Step inside the shadows with Host Ann Lund in this gripping episode of Haunted and Waiting, where she unravels one of the most unsettling paranormal mysteries of all time: phantom cries and phantom wails. This chilling phenomenon has been reported for centuries across cultures—and now Ann brings you eyewitness accounts, historical legends, and psychological insights that will leave you questioning what’s real… and what lingers between worlds.

Ann opens her marble notebook and shares two true personal encounters inside a 100-year-old New Jersey home—one from her very first night sleeping there, and another years later when her young son heard crying from an empty attic during their move-out. These are the kinds of moments that stay with you, raising the question: What happens when the walls remember?

From there, the episode expands into global folklore and famous hauntings, including:

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  La Llorona, the weeping woman of Mexican legend

  
  


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  Reports of crying children at The Myrtles Plantation

  
  


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  Eerie phantom child cries echoing through the woods of Gettysburg

  
  

Ann carefully breaks down the difference between phantom cries (sounds with no visible source) and apparitions, and explains why witnesses often experience an instinctive emotional pull—especially when the sound resembles a child or woman in distress.

This episode also dives deep into the possible explanations, both paranormal and scientific:

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  Residual energy replaying traumatic events

  
  


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  “Thin veil” moments and overlapping timelines

  
  


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  Intentional spirit communication

  
  


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  Auditory pareidolia and natural environmental sounds

  
  


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  Why shared experiences from multiple witnesses strengthen the case for true anomalies

  
  

Blending storytelling, folklore, historical research, and critical analysis, Ann guides listeners through the mystery while encouraging you to decide where you stand. Are these sounds a plea from the other side… or tricks of the mind?

Join the conversation after the episode at hauntedandwaiting.blog and through other Eye Opener Society podcast platforms.

This episode is crafted for listeners passionate about paranormal phenomena, global folklore, unexplained sounds, ghost stories, timeline anomalies, spirit communication, and real-life hauntings. Perfect for international audiences exploring hauntings, supernatural mysteries, and unexplained experiences across cultures.

Prepare to listen. And maybe… to hear something you can’t explain.