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Vivid Nightmares Podcast
The Show Never Ends… Haunted Theaters of the South
Some theaters refuse to let their stories end.In this haunted history special, Bridgett Denise guides you into three Southern stages where ghostly performers and restless audiences still linger long after the curtain has fallen. In Memphis, the Orpheum Theatre is home to Mary, a little girl who never left her favorite seat. In Austin, the Paramount Theatre hides the ghost of a man in white and the spirit of a glamorous actress from the Roaring Twenties. And in Birmingham, the Alabama Theatre echoes with phantom applause, icy projection booths, and...
2025-10-10
08 min
Vivid Nightmares
The Show Never Ends… Haunted Theaters of the South
We tour three Southern theaters—Memphis’s Orpheum, Austin’s Paramount, and Birmingham’s Alabama—where grandeur collides with ghost lore through eyewitness accounts, strange lights, and echoes that refuse to fade. We weigh how architecture, ritual, and memory might make stages feel truly lived‑in, even after closing time.• Mary in seat C5 at the Orpheum and balcony sightings• Cold spots, giggles, and performer testimonies in Memphis• Paramount’s man in white and flapper‑era mirror figure• Ghost light tradition meeting safety and superstition• Alabama Theater’s phantom reels, applause, and organ notes• Why theaters hol...
2025-10-10
08 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Blood on the Sidewalk: The Brink’s Truck Murder in Columbus, Georgia
On December 21, 1995, a routine bank pickup in Columbus, Georgia, turned into a bloodbath. Brink’s guard John Hamilton, a Vietnam veteran and family man, was ambushed outside a SouthTrust Bank. The shooter? An outsider flown in from Los Angeles. The plan? An armored truck robbery that ended in chaos, gunfire, and death.In this episode of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise takes you inside the heist, the courtroom battles, and the lasting scars left on a community just days before Christmas. From the triggerman’s violent past to the family’s grief, this is a Southe...
2025-10-03
16 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Pom Poms & Poison Plans: The Cheerleader Mom Case
In 1991, the quiet Texas suburb of Channelview was rocked by one of the most bizarre true crime stories in American history. Wanda Holloway, a mother desperate to see her daughter make the junior high cheerleading squad, took her obsession to a deadly level. Instead of encouraging practice or patience, Wanda turned to murder-for-hire — plotting to have her daughter’s rival’s mother killed.In this episode of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise dives into the chilling details:Wanda’s obsession with status and cheerleadingThe taped conversations that sealed her fateThe...
2025-10-03
18 min
Vivid Nightmares
Pom Poms and Plotlines
Cheer tryouts should end with a list on a gym wall, not a murder plot whispered over coffee. We travel to Channelview, Texas, where a quest for status turned a suburban rivalry into a true crime saga that stunned a town and captivated the country. As we trace the Wanda Holloway case—from the first recorded conversations to the packed courtroom and the verdict that wouldn’t stick—we unpack how image, control, and community pressure can twist ordinary ambition into something dangerous.I walk you through the key players: Wanda, consumed by appearances and determined to see he...
2025-10-03
18 min
Vivid Nightmares
Greed, Gunfire, and the Brinks Truck Murder in Columbus, Georgia
A veteran guard is gunned down outside a Columbus bank days before Christmas, turning a planned robbery into an execution that rattles a city built on service. We trace the ambush, the shootout, the verdicts, and the questions about motive that still press on the case.• the ambush at SouthTrust Bank and the rapid escalation into a shootout• John Hamilton’s service, family, and the community impact of his death• roles of Leon Tollette, Xavier Womack, and Jake Robinson in the plan• close-range gunfire and prosecutorial framing as execution• Tollette’s guilty plea, death sentence...
2025-10-03
16 min
Vivid Nightmares
Haunted Theaters: The Southern Stage
Step inside the grand theaters of the South… if you dare.In this haunted history special, Bridgett Denise takes you into Charleston’s Dock Street Theatre, New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre, and Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre — three historic stages where the velvet curtains and golden chandeliers hide centuries of tragedy, scandal, and restless spirits.From the fiery ghost of Nettie Dickerson in Charleston, to phantom piano music in New Orleans, to the usher who never left his post in Chattanooga, these theaters prove that sometimes the performance never ends. With...
2025-10-03
09 min
Vivid Nightmares
Haunted Theaters: The Southern Stage
Episode 1 –Step inside the grand theaters of the South… if you dare.In this haunted history special, Bridgett Denise takes you into Charleston’s Dock Street Theatre, New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre, and Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre — three historic stages where the velvet curtains and golden chandeliers hide centuries of tragedy, scandal, and restless spirits.From the fiery ghost of Nettie Dickerson in Charleston, to phantom piano music in New Orleans, to the usher who never left his post in Chattanooga, these theaters prove that sometimes the performance never ends. With chilling eyewitness t...
2025-10-03
08 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Haunted Theaters: The Southern Stage
Episode 1 –Step inside the grand theaters of the South… if you dare.In this haunted history special, Bridgett Denise takes you into Charleston’s Dock Street Theatre, New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre, and Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre — three historic stages where the velvet curtains and golden chandeliers hide centuries of tragedy, scandal, and restless spirits.From the fiery ghost of Nettie Dickerson in Charleston, to phantom piano music in New Orleans, to the usher who never left his post in Chattanooga, these theaters prove that sometimes the performance never ends. With chilling eyewitness t...
2025-10-03
08 min
Vivid Nightmares
The Devil You Knew: Family Ties, Betrayal, and Bloodshed
In this gripping episode of Vivid Nightmares, we dig deep into three Southern crimes buried under decades of silence, suspicion, and fear.— A pastor’s family is murdered on prom night. The son goes to the dance. Thirty years later, he’s convicted with no forensic evidence.— A young woman disappears from a Georgia mall. Days later, her credit card is used in North Carolina. By someone signing her name.— A pregnant wife and her toddler son are beaten to death. The baby is born — and killed too. Years later, a drifter confesses. But is he telling t...
2025-06-28
14 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
The Devil You Knew: Family Ties, Betrayal, and Bloodshed
In this gripping episode of Vivid Nightmares, we dig deep into three Southern crimes buried under decades of silence, suspicion, and fear.— A pastor’s family is murdered on prom night. The son goes to the dance. Thirty years later, he’s convicted with no forensic evidence.— A young woman disappears from a Georgia mall. Days later, her credit card is used in North Carolina. By someone signing her name.— A pregnant wife and her toddler son are beaten to death. The baby is born — and killed too. Years later, a drifter confesses. But is he telling t...
2025-06-28
14 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Buried Truths: Four Crimes the South Tried to Forget
In this chilling episode 8 of Vivid Nightmares, we dig up four Southern crimes buried under decades of silence.— A Mississippi teen’s death ruled a suicide… but his parents say he uncovered a deadly secret. — A respected diplomat murders his entire family, then vanishes into the Smoky Mountains. — A Louisiana handyman smiles by day… and slays by night. — A child held hostage in an underground bunker becomes the center of a national standoff.These aren’t urban legends — they’re real. And the truth is more disturbing than fiction.🎙️ Host: Bridgett Densie 🎧 Follow @VividNightmaresPod on Instag...
2025-06-14
17 min
Vivid Nightmares
Buried Truths: Four Crimes the South Tried to Forget
In this chilling episode 8 of Vivid Nightmares, we dig up four Southern crimes buried under decades of silence.— A Mississippi teen’s death ruled a suicide… but his parents say he uncovered a deadly secret. — A respected diplomat murders his entire family, then vanishes into the Smoky Mountains. — A Louisiana handyman smiles by day… and slays by night. — A child held hostage in an underground bunker becomes the center of a national standoff.These aren’t urban legends — they’re real. And the truth is more disturbing than fiction.🎙️ Host: Bridgett Densie 🎧 Follow @VividNightmaresPod on Instag...
2025-06-14
17 min
Vivid Nightmares
🔍 Buried Truths: Four Crimes the South Tried to Forget
In this chilling episode 8 of Vivid Nightmares, we dig up four Southern crimes buried under decades of silence.— A Mississippi teen’s death ruled a suicide… but his parents say he uncovered a deadly secret. — A respected diplomat murders his entire family, then vanishes into the Smoky Mountains. — A Louisiana handyman smiles by day… and slays by night. — A child held hostage in an underground bunker becomes the center of a national standoff.These aren’t urban legends — they’re real. And the truth is more disturbin...
2025-06-14
17 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
👻 Ghosts of the South: True Hauntings from Everyday Places
You don’t have to visit a cemetery to find a ghost.In this chilling episode 7 of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise uncovers real-life hauntings hidden in plain sight—from dusty gas stations to quiet libraries and even beloved family diners. These aren’t just places… they’re portals.🎧 Tune in if you dare: everyday Southern life just got a paranormal twist.👻 Hauntings from places you’ve probably been to.💀 True stories. Real locations. Unsettling encounters.#VividNightmares #GhostsOfTheSouth #SouthernHauntings #HauntedPlaces #ParanormalPodcast #EverydayHauntings #TrueGhostStories #PodcastPromo #SpookyS...
2025-06-14
18 min
Vivid Nightmares
👻 Ghosts of the South: True Hauntings from Everyday Places
You don’t have to visit a cemetery to find a ghost.In this chilling episode 7 of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise uncovers real-life hauntings hidden in plain sight—from dusty gas stations to quiet libraries and even beloved family diners. These aren’t just places… they’re portals.🎧 Tune in if you dare: everyday Southern life just got a paranormal twist.👻 Hauntings from places you’ve probably been to.💀 True stories. Real locations. Unsettling encounters.#VividNightmares #GhostsOfTheSouth #SouthernHauntings #HauntedPlaces #ParanormalPodcast #EverydayHauntings #TrueGhostStories #PodcastPromo #SpookyS...
2025-06-14
18 min
Vivid Nightmares
👻 Ghosts of the South: True Hauntings from Everyday Places
You don’t have to visit a cemetery to find a ghost. In this chilling episode 7 of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise uncovers real-life hauntings hidden in plain sight—from dusty gas stations to quiet libraries and even beloved family diners. These aren’t just places… they’re portals.🎧 Tune in if you dare: everyday Southern life just got a paranormal twist. 👻 Hauntings from places you’ve probably been to. 💀 True stories. Real locations. Unsettling encounters.#VividNightmares #GhostsOfTheSouth #SouthernHauntings #HauntedPlaces #ParanormalPodcast #EverydayHauntings #TrueGhostStories #PodcastPromo #SpookySeasonEverySeasonSend us a textSupport the show
2025-06-14
18 min
Vivid Nightmares
The women were feared for their power and remembered for their curses
We dive into the hidden histories of southern women branded as witches, exploring the conjurers, root workers, midwives, and healers whose legacies live on in Southern folklore despite attempts to bury their stories and silence their power.Julia Brown of Frenier, Louisiana, whose prophecy "I'm gonna die and take the whole town with me" came true when a hurricane destroyed the town on the day of her funeral.The Witch of Yazoo City, Mississippi, who cursed the town to burn 20 years after her death—and whose grave remains chained to this day.Molly Dy...
2025-06-06
21 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
The women were feared for their power and remembered for their curses
We dive into the hidden histories of southern women branded as witches, exploring the conjurers, root workers, midwives, and healers whose legacies live on in Southern folklore despite attempts to bury their stories and silence their power.Julia Brown of Frenier, Louisiana, whose prophecy "I'm gonna die and take the whole town with me" came true when a hurricane destroyed the town on the day of her funeral.The Witch of Yazoo City, Mississippi, who cursed the town to burn 20 years after her death—and whose grave remains chained to this day.Molly Dy...
2025-06-06
21 min
Vivid Nightmares
The women were feared for their power and remembered for their curses.
We dive into the hidden histories of southern women branded as witches, exploring the conjurers, root workers, midwives, and healers whose legacies live on in Southern folklore despite attempts to bury their stories and silence their power.• Julia Brown of Frenier, Louisiana, whose prophecy "I'm gonna die and take the whole town with me" came true when a hurricane destroyed the town on the day of her funeral• The Witch of Yazoo City, Mississippi, who cursed the town to burn 20 years after her death—and whose grave remains chained to this day• Molly Dyer of Hood Cou...
2025-06-05
21 min
Vivid Nightmares
Southern Asylums & Sanitariums: Echoes Behind the Walls
Electroshock, ice baths, straightjackets… and silence.In this chilling episode of Vivid Nightmares, we step inside the South’s most infamous asylums and state hospitals. Once meant to heal, these institutions became nightmarish places of confinement, cruelty, and—some say—eternal unrest.We uncover the disturbing histories and ghostly legacies of six forgotten facilities, where the cries of the lost may still linger in the halls:🏚️ Central State Hospital – Georgia🧠 Old Bryce Hospital – Alabama🕯️ Lakeland Asylum – Mississippi🩺 Tennessee State Hospital – Tennessee🧊 Florida State Hospital – Florida🫥 Eastern Louisiana State Hospit...
2025-05-30
23 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Southern Asylums & Sanitariums: Echoes Behind the Walls
Electroshock, ice baths, straightjackets… and silence.In this chilling episode of Vivid Nightmares, we step inside the South’s most infamous asylums and state hospitals. Once meant to heal, these institutions became nightmarish places of confinement, cruelty, and—some say—eternal unrest.We uncover the disturbing histories and ghostly legacies of six forgotten facilities, where the cries of the lost may still linger in the halls:🏚️ Central State Hospital – Georgia🧠 Old Bryce Hospital – Alabama🕯️ Lakeland Asylum – Mississippi🩺 Tennessee State Hospital – Tennessee🧊 Florida State Hospital – Florida🫥 Eastern Louisiana State Hospit...
2025-05-30
23 min
Vivid Nightmares
Southern Asylums & Sanitariums: Echoes Behind the Walls
Electroshock, ice baths, straightjackets… and silence.In this chilling episode of Vivid Nightmares, we step inside the South’s most infamous asylums and state hospitals. Once meant to heal, these institutions became nightmarish places of confinement, cruelty, and—some say—eternal unrest.We uncover the disturbing histories and ghostly legacies of six forgotten facilities, where the cries of the lost may still linger in the halls:🏚️ Central State Hospital – Georgia🧠 Old Bryce Hospital – Alabama🕯️ Lakeland Asylum – Mississippi🩺 Tennessee State Hospital – Tennessee🧊 Florida State Hospital – Florida🫥 Eastern...
2025-05-29
23 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Roadside Horrors: Murders, Hauntings & Vanishings Along Southern Highways
From shadowy hitchhikers to desolate gas stations that whispered warnings too late—this episode of Vivid Nightmares takes you down the darkest roads in the South. We’re uncovering real roadside crimes, chilling vanishings, and sinister legends that haunt the shoulders of highways. Buckle up… these stories don’t end where you expect.
2025-05-24
17 min
Vivid Nightmares
Roadside Horrors: Murders, Hauntings & Vanishings Along Southern Highways
From shadowy hitchhikers to desolate gas stations that whispered warnings too late—this episode of Vivid Nightmares takes you down the darkest roads in the South. We’re uncovering real roadside crimes, chilling vanishings, and sinister legends that haunt the shoulders of highways. Buckle up… these stories don’t end where you expect.Send us a textSupport the show
2025-05-24
17 min
Vivid Nightmares
Roadside Horrors: Murders, Hauntings & Vanishings Along Southern Highways
From shadowy hitchhikers to desolate gas stations that whispered warnings too late—this episode of Vivid Nightmares takes you down the darkest roads in the South. We’re uncovering real roadside crimes, chilling vanishings, and sinister legends that haunt the shoulders of highways. Buckle up… these stories don’t end where you expect.Send us a textSupport the show
2025-05-22
17 min
Vivid Nightmares
Christmas Bloodline & The Woolfolk Family Massacre
In this chilling and hauntingly detailed episode of Vivid Nightmares, we uncover two harrowing Southern family tragedies whose dark legacies linger to this day.First, we travel back to Christmas Day, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina, where Charlie Lawson shocked his community by brutally murdering his wife and six of their children before turning the gun on himself. What could drive a respected farmer to commit such a horrific act on a day meant for joy? Explore the dark family secrets, eerie theories, and haunting aftermath that have turned the Lawson family massacre into a legend...
2025-05-16
18 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Christmas Bloodline & The Woolfolk Family Massacre
In this chilling and hauntingly detailed episode of Vivid Nightmares, we uncover two harrowing Southern family tragedies whose dark legacies linger to this day.First, we travel back to Christmas Day, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina, where Charlie Lawson shocked his community by brutally murdering his wife and six of their children before turning the gun on himself. What could drive a respected farmer to commit such a horrific act on a day meant for joy? Explore the dark family secrets, eerie theories, and haunting aftermath that have turned the Lawson family massacre into a legend of fear...
2025-05-16
18 min
Vivid Nightmares
Christmas Bloodline & The Woolfolk Family Massacre
In this chilling and hauntingly detailed episode of Vivid Nightmares, we uncover two harrowing Southern family tragedies whose dark legacies linger to this day.First, we travel back to Christmas Day, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina, where Charlie Lawson shocked his community by brutally murdering his wife and six of their children before turning the gun on himself. What could drive a respected farmer to commit such a horrific act on a day meant for joy? Explore the dark family secrets, eerie theories, and haunting aftermath that have turned the Lawson family massacre into a legend of fear...
2025-05-16
18 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Blood in the Salon, Silence on the Highway, and Hate in the Streets
They vanished. They were silenced. They were gunned down.Three lives. Three tragedies. One unforgettable episode of Vivid Nightmares.In this installment, host Bridgett Densie uncovers the truth behind three chilling cases from America’s dark past and present:🔸 Lillie Belle Allen – A 19-year-old Black woman gunned down by a white mob in 1969 while visiting family in York, Pennsylvania. What followed was decades of silence — until justice was forced to speak.🔸 The Florence Salon Murders – In 2001, three women — Dorothy Harris, Brenda Patch, and Cynthia Paulus — were found brutally slain in a small-town Montana beauty salon. T...
2025-05-14
14 min
Vivid Nightmares
Blood in the Salon, Silence on the Highway, and Hate in the Streets
They vanished. They were silenced. They were gunned down.Three lives. Three tragedies. One unforgettable episode of Vivid Nightmares.In this installment, host Bridgett Densie uncovers the truth behind three chilling cases from America’s dark past and present:🔸 Lillie Belle Allen – A 19-year-old Black woman gunned down by a white mob in 1969 while visiting family in York, Pennsylvania. What followed was decades of silence — until justice was forced to speak.🔸 The Florence Salon Murders – In 2001, three women — Dorothy Harris, Brenda Patch, and Cynthia Paulus — were found brutally slain in a small-town Montana beauty salon. T...
2025-05-14
14 min
Vivid Nightmares
Blood in the Salon, Silence on the Highway, and Hate in the Streets
They vanished. They were silenced. They were gunned down. Three lives. Three tragedies. One unforgettable episode of Vivid Nightmares.In this installment, host Bridgett Densie uncovers the truth behind three chilling cases from America’s dark past and present:🔸 Lillie Belle Allen – A 19-year-old Black woman gunned down by a white mob in 1969 while visiting family in York, Pennsylvania. What followed was decades of silence — until justice was forced to speak.🔸 The Florence Salon Murders – In 2001, three women — Dorothy Harris, Brenda Patch, and Cynthia Paulus — were found brutally sla...
2025-05-14
14 min
Vivid Nightmares
Haunted Legends & Folklore
A Vivid Nightmares Podcast Episode📅 Release Date: May 9, 2025🎧 Episode Duration: 16:01👻 Genre: Southern Folklore | Paranormal | Urban Legends👁️ About This Episode“Some stories never die... and some never should’ve been told.”This week on Vivid Nightmares, we’re pulling back the curtain on four of the South’s most legendary—and terrifying—tales. These stories blend folklore, eyewitness accounts, and generations of fear. Whether you believe in the supernatural or just enjoy a good chill, these haunting legends have a way of staying with you.From a vengeful spirit that drove a family to ru...
2025-05-09
16 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Haunted Legends & Folklore
A Vivid Nightmares Podcast Episode📅 Release Date: May 9, 2025🎧 Episode Duration: 16:01👻 Genre: Southern Folklore | Paranormal | Urban Legends👁️ About This Episode“Some stories never die... and some never should’ve been told.”This week on Vivid Nightmares, we’re pulling back the curtain on four of the South’s most legendary—and terrifying—tales. These stories blend folklore, eyewitness accounts, and generations of fear. Whether you believe in the supernatural or just enjoy a good chill, these haunting legends have a way of staying with you.From a vengeful spirit that drove a family to ru...
2025-05-09
16 min
Vivid Nightmares
Haunted Legends & Folklore
A Vivid Nightmares Podcast Episode📅 Release Date: May 9, 2025 🎧 Episode Duration: 16:01 👻 Genre: Southern Folklore | Paranormal | Urban Legends👁️ About This Episode“Some stories never die... and some never should’ve been told.”This week on Vivid Nightmares, we’re pulling back the curtain on four of the South’s most legendary—and terrifying—tales. These stories blend folklore, eyewitness accounts, and generations of fear. Whether you believe in the supernatural or just enjoy a good chill, these haunting legends have a way of staying with you.From a vengeful spirit that drove...
2025-05-09
16 min
Vivid Nightmares Podcast
Teaser episode: Welcome to Vivid Nightmares
Get ready to step into the shadows.In this short teaser episode, host Bridgett introduces you to Vivid Nightmares — a true crime and haunted history podcast that unearths the South’s darkest secrets. From unsolved murders and chilling disappearances to ghost towns and Southern folklore, this show blends storytelling, suspense, and deep-dive research with eerie atmosphere.Tune in to hear what’s coming, why these stories matter, and how Vivid Nightmares will leave you questioning what’s real… and what still lingers in the dark.New epis...
2025-05-02
02 min
Vivid Nightmares
Teaser episode: Welcome to Vivid Nightmares
Get ready to step into the shadows.In this short teaser episode, host Bridgett introduces you to Vivid Nightmares — a true crime and haunted history podcast that unearths the South’s darkest secrets. From unsolved murders and chilling disappearances to ghost towns and Southern folklore, this show blends storytelling, suspense, and deep-dive research with eerie atmosphere.Tune in to hear what’s coming, why these stories matter, and how Vivid Nightmares will leave you questioning what’s real… and what still lingers in the dark.New epis...
2025-05-02
02 min
AM Springfield Hour by Hour Podcast
April 25, 2025 - 8 a.m.
Hour 3 of the show with guest host Sangamon County State's Attorney John Milhiser includes visits with Regional Superintendent of Schools Shannon Fehrholz, The Parent Place Executive Director Bridgett Hammen and Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center Executive Director Denise Johnson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-04-25
59 min
Dave Junglist
Shelley's Request Mix Pt II
Pt II takes more requests from the group members....... Candi Staton - You Got The Love Young MC - Know How Jimi Polo - Better Days Jillian Mendez - You Don't Know What You're Missing Think Tank - Hack One Orbital - Chime Ultraviolet - Kites Playtime Toons - Shakers Song Sined Roza - I Don't Know What It Is Dream Of Santa Anna - Orange Lemon Frank de Wulf - The Tape(Original) D Shake - Techno Trance Evolution - Came Outa Nowhere(Take Me...
2023-05-23
1h 59