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Hawaii sells you paradise - pink hotels, perfect water, sunsets that feel unreal. But step a little off script and you start to notice the rules: don’t look at what’s marching after dark, don’t take anything that isn’t yours, and don’t assume the water is empty. From the cliffs of Nuʻuanu Pali to the shoreline of Waikīkī and the wreck resting below Pearl Harbor, this isn’t just history, it’s something that still moves. And it doesn’t care if you’re just visiting.

Georgia is the Peach State—polished, historic, easy to trust. Until you stay a little longer. In this episode of 50 States of Strange, we move past the surface into places where activity doesn’t just appear—it responds. From Savannah’s intelligent hauntings to the patterns beneath Lake Lanier, to something pacing the tree line in North Georgia… this isn’t one kind of strange.

In this episode, we trace a path through Florida’s most unsettling corners—from an island of exiled monkeys to a roadside illusion, and a doll in Key West rumored to ruin lives if offended. Along the way, we step into psychic communities, haunted spaces, and a stretch of highway with a reputation it can’t shake. Did you say Magic Kingdom? More like tragic kingdom. The deeper you look, the less magical it feels. Florida doesn’t ease into strange. It commits, fully.

In this episode of Stormy Willow, we begin the journey across America with Delaware, the First State but also one with a surprising number of paranormal legends. From haunted Civil War prisons to ghostly hitchhikers and shadowy creatures lurking in swampy forests, Delaware’s dark folklore reveals a side of the state that many people never hear about. This episode blends history, eyewitness reports, and local legends to explore why such a small state may hold some very big mysteries.

Connecticut may be small, but its paranormal reputation is enormous. In this episode, we explore the strange legacy of famed investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, the unsettling origins of the infamous Annabelle doll, and the haunted locations that helped shape New England’s ghost lore. From the controversial Snedeker House and the White Lady of Union Cemetery to abandoned hospitals and the eerie legend of the Melon Heads, the state is packed with stories that blur the line between history and folklore. Whether born from real events, rumor, or fear of the unknown, Connecticut’s legends prove that sometimes the strangest stories grow quietly in old houses, deep woods… and occasionally inside a locked glass case labeled “Do Not Open.”

Colorado is known for breathtaking mountains, bluebird skies, and ski towns wrapped in postcard beauty...but beneath the elevation and beauty lies something far stranger. In this episode, we travel deep into Colorado — a state built on boomtown greed, abandoned mines, disturbed graves, and long, silent stretches of wilderness where sound doesn’t behave the way it should.

California sells sunshine, fame, and reinvention — but some stories don’t fade with the daylight. In this episode, we explore haunted landmarks from the Hollywood Sign and storied hotels like the Hotel del Coronado and the Hollywood Roosevelt, to the permanently docked Queen Mary, abandoned Camarillo State Mental Hospital, and lingering Gold Rush spirits in Joshua Tree. It’s a journey through glamour, ambition, and the ghosts left behind when dreams go wrong. Special guest host Sandy (aka mom) joins us for this sun-soaked descent into California’s darker side.

Arkansas doesn’t jump out at you. It waits. In this episode, we drive its backroads, trace its outlaw and mob history, and sit with the kind of quiet that feels intentional. From diamond fields and ancient ceremonial mounds to phantom lights, haunted homes, and local legends, Arkansas reveals itself as a place that never fully moved on. Nothing here chases you, it just watches until you notice.

Arizona is one of the most paranormally active and mysterious regions in the United States. From haunted mining towns and ghost-ridden hotels to UFO corridors, cryptids, and ancient legends, Arizona offers a dense concentration of high-strangeness. The desert isn’t empty — it’s watching.

Alaska is a place where beauty and danger coexist, drawing people into vast wilderness that doesn’t forgive mistakes. From haunted hotels and burial grounds in Anchorage to vanishings within the Alaska Triangle and Indigenous legends of beings that lure travelers away from safety, the line between the natural and the paranormal feels thin. The episode explores abandoned towns like Portlock, fatal pilgrimages to Bus 142, and modern tragedies that show how isolation turns curiosity into risk. In the Last Frontier, whether the danger comes from the land, the weather, or something just out of sight, not everyone who enters makes it back.

In this episode, we travel to Selma, Alabama — a city where history never fully let go. From Civil War bloodshed to the terror of Jim Crow and the violence of Bloody Sunday on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma’s past lingers not just in textbooks, but in the air itself. We explore reports of hauntings tied not to spectacle, but to trauma — places where fear, grief, and unfinished justice seem to replay themselves. This isn’t a story about ghosts that want attention — it’s about history that refuses to be forgotten.

In the shadows of New Orleans folklore lurks the Grunch—a bloodthirsty cryptid said to stalk the swampy outskirts and forgotten roads. This episode dives deep into the legend’s origins, its eerie ties to Creole culture, and the unsettling encounters that still haunt locals. Vampires may rule the French Quarter, but something older—and hungrier—waits just beyond the tree line.

Skull Schulman ran Nashville’s wildest club—and never really left. We’re diving into the glam, grit, and ghostly legacy of the man who made Printer’s Alley shimmer with jazz, burlesque, and spectral flair. Come for the poodles, stay for the hauntings.

In 1994, Gloria Ramirez arrived at a California ER—and within minutes, multiple hospital staff collapsed around her. Dubbed “The Toxic Lady” by the media, her case sparked headlines, horror, and a trail of unanswered questions. Was it a bizarre chemical reaction, mass hysteria, or something science still can’t explain? This episode dives into the facts, the fallout, and the woman lost behind the myth.

"When Jennifer Patterson bought her dream home in rural Indiana, she never expected it to come with shadow figures, phantom aftershave, and something in the basement that wanted her gone. What started as subtle hauntings turned violent—and the previous owners were already dead. This is the true story that left bruises… and never quite let go. YOUTUBE - THE GHOST FILES A Haunting - Episode: “Eternal Grief” (Season 8, Episode 3) THE UNITED STATES OF PARANORMAL The Lizardman Stomp - Roy Atkinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUeRinZZfA"