The Spooky Darlings

Jeannette, Emily, Hayley
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  • True Crime

Three sisters. Endless creepy stories. The Spooky Darlings explores true crime, the paranormal, and all things bizarre—from lighthearted hauntings to the darkest of deep dives, If it's creepy, strange, or just too intriguing to ignore, we're talking about it. 

  1. 8h ago

    #68 The Warrens 3D Part One!

    The sisters bit off more than they could chew with The Warrens crew! Emily goes first with the Lindley Street Poltergeist, the most haunted house in America! Then Nettie follows up with the Legend of the White Lady in Union Cemetery. Did Ed catch her on tape?  Join us as we try to decipher the Warrens investigations!  Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  2. 4d ago ·  Bonus

    FUF#30: Leigh-aisons, France, the Congo, Holmes Doc, and what are we watching and listening to?

    It’s Follow-Up Friday, and we’ve got a little bit of everything this week! We’re starting with a correction from Leigh, then chatting about the protests in France and ash dykes in the Congo. We also get into the Elizabeth Holmes documentary and the wild story behind Theranos. And of course, we’re wrapping things up with what we’ve been watching and listening to lately. Grab your coffee (or something stronger), and come hang out with us! Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  3. Oct 20

    #67- Doppelgängers: Someone is Wearing Your Face

    Lincoln saw it in a mirror. Catherine the Great shot at it. One teacher lost nineteen jobs to it, and she never saw it once. This week we’re talking doppelgängers: the doubles that show up right before death, the folklore creatures that steal your face,  the science of meeting yourself, and real modern stories of people who came face to face with… themselves. Plus a smiling double, a possible love jinn, and whether Nicolas Cage is really a vampire. Have you ever met your double? Tell us. We might need a part two. Sources: Brennan, Marcia. "Tragic Dreams and Spectral Doubles: The Metaphysical Lincoln." PN Review, no. 188, www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/tragic-dreams-and-spectral-doubles-the-metaphysical-lincoln/4853. Brooks, Noah. "Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, July 1865. "Émilie Sagée." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émilie_Sagée. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Dichtung und Wahrheit [Poetry and Truth: From My Own Life]. 1811–1833. Book 11. Lamon, Ward Hill. Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847–1865. Edited by Dorothy Lamon Teillard, A. C. McClurg, 1895. "Legends of Catherine the Great." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Crowe, Catherine. The Night-Side of Nature; or, Ghosts and Ghost Seers. T. C. Newby, 1848. "Doppelgänger." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelgänger. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Little, Tom. "What Is a Doppelgänger? The History of Ghostly Doubles." Atlas Obscura, 6 Nov. 2017, www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-doppelganger. "Etiäinen: The Finnish Double That Arrives First." Gods and Monsters, godsandmonsters.info/etiainen/. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Fetch (folklore)." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetch_(folklore). Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Fylgja." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fylgja. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Ghosts in Bengali Culture." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_in_Bengali_culture. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Introduction to 'Helen and Her Eidolon.'" Classical Inquiries, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard U, classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/introduction-to-helen-and-her-eidolon/. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "In Islam, Can a Spirit (Jinn) Fall in Love with a Human Being?" Inside Saudi, insidesaudi.com/in-islam-can-a-spirit-jinn-fall-in-love-with-a-human-being/. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Jangsan Beom: Korea's Voice-Mimicking Mountain Predator." Mythlok, mythlok.com/urban-legends/jangsan-beom/. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Kirk, Robert. The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies. 1691. Meyer, Matthew. "A-Yokai-A-Day: Ikiryō." MatthewMeyer.net, 30 Oct. 2013, matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/30/a-yokai-a-day-ikiryo/. "The Mouse That Ate Fingernails." K-Occult, koccult.com/myths/mouse-eating-fingernails. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Nightmarish Folktale Becomes Netflix Korea Thriller 'Mousetrap.'" The Korea Herald, www.koreaherald.com/article/10846828. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Saber, Indlieb Farazi. "Jinn: Who Are the Supernatural Beings of Arabian and Islamic Tradition?" Middle East Eye, 20 Sept. 2022, www.middleeasteye.net/discover/jinn-islamic-arabian-tradition-supernatural-beings. "Skin-walker." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin-walker. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Vardøger." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardøger. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Wiese, Philippe [or author as listed]. "Korean Toenail-Eating Mouse." USC Digital Folklore Archives, folklore.usc.edu/korean-toenail-eating-mouse/. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Science Arzy, Shahar, et al. "Induction of an Illusory Shadow Person." Nature, vol. 443, no. 7109, 2006, p. 287. "Autoscopy." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoscopy. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. Joshi, Ricky S., et al. "Look-Alike Humans Identified by Facial Recognition Algorithms Show Genetic Similarities." Cell Reports, vol. 40, no. 8, 2022, 111257. Lucas, Teghan, and Maciej Henneberg. "Are Human Faces Unique? A Metric Approach to Finding Single Individuals without Duplicates in Large Samples." Forensic Science International, vol. 257, 2015, pp. 514.e1–514.e6. "People With Similar Faces Likely Have Similar DNA." Neuroscience News, 23 Aug. 2022, neurosciencenews.com/genetics-look-alikes-21283/. Modern Encounters "'Am I Seeing Double?': 43 Freaky Times People Met Their Lookalikes and Thought the Matrix Was Glitching Out." Bored Panda, www.boredpanda.com/unrelated-lookalikes/. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026. "Irish Woman Meets Her Swedish Doppelganger Online." The Irish Times, 2015, www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/irish-woman-meets-her-swedish-doppelganger-online-1.2469874. Kajsa [@kajsa.spookystories. "[ – Aunt Anne / cousin's doppelgänger]." TikTok,  Kajsa [@kajsa.spookystories]. "[Amy's doppelgänger]." TikTok,  Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  4. Oct 16 ·  Bonus

    Cryptid Crawl #30: Yo, Shut Your Mouth, You Jersey Little Cryptids!

    This week, we’re heading to New Jersey, where the cryptids are giving the cast of Jersey Shore a run for their money! First, Emily tells us about the Mantis Man, a giant insect-like creature spotted lurking near the water outside Hackettstown. Next, Nettie introduces us to Big Red Eye, a mysterious creature that might make you think twice about wandering through the woods after dark. Finally, Hayley takes us into the Pine Barrens for the legend of the infamous Jersey Devil. Are these just local legends, or does the Garden State have a whole new meaning for the “Situation”? Stay spooky, darlings! Sources: https://ridgeviewecho.com/2026/09/22/hackettstown-celebrates-its-own-local-cryptid-at-second-annual-mantis-man-ia-event/ https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Mantis_Man https://www.theartofpauljacks.com/post/mantis-man-of-the-musconetcong?srsltid=AU7gw4XuBrHibjEcMYJXauXe1duFbvN9xod-7APxIEW-DsyfFfUO1eX0 https://narberthhistory.org/people/Jefferies/Norman/1865 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Jersey_Devil https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/11818/secret-history-jersey-devil?srsltid=AU7gw4Xqn1bwDRLmDIMf0cN5wu1YhrozShcPSf5ASHczZTQFSpV3YEu9 https://shop.minimuseum.com/blogs/cool-things/the-quakers-benjamin-franklin-and-the-jersey-devil https://njhumanities.org/humanities-to-go/psp/the-jersey-devil-in-myth-and-history/ Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  5. Oct 13

    #66- Hexes, Hens & Homicide: Mary Bateman, The Yorkshire Witch

    Witch, con artist, or cold-blooded killer? This week, we’re telling the twisted tale of Mary Bateman, the infamous Yorkshire Witch. In the early 1800s, Mary made a name for herself as a fortune teller and healer, but wherever she went, strange circumstances seemed to follow. From a magical chicken known as the Prophet Hen of Leeds to mysterious letters from oracles, supernatural remedies, and poisoned pudding, Mary’s schemes grew increasingly bizarre—and eventually deadly. But even her execution wasn’t the end of her strange story. Join us as we explore the life and crimes of Mary Bateman and ask the question: Was she a misunderstood healer, or a ruthless murderer who knew how to exploit people’s fears? Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  6. Oct 9 ·  Bonus

    FUF#29: Sandra Birchmore, Caleb Flynn, the Cornell 7, and more!

    It's Follow Up Friday, Darlings! Grab your headphones, because the sisters are talking about all of the major true-crime news, plus a whole lot of chaos in between. We check in on the Sandra Birchmore case as former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell's federal murder trial gets underway in Boston. Then we break down the Caleb Flynn verdict, where the former American Idol contestant was found guilty in the death of his wife, Ashley. We also dig into the Cornell 7 and the reopened Chi Phi fraternity case that has the whole internet talking. Need a palate cleanser? Same. We're talking Ready or Not and Ready or Not 2, aka the most unhinged family game night ever put on film. Plus, we share the podcasts and TV shows we can't stop bingeing, Jeannette spills all the details from her trip to Sonoma (yes, there was wine), and Hayley fills us in on her recent minor surgery on her childhood toe-mole. It's a bit sentimental.  True crime news, horror movie talk, and sister banter. What more could you want on a Friday? Follow The Spooky Darlings for new episodes twice a week, and leave us a review telling us what case we should follow up on next! Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  7. Oct 6

    #65- The Springfield Three

    Three sisters talk about the  unsolved 1992 disappearance of Sherrill Levitt, her daughter Suzanne "Suzie" Streeter, and her friend Stacy McCall from a home in Springfield, Missouri. What happened to the Springfield Three?  Stay spooky, darlings! Sources: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=17IB&sca_esv=82f1c36e4f945204&rls=en&sxsrf=APpeQnv6M1CY6dh7lX5daIXAdWFenq1V7g:1789526895506&q=the+springfield+three+documentary&source=lnms&fbs=ABfTbFUxGEP8yeZbmk97ajdTjIq-bxSzyj7z9gU06lAo0LlvNKzSRx6KfqVA5DRSEwRk3qVPfBrdnshR0HQXJ6q8yieEyavkkB4Vm717sz5zdnfzfylFhE0fYCosjXyUAIRyN-3F9s3JvyB2NlegN-45F3eP7wEgIDYiStg51zNC3eOXcFHGuAQ0Cxfq2COqGZUViLWjSJHl_TgZcFOSRjhG0pXoTR0Zty8kfVshE4mchv4aSjM1_gE&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwittrCXi_KWAxXREUQIHeF7FHIQ0pQJegQIDhAB&biw=1448&bih=752&dpr=2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Three https://www.reddit.com/r/springfieldthree/comments/1wd50c8/whats_your_lifesavings_bet_on_the_springfield/ https://www.reddit.com/r/springfieldthree/comments/1sdbhbh/amazing_documentary_on_the_case/ https://www.pomc.org/murder-wall/murder-wall-stories/sharon-kay-zellers-19-years-old/ https://www.leg.state.fl.us/capitalcases/Documents/Case_updates/Htm/113377.html Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

  8. Oct 2 ·  Bonus

    Cryptid Crawl #29:New Hampshire! Live Free or Cryptids!

    We’re heading to New Hampshire, where first, Hayley tells of some strange alien encounters. Then, Emily shares the bizarre and mysterious tale of the Derry Fairy encounter. And finally, Nettie leads us deep into the woods in search of the elusive Wood Devil. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama) https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-06-29/declassified-pentagon-ufo-files-mysterious-west-rindge-aliens-nh-newhampshire Message us! Thanks for listening to The Spooky Darlings! If you have a creepy, strange, or cool story you would like to share email us at thespookydarlings@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram and TikTok @thespookydarlingspodcast for more! Peruse our merch store at https://thespookydarlings.printful.me/

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Three sisters. Endless creepy stories. The Spooky Darlings explores true crime, the paranormal, and all things bizarre—from lighthearted hauntings to the darkest of deep dives, If it's creepy, strange, or just too intriguing to ignore, we're talking about it. 

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  • Creator
    Jeannette, Emily, Hayley
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Spooky Darlings
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