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Oct 2023
39m 52s

The Lighthouse

KQED and Snap Studios
About this episode

The Heceta Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast on the Oregon Coast used to be a lightkeeper’s home–and it has a reputation for being very haunted. So Spooked producer, Zoë Ferrigno, went to investigate.

Original score by Doug Stuart, produced by Pam Porter’s Granddaughter, Zoë Ferrigno, artwork by Teo Ducot

Happy Friday the 13th, Spooksters!!!

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