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5 Types of Ghosts and True Ghost Stories – Nightland Frights

Step into the shadows with Nightland Frights as host John Radtke uncovers the five main types of ghosts that haunt our world — and the terrifying real stories behind them. From violent poltergeists to mysterious shadow people, discover what kind of spirit might be lurking in your home.
Featuring true Midwest hauntings, viral paranormal evidence, and the eerie history of locations investigators refuse to enter, this episode dives deep into the darker side of the supernatural.
Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, you’ll never look at that chill down your spine the same way again.
👻 Chapters / Key Moments
00:00 – Introduction: Welcome to the world of restless spirits03:15 – Intelligent hauntings and ghostly communication09:42 – Residual hauntings: when the past won’t fade16:30 – Poltergeists: chaos, fear, and flying objects22:18 – Shadow People: the watchers in the dark28:40 – Orbs and energy forms: fact or photographic illusion?35:00 – John’s final thoughts and chilling listener story
🪦 Featured Stories
The Haunted Barn in Oshkosh – where tools move on their own
Boyd House – a paranormal team’s nightmare encounter
The Hille Farm Curse – a haunting that never ends
A viral TikTok shadow figure that terrified millions
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Rissa, Tea & Smoke — The Ouija Board Story”

In this spine-tingling episode, host John Radtke is joined once again by Rissa from Tea & Smoke for an in-depth journey into one of the most infamous paranormal tools of all time — the Ouija Board. From its eerie Victorian origins to its pop culture legacy, they trace how a “toy” became one of the world’s most feared gateways to the unknown.
👻 Episode Summary
What started as a parlor game during the Spiritualist movement of the 1800s soon transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Rissa walks us through the dark, tragic, and surprisingly entrepreneurial history of the Ouija board — from its creation by businessmen in Baltimore to the spooky myths and moral panics that followed. You’ll learn how a locket, a séance, and a clever marketing plan birthed a legend that refuses to die.
Together, John and Rissa explore:
The Fox Sisters and the birth of American spiritualism
How Helen Peters named the Ouija board — and how it betrayed her
Why Hasbro now owns one of the world’s most “haunted” brands
The Exorcist effect that turned a game into a demonic symbol
The Satanic Panic years — and how fear fueled sales
Modern science’s explanation: the ideomotor effect
And whether Ouija boards are truly dangerous… or just misunderstood
💀 Highlights
📜 The Ouija board’s link to the Civil War, grief, and loss
🪦 The mysterious death of inventor William Fuld
🧠 How scientists once used Ouija boards to access hidden memories
🎬 Pop culture moments from I Love Lucy to The Exorcist
🔥 The surprising rules of play — and what not to ask
🕯️ Why You’ll Love It
This episode blends history, folklore, and psychology with John and Rissa’s trademark humor and insight. Whether you’re a skeptic, believer, or just love a good ghost story, you’ll come away with a whole new understanding of why the Ouija board endures — and why it might not be as evil as you think.
📅 Episode Out: Halloween Week
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The Scorned Spirits: Deborah from Paranormal Paradigma on the Dark Feminine, Folklore & Healing

Welcome back to Dairyland Frights! Host John Radtke is joined once again by the ever-insightful Deborah from Paranormal Paradigma — a gifted medium, healer, and spiritual guide — for a fascinating and empowering dive into the legends of vengeful women in folklore and what these stories reveal about the dark feminine, trauma, and transformation.
From Japan’s Kuchisake-Onna (The Slit-Mouthed Woman) to La Llorona and the White Lady of Europe, Deborah unpacks how cultures worldwide have created ghostly figures of women betrayed, silenced, and transformed by pain — and how those myths reflect real human wounds that still haunt us today.
Together, John and Deborah explore:
💀 The truth behind the Kuchisake-Onna sightings that terrified Japan in 1979
🌙 Why spirits linger when trauma and emotion go unhealed
🕯️ How society’s fear of the feminine created centuries of ghost stories
🧿 The spiritual meaning behind “Am I beautiful?” — and what it really asks of us
💫 Deborah’s approach to subconscious healing through mediumship, and how shadow work can transform pain into purpose
⚡ Why the paranormal is really about the unknown within ourselves
This episode blends folklore, psychology, and spirituality into one eerie yet uplifting conversation — perfect for your Halloween week playlist.
🧙‍♀️ About the Guest:
Deborah (Paranormal Paradigma) is a psychic medium, healer, and content creator helping others reconnect with their subconscious, heal deep emotional wounds, and discover their purpose.🌐 Website: paranormalparadigma.com📱 Instagram & TikTok: @paranormalparadigma📺 YouTube: Paranormal Paradigma💬 Offering: Medium readings, subconscious healing, and shadow-work sessions

Sinister Sisters Paranormal Return – Haunted Investigations, Civil War Spirits & Waverly Hills Mysteries

The Sinister Sisters Paranormal team is back on Dairyland Frights with even more chilling encounters and unbelievable stories from their latest investigations. From haunted Civil War hospitals in Tennessee to the dark halls of Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, these fearless investigators share their scariest “ugly” moments, the surprising “good” ones, and everything in between.
Highlights in this episode:
A terrifying Estes Method session gone wrong at the Gaines House in Gainsborough, TN.
Paranormal encounters at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, including unsettling attachments and energy drains.
The infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium—spirits seeking help, the body chute, and the legendary nurse’s suicide.
Exploring Rosemont, a historic home filled with family spirits, children’s laughter, and intelligent hauntings.
Stone Tape Theory explained—why buildings made of limestone, quartz, or granite may hold paranormal energy.
Funny and eerie moments, from ghostly whistles to spirits demanding whiskey and pistols.
The Sinister Sisters also discuss how they protect themselves, the importance of respect when dealing with spirits, and upcoming paranormal events at Rosemont and beyond.
👻 If you love ghost hunting, paranormal investigations, and real haunted history, this episode is packed with eerie tales you won’t forget.
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Midwest Spirit Seekers: Haunted Houses, Dark Spirits & Nightmares

Welcome back to Dairyland Frights! In this chilling episode, John is joined once again by David from Midwest Spirit Seekers, along with team member Tiffany, an evidential medium. Together they share their most intense and unforgettable paranormal investigations across Minnesota—including haunted Victorian homes, protective spirits, and one location so dark they vowed never to return.
From protective ghosts watching over a historic home in Minneapolis, to unsettling encounters at the infamous Boyd House, to shadowy figures and clawed entities at Edinburgh Manor, this episode dives deep into the terrifying and mysterious. Tiffany also reveals how her abilities have helped validate spirit activity and uncover shocking truths hidden within these haunted places.
Plus—hear about the team’s upcoming charity event at Malvern Manor on November 8th, raising funds for Type 1 diabetes.
Highlights in this episode:
🏚️ How Midwest Spirit Seekers began and why helping people is their mission
👻 Tiffany’s first-hand medium experiences and chilling validations
🪦 The history and spirits of a Victorian home in Minneapolis
😱 Dark forces inside the Boyd House—what made the team finally walk away
🩸 Shocking physical manifestations during an investigation at Edinburgh Manor
🙏 Why respect for spirits is vital during investigations
📅 Details on their Malvern Manor event
Links & Resources:
Follow Midwest Spirit Seekers on Facebook & Instagram
Learn more about their upcoming Malvern Manor event
Support their fundraising for Type 1 Diabetes research

The Mystery of Mel’s Hole & Haunted Lives with Red Tree House

Hello spooky friends! 👋 Welcome back to Dairyland Frights, the Midwest’s paranormal podcast, where we dive into everything eerie, creepy, and unexplained.
In this episode, John sits down with Will from the Red Tree House podcast, a master storyteller of the strange, to explore the world of hauntings, curses, possessions, and one of the strangest urban legends ever told: Mel’s Hole in Washington State.
🌲 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
Will’s personal experiences living in a haunted house—including encounters with a playful spirit nicknamed Henry and a darker, more sinister presence.
The strange discovery of a hidden graveyard near his home and how it ties into unexplained activity.
A deep dive into the bizarre legend of Mel’s Hole: a supposed bottomless pit said to resurrect animals, alter metals, and attract government cover-ups.
The blurred lines between urban legend, supernatural mystery, and psychological suggestion.
Why some paranormal stories stick with us even when science says they’re impossible.
👻 Whether you’re a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, this episode will have you questioning what lies beneath the ground… and what might be lurking in your own home.
🔗 Connect with Will & Red Tree House:
Podcast: Red Tree House (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube)
Instagram redtreehousepod
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Stay spooky, friends. 👻

Nightland Frights - 10 Signs Your House Is Haunted and The Haunted Octagon House

Welcome back to Nightland Frights—the darker, twisted shadow of Dairyland Frights. Tonight, we step into homes that don’t want to be empty, homes where the dead don’t sleep… and homes that may already be watching you.
In this episode:
Paranormal investigator Brandon Kramer (Appleton, WI) shares 10 ways to tell if your house is haunted, from cold spots to dream visitations.
We uncover the chilling history of the Octagon House in Fond du Lac, a place filled with hidden tunnels, tragic stories, and reports of ghostly children still at play.
A listener shares their terrifying personal haunting—complete with shadowy figures, whispers in the night, and a playful spirit named Henry who might not be as harmless as he seems.
Whether it’s footsteps behind you, shadows in the corner of your eye, or that heavy feeling you just can’t shake—tonight’s episode will make you question what’s really inside your home.
👻 Do you think your house might be haunted? Listen and find out.
🔗 Follow Brandon on TikTok: @realghosthunter1🔗 More Wisconsin paranormal at: Wisconsin Frights
Sleep… if you can.

Haunted Madison with KJ of Mad City Ghost Walks

In this spine-tingling episode of Dairyland Frights, John welcomes back one of his favorite guests — KJ from Mad City Ghost Walks. KJ is not only a seasoned ghost tour guide in Madison, Wisconsin, but also a paranormal investigator and lecturer who has presented at Gettysburg’s Paranormal Symposium.
Together, John and KJ explore:👻 The haunted history of downtown Madison and Forest Hill Cemetery🌲 Why Madison, WI is considered “capital H Haunted”🪦 Stories from unmarked graves and ghostly encounters on cemetery tours🧠 The Stone Tape Theory and how the environment may record traumatic events⚔️ KJ’s lecture at Gettysburg on residual hauntings and “if walls could talk”🔮 The intersection of science, energy, and the paranormal
Whether you’re a believer, skeptic, or just love spooky history, this episode will make you see Madison — and the paranormal — in a whole new light.
Links & Resources
👣 Book a tour with Mad City Ghost Walks: madcityghostwalks.com
📸 Follow KJ on Instagram: @Kjee83
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Spirits, Pets & Haunted Places with Author Rob Gutro

This week on Dairyland Frights, John welcomes back a fan-favorite guest: Rob Gutro — author, paranormal investigator, meteorologist, animal rescue volunteer, and pet medium.
Rob shares stories from his many investigations, including "The Haunting of Emory Estate" in Massachusetts and "Ghosts of Linville Manor" in Maryland. From unsettling encounters with the “man in the gray suit” to the heartbreaking spirit of a child, Rob dives deep into the mysteries he’s uncovered and the methods he uses to connect with the other side.
We also explore:
👻 How humor and drag helped spirits communicate during investigations.
🏚️ The chilling history and paranormal activity of Emory Estate.
🐶 Messages from pets in the afterlife and Rob’s work as a pet medium.
🪞 The unusual case of a ghost attached to a mirror.
⚠️ Why Ouija boards can be dangerous.
📚 Sneak peeks into Rob’s upcoming books, including The Haunting of Hunt Memorial Library.
Whether you’re fascinated by haunted houses, curious about pets in the afterlife, or love eerie ghost stories, this episode is packed with paranormal insight and chilling encounters.
🔗 Learn more about Rob Gutro’s books here: RobGutroAuthor.com🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review Dairyland Frights wherever you listen!

Ghost Gossip Podcast – Haunted Houses, Shadow Figures & Eloise Asylum

This week on Dairyland Frights, John welcomes Ashley, host of the Ghost Gossip podcast, for a chilling yet fun conversation about life inside a haunted house, sleep paralysis, and what it’s like being sensitive to spirits when your husband is a skeptic.
Ashley shares her personal experiences with shadow people, orbs, and the overwhelming presence of a spirit who didn’t appreciate her remodeling his former home. From scary encounters like sleep paralysis to lighter moments like dealing with haunted dolls, Ashley dives deep into how living with the paranormal inspired her to start her podcast.
Later, John and Ashley explore the disturbing history of Eloise Psychiatric Hospital in Michigan—a massive asylum that housed thousands, with stories of mistreatment, shock therapy, lobotomies, and restless spirits still lingering today. Expect unsettling ghost stories, dark humor, and heartfelt reflections on why people share their paranormal encounters.
If you’re fascinated by haunted houses, creepy asylums, or the mysteries of the afterlife, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
👻 Topics Covered in This Episode:
Ashley’s haunted house experiences (shadow people, orbs, oppressive energy)
Sleep paralysis and its terrifying connection to the paranormal
Haunted dolls, Ouija boards, and why John and Ashley say “no thanks”
Eloise Psychiatric Hospital’s dark history and infamous hauntings
Why sharing ghost stories is so important for people who have carried them for years
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