This is Static Hour. A late-night broadcast of strange and unsettling stories from the darkest corners of the internet. Episode 029 — California: Dreams, Dread & the Golden Coast — Pt. 1 Stories they don’t put on the postcards. 🎧 Listen with headphones for the full experience. California. Most people think of beaches, Hollywood, and endless sunshine. But there’s another side to the Golden State. Miles of empty desert highways, forests that stretch farther than you can see, and little towns tucked away from everything. And sometimes, it’s not what’s hiding out in the wilderness that you need to worry about. Sometimes it’s the stranger standing a little too close to your car, the person walking down a highway in the middle of nowhere, or something you saw that you just can’t explain. Tonight, we’re heading to California, where unsettling encounters, strange sightings, and unexplained experiences remind us that there’s more to the Golden State than meets the eye. From a frightening encounter outside a workout studio to a mysterious girl wandering the streets of Porterville, strange things on a deserted desert highway, and a haunted hotel with a tragic history, these stories explore the darker side of a place known for its sunshine. And if you thought California’s roads and wilderness were unsettling, just wait until we check into the Hotel del Coronado. This is only our first trip through the Golden State. And apparently, California has a few dark secrets of its own. Listener discretion is advised. This episode contains stalking, threatening strangers, potentially dangerous encounters, unsettling paranormal experiences, and unexplained disappearances. ⸻ 🕯️ STORIES FEATURED “California is just…”Mermaidgoddess24 — r/creepyencountershttps://www.reddit.com/r/creepyencounters/comments/kli0i6/california_is_just/ “Weird experience in California years ago”Norinzoba — r/Paranormalhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/s7y2yh/weird_experience_in_california_years_ago/ “California and Nevada Stories”KatiaSwift — r/BackwoodsCreepyhttps://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1j8kyr7/california_nevada_stories/ “Journal of a Bellhop at the Hotel del Coronado”Brittni — Static Hour Original “My childhood ghost story in rural California”LincolnShootsFuji — r/Ghostshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Ghosts/comments/1hmq2dj/my_childhood_ghost_story_in_rural_california/ “Creepy roadside person in Central/Northern California”SignificantPomelo — r/skinwalkershttps://www.reddit.com/r/skinwalkers/comments/ub94pa/creepy_roadside_person_in_centralnorthern/ “Three of us saw a man, a dog, and a car disappear at a Northern California rest stop”green_queen27 — r/BackwoodsCreepyhttps://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1q9rcre/three_of_us_saw_a_man_a_dog_and_a_car_disappear/ ⸻ 🎙️ CREDITS Producer, Host & Narrator: BriCo-Producer, Host & Narrator: BrittniAudio Engineer: ShawnIntro Music: Static Hour Podcast Intro by DJZone ⸻ 📡 TRANSMIT YOUR STORY Have a strange encounter, an unexplained experience, or a story that still keeps you up at night? We want to hear it! 📧 Send your stories to statichourpodcast@gmail.com 👻 Join the conversation and submit your story on our official subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/StaticHourPodcast/s/9fOKkHeiRD ⸻ 🌙 FOLLOW THE STATIC 📱 Instagram: @statichourpodcast 🖤 Join us on Patreon for exclusive After Hours content, bonus episodes, and more stories from the dark. 🛍️ Find our merch through the link in our bio. If you enjoyed tonight’s broadcast, follow the show, leave us a review, and share Static Hour with someone who loves a good scare. And remember… there’s more to California than sunshine and palm trees. Sometimes the darkest stories are hiding just beyond the postcard. We’ll see you next time for Part Two. Goodnight. 🖤