The Paranormal Playground

Join the Paranormal Playground Podcast as we delve into the chilling legend of the Bell Witch, one of America's most enduring and enigmatic hauntings. Explore the terrifying encounters of the Bell family in 19th century Tennessee, the mysterious entity known as "Kate," and the lasting impact this tale has had on American folklore. Plus, brace yourself for a bone-chilling creepypasta, "The Trapper and the Witch," a fictional accoun...

Welcome back to the Paranormal Playground Podcast! In this episode, we venture into the heart of Downtown Los Angeles to explore the enigmatic Cecil Hotel. Known for its dark history and chilling reputation, the Cecil Hotel has housed infamous serial killers and witnessed the perplexing death of Elisa Lam. Join us as we uncover the hotel's troubled past, ghostly inhabitants, and unexplained events that have cemented its place as o...

In this episode, we delve into the chilling world of Black-Eyed Children (BECs), exploring their mysterious origins, eerie encounters, and possible folkloric and psychological explanations. The episode features a creepypasta titled "Whispers of the Abyss," where two individuals searching for the extraordinary in the desolate town of Landon stumble upon a sinister inn and its nightmarish reality, encountering black-eyed children and...

The podcast episode explores the alleged hauntings of the Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard. It delves into the club's history, from its glamorous Ciro's days frequented by Hollywood stars and mobsters, to its transformation into a comedy mecca. It highlights the reported paranormal activity, such as the presence of Sam Kinison's spirit, the mysterious Lady in White, and unexplained occurrences like flickering lights and...

Hey Playground Peeps!!  Welcome to another episode of the Paranormal Playground Podcast!  This week we come back to The City of Angels for a look at the history and hauntings of Linda Vista Hospital in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles.  Our Creepypasta gives us a taste of Halloween with, The Farmer and the Scarecrow and we finish it off with some tales from nurses' about their own paranormal experiences whi...

Hey Plaground Peeps! In this weeks episode, we are heading back to Southern California, and down to San Diego for a look at the history and hauntings of the 138 year old, Star of India Sailing Ship, with our true stories also covering this and told by South Coast Paranormal Co-Founder and Lead Investigator, David Walters.  The Star of India has a very extensive and well documented history, with many tragedies in it's lore. Wo,...

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In the weeks episode, we are heading up to the Pacific Northwest to visit the history and the hauntings of the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland Oregon.  Some really awful things happened to a lot of people in these tunnels through the years, is it really surprising that they would still be haunted to this day?  Our creepypasta keeps us in Portland, for a story of something in the forest.  Finally, w...

Hey Playground Peeps!  Welcome to this weeks episode.  This week we take a little jaunt across the country to New England.  Boston has a very long and sometimes dark history, so we we be talking about one of the center pieces of Boston, The Boston Common, it's history and of course, it's hauntings.  For our creepypasta, we will be reading the Northern Woods of Western Massachusetts by Creepypasta Wiki user whats...

Hey Playground Peeps!!  In this week's episode, we are staying in Hollywood and will be talking about the infamous Chateau Marmont Hotel overlooking Sunset Blvd in Hollywood.  We'll be going over it's sordid history, scandals and of course, it's ghosts.  Are creepypasta takes us to an abandoned Disney property in the Bahamas, it's a bit long, but stay with it.  And finally, our true stories (supposedly), which a...

In today's episode, we journey to the city by the bay and talk about the the history and hauntings of the San Francisco Art Institute.  Our creepy pasta is simply called "San Francisco"..a story about a shipwreck relived.  Our true story comes from an old friend of mine, who was a student and currently teaches at the San Francisco Art Institute, so you will hear a story from our lead story by somebody who has had his own ...

Hey Playground Peeps!!  In this episode, we will be talking about the many hauntings, paranormal activities and some urban legends about Griffith Park, including the curse that supposedly started it all.  For our Creepypasta fiction story, we will stay in California, but move up the coast a bit for a spectral tale entitled "The Final Whistle".  Lastly, our true stories come to us from LAlist.com.  The are what a...

Hey Playground Peeps!!  In this episode, we go over the history and Hauntings of one of the world's most iconic theatres..The Pantages.  Our creepy pasta comes to us from a submission to creepypasta.com by author LupusCreepus.  The first of ourt two true ghost stories was given to me via Facebook Messenger by a memember of The Paranormal Playground Sandbox, Nina Terrible and our second is Demon In The Dark from an ar...

Welcome to the Playground!  In this episode, we will be going over the Philippine legend of the Tiyanak.  If you don't know what that is, and you aren't going to listen to this episode just yet, ask one of your Filipino friends what is.  After that we have our usual creepy pastas, but they as well as the following true stories all take place in the Philippine Islands.  Enjoy!

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Episode 8: Philippi...

In this episode, we are heading out to the islands of the Philippines.  These many archipelagos are home to many, many legends, myths and folklore.  We are now going to start exploring some of these, starting with the Aswang.  Our creepy piece of fiction, titled "The Silent Pool", will definitely have you thinking twice of swimming in a strange place by yourself.  The finally story, our true paranormal encounter...

Happy Holidays Playground Peeps!!  I hope this holiday season is treating you well.  In this Episode, Christmas Scaries Part 2, we start off with a Christmas legend.. The Belsnickle – Adapted form an article by Marcus Schneck followed by the true and terrible crime of the 2008 Covina Christmas Massacre,  where Bruce Pardo shot multiple member of the Ortega Family and then set the home on fire with a homemade flame th...

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In part 1 of the Christmas Scaries, we bring you the murder of Michelle O'Dowd.  This isn't a haunted history, but it's still Creepy.  We have 2 Christmas Stories for you this week.  The first is a bit of a heart warmer, "A Spooky Wisconsin Christmas Ghost Story".  A simple tale of a guy and his buddy at Christmas.  Our second is a bit spookier.  Taking place in England, "Dar...

Happy Thanksgiving!  In this episode, we visit the Del Coronado Hotel in San Diego CA, for a little history of a guest who arrived on Thanksgiving, and never left which was written by Troy Taylor of the American Hauntings Podcast.  Pictures will be on the Facebook and Instagram pages.  Our Creepy fiction comes to us from Freaky Folk Tales and is titled "A Feast of Terror".  Finally, our true tale comes from Redd...