Ghost Stories and Gummies

Episode 15 - Halloween Special, Origins, Veil Thinning and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Happy Halloween, we're so glad you're here! 
This week Hayley tells us all about the origins of Halloween, traditions from around the world and the thinning of the veil and Savanna talks about the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the real-life inspirations for Washington Irving's famous tale. 
Grab your drink, get some snacks, and let's get haunted. 
 
https://www.discoverboynevalley.ie/boyne-valley-drive/heritage-sites/tlachtga-hill-ward-athboyhttps://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/research/howhttps://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.00048https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.0989 https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-people-carved-turnips-instead-of-pumpkins-for-halloween-180978922 https://hgic.clemson.edu/soul-cakes-and-the-origins-of-trick-or-treating https://www.history.co.uk/articles/souling-the-forgotten-halloween-tradition https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Top-things-to-see-in-the-Irish-Folklife-Collection/Artefact/Ghost-turnip/b202e8ea-0728-4b3d-b0f1-82660fe45ce9 https://www.macfarlane.org/blog/history-and-heritage/samhain-and-the-origin-of-the-jack-o-lantern https://www.sciencealert.com/the-strange-science-behind-ghostly-lights-that-have-haunted-us-for-centuries https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383034675_Unidentified_Anomalous_Phenomena_Extraterrestrial_Life_Plasmoids_Shape_Shifters_Replicons_Thunderstorms_Lightning_Hallucinations_Aircraft_Disasters_Ocean_Sightings https://www.lovefood.com/gallerylist/222489/what-is-a-soul-cake-all-about-the-original-halloween-treat https://www.iflscience.com/mysterious-green-lightning-ghosts-of-earths-upper-atmosphere-have-finally-been-explained-72007 https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-secret-history-of-bonfire https://wordhistories.net/2016/08/15/bonfire https://www.boston.com/news/history/2014/10/29/the-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-how-it-all-began-with-a-turnip/ 
https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/2160/1/Steenhuisen-Siemonsma%20Maria%20Johanna%20%282022%29%20Orbs%20in%20the%20Skyscape.%20An%20exploration%20of%20spiritual%20experiences%20with%20anomalous%20light%20phenomena.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387476125_Exploring_the_Link_Between_Paranormal_Phenomena_and_Plasma_Balls 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287411203_A_critical_test_of_the_EMF-Paranormal_phenomena_theory_Evidence_from_a_haunted_site_without_electricity-generating_fields https://www.academia.edu/564374/Magnetic_Fields_and_Haunting_Phenomena_A_Basic_Primer_for_Paranormal_Enthusiasts https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/family/holidays-and-special-occasions/other-special-occasions/the-celtic-origin-of-halloween-bonfires/ https://festivalofthebonfires.org/history/ https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/geomagnetic-indices https://www.academia.edu/39566246/OSullivan_A_2017_18_Magic_in_Early_Medieval_Ireland_Ulster_Journal_of_Archaeology_74_107_117 https://www.research.herts.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/17442595/This_is_the_one_ARTICLE_MORPH_FINAL_FINAL_1_.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10816-022-09565-7 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04308778.2025.2522569 https://www.damnedct.com/union-cemetery-easton https://eastoncourier.news/2022/09/16/between-a-headstone-a-hard-place-union-cemetery https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/ct-white-lady-union-cemetery-urban-legend-17533746.php https://warrens.net/union-cemetery/ https://www.prsne.com/unioncemetery 
https://eastoncourier.news/2022/10/28/harry-the-lady-in-white https://historicalsocietyofeastonct.org/2022/10/28/harry-the-lady-in-white/ https://historicalsocietyofeastonct.org/the-union-cemetery-preservation-project https://historicalsocietyofeastonct.org/the-union-cemetery-preservation-project https://www.history.com/articles/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Irving/Sleepy/Irving_Sleepy.pdf https://westchestermagazine.com/life-style/irving-legend-sleepy-hollow https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow https://www.wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/headless-horseman https://hudsonvalley.org/article/irvings-legend-the-story-behind-the-story/ 

Episode 14 - Lights, Camera... Curse?

Join us this week as we go behind the scenes and investigate the tragic and sometimes paranormal happenings on the sets of famous movies. Did we cover the movies you were thinking of?
If you have a movie or other interesting topic you'd like to hear us cover, please email us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or comment or DM us on any of our social media! 
 
Sources:https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/horror-movie-sets-paranormal-experiences https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-20-creepiest-paranormal-events-on-movie-shoots/a-haunted-studio https://historycollection.com/15-real-movie-sets-that-were-cursed-haunted-or-just-plain-doomed/ https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-amityville-horror-1979/ https://www.looper.com/1171059/bizarre-things-that-happened-on-the-amityville-horror-set/
https://www.factinate.com/things/24-creepy-facts-amityville-horror https://darkfrights.com/stories/the-amityville-horror-remake-unsettling-events-on-set/ https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/amityville-horror-house/ https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/the-amityville-horror-filming-disrupted-after-dead-body-found-filming-location.html/ 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109506/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/brandon-lee-death https://variety.com/1993/film/news/brandon-lee-killed-on-set-105553/ https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/brandon-lee-predicted-death-brad-pitt-390077-20231026 https://www.ranker.com/list/was-the-crow-cursed/jacob-shelton 
https://www.tribute.ca/news/annabelle-director-says-set-was-haunted/2014/10/02/ https://pop.inquirer.net/15256/producer-tells-of-strange-events-that-happened-on-set-of-annabelle https://www.thewrap.com/annabelle-comes-home-creepy-set-piano-benches-nose-bleeds https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1057407-coming-soon-visits-the-set-of-annabelle-comes-home https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/annabelle-comes-home-cast-tells-us-why-the-set-may-have-been-haunted https://www.bustle.com/p/the-annabelle-comes-home-set-was-blessed-by-a-priest-because-so-many-creepy-things-happened-on-the-others-17006475TheTwilightZone:TheMovie https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-08-29/keep-rolling-the-decision-that-resulted-in-the-tragic-deaths-of-two-children-and-a-hollywood-actor.html https://www.cbr.com/twilight-zone-the-movie-accident-changed-hollywood/ 
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-23/actor-and-two-children-killed-on-twilight-zone-set 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-29-mn-2189-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-30-mn-3570-story.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqhR7VN0UG8 https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/pollack0512morrow.htm https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-16-mn-3648-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-11-mn-2316-story.html https://www.eonline.com/news/1421647/the-conjuring-universe-secrets-revealed https://www.looper.com/393453/bizarre-things-that-happened-on-the-set-of-the-conjuring https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Vera-Farmiga-Has-Experienced-Some-Crazy-Paranormal-Activity-Thanks-Conjuring-115567.html https://collider.com/the-conjuring-behind-the-scenes-hauntings https://collider.com/the-conjuring-rob-cowan-interview/ https://www.eonline.com/news/1083904/did-the-making-of-the-conjuring-cause-vera-farmiga-shanley-caswell-and-others-to-be-haunted-in-real-life https://turnto10.com/news/entertainment/harrisville-rhode-island-the-conjuring-house-movie-author-andrea-perron-cory-heinzen-portal-paranormal-activity https://people.com/movies/joey-king-had-bizarre-blood-disorder-while-making-the-conjuring https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2019/07/10/new-owners-of-house-that-inspired-the-conjuring-hope-to-open-it-to-visitors/4728788007/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/exorcism-of-emily-rose-director-reveals-chilling-trivia-says-actor-s-radio-would-turn-on-in-the-middle-of-the-night-during-filming/story-RHla2ZnapDNBIPlJQxEN9O.html  https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/3342/carpenter-jennifer-the-exorcism-of-emily-rose https://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/theexorc_jennifer_carpenter.shtml https://crtn.org/en/produccion/the-exorcism-of-anneliese-michel/ https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/3342/carpenter-jennifer-the-exorcism-of-emily-rose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDXmmHPyDyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KgSp94nCZw https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ahmsgLsN78Y 

Episode 13 - Very Superstitious

Join us this week as we dive into superstitions! We talk about the ones we partake in and learn about new ones and what the possible origins are!
 
If there's anything you'd like to hear on a future episode or something you'd like to share or just to say hi you can message us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or on any of our social medias!
 
Sources for this episode:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Why-Do-People-Throw-Salt-Over-Their-Shoulder https://folklore.usc.edu/throwing-salt-over-your-shoulderhttps://www.superstitionlibrary.com/superstition/spilling-salt-brings-bad-luckhttps://www.grunge.com/809124/the-morbid-french-folklore-behind-an-upside-down-baguettehttps://www.cookist.com/bread-turned-upside-down-on-the-table-do-you-know-why-tradition-forbids-ithttps://www.connexionfrance.com/magazine/why-is-placing-bread-upside-down-bad-luck-in-france/453296 https://www.foodandwine.com/french-baguette-superstitions-8619691 https://curiousrambler.com/bread-and-bad-luckhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Why-Are-Horseshoes-Lucky https://www.liveabout.com/lucky-superstitions-origin-895272 https://www.superstitionlibrary.com/superstition/placing-a-horseshoe-above-the-door-brings-good-luckhttps://folklore.usc.edu/three-on-a-match-superstitionhttps://bertramsblog.com/2007/09/29/the-match-kinghttps://www.romper.com/p/7-superstitions-that-are-actually-based-on-truth-15556322 https://folklore.usc.edu/holding-your-breath-as-you-pass-a-cemeteryhttps://hudsonvalleycountry.com/why-do-we-hold-our-breath-driving-by-cemeterieshttps://www.trigard.com/blog/cemetery-superstitions-beliefs-and-folklore
 
https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions
 
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/why-are-black-cats-considered-unlucky.htm
 
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/18-superstitions-from-around-the-world/kAUxTWmzJ9QvLg?hl=en
https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-absurd-superstitions-from-around-the-world.htm
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-weirdest-superstitions-from-13-countries
https://www.ktb.gov.tr/EN-98631/superstitions.html
https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/friday-the-13th-superstitions-and-luck
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/10/15/why/Korea-superstitions-beliefs/20221015070009332.html
https://folklore.usc.edu/korean-electric-fan-superstition
https://folklore.usc.edu/threshold-superstition 
https://www.learnreligions.com/performing-threshold-blessing-2562847
https://templeofwitchcraft.org/opening-and-closing-doors 
https://korea.stripes.com/travel/fear-of-the-fan-a-korean-urban-legend-heats-up-in-the-summer.html
https://people.howstuffworks.com/unlucky-to-leave-hat-on-bed.htm 
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/electric-fans-and-south-koreans-a-deadly-mix-idUSSEO210261 
https://wordhistories.net/2019/06/08/somebody-walking-over-grave
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/someone-is-walking-over-my-grave.html

Episode 12 - The Beast of Bray Road and Mercy Brown and the New England Vampire Panic

This week join us as we dive into the legends of The Beast of Bray Road and the story of Mercy Brown and the Great New England Vampire Panic.
 
If you have any urban legends or anything spooky or unnatural that you'd like us to look into or share, please email us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or you can comment on any of our posts on social media and we'll see them there! 
 
Thank you so much for listening!
 
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-bray-road https://www.legendsofamerica.com/beast-of-bray-road/ https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-legend-of-the-beast-of-bray-road/ https://www.sixt.com/magazine/tips/beast-of-bray-road-wisconsin-legend/ https://www.boogeymanboutique.com/post/myths-legends-of-wisconsin-the-beast-of-bray-road https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/the-beast-of-bray-road/4055/ https://www.americanghostwalks.com/articles/lake-geneva-ghosts-the-beast-of-bray-road https://upnorthnewswi.com/community/all-about-wisconsins-notorious-beast-of-bray-road/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CmD0SWfLC4 https://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org/upcoming-events/halloween-legends-lore/ 
 
Rhode Island Historical Society — “Have Mercy: The Legend of Mercy Brown” https://www.rihs.org/have-mercy/   Smithsonian Magazine — “The Great New England Vampire Panic” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/  New England Magazine / Yankee — “When Rhode Island Was ‘The Vampire Capital of America’” https://newengland.com/yankee/history/vampire-mercy-brown-rhode-island  York University PDF — “Vampires and Death in New England, 1784 to 1892” https://www.yorku.ca/kdenning/%2B%2B%2B2150%202007-8/BellVampiresandDeath.pdf  History.com — “The Last American Vampire” https://www.history.com/articles/the-last-american-vampire 

Episode 11 - Urban Legends: Clown Edition

This week, we dive into the unsettling world of clown urban legends. From phantom clowns luring kids near schools, tales of a tragic accident and a circus performer who never left the woods, and internet pranks gone too far, these stories blur the line between folklore and fear. 
Sources:
https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2016/10/17/mass-clown-scare   https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-1981-clowns-were-spotted-across-boston-can-this-help-explain-current-clown-panic   https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/05/23/Police-search-for-knife-wielding-clown/4119359438400/  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/05/24/Knife-wielding-clown-laying-low-while-schools-out/8966359524800/  https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-clown-scare-of-1981-that-terrified.html   https://reason.com/2016/09/30/friday-av-club-a-short-history-of-phanto/  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clown-masks-banned/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/authorities-authorize-public-to-shoot-and-kill-clowns/  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/creepy-clown-haunted-house-massacre/  https://www.snopes.com/articles/392386/sprinkles-the-clown/ https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/352654/creepy-clown-trail-camera-mystery-continues-to-endure
https://www.nbc26.com/news/creepy-clown-spotted-in-green-bay 
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-clown-sightings-spook-south-carolina-perplex-police-idUSKCN1190VM/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clown-sightings-south-carolina-creepy-details-released/
https://time.com/4473241/clown-sightings-south-carolina/
https://time.com/4519937/clown-sightings-craze-south-carolina/
https://time.com/4517709/penn-state-clown-hunt/
https://time.com/4543796/clown-masks-gun-men-san-francisco/ https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Three-men-with-creepy-clown-masks-and-a-gun-10155034.php
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/12/clown-sightings-ronald-mcdonald-keeps-low-profile-amid-creepy-craze
https://time.com/4533233/target-clown-masks-remove-halloween/ https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-target-clown-mask-20161017-snap-story.html 
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-catching/201610/the-great-clown-scare-of-2016
 
 

Episode 10 - Urban Legends: The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs, The Candy Lady and The Bath Game

This week we're switching things up and diving into the origins of some urban legends!
First, we have the urban legend of The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs, The Candy Lady and The Bath Game! 
We hope you enjoy! If you have a suggestion for an urban legend for us to research or want to share a story please email us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or DM us on social media. 
 
Sources for this week's episode:
Newspaper, The Columbia Missourian Monday March 20, 1950 Page 1-2
Newspaper, The Columbia Missourian Monday March 21, 1950 Page 1-2
Newspaper, Columbia Daily Tribune, Sunday March 07, 2010 page 1D, continued on 4D
The Ghost in My Machine — The Most Dangerous Games: Daruma-san, or The Bath Game (Lucia Peters, Nov 12, 2014). https://theghostinmymachine.com/2014/11/12/the-most-dangerous-games-daruma-san-or-the-bath-game/ 
Silence of the Night (Penn State Folklore Blog) — Daruma-San (Oct 19, 2017). https://sites.psu.edu/silenceofthenight/2017/10/19/daruma-san/ 
Paranormal Housewife — Scrub A Dub Dub There’s a Spirit in the Tub (Kelly Butler, Apr 11, 2019).https://paranormalhousewifeblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/11/scrub-a-dub-dub-theres-a-spirit-in-the-tub/
 
Only In Your State - “The Legend of the Candy Lady May Be the Creepiest Urban Legend in Texas” (2024) 
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/state-pride/texas/candy-lady-urban-legend-tx 
Horror Addicts - “Nightmare Fuel: The Candy Lady” (modern retelling with creepy details): https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/tag/clara-crane/
Texas State Historical Association - “Terrell State Hospital” (history of the asylum): https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/terrell-state-hospital
Terrell Ghost Walk - “The Haunting Tale of Clara Crane, The Candy Lady of Terrell, Texas”: https://www.terrellghosts.com/blog/haunted-terrell-10/the-haunting-tale-of-clara-crane-139?

Episode 9 - Haunted Attraction, Emily, Cursed Music, and a Found File

This week, we open the door to a haunted house with a sinister secret—then meet a friend who might not have been real at all. Next, a listener downloads a strange track on a CD they couldn’t explain. Then, a brush with a neighbor turns far creepier than expected. Finally, a file found that brings more questions than answers for one of our listeners.
From cursed music to trespassing, these stories remind us that sometimes curiosity really does come with a price.
If you have a story, please email it to us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or the Dear Darkness form at the link in our social media bios. 

Episode 8 - Phantom Giggles, Glitch at the Bus Stop, Haunted B&B and Doll Update

This week, laughter rings out from an empty room. Next, a glitch in reality leaves someone face-to-face with… themselves. Then, we hear the tread of footsteps in a house that should be silent, before heading into the wilderness where kids realize the eyes watching them aren’t human at all.
From phantom giggles to predators stalking, these stories will have you questioning what’s out there—and what’s already inside.
Bonus: a spooky update on the new dolls from Hayley!
If you have a story you want to share please email us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com

Episode 7 - The Attic Visitor, Babysitting Takes a Turn and Whispers From Beyond

This week, you'll hear tales of a late-night babysitting job that turns unsettling. Next, a listener moves into a new home and discovers she's not the only one hearing things. Finally, an Ouija board session so terrifying you won't believe your ears.
From eerie houses to haunted messages, this episode of Ghost Stories and Gummies will have you leaving the lights on.
If you have a submission email us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or follow the link in our social media bio to submit.

Episode 6 - We're Unwell, Sleep Paralysis and Astral Projection

This week, a prison pen pal connection takes a chilling turn. Next, a ghostly figure appears in a photograph. Then, a terrifying bout of sleep paralysis leaves one person frozen and blurs the line between dream and reality. Finally, we explore a story of astral projection that will leave you questioning absolutely everything.
If you have a submission, you can email us at ghoststoriesandgummies@gmail.com or visit our social media and follow our link in the bio for Dear Darkness to post anonymously!