Ghosts

Matt, Katie, and EJ tackle the latest in weird news, talking vampire burials, and drilling into Noah's Ark. Plus, we examine ghost-repelling potions, the weird history of a lake monster video, and the unofficial beverage of Bigfoot researchers. 
 
Archeologists analyze a vampire burial found in Poland 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/science/vampire-burial-young-woman-poland
 
Filmmakers studying viral Champ footage
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/communities/filmmakers-who-captured-viral-champ-footage-to-appoint-panel-for-full-analysis/
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1995/05/07/truth-decay/acc35bb5-70db-4fe0-a56c-477ebd4d9834/
 
Drilling begins at Noah’s Ark site
https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/lifestyle/drilling-begins-at-noahs-ark-site-as-researchers-probe-turkeys-controversial-durupinar-formation/
 
Hazmat needed after anti-ghost spell goes awry
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article317071644.html
 
Hard Mountain Dew offers cast prize for bigfoot
https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/hard-mountain-dew-offers-1m-for-proof-that-bigfoot-exists/
 
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We’ve talked about haunted locations before, from the Winchester Mystery House to Bhangarh Fort and the grandaddy of them all, the Amityville House. But today’s topic is not just one of the most haunted structures, it’s one of the most haunted seas in the world. Surrounding a remote atoll in Micronesia is a graveyard of automobiles, planes, and ships; the victims of a massive battle during World War II. Called the “Ghost Fleet of Chuuk Lagoon,” these wrecks are not only one of the most popular and iconic dives. Allegedly, they are haunted by the ghosts of the Japanese and American Naval soldiers who lost their lives in the conflict.
 
Divers claim to have seen ghostly apparitions in the wreckage. Some even claim to have encountered phantom divers that follow them as they traverse the rusting husks. Others swear they have heard voices, or running machinery, as if the spirits are continuing their work in the chilling depths.
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ conclude their investigation of the Curse of the Crying Boy, a haunted painting with the power to burn whatever it touches. The Sun offers to burn Londoner's copies of the painting in a public pyre, claiming it will finally rid them of the curse. But as the story spreads, some people claim that the remaining pictures of crying children are still jinxed. Is it true, or is there some more mundane explanation for why these pantings refuse to go up in flames? 
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ break down the latest in Fortean news. A modern-day witch trial unfolds in Hanover, PA as a New Age shop challenges a 160 year old law. Ufologists investigate a possible weapon on Mars. And a newly-identified squid shows up in the most unlikely place. Plus, an Australian-themed exorcism. 
 
Hanover witch trials
https://www.witf.org/2026/07/18/pennsylvania-tarot-reading-lawsuit-advances-after-judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss/
https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-lawsuit-challenges-pennsylvania-165-year-old-fortune-telling-ban/73369978
 
Cindy Crawford’s daughter was possessed and had an exorcism  
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kaia-gerber-claims-she-had-exorcism-as-a-possessed-child/
 
Alien object on Mars
https://www.gbnews.com/science/space-breakthrough-object-mars-life
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/mysterious-mars-object-stirring-extraterrestrial-143101720.html
https://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2026/07/nasa-mars-rover-finds-alien-missile.html
 
New squid found in 70 year old collection   
https://spacedaily.com/t-sperm-whale-stomach-new-squid-family-mobydickia/
 
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In England in the 1980s, a new haunted object exploded onto the occult scene. This was a painting of a crying boy, a painting allegedly possessing such a dark and powerful energy that it was indestructible. Even after a housefire gutted their home, the owners of the painting swore that it remained unharmed, as if the painting itself had been the cause of the blaze.
 
The most terrifying part: the painting was one of a thousands, and all of them were cursed. This series of paintings of crying children have become synonymous with catastrophe, from death to destruction. Some even claimed the child depicted in the painting was the devil himself.  
 
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On a chilly December day in 1900, a lighthouse on the Flannan Islands in Scotland was found deserted. The three keepers who’d been living there were gone, leaving no trace but an overturned chair and plates of uneaten food. Their bodies were never found. In the intervening century, the story of the missing keepers of the Flannan Island Lighthouse has become rife with speculation and mystery. What happened to these missing men? And what sinister or catastrophic events lead to one of the most fascinating disappearances in history?
 
The Flannan Isles history weaves through haunting folklore and nautical mythology. From ghost ships to water monsters, long-lost cults, and phantom mariners, this is a story of the awesome power of the sea, and our sometimes futile quest to control it.  
 
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