Haunted or Hoax

Jennifer Davis, Kristen Jackson
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Haunted or Hoax is a Paranormal Podcast focused on the legends of some of the most iconic haunted sites in the world and the history behind them.

  1. 12/30/2025

    S5 E10. Chillingham Castle

    For our final episode of the season, we limp our way across the Atlantic to Chillingham Castle, a medieval fortress that spent centuries collecting war trauma like it was a hobby. Sitting on one of the most violently contested borders in British history, this place didn’t need ghosts to become unsettling, the documented history already chose violence.  We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: WEBSITES: Chillingham Castle (official history & restoration): https://chillinghamcastle.com Historic England (medieval border castles & records): https://historicengland.org.uk English Heritage (Anglo-Scottish border conflict & castles): https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/medieval/castles/ Northumberland Archives (regional history & border warfare): https://www.northumberlandarchives.com The Steel Bonnets – George MacDonald Fraser (border reivers): https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-steel-bonnets-george-macdonald-fraser Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Edward I, Henry VIII, James I): https://www.oxforddnb.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncannyfan/posts/1993318767811411/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/chillingham-castle/ https://great-castles.com/chillinghamghost.html https://chillingham-castle.com/ghosts/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/chillinghamcastle/posts/24565395496393112/

    52 min

  2. 12/16/2025

    S5 E9. The Winchester House

    Our lives have been as chaotic as this location. We mind travel to California (not Tennessee) to talk about the infamous Winchester House. It's massive and confusing floorplan was a strange comfort to your two hosts who have all but lost their minds toward the end of this season. The house's foundations are supposedly built on spirit stories. But what is other worldly and what is just weird? We try to find the line but dammit, the staircase to nowhere keeps getting us. We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: WEBSITES: https://abc7news.com/post/winchester-mystery-house-abc7-news-sarah-san-joses/2554143/?userab=abc_web_player-460*variant_a_abc_control-1900%2Cotv_web_player-461*variant_a_otv_control-1902https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/why-the-winchester-house-is-haunted/#spiritshttps://winchestermysteryhouse.com/rumored-hauntings-at-the-estate/https://www.reddit.com/r/SanJose/comments/14skbi6/the_winchester_mystery_house_is_haunted_on_a/

    56 min

  3. 11/19/2025

    S5 E8. Old Idaho Penitentiary

    Hey there! We're not making excuses, we'll go to podcast jail. Or at least, we'll talk about a jail on this podcast. Old Idaho Penitentiary was an awful place full of dangerous inmates. Is it any surprise it's reportedly haunted? We talk about some of the ghosts who are still locked up in there as well as some throw back ghost movies.  We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: Ghost Adventures Season 1 Episode 8WEBSITES: https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2023/10/11/the-stories-from-inside-old-idaho-state-penitentiary-are-spooky/71051676007/https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/old-idaho-state-penitentiary/https://ghostadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Old_Idaho_Penitentiary_(episode)

    52 min

  4. 10/31/2025

    S5 E7. The Witch House

    Happy Halloween! In honor of FOUR years of Ghosts and Ghouls we decided to take a trip to Salem and get a little witchy. We talk about The Witch house, supposedly haunted and with a family curse. We discuss horoscopes, folklore, and get confused about our own personal history. If this episode sounds a little like frankenstien's monster bear with us, Kristen helped in editing again.  We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: WEBSITES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Seven_Gables  https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/f9zome/has_anybody_else_had_a_strange_experience_at_the/https://salemghosts.com/the-witch-house/https://ghostcitytours.com/salem/haunted-places/witch-house/https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/the-salem-witch-house/https://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/salem-haunted-history-judge-corwin-haunted-witch-house

    45 min

  5. 10/21/2025

    S5 S6. Fort Delaware

    Pop Quiz: What's the Capital of Delaware? It's okay, we didn't know either, and it isn't Delaware City. But that is whereabouts Fort Delaware is with all the ghosts of pirates and soldiers past. It's on an adorably named island but has a rough history. We find out who actually died there, listen to some screaming, and realize Kristen doesn't remember anything about the last 134 episodes. So strap on your ice skates and let's escape for awhile! We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA:   WEBSITES: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2023/10/19/fort-delaware-most-haunted-places-america-ghost-hunters-daryl-marston/70983130007/https://hauntedhouses.com/delaware/fort-delaware/https://www.diamondstateghostinvestigators.com/team/personal-experinces/https://www.diamondstateghostinvestigators.com/evidence-photos/https://www.diamondstateghostinvestigators.com/evidence/evidence-fort-delaware/https://dnrec.delaware.gov/outdoor-delaware/unveiling-delawares-dark-secrets-exploring-the-haunted-fort-delaware-and-beyond/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Delawarehttps://www1.udel.edu/researchmagazine/issue/vol2_no2_security/escape_from_fort_delaware.htmlhttps://www.cem.va.gov/docs/wcag/history/signs/Finns-Point-National-Cemetery-NJ-Confederate-Burials-Interpretive-Sign.pdfhttps://www.michelleule.com/2013/05/14/fort-delaware-and-the-civil-war/https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/26363https://delawaretoday.com/things-to-do/haunted-places-delaware/

    54 min

  6. 10/08/2025

    S5 E5. Shoshone Ice Caves

    Brrrr it's cold in here, must be some ice crusted spirits in the atmosphere! Anyway, we're in Idaho talking about a very cool (heh) location called the Shoshone Ice Caves. Apparently the spirit of an Native American Princess was trapped there when she was buried in the caves. Now she's begging to get out. Or is she? We also talk about big bears and small cannibal dwarves. Oh, and Kristen's crush on the Jersey Devil.  We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4s8KS1a1T0WEBSITES: https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/shoshone-ice-caves/https://www.reddit.com/r/Boise/comments/z8d4qz/any_places_around_here_you_think_are_haunted_or/https://www.idahogeology.org/pub/Digital_Data/Digital_Web_Maps/shoshone_ice_cave_dwm-84-m.pdfhttps://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/geo/caves/cavesmp/shshone/shshn.htmhttps://www.sde.idaho.gov/academic/science/files/handouts/Shoshone-Ice-Caves.pdfhttps://shoshoneicecaves.comhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shoshone-ice-caveshttps://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/national-monuments-historical-sites/shoshone-ice-caves/https://visitsouthidaho.com/visiting-shoshone-ice-caves-and-mammoth-cave/https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2503https://www.nwbshoshone.com/history/https://www.everyculture.com/North-America/Eastern-Shoshone-Sociopolitical-Organization.htmlhttps://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2503https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_princess

    48 min

  7. 09/30/2025

    S5 E4. Ghosts of Tybee Island

    If you’re a long time listener you’ll know that we usually take an annual pilgrimage to one of the most haunted cities in the US. This year is no different! We headed to Savannah, GA this episode but with a twist. We drove just a little further to take a ghost tour in Tybee Island. We talked ghosts, aliens, cryptids, and heard some terrible karaoke. But is Tybee Haunted enough for a ghost tour? Decide for yourself! We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: WEBSITES: https://www.witchinghoursavannah.com/tybee-ghost-tour

    1h 3m

  8. 09/16/2025

    S5 E3. Hutchinson Public Library

    Shhh! Keep your voice down, this is a library. Or at least this is an episode about the Hutchinson Public Library. A haunted one at that though it seems like there is a little bit of main character syndrome going on with the ghost. Seems like the librarian who worked here couldn't keep away for long, even in death. We love libraries even if they aren't haunted like the Hutchinson supposedly is. Let us know if you've found anything creepy in the stacks of your local library too! We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: WEBSITES: http://hutchcollegian.com/2018/10/19/spooky-legends-local-library-lore/https://www.facebook.com/groups/2866732086900603/posts/4034052716835195/

    33 min
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Haunted or Hoax is a Paranormal Podcast focused on the legends of some of the most iconic haunted sites in the world and the history behind them.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Davis, Kristen Jackson
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    147
  • Rating
    Explicit
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