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Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

Not My Ghost, Not My Problem

di Jen & Kelly

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111. Oklahoma Octopus & the Squonk: Cryptids You’ve Never Heard Of

Something may be lurking beneath the lakes of Oklahoma—and something else is wandering Pennsylvania’s hemlock forests, crying uncontrollably about its face. This week, we’re investigating two wonderfully bizarre lesser-known cryptids: the allegedly enormous Oklahoma Octopus and the tragically damp Squonk. We dig into where these stories came from, what evidence actually exists, and why a cryptid does not have to be biologically real to become culturally immortal. ⚠️ Content Warning: Brief discussion of drowning deaths and water-safety statistics. 👀 Sneak Peek 🐙 The suspiciously modern origins of the Oklahoma Octopus 😭 The Squonk’s tear-soaked place in Pennsylvania lumberjack folklore 🔍 Why cryptid stories survive even without scientific evidence ❓ Question for the Comments: Would proof of one cryptid make every other cryptid more believable? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open 00:06 Welcome to Lesser-Known Cryptids 04:43 Would One Proven Cryptid Change Everything? 11:49 Giant Squid: When Sea Monsters Turn Out Real 16:20 What Counts as a Cryptid? 30:20 The Oklahoma Octopus 44:53 Wine Break & Meet the Squonk 01:01:14 Is the Squonk Real? 01:04:06 Closing Thoughts 📚 Sources & Further Reading Is There an Oklahoma Octopus? — KGOU https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-09-26/is-there-an-oklahoma-octopus Tulsa District Water Safety—Statistics — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Water-Safety/Statistics/ Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods — William T. Cox https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Fearsome_Creatures_of_the_Lumberwoods%2C_with_a_Few_Desert_and_Mountain_Beasts Giant Squid on Baited Camera — Smithsonian Ocean https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/giant-squid-baited-camera

110. She Touched a Smoke Demon: Paranormal Postcards Vol. 15

This week’s Paranormal Postcards gives us three very different reasons to trust your gut: a real-world threat near Seattle’s Green Lake, a Japanese smoke entity that becomes far too attached, and a haunted college staircase where challenging the resident presence goes exactly as badly as you would expect. Joel joins us as these stories somehow lead to Taser Ghost, paranormal boundary violations, and a one-sided feud with Dave’s suspiciously excellent writing. ⚠️ Content Warning: Stalking and predatory behavior, religious trauma, illness and vomiting, injuries, physical violence within a paranormal account, brief mention of recent loss, and mature language. 👀 Sneak Peek 🚨 Missy’s instincts warn her that the man following her is no ordinary passerby 🌫️ Birdie touches a smoke entity—and deals with the consequences for three days 🏫 Dave challenges whatever is haunting a Mount Ida College staircase 📺 Joel pitches the 1990s villain we didn’t know we needed: Taser Ghost ❓ Question for the Comments: If you were canonized as a saint, what incredibly specific thing would you be the patron saint of, and what would people pray to you for? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 👻 Joel/FuelNeve: Instagram @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open & Welcome Back 00:33 Catching Up After the Hiatus 04:34 Patron Saints of Very Specific Chaos 14:19 The Creep at Green Lake 25:40 Taser Ghost: The TV Show 27:39 The Smoke Demon and I 42:20 A Haunted Experience at Mount Ida College 51:43 Submissions and Final Chaos 55:35 Stay Spooky, Stay Skeptical 📚 Sources & Further Reading Listener-submitted accounts — Missy, Birdie, and Dave Enenra — Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enenra Grimly Podcast — Audioboom https://audioboom.com/channels/5166696-grimly-podcast

109. Bonaventure Cemetery: Whispers Beneath the Spanish Moss

Beneath the Spanish moss of Savannah’s Bonaventure Cemetery, history and folklore share the same winding paths. We explore its plantation origins, Victorian mourning traditions, famous residents, Little Gracie Watson, and two eerie visitor encounters with our usual skeptical curiosity. ⚠️ Content Warning: Mentions of child death, enslavement, murder-suicide, epidemics, and fatal fires. 👀 Sneak Peek 🌳 From plantation to “city of the dead” 🪦 Victorian customs and grave symbolism 🎶 Mercer, Aiken, and Tattnall 👻 Little Gracie and two strange encounters ❓ Question for the Comments: Do you think Bonaventure Cemetery is haunted, or does its history make ordinary moments feel supernatural? 🔗 Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast Listen: https://pod.link/1754259268 Submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Instagram/TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 07:26 Savannah’s Buried History 11:19 Bonaventure’s Origins 20:06 Victorian Cemetery Culture 26:54 Famous Residents 45:42 Little Gracie Watson 57:47 Paranormal Accounts 63:15 Closing Reflections 📚 Sources City of Savannah: https://www.savannahga.gov/864/Bonaventure-Cemetery Little Gracie: https://www.bonaventurehistorical.org/little-gracie-watson/ 🎬 Credits Haunted well and Savannah aerial: BlackBoxGuild, Envato Elements. Live oak road: forrestbro, Envato Elements. Bonaventure Cemetery (02): Bubba73, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bonaventure_Cemetery,_Savannah,_GA,_US_(02).jpg Thomas N. Theus grave: Michael Gimenez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grave_of_Thomas_N._Theus_and_his_wife_-_Bonaventure_Cemetery_-_Savannah,_GA.jpg Bonaventure Cemetery: Michael Gimenez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bonaventure_Cemetery_-_Savannah,_GA.jpg License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

108. Island of the Dolls: The Legend Behind La Isla de las Muñecas

Deep in the canals of Xochimilco, hundreds of weathered dolls hang from trees, fences, sheds, and nearly every available surface because apparently, one potentially haunted doll was not enough. This week, we explore La Isla de las Muñecas, the Island of the Dolls, and separate the documented history of Julián Santana Barrera from the drowned-girl legend, paranormal claims, tourism mythology, and the deeply reasonable fear of hundreds of empty eye sockets watching from the trees. ⚠️ Content Warning: Discussion of child death and drowning, plus disturbing descriptions involving damaged dolls. 👀 Sneak Peek 🪆 How one doll became a collection of hundreds 🚣 Xochimilco, chinampas, and the journey to the island 👻 Agustinita, whispered voices, moving dolls, and paranormal claims 🔍 How folklore, psychology, tourism, and paranormal TV shaped the legend ✨ Creators Mentioned: @cleanwithbeax, @midwestmagicalcleaning, and @sbmowing 🔗 Links 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 📩 Paranormal Postcards: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📚 Sources Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco — UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/412/ Xochimilco — Mexico City Government https://www.mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx/locations/xochimilco/?lang=en Isla de las Muñecas — Island of the Dolls https://isladelasmunecas.com/ The Girl from the River Seine — Laerdal Medical https://laerdal.com/docid/1117082/The-Girl-from-the-River-Seine 🎞️ Video & Image Credits CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted/cropped/edited for video: “Muneca original.jpg,” “Munecas en un muro.jpg,” “Munecas en arboles.jpg,” and “Munecas arboricolas.jpg” — Karpinico “Dueño original de la Isla de las muñecas.JPG” and “Muñecas pegadas a un árbol.JPG” — Px-lga “Muñeca desvestida y desgastada.JPG” and “Alambre con partes de muñeca.JPG” — EmyPheebs “Muñecas antiguas y sucias.JPG,” “Pared con muñecas.JPG,” and “Muñeca vieja colgada en alambre.JPG” — Emmanuel Eslava “Dolls in trees.jpg” — Evacatrin License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ “Canals of Xochimilco MVI 7199.webm” — Deror avi. CC BY-SA 3.0; trimmed/edited for video. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ “Paddle Doll,” Middle Kingdom, Egypt — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 31.3.35a, b. Public domain/Open Access.

107. A Very Haunted Cleaning Job: Paranormal Postcards vol. 14

Paranormal Postcards Vol. 14 is officially here, and you ghosties understood the assignment: haunted mobile homes, hooded figures in the woods, family spirits, grief signs, one deeply unsettling basement presence, and a cleaning job that went from “absolutely not” to full spiritual confrontation. Joel joins us for this chaotic little ghost buffet, where the real question is less “is this haunted?” and more “why did anyone open that door?” 👀 Sneak Peek 👻 A haunted mobile home in Callahan, Florida with screaming, banging, and something lurking outside 🖤 Three hooded figures watching from the woods like the world’s worst welcoming committee 🕯️ A grandmother spirit who may still be visiting, comforting, and proving a childhood sighting was real 🧹 A house cleaner who refuses to be shoved down the stairs by a dark entity ❓ Question for the Comments: Would you open the door if something was banging at 2 AM and you saw absolutely nothing outside? With Joel (FuelNeve) — paranormal creator, podcast host, and our resident “WTF are you still doing here?” commentator. Follow: IG @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open & Horror Movie Casting 05:10 Merch, Patreon & Meanwhile Live 11:32 Warhammer, D&D & Chaotic Detours 15:33 James’s Haunted Mobile Home in Callahan, FL 28:20 EMF Bell & Joel’s Moving Book 40:07 Mila, the Haunted Kid Who Talks to Ghosts 49:50 Grief, Signs & Visiting the Dead 1:05:24 Joel Meets Zelda Rubinstein 1:07:15 Bloopers, Birdie & Prom Photo Chaos 1:13:25 Brit’s Very Haunted Cleaning Job

106. Blood, Music, and Legends: The Story of Bobby Mackey’s

Bobby Mackey’s Music World has everything a haunted location episode needs: country music, a basement well, a violent true crime case, ghost stories that got bigger with every retelling, and paranormal investigators trying to figure out what is actually going on. This week, we’re heading to Wilder, Kentucky to unpack the history of Bobby Mackey’s, from its reported slaughterhouse origins and nightclub days to the legends of Pearl Bryan, Johanna, Carl Lawson, and the infamous “portal” claims. ⚠️ Content Warning: murder, decapitation, violence, and possession claims 👀 Sneak Peek 🎸 The building’s strange path from slaughterhouse to nightclub legend 🕳️ Pearl Bryan, the basement well, and the limits of the evidence 👻 Johanna, Carl Lawson, and the possession story that made the place infamous 🔎 Ghost Hunters, Paranormal Lockdown, and the difference between evidence and vibes ❓ Question for the Comments: Had you heard of Bobby Mackey’s before this episode, or are you learning about it for the first time? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Bobby Mackey’s Music World 01:30 Trolls, music banter, and chaos 10:00 Three facts about live music venues 12:30 Content warning and slaughterhouse origins 18:50 Pearl Bryan and the basement well 23:12 The legend of Johanna 29:00 The basement and reported activity 39:00 Carl Lawson’s possession claims 47:30 Ghost Hunters, Paranormal Lockdown, and investigations 1:00:40 Demolition, rebuild, and Bobby Mackey’s future 📚 Sources & Further Reading Bobby Mackey’s Music World — Bobby Mackey https://bobbymackey.com Hell’s Gate: Terror at Bobby Mackey’s Music World — Douglas Hensley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Mackey's_Music_World Murder of Pearl Bryan — Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Pearl_Bryan Article on the Pearl Bryan Murder — Greencastle Banner Graphic https://www.bannergraphic.com/story/2421578.html

105. Missing 411 Part 2: The Cases, Theories, and Controversy

Missing 411 returns for Part 2, where we leave the patterns behind and dive into the real cases, the wild theories, and the controversy surrounding one of the most debated mystery phenomena on the internet. From children who vanished within minutes to experienced hikers who seemingly disappeared without a trace, we're exploring the stories that made Missing 411 famous while asking the question that sits at the center of it all: are these truly unexplained mysteries, or are we seeing the terrifying reality of what happens when people meet the wilderness on its terms? ⚠️ Content Warning: Missing persons, death, recovered remains, possible animal attacks, brief discussion of human trafficking, and historical government abuses. 👀 Sneak Peek 🧭 The cases that helped define Missing 411 👣 Why some remains were found in areas that had already been searched 🛸 Bigfoot, portals, fae folk, aliens, and other popular theories 🌲 The skeptical explanation that may be the scariest of all ❓ Question for the Comments: Do you think Missing 411 points to something unexplained, or is the wilderness already scary enough without a paranormal explanation? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📖 Chapters 00:00 Cold Open & Intro 01:30 Podcast Updates & Anniversary Reflection 12:00 Icebreaker Question 14:00 Missing 411 Recap 22:50 Experienced Outdoorsmen Who Vanished 29:30 Sudden Disappearances 39:20 Strange Recovery Cases 47:30 Paranormal Theories 69:30 Conspiracy Theories 86:00 Skeptical Explanations & Final Thoughts 📚 Sources & Further Reading Missing 411 Series — David Paulides https://www.canammissing.com National Park Service https://www.nps.gov National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) https://namus.nij.ojp.gov

104. Missing 411: Mystery, Myth, or Bad Data

Missing 411 asks a question that is either deeply unsettling or complete nonsense, depending on who you ask: are certain wilderness disappearances actually connected? In Part 1, we break down what Missing 411 is, who David Paulides is, and the patterns he says prove these cases are more than random tragedy. ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses missing-person cases, including children, death, and wilderness danger. PSA: Since this episode touches on national parks, wilderness safety, and how quickly things can go wrong in remote areas, it is worth saying that these spaces are under real strain. Support parks directly, visit responsibly, and stay informed about what they need. Links 🎧 Listen: https://pod.link/1754259268 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 📩 Paranormal Postcards: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem Question for the Comments Which Missing 411 pattern feels the most convincing to you, and which one feels the weakest? Sources & Further Reading Missing 411 — David Paulides: https://missing411.com/ CanAm Missing Project: https://www.canammissing.com/ What the First Statistical Analysis of the Missing 411 Data Reveals About the Phenomenon — Martin Rezny: https://medium.com/words-of-tomorrow/what-the-first-statistical-analysis-of-the-missing-411-data-reveals-about-the-phenomenon-9d743e788246 2024 NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics — FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/2024-ncic-missing-and-unidentified-person-statistics.pdf Missing and Exploited Children — OJJDP: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/programs/missing-and-exploited-children 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation — U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Final_2022-National-Survey_101223-accessible-single-page.pdf An Investigation of the Missing411 Conspiracy — Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/07/an-investigation-of-the-missing411-conspiracy/

103. No Sleep Till Checkout: Paranormal Postcards Vol. 13

Paranormal Postcards is back with haunted stories that range from unsettling hotel sightings to strange activity in a farmhouse attic. This volume pulls together stories that sit right on that line between “maybe there’s an explanation” and “absolutely not.” We get eerie childhood apparitions, a story that turns a Disney trip into a nightmare, and the kind of personal paranormal experiences that stick with people for years. With Joel (FuelNeve) — paranormal creator, podcast host, and our resident “WTF are you still doing here?” commentator. Follow: IG @thefuelneve | TikTok @Fuelneve Sneak Peek 👻 A haunted farmhouse attic, blinking lights, and a presence that did not feel welcome 🏨 Childhood hotel and bedroom sightings that still feel vivid years later ✨ A full-color apparition that stood out from every other ghostly experience 🎃 A Disney World vacation story that turns eerie after strange scratching sounds in the hotel room Links 🎧 Listen here: https://pod.link/1754259268 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem Question for the Comments What is your most irrational fear?

102. The Axe Man of New Orleans: An Unsolved Terror

The Axeman of New Orleans is one of those cases where the real history is already unsettling enough, and then the folklore kicks the door open with jazz hands. This week, we’re stepping into 1918–1919 New Orleans, where a series of attacks, limited forensic tools, frightened neighborhoods, and one extremely dramatic letter turned an unsolved case into a legend that still refuses to stay neatly in the true crime box. ⚠️ Content Warning: Historical violent attacks, death, and brief discussion of injuries. 👀 Sneak Peek 🪓 The Axeman attacks and why New Orleans residents were so afraid 🎷 The infamous letter claiming jazz music could spare people 🕵️ Suspects, theories, copycat possibilities, and investigation gaps 👻 How the case shifted from true crime into folklore and demon-coded weirdness ❓ Question for the Comments: Would you want to know who committed a famous unsolved case if you could never prove it? 🔗 Links 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotMyGhostPodcast 🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1754259268 📩 Paranormal Postcards submissions: notmyghostpodcast@gmail.com 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notmyghostnotmyproblem 🛍️ Shop: https://notmyghostpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ 📸 Instagram & TikTok: @notmyghostpodcast 📘 Facebook: Not My Ghost, Not My Problem 📚 Sources & Further Reading The Mysterious Axman’s Jazz — The Historic New Orleans Collection https://hnoc.org/research-collections/collection-highlights/mysterious-axman The Axeman of New Orleans Preyed on Italian Immigrants — Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/axeman-new-orleans-preyed-italian-immigrants-180968037/ The Axeman of New Orleans — Country Roads Magazine https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/the-axeman-new-orleans/ FBI Crime Data Explorer: Clearances — Federal Bureau of Investigation https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/clearances

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