Gong Hey Fat Choy, listeners! In celebration of New Years: China Edition, the gals are bringing the spirit of the orient stateside, and doing Haunted Chinatowns! Vanessa is the first to rip open her red envelope and gifts us the tale of Portland’s infamous Shanghai Tunnels, full of drunk men, CHUD ghostitutes, and shitty little boys, paired with Archorage Brewing Company’s The Tide and it’s Takers Tripel. Then Melissa takes us a bit south to Locke, CA where the OG Chinese mafia set up shop and c...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 22 min
AHHHHHH, the French! This week the gals are bringing us stories know for their sexellence, Haunted Orson Welles! So grab 4 steaks and a bottle of bourbon and join in the fun. Melissa starts things off with the story of the Hollywood Hills estate where Orson staying during the making of “Citizen Kane” and apparently stays to this day, being a dick and annoying the maid, Button, paired with St Archer Brewing Co’s Blackberry Gose. Then Vanessa brings us a trio of tales, featuring hitchhiking ghosts...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 12 min
G’day mates! This week in honor of Australia Day the BnB crew are going down under to talk about Haunted: Australia; it’s creepy ghosts, murderous animals and terrible reality TV shows. Vanessa weaves us a tale of the North Kapunda Hotel, with its sexy copper mines and ghosts who steal all your energies, but leave you time to play croquet. Then Melly takes us to the Aradale Lunatic Asylum, where free range crazies still roam the halls, probably still covered in their own feces. Who will win in t...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 18 min
It’s someone’s special day! In honor of Vanessa’s birfday the ladies are taking on her hometown haunts with Haunted Long Beach! Melissa brings the first gift with the tale of Los Cerritos Ranch House with its teenager strangling, treasure forgetting ghost of Don Juan, paired with Latitude 33 Brewing’s Blood Orange IPA. Then Vanessa gives herself the gift of haunted heavy-hitter, The Queen Mary, who’s shaft alley is chuck full of dead seamen with some ghost little girls sprinkled in, paired with ...
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Bust out the feathers and bedazzle your nipples, ‘cause this week the ladies are bringing us Haunted Carnival! You know the BnB crew will take any excuse to get drunk in public, especially if they get to wear a giant glitter dick! Vanessa brings us the tale of carnival’s biggest fans with the Joelma Building in Brazil and their terrible safety precautions but pretty laid back ghosts. Then Melissa tells us about Montreal’s Concordia University’s Grey Nuns Building and their BBQ children and plagu...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 13 min
New Year, New You! Ever think... “Man, would it kill me to (insert resolution here)?!” Well, in some cases it actually might! In honor of the tradition of making a resolution you have no intention of actually keeping, the gals are bringing us Resolution Ghosts! Wanna get in shape? There’s a ghost for that! Wanna read more, there’s a ghost for that! Wanna start a new hobby? There’s a ghost for that! Melissa brings us the tale of the Old Bernardsville Library and the ghost of a weepy lady with a h...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Cheers to the New Year! On a day everyone likes to raise a glass (or 6) in celebration, we decided to celebrate in a way only BnB would... with Drunk Ghosts! Vanessa gets the first round with the tale of Thelma Todd, a 20’s starlet who got way too drunk, then way too cold, then way too dead, paired with Ska Brewing Co True Blonde Dubbel. Next Melly gets us all a round of three shots; Shōjō the Japanese spirited spirit, Texas’ Drunk Tom and Dog Ball Lake, and Czech Republic’s Remorseful 7ft tall ...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 18 min
MERRY CHRISTMAS! The BnB crew has a special gift for you underneath the tree this year... Our Christmas Special! The BnB crew has worked tirelessly to bring you this unique re-telling of Jarles, I mean Charles Dickens' holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol." Ever felt like this 1800's tale could use more cursing and incest and dick jokes... us too! Featuring a cast of lovable characters dishing out ghostly fun and holiday cheer, this Christmas Special is exactly what you need to take your mind off...
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 25 min
Nothing says "Home for the Holidays" like visiting long dead relatives at that special patch of grass and dirt. So this week the gals bring us, Haunted Cemeteries! These cemeteries are so famous people are DYING to get in... I'm sorry... I couldn't help myself... moving on... Melissa is the first to take a dirt nap with the tale of Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in Chicago, which has a ghost horse AND and ghost house, but unfortunately no vacancies, paired with Goose Island Beer's Sofie Saison. Then ...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Aloha listeners! This week your BnB ohana bring you ghostly tales from pineapple paradise... it’s Haunted Hawai‘i! Vanessa is the first sacrifice to be thrown into the volcano with her tale of the fire goddess Pele with her general badassery and strange aversion to pork products, paired with Hop Lava IPA & Molten Lava Imperial IPA from Double Mountain Brewery. Then Melissa gets roasted like a luau pig with her tale of Hickam Air Force Base and it’s disembodied voices, scared puppos, and jack...
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Lights... Camera... GHOST! This week the girls are chatting about the ghosts of more than just bad casting decisions, as they explore Haunted Movie Sets! Melissa has take one, and tells the tale of "Return to Babylon," a movie made with film found on Hollywood Blvd and starring kinda famous people and a BUNCH of demons, paired with Eagle Rock Brewery's Manifesto Witbier. Then Vanessa has take two with the story of "The Exorcist," a religious porno featuring a serial killer, where 9 people died (...
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Break out your voodoo doll and down that disgusting slushy Hurricane because this week the ladies are taking us back to The Big Easy for Haunted NOLA - Part Deux. Vanessa gets the binge drinking party started with the tale of The Andrew Jackson Hotel where a ghost will fluff your pillows and judge your fashion choices, paired with Abita Brewing Co's Strawgator Doubleboch. Then Melissa gets the second round with the story of Metairie Cemetery and it's glowing whore tomb paired with Modern Times B...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Put on your best buckle shoes, and get ready to steal some land, because this week the gal's are bringing us Haunted Pilgrims! In celebration of Thanksgiving and all thing's Mayflower, we have two stories about Massachusetts Puritans and the ghosts they left behind. Melissa starts things off with the witchy tale of Salem's Joshua Ward House and it's evil (yet tasty) basement ghost, paired with Mystic Brewery's Spectral Evidence Imperial Stout. Then Vanessa takes us to the Bridgewater Triangle fo...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 33 min
¡Hola amigos! In celebracion of Dia De Los Muertos (better late than never!) this week the ladies bring us Fantasmas Mexicanos. Vanessa va primero with the folk tale of La Muerte Blanca who hates life but loves knocking on doors, paired with Allagash Brewing Co’s Allagash White. Then Melissa va segundo with the story of Mexico, Missouri (loophole!) and their ghost that fondled horses and then disappeared, paired with Anderson Valley’s Horse Tounge slightly sour barrel aged wheat beer. Who will w...
Nov 14, 2017•1 hr
Press your dress whites and pour some whiskey on that musket wound, because this week we’re honoring our nations fightin’ men and women for Veteran’s Day! Because you know what makes a lot of ghosts... WAR! Melissa attacks first with the tale of Fort Knox (in Maine... not that OTHER Fort Knox) which was big and strong and shiny, but never saw combat unless you count combating loneliness, paired with Bravery Brewing’s The Gunny American Strong Ale. Then Vanessa takes the rear siege with the battl...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Happy Halloweenie!! When you do a podcast about ghosts, pretty much every day is Halloween, so we decided to shake things up a bit and do a show NOT about ghosts. Shocking, we know! This week the gals delve into the fascinating world of cryptids. Is it a monster? Is it an animal? Who can tell! Vanessa brings us our first offering with the story of Africa’s Dingonek; part jungle walrus, part leopard scorpion, all terrifying, paired with Tusker Lager from East African Breweries. Then Melissa take ...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 21 min
It’s finally happened... in honor of Engineer Bob’s anniversary of existence, the ghost gals have decided to bestow upon him the bestest of bday gifts, and do an episode on stupid ghost trains. Melissa gets the ghost train a’rollin’ with the tale of Stockholm’s Silver Arrow, a distopian train that chuga-chugas to a derilict station, and never lets its passengers get off, paired with Coor’s Light. Vanessa take us off the rails (per ususal) and brings things stateside with the story of The Lincoln...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 1 min
When a Friday the 13th falls in October you just KNOW we gotta go find some ghosts! This year we took a class field trip to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, for a night full of spooky stories about a house build by spirits, for spirits. From staircases to the ceiling to Tiffany glass spiderwebs to the door to nowhere, we explore the labyrinthine home and break it all down for you. Cause we love you! And we drank some beers too. Also for you. You’re welcome.
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Stock the bilge and check the mizzenmast, because this week the BnB are crewing up below deck for Haunted Boats! Vanessa is the first the journey seaward with the tragic tale of the SS Valencia and their skeleton filled lifeboats, paired with Ballast Point’s The Commadore American Stout. Then Melissa sets sail with the most well know ghost ship of them all, the Flying Dutchman, paired with Ballast Point’s Mango Even Keel Session IPA. Who will win in the battle of one guy who’s a murderous jerk V...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 20 min
Pretzels and lederhosen for everyone! This week we're headed over to Deutschland for some traditional Oktoberfest beers... and ghosts! Melissa gets the first round with the super metal tale of Reichenstein Castle and a dad who walked several feet without his frickin' head, and right on into the afterlife, paired with Weihenstephaner's Original Premium Lager. Then Vanessa picks up the second round with the fairytale turned nightmare that is the Black Forest complete with nymphs and witches and so...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr 23 min
¡Hola, listeners! Enjoy some tapas and glass of cava while we regal you wth tales of fantasmes d'espanya! In celebration of Vanessa's return from Spain, and using the opportunity to showcase Melissa excellent Castilian accent, the ghost gals are bringing us Haunted Spain. Vanessa re-tells a story she heard on a torture and murder tour in Barcelona ('cause that's how ghost gals vacation!) about the old ass church, Sant Pere de les Puelles, with moving statues, demonic gargoyles, and a tragic love...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Bust out the good kimchi, because the Supreme Leader is coming over to exchange stories about Haunted Korea!! This week the BnB team welcomes a very special guest... Venessa Weyer!! To honor the youngest Weyer's love of all things K-Pop we're bringing you stories about S Korea's (yes, the friendly Korea) ghost culture. Melissa starts things off with the story of Haeshindang Park and it's many, MANY big hard dicks, paired with Denmark's Mine Is Bigger Than Yours Barleywine. Then Vanessa (OG Vanes...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Bust out the Easy Mac and light that incense, 'cause we're going BACK TO COLLEGE! WOOO! TOGA! TOGA! We start out strong as Vanessa tells us all about the ghostly goodness of Kings College/University of Toronto, which she paired with Unibroue's most delicious Trois Pistoles. Melissa obviously enjoys torture, so she force-feeds Skittles Zima to the group while telling the tale of Huntingdon College in Alabama. Who will win this North American college battle - polite Canadians and their delicious b...
Sep 12, 2017•1 hr 24 min
For all you hard working Americans (and you lazy Americans as well) the gals are bringing us Haunted Workers in honor of Labor Day. So kick off your work boots and sit back with a cold one to celebrate! Melly clocks in first with the story of the Sloss Furnace, where workers had to deal with long hours and shitty bosses and ghosts who burn off your skin, paired with Amager Bryghus' Sinner Series - Wrath Farmhouse Ale. Then Vanessa shows up for the late shift with the tale of the Hoover Dam where...
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Don't fill up on gumbo and beignets, because this week the ladies are serving us a heaping helping of Haunted New Orleans! We're featuring two bad bitches from the Big Easy, one literally and one figuratively. Vanessa gets the party started with the story of voodoo queen Marie Laveau, who's public works involved helping free slaves, fighting against capital punishment, and nailing cow tongues to the bottom of chairs, paired with New Belgium Brewing's Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA. Then Melly gets r...
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Break out your bong and your skis, as we take a little vacation to Haunted Colorado! The weed capital of the US is also famous for its awesome craft beer... and being haunted AF, which makes it right smack in the middle of our Goldilocks Zone of fun. Melissa gets the boulder rolling with the story of The Molly (Maggie) Brown House, a lady who loved saving people from boats and "Facts of Life" cosplay, paired with Newcastle Brown Ale. Then Vanessa takes us on a picnic in Cheesman Park (like Spide...
Aug 21, 2017•1 hr 27 min
It's someone's special day! This week, in honor of our favorite IPA hating geography nerd, we're doing Haunted Melissa's! Vanessa gets the party started with the story of La Sayona, the dog-folding, dick-ripping, baby-burning, South American folk tale, paired with Brasserie d'Achouffe's La Chouffe Belgium Golden Ale. Then it's the birfday girl herself, bringing us the story of Melissa Galka, the reason we have a ton of fun techie haunting bleepbloops, paired with New Belgium Brewing's Trippel Be...
Aug 14, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Please remain seated and keep your hands inside the tram, because this week the ladies are taking us on a family vacation to Haunted Disneyland! Since everyone at BnB loves themselves some house of the mouse, the gals decided to tag-team the stories this week. With stories about Dolly's Dip to Disco Debbie, the happiest place on earth has way more than 999 happy haunts, and the ladies are telling you about all of them. Plus some extra fun from stoned Yippies and non-mustachioed security guards. ...
Aug 07, 2017•1 hr 47 min
Light up your torch and grab your spelunking gear, because this week the gals are taking us into some Haunted Caves! Vanessa starts the expedition by taking us deep underground into the Mammoth Caves, where a jaunty ghost cave guide will take you over the Bottomless Pit and across the River Styx, paired with Mammoth Brewing Company's Epic IPA. Then Melissa takes us to the hell-hole of Arizona for the Apache Death Cave, with its three dead little girls and wall of delicious smoked horse, paired w...
Aug 01, 2017•1 hr 56 min
Nerd alert! For all you dorks headed down San Diego for ComicCon, you should know there's more to the charming beach hamlet than super heroes... like ghosts! This week gals bring us Haunted San Diego. Melissa kicks things off with the tale of the Frankenstein's monster of a hotel, The Horton Grand Hotel and it's swamp adjacent location (which is excellent for dumping bodies), paired with Latitude 33's Honey Hips Blonde Ale. Then Vanessa takes us to the uber-fancy Hotel Del Coronado, known for oc...
Jul 24, 2017•1 hr 41 min
