My Haunted Life Podcast
Hello! This is my podcast where I delve into the history behind paranormal events. Each week I cover a different spooky location or creepy topic and sometimes even share my own experiences or interview my friends about theirs. So grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
The Pittock Mansion
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
On this week’s episode, I’m going to tell you the history and hauntings of the Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon. I figured we needed a sweet story for Valentine’s Day. I also wanted a break from the darkness of the shanghai tunnels. I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful Pittock Mansion while we were out there with the Oddities and Curiosities Expo last year. I was not prepared for how gorgeous this place was. It is tucked up on this incredibly tall hill that just weaves through this extra green and dense rainforest. When you get to the top of the hill the house just emerges from these trees quite suddenly. The house itself is a beige gray with red roofs and from the back it looks like a fortress almost. If you go to the front of the house get roses and a view of Mt. Hood and the Portland skyline to die for. Oh and the interior! Well we will talk about that a little bit later.
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, maybe something with roses, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
Sources
https://portlandghosts.com/the-pittock-mansion/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/pittock-mansion-haunted-or/
https://pittockmansion.org/our-story/history/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pittock-mansion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unhinged_(1982_film)
http://hauntedhouses.com/oregon/the-pittock-mansion-museum/
https://www.portland.gov/parks/washington-park-international-rose-test-garden
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqx3WyPVCNE
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Shanghai Tunnels
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
On this week’s episode we are going dark and discussing a heavy hitter in the paranormal community, the infamous Shanghai Tunnels of Portland. Trigger warning. It’s real dark. Name a bad thing and it will probably be mentioned today. Human trafficking, sexual assault, drugging, murder, cannibalism, racism. Yeah there’s a lot today. I discovered in my travels in the PWN that there are actually Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Astoria, and Seattle. I thought this was fascinating! But the Portland ones are probably the most famous amongst paranormal enthusiasts because they have been seen on every ghost show basically ever. There is a lot of history to get through, don’t worry it’s very dark and gruesome. I was so upset when I didn’t get to go the first time I was in Portland so I made sure to go this time, and I’ll probably go again this year too! I even had a ghostly experience that I’ll tell you all about at the end.
Sources
https://www.otbrewing.com/haunted-past
https://www.travelportland.com/culture/portland-shanghai-tunnels/
https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/08/bunko_kelly_and_the_funeral_pa.html
Haunted Portland, Oregon by Jeff Dwyer
https://puzzleboxhorror.com/shanghai-tunnels-portland/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/portland-s-shanghai-tunnels
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/shanghai_tunnels_myth/#.Y8W4tS2B1pQ
http://wicked-portland.com/ch05.html
https://www.theawl.com/2014/07/the-legend-of-the-legend-of-bunko-kelly-the-kidnapping-king-of-portland/
Ghost Adventures Season 6 episode 1, (On hulu it’s season 8, episode 1)
Portals to Hell Season 2, Episode 3
Most terrifying Places in america season 1 episode 2
http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2016/09/hgb-ep-147-shanghai-tunnels.html
https://www.werewolves.com/the-werewolf-of-portland/
https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/chinookan-head-flattening/#.Y9Q7Qi2B1pQ
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Haunted Dolls finale with Raven’s Dark Dolls
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
On this week’s episode I have my darling friend Bekah from Raven’s Dark Dolls. She is an artist that takes old dolls and puts a spooky twist on them. In her travels she has come across more than a few spirited dolls. We talk about the why, what to do with a doll spirited by a dark entity, and so much more!
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
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Thursday Aug 18, 2022
The weird world of e-Bay Dolls
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
On this week’s episode we are going down the rabbit hole of the weird and wonderful world of haunted dolls on E-bay, with my buddy Andrew Cronk of Cronk Art & Curiosities. I thought that this was be a nice reprieve from the creepiness and yet we ended up giving each other the shivers.
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
Doll #1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/314102989080?hash=item4921ff4118:g:7BkAAOSwp~hiy0yR
Doll #2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/394169011811?hash=item5bc64dce63:g:yzoAAOSwEb5i1STG
Doll #3
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304584819330?hash=item46eaab8282%3Ag%3A1I4AAOSwBmdi6sb6&nma=true&si=D4sV9OaIK5E6UoLX3x5VuRO%252FCms%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Doll #4
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185519059818?hash=item2b31cc336a%3Ag%3A-qIAAOSwKw1i5ZQB&nma=true&si=D4sV9OaIK5E6UoLX3x5VuRO%252FCms%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Doll #5:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154693752090?hash=item240477551a:g:M-4AAOSw5x9hi86u
Doll #6
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1263642646/haunted-active-succubus-spirit-doll?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=haunted+doll&ref=sr_gallery-1-12&organic_search_click=1
Doll #7
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1186352787/haunted-doll-mystery-box-personalized?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=haunted+doll&ref=sr_gallery-1-4&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1
Doll #8
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1272204672/haunted-spirit-doll-bianca?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=haunted+doll&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&cns=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1
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Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Annabelle
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
This week on the podcast we continue the month of Haunted Dolls with another of the most infamous, Annabelle. This sweet little Ragged Anne Doll has caused a lot of trouble. She tormented nurses, terrified priests, and even almost killed Ed and Lorraine Warren.
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Friday Aug 05, 2022
Robert the Doll
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
On this week’s episode we are delving into the history of one of the most famous haunted dolls in the world, Robert the Doll. This one has always given me the heebee jeebees. Maybe because it’s relatable. Robert has been to blame for people losing their jobs, relationships, deaths, and all sorts of mishaps. He has gained celebrity status from his little home at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida where he receives 100s of visitors, letters, candy, and other presents a year. Many believe that he is the inspiration for the Chucky franchise.
But what/who is Robert? What haunts Robert the Doll? Has he come to life because of the love of an obsessive child or is he a demon? There’s so much to this one.
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
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Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Ned the Alien and the 1897 UFO Crash in Aurora, Texas
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
On this week’s podcast, we are finishing up our tour of the Texas with an out of the world stop. We went to go see Ned the Alien’s grave and wandered around Aurora, Texas! For the UFO enthusiasts out there, this was like Roswell before Roswell. As the story goes in 1987, a ufo crashed on Judge Proctor's land. The most sensational part of the story is they recovered the pilot, described as Martian looking, and gave him a proper Christian burial in the local cemetery. But the mystery and controversy over Ned just keeps on growing, long after it’s death. Of course the easiest thing to do is dig them up and do some DNA testing but the debate over exhumation continues. UFO researchers have been even met in the cemetery by locals with guns protecting their Ned. The story is awesome.
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
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Friday Jul 01, 2022
Top 10 Haunted Bathrooms
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Hello goblins and ghouls and welcome to another episode of my haunted life podcast, with me, your host, Angela Hartshorn.
How is everyone doing this week? This week I’m doing top 10 haunted bathrooms. No real surprise, most of them are found in the UK. I was actually surprised there were so many haunted, and well documented, bathrooms.
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
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Meet Angela Hartshorn
Angela Hartshorn has been into the paranormal from a very early age, since she grew up in a haunted house. She grew up telling her family about a little girl in a red-checkered prairie dress and no one believed her. Not until a random woman her father worked with was hit by lightening and suddenly became able to see ghosts. One day she described the exact spirit Angela had told him about for years and he was floored. Since then Angela has been obsessed with hearing about as many paranormal experiences as possible.