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Tripping on legends

259 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratings

Let's take a trip.

Small town, USA. This is where the pulse of the paranormal resides. There are thousands of stories and experiences out there. Some have been told, and retold hundreds of times, and some are kept hidden, known only by the people that live there; this is where we come in. We're exploring the untold, and breaking down the overly familiar. Journeying through the one stoplight towns and discovering local urban legends, myths, lore, and paranormal episodes. Researching the backgrounds and developing the voices unheard. Our goal is not to capture evidence, but rather to capture the moment and bring our listeners along for the ride.

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Episode 119...The Tarot of Physics and Haunted Objects - Audio

November 26, 2022 04:54 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

What was supposed to be the nuts and bolts of haunted objects and creepy antiques on the eve of Halloween quickly shifted gears just as the cameras rolled. Before we can get into the discussion, Dan Horon of the Haunted Antique Shop in Deland throws out there the idea of the Tarot of Physics. Before we know it, the Trippers are off on a journey into some crazy ideas into the nature and changing face of the decks which move the supernatural. Corrine Kenner, curator of Deland’s Haunted Antique...

Episode 119...The Tarot of Physics and Haunted Objects

November 26, 2022 04:54 - 1 hour - 904 MB Video

What was supposed to be the nuts and bolts of haunted objects and creepy antiques on the eve of Halloween quickly shifted gears just as the cameras rolled. Before we can get into the discussion, Dan Horon of the Haunted Antique Shop in Deland throws out there the idea of the Tarot of Physics. Before we know it, the Trippers are off on a journey into some crazy ideas into the nature and changing face of the decks which move the supernatural. Corrine Kenner, curator of Deland’s Haunted Antique...

Episode 118...Who the Hell Is Sam

October 14, 2022 02:46 - 1 hour - 70 MB

It’s Halloween time and mixed in with all of the witches and ghosts and spooky decorations, a newer mascot of the season has popped up in the last few years and taken control of the holiday. Sam is the driving force behind the movie Trick R Treat and the living embodiment of Halloween. He stalks the night offering a framing for the tales in the movie and enforcing the unwritten rules of the season. With a new theatrical release for 2022, it’s a great time to watch the movie and look at who t...

Episode 117...The Mirror of Ma Ba(r)ker

September 11, 2022 17:34 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

True crime and ghostly folklore go together like Chicago and bootlegging or guns and bullets… …and when you’re in the shadow of Ocala, no gangster can rest in peace without a ghost story. Florida’s haunted locations act as a map of unusual crime and famous villains, but there is one name that keeps coming up when you talk old time criminals and Florida phantoms. Ma Barker might be one of the lesser known names to some outsiders, but her family’s story is intermixed with that of the state. H...

Episode 116...This Land Is Cursed and Blessed

September 04, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 514 MB Video

It's simple...just use take the dirt home and heal... ...but nothing is that simple in the Boho Highlands. This week, the Trippers take a winding path across the pond to a small church in Ireland squarely placed land either cursed or blessed...depending on how you step. Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhern strip down the fauna and flora and all the things that make this land notorious...you know, like fairies, changelings, and banshees. And did we mention science has proven some of it tr...

Episode 116...This Land Is Cursed and Blessed - Audio

September 04, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

It's simple...just use take the dirt home and heal... ...but nothing is that simple in the Boho Highlands. This week, the Trippers take a winding path across the pond to a small church in Ireland squarely placed land either cursed or blessed...depending on how you step. Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhern strip down the fauna and flora and all the things that make this land notorious...you know, like fairies, changelings, and banshees. And did we mention science has proven some of it tr...

Episode 115...Lotts and Lots of Bits and Gifts - Audio

August 22, 2022 00:49 - 2 hours - 125 MB

We don't call it Tripping on Legends because of mushrooms... After digging deeper into the ghost story of the Lott children, we've discovered some new information that casts the story in a new light... ...and offers a great chance to talk about cemetery legends involving little things you leave. Join us as we walk among the rows again and explore some Whistling Past the Cemetery stories where what you leave may be creepier than what you take home with you. And we would love to hear your l...

Episode 115...Lotts and Lots of Bits and Gifts

August 22, 2022 00:49 - 2 hours - 683 MB Video

We don't call it Tripping on Legends because of mushrooms... After digging deeper into the ghost story of the Lott children, we've discovered some new information that casts the story in a new light... ...and offers a great chance to talk about cemetery legends involving little things you leave. Join us as we walk among the rows again and explore some Whistling Past the Cemetery stories where what you leave may be creepier than what you take home with you. And we would love to hear your l...

Episode 114...Saying Candyman Only Twice

July 28, 2022 00:35 - 1 hour - 383 MB Video

A few urban legends and a series of crimes inspire a movie, which inspire and urban legend, which then inspires another movie. In 1992 a young writer and filmmaker watched Candyman. It changed the direction of his life, like a constant nagging towards the crossroads. Now, 30 years, two careers, and many pounds later, he sits down with his young daughter to look at the lore and true stories which inspired the movie and its 2021 sequel. After a successful Movie Themed Dinner Night where ...

Episode 114...Saying Candyman Only Twice - Audio

July 28, 2022 00:35 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

A few urban legends and a series of crimes inspire a movie, which inspire and urban legend, which then inspires another movie. In 1992 a young writer and filmmaker watched Candyman. It changed the direction of his life, like a constant nagging towards the crossroads. Now, 30 years, two careers, and many pounds later, he sits down with his young daughter to look at the lore and true stories which inspired the movie and its 2021 sequel. After a successful Movie Themed Dinner Night where ...

Episode 113...Haunted Roads, Take Me Home

June 30, 2022 18:33 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

It's one of those clichés that's repeated because it rings true. It was a dark night, and I was riding down this little country road at 2 in the morning. With that setup, nothing good is about to happen. Instead, hold your breath, try to stay awake, and wait for the ghost stories to write themselves. Join the Trippers, Christopher Balzano and Denna Mulhern as they look into three of the spookier road legends, as twisted as the backroads they appear on. They'll delve into Huntsville, Texas’,...

Episode 112...The Sad Story of LIttle Mary - Audio

June 12, 2022 21:52 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

After our weekend legend trip to Boca Raton, we discovered more about who the mysterious Little Mary might be...and the story is both heartbreaking and inspirational. Join is live as we explore who might be walking the mausoleum and trying to comfort in death the way she did in life. Episode 109 of TOL, Weepers and Witch's Walls https://www.facebook.com/TrippingonLegends/videos/715243692847146/ https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HJGwC414 and the video: https://www.facebook.com/Trippingo...

Episode 112...The Sad Story of LIttle Mary

June 12, 2022 21:52 - 1 hour - 859 MB Video

After our weekend legend trip to Boca Raton, we discovered more about who the mysterious Little Mary might be...and the story is both heartbreaking and inspirational. Join is live as we explore who might be walking the mausoleum and trying to comfort in death the way she did in life. Episode 109 of TOL, Weepers and Witch's Walls https://www.facebook.com/TrippingonLegends/videos/715243692847146/ https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HJGwC414 and the video: https://www.facebook.com/Trippingo...

Episode 111...Birds and Burials in Boca Raton

May 22, 2022 02:49 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

Once upon a time, two trippers got into a car to look into the ghostly legend of a man who screams at night, a little girl who comforts the living visiting the dead, and a wall where a witch traps children before stealing their souls. They ended up searching for the grave of a teen and rescuing a soul from a wall of coral…at least if you believe the stories. Join Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhearn as they hit the road on a somewhat spontaneous journey to the Boca Raton cemetery. It’s ...

Bonus Episode...Ella's Birthday Revenge

May 17, 2022 17:16 - 1 hour - 1.08 GB Video

On her last night as a tween, Ella takes the mic and honors the story... If you tuned in to the show Tuesday, you saw dad commenting and intellectualizing modern myths and analog horror...and Ella getting pissed because she wanted to get more into the stories. Well, on her birthday she gets what she wants, as Christopher Balzano will try his best to sit quietly while Ella explores the spooky details of Five Nights at Freddy's, the Backrooms, the Mandela Catalogue, and the Walton Files. Who...

Bonus Episode...Ella's Birthday Revenge - Audio

May 17, 2022 17:16 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

On her last night as a tween, Ella takes the mic and honors the story... If you tuned in to the show Tuesday, you saw dad commenting and intellectualizing modern myths and analog horror...and Ella getting pissed because she wanted to get more into the stories. Well, on her birthday she gets what she wants, as Christopher Balzano will try his best to sit quietly while Ella explores the spooky details of Five Nights at Freddy's, the Backrooms, the Mandela Catalogue, and the Walton Files. Who...

Episode 110...Can't Be Erased

May 16, 2022 15:55 - 1 hour - 1.29 GB Video

I was not always a monster, once I was somebody's muse. The world may be your canvas, what you paint on it, beware. The pen is mightier than the sword, it has no limitation. Don't refrain, this ink will stain and nothing can erase us now. In the world of haunted storytelling and urban legends, we who set the story can’t always control it. Often times the nature of a ghost is determined by the tales we tell about it. Once it’s out there, the haunting takes a life of its own and can’t be era...

Episode 110...Can't Be Erased - Audio

May 16, 2022 15:55 - 1 hour - 87.4 MB

I was not always a monster, once I was somebody's muse. The world may be your canvas, what you paint on it, beware. The pen is mightier than the sword, it has no limitation. Don't refrain, this ink will stain and nothing can erase us now. In the world of haunted storytelling and urban legends, we who set the story can’t always control it. Often times the nature of a ghost is determined by the tales we tell about it. Once it’s out there, the haunting takes a life of its own and can’t be era...

Episode 109...Weepers and Witch's Walls Part 1 - Audio

April 10, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 72 MB

Cemeteries are supposed to be places of sorrow. They’re where we remember those who lives have been taken from us, moments mixed with memories of their lives and the sadness of their passing. In Boca Raton, there’s a mourner who goes too far, screaming his grief for the whole neighborhood to hear, even though as far as anyone can tell, he’s not actually alive. Join the Trippers as they look at two very different hauntings at a mausoleum on Florida’s West Coast. Is there a connection betwe...

Episode 109...Weepers and Witch's Walls Part 1

April 10, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 1020 MB Video

Cemeteries are supposed to be places of sorrow. They’re where we remember those who lives have been taken from us, moments mixed with memories of their lives and the sadness of their passing. In Boca Raton, there’s a mourner who goes too far, screaming his grief for the whole neighborhood to hear, even though as far as anyone can tell, he’s not actually alive. Join the Trippers as they look at two very different hauntings at a mausoleum on Florida’s West Coast. Is there a connection betwe...

Episode 108...Stairways to Hell - Audio

April 06, 2022 05:34 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

You're walking through the woods, maybe just slightly off the path. There's a odd quiet in the trees and your gut tells you something isn't right. You squint into the distance, trying to make out that odd shadow being formed by the disappearing sun when your eyes adjust and you see it; a staircase in the middle of the forest. Would you climb them? There has been chatter recently all over the Internet about mysterious stairs found in the woods. People are scrambling to get the stories out, b...

Episode 108...Stairways to Hell

April 06, 2022 05:34 - 1 hour - 1.08 GB Video

You're walking through the woods, maybe just slightly off the path. There's a odd quiet in the trees and your gut tells you something isn't right. You squint into the distance, trying to make out that odd shadow being formed by the disappearing sun when your eyes adjust and you see it; a staircase in the middle of the forest. Would you climb them? There has been chatter recently all over the Internet about mysterious stairs found in the woods. People are scrambling to get the stories out, b...

Episode 107...Jumping Over His Grave - Audio

April 02, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

If you could go anywhere and trip any legends, where would you go? How far would you travel? Join Christopher Balzano as he explores what he looks for in a legend and travels north to Upstate New York to dissect one that clicks all of the boxes. Fort Ontario may be the perfect spot for this years Haunted Break or Summer Legend Trip. From the mysterious man walking along the train tracks with his lantern to the little boy who loves to get his photo taken, there is a long history behind the ...

Episode 107...Jumping Over His Grave

April 02, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour - 439 MB Video

If you could go anywhere and trip any legends, where would you go? How far would you travel? Join Christopher Balzano as he explores what he looks for in a legend and travels north to Upstate New York to dissect one that clicks all of the boxes. Fort Ontario may be the perfect spot for this years Haunted Break or Summer Legend Trip. From the mysterious man walking along the train tracks with his lantern to the little boy who loves to get his photo taken, there is a long history behind the ...

Episode 106...Tripping on Mushrooms

March 23, 2022 22:59 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

A folklorist, a witch, and a seeker walk into the woods. There’s no punchline, it’s just the beginning of an odd journey and an unusual episode of Tripping on Legends…and there’s not better topic for a weird episode of weird than the fungi that may just rule the world. There are plenty of jokes to be said about taking mushroom and experiencing the paranormal, but there might actually be a stronger connection to fungi and ghosts than first thought. It began as a way to bring two friends who...

Episode 105...A Good Ghost is Hard to Find

March 20, 2022 07:31 - 1 hour - 930 MB Video

Finding the right story for Whistling Past the Cemetery is scary thing to do. You need to find the right location, the right backstory, and the right mix of creepy while looking to see who is sneaking in to knock three times or wipe the tears from the statue's eyes. Enter Georgia, just a short ride from Southwest Florida. Follow the tour of the Queen of Southern Gothic Literature and you'll find three waiting for someone to stand straight against a curse or two. Join Christopher Balzano ...

Episode 105...A Good Ghost is Hard to Find - Audio

March 20, 2022 07:31 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Finding the right story for Whistling Past the Cemetery is scary thing to do. You need to find the right location, the right backstory, and the right mix of creepy while looking to see who is sneaking in to knock three times or wipe the tears from the statue's eyes. Enter Georgia, just a short ride from Southwest Florida. Follow the tour of the Queen of Southern Gothic Literature and you'll find three waiting for someone to stand straight against a curse or two. Join Christopher Balzano ...

Episode 104...Bippity Boppity Boo

February 12, 2022 05:10 - 1 hour - 65 MB

Just say the magic words and whatever you want will come true…just make sure your legend trip is over before midnight. Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhern travel back to Northern Florida to talk about their experiences at two legend trips during a recent journey up the other coast. First, the Trippers get into the Jacksonville Beach Lifeguard Station and some odd moments with a street light looking to talk. They then explore haunted Fort Clinch on Amelia Island to write love letters to ...

Episode 101...Is Thanksgiving Haunted?

January 27, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MB

Name a song you associate with Thanksgiving not sung by Adam Sandler. It is the holiday people enjoy, but most of its traditions are internal. We eat similar food, but the story of the holiday is more the story of our own families. But does the have its own ghost stories? Join Christopher Balzano as he looks at the ABCs of the Thanksgiving haunted legends. Along the way, Tripping on Legends will explore the why and why nots while looking at a few notable stories, including the unusual ...

Episode 103...The Haunted Hide and Seek - Audio

January 17, 2022 22:46 - 1 hour - 72 MB

They’re your typical kids. They like to run around and pull pranks and dance when the time is right. They play jump frog and sneak out of bounds when they can and just love to play hide and seek. The only difference is they have been dead for almost fifty-five years. Travel back to Cursed Arcadia and walk back into Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Trippers. This time, they focus on the Richardson Children, murdered in the 1960s and the games they play. It’s a case of dark history, murder, an...

Episode 103...The Haunted Hide and Seek

January 17, 2022 22:46 - 1 hour - 992 MB Video

They’re your typical kids. They like to run around and pull pranks and dance when the time is right. They play jump frog and sneak out of bounds when they can and just love to play hide and seek. The only difference is they have been dead for almost fifty-five years. Travel back to Cursed Arcadia and walk back into Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Trippers. This time, they focus on the Richardson Children, murdered in the 1960s and the games they play. It’s a case of dark history, murder, an...

Episode 102...Love and Life Guards

January 08, 2022 03:30 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

A man looks off into the distance pledging no matter what happens he will return to his lost love, even if he dies. The ghosts of three soldiers point out their friend is sick. A group of men whose sacrifices may be a cover story for a horrible crime refusing to be hidden. It’s going to be a great new year at Tripping on Legends…and that’s only one trip. Join Christopher Balzano as he looks into the weirdness in two of Northern Florida’s most haunted locations. He’ll explore the haunted ...

Episode 101...Is Thanksgiving Haunted? - Audio

November 30, 2021 12:16 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB

Name a song you associate with Thanksgiving not sung by Adam Sandler. It is the holiday people enjoy, but most of its traditions are internal. We eat similar food, but the story of the holiday is more the story of our own families. But does the have its own ghost stories? Join Christopher Balzano as he looks at the ABCs of the Thanksgiving haunted legends. Along the way, Tripping on Legends will explore the why and why nots while looking at a few notable stories, including the unusual case ...

Episode 100...Which Blair Witch is Which

October 05, 2021 20:59 - 1 hour - 1.02 GB Video

More than 20 years ago the Blair Witch Project premiered and changed the face of horror film making, but before that there were filmmakers in Florida, sly marketing, and rumors of a witch in Pemberton Ferry. With a movie that relied on blurring the lines of what was real and what was fake, it’s tough to figure out just what might be folklore and what might be straight fiction. Before his Lee County event of a special showing of the movie with Director Daniel Myrick, Christopher Balzano look...

Episode 100...Which Blair Witch is Which - Audio

October 05, 2021 20:59 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

More than 20 years ago the Blair Witch Project premiered and changed the face of horror film making, but before that there were filmmakers in Florida, sly marketing, and rumors of a witch in Pemberton Ferry. With a movie that relied on blurring the lines of what was real and what was fake, it’s tough to figure out just what might be folklore and what might be straight fiction. Before his Lee County event of a special showing of the movie with Director Daniel Myrick, Christopher Balzano look...

Episode 99...Bridgewater, 8 Episodes In - Audio

October 03, 2021 02:17 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

More than 20 years ago the Blair Witch Project premiered and changed the face of horror film making, but before that there were filmmakers in Florida, sly marketing, and rumors of a witch in Pemberton Ferry. With a movie that relied on blurring the lines of what was real and what was fake, it’s tough to figure out just what might be folklore and what might be straight fiction. Before his Lee County event of a special showing of the movie with Director Daniel Myrick (https://fb.me/e/103CmQie...

Episode 99...Bridgewater, 8 Episodes In

October 03, 2021 02:17 - 1 hour - 339 MB Video

More than 20 years ago the Blair Witch Project premiered and changed the face of horror film making, but before that there were filmmakers in Florida, sly marketing, and rumors of a witch in Pemberton Ferry. With a movie that relied on blurring the lines of what was real and what was fake, it’s tough to figure out just what might be folklore and what might be straight fiction. Before his Lee County event of a special showing of the movie with Director Daniel Myrick (https://fb.me/e/103CmQie...

Episode 98...The Hauntings of the Hurricane - Audio

September 26, 2021 23:01 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

It's been called the Storm of the Century, Murder at Matecombe, and Hemingway's Hurricane, but most just refer to it as the Labor Day Hurricane. On September 2, 1935, one of the worst hurricanes in Florida hit the Keys. Workers, looking to improve the conditions of the Overseas Railway were ill prepared and ill defended for the storm as it hit, resulting in close to 500 deaths in a single day. What followed was a Perfect Storm of its own, perfectly setting the backdrop for the unexplained ...

Episode 98...The Hauntings of the Hurricane

September 26, 2021 23:01 - 1 hour - 1.11 GB Video

It's been called the Storm of the Century, Murder at Matecombe, and Hemingway's Hurricane, but most just refer to it as the Labor Day Hurricane. On September 2, 1935, one of the worst hurricanes in Florida hit the Keys. Workers, looking to improve the conditions of the Overseas Railway were ill prepared and ill defended for the storm as it hit, resulting in close to 500 deaths in a single day. What followed was a Perfect Storm of its own, perfectly setting the backdrop for the unexplained ...

Episode 97...The Haunted First Date

August 29, 2021 16:20 - 1 hour - 955 MB Video

Warning...this one is a bit silly but fun... Dinner and a Movie. A sunset picnic on the beach. Netflix and chill. How about holding hands as you stare into each other’s eyes and try your best to get a ghost to say hello. First dates can be tricky. Exhilarating, anxiety causing, arousing…and haunted. We all have a first date horror story, but what is your first date was something out of a horror story? Join Christopher Balzano as Tripping on Legends goes full #hauntedlove and breaks do...

Episode 97...The Haunted First Date - Audio

August 29, 2021 16:20 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Warning...this one is a bit silly but fun... Dinner and a Movie. A sunset picnic on the beach. Netflix and chill. How about holding hands as you stare into each other’s eyes and try your best to get a ghost to say hello. First dates can be tricky. Exhilarating, anxiety causing, arousing…and haunted. We all have a first date horror story, but what is your first date was something out of a horror story? Join Christopher Balzano as Tripping on Legends goes full #hauntedlove and breaks do...

Episode 96...Blame It on the Witch

August 22, 2021 18:59

Things go wrong and there is only one logical reason. It has to be that woman on the edge of town, the one little kids fear and older people secretly go to for help. She’s the perfect combination of outsider and un-understandable power. She’s coming for your children and is the focus of your rage. Join Tripping on Legends as we explore the history of blaming the witch in Florida from some old legends already told to the infamous Blue Moon Killing. Of course, there will be time to connect al...

Episode 96...Blame It on the Witch

August 22, 2021 18:59

Things go wrong and there is only one logical reason. It has to be that woman on the edge of town, the one little kids fear and older people secretly go to for help. She’s the perfect combination of outsider and un-understandable power. She’s coming for your children and is the focus of your rage. Join Tripping on Legends as we explore the history of blaming the witch in Florida from some old legends already told to the infamous Blue Moon Killing. Of course, there will be time to connect al...

Episode 95...The Elevator Game

August 03, 2021 17:06 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

Step inside the elevator, push the buttons, and when the doors open up you’re in a different world. Would you play? There’s a reason so many horror movies and ghostly legends lean heavily on them to deliver scares. From a recent episode of Evil to Elisa Lam to the little girl who never got out, elevators are part of our haunted imagination. We get in and assume they will just take us where we need to go, but sometimes they don’t. Where does our fear come from? Join Tripping on Legends...

Episode 94...Protecting the Graves

July 14, 2021 23:03 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

There’s something moving in the dark, creeping over headstones and disappearing into mausoleums. Cemeteries were created to help the living and the dead find peace, so why can’t we let a good thing be? She pointed to two graves and asked why one was roped off with chains and the other laid over with concrete. What started as a random picture while tracking down cemetery legends quickly turned into a journey into cemetery houses, ghouls, vampires, and George Michael. Join Tripper Christopher ...

Episode 93...Whistling Past the Cemetery

July 07, 2021 22:27 - 1 hour - 426 MB Video

Remember when your mother told you to never whistle past the cemetery or hold your breath until the headstones had passed? The word legend tripping comes from a long history of sneaking out past dark to perform some ritual at the local cemetery. These journeys were based on the idea that an urban legend lived nearby and the only way to prove yourself was to go through the motions and become part of the story. Little did you know the town next to you had its own. Join Tripping on Legends as ...

Episode 93...Whistling Past the Cemetery - Audio

July 07, 2021 22:27 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

Remember when your mother told you to never whistle past the cemetery or hold your breath until the headstones had passed? The word legend tripping comes from a long history of sneaking out past dark to perform some ritual at the local cemetery. These journeys were based on the idea that an urban legend lived nearby and the only way to prove yourself was to go through the motions and become part of the story. Little did you know the town next to you had its own. Join Tripping on Legends as ...

Lost Episode 18...Whispers and Screams from Shiloh

June 23, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

It was another odd example of #followthesigns, but as I was working on material for Haunted Ocala and Boogeyman: The Murders and Myth of Gerard John Schaefer, I realized Episode 18 of Tripping on Legends: Whispers and Screams from Shiloh, was missing. I listened and found it had so much to do with those two projects and much of what TOL was and became; a real crossroads in the show. So, I’m reposting it, knowing most will be allowed to listen to it for the first time. It’s a classic and th...

Episode 92...The Curse of the Crow

March 29, 2021 12:06 - 39 minutes - 32.5 MB

Art may keep alive the spirit of those who have passed, but what if it breathes real life into them? What if the powers that balance the scales ask for payment on the other side? Last May, Christopher Balzano appeared on Tim Weisberg’s Midnight Society to talk about haunted movie curses. At some point, the conversation turned to the iconic graphic novel and film The Crow. The urban legend of the curse existed long before the on-set death of Brandon Lee, and the legacy of the weirdness sur...

Episode 91...Leprechaun, Fairies, and Devils in Florida

March 21, 2021 20:26 - 1 hour - 183 MB Video

One of our first legend trips ever to the Devil’s Tree. Our second leg, a quick shot to the spiritualist community in Cassadaga and the Devil’s Chair, was derailed when we stupidly decided to take a souvenir. Now Tripping on Legends with Kids is taking up the trail and traveling to the oddest town in the oddest part of state. In the shadow of the Ocala and the square in the middle of some kind convergence of energy, Cassadaga has always been on the bucket list. You can follow all of the...

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