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The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata. It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. Nov 8 • Premium Early Access

    The Classmate Who Never Existed: The Pan Bowen Incident

    In 2013, three students entered an abandoned school dormitory in Tianjin after a shuttlecock landed inside. One of them, Pan Bowen, turned back to look for his keys and was never seen again. When the other two returned to school, almost nobody seemed to remember Pan at all, and the records they expected to find no longer appeared to contain him. Years later, the story was posted online and became one of China’s best-known modern “glitch in the matrix” mysteries. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www.gcores.com/talks/630222 https://www.sohu.com/a/446688094_220034 https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/69f61132f93890ea81243ed4 https://shouyou.3dmgame.com/gl/242258.html https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vol-029-%E4%BA%BA%E9%97%B4%E4%B8%87%E7%89%A9-%E6%B6%88%E5%A4%B1%E7%9A%84%E5%90%8C%E5%AD%A6-%E6%BD%98%E5%8D%9A%E6%96%87%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E5%9B%9E%E9%A1%BE/id1846008517?i=1000766070744&l=es-MX Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  2. Nov 1 • Premium Early Access

    People Who Entered Fairyland: Missing Time, Hollow Hills & the Otherworld | British Folklore

    For centuries, British folklore has told of people who crossed into another world hidden beneath hills, inside caves or just beyond the edge of an ordinary field. Some returned believing only minutes had passed when years had gone by, others were warned never to eat, drink or take anything with them, and a few were said to come back changed forever. From King Herla and Thomas the Rhymer to Welsh fairy dances and medieval accounts of underground kingdoms, these are the stories of people who were said to enter Fairyland and the strange rules that governed whether they ever came home. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.28460407 https://www.hoap.co.uk/explore_fairy_traditions.pdf https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Fairy_Tales/Chapter_7 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55025/55025-h/55025-h.htm https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Child%27s_Ballads/37 https://academic.oup.com/book/59910/chapter/512173459 https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/tmr/article/view/41568 https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/prehistory-fairy-realm https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.28460467 Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  3. 1d ago

    31 Days of Halloween | Day 15 Rerun | Creepy Stories for Halloween

    A special thanks to Numerous-Fox-4663, theonlyjollyroger, and These_Technician_561 for allowing us to share your stories! Welcome to Day 15 of 31 Days of Halloween. In today's episode we share1 spooky story to get you in the mood for Spooky Season. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Follow us on YOUTUBE Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Stories: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrawlerSightings/comments/1l42o5o/faceless_thing_in_the_woods/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghoststories/comments/1l36v4d/the_mirror_in_room_313_a_night_ill_never_forget/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghoststories/comments/1l2wc3j/i_lived_in_a_haunted_apartment_for_a_year/ Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again tomorrow! Sarah and Tobie xx "Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 Days of Halloween | Day 15 Rerun | Creepy Stories for Halloween

  4. Sep 26 • Premium Only

    The Red Light in the Rice Fields: Thailand’s Krasue, Creepy Folklore

    For generations, people in rural Thailand have told stories of the Krasue, a woman whose head leaves her body after dark with her internal organs hanging beneath it as she travels in search of blood, carrion and filth. Strange red, green and orange lights seen moving above fields have repeatedly been linked to the creature, and remarkably, alleged sightings continue today, with reports from Ratchaburi and Lopburi in 2023, Surin and Buriram in 2024, and Phetchabun as recently as February 2026. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/host.5.2.183_1 https://en.thairath.co.th/news/local/2911706 https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/central/2696702 https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/central/2733893 https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40032079 https://thethaiger.com/news/national/ghost-hunt-in-lopburi-village-creates-chaos-as-million-baht-reward-retracted Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  5. Sep 26

    The Red Light in the Rice Fields: Thailand’s Krasue, Creepy Folklore

    For generations, people in rural Thailand have told stories of the Krasue, a woman whose head leaves her body after dark with her internal organs hanging beneath it as she travels in search of blood, carrion and filth. Strange red, green and orange lights seen moving above fields have repeatedly been linked to the creature, and remarkably, alleged sightings continue today, with reports from Ratchaburi and Lopburi in 2023, Surin and Buriram in 2024, and Phetchabun as recently as February 2026. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/host.5.2.183_1 https://en.thairath.co.th/news/local/2911706 https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/central/2696702 https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/central/2733893 https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40032079 https://thethaiger.com/news/national/ghost-hunt-in-lopburi-village-creates-chaos-as-million-baht-reward-retracted Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Sep 26 • Premium Only

    Ghost Stories, Folklore & City of Ghosts with Thom Burgess

    In this special episode, I'm joined by writer and screenwriter Thom Burgess for a chat about ghost stories, folklore and a lifelong fascination with the supernatural. Thom talks about growing up surrounded by the ghostlore of Kent, from the phantom bride of Bluebell Hill to the stories that first frightened and fascinated him as a child, and how that interest eventually found its way into his own writing and the Paramount horror film Passenger. Along the way, we get into M. R. James, haunted pubs, phantom hitchhikers, the strange ways folklore has moved online and, inevitably, those deeply unsettling Cat in the Hat videos. Thom also shares a couple of his own unexplained experiences, including a very strange night in a Seattle hotel. We also talk about City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival, taking place in Canterbury on 3 October, which brings together more than 300 years of ghost stories, folklore, literature, film and the supernatural. Links to the festival, tickets and Thom’s work can be found below: Early Haunts https://www.amazon.co.uk/Early-Haunts-T-W-Burgess/dp/B0BQ4X2WLF Malevolents - Click Click https://www.amazon.co.uk/Malevolents-Click-Thom-Burgess-ebook/dp/B077F4XB87 Ghoster : TW Burgess https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghoster-Thom-Burgess-Toby-Meakins-ebook/dp/B088Q4PKPN The Eyrie https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eyrie-Thom-Burgess-ebook/dp/B077F17L3B Hallows Fell https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallows-Fell-T-W-Burgess/dp/B08W7SPT3C Manoghosts Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/ManoghostsTV And here is the link for City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-of-ghosts-the-canterbury-ghost-story-festival-tickets-1998994102171?keep_tld=true Take care everyone and I'll catch you again tomorrow. Sarah xx

  7. Sep 25

    Ghost Stories, Folklore & City of Ghosts with Thom Burgess

    In this special episode, I'm joined by writer and screenwriter Thom Burgess for a chat about ghost stories, folklore and a lifelong fascination with the supernatural. Thom talks about growing up surrounded by the ghostlore of Kent, from the phantom bride of Bluebell Hill to the stories that first frightened and fascinated him as a child, and how that interest eventually found its way into his own writing and the Paramount horror film Passenger. Along the way, we get into M. R. James, haunted pubs, phantom hitchhikers, the strange ways folklore has moved online and, inevitably, those deeply unsettling Cat in the Hat videos. Thom also shares a couple of his own unexplained experiences, including a very strange night in a Seattle hotel. We also talk about City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival, taking place in Canterbury on 3 October, which brings together more than 300 years of ghost stories, folklore, literature, film and the supernatural. Links to the festival, tickets and Thom’s work can be found below: Early Haunts https://www.amazon.co.uk/Early-Haunts-T-W-Burgess/dp/B0BQ4X2WLFMalevolents - Click Clickhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Malevolents-Click-Thom-Burgess-ebook/dp/B077F4XB87Ghoster : TW Burgesshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghoster-Thom-Burgess-Toby-Meakins-ebook/dp/B088Q4PKPNThe Eyrie https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eyrie-Thom-Burgess-ebook/dp/B077F17L3BHallows Fellhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallows-Fell-T-W-Burgess/dp/B08W7SPT3CManoghosts Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/ManoghostsTVAnd here is the link for City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-of-ghosts-the-canterbury-ghost-story-festival-tickets-1998994102171?keep_tld=true Take care everyone and I'll catch you again tomorrow. Sarah xx SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Sep 19 • Premium Only

    Season of the Witch: The Islandmagee Witches | Possession, Haunting & Ireland’s Last Witch Trial

    In 1710, strange disturbances began inside Knowehead House on the Islandmagee peninsula in County Antrim. Stones appeared from nowhere, bedclothes were arranged into the shape of corpses, and a ragged childlike figure was seen moving through the house before apparently predicting the death of its elderly resident, Ann Haltridge. After Ann died, eighteen-year-old Mary Dunbar arrived and soon began suffering violent fits, claiming invisible women were attacking her and producing pins, feathers and other objects from her mouth. Her accusations eventually sent eight women to prison for witchcraft and drew a ninth person into a case that became Ireland’s last major witch trial. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/215482763/Sneddon_Devlin_Islandmagee_Witches_Documents_online_.pdf https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/documents-from-the-trial-of-the-islandmagee-witches-at-carrickfer/ https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/possessed-by-the-devil-the-history-of-the-islandmagee-witch-trial/ https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/roundtable-the-islandmagee-witches-1711-creative-and-digital-proj/ https://www.ulster.ac.uk/news/2013/october/mark-twain-and-the-irish-connection Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata. It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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