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Hello! This is my podcast where I delve into the history behind paranormal events. Each week I cover a different spooky location or creepy topic and sometimes even share my own experiences or interview my friends about theirs. So grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myhauntedlife/support

My Haunted Life Podcast Angela Hartshorn

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    • 4.6 • 9 Ratings

Hello! This is my podcast where I delve into the history behind paranormal events. Each week I cover a different spooky location or creepy topic and sometimes even share my own experiences or interview my friends about theirs. So grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myhauntedlife/support

    Walpurgisnacht

    Walpurgisnacht

    On this week’s episode, we are celebrating Walpurisnacht, halfway to Halloween or Samhain, the night before Beltane, the night the witches gather on top of Mount Brocken in Germany and dance and revel all night. This area is famous for it’s myth and legends and I have found some good ones to share with you.
     
    So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you. 
     
    Now to the Brocken the witches ride;
    The stubble is gold and the corn is green; 
    There is the carnival crew to be seen,
    And Squire Urianus will come to preside. 
    So over the valleys our company floats,
    With witches a-farting on stinking old goats.
    -from FAUST, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
     
    Spotify playlist-https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1pInFjYUpZB3XSshC0dYog?si=8aa31f082b7741c1
    To see more pictures from today's show or to support the show go to https://patreon.com/MyHauntedLifePodcast

    • 57 min
    Alice Crawford Snow Part 2

    Alice Crawford Snow Part 2

    This week, finally, I’m finishing up the story of Alice Crawford Snow. If you haven’t listened to part 1 I recommend you do. There’s a lot of nuisance to the history that we are going to start talking about in this episode but this is the episode where everything goes a little ape shit. Last time we ended with Alice being found in a burning bed so we are going to talk about that and the ensuing mystery and followed Alice for the rest of her life, and her afterlife. 
    So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
    To see more pictures from today's show or to support the show go to https://patreon.com/MyHauntedLifePodcast

    Sources 
    https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19100216-01.2.53&srpos=4&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-Alice+crawford-------0------
     
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    https://www.newspapers.com/image/169085826/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=2
     
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/998224689/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
     
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/76935071/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
     
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/77098045/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
     
    'Softly sighs' Kiri Te Kanawa
    Softly sighs ('Leise, leise, fromme Weise') from Der Freischütz by Weber
    Winning performance of the Sun Aria Contest in Melbourne, Australia
    Piano: Barbara Connelly
    October 1965
     
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/457535483/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
     
    ​​https://gazette.com/life/redstone-castle-a-proud-and-haunted-symbol-of-manitou-springs-victorian-age/article_11931d2e-3376-11ec-8b93-c717183051a4.html
     
    https://janmackellcollins.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/manitou-springs-mystic-sisters-and-redstone-castle/
     
    http://southwesternghostsandhauntings.blogspot.com/2011/11/ghost-of-redstone-castle-spirit-of.html
     
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/380307643/?match=1
     
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/998224780/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
     
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90164478/alice-gertrude-snow
     
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Sarony
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqgkL8zMhKQ
     
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism
     
    Dead daughter plays the piano, says Madame  [NEWS]
    12/28/1909, Evening Telegraph
     
    http://genealogytrails.com/colo/elpaso/news/news_accidents.html

    • 54 min
    Spooky Snippet Thanksgiving Edition

    Spooky Snippet Thanksgiving Edition

    Happy Turkey Day! I found a couple of cool ghost stories for Thanksgiving just for fun! Hope you are having a great day! Enjoy some spookiness!  
    Show notes
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/salt-lake-telegram-thanksgiving-ghost/25141240/
    https://thedeadhistory.com/2017/11/23/thanksgiving-ghost/
    https://nypost.com/2021/11/25/grandpas-thanksgiving-ghost-story-uncovered-189-year-old-murder-mystery/

    • 10 min
    Alice Crawford Snow

    Alice Crawford Snow

    On this week’s episode I’m telling you the harrowing tale of Alice Crawford Snow. There’s a pretty good chance you have never heard of her. Now if you are from the same area of Colorado as I am, you have probably heard of her sister, Emma Crawford, the namesake of the Manitou Springs Coffin Races. Alice was your classic Victorian spiritualist with her own spooky story that almost took her life. And we are talking about the theories behind the mystery, spiritual delusion, suicide attempt, or demonic possession. Now there was so much going on here that I decided to make two podcasts! 
    So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
    For visuals of today's podcast to add to your podcast listening experience go to:
    https://www.patreon.com/MyHauntedLifePodcast
    You can support the show for as little as $2 a month! 
     
     
    Sources 
    https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19100216-01.2.53&srpos=4&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-Alice+crawford-------0------
    https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19100326-01.2.74&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-Alice+crawford+snow-------0------
    https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19100214-01.2.15&srpos=12&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-Alice+crawford+snow-------0------
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/169085826/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=2
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/998224689/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/76935071/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/77098045/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
    'Softly sighs' Kiri Te Kanawa
    Softly sighs ('Leise, leise, fromme Weise') from Der Freischütz by Weber
    Winning performance of the Sun Aria Contest in Melbourne, Australia
    Piano: Barbara Connelly
    October 1965
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/457535483/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
    ​​https://gazette.com/life/redstone-castle-a-proud-and-haunted-symbol-of-manitou-springs-victorian-age/article_11931d2e-3376-11ec-8b93-c717183051a4.html
    https://janmackellcollins.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/manitou-springs-mystic-sisters-and-redstone-castle/
    http://southwesternghostsandhauntings.blogspot.com/2011/11/ghost-of-redstone-castle-spirit-of.html
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/380307643/?match=1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/998224780/?terms=Alice%20Crawford%20snow&match=1
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90164478/alice-gertrude-snow
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Sarony
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqgkL8zMhKQ
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism
    Dead daughter plays the piano, says Madame  [NEWS]
    12/28/1909, Evening Telegraph
    http://genealogytrails.com/colo/elpaso/news/news_accidents.html

    • 56 min
    Spooky Snippet: Penrose, Colorado Funeral Home Investigation

    Spooky Snippet: Penrose, Colorado Funeral Home Investigation

    On this Spooky Snippet I'm talking about the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado. You know, the one that's been all over the news because the owners took off, neighbors started complaining about an odor, and when police went in they found now 190 bodies! Yeah that one! The owners were finally arrested and there was a press conference yesterday. This is a very ongoing investigation! 

    • 34 min
    Hoia Baciu Forest

    Hoia Baciu Forest

    On this week's episode we are exploring the Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania. We are talking disappearing sheepherders, strange faces in pictures, and UFOs! 
    So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
    For visuals of today's podcast to add to your podcast listening experience go to:
    https://www.patreon.com/MyHauntedLifePodcast
    You can support the show for as little as $2 a month! 
     
     

    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

Mxsandy12 ,

Wonderful spooky pod!

Love this show!!!

Bella_Brujita ,

Pleasant Host Spooky Dreams!

I love this podcast! Angela is so sweet and welcoming making me comfortable for really scary subjects. Sometimes I find myself pausing an episode and waiting for morning to finish it. If you’re looking for an authentic paranormal podcast then look no further!

littlest.fox ,

Befriending ghosts and ghouls

Angela invites a wide array of guests onto her show, which allows me to learn about hauntings and stories I had never heard of before. She begins by delicately crafting the scene with historical background before interviewing her guests, which allows me to really feel like a part of the story. This construction of her podcast makes the stories all the spookier, as I imagine myself walking down haunted hallways or getting locked into basements! I really enjoy that this podcast focuses on the experiences of her guests, rather than third-person research into a subject like many other podcasts I listen to. This makes me feel like I’m speaking with them, in a group of friends, sharing tea and scones and ghost stories. It’s unique, classy, informative, and spooky. I look forward to hearing from many more guests as this podcast continues.

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