Ghoul Beans!
Two Midwest besties drinking coffee and talking all things paranormal! Journey with us through local lore, a little adventure, and real life experiences that make us cry those good ole fashioned scary tears. Hold onto your mugs, cause we’re about to spill the Ghoul Beans! We put out episodes every other week!
Episodes
BAH HUMBUG! Now that’s not too strong for us! It's the HOLIDAY season and the ghouls are feeling warm and bright. Nothing keeps us toasty like a good ole fashioned bitching hour (to an hour and a half). What can we say? We have a lot of thoughts and with a lot of thoughts come a lot of opinions. You won’t have to pretend to like this gift, because we know you’ve got opinions too! Get yourself a red cup of whatever spirits keep you ...
This week we’re talking all things siblings, and what’s scarier than that? The ghouls are sharing scary stories from listeners just like you about the terrifying things people have experienced with their siblings or because of their siblings. Join in the fun by sending us your terrifying tales and get ready for a good trip because the ghouls are being ghouls.
This week we hopped a spiritual Greyhound to local Minnesota to explore the terrifying First Avenue music venue and the haunted halls of the St. James Hotel. We’ve got ghosts in our homes, caffeine in our veins, and a debut album on the way. Turn up the volume and lock those water-closet doors, because we’re diving into some local lore!
October may be over, but for these ghouls, it’s always spooky season! This week, we’re spilling Halloween horror stories from the internet and true listener submissions that will make your coffee go cold. Want to know what’s scarier than being the oldest of seven kids? Curious about the consequences of messing with spells? Ever wondered what it will be like to contact these ghouls from the afterlife? Tune in for the answers while t...
Was it a trick? Oh, it’s definitely a treat! The ghouls are back and somehow deader than ever! If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times, in unison! This week, we’re getting real local as we dig into the lore of The Elgin Metal Casket Company and the ever mysterious Lake Michigan Triangle, where boats, captains, but apparently not Christmas trees, all go missing. So grab your snacks, a hot cup of pumpkin spice, and set...
Trick or Treat! 🎃 This Halloween, we're brewing up one of our favorite themes—Roasted and Ghosted! The real trick? We're the ones getting roasted this time, as we take aim at everything hilariously wrong with our show. So grab your spookiest mug and get ready to enjoy, because we’re roasting some Ghoul Beans! ☕👻
Halloween is just around the corner, and these ghouls decided there’s no better time for some extra spooky stories. Whether it’s people wandering through a graveyard or camping alone on a cursed island, the lesson is clearly written on the lighthouse wall: stay indoors. So, cuddle up, maybe with a frappé in hand, because these ghouls are being ghouls!
This week we share tales of haunted schools from all over the internet. We get it, if we were stuck in school for all of eternity, we would scare the crap out of students to pass the time too! Sharpen your pencils, because these ghouls are going back to school!
Talk to me.....no, we’ll talk to you. This week we dive into our personal thoughts about the once new movie, Talk to Me. If you’ve seen it, you’ll probably agree with us, if you haven’t your welcome! We saved you the time by doing it for you! Pull up a chair and grab a petrified hand because we’re having ourselves a bitching hour.
This week we traded in our beans for corn as we discussed the lore of some of Iowa’s spookiest residences. Whether you’re there for some higher education or a cute little seance, you will most likely find yourself face to face with some pretty bold ghosts. Is it an RA or ghoulish creep? We’ll never tell....
Roller Coasters aren’t the only thing that can get the heart racing, today we’re talking about ghostly encounters in amusement parks. Do you think you could have what it takes to shut down a haunted park? Most importantly, which park would you choose to haunt in the thrill ride of the afterlife? Grab an espresso martini and find the answer to none of these questions in this Ghouls being Ghouls!
We’re back! And deader than ever, truly. It has been a TIME on this end on the pod but you know what helps us get through the dark times? Darker stories. And that’s just what we collected here for you. So let’s all grab a cup of our favorite coffee as we try and answer the age old question, would you rather be choked alone or stuck in a pit with one other person?
What’s your Roman Empire? Is it Kelley’s wet eyes? It should be. In this week's episode we discuss childhood fears that shackled us. Pop the top of your canned coffee, we’re diving into a bitching hour!
Was it written in the stars? Or just in the tunnels of an abandoned asylum? Join us this week as we explore Minnesota lore and decide if you can handle bopping around these parts on your own. Also, decide on what your holding music is, it is just as important, if not more.
Have you ever wondered if your feet were going to be tickled by the devil? Well we’re certain a Ouija Board would be able to tell you. Join us this Bitching Hour and learn all the do’s and don'ts of playing with a Ouija Board, mostly don’ts.
With this week's write-ins, we’re talking all things underground, well, under your house. The ghouls take on the demons in your basements and uncover childhood trauma all in 61 minutes! Take Tamara’s Troop Leader’s advice and close your eyes, because these ghouls are being ghouls.
We are talking about Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery and the Irish Legend Pub this week. Will Tamara pressure Kelley into going to another cemetery? Is slinking around an acceptable form of travel? Will Kelley give us another Al Capone hideaway story? Listen to find out! Grab your chocolate mints and appreciation of tuscan murals cause we’re digging into some local lore.
New year, same Ghouls! We’re back from our holiday hiatus and we’ve come with a vengeance. At least the ghosts in these stories seem to have one! We thought we’d start the year off doing what we love, telling scary stories until the spooky tears are flowing. Pop the champagne, cause these ghouls are being ghouls!
We’re coming to you this week from our new lives as alien pets! Tune in and see what alien movies helped shape the beans we are today as well as any other unearthly thought that comes to mind. Come lose time with us, because we’re having an alien bitching hour!
This week we’re giving thanks to all the people out there with scary encounters who are willing to share them on the internet! Warm up some Daddy Nichols as we share your stories on doppelgangers and haunted houses! Join these 29-year-old teens because this week we’re just ghouls being ghouls!
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