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Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

Kate McCoy (Host), Kevin Corbett (Host)

**2025 Ambie Award Nominee: Best Indie Podcast Hosts** Kate and Kevin met way back when they worked together at a (likely haunted) theatre and the two became fast friends. Skip ahead a few years to present day, where they mostly sit around and talk about true crime. From horrific homicides to unsolved mysteries, spooky haunts to behind-the-scenes secrets, these two are here to bring you all the drama - and trauma - of Tinseltown. Settle in, Misfits.

  1. 4d ago

    The Disappearance of Ylenia Carrisi, la figlia scomparsa più famosa d'Italia

    In 1994 during a solo trip to New Orleans, 23-year-old Ylenia Carrisi - the granddaughter of Hollywood icon Tyrone Power - walked out the front door of the hotel where she was staying and never returned. If you have information on the whereabouts of Ylenia Carrisi, you are urged to contact the New Orleans Police Department at 504-658-5315, case number A-36564-94.   For further reading: Al Bano's autobiography - "È la mia vita" Romina Power's latest book: "Pensieri profondamente semplici: L'abbecedario della mia vita"   For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Episode Sources: “She Was 'Italy's Vanna White,' Starring on La Ruota della Fortuna. Then She Vanished During a Trip to New Orleans” by Virginia Chamlee, People, Feb 19, 2026 “Romina Power says her daughter Ylenia is still alive because she hasn't "felt" that she has died” by Joan Callarissa, Ara, Nov 29, 2025 The DOE Network: 1107DFLA - Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi The Charley Project: Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi “Woman's Vanishing Engrosses a City Redolent of Mystery” by Frances Frank Marcus, New York Times, Feb. 28, 1994 “What happened to Ylenia Carrisi?” by H.L. Arledge, Bayou Justice, July 15, 2023 “Romina Power e Ylenia- Abbi Fede” - Music-Музыка “Disappearance of Ylenia Carrisi" (America's Most Wanted segment) “Cypress Psychic Tells Court of Helping to Solve Murder” LA Times, Feb 7, 1988 “Ylenia, Al Bano rompe il silenzio: ’La droga l'ha portata nell’abisso’” la Repubblica, Oct 31, 2006 “Romina Power presenta il libro ‘Pensieri profondamente semplici: L'abbecedario della mia vita’” Libreria Rizzoli Milano, Nov 2025 “Romina Power su Al Bano: Il rancore non fa altro che danneggiare entrambi” by Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair Italia, May 31, 2023 “Al Bano: Ylenia suicida per droga nel Mississippi” la Repubblica, Nov 1, 2006 “IL SOSPETTO DI ROMINA ' FORSE L' HANNO VENDUTA’” la Repubblica, Jan 30, 1994 “La verità di Al Bano: Ylenia si drogava è morta nel Mississippi” by Antonio Lodetti, il Giornale, Nov 1, 2006 “Al Bano: con Romina è finita perché fumava troppe canne” Rolling Stone IT, May 18, 2023 Romina Power & Ylenia - Abbi Fede Al Bano remembers his daughter Ylenia, who passed away in New Orleans - Domenica In 03/05/2026 - Rai “The Unyielding Hope of Romina Power” Il Messaggero, Nov 23, 2025 “Singer and actress found peace praying the Rosary after her daughter’s disappearance” by Wolfram Kasti, Aleteia, Dec 28, 2021 “High Homicide Rate Leaves New Orleans Fearful” The New York Times, May 31, 1994 “Romina Power a Belve: ‘L'lsd cancella la memoria. Dopo Al Bano non ho più amato’” by Andrea Fiori, Gazzetta, Apr 29, 2026 “A "stab in the heart" live on TV: Al Bano's scream against Romina's accusations” by Fabio Russello, la Sicilia, May 4, 2026   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast   Privacy Policy

    1h 8m
  2. Jun 1

    Haunted Theatres: The Palace in NYC

    For more than a century New York City's Palace Theatre has stood at the heart of Broadway, hosting some of the biggest names in entertainment. Alongside its remarkable history, the theatre has also earned a reputation as one of Broadway's most haunted venues, with stories of ghostly acrobats, mysterious children, and even the lingering presence of Judy Garland.   For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Episode Sources: “MARTIN BECK DIES; THEATRE VETERAN; Manager, Producer and Actor, Builder of the Palace, Stricken Here at 71 BEGAN ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Headed Variety Group in West for 27 Years--Came to U.S. as Immigrant at 18” from The New York Times Archives, November 17, 1940 “Untold Stories: The Palace Theatre” by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, May 6, 2017, Broadway Direct “TheatersHistory Of The Palace Theatre On Broadway” by Lisa Williams, ClassicNewYorkHistory.com “Palace Theatre At TSX Broadway” from Evergreene Architectural Arts “Palace Theatre” from PBDW “The Creepiest Stories Of Broadway Ghosts” by Sarah Crocker, January 24, 2023, Grunge “Palace Theatre Construction Workers Haunted by the Ghost of Spongebob Squarepants” by Rebecca Slaman, January 25, 2022, The Broadway Beat “New York, NY - The haunted history of Broadway’s Palace Theatre” by ThrHistoricalSociety, October 26, 2016, Cinema Treasures “New York Ghosts: 5. Palace Theater” from Junket “The Palace Theatre’s Gang of Ghosts” from Elise’s Ghosts, Murders, and Mayhem, March 8, 2013 “Get to Know Broadway's Scariest Urban Legends” by Emma Diab, October 19, 2023, New York City Tourism “Do you know which Broadway theatre’s hold the spirits of specters?” by Robert Viagas, Playbill “Touring Broadway's haunted past” by Frank Dilella, October 27, 2017, Spectrum News NY1   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast   Privacy Policy

    59 min
  3. May 27 • Subscribers Only

    *SUBSCRIBERS ONLY* The Miss America Email Scandal

    When the Huffington Post published an exposé on the Miss America Organization's leadership, everyone was shocked by the vulgar and damaging language the organization used to describe former Miss Americas; everyone, that is, except the former Miss Americas themselves. For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast Follow us! IG, FB Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources: “Promises I Made My Mother” by Sam Haskell with David Rensin, New York: Ballantine Books, 2009 “Secrets of Miss America” A&E, 2023 “The Miss America Emails: How The Pageant’s CEO Really Talks About The Winners” by Yashar Ali, HuffPost, Dec 21, 2017 “Miss America leaked emails: CEO Sam Haskell and three others quit” BBC, Dec 24, 2017 “Miss America Leaders Resign Amid Scandal Over Derogatory Emails” by Niraj Chokshi and Joumana Khatib, The New York Times, Dec 22, 2017 “Miss America CEO Sam Haskell resigns; former employee and Miss America 2013 speak out” by Therese Appel, Mississippi Clarion Ledger, Dec 23, 2017 “Former Miss America Mallory Hagan says board members knew about emails, calls for all to resign” by Cara Kelly, USA Today, Dec 28, 2017 “Sam Haskell's emails and the University of Mississippi alumnus who helped expose them” by Alex McDaniel, Magnolia State Live, Dec 22, 2017 Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast Privacy Policy

    57 min
  4. May 25

    David Huffman's Final Act

    David Huffman stopped by the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego to bring his castmates cookies. It was a gesture of goodwill since he was leaving the production a week early to start work on a TV miniseries. Unfortunately he didn't make it to the start of the series. He didn't even make it to that evening's performance at the Old Globe. Minutes after dropping off the cookies and leaving the theatre, David Huffman was dead.   For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Episode Sources: “Actor Huffman Eulogized at L.A. Memorial” Associated Press, LA Time, Apr 2, 1985 “New Face: David Huffman Ex-Terrific Liar Gives Honesty a Boost in Film” by Leslie Bennetts, The New York Times, July 28, 1978 “Phyllis M. Grennan Is Married To David O. Huffman, an Actor” The New York Times, Dec 31, 1967 “Actor Found Stabbed to Death in San Diego” LA Times, Mar 1, 1985 “Huffman’s Slaying: Strangers Cross Paths and Tragedy Strikes” by Scott Harris & H. G. Reza, LA Times, Mar 14, 1985 “Actor’s Stabbing Death in Park Mystifies Co-Workers, Officials” by Matt Damsker & Daniel M. Weintraub, LA Times, Mar 1, 1985 “Youth, 16, Held in Death of Actor David Huffman” by Scott Harris, LA Times, Mar 13, 1985 “Youth Will Be Tried as Adult in Actor’s Death” by H. G. Reza, LA Times, June 8, 1985 “Youth Convicted of Murder in Slaying of Actor in Balboa Park” by Jim Schachter, LA Times, Dec 7, 1985 “Alien Teen Gets Lengthy Sentence in Actor’s Death” by Jim Schachter, LA Times, June 3, 1986 “Phyllis Huffman, 61; Cast Many Eastwood Movies” by Jon Thurber, LA Times, Mar 5, 2006 “Canadian Couples Take Stand in Huffman Case” by Jim Schachter, LA Times, Dec 3 1985   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast   Privacy Policy

    47 min
  5. May 18

    The Murder of Gagandip Singh

    Gagandip Singh was a young Sikh TV entrepreneur in London who seemed to have his whole future ahead of him. But one late-night visit to a student house in Brighton set off a chain of events that ended with one of the most disturbing murder cases Britain had seen in years. Behind the headlines was a tangled story involving friendship, grief, infatuation, religion, and revenge that still sparks debate more than a decade later.   For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Episode Sources: “Three people jailed over Gagandip Singh revenge death” from BBC News, February 29, 2012 “Gagandip Singh's fatal infatuation” by Dil Neiyyar, February 29, 20212, BBC Asian Network, BBC News “Accused did not want car fire victim Gagandip Singh hurt” from BBC News, January 9, 2012 “Mundill Mahil was a straight-A student with a bright future. Then she was charged with murder” by Simon Hattenstone and Eric Allison, February 12, 2021, The Guardian “Gagandip Singh murder: Family wants longer sentence” by Dil Neiyyar, March 20, 2012, BBC Asian Network, BBC News “Sikh man was 'lured to death by student in revenge for attempted rape'” by Press Association, December 6, 2011, The Guardian “Prayer service for killed TV executive Gagandip Singh” from BBC News, February 29, 2012 “TRAUMA BLACKOUT My brother was beaten and burnt alive in his car in honeytrap murder – it left me so traumatised I have NO memory of him” by Alison Maloney, November 6, 2020, The Sun “Pair convicted of Gagandip Singh car fire killing” from BBC News, February 29, 2012 “‘My brother’s killer giggled down the phone to me after burning him alive’” by Abbie Bray, Published November 9, 2020, Updated November 10, 2020, Metro “The full story of how one man's affections led to him being beaten and burned to death” by Jamie Rose, November 11, 2020, KentLive “'I had no motive' says Gagandip Singh accused” from BBC News, January 18, 2012 “Channel 4 announces factual drama VENGEANCE: MURDER ON THE HEATH from makers of Dirty Business and Consent” from Channel 4, May 12, 2026 “Gagandip Singh's fatal infatuation” by Dil Neiyyar, February 29, 2012, BBC Asian Network, BBC News “New Scotland Yard Files - The Murder Of Gagandip Singh” by TOP BOX TV on YouTube “Vengeance: Murder on the Heath (2026)” on IMDb   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast   Privacy Policy

    57 min
  6. May 15

    *Re-Release* The Wild Case of Femme Fatale Claudine Longet

    *Claudine Longet died yesterday, May 14, 2026. We covered her case back in January 2023 and are re-releasing that episode in case you missed it the first time around. It's a wild one! **I just want to note that in this episode I mention Claudine admitted to pulling the trigger. I misspoke. ACTUALLY, she only admitted to shooting him. There is a difference. ;) This episode has quite the cast of characters: a French showgirl-turned-actress, a legendary singer, an Olympian...even a Kennedy has a cameo. It was the magical time of the 60s and 70s when people were just VIBING. But the party would come to a screeching halt when one day Claudine Longet - the ex-wife of Andy Williams and girlfriend of skier Spider Sabich - was feeling a little "ringy" and shot her Olympian boyfriend dead. She claimed it was a terrible accident. Unfortunately investigators turned the crime scene into such a clusterfuck that prosecutors had a tricky time proving their case. Pour yourself some champagne because this one is a doozy.   Episode Sources: Court TV's "Power, Privilege and Justice" with Dominick Dunne - 'The Starlet and the Skier' "Claudine Longet: Aspen's Femme Fatale" by Robert Chalmers "Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics, & Skiing" by Miles Clark "The Incandescent Life and Untimely Death of Spider Sabich" by Matthew Renda "Spider Sabich ‘Lives’ on in Film and Party" "The Legacy of Spider Sabich" "Miss Longet Weeps at an Autopsy Report on Sabich"   Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast   Privacy Policy

    1h 16m
  7. May 11

    The Bell Witch

    Deep in the hills near Adams, Tennessee, the legend of the Bell Witch grew from a terrifying family haunting into one of America’s most famous ghost stories. For over 200 years, the tale has inspired books, paranormal investigations, and horror films like An American Haunting, leaving people still wondering what really happened on the Bell family farm.   For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Episode Sources: “Tennessee Legends: The Bell Witch” by Tori Kleinpeter, October 27, 2022, Tennessee State Museum “The Bell Witch: The Scariest Ghost Story in Tennessee” by Meghan E. Gattignolo, Customs House Museum & Cultural Center “The Story of the Bell Witch” by Pat Fitzhugh, The Bell Witch Site “Bell Witch” from Tennessee Myths and Legends, Tennessee State Library and Archives ““Year of the Witch”: 1937 and the Return of the Bell Witch” by Skyler Gordon, October 30, 2017, The Tennessee Historical Society “The Strange Legend of the Bell Witch” from Genteel & Bard “A Brief History of the Bell Witch Hauntings and a visit to the Bell Witch Cave in Adams, TN” by Todd Atteberry, The Witchery Arts “The Bell Witch Haunting (2013)” on IMDb “An American Haunting 2005)” on IMDb   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast   Privacy Policy

    1 hr
  8. May 6 • Subscribers Only

    *SUBSCRIBERS ONLY* The Triple Homicide of Mei Li, Yanxiang Wang & Gaoshan Li

    As a teenager, Mei Li moved from China to the United States in pursuit of the American Dream. She quickly integrated herself into her new surroundings by learning English, getting a job and making friends. In college she met and fell in love with the son of one of Hollywood's most powerful executives and the two soon married and had kids. Mei's parents moved from China to be close to their daughter and help out with the kids, and they all lived together as one big happy family. Or so it seemed... For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast Follow us! IG, FB Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources: “Dumped body parts, a missing couple, abandoned kids: Horror, mystery inside Tarzana home” by Summer Lin and Richard Winton, LA Times, Dec 5, 2023 Mei Li Haskell - Baidu Wiki “Audio reveals new clues after Tarzana man arrested in connection with body part found near dumpster” by Anabel Munoz and Michelle Fisher, ABC 7 Eyewitness News, Nov 11, 2023 “How was Hollywood exec’s daughter-in-law killed? Headless body gives few clues” by Richard Winton, LA Times, Mar 18, 2024 “Promises I Made My Mother” by Sam Haskell with David Rensin, New York: Ballantine Books, 2009 “Blood Stains Possibly Found in Hollywood Murder Victim Mei Haskell's Tesla Part of Case Against Husband (Exclusive)” by Christine Pelisek, People, Jan 17, 2024 “Samuel Haskell Jr. Charged With 2023 Murders of Wife, In-Laws Dies by Suicide Before Court Hearing” Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, July 14, 2025 “Neighbor of Agent's Son Accused of Murder Recounts Moment She Learned of Crime: 'My Heart Completely Dropped’” by Liam Quinn, People, Nov 16, 2023 “Son of Ex-Hollywood Agent, Jailed in 3 Murders, Dies by Suicide, D.A. Says” by Neil Vigdor, The New York Times, July 14, 2025 “35-year-old son of former celebrity agent identified as suspect linked to Encino torso discovery” by Rob Hayes, ABC 7 Eyewitness News, Nov 9, 2023 “Hollywood Agent’s Son Accused of Killing Wife, in-Laws Collected Weapons and Was 'Socially Awkward': Neighbor” by Liam Quinn, People, Nov 16, 2023 “Hollywood agent’s son accused of murdering wife and in-laws kills himself” by Diana Ramirez-Simon, The Guardian, July 14, 2025 “Hollywood headless torso suspect Sam Haskell 'paranoid' weeks before body found in dumpster, friend says” by Michael Ruiz, Fox News, Nov 14, 2023 “The Rookie Star Shawn Ashmore and His Wife Pay Tribute to Friend Who Was Allegedly Murdered by Hollywood Producer's Son” by Kimberlee Speakman, People, July 16, 2025 “Coroner report details jail death of Tarzana father accused of murdering wife, in-laws” by Eric Leonard and Dennis Broad, NBC 4 Los Angeles, Oct 21, 2025 “Death By Fame: S3 E2 - ‘In the Shadow’” Hulu Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast Privacy Policy

    1h 21m
4.6
out of 5
69 Ratings

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**2025 Ambie Award Nominee: Best Indie Podcast Hosts** Kate and Kevin met way back when they worked together at a (likely haunted) theatre and the two became fast friends. Skip ahead a few years to present day, where they mostly sit around and talk about true crime. From horrific homicides to unsolved mysteries, spooky haunts to behind-the-scenes secrets, these two are here to bring you all the drama - and trauma - of Tinseltown. Settle in, Misfits.

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