Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal
604 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 494 ratingsJason 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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47: Santa Susana Nuclear Meltdown
May 08, 2019 07:05 - 36 minutesIn 1959 this nuclear site in LA's San Fernando Valley had a meltdown of epic proportions. The subsequent fallout and cleanup efforts have been nothing short of disastrous. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
46: Hollywood Forever/Paramount Studios (Live from Dynasty Typewriter)
May 01, 2019 07:05 - 1 hourHollywood Forever cemetery has a lot in common with it's neighbor, Paramount Studios. They are both home to the celebrity elite, and both haunted. We explore both of the these tinseltown landmarks on our first live episode from the Dynasty Typewriter theatre in Los Angeles. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
45: St. Peter House and the Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders
April 24, 2019 07:05 - 44 minutesOne day after arriving in New Orleans, Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls, Heartbreakers) was found dead in Room 37 of the St. Peter House. The circumstances around his death remain a mystery. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
44: Murder on Greyhound Bus 1170
April 17, 2019 07:05 - 28 minutesThe murder on Greyhound bus 1170 is a truly terrifying and gruesome tale. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
43: Pink Pussycat College of Striptease
April 10, 2019 07:05 - 30 minutesIn 1960's Los Angeles, you could earn a degree in the art of bump and grind and more at the Pink Pussycat College of Striptease. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42: Great Adventure Haunted Castle Fire
April 03, 2019 07:05 - 42 minutesThe Haunted Castle fire at Great Adventure in Jackson Township, NJ was home to one of the deadliest disasters in amusement park history. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
41: Sowden House: The Black Dahlia
March 27, 2019 07:05 - 31 minutesThe Sowden House, also known as the "Jaws House", is an iconic Los Angeles home. It's also believed to be where the Black Dahlia was murdered. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40: Chelsea Hotel: Sid & Nancy
March 20, 2019 07:05 - 38 minutesThe Chelsea Hotel in NYC has been a home to entertainment royalty, as well as the backdrop to some tragic events within it's walls. We focus on two of it's most famous occupants, Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen. Their love story was true crime personified, and Nancy's cause of death is technically unsolved. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
39: Japan's Mysterious SCP-261 Vending Machine
March 13, 2019 07:05 - 26 minutesThe SCP-261 “vending machine” in Japan dispenses mystery, urban legend, and some weird snacks. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
38: True Crimes of Norwegian Black Metal
March 06, 2019 08:05 - 39 minutesThe Black Metal music scene in Norway in the late 1980's through the early 1990's was notorious for satanism, church burnings, and murder. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
37: North Hollywood Shootout
February 27, 2019 08:05 - 34 minutesOn February 28th, 1997, the North Hollywood Bank of America was home to one of the longest and bloodiest events in police history. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
36: Dismaland
February 20, 2019 08:05 - 38 minutesFor a brief time in 2015, Banksy took on Disneyland with his new art installation on the English seaside. Revisit the morose "bemusement park" known as Dismaland. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
35: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
February 13, 2019 08:05 - 25 minutesValentine's Day is a date reserved for lovers...and history's most notorious mob hit. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
34: Lemp Mansion
February 06, 2019 08:05 - 30 minutesThe Lemp Mansion was home to a brewery dynasty...and suicides. This historic St. Louis home has a tragic past, and a haunted present. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
33: The Wonderland Murders
January 30, 2019 08:05 - 34 minutesThe crime scene at 8763 Wonderland Avenue is home to one LA's most gruesome, and currently unsolved murders. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
32: The Fernald Center
January 23, 2019 08:05 - 26 minutesThe Fernald Center had a dark past with human experimentation, and as being the "poster boy" for the eugenics movement. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GT MINI: Preston Castle
January 18, 2019 08:05 - 11 minutesPreston Castle is one of the oldest reform schools in the country and has a very dark past. Oh yeah, it's also haunted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31: Action Park: The World's Most Dangerous Amusement Park
January 16, 2019 08:05 - 57 minutesAction Park was notorious for being the world's most dangerous and deadly amusement park. The Vernon, NJ park had a reputation for chaos from both the staff and the guests. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GT MINI: Bodie Ghost Town
January 11, 2019 08:05 - 14 minutesBodie, CA is a true ghost town in a state of "arrested decay". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30: Bellevue Arms Murder
January 09, 2019 08:05 - 29 minutesA few blocks from where Ghost Town is recorded, is another piece of Los Angeles's dark history. The Bellevue Arms became the location of a bizarre kidnapping, and a gruesome murder of a twin. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GT MINI: Chateau Hutter
January 04, 2019 08:05 - 21 minutesThe Chateau Hutter in Door County, Wisconsin was supposed to be a grand resort. Turns out, it was anything but grand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29: The Stanley Hotel & The Shining
January 02, 2019 08:05 - 33 minutesThe Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO was the inspiration for Stephen King's "The Shining". The Stanley has a haunted history that continues to this day. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28: Abandoned LA County Poor Farm
December 26, 2018 08:05 - 39 minutesThe LA County Poor Farm was a safe haven for the ill, destitute, and the elderly. This somewhat revolutionary commune was ahead of it's time as a facility, and an important part of the greater Los Angeles county history. Now the once sprawling institution is merely a shell of it's former self. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GT MINI: Abandoned Santa's Land
December 21, 2018 08:05 - 17 minutesAbandoned Santa's Land had many locations across the US, but none of them survived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27: The JonBenet Ramsey Murder House
December 19, 2018 08:05 - 44 minutesWe discuss the Colorado home and murder of JonBenet Ramsey. We cover the specifics of the home itself, and working theories of this unsolved crime. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GT MINI: Abandoned Santa's Village
December 14, 2018 08:05 - 14 minutesSanta's Village in Skyforest, CA has been abandoned for almost 20 years...but a Christmas miracle brought it back to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26. The Haunting & Occupation of Alcatraz
December 12, 2018 08:05 - 48 minutesOne of the world's most notorious prisons is also one of the world's largest tourist destinations. We discuss the supernatural elements of Alcatraz, as well as the Native American occupation of the island. Support the show on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25: The Black House
December 05, 2018 08:04 - 43 minutesThe Black House in San Francisco was home of Anton Lavey and the Church of Satan. We discuss everything from Satanic baptisms, pet lions, and the allure that drew people, and continues to draw people to to the darker side of things. Check out photos and more on the Ghost Town Instagram. Also we release two bonus episodes a month on our Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24: Hotel Hell
November 28, 2018 14:27 - 26 minutesOfficially known as the Maribel Caves Hotel, but better known as Hotel Hell has it share of tragedy and mystery. One of the rumors is that it's a literal portal to hell. Rebecca describes her experience with the hotel and lore behind it. Check out the photos of Hotel Hell on the Ghost Town Podcast Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23: The Berlin Wall
November 21, 2018 14:04 - 47 minutesThe Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and iconic symbols of the Cold War, We discuss the historic relevance of the Berlin Wall, and how it is synonymous with the culture of the 1980's. To see photos from Jason's trip to the Berlin Wall check it out on the Ghost Town Podcast Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22: Land of Oz
November 14, 2018 14:04 - 32 minutesFollow the Yellow Brick Road to this short lived theme park in North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21: Freetown Christiania
November 07, 2018 14:04 - 26 minutesThe community of Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen, Denmark is a somewhat peaceful, independent, and self sufficient community. It does however have a dark…and volatile past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20: Cecil Hotel
October 31, 2018 13:04This downtown Los Angeles hotel is famous for all the wrong reasons. It was home to some noteworthy serial killers, many suicides, and one unsolved death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20: Cecil Hotel I Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
October 31, 2018 13:04 - 29 minutesThis downtown Los Angeles hotel is famous for all the wrong reasons. It was home to some noteworthy serial killers, many suicides, and one unsolved death. The Deadly Haunted History of the Cecil Hotel video Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81183727 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19: The Amityville Horror + Interview with Diane Franklin (Amityville 2: The Possession)
October 24, 2018 13:04 - 26 minutesThe Amityville Horror. The book. The movie. The house. The murders were real, but were the hauntings? Also we have a short interview with Diane Franklin from Amityville 2: The Possession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18: The Death of Janis Joplin: Part 3
October 17, 2018 13:04 - 27 minutesIn the third and final episode of the The Death of Janis Joplin, a medium reads room where Janis Joplin died. We also share our final thoughts of our experience in room #105. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17: The Death of Janis Joplin: Part 2
October 10, 2018 13:04 - 43 minutesThe journey continues from the hotel room where Janis Joplin died. We start with Barney's Beanery, where she was last seen before going back to her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel. We have interviews with Rebecca's mom who met Janis, live performances from Cassandra Violet & Becky Poole, & interviews with hotel staff and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16: The Death of Janis Joplin: Part 1
October 03, 2018 13:04 - 30 minutesWe discuss Janis Joplin's last days in Hollywood and at the Landmark Motor Hotel (now the Highland Gardens Hotel). Recorded on location in Room #105 where she died on October 4th, 1970. Parts 2 & 3 will be a visit to Barney's Beanery, the last place she went before going to her hotel for the last time. We have interviews with the hotel staff, Rebecca's mom who met Janis, a musical celebration, and finally, a medium "reads" the room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
15: Bohemian Grove
September 26, 2018 13:04 - 24 minutesPast and future presidents, celebrities, CEO's, and others up the food chain attend Bohemian Grove, a retreat for the rich and influential. Their goal? To escape "frontier culture". Is it merely a getaway for rich and powerful men, or is it another meeting of the Illuminati? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14: The Knickerbocker Hotel
September 19, 2018 13:07 - 26 minutesOnce upon a time The Knickerbocker Hotel was a hot spot for Hollywood royalty. You might see Elvis Presley or Marylin Monroe. You also might also see a well publicized seance trying to conjure Houdini. This supposed haunted hotel saw a decline typical of the city it was located in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13: Nara Dreamland
September 12, 2018 13:04 - 23 minutesNara Dreamland was Japan's answer to Disneyland, until it wasn't. It remained abandoned for years before it's final demolition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12: The Celebrity Centre/Sanzhi Pod City Resort
September 05, 2018 13:04 - 22 minutesWe discuss Rebecca's visit to the Celebrity Centre brunch in Hollywood and the never completed Sanzhi resort was cursed from the beginning. This doomed resort is known for its "UFO houses" and strange occurrences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11: Lizzie Borden House
August 29, 2018 13:03 - 23 minutesThe Lizzie Borden house in Fall River, MA is open for business...and hauntings. We discuss Lizzie Borden, and the strange things that have happened to those who stay the night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10: Abandoned Jazzland
August 22, 2018 13:03 - 28 minutesSix Flags Jazzland in New Orleans, LA was short lived. However the abandoned remains found a home in what became a watery grave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9: NASA's JPL & the Occult
August 15, 2018 13:03 - 40 minutesNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA has it's roots in the occult, L. Ron Hubbard, & Aleister Crowley by way of it's co-founder, Jack Parsons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8: Carson City and Indian Village
August 08, 2018 13:03 - 16 minutesCarson City and Indian Village was a roadside attraction in Catskill, NY. Currently it is quite literally a ghost town. We discuss the rise and fall of the "wild west" boom of the 1950's throughout the 1980's, and I try to explain how weird South of the Border is to Rebecca. Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7: Old LA Zoo
August 01, 2018 13:03 - 26 minutesThe Old LA Zoo, officially known as the Griffith Park Zoo, was built under dubious circumstances, and its ruins remain as a reminder of LA's haunted past. New video: https://youtu.be/GLchrthqb5o Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6: The Denver Airport
July 25, 2018 13:02 - 26 minutesThe Denver Airport has become an icon for conspiracy enthusiasts. With its cryptic messages, underground tunnels, strange art, and a blue horse with glowing orange eyes, it is hard to ignore the illuminati-esque structure. New video: https://youtu.be/GLchrthqb5o Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5: Kowloon Walled City
July 18, 2018 13:02 - 18 minutesThe Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was a place everyone seemed to both want and not want, until it slowly became abandoned. Check out the Deadliest Hotel in LA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4: Friday the 13th: Bodom Lake Murders
July 11, 2018 13:01 - 18 minutesBefore Camp Crystal Lake, Friday the 13th may have been inspired by the unsolved 1960 murders at Bodom Lake in Finland. Rebecca fills us in on the origins of why Friday the 13th is unlucky, and her date with an Eagle Scout. New video: https://youtu.be/GLchrthqb5o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices