The Urban Lore Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tom Castanos
Join me each week as we explore urban legends from around the world. Some will be creepy. Some may be funny. Some will be just plain odd. But hopefully they will all be good stories.Music by www.bensound.com
EMT, police, even corrections officers have their own stories to tell. Here is part one of those stories.
Really...Leprechauns, Why not? There are a surprising number of accounts from around the world.
Reddit story used with the permission of Fun_Collection5882
Can 100 tons of steel pass into the unknown to haunt the rails years later?
Sound effects by Pixababy
Tonight we go browsing the internet for stories that will make you wonder...
Show NotesCustomer that Never LeftGhost Passenger or Guardian Angel?What We Believe was Our Daughter's Paranormal Moment as a Toddler
Does the human race have a psychological adaptation to deal with shapeshifters? Do we all have the ability?
Can spirits follow you from one home to another? Tonight's listener submission would say....yes.
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Tonight's story is about a man who simply felt that he had to talk to his uncle. He couldn't explain why. And then he found out.
Is it smart to build your mega store where an orphanage was destroyed by a Hurricane? Paranormal clean up aisle 6?
Show NotesIsaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Did south Texas have a serial killer that fed dozens of his victims to his pet alligators? We introduce you to Joe Ball of Elmendorf, Texas.
Is there a divide between paranormal and spiritual? Is it the same thing? This listener story may blur the lines.
Is a small café in an historic building in Floresville, Texas haunted? Some of the current staff think so.
Show NotesFluff's White House CaféAtascosa Paranormal Investigators Photos from their investigationExteriorInteriorGhosts at the TableLady in Long Dress
Vickie from the Vegetarian Zen Podcast tells her story about a Catholic High School With a little too much spirit!
Show NotesThe Vegetarian Zen Podcast
Cowboys in southern Arizona in the late 1800's claimed to shoot down a featherless bird with a wingspan of over 150 feet!
Thank you Jonny in Arizona for this great story idea!
Show NotesChris Smith's digital artist conception of the Tombstone Thunderbird
We have a great listener submission about his memory of the Ghost Festival in China, a pratice which he is still in touch with to this day.
Sasquatch isn’t just for the mountains and swamps anymore! Need another reason to be afraid of the desert? How about the Borrego Sandman.
Can our dreams predict the future? Can you see a roadmap of what may happen in your future?
Your state or region has an official Bigfoot Capital, doesn't it? Well if you're in Texas you need to stop by Jefferson to take in all of its Squatchiness!
Show Notes
Check out Jefferson, Texas right here
https://visitjeffersontexas.com/bigfoot-in-jefferson
One hospital in south Texas has been home to sightings of a ghostly nurse who causes harm and a very real one that has done even worse.
A humanoid form that stalks you in broad daylight. He's seen, but not clearly. He's Glimmer Man.
If you're undead and can't walk fast, why not hop? Today we examine the Jiangshi, or Chinese Hopping Vampires!
Don't forget your umbrellas. We are going to Bath County, Kentucky for a Meat Shower!
Apologies. There are two brief instances of electronic interference in this episode
Is there a phantom ship that sails the seas and can never come to port? It's been seen from the 1700's all the way up to modern times.
Empty black eyes, a dry and demanding tone... the staples of an encounter with Black Eyes Kids.
What was that noise behind you? Was that a twig snapping? Did something just duck behind that tree? Maybe it was the Hidebehind.
Show NotesThe Hidebehind
Who might have better encounters with ghosts than those tireless nurses at hospitals and nursing homes?
**Show Notes
Monsters Among Us Podcast**https://anchor.fm/monstersamonguspodcast/episodes/Sn--12-Ep--1---Stories-from-the-medical-industry-e1750cb
Was trick or treat always about a bag of candy and cavities in your future? Today we will touch on the origins of the activity.
Show Noteshttps://historydaily.org/vintage-halloween-costumes
Travels, relocation, and a botched grave robbery stain the final rest of the 16th President of the United States.
Show NotesLincoln in 1860 vs 1865
You don't need to go to bayou to find gators. It may just take a trip to the sewers of the Big Apple!
Are possessed pajama pants prowling around California? Or are there strange entities bumping around California?
Show NotesFresno Nightcrawlers
Hard to enjoy your California hike with the ten foot tall creepy guys watching you? You should always stay on the trail when the Dark Watchers are present.
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Do you have a doppelganger? Or are you someone's doppelganger?
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In 1973 a large bipedal beast was seen multiple times in the area of the Big Muddy River in Illinois. We will examine the actual police reports on file.
Show NotesRead the police reports and more here:
http://www.murphysboro.com/Big%20Muddy%20Monster%20Merged%20File.pdf
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Shadow People have been a part of many myths and legends for thousands of years. Are they just a shared abnormality of our minds or are they sentient beings?
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Today we interview author Nancy de la Zerda. Her book The Spirit of the Lodi Ferry: A Ghostly Tale of the Tejas Trails.
You can get this book and others in her collection vis her email at
nancyzerda@hotmail.com
Show Notes**Lodi, Texas
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Did the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the VI put down a vampire uprising in the "twilight" of his reign? (rimshot)
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In this episode we examine the after death adventures of Elmer J McCurdy.
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Are prehistoric sized birds nesting in the Lone Star State? Maybe everything is bigger there...
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This week we examine a very unique UFO close encounter. Was a rural family's farm assaulted by a dozen "little green men"?
Show Notes:Hopkinsville Goblin artist's rendering
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Pokemon Sableeye
Cute little animated pop stars or something darker? Let's talk about Trolls.
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In this week's episode we travel to Fairfax County, Virginia to visit the Bunnyman Bridge.
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Did two young girls photography fairies in a English garden in the county of Yorkshire in 1921?
Show NotesAs promised, here is a link to a collection of the original Cottingley photos.
https://www.diyphotography.net/these-photos-were-taken-by-two-little-girls-in-1917-and-they-are-gorgeous/
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In this episode we travel to Hawaii and encounter the ghostly Night Marchers
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Here is a link to the suspect daylight photo of a Night Marcher. Tell me what you think!
https://images.app.goo.gl/R2HuwU2HoxdakJ1eA
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In this episode we visit Chihuahua, Mexico to meet the blushing bride, La Pascualita.
SponsorsObjets EtrangeShow NotesOne of the best online sources for La Pascualita is Caitlyn Doughty's amazing YouTube channel Ask a Mortician. Below is a link to the episode about La Pascualita. But check out all her episodes. You won't be disspaointed!
La Pascualita: Mannequin or Corpse Bride?
In this episode we examine bilocation, or being in two places at once.
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What did Blues Great Robert Johnson really do down at the crossroads?
Show Notes
Robert Johnson Me and the Devil Blues
https://youtu.be/3MCHI23FTP8
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Do clowns make you laugh or wet the bed? How did we become so afraid of clowns?
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How can a pure piece of fiction become a very real threat?
WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS THE STORY OF AN ACTUAL ASSAULT.
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What does the owl mean in your culture? Is he the bringer of wisdom or the angel of death?
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In this episode we head to Lover's Lane to encounter.....The Hook!
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Show NotesTrue Crime with Caledonian Kitty
Can you get your rider to their destination? Or are they already there? This episode examine the urban legend known as the vanishing hitchhiker.
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Have you ever tried to summon Bloody Mary? In this episode we will talk about several versions of this classic sleep over story.https://www.zapsplat.com
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Additional Voice ActorsAdam Hood
Gem Castanos
Just outside of San Antonio, TX a quiet, rural bridge is menaced by the spirit known as the Donkey Lady!
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This episode's tale comes to us from Japan. Beware of the lady wearing a surgical mask asking "Am I Pretty?"
A very special thanks to the voice of Kuchisake-onna, the immensely talented Tara Chrysotoxa!
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In this episode we explore the folktale of La Llorona, or the Crying Lady!
Show NotesThe Legend of La Llorona on the Exploring Traditions webpage
The River Called Woman Hollerin
Woman Hollerin Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros
Illicit organ harvesting in Sin City! Or the Big Apple. Or the Big Easy. Maybe coming to a city near you...
Is Walt Disney cryogenically preserved and hanging out with the Pirates of the Caribbean?
For the very first episode we stay close to home with the Haunted Railroad Tracks in San Antonio, TX. Are ghost children saving you from doom?
Show NotesThe following sources were used for the creation of this episode:
Snopes.com
The San Antonio Express-News
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