://www.hagenbuch.org/schambachers-tavern-real-ghost-story/ Aaron’s sources: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/tucker-telephone-11900/ Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM Christmas Special Pt. 2 Laura and Aaron continue their discussion on the origins of Christmas.  They jump back in time and cover the evolving deities and devils of the winter season.  Going all the way back to Norse mythology and  Odin's Wild Hunt, the threat of Odin and his heathen followers hunting you down on a cold winter's and taking you back to the underworld if you did not stay indoors.  Laura and Aaaron theorize how Berchta, a beautiful germanic goddess, associated with winter time, could possibly be the origin story of the paranormal entities know as "women in white".  After the Christian church took over they demonized Berchta and turned her into Frau Perchta and she is know for being a horrifying "christmas monster".  Warning of other scary Christmas monsters such as Krampus, Yule Lads, Gryla, the Yule Cat, are told.  There are plenty of dark creatures that lurk in the winter time but there are also deities such as  La Belfana, an italian christmas witch, who flies through the night sky and brings presents for the children and cleans away negativity to allow for a fresh start of the new year.   The story of St. Nicholas is thought to be the origin story of Santa Claus.  Some stories involving miraculous miracles Nicholas preformed, are much darker than one would think.  Last but not least the Belsnickel is discussed, having roots in Germany, extending to Pennsylvania  brought over to America by the Pennsylvania Germans what is now known as Pa Dutch. Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron step back in time for MITM Christmas Special Pt. 1.  Winter solstice and the dangerous dark days of the past are discussed.  Laura shares the oldest winter tradition, Yule, dating back before the year 672, was celebrated and started by Norse Pagans in Scandinavia.  The pagans used ancient superstitions to keep their homes and themselves save from the evil spirits of winter, that could result in death.  Winter could be a dark scary time but in order to survive they needed to have hope.  The 21st of December marks the winter solstice, it marks the return of the sun, days start to become longer from this point on.  This was a time to celebrate and be with loved ones.  Burning Yule logs, drinking wassail, telling stories, decorating with evergreens, were all parts of the celebration.       Over in Rome, the Roman Pagans celebrated the ancient tradition of Saturnalia, known to share similarities with Yule, however the Romans got a little crazier than the Scandinavians.  Saturnalia consisted of a week long party, the whole social structure was turned upside down, slaves were treated as equals, a lower member of the family was put in charge for the week and their job was to act foolish.  Drunken celebrations and singing in the streets was all apart of this.  Eventually Christianity took over. These celebrations ended and Christmas began. However Yule is still celebrated today by pagans. There are clear ties to the ancient traditions and the Christmas holiday has adopted parts of it that are still done today.    Aaron shares the evolution of Santa Claus through the years, dating back to the 1800’s. Some unexpected versions are discussed.  Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Sources: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72496/10-surprising-early-versions-santa-claus https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-christians-really-steal-christmas-from-the-pagans https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3xzczg/is_christmas_really_a_pagan_holiday_did_the/ Outro song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKkzbbLYPuI

On this episode of MITM, Laura and Aaron discuss more haunted places from around the world.  On this second edition of Haunted Places, Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania, Winchester Mystery House in California, Black Forest in Germany and a long forgotten insane asylum on a desolate island not far off the coast of Venice, Italy are all covered. Some of these places have very sinister and disturbing history, other places aren't as menacing as they are portrayed to be.  Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM Laura wishes everyone a Happy Halloween!  Aaron takes the night off, as he is under the weather. Travel back in time to Halloween Night 1993 and listen to the late great Art Bell’s Ghost to Ghost! Laura and Aaron will be back in two weeks!  Happy Halloween to everyone! Stay safe and stay spooky! Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM, Laura and Aaron jump into telling stories of several haunted places around the world.  The hauntings range from spooky, tragic and lighthearted.   Aaron covers St. Augustine Lighthouse, Bonaventure Cemetery and Larnach Castle.   Laura covers Aokigahara Suicide Forest, Banff Springs Hotel and Xunantunich Belize. *Trigger* warning for this episode, the subject of suicide is discussed at time stamp 10:40 until 20:10* skip ahead if you need to! Dial 988 to reach the national suicide and crisis lifeline.    Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron recount some eerie BEK stories.  BEK is an acronym for black eyed kids or black eyed children.  No one really knows for sure what or who these children are, if they are even children at all.  Some speculate that they are demons, ghosts, aliens or some kind of entity.   Laura goes back to the 90’s discussing the first BEK story to circulate on the early world wide web.  This story left some people speculating that this phenomenon is nothing more than “creepy pasta”. Other stories are retold and the strange “coincidences” that follow the unfortunate circumstance of inviting them in to your home or space.   Also a story about black eyed grandparents?? Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/black-eyed-children-real-or-just-a-creepy-myth/news-story/f908e522e4a67739e3d5039d639a6e5a http://web.archive.org/web/20050213181819/http:/www.pinn.net/~royaloak/Stories/black_eyed.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_children https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/

On this episode of MITM, Laura and Aaron step back in time to Mesoamerica.  Laura covers the rise of the Aztecs, revealing the harsh reality of how they came to brutally dominate the region with brute force and human sacrifice. Traveling ahead through time, nearly 200 years later, a few factors create the perfect storm that all contribute to the demise of the Aztec Empire. Aaron shares his findings on the discovery of the  “Aztec death whistle” and it’s possible use in rituals that involved human sacrifice to worship the Aztec’s Sun God. Today paranormal investigators are using this “death whistle” as a trigger object by blowing into the whistle that produces an absolutely horrifying sound of a human screaming in extreme pain. The idea is that the sound of distress may attract negative entities and produce paranormal activity. Email us your true paranormal story! midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please Like, Share, Rate & Review the podcast. Thank you for listening! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsK1wxHXlhI&t=42s https://www.history.com/news/aztec-human-sacrifice-religion https://www.history.com/news/did-salmonella-kill-off-the-aztecs https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/mexico-timeline#section_1 https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/157dlrf/this_is_the_terrifying_sound_of_the_aztec_death/ https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/aztec-death-whistle.htm

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron discuss a terrible murder that turned a small town upside down and left women afraid to leave their houses. The year was 1880 in a small rural Pennsylvania farm town when a tragic murder took place.  A young girl named, Etna Bittenbender,  left her house on a fateful Halloween afternoon, never to return home again.  Her body was found the next day by her siblings.  Almost One hundred and forty-three years later, the murder is unsolved.  It is said that her ghost has been seen in the area that she passed away in. Hopefully she is resting peacefully.  https://www.ancientfaces.com/photo/etna-bittenbender-obituary/1351390 https://thepennsylvaniarambler.com/2020/01/19/the-tragic-death-of-etna-bittenbender/ https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Email your true paranormal story to: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please rate and review! Thank you for listening!!!

It's been awhile since MITM has been around, but Laura and Aaron are back with this  episode recorded in March.  They share some information on the history of Ireland and how St. Patrick's day came to be.  Aaron's dog Bowser also had his first Bday and we discuss the plans for the party.  Also discussed are some mysterious ghost stories and the origins of Sleepyhollow! Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ If you have a true paranormal story or episode topics you would like to contribute to the show, send an email to: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Please rate, review and share the show! Thanks for listening!

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron discuss ancient ghost stories, the first recorded ghost story in history to be exact.  Aaron talks about some other very old stories.  Then Laura shares the story she found that took place closer to the modern day, this story is said to be the first recorded ghost story in America. Find Nomar Slevik's podcast at https://www.podpage.com/i-want-to-believe-season-5/s6-e2-glitches-in-the-matrix/ Find Nomar's book "Otherworldly Encounters" and his other books at https://slevikstore.company.site/ If you would like to email us a true paranormal story to be read on the show or would like to be a guest on the show send us an email at midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ Aaron's Links: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/3500-year-old-babylonian-tablet-may-hold-earliest-known-ghost-image-180978923/ https://www.thecollector.com/ghost-stories-ancient-greece-rome/ Laura's Links: https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-nostalgia/americas-first-ghost/ https://scttx.com/articles/%E2%80%9Camerica%E2%80%99s-first-documented-ghost%E2%80%9D-neal-murphy

On this episode of MITM Laura and Aaron discuss, how over the years hitchhiking became less popular and the laws placed against it for everyone safety.  Even the FBI made posters warning against the dangers. Laura tells the history of how a young girl tragically lost her life and has become known as the vanishing hitchhiker ghost, Resurrection Mary.  Many ghostly hitchhiking stories share similarities to Mary.  Aaron shares an Appalachian horse riding, hitchhiker story.  One day a man picked up a woman who asked for a ride with him on his horse. In the short amount of time that he had taken her to her destination, he became so enthralled with the woman that he went back to her family the next day to ask her hand in marriage, only to find out the woman had been deceased.  Stories that had been collected and grouped, by two folklorists in the 1940's are also discussed. Check out Nomar Slevik's "I Want To Believe" podcast! https://www.podpage.com/i-want-to-believe-season-5/s6-e2-glitches-in-the-matrix/ Nomar is also an author, check out his books as well. https://slevikstore.company.site/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/207believe/ https://www.instagram.com/nomarslevik/ Share your true paranormal story with Laura and Aaron Email: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ Laura's Links: https://www.vox.com/2015/6/8/8737623/hitchhiking https://windycityghosts.com/the-legend-of-resurrection-mary/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesNBbcmCEE&t=830s https://www.yesweekly.com/news/ghost-girl-hitchhiking-has-lydia-been-found/article_69394d3e-ba23-50ce-a008-ac0c11a21ea9.html Aaron's Links: https://americanghoststories.com/mid-west-ghost-stories/illinois/the-vanishing-hitchhiker https://shows.acast.com/spooky-appalachia/episodes/20220701-hitchhiking-ghost-gatlinburg-tennessee https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/applying/undergraduate/crossschool/ln305/biblio/beardsley__hankey_the_vanishing_hitchhiker.pdf

On this episode of MITM Aaron and Laura discuss petroglyphs from the Appalachians all the way to Australia.  Some petroglyphs depict other worldly creatures, strange large serpent creatures, bird-like human figures, sorcerers, unicorns and aliens are mentioned.  They theorize what they could possibly represent.  If you would like to share your true paranormal story to be read on the show, or have topic ideas email: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ Thank you for listening and please share the show! Laura's Links https://www.history.com/news/prehistoric-cave-paintings-early-humans https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tennessee-caveart/professor-who-found-oldest-u-s-cave-art-says-theres-more-idUSBRE95R0VW20130628 https://www.fox13news.com/news/native-american-cave-art-discovery-19th-unnamed-cave-alabama Aaron's Links https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-folklore/wandjina-rock-art-00701 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandjina

On this episode of Midnight In The Mountains, Aaron shares a Tennessee railroad story and some other southern tales.  Then Laura share a premonition that a railroad conductor had of his own death.  If you have a true paranormal story or have a topic idea, you would like to share, send us an email at: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ Website: https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Thank you for listening and please share the show! sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21QS0mQo2IM https://www.wkrn.com/special-reports/haunted-tennessee/mysterious-light-haunts-chapel-hill-railroad/ http://southernghoststories.com/tennessee-ghost-stories-the-chapel-hill-ghost-light https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maco_light

On this episode of Midnight In the Mountains, Laura and Aaron take a look back through history, to see where Valentines day could have possibly originated from.  Laura explains the Pagan festival Lupercalia and the rituals that took place in ancient times. Christians may have used Valentine's day (a day that was used to remember St. Valentine's death or time of burial) in order to "Christianize" Lupercalia.  Then Aaron tells some tragic love stories that have resulted in hauntings that still continue today. If you have a true paranormal story or have a topic idea, you would like to share, send us an email at: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnight_inthemountains/ Website:https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Thank you for listening and please share the show! sources: https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2 https://notebookofghosts.com/2016/02/14/happy-valentines-day-ghost-stories-of-tragic-love/

On this episode of MITM Mike from The Paranormal Road Trippers stops by from British Columbia.  Laura and Mike discuss early childhood encounters, ouja board stories, haunted Canadian history, investigating and some lower level entities. Find Mike and the other half of The Paranormal Road Trippers at: https://linktr.ee/Paranormalroadtrippers Instagram: The Paranormal Road Trippers MITM website: https://www.midnightinthemountains.com/ Instagram: midnight_inthemountains Email: midnight_inthemountains@yahoo.com Email the show your true paranormal stories! Thank you for listening! please share the show!