THE HORRORS OF ROUTE 66 and More True Paranormal And Unbelievable Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Published: May 11, 2022, 5 a.m.

b'\\u201cTHE HORRORS OF ROUTE 66\\u201d and More True Paranormal And Unbelievable Stories! #WeirdDarkness

IN THIS EPISODE: Harry Houdini may have been one of the world\\u2019s greatest magicians \\u2013 but he was also the biggest debunker of magic when it came to the supernatural. (Houdini vs. Spiritualism) *** There are strong women. There are formidable ladies. There are tough cookies. There are female baddies. And then there is \\u201cStagecoach\\u201d Mary Fields, who was surely in a class all her own.\\xa0 (The Ballad of Stagecoach Mary) *** Dozens of creepy stories and urban legends have sprouted up along America\'s most legendary highway. We look at some of the horrifying things people have experienced on Route 66. (Terrors of Route 66) *** It was one of the wildest and wickedest of all Wild West towns\\u2026 and now it\\u2019s one of the most haunted. Jerome, Arizona is considered the most haunted town in the state \\u2013 possibly in all of the United States. (The Haunting of Jerome, Arizona) *** Their seances with the departed launched a mass religious movement\\u2014and then one of them confessed that \\u201cit was common delusion\\u201d. We\\u2019ll look at the rise of Spiritualism \\u2013 and the two sisters that started it all. (The Fox Sisters)

(Dark Archives episode with stories from February 04, 2020)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS\\u2026
\\u201cAllegedly\\u201d podcast hosted by Darren Marlar:\\xa0http://AllegedlyTrueCrime.com\\xa0or search for ALLEGEDLY (by Voyage Media) wherever you listen to podcasts!
\\u201cThe Fox Sisters\\u201d by Karen Abbott for Smithsonian Magazine: https://tinyurl.com/ycexng3f
\\u201cHoudini Vs. Spiritualism\\u201d by Maggie Clancy for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/tqqb7et
\\u201cStagecoach Mary\\u201d from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/sejae2n
\\u201cHorrors of Route 66\\u201d by Jacoby Bancroft for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/qt9kz53
\\u201cThe Haunting of Jerome, Arizona\\u201d by Patrick Thornton for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/szaksnf
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