IN THIS EPISODE\u2026
FICTION: The Creepypasta \u201cPsychosis\u201d by Gar/Matt Dymerski
NON-FICTION: What one young boy was told were nightmares, are later to be discovered by his grandmother as a real ghost! *** A woman wakes up to a ghost\u2019s impression on her arm. *** Japan has a ghost that brings good luck. *** Finding the perfect apartment becomes an imperfect nightmare. *** A woman\u2019s husband leans down to kiss her \u2013 but it\u2019s not her husband\u2019s face that she sees. *** A woman explains why she is deathly afraid of garden gnomes. *** At the Marion cemetery in Ohio there is giant sphere that moves without any apparent reason. How is it possible? What mysterious force is causing the ball\u2019s unexplained motion? (Mystery of the Giant Moving Sphere at Marion Cemetery in Ohio) *** The Handmaid's Tale has found new life as a TV series on Hulu\u2026 but did you know that it was a woman accused of witchcraft that inspired the story? It\u2019s the true, disturbing tale of Mary Webster. (The Alleged Witch That Inspired \u2018The Handmaid's Tale\u2019) *** Imaginary friends. Are they simply pretend playmates? Or something more sinister? (5 Creepy Tales of Imaginary Friends) *** If you walk through a house asking questions of the dead \u2013 don\u2019t be surprised if they respond. (The Haunted House That Gives Me the Heebie Jeebies)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cPsychosis\u201d - Written by Gar/Matt Dymerski at CreepyPasta.com: http://www.creepypasta.com/psychosis/
\u201cMy Doppelganger\u201d - Posted to Reddit by spookyghostsplshelp, reposted to MyHauntedLifeToo.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/09/2062/
\u201cThe Woodworking Spirit\u201d - Submitted by John Parish to WeirdDarkness.com, posted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/10/the-woodworking-spirit/
\u201cA Haunted Classroom?\u201d - Submitted by Jan Belton: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/11/a-haunted-classroom/
\u201cOuija Board Terror\u201d- Submitted by Angeline Hoskins, West Virginia:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/12/ouija-board-terror/
\u201cThe Girl In The Chair\u201d - Submitted by Alexa: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/22/the-girl-in-the-chair/
\u201cFriendly Ghosts From The Civil War Era\u201d - Submitted by Cliff Davis, Virginia:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/15/friendly-ghosts-civil-war-era/
\u201cThe Old Arkansas House\u201d - Submitted by Della, Arkansas: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/19/old-arkansas-house/
\u201cRight Said Fred\u201d - Written by Djehuty94 at Reddit.com, reposted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/18/2072/
\u201cHotel Poltergeist\u201d - Collected by G. Michael Vasey from TripAdvisor.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/17/hotel-poltergeist/
\u201cThe Ghost Of A Man Possessed\u201d - Submitted by Virginia Jones, Atlanta:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/16/ghost-man-possessed/
\u201cFrank Lives There Too\u201d - Originally a comment submitted by aw3331992 at Buzzfeed:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/30/frank-lives-there-too/
\u201cVivid Touch\u201d - Written by Erika Miyata, extracted from the new book \u201cKanashibari: True Encounters With the Paranormal In Japan\u201d by Thomas Bauerle. Posted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/29/vivid-touch/
\u201cZashiki-Warashi\u201d - Written by Yuri Mamiya, extracted from the book \u201cKanashibari: True Encounters With the Paranormal In Japan\u201d by Thomas Bauerle. Posted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/25/zashiki-warashi/
\u201cThe Evil Drug Den That Became My Home\u201d - Submitted by Lani Worden, Michigan:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/26/evil-drug-den-became-home/
\u201cSomething Special To Keep You Alive\u201d - Submitted by Leanne Banton, New Orleans:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/24/something-special-keep-alive/
\u201cThe Falling Gnome\u201d - Submitted by Desiree: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/05/23/the-falling-gnome/
\u201cThe Alleged Witch That Inspired \u2018The Handmaid's Tale\u2019\u201d - Written by Adam Wernick for WESA.fm: https://tinyurl.com/t9j37vc
\u201c5 Creepy Tales of Imaginary Friends\u201d - Posted at GhostsNGhouls.com: https://tinyurl.com/ve6qts8
\u201cThe Haunted House That Gives Me The Heebie Jeebies\u201d - Written by Lacy1990 for YourGhostStories.com:https://tinyurl.com/tyhrqy9
\u201cMystery of the Giant Moving Sphere at Marion Cemetery, Ohio\u201d - Posted at Message To Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/ujjlqah
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Originally aired: September 02, 2018
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