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The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories

The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories

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The Whispering Woods Paranormal Podcast


Do you like to get scared to death by real life ghost stories?


The Whispering Woods is a podcast devoted to the darker side of life. Join us every Sunday as we discuss and share true, scary stories of the paranormal from ancient folklore to modern hauntings.

Using immersive audio, The Whispering Woods transports listeners to another time, or even realm. Join us as we explore the unimaginable and terrifying, relaying tales of the supernatural from poltergeists to cryptids, The Hat Man to skinwalkers.



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Sarah Powell
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  • THE PAULDING LIGHT : Ghost Lights of the Upper Peninsula | True Ghost Stories
    Jul 16 2025

    In the dense, pine-shrouded forests near Paulding, Michigan, a mysterious light has appeared on the horizon almost nightly since the 1960s—hovering, bobbing, and sometimes changing colour. Known locally as the Paulding Light, this ghostly phenomenon has drawn thousands to a dead-end road in the Ottawa National Forest, where visitors report seeing what looks like a spectral lantern moving through the trees.


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    Stories:

    https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/10/26/mystery-paulding-light-remains-unexplained

    https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/john-carlisle/2016/07/08/mysterious-light-up-forest/86804836 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-paulding-light-paulding-michigan

    https://www.wxpr.org/arts-life/2019-10-31/paulding-light-remains-mystery-despite-explanation

    https://mynorth.com/2020/10/michigans-unexplained-phenomena-the-paulding-light

    https://99wfmk.com/pauldinglight2021

    https://www.wilx.com/content/news/The-mystery-of-the-Paulding-Light-483603821.html

    https://www.michiganradio.org/post/michigan-mysteries-paulding-light

    https://michiganmagazine.com/the-paulding-light

    https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/paulding-light-michigan

    https://www.mtu.edu/news/2010/09/paulding-light-explained.html

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ottawa/recarea/?recid=12304


    Sarah and Tobie xx


    "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    23 mins
  • True Scary Reddit Stories | Haunted Hotel, The Card, and Humboldt Redwoods State Park
    Jul 15 2025

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    Special thanks to True-Improvement1909, PinkyEyes666, and Mission_Search8991 for allowing us to share their stories.


    In this episode, we share three creepy Reddit stories.


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    Stories:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1l7sx5q/i_stayed_overnight_in_polands_most_haunted_castle/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1lr57bc/inexplicable_incident/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/bigfoot/s/7gPml0IdqH


    Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again tomorrow!


    Sarah and Tobie xx


    "Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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  • THE SMURL FAMILY HAUNTING : A Demon in West Pittston | True Ghost Stories
    Jul 13 2025

    Between 1974 and 1989, the quiet suburb of West Pittston, Pennsylvania became the epicenter of one of America’s most controversial and terrifying hauntings. The Smurl family claimed their humble duplex was under siege by a malevolent force—one that growled through walls, hurled furniture, and even assaulted family members. Their story gained national attention when famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren declared it a case of true demonic infestation. Priests, sceptics, psychologists, and the media all weighed in—but the family never wavered in their belief that something evil lived within their home.


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    The BOOK

    BY US A COFFEE

    Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP

    Subscribe to our PATREON

    EMAIL us your stories

    Join us on INSTAGRAM

    Join us on TWITTER

    Join us on FACEBOOK

    Visit our WEBSITE


    Research Links:

    https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2009/08/19/family-says-demons-haunted-their/52283007007

    https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/the-haunting-of-west-pittston/article_37e1d794-f58f-5bb2-b8e5-d0dc9d22295d.html

    https://www.timesleader.com/archive/267349/news-687432-smurl-family-sticks-to-story-of-haunting

    https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34246/exclusive-interview-the-smurl-family

    https://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/10/the_smurl_haunting_the_case_of.html

    https://www.phillyvoice.com/true-horror-story-smurl-family-haunting-ed-lorraine-warren

    https://www.grunge.com/406593/the-true-story-behind-the-haunting-that-inspired-the-smurl-haunting

    https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Haunted.html?id=QjhFAAAACAAJ

    https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4712

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/smurl-family-haunting


    Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Wednesday.


    Sarah and Tobie xx


    "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/;;;

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Pure magic, mystery, scary and humor

I tuned in out of curiosity, just a little bedtime scary before I sleep. Calmly and beautifully orated stories of real life scares and folklore history by Sarah hooks you in and then the introduction of her son Tobias and their frank and humourous banter about the story told. This is well researched folklore, eerie short stories or experiences shared and a delightful conversation with mother and son. Brilliant listening.

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