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31 Nights of Scary Shit

Erin

31 Nights of Scary Shit

A daily True Crime, Society and Culture podcast
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31 Nights of Scary Shit

Erin

31 Nights of Scary Shit

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31 Nights of Scary Shit

Erin

31 Nights of Scary Shit

A daily True Crime, Society and Culture podcast
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Erin does a dramatic reading of W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw."  This classic horror tale reminds us to be careful what we wish for. Support the show
Salem, Massachusetts attracts thousands of tourists during Halloween season.  The lore of the Witch Trials persists, as do accounts of paranormal activity.  This episode focuses on four "hot spots" of spookiness: Turner's Seafood, The Witch Hou
The Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, Massachusetts is a reported hotbed of paranormal activity.  Over 200 men lost their lives during the construction of the tunnel.  Are the spirits of the deceased miners communicating with the living?  Or can it
Erin reads Poe's "The Black Cat" on this episode. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" published in 1843 was inspired by a real crime.  A Massachusetts man found the body of a woman behind his cellar wall.  There was speculation that the remains w
Maryann Cotton was considered Britain's first serial killer.  She was a "Black Widow" suspected of poisoning 21 adults and children with arsenic between 1857-1872. Support the show
Erin does a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart."  A caregiver murders his elderly patient because he can't stand the old man's "Vulture Eye." Support the show
October 1, 2023: The Boston StranglerTrigger Warning: This episode contains explicit content about rape and sexual assault.Between 1962 and 1964 thirteen women were raped and strangled in their homes in the Boston area.  Albert DeSalvo, a seria
George Brown lost his wife and 3 children to tuberculosis.  Due to a lack of understanding of consumption, Rhode Island was known as the vampire capital of the world in the late 19th century.   Mercy Brown, a 19 year old girl who died of tuberc
Stone's Public House in Ashland, Massachusetts, is known as a place where you can "dine with the ghosts."  I spent October 31 enjoying a meal, and looking for ghosts at the restaurant.  Stone's has attracted mediums and paranormal investigators
The Isle of Shoals is an area in the waters of New Hampshire and Maine.  In the late 1800's, two grand hotels were built on the island that attracted tourists who wanted to escape the grind of the city.  The Shoals is still a popular tourist at
Three young girls (Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden)involved in sex work were found murdered in the Freetown State Forest in Fall River, Massachusetts, between October 1979, and January, 1980.   Robin Murphy, a 17 year old asp
The Omni Mount Washington Resort (formerly Mount Washington Hotel) in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, is in an ideal location for the outdoorsy type.  It is also the site of documented paranormal activity.  Guests and employees have reported enco
Between March 1988 and April of 1989 11 women went missing in the area of New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Their bodies were discovered along two major roadways. Investigators quickly identified a pattern in the victims, and determined it was the w
The Friends Cemetery (A.K.A. The Spider Gates Cemetery)  in Leicester, Massachusetts is a hot spot for tourists seeking out the paranormal.  The cemetery dates back to 1730 and was a Quaker burial ground. Rumors of suicide, murder, satanic ritu
The Pierce Mansion in Gardner, Massachusetts, is one of the most haunted houses in the U.S.  Paranormal investigators have confirmed that there are at least 3 very powerful entities residing in the home.  Sylvester Pierce, a wealthy furniture s
There are spooky things going on in the Freetown Forest in Southeastern Massachusetts.  The forest is known to be the site of murders, and rumored to be a hub of paranormal and satanic cult activity.  And… according to Wampanoag folklore, there
Friday, June 13, 1980, was as unlucky a day as it gets for Betty Gore. Neighbors discovered her deceased in her home-she had been bludgeoned with an axe forty-one times. The prime suspect was soon revealed- Candy Montgomery, Betty’s friend and
Barney and Betty Hill were a married couple from New Hampshire who claimed to be abducted by aliens in September of 1961.  Under hypnosis, the couple recounted an incredible story of telepathic communications and strange “medical” experiments. 
 She has the distinction of being Mexico’s first female serial killer. I know, not exactly a badge of honor. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s there was an uptick in murders among elderly women in Mexico City. Police wrongly assumed that a ma
On June 20, 2001, Andrea Yates, a wife and mother of 5, confessed to drowning her children.  Andrea’s explanation was that she needed to save her children from the fires of Hell.  On a surface level, it appeared that Yates was a monster who mur
Imagine if your grandma was accused of murdering 9 people.  Would you believe it?   Of course not.  It’s Grandma. Dorothea Puente was respected in her community for her charitable work and for providing a home to the “Shadow People” of society.
Her poetic words lured lonely men with promises of wedded bliss.  Belle Gunness, a Norwegian American widow, had a knack for attracting wealthy suitors.  Twice” widowed”, Gunness and her children settled on an Indiana farm in the late 19th cent
In 1942, the citizens of London had to adhere to strict blackout regulations to aid in stopping enemy aircraft from hitting their targets.  This left the citizens vulnerable to criminals lurking in the dark.  From February 8 to February 16, a s
On February 9, 1874, Alferd Packer and a crew of prospectors left their campsite in search of gold in Breckenridge, Colorado.  Less than two months later, Packer showed up at the  Indian Agency- alone. Packer’s inconsistent accounts of what hap
On September 29, 1915, a hurricane devastated the Louisiana towns of Frenier, Napton and Ruddock.  The hurricane correlated with the funeral of a well-known healer named Julia Brown.  Brown was known for being a powerful healer, and also known
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