In this special spooky kooky episode we tell you frightening tales that are sure to keep you up at night. We discuss the seances of Harry Houdini, the Annabelle Doll, the ghost stories of the Pfister Hotel, the sordid history of the Cecil Hotel, the Paulding Light phenomenon, and the legend of the Rougarou.
The Seances of Harry Houdini.
Recording of Bess Houdini's final seance.
Painter, Sally. “Houdini's Widow's Seances.” LoveToKnow, LoveToKnow Corp, paranormal.lovetoknow.com/ghosts-hauntings/houdinis-widows-seances.
Puglise, Nicole. “Houdini Fans Hold Annual Seance: 'If Anyone Could Escape the beyond, It's Him'.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 31 Oct. 2016,
www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/31/houdini-seance-new-york-dorothy-dietrich.
Houdini Museum of NY: Houdini's Final Seance, Fantasma Magic, 21 Jan. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9feA1zV1RE.
The Annabelle Doll
Sources
“Annabelle (Doll).” Wikipedia, 11 Oct. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(doll).
McLoughin, Pam. “Real ‘Annabelle’ Story.” New Haven Register, New Haven Register, 4 Oct. 2014,
www.nhregister.com/lifestyle/article/Real-Annabelle-story-shared-by-Lorraine-11382545.php.
Serena, Katie. “Inside The Real Annabelle Doll’s True Story Of Terror.” All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting, 26 Oct. 2019, allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll.
Ghost Stories from the Pfister Hotel
Sources
Wild, Matt, et al. “‘The Thing Was in the Doorway!" 7 Ridiculous ‘Haunted Pfister Hotel’ Videos, Ranked.” Milwaukee Record, 24 Oct. 2016, milwaukeerecord.com/city-life/thing-doorway-7-ridiculous-haunted-pfister-hotel-videos-ranked/.
Michael Clair October 20, 2018. “The Most Frightening Haunted Baseball Stories from Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel.” MLB.com, 20 Oct. 2018, www.mlb.com/cut4/haunted-baseball-stories-from-pfister-hotel-c298043052.
“Wisconsin_Milwaukee_Pfister_Hotel.” HauntedHouses.com, ghost.hauntedhouses.com/wisconsin_milwaukee_pfister_hotel.
“The Pfister Hotel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 9 Apr. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pfister_Hotel.
The Sordid History of The Cecil Hotel
Elisa Lam Elevator Surveillance Footage
Sources
McAuliffe, Cat. “The Dark And Disturbing History Of The Cecil Hotel Was So Bad They Had To Change The Name.” Ranker, 2019, www.ranker.com/list/creepy-stories-about-the-history-of-the-cecil-hotel/cat-mcauliffe.
Serena, Katie. “Cecil Hotel: The True Story Of Murder And Hauntings Inside LA’s Most Infamous Hotel.” All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting, 12 Oct. 2017, allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeles.
Wikipedia Contributors. “List of Deaths and Violence at the Cecil Hotel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Oct. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_and_violence_at_the_Cecil_Hotel.
The Paulding Light Phenomenon
Sources
“Paulding Light.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 June 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulding_Light.
Carlisle, John. “Mysterious Light Draws Thrill Seekers to a U.P. Forest.” Detroit Free Press, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2018, www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/john-carlisle/2016/09/04/mysterious-paulding-light-upper-peninsula-michigan/89275134/.
Goodrich, Marcia. “Just in Time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light.” Michigan Technological University, 12 Dec. 2018, www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2010/october/just-time-for-halloween-michigan-tech-students-solve-mystery-paulding-light.html.
The Legend of the Rougarou
Sources
Bailey, Shan. “Beware of Louisiana’s Rougarou! Have You Heard of the Creepy, Cajun Swamp Legend?” NOLA Weekend, www.nolaweekend.com/beware-of-louisianas-rougarou-have-you-heard-of-the-creepy-cajun-swamp-legend/.
Hingle, Emily. “The Rougarou Is Gonna Get You: Cajun Folklore | Where Y’at.” Whereyat.Com, 29 Oct. 2019, whereyat.com/the-rougarou-is-gonna-get-you-cajun-folklore.
Kerner, Frank. “History of the Rougarou: Louisiana’s Werewolf.” Pelican State of Mind, 30 Oct. 2017, pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/.
“Rougarou.” Wikipedia, 29 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rougarou.
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