#322: Ghost Stories
Summary
Elsie and Emma review the movie Verity, debating whether it captures the book's soap opera-like fun or fails to deliver enough horror. They then read ten listener-submitted ghost stories, ranging from a benevolent grandfather in a cowboy hat to a ghost who shakes a bed and a figure seen on a haunted tour in Gettysburg. The episode concludes with a hot take arguing that gory Halloween decorations should not be displayed until closer to the holiday to avoid scaring children.
Topics discussed
Intro: Ghost stories, Verity review, and spoiler hot take
Review of the movie Verity and comparison to the book
Introduction to annual listener ghost stories
Ghost sighting in a New Mexico hotel
Civil War ghosts at Gettysburg and haunted tours
Discussion on professional performer ghosts
Ghost steals voice at a gala in a renovated estate
Hazel Dell Brown: Ghost in a colonial era home
Newborn baby and ghost in a Philadelphia row home
The man in white: A persistent ghost following a woman
Sponsors: Timeline Exfoliator and Lola Blankets
Grandfather's shadow watching grandchildren in Austin
Haunted house in Canadian Forest Mountain area
Chapel of Rest history and tall shadows in the yard
Copper mining house ghosts and recent sightings
Hot take: Scary Halloween decorations and neighborhood culture
Hot take: Spoilers, twists, and statute of limitations
Trick-or-treating guided meditation and outro
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