There’s something undeniably interesting about a well-told ghost story, the way it makes your skin crawl, sends shivers down your spine, and leaves you checking over your shoulder long after the tale has ended. Podcasts are the perfect medium for these spine-tingling narratives, offering an intimate audio experience that harks back to the golden age of radio horror while bringing fresh perspectives to age-old tales of the supernatural.
If you’re drawn to well-researched historical hauntings or contemporary first-hand ghost stories the world of podcasts offers something to satisfy every level of supernatural curiosity. From seasoned storytellers who’ve been perfecting their craft for years to emerging voices bringing new life to classic ghostly encounters, these audio experiences are a wild journey through the most haunted corners of human imagination and experience.
Jim Harold’s Campfire
Real Supernatural encounters, spectral manifestations, dark entities, malevolent spirits, extraterrestrial sightings, mysterious creatures and beyond! Ordinary individuals recount their firsthand experiences with otherworldly occurrences.
Ghost Story
Journalist Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts despite strange events in his teenage bedroom. Later, he learns other residents saw a faceless woman’s spirit in that same house. Coincidentally, his childhood home sits next to where his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in 1937 with two shots to the face. Investigating possible connections, Tristan delves into his wife’s family secrets, uncovering unwanted truths.
Haunting History Podcast
This podcast examines the bygone eras for incidents that stunned us, narratives of actual criminal acts, enigma and the grotesque, and when fortune smiles upon us those accounts where history and the supernatural converge. After all, who can resist a compelling spectral tale, correct?
Tell Me A Ghost Story
Discover authentic supernatural encounters with host Michelle Newman in this soothing evening phone-in show, where we examine the otherworldly realm. Every installment presents brief, genuine, chilling spectral tales from our listeners.
GHOST MAPS: True Southeast Asian Horror Stories
Ghost Maps tracks an enigmatic storyteller as he documents the paranormal across Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia. Based on accounts graciously provided by actual individuals.
Classic Ghost Stories
A weekly show featuring ghost stories, horror tales, and strange narratives. Classic works from master authors, mostly deceased (some possibly undead). We cover cozy Edwardian ghost stories (E. F. Benson, Walter De La Mare), Victorian supernatural mysteries (M. R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens), and 20th-century Weird Tales (Robert Aickman, Fritz Lieber, Clark Ashton-Smith, H. P. Lovecraft).
A Truly Haunted Podcast
Step into the unexplained with A Truly Haunted Podcast, featuring spine-chilling authentic ghost stories, spectral encounters, terrifying apparitions, and mysterious phenomena. This podcast explores genuine firsthand accounts of haunted sites, ghostly sightings, and supernatural experiences. Perfect for paranormal fans seeking eerie mysteries and otherworldly horror.
Uncanny
From spectral apparitions to extraterrestrial craft, Danny Robins examines authentic accounts of supernatural experiences. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic?
Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories
Authentic supernatural encounters are more terrifying (and amusing) when told by those who lived them. Becky and Diana speak with individuals who have witnessed spirits, so you can share their terror. Every episode presents genuine, firsthand accounts of apparitions, evil entities, specters, manifestations, possessed dwellings, and otherworldly phenomena, mixed with lighthearted discussions.
Minister Sinister
Frightening Fireside Tales of Malevolence, Tension and Terror! Listen in, dim the lights and settle into bed… you’re part of the journey now!
New Ghost Stories
Uncover Britain’s forgotten spectral tales. Writer David Paul Nixon has dedicated more than ten years gathering otherworldly terror stories never previously shared. Are these accounts of insanity, falsehoods, or delusion? Or might they be genuine? The sole method to determine this is by listening.
HauntedAF
HauntedAF is a show featuring authentic supernatural tales shared by actual individuals.
Scared to Death
The supernatural comes alive as married couple Dan Cummins and Lynze Cummins exchange frightening stories. Dan tries to terrify Lynze with tales of demonic possession and shadow people, while Lynze retaliates with chilling fan-submitted horror accounts. They explore dark corners of the web and eerie sources from their occult-filled studio beside a cemetery. Discover the best episodes of Scared to Death.
Real Life Ghost Stories
Real Life Ghost Stories is a show focused on authentic supernatural encounters. Every Sunday they thoroughly examine a well-known paranormal incident or allegation.
Two Girls One Ghost
Join hosts Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga, cross-country best friends with a dubiously excessive fascination for all things bizarre, eerie and unsettling, for thoroughly investigated and audience-contributed supernatural accounts. However, they caution you… Two Girls One Ghost is America’s most cursed podcast, with numerous listeners claiming that tuning in triggers contact with the spirit realm.
When Walls Can Talk: The Podcast
The Podcast explores the history and paranormal activity of the world’s most haunted places. Hosted by Denver-based witch and paranormal enthusiast Jeremy Haig, each episode uncovers mysteries, haunted histories, true crime, and supernatural secrets hidden within eerie locations.
Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal
Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib examine and investigate some of history’s most enigmatic and captivating incidents. Journey to spectral inns, forsaken shopping centers, vacant theme parks, supernatural encounters, notorious criminal cases, and bizarre historical and cultural occurrences. This is Ghost Town.
You Can See Me in the Dark
A show featuring authentic supernatural encounters, narrated by those who lived through them. Co-hosted by Melissa Sweazy and Nathan Reisman.
Spooked
Spooked presents real-life paranormal encounters, recounted directly by individuals who can hardly accept they experienced them. Be frightened. Produced in the midnight hours by the makers of Snap Judgment in collaboration with KQED & PRX. It is hosted by Glynn Washington.
Macabre London
Do you prefer your history spectral? Then Macabre London is the show for you. Every two weeks we’ll unveil a story that’s grisly, terrifying or utterly disturbing.
Chillers & Thrillers
Chillers and Thrillers is a twice-monthly supernatural podcast showcasing authentic accounts of genuine encounters with the bizarre, otherworldly, and mysterious. No humour, doubt or violence – exclusively genuine eerie tales of spirits, evil entities and beyond.
Lore of the South
Where you’ll discover Southern folklore, myths, strange histories, spectral tales, curious facts and beyond.
Haunted Canada
When Nadine Bailey was 7, she awoke to dark figures at her bedside and an eerie presence surrounding her. These ghostly encounters followed her everywhere, consuming her life. For 20 years she’s been an award-winning guide with Edmonton Ghost Tours, leading people through macabre tales in haunted houses, hospitals, and prisons. On Haunted Canada, Nadine shares terrifying stories of the unexplained.
The Grave Talks
Prepare for a chilling exploration of the unknown with The Grave Talks – the weekly paranormal podcast hosted by horror storytelling expert Tony Brueski. Each week, Tony interviews guests who share their haunting experiences with spirits, supernatural encounters, demonic possessions, shadow people, and more. You’ll be captivated by every episode as you delve into the terrifying and unexplained.
Unexplained
Unexplained is an eerie and disturbing twice-monthly podcast exploring bizarre and enigmatic real-world incidents that remain without answers. A narrative-driven show blending spoken storytelling, historical context and concepts – frequently with frightening results – that examines the boundary between what we consider genuine and what isn’t; where occasionally faith can be as solid as ‘truth,’ whatever that may be…
Real Ghost Stories Online
Prepare for spine-chilling terror. This show delivers authentic horror stories of ghosts, demons, haunted houses, possessions, shadow people, and supernatural encounters that will leave you trembling.
Ghostly
A supernatural show that examines spectral tales and you determine if they are genuine.
The Battersea Poltergeist
A supernatural unsolved mystery, re-examined through an exciting combination of dramatization and factual investigation. The authentic account of one of Britain’s most peculiar hauntings.
The Night Owl: True Ghost Stories
Authentic supernatural encounters; spectral locations, possessed individuals, and the enigmas surrounding them. Join host Stephen Belyeu and his crew as they explore otherworldly phenomena and those impacted by them.
Unexplained Encounters
This is a show where ordinary people recount their most frightening and mysterious experiences. From enigmatic beings spotted in wilderness areas to paranormal incidents disrupting individuals’ lives, get ready to examine the inexplicable. These accounts may seem strange, but it’s your choice to determine which ones are credible.
Real Hauntings Real Ghost Stories
Join hosts Noah Daniels, JJ Krehbiel, and Cat Clark as they combine comedy and terror in engaging conversations with guests who recount their direct encounters with spirits and other paranormal experiences. Each episode explores bone-chilling stories and unsettling incidents that will have you both chuckling and shivering.
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