Hoosier Myths and Legends Hoosier Myths and Legends

Since the early 1950’s, tales of a Hatchet Man have made their rounds across the country. The best-known version of the legend didn’t become popular until the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. This version takes place on a college campus, where two unsuspecting girls encounter the hatchet man while alone in their dorm on a holiday break. Sit back, relax, turn the lights down low, and get comfortable as we bring you the tale of the Hatchet Man of Bloomington.

Since the early 1990’s the Mount Zion Cemetery in Henryville, Indiana is thought to be haunted by the spirit of a murder victim. Turn the lights low, sit back, and get comfortable as we bring you the chilling tale of the murder of Daniel Guthrie and his cries for help from beyond the grave.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is by far, one of the most popular and well-known creepy stories of all time. The story depicts the tale of an unnamed narrator who murders an old man. The narrator attempts to prove his sanity while describing being haunted by the dead man’s beating heart.
So turn the lights low, sit back, relax, and get ready to enjoy this creepy tale.

In the Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis sits a home known as the Indianapolis Death House. In this episode, we explore the history of this house and its ties to H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer.

The Water Ghost of Harroby Hall by John Kendrick Bangs was first published in 1894. It tells the story of an ancestral mansion haunted by a water ghost which appears only on Christmas Eve and how the owner of the mansion devises a plan to get rid of it.

Sightings of unidentified flying objects have been around for centuries. In today's episode, we discuss a few of the most popular UFO sightings in Indiana.