Episodes
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
The Tragic, True Ghost Story of the Rodeo Cowboy and Tinkerbell
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Is love eternal? Can two spirits forever be entwined as one, long after their bodies have turned to dust...or to rotting, squishy zombies? This Valentine's Day, cuddle up with your sweetheart and enjoy the true ghost story of the tragic love between a Rodeo Cowboy...and Tinkerbell. Yes, I said "true story" and "Tinkerbell" in the same sentence. Trust me, just listen, it'll all make sense. P.S. I LOVE the music in this episode!
PLEASE NOTE: Unlike other episodes, this episode has NO explicit violence, and is considered suitable for most audiences. Suggested rating: PG, parental guidance.
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Friday Jan 26, 2018
Victims of a Monster
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Friday Jan 26, 2018
2018 is a year for monsters, as it's the 200th anniversary of when the novel, "Frankenstein" was published. Of all the modern monsters, few were as terrifying as Saddam Hussein. The ghosts of his countless victims lament in the war-torn desert of Iraq; and American soldiers must brave the dead as well as the living. In this episode of Hist-eerie, Diane relates chilling, ghostly encounters collected from soldiers stationed in haunted camps around Iraq, and the tragic history behind the horror.
Special thanks to Dave Goodwin at http://www.MilitaryGhosts.com.
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Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Midnight in the Asylum Cemetery, Part 2: The Hauntings
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Part two of "Midnight in the Asylum Cemetery" explores the spooky, ghostly encounters people have reported for over 100 years at the former Elgin, IL asylum buildings and paupers' cemetery. In a unique twist, this episode features actual, UNTOUCHED recordings of mysterious paranormal activity experienced during several of Diane's Haunted Hometowns, Inc. ghost tours. Those haunted history tours took place late at night within the isolated, abandoned graveyard and the windswept asylum grounds that used to encompass over 1,000 acres, and where lost souls of asylum patients are still said to roam...a legend proven by the startling evidence captured on these recordings! BONUS FEATURE FOR YOUR WINTER HOLIDAY...Just for fun, Diane sings a Christmas carol she composed, "Werewolves in a Winter Wonderland, With Apologies to Bing". (Her voice is professionally trained, it will not add to the horror.) "Midnight in the Asylum Cemetery, Part 2: The Hauntings", is a very special, compelling and fascinating episode with actual, untouched recorded evidence of convincing paranormal activity. Do NOT miss this episode!This fifth episode in the Hist-eerie podcast series was researched, written, voiced, and produced by Diane Ladley, whom other storytellers once named, "America's Ghost Storyteller". Credits, source material and references will be posted on the Hist-eerie website, as soon as we finish design updates. Your name will go down in Hist-eerie when you become a valued VIP friend and support future episodes by visiting our page on Patreon.com/Hist-eerie. Patronage levels start at just $1 per episode (about one every 3-4 weeks), and the rewards get more exciting the higher you go; you can even have Diane come out to your town and tell her ghostly stories at your special event! While the podcast will ALWAYS be free, Diane is so thankful for those Hist-eerie enthusiasts who show their appreciation with a little tip money each episode. Say hello on our Facebook page!
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Friday Dec 01, 2017
Midnight in the Asylum Cemetery, Part 1: The Horror
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
For 200 years in mental asylums across the country, the depressed, deformed and disabled, closely shared living space with the most diabolic, deranged, and demonic psychopaths to ever walk among us. And all were subjected to inhumane "cures" of monstrous cruelty under the mask of compassion. In this first episode in a powerful two-part series of the Hist-eerie podcast, Diane Ladley, "America's Ghost Storyteller", delves into the horrific history of asylums during their most infamous years. The second episode explores the hauntings at the Elgin paupers' cemetery and old asylum buildings. As a bonus, it features actual, untouched recordings of mysterious paranormal activity that was captured on the asylum grounds and cemetery during several of Diane's former Haunted Hometowns, Inc. ghost tours. Not for younger or more sensitive listeners!
Monday Oct 30, 2017
The Strange Yet True Occurrence on the Night Lizzie Borden Died, Part 2
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
On the 125th anniversary of the Borden Ax murders, Part 2 presents a case for what happened that hot August morning in graphic, stark detail: Then relates a strange, true event that strongly suggests a GHOST brought a merciless justice on the real killer.
Monday Oct 30, 2017
The Strange Yet True Occurrence on the Night Lizzie Borden Died, Part 1
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
35 years after the unsolved Lizzie Borden Ax Murder case, a true event suggests a GHOST brought merciless justice to the real killer. In Part I, Hist-eerie relates the case in stark, chilling detail.
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Vision at Gettysburg
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Was American history forever changed by a ghostly visitor from beyond the grave to the men battling at Gettysburg in the Civil War? Bible-sworn testimony, an unusual eyewitness, and Einstein's theory say it really happened.
About Diane Ladley, "America's Ghost Storyteller"
Diane Ladley is a nationally award-winning storyteller, folklorist, author, and podcaster, acclaimed by her peers as "America's Ghost Storyteller." She was honored as a State of Illinois ArtsTour Artist in 2001-2003, and again in 2003-2005. Her adaptation of a classic folktale, "The Liver," won a national Storytelling World Honor Award for "Best Story of the Year for Adolescents.” She is the author of two books: Haunted Aurora and Naperville's Haunted Memories, (formerly titled Haunted Naperville). She is the founder of Haunted Hometowns ghost tours and cemetery ghost walks in Naperville, Aurora and Elgin.
"Ladley can plunge an imaginary knife into the body of another person with convincing skill. Her voice would be the envy of an old- time radio sound effects man. One easily can imagine a door opening, or the wind blowing through the window."
Mark Foster, Reporter, Kane County Chronicle
"My absolute favorite podcast! Love it! CRW Art
OMG, I'm hooked! This went from sweet lady telling cool stories to absolutely chilling!" Spamusubi911
"The perfect ghost storyteller!" MGK 22
"What Orson Wells was to radio, Diane Ladley is to your podcast!" Eric AJ K