History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

On this episode, we are going to share several stories that feature ghost animals or what we are lovingly referring to as, Mort's Cemetery Critters! We're digging up tales of animals that refuse to stay dead. We've got phantom dogs, spectral cats, haunting horses, ghostly chickens and even undead camels. We often wonder if animals are more than just physical beings. Do they have a soul like we do and can they go on after death? Try not to get eaten, or pecked, or licked to death by something that's been dead for 20, 50 or 100 years as we share these stories of ghost animals. The Moment in Oddity features The Tower House. 
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Plymouth, Massachusetts is known as "America's Hometown" and that makes sense because this is really where America got its start. Pilgrims escaping persecution in Europe faced an uncertain and tough future in a strange land. The Native Americans befriended these newcomers and we have a national holiday that commemorates this relationship, Thanksgiving. Plymouth has a long history that has left ghost stories in its wake. Plymouth hosted the first ghost tour in which HGB had a paranormal experience. Join us for the history and the hauntings of Plymouth, Massachusetts. 
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Happy Halloween Spookies! Welcome to the HGB Halloween Special for 2026. Our Halloween specials have covered a favorite of topics from the history of certain elements of Halloween like craving pumpkins and trick or treating to clowns to the history of Disney's Haunted Mansion to the history of haunted attractions to vintage Halloween decor to horror hosts to 1980s Halloween horror movies and so much more. We have a very cool interview for this special as we explore the history of the guillotine through the black comedy/horror/pseudo documentary film named Guillotine with the co-writer, producer and director of that film, Iranian-American Filmmaker Ray Izad-Mehr. You can watch Guillotine on Amazon Prime or TUBI and we believe you are going to enjoy it!
Film synopsis: The guillotine was built on the ideals of The Enlightenment, an attempt to instill grace to an otherwise brutal expression of justice. Told through the lens of 5 true tales, we explore the Guillotine's role in history, from The French Revolution to the Fall of Saddam Hussein. At times humorous and ironic, poignant and thoughtful, these stories also reflect the morality of their times, tracing the philosophical attitudes about capital punishment, and the power structure that allows it to be. From a necessary evil to cold-blooded amusement, the blade falls with no less detachment.
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Poltergeists can be really bothersome spirits. Rather than just appearing out of the corner of our eyes or leaving a dime on the windowsill or unmaking the bed, they usually play pranks and enjoy scaring people. Poltergeist stories are always tough to believe because the activity is so intense, it's hard to believe. But even more fascinating are the evolving theories about what is behind the phenomenon. On this episode, we're traveling through centuries of strange disturbances, terrified families, baffled investigators, and some of the most famous poltergeist accounts in history. We'll explore the stories, examine the evidence, and follow the changing theories about what — or who — might be responsible for things that move when no one touches them. Because the history of the poltergeist isn't just a history of things that go bump in the night. It's also a history of how we try to explain the things that frighten us most. So turn down the lights, settle in, and keep an ear out for any unexplained noises nearby. Because this time, when something goes bump in the night, we're going to ask a different question. What if it isn't a ghost? This Month in History features Orson Welles' War of the Worlds. 
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We couldn't think of better cemeteries to explore before Halloween than the two located in Sleepy Hollow, New York. We visited both in 2022 and highly recommend that everyone peruse them at least once in their lifetime. One cemetery is the Old Dutch Burying Ground that is situated next to the Old Dutch Church. The other cemetery is the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, which was originally named Tarrytown Cemetery as Sleepy Hollow only became an official village name in 1996. There are many notable people at final rest in both cemeteries.  
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