The Spooky Files

The Spooky Files

Welcome to The Spooky Files, where we explore ghost stories, eerie encounters, and unexplainable mysteries all across America. Each episode brings you a mix of listener-submitted tales and real-life legends from haunted towns, backroads, and forgotten places. Some stories will make you question what’s possible, and others might make you sleep with the lights on. If you love all things spooky, you’re in the right place!

Episodes

March 18, 2026 15 mins

What does it mean when you hear a knock at the door… but no one is there?

In this episode of The Spooky Files, we explore true stories of phantom knocking, unexplained doorbells, and moments when people felt something unseen was trying to get their attention.

Would you answer the door? 👻

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Not every paranormal experience feels dark.

In this episode, we share true stories of guardian angels, divine intervention, and unexplained protection. From near-death experiences to moments that can’t be explained, these accounts leave one question behind:

Was it a coincidence or was someone watching over them?

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What happens when a spirit doesn’t stay behind?

In this episode of The Spooky Files, we explore true stories of paranormal attachments and spirits that followed people home. From unexplained activity to lingering presences that wouldn’t leave, these encounters didn’t end when the location did.

Can a ghost attach itself to someone? And what happens when it does?

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There’s something about water that feels peaceful… until it doesn’t.In this episode of The Spooky Files, we dive into chilling encounters on lakes and beaches — unexplained figures in the water, lights that move with intention, and footprints that end where the shoreline begins.______________________________Got a story? Email thespookyfilespodcast@gmail.comFind me other places online at https://linktr.ee/thespookyfilespodcast

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Some encounters don’t stay where they happen.

In this episode of The Spooky Files, listeners share real stories of ghosts and presences that followed them home — from a movie theater, a hospital, and a funeral.

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Not every scary story involves a ghost.

In this episode of The Spooky Files, we explore real moments where reality didn’t behave the way it should — a grocery aisle that didn’t exist, a familiar routine that suddenly reset, and encounters that left people questioning what they experienced.

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When you move into a house, sometimes the past moves in with you.

In this episode of The Spooky Files, listeners share real stories of homes with secrets — an attic door that unlocks itself every night, a voice humming from inside the walls, and a rocking chair that won’t stop moving.

These are the hauntings no one warned them about.

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January 21, 2026 11 mins

Sometimes what you see doesn’t fit into any category.In Episode Five of The Spooky Files, we explore real encounters with creatures people couldn’t identify — a deer with human eyes, something long-limbed watching from a barn roof, and a woman who followed a hiker out of the woods without leaving footprints.

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January 14, 2026 12 mins

Hotels are places people pass through, but sometimes something stays behind.In Episode Four of The Spooky Files, listeners share real stories of haunted hotels and motels: a room that kept calling the front desk long after it was closed, a woman heard crying in a locked pool bathroom, and a hotel room where furniture kept turning itself upside down.

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Kids notice things adults don’t.In Episode Three of The Spooky Files, we explore stories where children knew things they shouldn’t, like details about places they’d never been, people they were never told about, and memories that didn’t belong to them.These aren’t imaginary friends or playful stories. These are moments that made adults stop laughing… and start listening.

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There’s something about nighttime driving that makes the world feel creepy.In Episode Two of The Spooky Files, we explore real stories from people whose late-night drives took a turn into the unexplained — a cyclist who vanished into mist, a GPS that seemed determined to lead someone somewhere they shouldn’t go, and a hitchhiker who may not have ever made it home.

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Shadowy figures. Flickers of movement. The feeling of being watched.

In Episode One of The Spooky Files, listeners share real stories about the things they saw out of the corner of their eye, and the moments that made them question what was really there.

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November 30, 2025 1 min

Welcome to The Spooky Files — a paranormal storytelling podcast hosted by author Mary Ellen Quigley. Each episode shares real-life encounters, haunted history, and unexplained mysteries, all told like ghost stories around a campfire.

If you love hauntings, folklore, and all things spooky, you’ve found your next favorite podcast.

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