A Spooky Hangout Podcast

We are back and better than ever with a new producer, Bodhi! While we were gone, we had a son, traveled to the first settlement in Ohio and encountered some ghosts! This week we discuss the haunting history at the Anchorage Mansion in Marietta, Ohio and recap our experience. The Anchorage or Putnam Mansion was constructed in 1859 and spent time as a nursing home in the 1960s-1980s before closing down. We also discuss the must see things and best place to stay in Marietta! We posted our photos from this trip on our TikTok @ a.spooky.hangout

Jayme was just a normal teenage girl when her home was invaded and her parents shot in front of her. As if this wasn't enough, Jayme was then abducted and held captive for 88 days before her triumphant escape from captivity. Listen to the full story of Jayme Closs and hear her story of survival! Follow us on TikTok @a.spooky.hangout

Near Thanksgiving of 2009 the unthinkable happens when a fun group trip turns into a nightmare when 26 year old John Jones was trapped upside down in a cave, more than 100 feet underground. A team of 137 rescue workers and volunteers pulled their efforts together to get John out alive but unfortunately his body succumbed to his being upside down for 27-28 hours and he was pronounced dead. What was the fallout of what happened at Nutty Putty Cave? Find us on Tim Tok!

This weeks episode is a little different, we discuss the hauntings of Hocking Hills and the Athens Lunatic Asylum following our weekend trip there. Did we experience any spooky happenings? Listen and find out!

In this weeks episode we again discuss the dangers of hitchhiking. In the 1970's a terrible duo who's quest was to kill a teenage girl for each year ages 13 through 19 and unfortunately they got all to close to reaching their goal.

Everyone knows about it, but do you really know what happened during the Salem Witch Trials? We discuss the accused and the conditions they were kept in before being unjustly hanged for Witch craft. We also throw in a bonus story about a haunted Ohio college with ghostly tales.

What was supposed to be an institution before its time turned into a hell on earth. With over crowding and understaffing, Pennhurst became a prison of neglect and filth. After 79 years of operation, it closed on December 9, 1987 leaving behind decaying buildings and a history of torture.

Many documentaries came out about this case involving girl who was abducted in plain sight. She and her family were groomed by their next door neighbor who would eventually abduct 12 year old Jan where he would take her to Mexico to get married. All the while, Jan was being brainwashed by her abuser to believe she is part alien and must complete a secret mission to have a baby before the age of 16.

July 12 of 2015, teenager Tiffany Valiante went missing one night following a grad party. Her parents were immediately out looking for her. Her uncle had the misfortune of stumbling upon a police investigation on the train tracks, close to where Tiffany was last seen. He was told by investigators that a young woman had been hit by a train. He was asked to identify the body and he was shocked when it was in fact his niece. The following day, the New Jersey Transit closed the case and labeled it as a suicide. However, there were many occurrences that lead the family to believe there may have been another reason for Tiffany to be out on the tracks that night. Her shorts were never found and her shoes were found miles away from where she was hit, despite investigators claiming Tiffany walked the tracks to her death.

It's a 5 bedroom house located at 112 Ocean Street, Long Island, New York that was the inspiration of countless books and movies. In 1974 Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his family in the house that the Lutz's would purchase 13 months later for $80,000. The family only lived in the house for 28 days despite it being their dream home. What happened to cause the Lutz's to leave behind their belongings and food in the fridge or was it all a hoax? Connect with us on TikTok@ a.spooky.hangout