Ope, A Ghost

Welcome to the first full episode of Spooky Season! In this installment, we’re going back to school: it is September, after all. We’ll visit two haunted schools beginning with Chatham University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The Chatham Cougars excel in academics, sports, and ghosts. You heard that right. From the sounds of babies crying in the night to visitations from the Blue Lady, there’s more to this campus tha...

It’s Spooky Season! To kick it off, we’re starting with a Paranormal Rewatch of Buzzfeed Unsolved: The Haunted Morris-Jumel Mansion. We’ll dive into Ryan and Shane investigate the oldest house in Manhattan. We’ll discover the incomparable Eliza Jumel, a woman who knew what she wanted, and more often than not, got it. Will Aaron Burr’s ghost make an appearance? Will Shane kiss a clock? Then, we’ll...

Welcome to another Unrelated Ghosts episode where we dive into two locations that have nothing in common with one another. Nothing except that they’re both haunted, of course. First, we’ll visit the fascinating story of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. The fatal flight caused a global transformation in airline safety, but the thing people remember the most is the ghosts that people began to see after the airline recycled so...

It’s once again time to pack the Ope, A Ghost Van, for a haunted road trip—but this time, we’re going to need a boat, because we’re crossing the Atlantic to explore the haunted city of Manchester, England. A huge thank-you to our Manc friend Zoe for the invitation! We’ve traveled to some seriously haunted locations over the years, but Manchester ranks near the very top of our list of the most haunted c...

Lighthouses have been around for more than 2200 years, lighting the way for ships and warning of shallow waters. For most of that time, lighthouses required a human operator: someone to manage the light. The light keeper was a dedicated person, often serving the light for a decade or more. With that kind of devotion, is it any wonder many of them are haunted? In this episode, we visit six such lighthouses. In Michigan we’ll v...

The autumn of 1973 saw a wave of UFO sightings across the country, but especially in the south. While many of those sightings were mere lights in the sky, some were much more. One in particular stands out among the rest. On a warm October evening in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the Pascagoula River when they were interrupted by a strange light. At first, they thought the police had come...

In this wild episode, Heaven surprises Jonathan with a special guest: our friend Corey from the Good Chat with CW podcast. We’ve been on Corey’s podcast a few times, so it’s way past due that Corey come on Ope, A Ghost and tell us about his experiences at some of New England’s most famous haunted locations. Stay tuned for Paranormal News, and Heaven takes us on a visit to the Bull’s Head Inn in Coblesk...

The Midwest hides its darkness well — tucked between cornfields, covered bridges, and quiet main streets. But if you know where to look, the past refuses to stay buried. In this week's episode, we venture deep into the heart of America to investigate two locations where history and horror walk hand in hand.

Our first stop is Billie Creek Village, a living history museum just outside Rockville, Indiana — home to over 30 h...

Do you hear that? That slow, rhythmic creak — is it a wheelchair finding its way down an empty corridor, or a gurney that’s been still for decades? Tonight, we're walking into two abandoned hospitals where the past refuses to stay quiet. First, we visit Aradale Lunatic Asylum in Victoria, Australia, where the case of one patient was so extraordinary that the state passed legislation specifically to confine him to its gr...

Once again, it’s time to pack up the Ope, A Ghost van and set out on another haunted road trip. This time, we’re heading to Atlanta, Georgia—but some roads are better left untraveled. Our stops in the ATL begin at the site of the deadliest hotel fire in American history where some victims remain, even if history has forgotten. We’ll wander through a park that may not be officially haunted, but it will defini...

Some things go together so well they've come to define the concept of togetherness Peanut butter and jelly or Bonnie and Clyde come to mind, but this isn’t one of those times. In this episode, we explore two completely unrelated locations with only one thing in common: they're both haunted. First, we travel to St. Paul, Minnesota, where the elegant Forepaugh's Restaurant plays host to the spirit of Joseph Forepaugh himself, s...

It’s our 3 Year Podiversary! To celebrate, we’re bringing you a Film vs. Fact episode where we examine the true story behind a haunting and compare it to the “based on a true story” film adaptation. In this episode, we again wade into the Conjuring Universe to examine The Conjuring 2. We’ll explore the film’s treatment of the famous Enfield poltergeist case and determine how much reality made it ...

Welcome to another classic haunted house story. In this episode, we recount the experience of Cindy Sarro and her home in Caseyville, Illinois, where a dark presence began to assert itself, driving her from the house in just two months. Then we travel to south-central Indiana and the historic Whispers Estate. There’s a lot of legend surrounding the former doctor’s office and home of Dr. John Gibbons and his family. Visi...

Some say first responders have seen everything—but did you ever imagine that “everything” might include the paranormal? In this episode, we delve into the eerie encounters of paramedics and police who have faced more than emergencies in the line of duty. Hear the spine-tingling account of a rookie paramedic haunted by ghostly children, and discover what happens when the dead themselves dial 911. Relive the unnervi...

Welcome to Part 2 of our Film vs. Fact episode for The Conjuring: Last Rites. This time we’ll examine the real story behind the film, weighing the film’s most unsettling moments against eyewitness accounts and the Warrens’ own claims. What really happened at the Chase Street duplex in 1986—and what details were softened, altered, or left out entirely? For one, the alleged haunting occurred longer than the fi...

Welcome to another Film vs. Fact episode where we examine the true story behind a reported haunting and compare it to the “based on a true story” film adaptation. In this episode, we review the latest entry from the Ed and Lorraine Warren Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: Last Rites, weighing the film’s most unsettling moments against eyewitness accounts and the Warrens’ own claims. What really happened at ...

In this episode, we ride along with the Ghost Hunters crew as they investigate two locations. First, we’ll explore the Christmas Farm Inn in Jackson, New Hampshire where visitors hear ghostly footsteps and see the apparition of a deceased owner. Next, Jason and Grant investigate the historic Old Stone Fort in Schoharie, NY where ghosts are seen both inside and out. This one promised to be fun, so join us for this classic Ghos...

In this episode, we step inside the shadows of some of the most haunted churches where faith endures, but so do the spirits who refuse to let go. We begin in rural Indiana, at a small chapel where visitors report being pursued by the dark silhouette of a man who appears only long enough to send them fleeing into the night. From there, we travel to a historic Chicago parish shaken by sightings of shrouded monks who drift through bet...

In this episode, we step into locations where the echoes of childhood linger long after the children themselves have vanished. These aren’t stories of monsters or malevolent spirits; they’re the stories of children who have stayed behind in places like a century-old dance hall where tiny desperate hands might tug at your clothing while you sip your drink. There’s a Gettysburg orphanage whose basement echoes with t...