This week, we finally answer a question we've been asking since the early days of the podcast: Are there ghost animals? The answer is a resounding yes. Join us as we explore a range of spectral creatures, from loyal pets to heralds of doom.
- Ghost Cats: We kick things off with a return to the Penn Hill Poltergeist case, followed by the terrifying legend of the Demon Cat of DC and the story of the Hellfire Club Cat.
- A Personal Anecdote: Craig shares a story about hearing his own deceased dog. We discuss the theory that sounds, like paw steps and barks, are a common form of communication from animal ghosts.
- The Ghost Chicken: A brief but bizarre story of a ghost chicken in London, a result of a 17th-century experiment by Sir Francis Bacon.
- The Talking Mongoose: The case of Jeff the Talking Mongoose is one of the most famous examples of a haunting by a ghost animal. Was it real, a spirit, or a figment of a girl's imagination?
- The Tower of London Bear: The Tower has countless ghosts, but one of its most unusual is that of a polar bear gifted to a king in the 1200s, which later led to the death of a guard by fright.
- Haunted Zoos: We discuss the cursed and haunted ruins of the Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles and the tragic story of the animals trapped there.
- Ghost Pigs: We get into some truly bizarre stories, from a ghostly sow and her eternally hungry piglets on Dartmoor to the terrifying Swedish Glossen.
- Spectral Steeds: Not all ghost horses have riders. We explore phantom horses seen on ancient battlefields and a Welsh legend of a terrifying equine apparition that causes car accidents.
- Ghost Monkeys: The final act is all about ghost apes, including a tragic story from Caroo Castle and a chilling tale from the Shropshire Union Canal.
- Weird News: We wrap up the episode with two bizarre news stories: one about a psychic medium who helped find a body and another about Courteney Cox being visited by the ghost of her late co-star, Matthew Perry.
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Written and hosted by Craig Brooks and Andy Stevens
Edited by Craig Brooks
Intro music by Leonell Cassio - The Paranormal Is Real (ft. Carrie)
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