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After celebrating my birthday, I was gifted a new book. This is where I was inspired by some hotels and haunted places. Sources: Food to Die For by Amy Bruni https://twosistersabroad.com/mount-washington-haunted-hotels/ https://www.hauntedrooms.com/new-hampshire/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/mount-washington-hotel https://spookt.com/places/mount-washington-hotel https://salemghosts.com/the-haunted-hawthorne-hotel/ https://ghostcitytours.com/salem/haunted-salem/hawthorne-hotel/ https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/salems-haunted-hawthorne-hotel/ https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-trending/myrtles-plantation-a-southern-haunting/ https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-haunting-of-the-myrtles-plantation/ Wikipedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know we love October and we love the number 13. Why are people so afraid of it? Sources: https://www.verywellmind.com/triskaidekaphobia-2671880 https://www.history.com/articles/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13 https://morbidlybeautiful.com/fear-number-13/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722eg9z07do Wikipedia https://miamihaunts.com/the-spirits-of-the-riddle-house/ https://www.floridaweekly.com/archives/the-haunting-of-riddle-house/article_c8e4dda8-314d-5471-8bb5-28e1277619f2.html https://www.floridahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/riddle-house.html https://thedeadhistory.com/whiskey-petes-ghost/ https://coyotecountrylv.com/listicle/the-five-most-haunted-places-in-las-vegas/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We love October! We love Libra season! We love Creepy Colorado! Sources: Highlands Ranch Mansion Highlands_Ranch 9news.com/article/life/style/colorado-guide/history-hauntings-highlands-ranch-mansion/73-9bd1418b-80d1-4711-ab89-0b9116bc5c95 Spirits of the Mansion: Staff, others describe unexplainable experiences at the Highlands Ranch Mansion | Archives | coloradocommunitymedia.com St. Elmo, Colorado: A Very Haunted Small Town St Elmo, Colorado – Best Preserved Ghost Town – Legends of America Museum of Colorado Prisons - Denver Terrors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still exploring the creepy creatures in the West. Sources: https://kool1079.com/colorado-urban-legends/ https://ruhighlander.org/home/2023/10/23/creepy-colorado-legends Wikipedia https://www.denvergazette.com/2018/04/12/the-legend-of-the-deadly-colorado-slide-bolter-20183fd0-9ac1-591f-bea0-691b0b112f80/ https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/2025/10/23/the-legend-of-the-augerino-a-mythical-colorado-creature-you-havent-heard-of-yet/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More spooky tales from New Mexico. Sources: Wikipedia https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-kimotheatre/ https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-state-prison-riot-haunted-halloween/69109039 https://www.newmexico.org/blog/post/casa-del-gavilan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quick, fun little episode about a haunted prison and a weird conspiracy theory. Sources: https://azstateparks.com/yuma-territorial https://phoenixghosts.com/yuma-territorial-prison/ https://tombstoneterrors.com/yuma-territorial-prison/ Wikipedia https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/new-mexico/sinister-nm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urraca_Mesa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A creepy cryptid in Tombstone and a ghostly figure that could be related to the Donner Party. Sources: https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/legend-or-lie/legend-or-lie-tombstone-thunderbird-sighting https://www.truewestmagazine.com/article/tombstone-thunderbird/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-readerstories-co/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nv-pikeghost/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tales of Ghost Towns and a weird LDS Mine. Sources:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dream-mine https://atlengthmag.com/the-dreams-and-damnation-of-bishop-koyle/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Mine https://medium.com/alt-ledes/apocalyptic-paydirt-in-utah-3107f2c957c5 https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2023/10/20/arizona-ghost-stories-haunted-places/71235293007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z1144xxe1144xxv000064&gca-ft=168&gca-ds=sophi https://coppercourier.com/local/arizona-ghosts-haunted-legends/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-ghosts/ https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-cities/the-most-haunted-places-in-bisbee/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still hanging out in Utah, so here are three more tales of the terrifying! Sources: https://castleofchaos.com/blog/paranormal-ghost-stories-in-utah/ https://www.deseret.com/2018/1/22/20638608/here-s-utah-s-creepiest-urban-legend/ https://www.abc4.com/news/everything-utah/utahs-most-haunted-ghost-encounters-on-recreation-trail-in-provo/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/utah/rock-canyon-haunted-hike-ut https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/the-most-haunted-and-terrifying-asylum-in-utah-49/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20Asylum%2049,as%20the%20'county%20poor%20house. https://www.slugmag.com/arts/art/interviews-features/haunting-living-dead-asylum-49/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More spooky tales of the West. These may keep you up at night, but they sure are interesting! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Lake_Monster https://www.deseret.com/2023/4/11/23679243/bear-lake-monster/ https://bearlakemonster.com/ https://www.abc4.com/news/digital-exclusives/utahs-wildest-urban-legends/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ut-springcanyonlady/ https://etvnews.com/articles/lifestyle/legend-of-the-spring-canyon-white-lady/ https://stories.utahhumanities.org/item/1800 https://kslnewsradio.com/utah/salt-lake-city/unpacking-hobbitville-and-its-long-history/2013939/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More mysteries from Utah. Some are creepy, and some are a little sweet, but they are all mysterious! Sources: https://usustatesman.com/st-anne-nunnerys-has-a-history-of-haunting/ https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2026-03-09/the-nunnery-cache-valley-haunted-retreat-resort https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03/05/logan-canyons-st-anns-retreat/ https://exhibits.usu.edu/items/show/5736 https://thedeadhistory.com/flos-grave/ https://www.visitutah.com/articles/myths-legends-ogden https://www.fox13now.com/news/uniquely-utah/searching-for-flo-ogdens-most-famous-ghost https://castleofchaos.com/blog/paranormal-ghost-stories-in-utah/ https://usustatesman.com/weeping-lady-legend-put-to-rest/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All of the time spent in Utah and New Mexico makes me interested in their urban legends, myths, and mysteries. Sources https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/taos-hum-mystery https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-taos-hum-new-mexicos-unexplained-acoustic-phenomenon/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lily-e-gray-victim-of-the-beast-666-gravestone https://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/04/urban-myth-2-salt-lake-city-cemetery.html https://victoriagunn.com/blog/wonders-of-taos-the-taos-hum https://humblebrands.com/blogs/humble-journal/taos-lore-the-legend-of-the-taos-hum?srsltid=AfmBOor9R6RFso2lJdXbGoum4Z_DfeuxNsdnx601Ykoog_Fxr2vuHRVM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_monolith https://altahawkeye.org/2461/features/the-long-and-crazy-story-of-the-utah-monolith/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ghosts in pubs and mysterious staircases on this episode. Sources https://vocal.media/horror/the-ghostly-ladies-of-new-mexico elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/blogs/tales-from-the-morgue/2010/10/26/1984-rebeccas-riddle-is-she-just-a-presence-or-was-she-real/31519045/ https://www.codypolston.com/the-lodge-at-cloudcroft-the-ghost-of-rebecca-potter/ https://medium.com/@zduncan/the-loretto-chapel-staircase-explained-a47d5228fa5b https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-loretto-chapel-staircase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you love a good mystery, be sure to listen up! We will take you to a national monument, a haunted hotel, and perhaps the Denver Vampire's grave. Sources https://www.desertusa.com/desert-colorado/towers-of-hovenweep-ruins.html?srsltid=AfmBOorhfW_jZbIhu2vk1kxhr-sBRRszyRaoElglNWmwlKIa86NuY6AG https://sailingstonetravel.com/hovenweep-national-monument/ https://www.utahscanyoncountry.com/who-built-the-hovenweep-national-monument/ https://www.deseret.com/2009/5/10/20316885/hovenweep-remote-location-adds-to-mystery-serenity-surrounding-ancient-ruins/ https://gazette.com/2021/10/25/the-creepy-obscure-history-of-the-colorado-vampire-ce5cc4ec-7de0-59df-ba91-6ff4d06ae181/ https://www.hotelcolorado.com/blog/ghost-stories-of-the-hotel-colorado/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a possible alien abduction, I wanted to dive into others. I wanted to share the types of aliens as a way to work through abductions of others. Sources: https://www.mysteriousradio.com/the-strange-case-of-armando-zurbaran-1/ https://www.scribd.com/document/484078405/Alien-Abduction-In-Acapulco-The-Strange-Case-Of-Armando-Zurbaran-pdf https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1954-near-acapulco-mexico-abduction/ https://mexicounexplained.com/alien-abduction-in-acapulco-1954/ https://aeon.co/essays/the-short-dramatic-history-of-alien-abduction-in-the-us Wikipedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.