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Centralia, Pennsylvania was a busy mining town until a fire of unclear origins started — and swept its way beneath the town. To this day, the mine shafts that built Centralia are destroying it. But could a curse be to blame for everything? 

Hosted by Laurah Norton
Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie
Produced and Written by Maura Currie 
Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder

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Teenagers have been accused of latching on to each others’ behaviors forever. But how do we separate fads, social contagions, and honest-to-goodness crises? This episode, we dig into two instances of apparent mass hysteria at American high schools.

Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton
Additional Research by Anna Luria
Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie

Works Cited

N/A, AP, “Girls Faint From. . .” The Yazoo Herald, 1976.
N/A, AP, “Fainting Rash Stops. . “ The Vicksburg Post, 1976.
N/A, AP, “Southern School Girls. . .” Petaluma Argus-Courier, 1976.
N/A, AP, “Reasons Probed For. . .” The Daily Herald, 1976.
N/A, AP, “Girl Students Hit. . .” The Marion Star, 1976.
N/A, AP, “Fainting Spells Making. . .” Neenah Menasha Northwestern, 1976.
David Harrison, “Absentees From Byrd. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
Stuart Jeffries, “The Outbreak of. . .” The Guardian, 2007.
N/A, WSLS, “CDC Probing Strange Illness, 2007.
David Harrison, “Absentees From Byrd. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
David Harrison, “School Calls In. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
David Harrison, “School Officials: No. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
David Harrison, “Test Find No. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
David Harrison, “Twitching Arm Bothersome. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
Lauren Hellowski, “William Byrd High. . “ The Roanoke Times, 2024.
David Harrison, “Stress Caused Twitching. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
N/A, “Asbestos Removal Will. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2023.
Amanda Codispoti, “Board Paying For. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
N/A, “CDC Probing Strange. . “ The Roanoke Times, 2007.
N/A, AP, “CDC Probing Twitching. . .” The AP, 2007.
Marvin Anderson, “School Confronts Strange. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.
Asbestos Information

Back in 2007, the world was thrilled to discover there was a new cryptid—or alien—or something—on the scene: The Fresno Nightcrawler. And even better, it was absolutely adorable (as long as you have a fondness for walking pants). But what evidence exists for this mysterious new creature? 

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Chestnut Hill is a desirable neighborhood in the deliciously weird city of Philadelphia. But there’s very, very old American history there, too – so is it all that big a surprise that a mansion there is haunted? The real question is: between the death chair, the ghost boys, and the screaming parrot… who would film a music video there?

Hosted by Laurah Norton
Researched by Maura Currie and Anna Luria
Written, Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie

Bill Hayden, “Ghosts of Ney and Milton…” The News Journal, 1973.
Claire Huff, “The ghosts of Chestnut Hill,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1976.
NA, “A high-spirited evening…” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1989.
Kevin Feeley, “My Neighbor’s Chestnut Hill…” BillyPenn/WHYY, 2015.
Beverly J. Smith, “A Magical Mystic Tour,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1973.
Ron Avery. “Squire revels in domain…” Philadelphia Daily News, 1991.
Kaitlyn Foti, “Chestnut Hill’s Baleroy…” Chestnut Hill-Mt. Airy Patch, 2011.
Philly Ghosts
Chestnut Hill, PA
Ally Mullen, “Interview: Sean Pecknold,” Urban Outfitters Blog, 2012 (via Wayback Machine)

This week, we’re bringing you a full-length bonus crossover episode with our friends Corrine and Sabrina, hosts of Two Girls One Ghost -- AKA, the most haunted podcast in America.  

 We visited their show to tell one of your favorite unexplained stories, so be sure to go check it out! You can find Two Girls One Ghost wherever you listen to podcasts—listen if you dare. You can find their show on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-girls-one-ghost/id1271249164 

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In Dickson County, Tennessee, there have long been rumors surrounding a certain area of what is now part of Montgomery Bell State Park—a place where it’s rumored werewolves once stalked 19th-century settlers. Could those tales have any connection to another Tennessee legend, of the White Bluff Screamer?

Hosted, Written and Researched by Laurah Norton
Additional Research by Bryan Worters
Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie

Lyle S. Russell, “The White Bluff Screamer.” Tennessee Ghosts and Legends, 2022.
Mike Conley, “South Plays Host. . “ The McDowell News, 2010.
Chris Gadd, “Halloween Stories: Have. . .” The Tennessean, 2019.
Justin Spurlock, “The Legend of. . “ Dickson County History, 2022.
Justin Spurlock, “Montgomery Bell State. . .” The Main Street Fairview, 2022.
Justin Spurlock, “Recalling the Legend. . .” The Main Street Fairview, 2023.
Tim Wheatley, “Hidden History of. . .” The Tennessee Conservationist, 2022.
Josh Arntz, “Frances Allen and Family. . .” The Dickson Herald, 2011.
Josh Arntz, “The Half Wolf. . .” The Tennessean, 2011.
Josh Arntz, “Dickson County Werewolf. . .” The Tennessean, 2018.
Martha German, “Werewolf Springs, Other. . .” The Tennessean, 2017.
Meg Gannon, “19th-Century Circus. . .” NBC News, 2014.
Austin Leonard, “The Cryptids of Tennessee.” , 2021.