In the second episode of this series, I tell the story of a young, widowed migrant during California's Gold Rush, and the horror of what she found in her new home on Russian Hill.

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In this episode we explore some of the strange goings-on in the earlier days of Russian Hill in San Francisco, including the ill-fated union of a Russian count and Spainish maiden, the first legal execution in California history, seances, the arrival of Fanny Stevenson to the hill, the earthquake of 1906 and more.

In part 2, we get into the experimental '60s, Anton LeVay, mysterious deaths, and many more strange goings-on during that time.

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On this week's episode we delve into the superstition of the evil eye and a case of witchcraft murder in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1929

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While we don as much green as possible on St. Patrick's Day now, green gained a deadly reputation in the 19th century. And it was well-earned. Check it out to hear all about a green to die for!

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On the morning of April 24th, 1891, the body of a mutilated woman is found in a New York hotel room. Immediately, fear that Jack the Ripper was now at work in America hit the headlines, and the newly-formed New York Police Department was under tremendous pressure to find their man and prove their competence. 

Join Alyson for the mystery of the murder of Carrie Brown, a victim of Jack the Ripper or a copycat killer in Victorian America.

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Curses, or the belief in the them, have been with us for millennia. Join Alyson as she takes you through the world of curses and hexes through history, fiction, and true crime. We will will explore the Black Death, Shakespeare, the witch trials, and more.

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On the morning of October 30th, 1928, Elfrieda Knaak was found with her head, hands, and feet burned down to the bone in the furnace room of the Lake Bluff, Illinois police station. She survived her ordeal with fire, but not for long. Before her death she claimed she did it herself, but then made contradicting statements that seemed to implicate others being involved. The evidence in this case is perplexing and it remains a fascinating mystery to this day.

Join Alyson as we jump back to the 1920's and look into the revival of the spiritualist movement during that decade. Welcome to our first Murder Mystery Minisode!

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Speak of the Devil and the Devil will appear. The power and superstition of the spoken name is explored as we delve in the stories of Bloody Mary, Beetlejuice, real-life exorcism and more.

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This week's headline comes from St. Louis Post Dispatch, published on December 23, 1900

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Barbara Newhall Follett was considered a child prodigy when her first novel "The House Without Windows" was published at age 12 in 1927, and then she had vanished forever when she was 25 in 1939. What happened to Barbara? And what does her disappearance possibly have to do with another woman who vanished in New Hampshire in 1936, Elsie Whittemore?

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This week's headline was published by Escanaba Morning Press on July 6, 1911. In this episode, we get into Jersey Devil lore, a trolling Benjamin Franklin, a mysterious Irish creature, frozen hoof prints, a Philadelphia Dime Museum, a doctored kangaroo, and more!

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Beginning in June, 1947, when a news article reached millions about a UFO sighting over Mt Rainier, flying saucer mania began, and lasted through the 1950s. Intensified by an alleged invasion of saucers over Washington DC, nuclear war, and the newly began Cold War, it was a time when the world feared that we may be overtaken by little, green men.

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In this week's episode, listen to learn more about the fascinating female vampires of Southeast Asia

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This week I'm away on a birthday trip, so I'm re-releasing one of my favorite headline episodes.

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For this installment, we cover chapter 12-16, when things really get dark

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In this week's episode, we explore the history of mirrors, and their place in our superstitions, legends, and folk beliefs.

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For this week's episode, we are exploring the monstrous entities that emerge during the winter holidays.

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A short series coming to the strange and unusual podcast

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Doors, thresholds, doorways, portals, and gates have always been powerful symbols throughout all of history and across all cultures. They’ve been used in rituals and religious rites since antiquity. And they have always been part of humanity’s legends, folklore, ghost stories, and superstition. Join me this week, as we explore the psychological and symbolic place doors have always held throughout all humanity.

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This week I'm down with a cold, so please enjoy this re-release of one of my favorite episodes ever 'A Haunting Winter'. Next week I'll be back with a whole new episode!

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This week's headline comes from The Toronto Star Weekly, April 5, 1924

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Join Alyson for chapters 10-11 of 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley. In this episode, Victor Frankenstein is forced to face his creation, and he, in turn, tells Victor all about the first days of his life.

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Join me for part 2 of my ghost story, as Teresa gets settled into Burton Hall

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In this week's episode, we explore medieval accounts by historians living a the time of the walking dead. Additionally, we look into why people of all times love a good spooky tale.

Next time, join me for 'The Shadows of Burton Hall, Pt 2"

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In this week's episode we begin a ghost story written by me called 'The Shadows of Burton Hall'. The story begins with Teresa moving back to a family country estate in the English countryside, after losing the love of her life. Locals begin telling her of the hauntings her home is famous for, and the estate begins to feel like its full of menacing shadows.

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In this week's episode, we delve into the history of doppelgängers.

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This week's headline "Mystery of the Talking Mongoose of Cashen's Gap" was printed in The San Francisco Examiner on April 12,1936

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To start of a new series in this podcast 'Frightful Fables From Around the World', we start with Vasilisa The Beautiful from Russia. Join me to learn more about this centuries old tale and about the Slavic witch Baba Yaga.

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In 1991, the New York State Supreme Court decided on a case that would set a legal precedent for house haunting in the state for years.

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Join me for a look into the morbid case of Elena de Hoyas and the obsession of Carl Tanzler in Key West, Florida in 1940.

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This week's strange and unusual headline was published by The San Francisco Examiner on March 4, 1934

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Join me for the conclusion of the spooky tale of the curse of Winthrop Falls

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Join me for the third part of the New England ghost story

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To kick off the Halloween season, we bring you the totally original, totally re-recorded, remade, remastered 'The Curse of Winthrop Falls', a new installment for three weeks. Let's get the spooky season going!

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To kick off the Halloween season, we bring you the totally original, totally re-recorded, remade, remastered 'The Curse of Winthrop Falls', a new installment for the next three weeks. Let's get the spooky season going!

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This week's headline comes from The Boston Globe, published on January 27, 1896. Join me as I explore 19th century vampires in Rhode Island.

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Join Alyson as she continues the story into chapters 8-9, when Victor's world begins to really fall apart as his loved ones lose their lives in violent means.

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This week's headline comes from The Ogden Post on December 11, 1915. Join me for the strange tale of Pearl Curran and her dead companion, Patience Worth.

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In this edition of Frankenstein, we get into chapter 7.

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We reach finally the conclusion of Frankenstein, where we discover the fates of Frankenstein and the Creature

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This week's headline "Exposing the Weird Secrets of Mediums and Spirits - by Houdini’s Mysterious Girl Detective" was published in The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, March 10, 1929

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This week's headline "Flesh Descending in A Shower" was published by The New York Times on March 10, 1876

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This week's headline "Mysterious Discovery of Human Remains in The Thames" was published by Buckinghamshire Advertiser, Uxbridge and Middlesex Journal on March 15, 1879

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In this week's episode, we cover chapters 5 and 6 of Mary Shelley's masterpiece.

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This week's headline "A Corpse Explodes" was published by Chattanooga Daily Times on May 18, 1885

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This week's headline comes from St. Louis Post Dispatch, published on December 23, 1900

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This week's headline, "Straw Hat Smashing Orgy Bares Heads From Battery to Bronx",

comes from New York Tribune on Saturday, September, 16, 1922

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The conclusion of this Victorian prowling ghost series.

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This week's headline, "Ghost House" Mystery Rivals That of Murder was published on September 21, 1922

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St Patrick's Day Special

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