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FICTION: A full chapter from Jason R. Davis\\u2019 novel, \\u201cInto The Darkness!\\u201d https://amzn.to/3TrGigC (last story of the episode)
NON-FICTION: Following the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp\'s guards. What exactly transpired still isn\'t known. (How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance) *** When someone in her town was ill, Bertha was to first to pick up her medical bag and rush to the scene to try and help the sickly individual. It never failed though \\u2013 shortly after her visit, Bertha\\u2019s patients would pass away. (The Horrible Bertha Gifford) *** The Chicago Water Tower is one of the oldest buildings in the Windy City. Is it also one of the most haunted? (Chicago\\u2019s Haunted Water Tower) *** A bell ringing team in England is plagued by phantom footsteps. (The Phantom Footsteps That Haunt Our Church) *** The crate was picked up and delivered to the docks. It was scheduled to leave for New Orleans that afternoon, but inclement weather kept the boat and crew in port for a week. That\\u2019s when sailors began complaining of a foul odor coming from the hold. (The Corpse In The Shipping Crate) *** In the already exceedingly odd history of mysterious encounters with unexplained entities, there are sometimes some that stand out as particularly bizarre, to the point of being almost ludicrous. And I\\u2019ll share a few. (Absurd Entities) *** Just because you\\u2019re working in a busy office in the middle of the day doesn\\u2019t mean you can\\u2019t be disturbed by the paranormal. (The Haunted Office) A restaurant owner sees a man standing outside in the rain \\u2013 but none of his employees can see the man. (No Entry!) *** Surrounded by sunny beaches, lush palm trees, and warm sand\\u2026 and still one man is terrorized by an entity. (I Think My Hotel Room is Haunted) *** If you plan on staying at a strange hotel, be sure it wasn\\u2019t built on a sacred burial ground. (The Ancients Walk at Night) *** Just because your family doesn\\u2019t know of a death taking place in your house in the past, doesn\\u2019t mean there wasn\\u2019t one. (A Visitation From The Great Beyond) *** A girl babysits a group of children, but feels she\\u2019s not the only one awake in the house. (The Other Babysitters) *** A man is pelted with candy by an unseen entity. (The Poltergeist Who Won\\u2019t Leave Us\\u2026 Ever) *** Can a house be haunted by\\u2026 a smell? (A Ghostly Smell) *** A man checks in to a hotel he had no idea was haunted \\u2013 yet the hotel staff knew. (The Crying Ghost of Galveston) *** A girl\\u2019s dorm room becomes haunted on her last day at school\\u2026 but upon arriving home, she discovers the phantom has followed her. (The Voice) *** The Bad Omen of the Solar Eclipse *** and MORE!
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
(Sorry, but many of the links and credits to stories from the 2017 stories have been lost.)
\\u201cInto the Darkness\\u201d by Jason R. Davis (audiobook narrated by Darren Marlar): https://amzn.to/3TrGigC
\\u201cBad Omen of the Solar Eclipse\\u201d sources: http://www.ancientpages.com/2017/08/15/ancient-solar-eclipses-that-re-wrote-history-and-made-ever-lasting-impact-on-humans/, http://www.ancientpages.com/2015/09/25/eclipse-was-a-bad-omen-a-sign-of-gloom-and-doom-in-ancient-peoples-beliefs/
\\u201cHow Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance\\u201d by Kara Goldfarb for All That\\u2019s Interesting:https://tinyurl.com/rczvtdc
\\u201cChicago\\u2019s Haunted Water Tower\\u201d for Ghosts And Ghouls: https://tinyurl.com/rp4e58r
\\u201cThe Horrible Bertha Gifford\\u201d by Karen Cernich for eMissourian: https://tinyurl.com/rea75sj
\\u201cThe Corpse In The Shipping Crate\\u201d by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/u7olss4
\\u201cPhantom Footsteps Haunt Our Church\\u201d by Neil Jones for My Haunted Life Too: https://tinyurl.com/yx47xn83
\\u201cAbsurd Entities\\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/rr2w5gy
\\u201cThe Haunted Office\\u201d by Dennis F., Ohio: https://tinyurl.com/w6myjcz
\\u201cNo Entry\\u201d by Norris Chere: https://tinyurl.com/w2wxwwc
\\u201cI Think My Hotel Room Is Haunted\\u201d by Reddit user ToastyAstronaut: https://tinyurl.com/svehhq9
\\u201cThe Ancients Walk At Night\\u201d by Mark Rawlins: https://tinyurl.com/r9f5ul3
\\u201cA Visitation From The Great Beyond\\u201d by Sheena Franks: https://tinyurl.com/s98exd6
\\u201cThe Other Babysitters\\u201d by Buzzfeed user deannas478443cc9: https://tinyurl.com/w5fn57n
\\u201cThe Poltergeist Who Won\\u2019t Leave Us\\u2026 Ever\\u201d by Angel Ferrante, Indiana: https://tinyurl.com/vj62srt
\\u201cA Ghostly Smell\\u201d by S. Prize, Arizona: https://tinyurl.com/un85ep5
\\u201cThe Crying Ghost of Galveston\\u201d by Paul Rand, Texas: https://tinyurl.com/w2j6u7e
\\u201cThe Voice\\u201d by Persis Phelps: https://tinyurl.com/s6663m7
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Originally aired: August 15, 2017; September 23-24, 2018
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