Danish author Hans Christian Andersen penned some of the most famous fairy tales of all time; however, was there a dark side to his seemingly innocent children’s stories? This week Nat mystifies Aly with several of the REAL inspirations behind the stories we love, including some dark fairytales you have never heard before! Also who knows what elegiac means--shhh, some mysteries aren’t meant to be solved. SOURCES https://listverse.com/2017/12/22/10-obscure-and-deeply-odd-fairy-tales-written-by-ha...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 36 min
This week, Aly tells Nat all about the supernatural role crossroads play in nearly all cultures around the globe. In Italy, you can use a crossroads to spot deceased loved ones walking in a ghostly procession. In the Highlands of Scotland, you can sit on a three-legged stool in a crossroads to figure out which of your neighbors will die during the next year. In the U.S., you can perform a ritual to conjure the devil himself at a crossroads. In London, the corpses of criminals and those who died ...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Voergaard Slot is known as the most haunted place in all of Denmark, but you've never been able to hear all the dirty details in English until now. This week Nat dishes to Aly about a Medieval Danish castle with a dark history of torture beginning with it's fortification in 1481. Several unfortunate murdered souls wander through the castle after meeting their end at Voergaard. One such soul was even a victim of a Medieval torture ritual known as "The Breaking Wheel." Join us on a haunted tour of...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 39 min
SKIP TO 6:29 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE! Have you seen The Grinning Man? New Jersey in the late 1960s was a hotbed of paranormal activity and UFO sightings. 1966 in particular was a very active year, with many people from all over the state reporting unidentified objects in the sky and on the ground. However, New Jersey was not the only state plagued by UFOs during this time. West Virginia famously became the site of Mothman between Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, 1966. But did you know that The Mothman ...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 50 min
This week Nat teaches Aly all about a mysterious *unmentionable* play. From the moment it debuted in London one fated afternoon in 1606, this Scottish Play has left nothing but death and misfortune in it's wake. According to the legend, William Shakespeare used a real witch's dark magic incantation as dialogue in Macbeth which enacted a curse upon the play forevermore. Will muttering the title of the play aloud in a theater upset the witch, or is it all just poppycock? Stay tuned to find out (jk...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 32 min
SKIP TO 28:00 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. It is not clear when the first account of the “Ningen” was reported. Some sources cite the first reported eyewitness of the creatures as taking place in the 1990s, while others claim that the Ningen was first documented all the way back in the late 1950s. While origins are murky, what is not murky is when the creature rose to popularity. In 2002, a post went viral on popular Japanese message board “2Channel” when a user known only as “Part-Timer” post...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 50 min
SKIP TO 13:45 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE We’re up for two podcasting awards! Click below to vote for us now! People’s Choice Podcast Awards: https://www.podcastawards.com Paranormality Magazine Awards: https://forms.paranormalityradio.com/paranormal-podcast-awards-voting/ Buy our merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Support our charity of the year: https://bit.ly/3hxVtUp This week, Nat & Aly read off your listener stories! Stories included in this week’s episode include a ghost in a form...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 46 min
SKIP TO 9:35 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE (If you want to see/hear the longer version of this podcast with the full intro - head to youtube.com/c/letsgethaunted) NOBODY PANIC - Nat is temporarily out sick but will be back next week for Episode 80.5! This week, Aly is joined by special guest James DeAngelis for a rousing episode of some of the internet’s most popular paranormal games. Are you brave enough to play them? We cover the rules and legends surrounding these spooky games to play in the ...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 53 min
SKIP TO 18:00 TO GET TO THE STORY "The Boy in the Box" is one of the United States' most infamous true crime mysteries. Sometimes called "America's Unknown Child", our story begins in 1957 when the body of a young child was found in an abandoned cardboard box on the side of a rural road in Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Despite an extensive police investigation spanning many different cities and states and many promising leads, the identity of the boy remains a mystery to this day. Will ...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 57 min
SKIP TO 15:40 TO GET TO THIS WEEK'S STORY! He is known by many names throughout many different cultures, but just who is the Boogeyman? Is he a real entity, an energy vortex, a metaphor for the evil in humanity, or just a folkloric character used by parents to scare their children into being good? This week, Nat tells Aly the history of the Boogeyman from different cultures around the world. Let us know what you think in the comments below! LGH Charity Fundraiser 2021 for the Lupus Foundation of...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 28 min
SKIP TO 25:00 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S STORY! This week, Aly tells Nat the harrowing tale of a 16 year-old boy and his 4 friends who went to explore a shipwreck off the coast of Florida in the 1960s. This seemingly innocent bit of summer fun quickly turned into a nightmare when the boys found themselves miles from shore in the middle of a storm. When all was said and done, 4 boys were dead and only one was still alive. What happened out there on the waters that day? Was it murder? An accident? Or w...
Jul 07, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Skip to 13:00 to get to the story. The ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, and Babylonians worshipped what they called "the Anunnaki", but who were the Anunnaki really? According to one conspiracy theory, the Anunnaki were an alien race of refugees escaping their own planet to mine for gold and other precious metals on Earth. Did the Anunnaki enslave humans to build the pyramids and other ancient landmarks? You be the judge. Socials: YouTube: youtube.com/c/letsgethaunted Reddit: r/letsgetha...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 34 min
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!!! Visit https://www.venterrafarms.com and enter "HAUNTED15" at checkout for 15% off your order + free shipping on all CBD products. This episode, we are joined by Hawaiian podcaster, writer, magician, and twenty-year veteran of the film and TV industry, Kamuela Kaneshiro. Kamu’s podcast, Legends from the Pacific, centers around Hawaiian and Pacific Islander folklore and mythology. We thought he would be the perfect guest to help us understand three Hawaiian hauntings: ...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 51 min
This week Nat breaks a story to Aly about a very unknown supernatural topic: The Witch's Seed. Throughout history various forms of supernatural conception have appeared as Changelings, Demonic Children, and Alien Hybrids. What does it all mean? And where are these children today? Featuring interviews with actual sources and even an expert guest: Chris Gabriel from the popular YouTube channel "Meme Analysis"! Chris Gabriel https://www.youtube.com/MemeAnalysis Lydia Ren https://www.instagram.com/l...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 47 min
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!!! Visit https://www.venterrafarms.com and enter "HAUNTED15" at checkout for 15% off your order + free shipping on all CBD products. Skip to 24:16 to get to the story of Le Loyon if you aren't interested in any of the intro topics we discuss today. This week, Aly tells Nat the tale of "Le Loyon", a mysterious entity spotted over a period of 10 years in western Switzerland in the region of Fribourg in a forest in the town of Maules. Also known as "The Ghost of Maules", l...
Jun 02, 2021•2 hr 2 min
It is said that when it comes our turns to die we must do it alone... but what if that’s not true? What if Death comforts you in your final moments on earth, patiently waiting to accompany your soul to the next chapter. Or, is Death more sinister? In this episode Nat spooks Aly by researching the existence of the Grim Reaper as a real entity! Does the Grim Reaper claim lives, warn us of impending doom, or assist us to the great beyond? Featuring personal accounts from people who have had real en...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 28 min
The small resort town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is full of beautiful mansions built during America's "Guilded Age", but the town is also full of unexplained ghost and cryptid sightings. From 1800s insane asylum patients to Prohibition Era alcoholic ghosts, this area of Wisconsin is a hotbed of paranormal activity. Perhaps most intriguing of all, a half-man, half-wolf creature known as the Beast of Bray Road has been sighted in and near this town. Come listen as Aly interviews several eye witness...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 28 min
This week, Nat and Aly unbox mail you've sent to the PO Box and then read your Listener Stories! Skip to about 30:52 to get to the listener stories! This week we hear some extremely haunted stories including Papier-mâché Woman, a Sorority House full of spirits, and a possible brush with The Grim Reaper?! Tune in now to listen! To send us mail: Let's Get Haunted PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 To send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 29 min
In the city of Strasbourg, Alsace (modern-day France), a mysterious plague gripped between 50 - 400 townsfolk. This plague was not bacterial or viral, but rather an epidemic of dancing. Beginning with one woman and infecting possibly hundreds of individuals over the course of many days, some danced themselves into a delirium while others danced themselves to death. What could have been the cause for this strange affliction? Join us on this mini episode of Let's Get Haunted and hear Nat tell Aly ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Is the U.S. Government covering up the existence of feral people living in National Parks that kidnap and eat tourists? This week Nat tells Aly and * SPECIAL GUESTS * Bruce & Autumn Greene all about this viral Tiktok claim. Think you know the whole story? Think again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 43 min
Since the 1800s, explorers and hunters in the Siberian taiga have reported encountering strange copper "cauldrons", half buried in the ground. Although temperatures in this region are some of the coldest in the world, hunters who seek shelter within the copper domes find it pleasantly warm. However, many who enter the cauldrons end up dying of an unexplained illness that causes confusion and dizziness. What are these copper cauldrons and what is their origin? Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 57 min
Have you ever heard of "The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy"? As we all know, the first satellite to be successfully launched into space was Sputnik 1 in 1957…or was it? In 1954 an odd newspaper article ran in the New York Times citing claims by several American astronomers that two unknown satellites were circling the Earth. Fearing the Russians had beaten them to space, the Pentagon funded a Duke University study of the two objects. While publicly the U.S. declared the objects to be asteroid...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 36 min
In the German Military during WWI, a submarine known as UB-65 was rumored to be damned. The German soldiers who had sailed aboard UB-65 witnessed freak accidents, unexplained deaths, supernatural forces, and evil apparitions. Was UB-65 a deadly weapon or an undead weapon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 35 min
This week is a weird one. What started out as Aly researching the Scottish legend of Sawney Bean turned into a deep fried dive on cannibalism throughout the world. In some cultures, cannibalism in war is normal. In others, it's seen as part of the funerary process or as a way to rid oneself of disease. In western culture, eating the placenta is considered normal though technically it is also cannibalism. The episode ends with the question that philosophers, anthropologists, and scientists alike ...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week Nat sends Aly on a quest of becoming an overnight millionaire with details of the world’s most haunted egg hunt : The Missing Fabergé Eggs! Think you know everything there is to know about Fabergé Eggs and The Romanov Family Execution? Weird flex, but ok. Also, you're super wrong and that's really embarrassing for you, so listen to this episode. Additional Sources: https://www.catawiki.com Wikipedia https://worldofwonder.net https://fabergeland.com https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-a...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 25 min
This week, Aly brings you three short ghost stories from the Andalusian region of Spain. From Sevilla comes the story of Sor Úrsula, the twisted nun who lives in the Andalusian parliament building. Known for dragging souls to Hell, many politicians have claimed to see her walking the halls and a security guard is even said to have died after he had the misfortune of running into her late at night. From Málaga we hear the tale of the ghostly black carriage whose mysterious occupant abducts strang...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Is this secretive village in Italy home to werewolves, ghosts, witches, evil eye curses, or just plain bad luck? This week Nat teaches Aly all about the lore of Colobraro, a town so cursed that the locals don't even say the name of their village out loud. Join us as we unveil Italy's not-so-mythological past and dig up all the secrets Colobraro is hiding. Sources: Wikipedia ( Please give us a page, we are sorry ) http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20171029-the-italian-village-that-cant-be-named h...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This week, Aly tells Nat and special guests Mike and Steve (of DYNAMIC BANTER!) one of Brazil’s most famous unsolved mysteries: The Lead Masks Case. When two men are found dead on a hill surrounded by a medley of odd objects, rumors begin to circulate that an alien craft was seen hovering in the same area just moments before the men were killed. As the police begin to delve deeper into the lives of the deceased in an attempt to solve the mystery, they are met by even more confusing information. ...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 50 min
This week, Nat and Aly unbox mail you've sent to the PO Box and then read your Listener Stories! Skip to about 43min to get to the listener stories. Apologies for the long intro/unboxing, but we had about 10 packages to open! This week we hear several spooky stories involving a ghost that takes an elevator, a possessed Mormon mom, and a possible accidental astral projection? Tune in now to listen! To send us mail: Let's Get Haunted PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 To send us your listener stories...
Feb 17, 2021•2 hr 3 min
*TRIGGER WARNING* In this historical true crime episode, Nat gives Aly all the graphic details of graphic human torture inflicted by serial killer Madame LaLaurie aka The Savage Mistress of New Orleans. Additionally, we explore black magic Voodoo of New Orleans and even learn Nicolas Cage’s darkest secret... yes, you read that right- Nicolas Cage’s darkest secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 35 min
