Weirdsdale Melissa Stefanie

Billy done effed up and so did we! We recorded this together, but Stef's audio didn't save. That pretty much sums up our week. So, here's Melissa telling you the story of William aka Billy Gohl, aka the Ghoul of Gray's Harbor in a way that makes her sound like she's maniacally talking to herself and again, that pretty much checks out! Billy Ghoul, I mean Gohl, moved to Aberdeen, Washington in the early 1900's and quickly became a powerful force of the Sailor's Union on Gray's Harbor. When bod...

The battle of Little Big Horn, otherwise known as Custer's Last Stand, was fought in the summer of 1876 in the rolling hills, and sharp bluffs of Montana. Before the fateful day of what is probably the US Army's most humiliating loss to date, tensions had risen between the Lakota Souix tribes and the government due to disagreements over land. After hastily approaching the Souix camp, Custer's cavalry was outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed, leading to 268 brutal deaths of US soldiers. Today, ...

Look out, it's the one-eyed, one-horned, swimming, orange people slayer! The Miniwashitu of North Dakota lives in the depths of the Missouri River and emerges in the spring along with the sun, breaking up the ice that clogs the waterway. But, whatever you do, do NOT look at it, for its mere ugliness will render you blind, insane and....dead. The lakes of North Dakota aren't safe either, because the serpent creature of Devils Lake is said to have killed many a man in its reign of the water. AN...

If you're looking for some weird, mind-bending stories, listen to this! You've probably heard of Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, but have you heard of Clearview Ranch in Colorado? Some have called it, "The Close Encounter Capital of the US". There was plenty of strangeness afoot on this ranch in the mid 1970's and the activity continues to this day. Mysterious cattle mutilations, humming noises, disembodied robotic voices, flying saucers, disappearing glowing boxes, an actual encounter with extra-t...

It's Weirdster Weekend! With a special guest, Melissa's husband who is delighted to hear a scary story for National Nebraska Day! We're continuing our quest to cover a story for each state in the US on their National Day. This one is a request from our friends at Roundtable Mindset Podcast to honor their home state. Seven Sisters Road near Nebraska City is known to be one of the most haunted roads in America with a sinister story. It's claimed that the spirits of seven sad sisters haunt...

This week, Melissa tells the chilling story of a place that some people call “the world’s most haunted amusement park”, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park in West Virginia. Unknowingly built on an ancient indigenous burial site, it also was the scene of a horrific child massacre in the 1700’s, and the tragedies piled up from there. Approximately six more tragic deaths occurred at the park during its run in the mid 20th century before finally shutting down in 1967. Many paranormal enthusiasts flock t...