Dairyland Frights

The Terrifying Ohio State Prison akaThe Shawshank Redemption Prison

The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio This prison is considered to be one of the most haunted prisons in the Midwest and the United States. It’s also known as the Shawshank Prison where the movie The Shawshank Redemption was filmed. Ohio State Reformatory

The Anna Lyons House

Haunted by its own troubled history, the Anna Lyons House is said to have one resident spirit: a woman by the name of Amanda Mckeen. Join John and Courtney from Haunts as they discuss the history and the hauntings of the Anna Lyons House and various locations around Virginia City, Montana! It's a lesser-known haunt that you won't want to miss!  Here is the link to the book "The Body in the Bathtub."
Sources: https://ghostcitytours.com/tombstone/haunted-tombstone/boothill-cemetery/ https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Tailings-Ghost-Virginia-Helena/dp/0917298918 https://spirittripping.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/ghostly-guests-of-the-fairweather-inn-virginia-city-montana/

Haunted Hummel Park and Hatchet/Heartbreak Bridge

Haunted Hummel Park is located in Omaha, Nebraska and its urban legends feature albino cannibals, satanic rituals, and cursed steps. Hatchet or heartbreak bridge urban legend is about a teacher in the 1900s who lost her mind with her unruly students and decided to take care of them in a horrific way. Let’s get spooky!

Phantom Kangaroos: The Story Being Waukesha’s Greatest Marsupial Mystery

Kangaroos? In Wisconsin? Since the late 1800s, countless Wisconsinites have reported seeing kangaroos around the state with zero explanation. The people of Waukesha even organized a kangaroo hunt in the late 1970s to catch the elusive marsupials. Listen to Meaghan’s comical telling of several wild stories, then decide for yourself if they sound real or a part of a grand, Wisconsin-wide hoax.

Haunted Lincoln Park Zoo

The Lincoln Park Zoo is located in Chicago where there once was a cemetery. The Chicago City Cemetery was open from 1843 to 1859 and it held the remains of more than 35,000 people. Stories say that as many as 12,000 -15,000 bodies still remain under the zoo, with no way to discern where the myriad burials remained, the city simply continued its plans to create a lakefront park, and Chicago moved on. Not all of the dead, however, did.

Dairyland Frights Best Episodes so far!

Hey spooky friends! We wanted you to enjoy the best of our episodes so far Haunted Door County, The Peshtigo Fire Summer Wind Mansion over this long weekend. We'll be back with a brand-new episode next week!

The Van Meter Visitor: A Small Town Iowa Mystery

Description: In 1903, a tiny Iowa town of 400 people was terrorized by a winged beast for five nights. It had leathery bat-like wings, a horn on its head that emitted a beam of light, and made a sound that was described “as though Satan and a regiment of imps were coming forth for battle.” Eventually, an old-fashioned mob was formed to drive the beast out for good. But, was it all real? Or, was it an elaborate hoax created by some of the town’s most prominent residents? 
Listen to this episode of Dairyland Frights and decide for yourself! 
 

Haunted Galena, IL : The Lady in Black: Ghostly Encounters at the DeSoto House Hotel

Since the 1800s, the DeSoto House Hotel in Galena, Illinois has had its fair share of hauntings and tragedies — fires, explosions, and wild paranormal activity. Guests have reported seeing ghostly apparitions of children, Union Soldiers, and most notably, a woman in black descending a staircase and disappearing into a wall. Are you brave enough to book a room at the Desoto House? Tune in as the Dairyland Frights gang covers the spookiest stories of haunted Galena.

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

Bachelor's Grove Woods is located just 25 miles outside of Chicago and is home to one of the most haunted cemeteries in the world. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery has had reports of well over 100 paranormal experiences, some of which were documented.
Get some extra pairs of pants and underwear ready. You’re going to need them!
 

The Disappearance of Lawrence Joseph Bader

A mysterious disappearance of an Ohio man that ended up not being what it seemed. This is the true story of Lawrence Joseph Bader that's so crazy that you have to listen to believe it!