Sep 2021

Big Moose Lake

In 1906, a wealthy man named Chester Gillette took his pregnant girlfriend Grace Brown out for a romantic boat ride on Big Moose Lake. Only Chester returned. Legend says that Grace still haunts the shores of Big Moose Lake, a spirit of protection... and vengeance. Learn more abou ... Show More

39m 51s

Sep 2021

Introducing: Wild Wild West

In this special collection of Parcast episodes, we’re revisiting the lore and tackling the tallest of tales from an era that’s endlessly mythologized in American pop culture — the Wild West. From bloody feuds to gunslinging bandits, unsolved murders to centuries-old mysteries, sa ... Show More

15m 54s

Sep 2021

Charfield Railway

If it wasn’t for October 13th, 1928, Charfield would simply be known as a sleepy village in Gloucestershire, England. But that morning, two trains collided on the tracks near Wotton Road. The Charfield Railway Disaster left deep scars, and its victims are still waiting to move on ... Show More

39m 31s

Feb 2025

106. Staying In The Most Haunted Airbnb in Salem (Feat. Two Girls One Ghost)

In part one of our series, I chat with Corinne and Sabrina from the Two Girls One Ghost podcast from inside the most haunted Airbnb in Salem, Massachusetts, The Henry Derby House. We talk about the dark history of the house, how it was involved in the Salem Witch Trials, and the ... Show More

42m 37s

Nov 2018

SALEM Ep. 8 | Interview: Elizabeth Peterson

Elizabeth Peterson is the Director of the Witch House and Pioneer Village in Salem. The Witch House is the home of judge Jonathan Corwin and has been preserved as a museum to give visitors a rare glimpse into the life of a judge of the Salem witch trials. We met Elizabeth in the ... Show More

33m 37s

Mar 2024

The Salem Witch Trials

<p>More than 200 accused, 20 executed and a village plagued with hysteria. Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693 the work of superstition, a power struggle, fungus or actual witchcraft? What makes them stand out in the history of witch trials?</p><br><p>In this episode, Do ... Show More

40m 52s

Jan 2025

The Salem Wizard Trial

In 1692, a witch hunt began in Salem Village. The hunt soon grew to shocking proportions, with more than 150 people accused. Even Salem's former minister, Reverend George Burroughs, wasn't safe: in April, he was named as a wizard. In the face of a terrified population and a gover ... Show More

52m 31s

Oct 2022

EP. 84 MASSACHUSETTS - The Salem Witch Trials

It was the summer of 1692, and a woman named Bridget Bishop was the first woman to face the hangman’s rope while neighbors and old friends looked on and cheered - but this execution would certainly not be the last in the town of Salem, Masschussets, and over the next few months, ... Show More

1h 41m

Nov 2015

The Salem Witch Trials

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the outbreak of witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692-3, centred on Salem, which led to the execution of twenty people, with more dying in prison before or after trial. Some were men, including Giles Corey who died after being pressed with heavy ro ... Show More

45m 28s

Oct 2023

S3 Ep24: The Salem Witch Trials

Bubble, bubble, toil and lots of trouble. The Puritanical witch hunt of Salem, Massachusetts took the lives of 19 innocent people as one of the most dramatic instances of scapegoating in American history. Was there something in the rye? Evil in the water? Sexism in the air? Well, ... Show More

30m 51s

Nov 2024

The Lizzie Borden House

A desperate reporter enters the Lizzie Borden House to exploit its dark history for a true crime podcast – only to find that the house’s ghosts may have other plans for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34m 2s

Aug 2020

August 19, 1692: Salem Witch Trials

On this day in 1692, five residents of Salem, Massachusetts—including a clergyman—were hanged to death for the crime of witchcraft. They wouldn’t be the last. Guest hosted by Wenndy MacKenzie from the Parcast original podcast, Unsolved Murders. Learn more about your ad choices. V ... Show More

16m 59s

Feb 2021

The Judge’s House Pt. 1

Bram Stoker’s eerie tale follows a Cambridge astronomy student who needs a quiet place to study for the toughest exam of his life. He rents an old house in a little town, but the superstitious locals warn him that the home is haunted by the evil judge who owned it… Learn more abo ... Show More

34m 54s

The Joshua Ward House