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How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

Rob Kirkup
How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth
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  • How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

    How Haunted? X Whispering Woods: Ghost Stories from the Headlines

    06/11/2026 | 48 mins.
    So, Halloween is behind us for another year. The decorations are coming down, the pumpkins are heading for the compost bin, and most people won't be thinking about ghosts again until next October.

    Thankfully, we're not most people.

    This week, I'm joined by Sarah from the Whispering Woods podcast for a special team up. We've each gone in search of a paranormal story that once made newspaper headlines and brought it along to surprise the other person.

    Neither of us knows what's coming.

    So what stories captured the public imagination? And do they still stand up all these years later?

    Let's find out together.

    Be sure to check out the Whispering Woods podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and find out more at
    The Whispering Woods Podcast | True Scary Stories | Real Life Ghost Stories

    Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.

    Check out the official merch store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how-haunted.dashery.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, hats, and much more. They come in a vast selection of colours and a wide range of sizes.

    Find out more about the pod at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.how-haunted.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can email Rob at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob@how-haunted.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can become a Patreon supporter for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night.

    To sign up, and take advantage of a free seven day trial, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Music in this episode includes:

    Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    " HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"

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  • How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

    A Big Night for How Haunted?

    05/11/2026 | 7 mins.
    On Wednesday the 4th November I headed to London to attend the Independent Podcast Awards, in which How Haunted? was a finalist in the horror & supernatural category....
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  • How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

    Halloween Patreon Teaser - Elmwood House Alone Part 2

    31/10/2026 | 6 mins.
    Happy Halloween.

    Earlier this spooky season, you heard the first half of my overnight investigation inside Elmwood House in Stockton-on-Tees.

    When we left the investigation, I was only a few hours into the night.

    The building had already begun to get under my skin, but there were still experiments left to conduct, several hours left before dawn, and plenty of time for Elmwood House to surprise me.

    In fact, when we last met, I'd just heard a strange sound coming from upstairs.

    Tonight you'll hear the second half of that investigation as the night continues into the early hours of the morning.

    You'll hear the remaining experiments, my attempts to make it through until sunrise, and my final thoughts after spending the entire night alone inside this Victorian building.

    So let's return to Elmwood House and continue our investigation.

    Just how haunted is Elmwood House?

    Get access to the full episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/howhauntedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠

    If you don't wish to subscribe to Patreon, but would still like to hear this episode, all Patreon exclusive episodes are available to be purchased individually for a one off fee of £4.99. Check out the Patreon link to find out more.

    Find out more about the pod at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.how-haunted.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can email Rob at rob@how-haunted.com

    Music in this episode includes:

    "Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare"

    " HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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  • How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

    A How Haunted? Milestone

    30/10/2026 | 5 mins.
    Thank you so much for helping How Haunted? reach 150 episodes as well as the finals of the Independent Podcast Awards.

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    How Haunted? Podcast | Official Merch Store

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  • How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

    Halloween 2026 - Touched by the Dead: Possessed by the Dead

    30/10/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
    It’s Halloween……

    In episode 150, our journey through Touched by the Dead reaches its conclusion as we explore one of the oldest, most controversial and most frightening ideas in human history – possession.

    We'll travel from the ancient world and early religious beliefs to exorcism, The Exorcist, and some of the most famous possession cases ever recorded, including Robbie Mannheim, Michael Taylor, Arne Cheyenne Johnson and Anneliese Michel.

    But beneath every exorcism, every haunting and every claim of possession lies a far more unsettling question.

    What happens when somebody we know no longer appears to be themselves?

    So join me this Halloween and together let us ask:

    How do we know where a person ends... and something else begins?

    Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.

    Check out the official merch store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how-haunted.dashery.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, hats, and much more. They come in a vast selection of colours and a wide range of sizes.

    Find out more about the pod at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.how-haunted.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can email Rob at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob@how-haunted.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can become a Patreon supporter for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night.

    To sign up, and take advantage of a free seven day trial, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Music in this episode includes:

    Halloween Pipe Organ - Aries Beats

    ‪@AriesBeats‬

    / ariesbeats

    / aries4rce

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About How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth
Welcome to How Haunted? the paranormal podcast where each episode we explore the horrible history, and terrifying ghost stories of one of the most haunted places on planet Earth. I’m Rob Kirkup. Author, paranormal historian, and ghost hunter from the north-east of England. Allow me to be your guide as we dare to investigate in depth the, often dark and troubled, history of each location, and of course, the chilling tales of the ghosts that reside within.
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