Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

Jen & Kelly

Two best friends, one haunted podcast. 👻 Every week, Jen and Kelly unravel the strange, spooky, and straight-up unhinged—from haunted houses and glitchy realities to thought forms, cryptids, cursed objects, and the occasional philosophical spiral. Whether you believe in ghosts or just like weird vibes and loud laughter, there’s something here for you. ✨ Paranormal with personality 🌀 Deep dives into folklore, perception, and belief 😂 Tangents, chaos, and ghost jokes galore New episodes every Wednesday. BYOS (Bring Your Own Sage). Love the show? Support us on Patreon for early access, ad-free episodes, and exclusive bonus content! Follow us on Instagram @notmyghostpodcast for behind-the-scenes fun and updates.

  1. 20h ago

    117. Haunted Coal Mines of Appalachia: What Lurks Below?

    Deep beneath the Appalachian Mountains, abandoned coal mines hide dangerous tunnels, tragic histories, and stories of miners who may have never truly clocked out. This week, Kelly takes us underground for two chilling tales: The 24th Victim and The Whistle at Midnight. We're talking phantom miners, mysterious disappearances, impossible tunnels, and voices echoing from places no one should be. Meanwhile, Jen provides increasingly unhinged commentary and repeatedly questions why anyone would willingly stay in these places. Because apparently, hearing ghost miners calling your name isn't enough of a reason to leave. ⚠️ Content Warning: Mining disasters, death, disappearances, disturbing imagery, and discussion of mental health. 👀 Sneak Peek - ⛏️ Three unsettling facts about coal mines, including underground fires that can burn for decades. - 👻 A researcher discovers something deeply wrong inside Black Rock Mine. - 🔦 Phantom workers, shifting tunnels, and a mysterious lunch pail. - 📻 A security guard at Ravens Hollow hears a whistle, but nobody's supposed to be working. ❓ Question for the Comments: Would you spend one night guarding an abandoned coal mine, or is that paycheck absolutely not worth it? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Welcome to the Haunted Coal Mines of Appalachia 01:52 Unscripted Banter and Question of the Day 11:36 Appalachian Coal Mine Facts 16:35 The Stories Behind the Hauntings 18:35 The 24th Victim: Black Rock Mine 32:15 Something Is Still Working Underground 46:40 The Mystery of the Missing Miner 53:04 The Whistle at Midnight: Ravens Hollow 01:04:14 The Whistle and the Voices 01:19:24 Final Thoughts and Outro 📚 Sources & Further Reading Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands — Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement https://www.osmre.gov/doiu/programs/reclaiming-abandoned-mine-lands Hazards and Safety: Abandoned Mineral Lands — National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/subjects/abandonedminerallands/hazards-and-safety.htm Emissions from Coal Fires and Their Impact on the Environment — U.S. Geological Survey https://www.usgs.gov/publications/emissions-coal-fires-and-their-impact-environment

    117. Haunted Coal Mines of Appalachia: What Lurks Below?

  2. Oct 14

    116. Don’t Whistle, Don’t Look, and Definitely Don’t Answer: Paranormal Postcards Vol. 16

    Appalachia already gave us rules about whistling, looking, answering voices in the woods, and generally knowing when to mind our own business. Naturally, we responded by finding three Reddit paranormal stories about people doing their best while the mountains apparently ignored every reasonable boundary. We’ve got a honeymoon cabin outside Gatlinburg where voices start calling people by name, a West Virginia dirt road with an eight-foot white figure waiting near a fallen tree, and a bizarre, shadowy camper at Elkmont whose headlight does something lights are absolutely not supposed to do. Meanwhile, Joel arrives as Aunt Judith and becomes increasingly concerned about everyone involved, including us. With Joel (FuelNeve) — paranormal creator, podcast host, and our resident “WTF are you still doing here?” commentator. Follow: IG @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve ⚠️ Content Warning: Mature language, sexual humor, drug and alcohol references, frightening paranormal accounts, and brief discussion of racist imagery. 👀 Sneak Peek 📞 A mysterious call somehow comes through at a remote Gatlinburg cabin with no signal 👻 A walk down Grandma’s dirt road ends with an eight-foot white figure near a fallen tree 🔦 A strange camper at Elkmont repeats the same unsettling routine before seemingly disappearing 📱 We attempt to establish whether looking through a camera violates the Appalachian rule about looking ❓ Question for the Comments: If you saw something strange in the woods through your phone camera, does that count as looking? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Aunt Judith Arrives 09:59 What Counts as Looking? 16:48 They Kept Calling Our Names 39:49 Grandma’s Dirt Road in West Virginia 58:05 Smoky Mountain Campground Experience 1:08:50 Closing Chaos 📚 Sources & Further Reading Paranormal Encounters — Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/ West Virginia's Backwoods Are Definitely Haunted! — Odd Trails https://crypticcountypodcasts.com/podcast/odd-trails/episode/episode-183-the-backwoods-of-west-virginia-are-definitely-haunted Paranormal — Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/

    116. Don’t Whistle, Don’t Look, and Definitely Don’t Answer: Paranormal Postcards Vol. 16

  3. Oct 7

    115. Don’t Whistle in the Woods: The Truth Behind Appalachian Horror

    You’ve probably heard the warnings: don’t whistle in the woods, don’t answer when something calls your name, stay on the trail, and if the forest suddenly goes silent… leave. But are the viral “Rules of Appalachia” actually old mountain folklore, or did the internet take a mix of traditions, safety advice, and spooky stories and turn them into one giant supernatural rulebook? We’re kicking off October in Appalachia by separating documented folklore from modern internet horror. We dig into the cultural roots of Appalachian traditions, folk magic, Spearfinger, witch “stirrups,” alpha-gal syndrome, and the way social media helped reshape the region into a list of supposedly ancient survival rules. ⚠️ Content Warning: Brief discussions of death, slavery, and Indigenous displacement. 👀 Sneak Peek 🌲 Which viral “Rules of Appalachia” actually connect to regional folklore 🗣️ Why you supposedly shouldn’t answer a voice calling your name in the woods 🧙 Appalachian folk magic, Spearfinger, and witch “stirrups” 📱 How the internet helped reinvent Appalachian horror ❓ Question for the Comments: Which Rule of Appalachia have you heard before, and where did you first hear it? 🔗 Links 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open 00:06 October in Appalachia Begins 11:27 Appalachian Mountains, Alpha-Gal & Witch Stirrups 17:12 What Actually Counts as Appalachia? 22:23 The Cultural Roots of Appalachian Folklore 37:45 How the Internet Reinvented Appalachian Horror 44:46 Breaking Down the Rules of Appalachia 59:05 Never Answer a Voice Calling Your Name 65:51 Whistling, Trees, Carvings & Stacked Rocks 84:44 What’s Coming Next 📚 Sources & Further Reading About the Appalachian Region — Appalachian Regional Commission https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians — Patrick W. Gainer Hiking Safety — Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/hikingsafety.htm Appalachian Trail Conservancy https://appalachiantrail.org/ About Alpha-gal Syndrome — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/index.html

    115. Don’t Whistle in the Woods: The Truth Behind Appalachian Horror

  4. Sep 30

    114. McCormick Murder Farm: Shadow Figures & Unanswered Questions

    The McCormick Family Farm story started with buried bodies, shifting accusations, and an investigation that left far too many questions unanswered. In the final part of our deep dive, we follow Michael McCormick’s story to its disturbing conclusion, revisit the effort to search the Colorado property for possible additional victims, and finally get to the reason this farm landed on our list in the first place: the ghosts. From shadow figures and unexplained voices to an apparition reportedly resembling Tom McCormick and an investigation by Portals to Hell, this is where true crime and the paranormal collide in one deeply unsettling place. ⚠️ Content Warning: Murder, kidnapping, suicide, suicidal ideation, and discussion of human remains. 👀 Sneak Peek 🔎 A retired detective reopens the McCormick investigation decades later 🌾 The possibility that additional victims were never found 👤 Shadow figures, unexplained voices, touches, and an apparition resembling Tom McCormick ❓ Question for the Comments: After hearing the history and the paranormal claims, do you think something is still haunting the McCormick Farm? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📖 Chapters 00:00 The Unanswered Questions at McCormick Farm 02:01 The Order of Jimothy 06:38 Colorado Facts & a Headless Chicken 19:48 Michael McCormick’s Final Days 21:11 Reopening the McCormick Farm Investigation 30:00 Michelle Thompson-Larimer & the Granby Standoff 35:13 Could More Victims Still Be Buried There? 45:01 The Paranormal Claims Begin 01:13:01 Portals to Hell Investigates McCormick Farm 📚 Sources & Further Reading 20 Years Later a Murder Probe Resumes — ABC News https://abcnews.com/TheLaw/story?id=5348483 Three Sets of Remains Found on Colorado Ranch — Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-09-mn-5962-story.html Diggers Search for More Bodies on Colorado Ranch — UPI https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/02/07/Diggers-search-for-more-bodies-on-Colorado-ranch/2040508136400/ Digging Up a Murderous Family Plot — Westword https://www.westword.com/news/digging-up-a-murderous-family-plot-5891107/

    114. McCormick Murder Farm: Shadow Figures & Unanswered Questions

  5. Sep 23

    113. McCormick Murder Farm: The Fugitive’s Story Unravels

    Michael McCormick offered investigators a deal: information about Herbert Donaho and the other bodies buried on his family’s Colorado farm in exchange for leniency. But as the graves were uncovered, Michael’s accusations against his father began colliding with his own involvement—and eventually with an entirely different confession. In Part 2 of our now three-part McCormick Murder Farm deep dive, we follow the bodies, the broken plea agreement, the overturned conviction, and the questions nobody could conclusively answer. ⚠️ Content Warning: Graphic discussion of murder, torture, mutilation, and human remains. 👀 Sneak Peek 🤝 Michael offers investigators information in exchange for leniency 🪦 More bodies are uncovered on the McCormick property 🕵️ His accusations against his father begin to unravel ⚖️ A murder conviction is overturned nearly two decades later ❓ Question for the Comments: Who do you think was telling the truth about what happened on the McCormick farm—Michael, Tom, neither, or some horrifying combination of both? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Welcome Back and Part 1 Recap 02:20 Michael’s Confession on the Flight 04:17 Michael Names His Father 09:22 More Graves Discovered on the Farm 20:10 Robert Szwarc and the Darkest Allegations 36:41 Michael’s Story Changes Again 43:34 Trial, Sentencing, and an Overturned Conviction 50:18 Unanswered Questions and Part 3 Teaser 📚 Sources & Further Reading McCormick Farm Murders — Killer Queens Podcast https://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/mccormick-farm-murders/ The McCormick Murder Farm — Colored Red Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mccormick-murder-farm/id1301799830?i=1000458762630

    113. McCormick Murder Farm: The Fugitive’s Story Unravels

  6. Sep 16

    112. McCormick Murder Farm: A Fugitive’s Deal With Police

    What happens when a property known for paranormal activity is also tied to one of Colorado’s most disturbing criminal investigations? In Part 1 of our now three-part deep dive into the McCormick Family Farm, we follow Michael Rexford McCormick from a stolen-truck investigation and two spectacular bail jumps to the deal that sent authorities searching for buried victims. Along the way, we examine the farm’s history, allegations involving its vulnerable workers, Herbert “Bert” Donoho’s disappearance, and a six-hour hotel standoff—plus enough chaotic banter to briefly make talking geese seem like the least threatening part of this story. ⚠️ Content Warning: Murder, suicide, suicidal ideation, substance use, and the exploitation of unhoused and vulnerable people. 👀 Sneak Peek 🚛 The stolen truck that connected Michael McCormick to a missing man 💰 Two million-dollar bonds—and two disappearing acts 🌾 Disturbing allegations about how the farm recruited and controlled workers 🚨 A stolen credit card, a Best Western, and a six-hour police standoff ❓ Question for the Comments: At this point in the story, do you believe Michael was telling investigators the truth? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 The McCormick Family Farm 01:21 Moving Chaos and Talking Animals 16:47 Colorado Quick Facts 20:27 Content Warning and Unexplained Knocking 28:53 Michael McCormick’s Arrest and Deal 34:01 Four Graves and the McCormick Family 43:00 The Alleged Farmworker Scheme 53:56 Herbert “Bert” Donoho Disappears 63:14 Two Bail Jumps and an Omaha Standoff 74:24 Why This Is Now a Three-Parter 📚 Sources & Further Reading Michael: From the Case Files of S.P.O.O.K.S — Tracy Beach https://outskirtspress.com/michael The McCormick Murder Farm — Colored Red https://coloredred.buzzsprout.com/131790/episodes McCormick Farm Murders — Killer Queens https://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/mccormick-farm-murders/

    112. McCormick Murder Farm: A Fugitive’s Deal With Police

  7. Sep 9

    111. Oklahoma Octopus & the Squonk: Cryptids You’ve Never Heard Of

    Something may be lurking beneath the lakes of Oklahoma—and something else is wandering Pennsylvania’s hemlock forests, crying uncontrollably about its face. This week, we’re investigating two wonderfully bizarre lesser-known cryptids: the allegedly enormous Oklahoma Octopus and the tragically damp Squonk. We dig into where these stories came from, what evidence actually exists, and why a cryptid does not have to be biologically real to become culturally immortal. ⚠️ Content Warning: Brief discussion of drowning deaths and water-safety statistics. 👀 Sneak Peek 🐙 The suspiciously modern origins of the Oklahoma Octopus 😭 The Squonk’s tear-soaked place in Pennsylvania lumberjack folklore 🔍 Why cryptid stories survive even without scientific evidence ❓ Question for the Comments: Would proof of one cryptid make every other cryptid more believable? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open 00:06 Welcome to Lesser-Known Cryptids 04:43 Would One Proven Cryptid Change Everything? 11:49 Giant Squid: When Sea Monsters Turn Out Real 16:20 What Counts as a Cryptid? 30:20 The Oklahoma Octopus 44:53 Wine Break & Meet the Squonk 01:01:14 Is the Squonk Real? 01:04:06 Closing Thoughts 📚 Sources & Further Reading Is There an Oklahoma Octopus? — KGOU https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-09-26/is-there-an-oklahoma-octopus Tulsa District Water Safety—Statistics — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Water-Safety/Statistics/ Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods — William T. Cox https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Fearsome_Creatures_of_the_Lumberwoods%2C_with_a_Few_Desert_and_Mountain_Beasts Giant Squid on Baited Camera — Smithsonian Ocean https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/giant-squid-baited-camera

    111. Oklahoma Octopus & the Squonk: Cryptids You’ve Never Heard Of

  8. Sep 2

    110. She Touched a Smoke Demon: Paranormal Postcards Vol. 15

    This week’s Paranormal Postcards gives us three very different reasons to trust your gut: a real-world threat near Seattle’s Green Lake, a Japanese smoke entity that becomes far too attached, and a haunted college staircase where challenging the resident presence goes exactly as badly as you would expect. Joel joins us as these stories somehow lead to Taser Ghost, paranormal boundary violations, and a one-sided feud with Dave’s suspiciously excellent writing. ⚠️ Content Warning: Stalking and predatory behavior, religious trauma, illness and vomiting, injuries, physical violence within a paranormal account, brief mention of recent loss, and mature language. 👀 Sneak Peek 🚨 Missy’s instincts warn her that the man following her is no ordinary passerby 🌫️ Birdie touches a smoke entity—and deals with the consequences for three days 🏫 Dave challenges whatever is haunting a Mount Ida College staircase 📺 Joel pitches the 1990s villain we didn’t know we needed: Taser Ghost ❓ Question for the Comments: If you were canonized as a saint, what incredibly specific thing would you be the patron saint of, and what would people pray to you for? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 👻 Joel/FuelNeve: Instagram @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open & Welcome Back 00:33 Catching Up After the Hiatus 04:34 Patron Saints of Very Specific Chaos 14:19 The Creep at Green Lake 25:40 Taser Ghost: The TV Show 27:39 The Smoke Demon and I 42:20 A Haunted Experience at Mount Ida College 51:43 Submissions and Final Chaos 55:35 Stay Spooky, Stay Skeptical 📚 Sources & Further Reading Listener-submitted accounts — Missy, Birdie, and Dave Enenra — Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enenra Grimly Podcast — Audioboom https://audioboom.com/channels/5166696-grimly-podcast

    110. She Touched a Smoke Demon: Paranormal Postcards Vol. 15
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Two best friends, one haunted podcast. 👻 Every week, Jen and Kelly unravel the strange, spooky, and straight-up unhinged—from haunted houses and glitchy realities to thought forms, cryptids, cursed objects, and the occasional philosophical spiral. Whether you believe in ghosts or just like weird vibes and loud laughter, there’s something here for you. ✨ Paranormal with personality 🌀 Deep dives into folklore, perception, and belief 😂 Tangents, chaos, and ghost jokes galore New episodes every Wednesday. BYOS (Bring Your Own Sage). Love the show? Support us on Patreon for early access, ad-free episodes, and exclusive bonus content! Follow us on Instagram @notmyghostpodcast for behind-the-scenes fun and updates.

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  • Creator
    Jen & Kelly
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    119
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 2024
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