Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal artwork

Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

595 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 494 ratings

Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib discuss and explore some of the most mysterious and interesting events in history. Take a trip to haunted hotels, abandoned malls, deserted amusement parks, paranormal experiences, infamous true crimes, and weird historical and cultural events. This is Ghost Town.
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306: The Rise and Fall of McDonaldland

March 27, 2024 07:05 - 21 minutes

An iconic fast food playground that began in the 1960s has a dangerous history. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3TS03jB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fugitive Ghost (GT Mini)

March 22, 2024 07:05 - 8 minutes

A mysterious element is discovered in a classic 90s film. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

305: The David Glenn Lewis Mystery

March 20, 2024 07:05 - 24 minutes

A vanishing spanning 11 years and thousands of miles begins in 1993 Texas. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3IIQ7m3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buzzard's Day (GT Mini)

March 15, 2024 07:05 - 7 minutes

A strange 19th-century holiday is alive and well in the Ohio suburbs. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3TzfywB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

304: The Carol Neulander Murder

March 13, 2024 07:05 - 27 minutes

A 1994 murder in Cherry Hill, NJ gets the Broadway treatment. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/48Pr4bQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jetpack Murders (GT Mini)

March 08, 2024 08:05 - 9 minutes

A company on the verge of making a breakthrough in the world of flight in the 1990s ends in murder. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3T1EDim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

303: The Willy Wonka Experience Disaster

March 06, 2024 08:05 - 26 minutes

An immersive event in Glasgow Scotland proves to be a dismal experience. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3Tkj5io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Immortality Diet (GT Mini)

March 01, 2024 08:05 - 10 minutes

A 15th century diet promises "immortality". More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3wCmsbD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

302: The Vampire Restaurant War

February 28, 2024 08:05 - 24 minutes

Renowned vampire novelist Anne Rice waged a bizarre public war against Popeye's Chicken founder Al Copeland in 1997 New Orleans. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/48v4C7m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alien Abduction Insurance (GT Mini)

February 23, 2024 08:05 - 10 minutes

Otherworldly insurance hits the market in the late 1980s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

301: Secret Children of the Royal Family

February 21, 2024 08:05 - 19 minutes

A royal conspiracy brings family secrets to the surface. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3wkBClJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Solar Powered Clothes Dryer Scam (GT Mini)

February 16, 2024 08:05 - 15 minutes

A serial grifter makes millions in the 1990s and asks Hollywood for redemption. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3wjw9vv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

300: The Strange History of TGI Fridays

February 14, 2024 08:05 - 21 minutes

The iconic restaurant chain has a seedy history going back to the 1960s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3UE46RA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The “NFL Scripted” Conspiracy (GT Mini)

February 09, 2024 08:05 - 8 minutes

This football season Super Bowl LVII comes complete with a myriad of conspiracy theories. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3HUznI4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

299: The Murder of Jack Irwin

February 07, 2024 08:05 - 20 minutes

A grisly murder mystery unfolds in southern California's San Gabriel mountains in 1999. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3w5VgSk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fight Club Starbucks Bombing (GT Mini)

February 02, 2024 08:05 - 9 minutes

A movie-inspired explosion shook The Big Apple in 2009. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3ukh7op Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

298: The Oscar Envelope Scandal

January 31, 2024 08:05 - 27 minutes

The 1939 Academy Awards made history for all the wrong reasons. Check out Vanderpodcalypse Now More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3HDsHhv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deadly Jarts (GT Mini)

January 26, 2024 08:05 - 12 minutes

A children's toy dating back to the 1950s proves to be both dangerous and deadly. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47Q5sLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

297: Haunted Hellcatraz

January 24, 2024 08:05 - 21 minutes

Alcatraz is notorious for housing the world's most infamous prisoners, and most sinister ghosts. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3u5NJSU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBC "Be There" Disaster (GT Mini)

January 19, 2024 08:05 - 15 minutes

The 1983 NBC fall line-up was one failure after another. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3vNvSjQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

296: The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

January 17, 2024 08:05 - 21 minutes

A pharaoh's cursed final resting place is unearthed in 1922. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3tV39Ju Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Operation Atomic Kitty (GT Mini)

January 12, 2024 08:05 - 8 minutes

A CIA operation fails miserably in the mid-1960s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/4aLOhhj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

295: The Murder of Doctor Thomas Burchard

January 10, 2024 08:05 - 21 minutes

A murder mystery comes to light in 2019 Las Vegas. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47vIRnN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Carrier Pigeon Code Mystery (GT Mini)

January 05, 2024 08:05 - 12 minutes

A wartime secret code was discovered quite accidentally in 1982. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3NNC5Th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

294: The Aurora Alien Gravesite

January 03, 2024 08:05 - 18 minutes

An otherworldly burial puts a small Texas town on the map. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47kiUYg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The First Night New Year's Eve Disaster (GT Mini)

December 29, 2023 08:05 - 11 minutes

A televised New Year's Eve event unraveled in 2012. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47keaSa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

293: The End of the Beatles

December 27, 2023 08:05 - 16 minutes

The biggest band in history goes down in flames on New Year's Eve, 1970. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47teUop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christmas Movie Deaths (GT Mini)

December 22, 2023 08:05 - 9 minutes

These Christmas movies have a dark and deadly side. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47aCi9Q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

292: The Christmas Cannibal

December 20, 2023 08:05 - 15 minutes

A dark and shadowy figure brings fear and terror during Christmastime in 16th-century France. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/41qnqD7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Star Wars Holiday Special (GT Mini)

December 15, 2023 08:05 - 12 minutes

A holiday special spins out of orbit in 1978. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/470HY6r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

291: The Strange History of the Hollywood Sign

December 13, 2023 08:05 - 27 minutes

The 100th anniversary of the iconic Hollywood sign comes with its own dark and strange history. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/46M9Cnu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pottersville Christmas Disaster (GT Mini)

December 08, 2023 08:05 - 6 minutes

A bizarre Christmas movie flies under the radar for good reason in 2017. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/46QxpCy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

290: The Dorabella Cipher

December 06, 2023 08:05 - 22 minutes

A late 19th century encrypted love letter remains a mystery. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/46QwlP4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders (GT Mini)

December 01, 2023 08:05 - 8 minutes

A restaurant in Japan raises awareness by getting your orders intentionally wrong. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47yqfnH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

289: The Starvation Doctor

November 29, 2023 08:05 - 26 minutes

A doctor kills her patients with very dangerous treatments in the early 1900s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3Gi8YDg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Kid Nation Controversy (GT Mini)

November 24, 2023 08:05 - 11 minutes

A reality tv show crosses the line in 2007. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3QPwegL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

288: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Disaster

November 22, 2023 08:05 - 18 minutes

A holiday tradition takes a dangerous turn in 1997. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3sFYWZs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Great Lego Spill (GT Mini)

November 17, 2023 08:05 - 8 minutes

A 1997 ecological disaster still looms off the coast of England. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47B2zP9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

287: The Chameleon

November 15, 2023 08:05 - 19 minutes

A professional con man impersonated his way through the 1990s and 2000s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/49x1YQo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supertrain Disaster (GT Mini)

November 10, 2023 08:05 - 9 minutes

A television show goes off the rails in 1979. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3SwDj8r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

286: The Rolex Killer

November 08, 2023 08:05 - 31 minutes

A murderous con man runs out of time in the 1990s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3MvYwf9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lost Temple University Cemetery (GT Mini)

November 03, 2023 07:05 - 9 minutes

A cemetery gets lost at sea in 1950s Philadelphia. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3Qir9NL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

285: The Death of Polly Pastori

November 01, 2023 07:05 - 21 minutes

A break in a 2002 murder case surfaces quite literally in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/49ggH2b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

284: The Notorious Chateau Marmont: Hollywood Ghosts (Part 3)

October 27, 2023 16:05 - 39 minutes

The final chapter in the Chateau anthology, complete with a seance in Room 15. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Patti Negri is a Psychic-Medium and "Good Witch" from Travel Channel & Discovery Plus's #1 show GHOST ADVENTURES. She is the international bestselling author of OLD WORLD MAGICK FOR THE MODERN WORLD: TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES TO BALANCE, EMPOWER,...

283: The Notorious Chateau Marmont: Marmontophilia (Part 2)

October 25, 2023 07:05 - 31 minutes

The dark history of Hollywood's most notorious hotel gets even darker as it solidifies itself in its infamy. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Shawn Levy is the bestselling author of The Castle on Sunset in addition to Paul Newman: A Life, Rat Pack Confidential, King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis, and Dolce Vita Confidential. His writing has app...

282: The Dark History of the Chateau Marmont: The Castle On the Hill (Part 1)

October 20, 2023 07:05 - 23 minutes

Check in to one of Hollywood's most infamous hotels with part 1 of a 3-part series on the historic Chateau Marmont hotel. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Guest produced by Brian Fernandes. Shawn Levy is the bestselling author of The Castle on Sunset in addition to Paul Newman: A Life, Rat Pack Confidential, King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis, ...

282: The Notorious Chateau Marmont: The Castle On the Hill (Part 1)

October 20, 2023 07:05 - 23 minutes

Check in to one of Hollywood's most infamous hotels with part 1 of a 3-part series on the historic Chateau Marmont hotel. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Guest produced by Brian Fernandes. Shawn Levy is the bestselling author of The Castle on Sunset in addition to Paul Newman: A Life, Rat Pack Confidential, King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis, ...

Ghost Town Presents: The Notorious Chateau Marmont

October 19, 2023 07:05 - 1 minute

This Halloween, take a trip to one of Hollywood's most infamous hotels: The Chateau Marmont. In this 3 part special, we discuss the dark history of one of LA's most exclusive landmarks with in-depth interviews with those who knew it best. It also comes complete with a good old-fashioned seance. Experience it early access ad-free with a 7-day free trial at: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

281: The Haunted Hotel del Salto

October 18, 2023 07:05 - 17 minutes

The dark history of Columbia's most haunted hotel. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/46Qm0mJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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