Madame Strangeways: True Spooky Paranormal Stories

Madame Strangeways: True Spooky Paranormal Stories

Madame Strangeways brings you true spooky stories, true ghost stories, and true paranormal encounters: haunted places, cryptid sightings, alien encounters, and strange mysteries. Each episode begins with a chilling tale, followed by research, spooky folklore, and even skeptical analysis. Perfect for believers, skeptics, or anyone in-between. Madame Strangeways explores beyond the veil and drags you down strange rabbit holes along the way. Perfect for Halloween scary podcast listening! Remember: You can feel afraid and not be in danger. Follow the pod and on social @madamestrangeways.com!

Episodes

October 7, 2025 27 mins

Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary paranormal story about phantom footsteps from above... but there's no attic. And to make things worse, the footsteps are accompanied by the sound of something heavy dragging behind them. Eeeeeek. A terrifying experience to be sure! And also, happy Strangetober! If you're listening to this to get into the spooky season and set the mood for Halloween, welcome!!


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All October long, Madame Strangeways celebrates Strangetober and Strangeoween with bonus mini episodes of spooky stories for Halloween! These macabre minisodes are narrations only, no commentary, but full episodes will still be released every other Wednesday as usual.Thank you to Meredith, Anonymous and bananaanna2008 for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecete...

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All October long, Madame Strangeways celebrates Strangetober and Strangeoween with bonus mini episodes! These macabre minisodes are narrations only, no commentary, but full episodes will still be released every other Wednesday as usual.

Thank you to Burtthebaker, Anonymous and Ryan for granting permission to read their story from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in da...

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Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary paranormal story about a possibly cursed ceramic frog and a possibly possessed Teddy Ruxpin doll that torment poor Rob in his childhood. As always, stick around after the story for a spectral analysis and some spooky pop culture history from the Madame about this haunting, and let me know where you land believer or skeptic! Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and stra...

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Part 2! The true spooky story behind the Smurl family haunting, AKA The Conjuring: Last Rites, one of the Warrens' paranormal case files. (You don't need to see any of the Conjuring movies to enjoy this episode.)


Make sure you listen to part 1 before listening to this episode!


Join Madame Strangeways on a strange trip through strange rabbit holes as she exposes the truth behind the movie and examines Ed and Lorraine W...

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Part 1: Learn the true spooky story behind the Smurl family haunting, AKA The Conjuring: Last Rites, one of the Warrens' paranormal case files. (You don't need to see any of the Conjuring movies to enjoy this episode.) Join Madame Strangeways on a strange trip through strange rabbit holes as she exposes the truth behind the movie and examines Ed and Lorraine Warren's involvement. Was it all a hoax? Were the Smurls and the Warrens j...

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Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary ghost story set in an old Italian monastery. Was it the ghost of a monk haunting the halls? Or is there something more mundane and scientific to explain it? As always, stick around after the story for a spectral analysis from the Madame about this haunting, and let me know where you land: team believer or team skeptic! Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange s...

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Is it a demon lurking in the woods behind Holly's home? Does it feed off the negative energy of her dad and her arguing? And actually, what even IS a demon, anyway? As always, stick around after the story for a spectral analysis from the Madame about this haunting and some spooky history about the origins of demons as we know them.

Thank you to Holly for granting permission to read their story. Remember, Strangers & Strangel...

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We're back in Wales, in an old, haunted manor house used as a care home. We love a classic ghost story. As always, stick around after the story for a spectral analysis from the Madame about this haunting and learn a little spooky history and folklore about the fate of manor houses in the UK in the wake of World War I. Thank you to OMGrealUFO for granting permission to read their story. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings &am...

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Explore the real true story behind the Enfield Poltergeist, a possibly true ghost story intertwined with the Warrens’ paranormal case files, and the basis for the movie The Conjuring 2. Learn the true story behind the claims of Ed & Lorraine Warren, famous "paranormal investigators" slash "demonologists." You don't need to have seen any of the Conjuring films to listen. Did Janet Hodgson pull off a hoax?...

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This true spooky story takes us to Butlin's Holiday Park in England and to Daniel's childhood bedroom, where he and his brother both witness the ghost of a creature they never expected to see... Humpty Dumpty. Follow the podcast to hear more true spooky ghost stories and strange paranormal stories of the unexplained.Thank you to Daniel Barton for sending in his true strange story of the unexplained. Remember: you can feel a...

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Was it a ghost knocking on the walls in their bedroom? Join Madame Strangeways for another true scary story and stick around for some strange folklore and morse code lore.


Thank you to Alarming-Badger-8316 on reddit for giving me permission to read their true strange story of the unexplained. You can feel afraid and not be in danger.


❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, Ted, Keith, & Tori! ❤


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Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary story set in the Appalachian forest. Was it paranormal? Or was it something more mundane? Stick around for weird folklore and supernatural brainstorming about the entity chasing them!


Thank you to doobydoopy on reddit for giving me permission to read their true scary paranormal story of the unexplained.


❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, Ted, Keith, &...

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Join Madame Strangeways on this strange story about a strange glowing figure seen on the night of the Perseid meteor shower one night. Was it an alien sighting? A NHI (non-human intelligence)? You decide.


Thank you to Anonymous for giving me permission to read their true strange story.


❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, Ted, Keith, & Tori! ❤


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In this true scary ghost story, Tori tells us her spooky story about The Girls, ghosts who seem to keep an ominous but protective watch over her family. Follow the podcast to hear more true spooky ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained.


Thank you to Tori for giving me permission to read her true scary paranormal story.


❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, Ted, & Keith! Welcome, Ke...

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Explore this true paranormal story about a doppelgänger taking the form of ivanx29's mother. Or was it La Tunda? Join Madame Strangeways for some spooky folklore from Honduras and Central America / South America.


Thank you to ivanx29 for giving me permission to read their true strange story.


❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, & Ted! ❤


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What was haunting the lakehouse in today's true strange story? What's going on with the shared dreams? Stay tuned after the spooky ghost story for Madame Strangeway's paranormal analysis of what might be behind this haunted house.


Thank you to anonymous for giving me permission to read their true strange story.


❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, & Ted! ❤


⁠Join My Patreon!⁠ Get...

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Explore the true strange story behind The Conjuring, AKA The Perron Family Haunting, one of the many paranormal case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Learn some strange history, including Bathsheba Sherman's real story, and spoiler alert: she's not an evil satan-worshiping witch!


Sources:

⁠Recorded interview with Ed Warren and Carolyn Perron⁠

⁠J'aime Rubio⁠

⁠Tony Spera Dot Com⁠

⁠The Exorcist Effect⁠ by Joseph Laycock and...

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Two true ghost stories: first, we hear of Henry, a ghost living in Tori's haunted childhood home. Then, we meet a more sinister entity called The Hunchback Woman who creeps me out more than any other story I've read so far.


Thank you to Tori and FarPromise6205 for giving me permission to read their true strange stories. Do you want to hear your own true spooky story narrated on the show? Email me at⁠⁠⁠⁠madamestrangeways...

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In our first true scary story, we hear about the spooky happenings where a satanic cult once practiced, then a ghostly figure seems to be following OMGRealUFO.


Thank you to Onomatopoeia_Utopia and OMGRealUFO for giving me permission to read their true strange stories. Do you want to hear your own true spooky story narrated on the show? Email me at ⁠⁠⁠madamestrangeways@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠madamestrangeways.com⁠⁠⁠.

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