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A podcast about the world of the weird, ancient mysteries and modern conspiracies, and everything under the umbrella of high strangeness - plus all sorts of other cool stuff - brought to you by your host, Ryan Ford.

  1. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    Nightmare Before Christmas Deep Dive

    Strange Tides Special Episode — Beyond the Waves: The Nightmare Before Christmas Deep Dive What happens when the Pumpkin King discovers a doorway to another world? In this special Beyond the Waves episode of Strange Tides, we're taking a deep dive into Tim Burton's beloved gothic fantasy, The Nightmare Before Christmas! We'll explore the film's fascinating origins, its groundbreaking stop-motion animation, the creative minds behind its production, and Danny Elfman's unforgettable soundtrack. But we're not stopping at Halloween Town. We're venturing beyond the holiday decorations and into the stranger ideas lurking beneath the surface. From parallel worlds and interdimensional portals to seasonal folklore, supernatural entities, and the uncanny, we'll examine the film's surprising connections to real-world paranormal mysteries. We'll visit the strange phenomena reported at Skinwalker Ranch and the Bridgewater Triangle, explore the theories of paranormal researchers John Keel and Jacques Vallée, and consider why certain times of year have long been associated with the thinning of the boundaries between worlds. Is Halloween Town simply a product of a wonderfully twisted imagination, or does its peculiar universe echo humanity's longstanding fascination with the unexplained? And what does Jack Skellington's journey tell us about creativity, identity, and finding where we truly belong? So grab your favorite holiday beverage, turn down the lights, and join us as we cross the border between Halloween and Christmas for a journey into the wonderfully weird world of The Nightmare Before Christmas. Because sometimes the strangest things are hiding right behind the holiday decorations.

    Nightmare Before Christmas Deep Dive

  2. 5d ago

    Highgate Cemetery

    Aloha, Tide Riders! 🌊💀 We’re closing the gates on the Graveyard Shift saga with a trip to one of Britain’s most infamous burial grounds: Highgate Cemetery in London. With its crumbling Victorian tombs, overgrown pathways, and labyrinth of Gothic architecture, this atmospheric necropolis has become a magnet for ghost stories, occult intrigue, and some seriously strange paranormal claims. From the legendary Highgate Vampire and reports of shadowy figures stalking the cemetery grounds to tales of spectral faces, mysterious apparitions, and unsettling encounters after dark, Highgate has earned its reputation as one of the most haunted cemeteries in the world. But the weirdness doesn't stop at the graveyard gates. We’ll also explore the cemetery’s fascinating history, its connection to Victorian burial culture, and the infamous 1970s vampire controversy that turned a quiet London cemetery into the center of a supernatural media frenzy. Is Highgate Cemetery simply a beautiful but eerie reminder of our mortality, or is something lingering among its tombs? Join Strange Tides for the final chapter of Graveyard Shift as we explore the history, folklore, and paranormal mysteries surrounding this legendary cemetery. Sources: Hidden Highgate (Della Farrant), “Swains Lane”: hidden-highgate.org/swains-lane David Farrant, “Yet Another Highgate Cemetery Ghost Sighting” (Declan Walsh, November 1991): davidfarrant.org Hampstead and Highgate Express, 6, 13, 20 and 27 February and 6 and 13 March 1970 (as cited in the Wikipedia article below) Wikipedia, “Highgate Vampire”: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Vampire Horror Obsessive, “The Highgate Vampire: A 20th Century Vampire Tale” (draws on Paul Adams, Written in Blood, and Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Vampires Among Us): horrorobsessive.com David Castleton, “The Highgate Vampire”: davidcastleton.net Far Out, “The strange tale of the Highgate vampire”: faroutmagazine.co.uk Troubled Minds, “The Highgate Vampire – The Monster That Wrote Itself”: troubledminds.substack.com Uxbridge Gazette via PressReader, “Vampire feud still gets the blood up”: pressreader.com Spooky Isles, “London’s 6 Strangest Haunted Cemeteries” (20 June 2012 sighting): spookyisles.com Spooky Isles, “Highgate’s Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit, according to David Farrant”: spookyisles.com The Paranormal Database, Greater London (Highgate Cemetery entries): paranormaldatabase.com The Little House of Horrors, “Highgate Cemetery”: thelittlehouseofhorrors.com Bloody Disgusting, “GTTU: Vampire Panic”: bloody-disgusting.com The Line-Up, “Highgate Cemetery Curse / Highgate Vampire”: the-line-up.com Bill Ellis, “The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Hunt: The Anglo-American Connection in Satanic Cult Lore,” Folklore 104 (1993) Della Farrant, Haunted Highgate Seán Manchester, The Highgate Vampire (1985) David Farrant, Beyond the Highgate Vampire (1991)

    Highgate Cemetery

  3. Oct 18

    La Recoleta Cemetery

    Aloha, Tide Riders! Grab your flashlights and keep your eyes peeled, because we're clocking in for another shift among the dearly departed! In the third installment of the Graveyard Shift saga, Strange Tides heads south to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to explore La Recoleta Cemetery—an amazing above-ground necropolis packed with mega mausoleums, marble angels, tragic love stories, and enough ghostly folklore to make the afterlife feel like one seriously crowded neighborhood. We'll meet Rufina Cambaceres, the young woman whose tragic death spawned chilling tales of premature burial, and encounter the mysterious White Lady, a spectral figure reportedly seen wandering near the cemetery gates. We'll also hear about David Alleno, the caretaker whose keys allegedly continue to jingle through the cemetery long after his final shift, a bronze dog whose nose has become a good-luck charm, and other creepy tales woven into La Recoleta's history. Then we'll venture into the modern sightings, exploring reports of strange figures, unexplained footsteps, disembodied voices, and even footage that some believe captures Rufina's statue moving on its own. So, are these stories echoes of the past, restless spirits refusing to punch their final time card, or something even stranger lurking between the tombs? We'll tackle these queries in the Tinfoil Teepee, where history and hauntings collide, the folklore runs deep, and the veil between the living and the dearly departed might be thinner than we think. Grab a spot between the tombstones, Tide Riders, because this Graveyard Shift is about to get spooky! Sources: Wikipedia contributors “La Recoleta Cemetery.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed October 2026.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Recoleta_Cemetery Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. “Mitos y leyendas del Cementerio de la Recoleta: el lado desconocido de Buenos Aires.” *Buenos Aires Ciudad*, 19 November 2024.   https://buenosaires.gob.ar/gcaba_historico/noticias/mitos-y-leyendas-del-cementerio-de-la-recoleta-el-lado-desconocido-de Perfil. “Cementerio de Recoleta: su historia, los mitos y las leyendas del más allá.” Perfil, 21 June 2022.   https://www.perfil.com/noticias/cultura/la-historia-del-cementerio-de-la-recoleta-entre-leyendas-y-majestuosas-obras-arquitectonicas.phtml Gómez, Silvia. “Doscientos años del cementerio de la Recoleta: mitos, leyendas y un paseo virtual por las tumbas más ilustres.” Clarín, 17 November 2022.   https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/docientos-anos-cementerio-recoleta-mitos-leyendas-paseo-virtual-tumbas-ilustres_0_1k0BH9GZt2.html Turismo Buenos Aires. “Recoleta Cemetery.” Official English Website for the City of Buenos Aires, 21 April 2015.   https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/recoleta-cemetery Roller, Sarah. “La Recoleta Cemetery.” History Hit, 24 November 2020.   https://www.historyhit.com/locations/la-recoleta-cemetery/ Gaffoglio, Loreley. “Insólitas historias que guarda el cementerio de la Recoleta.” *La Nación*, 8 January 2004 (updated 14 July 2020).   https://www.lanacion.com.ar/cultura/insolitas-historias-que-guarda-el-cementerio-de-la-recoleta-nid561929/ Infobae. “Fantasmas, leyendas, misterios y tragedias de las almas que yacen en el Cementerio de la Recoleta desde hace 197 años.” Infobae, 21 July 2019.   https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2019/07/21/fantasmas-leyendas-misterios-y-tragedias-de-las-almas-que-yacen-en-el-cementerio-de-la-recoleta-desde-hace-197-anos/ MDZOL. “Historia y curiosidades del Cementerio de la Recoleta, que cumple 200 años.” MDZ, 12 December 2022.   https://www.mdzol.com/sociedad/2022/12/12/historia-curiosidades-del-cementerio-de-la-recoleta-que-cumple-200-anos-298727.html View Buenos Aires. “Recoleta Cemetery: History, Curiosities, and Personalities in an Open-Air Museum.” View Buenos Aires, 18 November 2024.   https://viewbuenosaires.com/recoleta-cemetery/

    La Recoleta Cemetery

  4. Oct 9

    Sedlec Ossuary

    Aloha, Tide Riders! For the second installment of the Graveyard Shift saga, Strange Tides heads to the Czech Republic and one of the strangest final resting places on Earth: the Sedlec Ossuary. Beneath the quiet town of Kutná Hora sits a chapel decorated with the bones of an estimated 40,000 people. But Sedlec isn't just famous for its macabre interior. For centuries, stories have circulated about miraculous bones, ghostly processions, restless dead, supernatural punishments, and even sacred soil said to separate the righteous from the wicked. And the weirdness doesn't stop with the old legends. Modern visitors and alleged witnesses have reported whispers, unexplained sensations, cold spots, strange sounds, and encounters that leave plenty of room for speculation. So, Tide Riders, what the heck is going on at Sedlec? Are these stories simply folklore passed down through generations? Could the Ossuary preserve some kind of residual imprint of the dead? Are we looking at something spiritual, something temporal, or something far stranger? We'll dig into the history, explore the legends and modern reports, and then head into the Tinfoil Teepee to consider just how weird this bone-chilling place might really be. Sources: - Official Sedlec Ossuary history page: https://www.sedlec.info/en/ossuary/history/ - Official Sedlec Ossuary main page (including symbolism and interior descriptions): https://www.sedlec.info/en/ossuary/ - Wikipedia entry on Sedlec Ossuary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedlec_Ossuary - VisitCzechia page on the Sedlec Ossuary: https://www.visitczechia.com/en-us/things-to-do/places/landmarks/archeology/c-kutna-hora-sedlec-ossuary - CNN Travel article “Sedlec Ossuary: Inside the Czech ‘Church of Bones’”: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sedlec-ossuary - Kutná Hora official tourism page on the Sedlec Ossuary: https://kutnahora.net/en/sedlec-ossuary/ - Ancient History Sites overview of the Sedlec Ossuary: https://www.ancient-history-sites.com/sites/sedlec-ossuary/ - Showcaves.com entry on Kostnice v Sedlci (with historical timeline): https://www.showcaves.com/english/cz/subterranea/SedlecOssuary.html - The Dark Atlas article on the Sedlec Ossuary and František Rint: https://thedarkatlas.com/posts/sedlec-ossuary-bone-church - IFLScience article featuring quotes from Paul Koudounaris: https://www.iflscience.com/why-the-bones-of-thousands-of-people-adorn-sedlec-ossuary-66441 - Springer Nature chapter abstract “The Cemetery and Ossuary at Sedlec near Kutná Hora: Reflections on the Agency of the Dead” (Horák, Weiss-Krejci, Frolík et al.): https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-03956-0_12 - Radio Prague International report on the archaeological discoveries (including quotes from Jan Frolík): https://english.radio.cz/over-1000-skeletons-discovered-during-renovation-kutna-hora-bone-church-8114131 - SpottingHistory entry on the Sedlec Ossuary: https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/5891/sedlec-ossuary/ - Time Travel Turtle visitor guide and history summary: https://www.timetravelturtle.com/czech-republic/sedlec-ossuary-kutna-hora/ - Alle.travel practical and historical overview: https://alle.travel/en/prague/sights/sedlec-ossuary/info

    Sedlec Ossuary

  5. Oct 2

    Resurrection Cemetery

    Aloha, Tide Riders! It’s time to clock in for the Graveyard Shift. For the first installment of this brand-new Strange Tides saga, we’re heading to the southwest suburbs of Chicago and Resurrection Cemetery, a sprawling historic burial ground with a reputation that goes way beyond its headstones and mausoleums. This is the home turf of one of America’s most famous ghost stories: Resurrection Mary—the mysterious young woman said to hitchhike along Archer Avenue, accept rides from unsuspecting motorists, appear at local dance halls, and then vanish without a trace. But Mary isn’t the only strange thing lurking around these grounds. We’ll dig into the cemetery’s history, the tragic victims of the Eastland disaster, the spectacular Resurrection Community Mausoleum, the legendary Bending Gate incident, and the wider collection of ghostly encounters scattered along the haunted Archer Avenue corridor. Then, once we've covered the history and the sightings, we’ll head into the Tinfoil Teepee to explore theories ranging from folklore and environmental effects to Stone Tape recordings, time slips, interdimensional bleed-through, non-human intelligences, and a seriously wild idea that all these layers may have combined to create something far stranger than a simple ghost story. So grab your flashlight, keep one eye on the rearview mirror, and join us for the first stop on the Graveyard Shift. Because around Resurrection Cemetery, you never know who—or what—you might pick up along the way. Sources: Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago – Resurrection Cemetery page - https://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/locations/resurrection/ Elizabeth Williamson, “Deathly Dancer,” Chicago Tribune, October 25, 1992 - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-10-25-9204060394-story.html   “Justice: It’s the living end…,” Chicago Tribune, January 5, 2011 - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/01/05/justice-its-the-living-end-tiny-suburb-is-home-to-4-cemeteries-and-more-than-200000-people-the-vast-majority-of-them-dead/   “For nearly a century, the village of…,” Chicago Tribune, May 26, 1998 - https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/05/26/for-nearly-a-century-the-village-of/ Nate Lielasus, “A Treasure Trove of 20th-Century Art: Resurrection Cemetery Mausoleum,” Chicago Modern, April 17, 2012 - https://chicagomodern.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/a-treasure-trove-of-20th-century-art-resurrection-cemetery-mausoleum/ Resurrection Cemetery (Justice, Illinois) – Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Cemetery_(Justice,_Illinois)   Resurrection Mary – Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Mary   Historical Marker Database – Resurrection Cemetery Marker - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=265060   Find a Grave – Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums - https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/107652/resurrection-catholic-cemetery-and-mausoleums

    Resurrection Cemetery

  6. Sep 28

    Schoolhouse Yōkai

    Well, Tide Riders… we’ve reached the final bell. After traveling from California to England to India, our Schoolhouse Scares saga wraps up by heading even farther east — to Japan, where schools have their own supernatural ecosystem of ghosts, urban legends, rituals, and yōkai. From the infamous Hanako-san haunting the school bathroom to Kuchisake-onna, Teke Teke, Kokkuri-san, the Seven Wonders of the School, and a whole classroom full of creepy characters, we’re diving into the folklore that has turned Japanese schools into some seriously spooky places. We’ll explore where these legends came from, how generations of students have kept them alive, and how manga, anime, television, movies, and the internet have transformed schoolyard rumors into international paranormal icons. Then, naturally, we’re heading into the Tinfoil Teepee to ask the really goofy questions: Are these stories simply the product of childhood fears and social psychology? Can collective belief create something of its own? Are ancient spirits just wearing modern masks? Could some encounters represent something stranger slipping through the cracks? And for our final stop in the Schoolhouse Scares saga, we’re taking the biggest leap of all — into the possibility that some of these phenomena could be deliberately engineered or controlled. So grab your backpack, check the bathroom stalls, and whatever you do… Don’t answer the knock. This is Schoolhouse Yōkai, the final installment of Strange Tides’ Schoolhouse Scares saga. Sources: Nippon.com — Horror at School: The Spread of Scary Stories Among Japanese Children and Teachers - https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02322/ Yōkai Folklore Database — Hanako-san / Hand (Tochigi, 1999) - https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/0970081.html Yōkai Folklore Database — Hanako-san / School Toilet (Shizuoka, 1998) - https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/simsearch.cgi?ID=0890009 Yōkai Folklore Database — School Seven Wonders / Underground Staircase (Tochigi, 1999) - https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/simsearch.cgi?ID=0970102 Yōkai Folklore Database — White mist / human figure (Tochigi, 1999) - https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/simsearch.cgi?ID=2470054 Yōkai Folklore Database — Thirteen Steps / Headless apparition (Tochigi, 1999) - https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=0970112 Yōkai Folklore Database — Floating severed head (Kanagawa, 1990) - https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/simsearch.cgi?ID=2210101 Nippon.com — Japanese Version (Yoshioka Interview) - https://www.nippon.com/ja/japan-topics/g02322/ Tōru Tsunemitsu (Author & Folklorist) - https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/GakkouNoKaidan Matthew Meyer (Illustrator, Author & Folklorist) - https://matthewmeyer.net/artwork/yokai/ Michael Dylan Foster (Folklorist & Academic) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foster_(folklorist) Noboru Miyata (Folklorist & Scholar) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyata_Noboru Yoshioka Kazushi (Education Researcher) - https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02322/

    Schoolhouse Yōkai

  7. Sep 21

    La Martinière College

    Aloha, Tide Riders! This time on Strange Tides, we’re heading to Lucknow, India, and the legendary La Martinière College—where the halls of the historic Constantia campus have accumulated centuries of history... and more than a few Mart Yarns. From the ghost of founder Claude Martin and spectral teachers to the Phantom Cavalry, Vanishing Horsemen, groaning trees, dancing statues, shadowy figures, and invisible forces that reportedly shove students around, La Martinière has no shortage of strange stories. Then we head into the Tinfoil Teepee, where we explore everything from residual hauntings and time slips to psychic feedback loops and the possibility that Constantia itself could be one giant paranormal machine. So grab your backpack, keep one eye on the hallway, and join us for another semester of Schoolhouse Scares—because at La Martinière, the bell may not be the only thing calling students to class. Sources: Wikipedia: “La Martinière College” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Martini%C3%A8re_College Wikipedia: “La Martinière College, Lucknow” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Martini%C3%A8re_College,_Lucknow Times Now: “Inside Lucknow’s Iconic La Martiniere School That Was Once An 18th Century Frenchman’s Residential Palace” (Eshita Bhargava, 24–25 Nov 2025) – https://www.timesnownews.com/education/from-claude-martins-fantastical-constantia-to-a-21st-century-revival-the-full-story-of-how-la-martinieres-architecture-legacy-and-lost-art-were-brought-back-to-life-article-153186648 TORNOS India: “Dodransbicentenary of La Martiniere College Lucknow – 175 years…” (2020) – https://tornosindia.com/dodransbicentenary-of-la-martiniere-college-lucknow-175-years-of-imparting-education-and-setting-many-benchmarks/ TORNOS India: “Glory of La Martiniere College” (6 Jan 2020) – https://tornosindia.com/glory-of-la-martiniere-college/ NDTV: “Lucknow’s La Martiniere College Turns 175” (Asad Abbas, 2 Oct 2020) – https://www.ndtv.com/education/lucknows-la-martiniere-college-turns-175-2304287 Outlook Traveller: “Why Lucknow’s La Martiniere College Should Be On Your Travel List” (Waquar Habib, 13 Sep 2023) – https://www.outlooktraveller.com/experiences/places-of-interest/why-lucknows-la-martiniere-college-should-be-on-your-travel-list District Lucknow (Government of Uttar Pradesh): “La Martiniere College Lucknow” – https://lucknow.nic.in/tourist-place/la-martinier-college-lucknow/ La Martiniere Girls’ College Lucknow: “Our Legacy” – https://lamartinieregirlscollegelko.com/aboutUs/ourLegacy The Jamia Review: “LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE, LUCKNOW: ONLY SCHOOL WITH A BATTLE HONOUR” (30 Jul 2020) – http://www.thejamiareview.com/posts/la-martiniere-college-lucknow-only-school-with-a-battle-honour Vogue India: “Inside La Martinière—the spectacular, newly restored palace-turned-school in Lucknow” (2022) – https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/inside-la-martiniere-the-spectacular-newly-restored-palace-turned-school-in-lucknow Reddit (r/lucknow): “Halloween Special: Lucknow Edition” (31 Oct 2023) – https://www.reddit.com/r/lucknow/comments/17kfalb/halloween_special_lucknow_edition/ NowLucknow.com: “Why La Martiniere College Should Be On Every Tourist’s Lucknow Itinerary” (Nitin Prakash, 2 Jun 2023) – https://nowlucknow.com/why-la-martiniere-college-should-be-on-every-tourists-lucknow-itinerary/ Times of India: “City’s brush with paranormal activity discussed” (10 May 2026) – https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/citys-brush-with-paranormal-activity-discussed/articleshow/130982844.cms TripXL: “13 Haunted Places In Lucknow…” (7 Nov 2024) – https://tripxl.com/blog/haunted-places-in-lucknow/ YouTube: “Carlyle McFarland on La Martinière, Its History, Pranks & Ghosts!” (Basic Funde Clear channel, 21–22 Mar 2025) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE_g59mcH0Q

    La Martinière College

  8. Sep 12

    Royal Holloway

    Well, Tide Riders, we’re crossing the pond for the second installment of our Schoolhouse Scares saga and heading to Egham, Surrey, where Royal Holloway, University of London looks less like a university and more like a Victorian architect’s fever dream. Behind those huge red-brick walls and the straight-up French château vibes of the Founder’s Building, you’ve got a crazy history of big money, serious ambition, women breaking barriers, actual royalty, and a wave of heavy Victorian flex that makes Hogwarts look like a community college. But this place has another reputation—one with cursed paintings, spectral students, ghostly founders, mysterious footsteps, and a black cat that may or may not be Thomas Holloway himself. We’ll explore the infamous Man Proposes, God Disposes, the apparitions said to roam Founder’s Building, the mysterious “Harry Called” encounters, and the other strange stories that have made Royal Holloway one of Britain’s more interesting haunted campuses. Then, naturally, we’ll leave the well-lit corridors behind and step into the Tinfoil Teepee, where we’ll take those legends from grounded explanations to paranormal possibilities and finally into some seriously wild territory. Class is officially in session—and this spooky school has some seriously strange lessons to teach. Sources: Official Royal Holloway University pages: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/our-history/our-founders/   https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/art-collections-and-archives-homepage/picture-gallery/history-of-the-college/   https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/our-history/   Royal Holloway, University of London - Wikipedia  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Holloway,_University_of_London   Founder’s Building  - Wikipedia  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder%27s_Building   Bedford College, London  - Wikipedia  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_College,_London   Royal Holloway, University of London - The Victorian Web  - https://victorianweb.org/art/architecture/holloway/1.html   Thomas Holloway’s Two Legacies  - Egham Museum  - https://eghammuseum.org/thomas-holloways-two-legacies/    Kate Rist, “We went on a Halloween ghost tour of Royal Holloway,” The Tab, 29 October 2015 - https://thetab.com/uk/rhul/2015/10/29/tour-rhuls-haunted-buildings-3809   Megan Cormack, “RHUL rumours: True or false?,” The Tab, 3 December 2016 - https://thetab.com/uk/rhul/2016/12/03/rhul-rumours-true-false-11137   “Man Proposes, God Disposes,” - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Proposes,_God_Disposes “ ‘Man Proposes, God Disposes’: A Haunted Painting at the University of London,” Curious Archive, 27 June 2025 - https://www.curiousarchive.com/man-proposes-god-disposes-a-haunted-painting-at-the-university-of-london/ “ ‘Man Proposes, God Disposes’: A Cursed Painting’s Eerie Legend,” The Ghost in My Machine, 4 November 2024 - https://theghostinmymachine.com/2024/11/04/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-the-man-proposes-god-disposes-cursed-painting/ Austin Harvey, “9 Haunted Paintings Said To Be Cursed By Supernatural Forces,” All That’s Interesting, 23 October 2023 (updated August 2024) - https://allthatsinteresting.com/haunted-paintings/8 “Slashed and Hidden from Sight: The Strange Power of Cursed Paintings,” Hyperallergic, 12 November 2014 - https://hyperallergic.com/159739/slashed-and-hidden-from-sight-the-strange-power-of-cursed-paintings/ Harry Howard, “And you thought THAT painting was cursed!” Daily Mail, 25 August 2023 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12445611/And-thought-painting-cursed-Artwork-Royal-Holloway-haunting-reputation-covered-enormous-British-flag-quell-students-fears-presence-make-fail-exams.html “Thomas Holloway’s Feline Phantom,” Haunted Hosts - https://hauntedhosts.com/haunted-places/surrey/location/5145-thomas-holloways-feline-phantom “Jane Holloway,” Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Holloway

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A podcast about the world of the weird, ancient mysteries and modern conspiracies, and everything under the umbrella of high strangeness - plus all sorts of other cool stuff - brought to you by your host, Ryan Ford.

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