11 episodes
Ghost Story Wondery
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4.6 • 674 Ratings
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Host Tristan Redman is a seasoned journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in the bedroom he lived in as a teenager. When he discovers years later that subsequent occupants of the same house have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. Because it just so happens that Tristan’s childhood home is right next door to the house where his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in 1937 – killed by two gunshots to the face. Could there be a connection between the ghost and the murder? Tristan decides to investigate and soon finds himself going where no son-in-law should go, deep into his wife’s family history, asking questions no one wants answered.
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The House Next Door
Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom. And when he discovers later that occupants of his family home have seen the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s intrigued. Because it just so happens that his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in the house next door…killed by two gunshots to the face.
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide.
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Episode Notes:
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The Witness
Naomi’s husband, Dr John Dancy, emerged from the murder scene a hero. He’s known in the family as “Feyther” and is still revered as a larger-than-life figure by the family. But as Tristan examines the police records, he soon finds himself where no son-in-law should ever be - questioning the family narrative about what really happened in 1937.
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide. Take care while listening.
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The Locked Room
When the family haunted by the faceless apparition in Tristan’s teenage bedroom ghosts him, he's left wondering why they’re too scared to share their story. Then he finds a curious piece of evidence. Is it actually Feyther’s confession?
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Episode Notes:
Special thanks to all of the detectives who helped with this episode: retired US homicide detectives Christine Manina, Cloyd Steiger, Dr. Alfred Titus and Wendell Stradford; former detective now criminologist Michael Arntfield; former criminal behavioral analyst and domestic abuse expert for Scotland Yard, Laura Richards; former Metropolitan Police head of homicide Hamish Campbell; and retired Scotland Yard detective chief inspector Jackie Malton.
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The Advantages of Believing
Tristan reluctantly calls in the paranormal experts and tries to contact Naomi’s spirit — and the ghost hunters help him in ways he never expected. Then, he finds a cache of documents which reveal an unexpected side of Feyther.
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Episode Notes:
Special thanks to all of the ghost hunters who helped with this episode: Nick Howe and Andy Wilson from Paranormal Research Investigators UK; Sam Ashford from Spirit Shack ; and Hazel Williams, Dean Williams and Emily Mathers from Spectrum Paranormal Investigators.
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The Bulletins
Tristan thinks he’s getting a handle on the case of Feyther and Naomi until he meets their 98-year-old daughter, Bindle. The picture she paints of her parents’ loving marriage turns everything on its head.
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The Ugly Truth
After his encounter with the ghost hunters, Tristan continues his paranormal quest by meeting with a series of psychic mediums. He doesn’t take them too seriously until he meets a strange, quiet man who seems to know more than he should about the night Naomi died. Tristan is shaken but decides it’s finally time to tell his in-laws everything that he has learned about Feyther.
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Customer Reviews
Awkward Xmas dinner incoming…
Nice cadence, kept me engaged, top reveals with genuine mystery which keeps the listener wanting more.
What I would say, it’s bonkers how this lad walks right through that invisible line one has with their in-laws. Awkward family meal coming right up…. That needs to be season 2 🤣
Outstanding
Oh my god…. This was absolutely invigorating. Binged all episodes in one afternoon. An absolute must listen. The gasps just keep coming and coming!! Well done. Hope family relationships can all be smoothed over!!
Okay
I thought this started off interesting but ultimately felt like a lot of cheap narrative techniques were involved to artificially maintain interest. Here’s a few;
– From the very first mention of faithers incredibly long memoir I was suspicious of him. Writing such a thing struck me as very narcissistic thing to do, and the details of it so self aggrandising and improbable that it was hard to believe. All that in mind and they didn’t cover the details of the lies until the end of the series, which felt like being led on.
- It was also obvious that the family was very identified to this man’s reputation as a basis for their status. There was a sense of familial superiority from the very start, which predictably ran headlong into the clear lies. So I didn’t find that all that interesting or surprising when that happened. Really the more interesting subtext is British class.
- as for the ghost element, I felt like I was being led on. As in the narrator didn’t really believe it, and as such there was essentially no effort to look at alternative explanations for the ghost stories as it would kill the narrative. The haunted room in question had objects moving in it (a bed and vase) so it would’ve been interesting to know if there was something about the rooms construction that could’ve caused vibrations or motion. Of course that would make for dull story.