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A True Ghost Story: Standing in Charlie Thank you to Luke for letting me share his true strange story on the podcast! Luke was 19 to 21 years old, dating a girl who was "really into witchcraft, pagan stuff," and who regularly told him she would se…

Janet Hodgson and the Enfield Poltergeist: What Really Happened to Her Janet Hodgson was the girl at the center of the most documented paranormal case in British history. But the adults in the room were so busy watching for flying Lego bricks t…

Where Is the Annabelle Doll Now? Has Annabelle Escaped? Worried over the whereabouts of the allegedly possessed Annabelle doll? You're not alone. Google searches about whether the Annabelle doll is missing, or where Annabelle is, have surged in the…

Madame Strangeways: Sources & References Here's a non-exhaustive list of all the books, papers, etc, that I reference in the podcast, especially in my paranormal deep dive episodes.  Books Hallucinations — Dr. Oliver Sacks Ep 15 The Amityville…

The Real Annabelle Story: Ed & Lorraine Warren's Possessed Doll Welcome, Strangelings, to a special deep dive episode. You'll hear all about one of Ed and Lorraine Warren's classic paranormal case files--Annabelle, the possessed doll. As usual, I'l…

I love reading scary stories, but sometimes they're just too fantastical or far-fetched to be very spooky. I need a ghost story to seem totally plausible. Like it could happen to anyone. Like it could happen to me. Or you. We should question paranor…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow--A Deep Dive Welcome stranger to a deep dive episode of Madame Strangeways with me, Madame Strangeways. Join me for a deep dive into the first Great American ghost story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving…

Glowing Figure in Nagpur India | True Paranormal Stories & Spooky Folklore  Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or some secret third thing, welcome to another episode of Madame Strangeways, where I, Madame Strangeways, narrate your true strange s…

Welcome, Stranger, to Madame Strangeways, where I narrate your true strange stories of the unexplained, whether you are a skeptic, a believer, or some secret third thing. Listen to the full episode HERE right now. No, seriously. Listen. Right meow.…

To learn all about mimics, listen to episode #53 wherever you listen to podcasts. What Are Mimics? The Paranormal Creature Invented by The Internet I'd never heard of mimics until a few years ago. And when I tried to research them, something was o…

100 spooky songs just in time for 2025 Halloween Halloweek and the final week of Strangetober. Here's the spotify Halloween playlist I built including years of spooky listening and, of course, your recommendations! Thanks to every Stranger and Stran…

Is The Conjuring 4: Last Rites Based on a True Story? To put it briefly, probably not. To put it even more briefly, absolutely positively definitely not. Oh, that was actually way less brief, sorry about that. Listen now: Spotify Apple Everythin…

On September 5, the newest of The Conjuring cinematic universe will be released: The Conjuring: Last Rites. But what's the real story behind the movie? Join me on September 3 for the first of a two part episode on the Smurl family haunting, revealin…