Diary of A Ghost Hunter |WTAF Paranormal Files

Anne and Renata | Frightfully Good Productions
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Welcome to Diary of a Ghost Hunter, the paranormal podcast where real experiences, haunted places, strange encounters, ghost stories, and unexplained mysteries are explored with curiosity, honesty, humour, and a healthy dose of critical thinking. This channel began as Diary of a Ghost Hunter, sharing stories, reflections, investigations, and insights from the world of ghost hunting and paranormal research. Now, we are also adding the audio from our YouTube live show, WTAF Paranormal Case Files, where Anne and Renata open some of the weirdest, strangest, most confusing paranormal cases out there and try to work out what on earth is going on. In WTAF Paranormal Case Files, we look at haunted locations, famous ghost stories, bizarre paranormal claims, time slips, spirit communication, haunted history, unexplained phenomena, strange legends, possible hoaxes, mysterious encounters, and cases that leave us scratching our heads. Some episodes are polished podcast episodes. Others are raw audio taken from our live YouTube shows, so you may hear laughs, pauses, live reactions, chat references, and the occasional stumble. That is part of the charm. These live audio editions are raw, real, conversational, and full of the curious chaos that happens when strange paranormal stories are discussed in real time. If you love true ghost stories, haunted history, paranormal investigations, supernatural mysteries, weird history, folklore, unexplained events, and honest discussion that asks questions instead of selling fear, you are in the right place. Join Anne and Renata as we explore the cases that make us stop, stare, and ask: WTAF is going on here? #truehauntings #anneandrenata #diaryofaghosthunter #podcasters #hauntedsites #paranormalpodcast #haunted #apparitions #demons #fanspage #keepingitreal #lifeofaghosthunter #paranormalinvestigators #realstories #interviewswithguests #frightfullygoodpodcast #frightfullygoodproduction #anneandrenata Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 3d ago

    The Busby Stoop Chair: The Deadly Curse That Shouldn’t Exist | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

    Here is the link to the live on YOUTUBE https://youtube.com/live/ccxB8K78g3I?feature=share What if one ordinary wooden chair really could kill you? The Busby Stoop Chair, also known as the Dead Man’s Chair, is one of Britain’s most infamous supposedly cursed objects. Legend claims that anyone who dares to sit in it is marked for death, and over the years the chair has been blamed for fatal accidents involving wartime airmen, builders, drivers and unsuspecting visitors. But when you start digging into the history, the story becomes much stranger. Tonight on WTAF Paranormal Case Files, Anne and Renata investigate the real story behind the Busby Stoop Chair. We travel back to North Yorkshire in 1702, where Thomas Busby murdered his father-in-law, Daniel Auty, before being executed and having his body displayed in chains beside the road. But did Busby really curse his favourite chair before he died? We investigate the alleged victims, the Second World War airmen who reportedly feared the chair, the deaths recalled by former landlord Tony Earnshaw, and why the chair was finally removed from the Busby Stoop Inn in 1978 and hung out of reach inside Thirsk Museum. And then there's the rather enormous problem with the legend... The chair may not have existed when Thomas Busby was alive. So how did an apparently nineteenth-century chair become connected to a murderer executed more than a century earlier? Was there once another chair? Did the legend change over time? Or are we looking at an extraordinary example of folklore turning coincidence into a deadly curse? Join us as we separate the documented history from the paranormal legend and ask one very simple question: If the museum took the Busby Stoop Chair down from the wall... would YOU sit in it? 🔔 Subscribe and join us for more strange history, paranormal cases, hauntings and unexplained mysteries with Anne & Renata from Frightfully Good. 🌐 Frightfully Good: https://ghostgrannies.com/ 👻 True Hauntings Podcast: https://truehauntings.com.au/ 📺 YouTube: @FrightfullyGoodAnneAndRenata 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnneAndRenata/ 📸 Instagram: @anneandrenata 🔦 Oz Para Tech: https://ozparatech.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/anneandrenata 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/anneandrenata #BusbyStoopChair #CursedChair #DeadMansChair #ThomasBusby #CursedObjects #Paranormal #HauntedObjects #BritishFolklore #YorkshireGhosts #WTAFParanormalCaseFiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Busby Stoop Chair: The Deadly Curse That Shouldn’t Exist | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

  2. Sep 17

    14 Spookiest Graves & Stories of Highgate Cemetery | London’s Most Haunted Cemetery

    Link to live YouTube show: https://youtube.com/live/vfHpfLh4PgM Tonight we’re heading inside one of the world’s most famous Victorian cemeteries to uncover 14 of the spookiest graves and strangest stories of Highgate Cemetery in London. Highgate Cemetery is a place where extraordinary history and elaborate Victorian funerary monuments sit alongside tales of ghosts, unexplained encounters, strange legends and one particularly notorious chapter of paranormal history. From remarkable people buried beneath its monuments to eerie stories that have grown around the cemetery over generations, Anne and Renata explore the history, mystery and alleged hauntings of Highgate Cemetery. We’ll also venture into the bizarre events surrounding the Highgate Vampire, when claims of a supernatural creature stalking the cemetery helped turn Highgate into the centre of a paranormal frenzy. But which stories have genuine historical foundations? Which have changed in the retelling? And how did one London cemetery become so firmly associated with ghosts, vampires and the supernatural? Join Anne and Renata LIVE at 8.30pm AEST for another episode of WTAF Paranormal Files, where strange history meets paranormal investigation, scepticism and a healthy dose of “WTAF?” 👻 Explore more with Anne & Renata True Hauntings: https://truehauntings.com.au/ Frightfully Good: https://ghostgrannies.com/ YouTube: @FrightfullyGoodAnneAndRenata Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnneAndRenata/ Instagram: @anneandrenata Oz Para Tech: https://ozparatech.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/anneandrenata Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/anneandrenata #HighgateCemetery #HauntedLondon #LondonGhosts #HighgateVampire #HauntedCemetery #Paranormal #GhostStories #LondonHistory #WTAFParanormalFiles #AnneAndRenata Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 Spookiest Graves & Stories of Highgate Cemetery | London’s Most Haunted Cemetery

  3. Sep 10

    14 of Its Most Haunted Places | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

    Hollywood is famous for movie stars, red carpets and legendary nights out… but some of its most iconic locations have stories that are much harder to explain. Tonight on WTAF Paranormal Case Files, Anne and Renata are heading into the darker side of Hollywood as we explore 14 of the most haunted places in Hollywood. From historic hotels and theatres to famous landmarks with decades of ghost stories attached to them, these are places where Hollywood history and paranormal legend collide. Behind the glamour are stories of strange apparitions, unexplained encounters, famous former residents and people who apparently never quite left. But which Hollywood hauntings have some substance behind them, and which have become better stories every time they've been retold? That's where we come in. Recorded LIVE Anne and Renata uncover the history, the hauntings and the stories behind 14 of Hollywood's most notoriously haunted locations. Watch the live show here: https://youtube.com/live/YrpuDWsQJB8 Which haunted Hollywood location would YOU be brave enough to spend the night in? Subscribe and join us each week for more strange history, paranormal investigations, unexplained cases and the stories behind some of the world's most famous hauntings. #HauntedHollywood #HollywoodGhosts #HauntedPlaces #Paranormal #GhostStories #WTAFParanormalCaseFiles #FrightfullyGood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 of Its Most Haunted Places | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

  4. Sep 3

    13 Creepy, Bizarre & Unexpected Things Found in London Churches

    Watch live on YouTube here for the full show: https://youtube.com/live/YHJ91JwzaA0 London’s churches are filled with centuries of history, but some of the things hidden inside them are far stranger than stained glass, old pews and impressive architecture. In this episode of WTAF Paranormal Case Files, Anne and Renata explore 13 of the creepiest, most bizarre and completely unexpected things you can find inside churches across London. We’re talking unusual relics, macabre memorials, strange carvings, mysterious artefacts, forgotten stories and historical oddities that have survived for hundreds of years, sometimes sitting quietly in places thousands of people walk past without ever knowing they are there. Some are fascinating. Some are unsettling. Some are downright weird. And, as always, we’ll look beyond the sensational stories to uncover the history, legends and explanations behind these remarkable objects and locations. If you love weird history, hidden London, haunted places, dark tourism, unusual churches, paranormal mysteries and discovering the strange stories buried beneath the surface of famous cities, this one is for you. Join Anne and Renata for: 13 Creepy, Bizarre & Unexpected Things Found in London Churches What is the strangest thing you’ve ever discovered inside an old church? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and turn on notifications for more WTAF Paranormal Case Files. #LondonChurches #WeirdLondon #HiddenLondon #DarkHistory #WeirdHistory #LondonHistory #Paranormal #HauntedLondon #StrangeHistory #WTAFParanormalCaseFiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 Creepy, Bizarre & Unexpected Things Found in London Churches

  5. Aug 27

    The Warren Museum vs Salem’s Witches + Why Aradale Suddenly Closed | Paranormal Hotseat LIVE

    What happens when The Warren Occult Museum comes to Salem, a city where modern witches have some VERY strong feelings about Ed and Lorraine Warren? And what happens to a paranormal community when one of Australia’s most famous haunted locations suddenly closes its doors? 🔥 Paranormal Hotseat is LIVE at 8.30pm AEST, and Anne, Renata and Cousin Steve are back around the table for another night of paranormal news, controversy, history and debate. 🧙 Renata: The Warren Museum comes to Salem The collection associated with paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren has arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, but its presence in the Witch City raises some fascinating questions. The Warrens were famously opposed to witchcraft and frequently interpreted alleged paranormal activity through a strongly religious and demonological lens. So how does their legacy sit within modern Salem, where witchcraft has become an important part of the city's culture, identity and tourism? And what do Salem's witches actually think about it? 🏚️ Anne: Aradale is CLOSED. What happens now? The sudden closure of Aradale Lunatic Asylum in Ararat, Victoria has sent ripples far beyond the gates. Our own paranormal investigation and filming plans were cancelled, but we're only one small part of a much bigger story. What happens to paranormal tour operators, investigators, accommodation providers, tourism and local businesses when a major heritage attraction suddenly disappears from the paranormal map? And there's another question worth asking: does removing public access protect historic places, or could losing tourism, income and public interest ultimately make their future even more uncertain? 👻 Cousin Steve: He's bringing his own topic to the Hotseat. What has he found for us this week? As always, we want YOU involved in the conversation. Do you think the Warren collection belongs in Salem? How do you feel about the Warrens' legacy within modern paranormal investigation? And what does the closure of Aradale mean for paranormal tourism and heritage preservation in Australia? 🔥 Have your say in the LIVE CHAT. Agree with us, disagree with us, bring your evidence and tell us what you think. This isn't about blindly believing everything paranormal. It's about the history, the evidence, the claims and the debate. 🔴 PARANORMAL HOTSEAT LIVE 8.30PM AEST Presented by Anne & Renata | Frightfully Good Paranormal, with Cousin Steve. 🌐 True Hauntings: https://truehauntings.com.au ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anneandrenata 🎧 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/anneandrenata 📸 Instagram: @anneandrenata ▶️ YouTube: @FrightfullyGoodAnneAndRenata #ParanormalHotseat #WarrenMuseum #EdAndLorraineWarren #SalemWitches #SalemMassachusetts #Aradale #AradaleAsylum #ParanormalInvestigation #HauntedAustralia #ParanormalNews #GhostHunting #HauntedHistory #TrueHauntings Watch the live YouTube show here: https://youtube.com/live/_6oCCd6QyQ0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Warren Museum vs Salem’s Witches + Why Aradale Suddenly Closed | Paranormal Hotseat LIVE

  6. Aug 20

    The Tower of London’s 15 Strangest Objects… Some Are Horrifying

    Tonight on WTAF Paranormal Case Files, Anne and Renata are heading inside one of the most infamous fortresses in the world: the Tower of London. But forget the usual ghost stories for a moment, because some of the REAL objects and stories connected to this place are far stranger than fiction. We’re uncovering 15 of the weirdest, darkest and most bizarre things associated with the Tower of London, from brutal instruments of punishment and execution to royal mysteries, occult graffiti, legendary jewels and one particularly unexpected vampire connection. 🪓 The executioner’s axe, block and mask ⛓️ The Rack and the terrifying Scavenger’s Daughter 🔒 An iron torture collar 🤐 The Scold’s Bridle 🔫 The historic Danzig handgun 🧛 A mysterious Vampire Killing Kit 👑 The disappearance and suspected murder of the Princes in the Tower ♈ Astrological graffiti carved by an accused sorcerer 😳 Some spectacularly oversized Tudor codpieces 💎 And the extraordinary story of the Black Prince’s Ruby, which isn't actually a ruby at all. Which objects were genuinely used? Which have acquired stories far more dramatic than their real history? And how much of what we think we know about the Tower of London is actually true? From medieval torture devices and Tudor executions to royal treasures, murder mysteries, strange artefacts and centuries-old legends, we're digging into the history behind some of the Tower's most fascinating objects. Join Anne and Renata for another WTAF Paranormal Case Files as we separate documented history from folklore and discover just how weird the Tower of London really is. 🔔 Subscribe and join us for more paranormal mysteries, strange history, unexplained phenomena and investigations from around the world. 👻 Frightfully Good Paranormal https://www.ghostgrannies.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/anneandrenata 🖤 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/anneandrenata 📺 YouTube – Frightfully Good Anne & Renata https://www.youtube.com/@FrightfullyGoodAnneAndRenata 👻 Join our Frightfully Good Paranormal community on Skool https://www.skool.com/frightfully-good-paranormal-6267 🎧 True Hauntings Podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1FIfOIC08D6v9Y5FP6ud1c?si=e4f2246b72c34435 🍎 True Hauntings Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/true-hauntings/id1537052147 #TowerOfLondon #TowerOfLondonHistory #WTAFParanormalFiles #Paranormal #DarkHistory #TudorHistory #BritishHistory #HistoricalMysteries #PrincesInTheTower #MedievalTorture #VampireKillingKit #UnexplainedMysteries #FrightfullyGoodParanormal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Aug 13

    She Was Murdered in 1932… Then Police Found the Ladle | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

    THE ATLAS VAMPIRE: Sweden’s Most Chilling Unsolved Murder In May 1932, 32-year-old Lilly Lindeström was found murdered inside her Stockholm apartment. The killer was never identified. But it was what investigators reportedly discovered at the crime scene that transformed an unsolved murder into one of Sweden’s most disturbing legends. A bloodstained ladle. And claims that Lilly’s blood had been removed from her body. The unknown murderer would eventually become known as The Atlas Vampire. In this episode of WTAF Paranormal Case Files, Anne and Renata investigate the strange and disturbing case of Lilly Lindeström and the Atlas Vampire of Stockholm. What actually happened inside that apartment in 1932? What evidence supports the infamous story that the murderer drank Lilly’s blood? Was this really the work of someone with a bizarre obsession with blood, or has an already horrific murder been transformed over decades of retelling into something far more sensational? We’ll examine the known facts of the case, the investigation, the alleged vampire-like elements and, importantly, where documented history ends and legend begins. Because sometimes the strangest part of an unsolved mystery isn’t what happened. It’s what the story becomes afterwards. 🔎 WTAF Paranormal Case Files investigates strange history, unexplained phenomena, paranormal cases, bizarre mysteries and the stories that refuse to die. We look beyond the legend, examine the evidence and ask the question that matters: What the actual f* happened?** What do YOU think happened to Lilly Lindeström? Was the Atlas Vampire really a blood-drinking killer, or did the vampire story grow around an unsolved murder? Tell us your theory in the comments. If you enjoy strange mysteries without the manufactured paranormal nonsense, subscribe and join us for more WTAF Paranormal Case Files with Anne & Renata. 👻 FIND ANNE & RENATA Website: https://www.ghostgrannies.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/anneandrenata 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/anneandrenata 📺 Frightfully Good Anne & Renata on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FrightfullyGoodAnneAndRenata 👻 Join our Frightfully Good Paranormal community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/frightfully-good-paranormal-6267 🎙️ Listen to True Hauntings Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FIfOIC08D6v9Y5FP6ud1c?si=e4f2246b72c34435 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/true-hauntings/id1537052147 #AtlasVampire #UnsolvedMystery #LillyLindestrom #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMurder #Sweden #Stockholm #Vampire #Paranormal #WTAFParanormalFiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    She Was Murdered in 1932… Then Police Found the Ladle | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

  8. Aug 6

    The Dead Left a Secret Code... Did Anyone Solve It? | The Cross-Correspondences | WTAF Paranormal Case Files

    What if some of the greatest minds of the Victorian era didn't just investigate life after death... but attempted to prove it? In this episode of WTAF Paranormal Case Files, Anne and Renata explore one of the most extraordinary and intellectually challenging paranormal mysteries ever recorded: The Cross-Correspondences. Following the deaths of leading members of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), mediums in England, India and America began producing mysterious fragments of automatic writing. Individually, the messages appeared meaningless. But when researchers compared them, they seemed to fit together like pieces of an elaborate puzzle. Was this an ingenious experiment designed by the deceased Frederic W. H. Myers and his colleagues to demonstrate that consciousness survives death? Or were highly intelligent researchers unknowingly creating patterns from coincidence, psychology and the power of the human mind? Join Anne and Renata as they examine: 🔹 The origins of the Society for Psychical Research 🔹 Frederic Myers' ambitious plan to test survival after death 🔹 The famous Cross-Correspondences experiment 🔹 The mediums behind the mysterious writings 🔹 The strongest examples and why they still puzzle researchers today 🔹 The sceptical explanations, from cryptomnesia to telepathy 🔹 Whether this remains one of the strongest cases for survival after death... or one of history's greatest examples of pattern recognition. This isn't a haunted house story. It's a genuine historical investigation into one of humanity's oldest questions: Can consciousness survive death? 📺 Please note: This week's episode was pre-recorded as Anne is currently exploring beautiful Tasmania, so we won't be live in the chat tonight. We'll both catch up with your comments as soon as we can! What do you think? Did the dead really leave behind a secret code... or did brilliant minds simply see patterns where none existed? 👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments! 🌐 Website: https://www.ghostgrannies.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/anneandrenata ❤️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/anneandrenata 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueHauntingsPodcast/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anneandrenata/ 🎙️ Listen to True Hauntings: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/true-hauntings/id1537052147 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FIfOIC08D6v9Y5FP6ud1c?si=e4f2246b72c34435 #CrossCorrespondences #LifeAfterDeath #SocietyForPsychicalResearch #FredericMyers #Paranormal #PsychicalResearch #AutomaticWriting #Mystery #History #WTAFParanormalCaseFiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Dead Left a Secret Code... Did Anyone Solve It? | The Cross-Correspondences | WTAF Paranormal Case Files
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Welcome to Diary of a Ghost Hunter, the paranormal podcast where real experiences, haunted places, strange encounters, ghost stories, and unexplained mysteries are explored with curiosity, honesty, humour, and a healthy dose of critical thinking. This channel began as Diary of a Ghost Hunter, sharing stories, reflections, investigations, and insights from the world of ghost hunting and paranormal research. Now, we are also adding the audio from our YouTube live show, WTAF Paranormal Case Files, where Anne and Renata open some of the weirdest, strangest, most confusing paranormal cases out there and try to work out what on earth is going on. In WTAF Paranormal Case Files, we look at haunted locations, famous ghost stories, bizarre paranormal claims, time slips, spirit communication, haunted history, unexplained phenomena, strange legends, possible hoaxes, mysterious encounters, and cases that leave us scratching our heads. Some episodes are polished podcast episodes. Others are raw audio taken from our live YouTube shows, so you may hear laughs, pauses, live reactions, chat references, and the occasional stumble. That is part of the charm. These live audio editions are raw, real, conversational, and full of the curious chaos that happens when strange paranormal stories are discussed in real time. If you love true ghost stories, haunted history, paranormal investigations, supernatural mysteries, weird history, folklore, unexplained events, and honest discussion that asks questions instead of selling fear, you are in the right place. Join Anne and Renata as we explore the cases that make us stop, stare, and ask: WTAF is going on here? #truehauntings #anneandrenata #diaryofaghosthunter #podcasters #hauntedsites #paranormalpodcast #haunted #apparitions #demons #fanspage #keepingitreal #lifeofaghosthunter #paranormalinvestigators #realstories #interviewswithguests #frightfullygoodpodcast #frightfullygoodproduction #anneandrenata Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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