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Forlorn Hope: The Donner Party Part 1
Season 6 Episode 10
In the spring of 1846, a wagon train of hopeful immigrants left Illinois, bound for California, but they had no idea what awaited them on the trail. …
4 years ago
The Deadliest Month (Coal Mining Disasters)
Season 6 Episode 9
In December 1907, three coal mine disasters took place, killing hundreds of men who dared to tear apart the earth in search of wealth. The deadly tra…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Curse of Black River Falls
Season 6 Episode 8
What happened in the town of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, between 1890 and 1910? What caused the once pleasant and thriving small town to become a p…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Village That Vanished
Season 6 Episode 7
In the wilds of northwestern Connecticut are the remains of a small village called Dudleytown. The homes of this once thriving community are long gon…
4 years, 2 months ago
Mrs. Wakeman vs The Antichrist
Season 6 Episode 6
Religious zealots have been awaiting the appearance of the Antichrist on earth for centuries. There have been those who have actively sought him out …
4 years, 2 months ago
Pow-wowing and Hex Murders
Season 6 Episode 5
In the modern days of the 1920s, a pair of homicides that came to be known as the "Hex Murders" – and the subsequent hex scare that followed – marked…
4 years, 3 months ago
Witch Trouble At Booger Hole
Season 6 Episode 4
In 1900, Booger Hole (named for a kind of supernatural being) in West Virginia was the scene of the horrendous murder of a witch named Annie Boggs, d…
4 years, 3 months ago
Live From Dead Of Winter 2022
Season 6 Episode 4
Live from the Dead Of Winter Festival in Alton, Illinois. We answer your ghost questions and read our most upsetting reviews.
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4 years, 4 months ago
The Devil Went Down To Salem (The Salem Witch Trials)
Season 6 Episode 3
The story behind the most famous witch trials in American history. What brought the devil to Salem? How did the hysteria start, and what led to the d…
4 years, 4 months ago
The American Witch
Season 6 Episode 2
Salem was far from the only "witchcraft outbreak" in American history. Witches – falsely accused and the real thing – can be found throughout the ear…
4 years, 5 months ago