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

November 19, 2025 40 mins

Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary paranormal story by DC from Reddit about a harrowing, unexplained experience in her family's home that haunted them to this day. Stick around after the story for some attempts at mundane and naturalistic explanations for what happened at the house.


Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained.


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Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary paranormal story by Good_Composer_8409 about three women in black seen waiting, perhaps lurking, outside her Grandma's house in the Greek village she lives in. Are they witches? Do they mean harm? We may never know!


As always, stick around after the story for spooky folklore and spooky history about the birth of witches and witchcraft in ancient Greece.


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All October long, Madame Strangeways celebrates Strangetober and Strangeoween with bonus mini episodes of spooky paranormal 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 Jason, Duchess and Anonymous for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecet...

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All October long, Madame Strangeways celebrates Strangetober and Strangeoween with bonus mini episodes of spooky paranormal 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 Sam and brembole660 for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: ...

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Join Madame Strangeways for this deep dive into the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Learn about the spooky history, culture, and weird folklore surrounding the classic American ghost story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman himself.

And also, happy Strangetober! If you're listening to this to get into the spooky season and set the mood for Halloween, welcome!! Follow the podcast to hear more true scary gho...

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All October long, Madame Strangeways celebrates Strangetober and Strangeoween with bonus mini episodes of spooky paranormal 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 Standard Debate, Anonymous and Avanoon for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings &a...

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All October long, join Madame Strangeways with bonus mini episodes of spooky paranormal stories for Halloween, er, sorry, Strangeoween! These Strangetober macabre minisodes are narrations only, no commentary, but full episodes will still be released every other Wednesday as usual.


Thank you to Megan, kawaiidemonbunny and Chris for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings &...

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All October long, join Madame Strangeways with bonus mini episodes of spooky stories for Halloween, er, sorry, Strangeoween! These Strangetober macabre minisodes are narrations only, no commentary, but full episodes will still be released every other Wednesday as usual.


Thank you to Anonymous, Lea and rumbleskunk for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera...

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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!!


As always, stick a...

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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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