The clock’s winding down on the final moments of the year and people around the world are putting their charms and traditions to work, shoring up good fortune for the future. But it’s not always our own personal luck that’s on the line… In this story, a night of superstitions weaves together the fates of merrymakers eager for fresh starts. This episode is presented by Superstitions, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Follow Superstitions free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
He’s faced his ghosts, and reckoned with his past. But after decades of relentless self-enrichment, how can Ebenezer Scrooge truly redeem himself?
“A Christmas Carol” is presented by Tales, a Spotify Original from Parcast. For more stories that aren’t afraid to get dark, follow Tales free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Nearly two centuries ago, Charles Dickens wrote a tale of greed and redemption. It starts with a miserly old man, his long-dead business partner, and the sound of rattling chains… When Ebenezer Scrooge is forced to reckon with his past, he’s in for a frightful night of ghostly visitations — and a long overdue moral awakening.
“A Christmas Carol” is presented by Tales, a Spotify Original from Parcast. For more stories that aren’t afraid to get dark, follow Tales free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness is a harrowing dog-sled course. But it's not just the snow or terrain that makes this race dangerous — it’s the ghosts.
Some parents take "Christmas spirit" just a little too far.
Nicknamed the Grande Dame of New Orleans, this opulent hotel is known for its Carousel Bar and its location one block away from Bourbon Street. But it‘s also known for its spirits, and this doesn‘t just mean beverages. Here, „favorite haunt“ takes on a different meaning.
Picture yourself at twelve, home alone for the very first time and thrilled to have a night of independence. You eat candy. You watch movies all night. But then you see a shadow in the window, and you*re gripped by fresh terror. Has someone been watching your every move?
This cave system in England was once the site of a secret club for London‘s elite. But if you visit today, you‘ll find more than just stories of old rituals and debaucherous evenings. You might catch a glimpse of a woman in a wedding dress, telling you to leave.
You start the trip of a lifetime with your mom, just the two of you, gallivanting across Paris. But when she falls ill, you bid her rest and venture out alone – returning to the hotel to find that she‘s not only missing.. There‘s no sign she was ever there.
Today we’re bringing you a special episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Mythology on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! She’s the spirit of a woman, crying unceasingly for her lost children… whom she herself killed. But La Llorona isn’t simply a tragic figure who lost her mind with jealousy. She’s the ghost of Mexico’s bloody past.
A historic residence in Salem, Massachusetts has a particularly witchy history: it sits atop the foundation of the home of George Corwin – the sheriff responsible for arrests and executions during the Salem Witch Trials
If you find it face up, it bestows good fortune. If you throw it in a fountain, it grants a wish. But if you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time, something as harmless as a penny becomes a deadly weapon.
An 11-mile stretch of highway between two suburbs in Denver, Colorado is desolate and Ionely during the day. But at night, it comes alive with ghosts and demons.
When an urgent-sounding email about a "gift" arrives in your inbox, you dismiss it as spam. But when it's followed up by a mysterious letter in the mail, you start to wonder.. Is there something more to chain emails after all?
Afraid his mother, Catherine the Great, would have him assassinated, Russian Emperor Paul I built a fortress to protect himself. But after a shocking betrayal, death entered the castle.. and with it, spectral soldiers, swirling fog, and a blue-eyed man with a grimace.
Late one night on a lonely drive, you come across an injured woman who needs help rescuing her child from her overturned car. As you race to help her, you barely have time to wonder... is this desperate woman really who she seems to be?
The 1928 murder of a Dutch faith healer led to not only one of Pennsylvania’s last witch trials, but one of the state’s most haunted homes.
A psychic appears on a local talk show and predicts a serial killer's Halloween massacre on a college campus. That campus is your campus — and as the Halloween “fun” begins, you can only hope you're strong enough to change the grisly fate the psychic foretold.
The place that inspired Japanese horror film, "The Ring," and its American remake, the Himeji Castle is Japan's largest surviving castle. It's home to not just six hundred years of history, but the ghost of a serving girl still seeking revenge on her master.
The Night Shift Podcasts is spinning a web of new shows and special programming to celebrate our favorite season. Follow us into the darkest depths of history, mystery, and the human mind — starting with this episode of Crime Countdown! Hosts Ash and Alaina are ranking the top 10 haunted crime scenes, including an Irish castle with a deadly trap door and the home of a ghostly bride. If you enjoy this episode, search Crime Countdown to find more passionate takes on top-ten rankings. Listen free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!