Haunted Places: Ghost Stories
Flickering lights… Clanging metal… A sudden, cold rush of air… Parcast Network’s all-new original series is here—and with it, the scariest, most hair-raising ghost stories ever imagined. Join host Alastair Murden as he reaches into the cob-webbed collection of ghost stories from all over the world and brings to life a new, heart-racing tale every Thursday. Haunted Places: Ghost Stories is a Spotify Original from Parcast. It premieres October 1st, with new episodes every week. Listen free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!
True Crime 26 rész Flickering lights… Clanging metal… A sudden, cold rush of air… Parcast Network’s all-new original series is here—and with it, the scariest, most hair-raising ghost stories ever imagined.
The Boy Possessed
35 perc
26. rész
A scrappy young chai seller in British-occupied India has the opportunity for a dream job at a local hospital… but only if he can defeat the spirit of an angry English soldier who possesses the body of an innocent young patient.
The Stolen Farthings
36 perc
25. rész
While paying a visit to an old friend, a woman glimpses the specter of a young child that her hosts cannot see, and discovers a tragic family secret.
Yuki-Onna
35 perc
24. rész
A woodchopper in Japan recounts the most frightening winter of his life to his wife, only to find there may be unintended consequences for sharing his story…
The Graven Image
35 perc
23. rész
In William Sharp’s 19th-century tale, a young man visits a family friend’s home and learns the tragic fate of the beautiful woman next door. As night falls and objects in the house come to life, he begins to form a suspicion…
The Judge’s House Pt. 2
30 perc
22. rész
Malcolm cannot deny that something eerie is happening at the Judge’s house, from the skitter of animals inside the walls to the appearance of a gigantic, terrifying rat. But he’s determined to study all night anyway… even when the Judge himself comes calling.
The Judge’s House Pt. 1
34 perc
21. rész
Bram Stoker’s eerie tale follows a Cambridge astronomy student who needs a quiet place to study for the toughest exam of his life. He rents an old house in a little town, but the superstitious locals warn him that the home is haunted by the evil judge who owned it…
Alastair and Naomi’s Love Story - A Valentine’s Special
23 perc
20. rész
Parcasters, your favorite hosts are getting personal in a heart-warming special from Our Love Story. Listen here to Alastair Murden tag-team with his wife Naomi as they tell their swoon-worthy tale of falling in love. Then search “Our Love Story” to hear real-life couples — including the hosts of your favorite Parcast series — prove that true love exists. Our Love Story is a Spotify Original from Parcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Listen free on Spotify.
The Old Nurse’s Story
36 perc
20. rész
After her employers tragically die, a young nursemaid pledges to keep their little girl safe. But when they're sent to live at the family’s old ancestral estate, her charge becomes entranced by the ghost of another little girl whose presence reveals a dark family secret.
The Captain of the Pole-Star Pt. 2
35 perc
19. rész
After the Pole-Star’s Captain Craigie descends into madness and disappears, Doctor John Ray must keep the crew’s spirits up while searching for their leader… and the spirit that may have taken him.
The Captain of the Pole-Star Pt. 1
34 perc
17. rész
In Arthur Conan Doyle’s bone-chilling maritime thriller, a young doctor on a whaling ship investigates ghostly visions that are somehow linked to his captain’s dwindling sanity.
White Cap
34 perc
16. rész
Young Embla never sees her irksome friend Baldur without his floppy white cap. One night, in a moment of exasperation, she takes it from him. But she does not yet realize who exactly she has stolen from.
The Middle Toe of the Right Foot
34 perc
18. rész
In this hair-raising Western tale from American author Ambrose Bierce, a crooked deputy in a one-horse town attends a duel in a haunted house… and faces a ghost from his past.
The Apparition
36 perc
17. rész
A French aristocrat agrees to help a friend, but the simple favor ensnares him in a nightmarish horror.
Pliny the Younger’s Ghost Story
33 perc
13. rész
It’s the Western world’s first recorded account of a haunted house, and it proves that even the most logical men can be thrown by the appearance of the supernatural…
The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi
32 perc
12. rész
From Greek-Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn comes the Japanese story of a blind priest with a talent for music. When a mysterious samurai asks him to perform for a high-ranking noble, the priest is eager to accept… and unwittingly falls into a supernatural trap.
The Miserere
36 perc
11. rész
From Spanish Romantic author Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, this is the 1862 tale of a murderous musician who believes his key to salvation lies within the ruins of a church haunted by a ghostly choir.
The Wind in the Rose-Bush
32 perc
10. rész
In this American tale by Mary Wilkins Freeman, a teacher visits the home of her niece and begins to suspect that the girl's domineering stepmother is hiding a deadly secret.
The Phantom Coach Pt. 2
30 perc
9. rész
After leaving the home of a peculiar scientist, James Murray is accompanied by the scientist's servant to catch a mail coach that will take him home. As the two men travel through the snowy moors to meet the coach, they make a strange and sinister discovery.
The Phantom Coach Pt. 1
31 perc
8. rész
When a young man becomes lost in a blizzard during a hunting trip, he finds shelter in the home of a reclusive scientist whose supernatural beliefs make for unsettling conversation…
A Ghostly Wife
34 perc
6. rész
Based on an Indian folktale recorded by the Reverend Lal Behari Dey, this tale follows a husband whose domestically challenged bride turns into the perfect housewife... at a demonic cost.
The Specter Bridegroom
33 perc
5. rész
Inspired by writer Robert Hunt’s telling of a classic folktale, this is the story of a lovelorn woman who is taken on a terrifying horseback ride by a spectral vision of her long-lost beau.
A School Story
33 perc
4. rész
One of famous English horror writer M.R. James’ most classic tales, A School Story follows a teenage boy in boarding school as he slowly becomes aware of a dark presence that's stalking his Latin teacher.
John Charrington’s Wedding
30 perc
3. rész
Based on a tale by 19th century author Edith Nesbit, this is the story of a lovesick man who would do anything to marry the woman of his dreams… dead or alive.
The Library Window
33 perc
2. rész
When Annie spends the summer at her Aunt Mary’s home in St. Rules, she becomes transfixed by the window across the way. Every time she looks at it, it reveals something new. But is any of it real?
The Kit-Bag
29 perc
1. rész
From the early 20th century author Algernon Blackwood comes a chilling story of how an innocent mistake subjected a young man to an otherworldly encounter.
It’s Coming… Haunted Places: Ghost Stories
1 perc
1. rész
Starting October 1st, Parcast Network is summoning the scariest ghost stories ever imagined. Join host Alastair Murden as he resurrects fictions from all over the world, bringing to life a new heart-racing tale every Thursday. These stories may not be real—but that doesn’t make them any less spine-chilling.
New episodes air every week on Thursday. Listen to Haunted Places: Ghost Stories free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
