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  • 50: The Prisoner of Charleston (Dead Letter Office)

    50: The Prisoner of Charleston (Dead Letter Office)
    Oct 14 2025
    In tonight’s dead letter… Veronica takes a ghost tour of an old jail in Charleston, South Carolina and has an intense encounter with a spirit there. She's able to describe this man in detail and later discovers the spirit is that of William Marcus, who was hanged at the jail for the murder of his wife. The experience was terrifying and shaped Veronica's path in understanding and protecting herself from many more unseen things she has crossed paths with in her life since then.

    LINKS:
    Facebook video where the video tour of the jail with the guide can be found, at 4:30 the image of William Marcus can be seen.
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=198368942110180&rdid=DOvyBA9NGT8WMtSY

    Stella Maris Catholic Church
    https://stellamarischurch.org/

    American Ghost Walks (Tour Company)
    https://www.americanghostwalks.com/


    ASTONISHING LEGENDS EPISODES MENTIONED:

    The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts Part 1
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/0R1h6Lw9GoAnMupP82zSrm?si=7f96f93019ef4976

    The Vertical Plane Part 1
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/69ynhhVF8UrVzI1OI4Rsoy?si=d266bf2f5e064ca2


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    36 min
  • The Mysterious Moving Coffins of Barbados

    The Mysterious Moving Coffins of Barbados
    Oct 12 2025
    In the cemetery of Christ Church Parish Church in Barbados stands a half-buried stone crypt infamous for its early 19th-century mystery. Between 1807 and 1812, several heavy, lead-lined coffins were placed inside, but each time the vault was reopened, the caskets were found disturbed — despite the massive stone door being sealed tight with no sign of entry. Governor Lord Combermere investigated in 1819, sealing the vault with his stamp, and spreading sand to catch footprints, but when it was opened again, the coffins had once more been thrown into chaos with the seals unbroken and the sand untouched. The bodies were removed soon after, and the vault sealed again, its mystery still unsolved.

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    1 h et 50 min
  • 49: The Return of Evil Yoda

    49: The Return of Evil Yoda
    Oct 7 2025
    In tonight’s dead letter, listener Trevor recounts a bizarre encounter while looking out the window one night. He saw a strange, bald, meditating figure with long pointed ears in his friend’s backyard. The figure then opened its eyes, grinned at him with pointed teeth, and hopped away into the woods. Trevor’s evening began with taking the psychedelic drug mescaline, but he has some experience with it, and has never experienced something interactive like this. Trevor is plain about the fact that he had been under the influence earlier in the evening, and maybe that’s the reason for what he saw, but he does also wonder if the drug lifted a veil to reveal a real being, especially when he connected his story to an older episode of Astonishing Legends where a listener encountered something very similar, while awake and completely sober.

    LINKS:

    • Astonishing Legends - “Your True Halloween Stories, Part 3” with Mallory’s Story
      • https://open.spotify.com/episode/5q6pnT9fOeVof8hNIndYYi?si=3e6b159e281c4ba9
    • DMT: The Spirit Molecule
      • https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/DMT-The-Spirit-Molecule/Rick-Strassman/9780892819270
    • Terence McKenna analysis on the Podcast: Midnight, On Earth
      • https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ogRYNa6kWF6CKyUIkcnUl?si=23uwRaoCRNuXnrTqhSXw5A
      • https://www.organism.earth/library/document/what-ive-learned-from-psychedelics
    • Dr. Steve G. Jones - Astral Projection Hypnosis
      • https://stevegjones.com/buy/hypnosis-mp3s/astral-projection-platinum-mp3/

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    25 min
  • 48: Die Fratzen

    48: Die Fratzen
    Sep 30 2025
    In tonight’s dead letter… a listener shares their chilling encounters with "Die Fratzen," demonic faces that surfaced after a period of indulgence and self-disgust. These weren't just fleeting nightmares; they manifested as waking visions and doppelgangers, leading to a quest for spiritual help. The writer grapples with the possibility of mental health issues versus a genuine spiritual battle and how these experiences mirror those of Anneliese Michel, whom we covered a few years ago on Astonishing Legends.

    Links:

    Astonishing Legends: The Devil and Annaliese Michel P1
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZiRkT1ZfIyMBsUBAs1RDK?si=d044978fbf484d63

    P2
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5k6UzW5Yku23D55QbcKGhl?si=cb39009d744f4dbd

    P3
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NHYwTl94InnHYREWpE044?si=bc43d397273d4176

    Astonishing Legends: Sarah and the Spider Woman
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/38UXYglzND21RcSLQiTk1M?si=4e6f381273b34557

    Unsolved Mysteries: Don Decker
    https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-decker/

    Paranormal Witness: Don Decker
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090999/

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    28 min
  • The Screaming Skulls

    The Screaming Skulls
    Sep 27 2025
    Across England, legends tell of “screaming skulls,” which are human remains said to bring disaster if moved from their resting place. In Dorset, a skull defies removal with deadly consequences; in Derbyshire, “Dickie” halted a railway project; in Yorkshire, Anne’s head demanded to stay within her beloved home; and in Manchester, one cast into a moat unleashed a storm. Whether relics of Celtic head-worship, tools of folk medicine, or grim mementos of an age steeped in mortality, the stories agree on one rule: disturb the skulls at your peril.

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    1 h et 37 min
  • 47: The Lock Looker

    47: The Lock Looker
    Sep 23 2025
    In tonight’s Dead Letter, you’ll hear a bizarre tale from rural Ohio, one of our favorite strange states, involving a creature known only as the "Lock Looker." This cryptid, with its orangutan-like build, glowing orange eyes, and famous movie scream, lurks near a dam and has been sighted by both the storyteller and their father. It may have been around a while. Join Scott and Forrest as they briefly debate the pronunciation of Orangutan and also delve into this multi-generational mystery.


    LINKS:

    • Shelby County Parks (Home of Lockington Reserve)
      • https://shelbycopark.org/lockington-reserve

    • University of Zurich - Orangutan Calls
      • https://www.iea.uzh.ch/en/research/orangutannetwork/orangutancallrepertoires.html
    • The actual one we played:
      • https://www.iea.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:00000000-7c6e-90e4-ffff-ffff84c61003/Ref_Crying_and_Screaming_Jeri.mp3

    • R2-D2 Sound Design
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0nmciiFJg

    • Lyle Blackburn
      • http://www.lyleblackburn.com/
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    39 min
  • Important Update

    Important Update
    Sep 20 2025
    News from Scott and Forrest
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    1 min
  • 46: The Cowboy in the Canteen

    46: The Cowboy in the Canteen
    Sep 16 2025
    In tonight’s dead letter… a VFW canteen worker in Michigan has a close encounter with a mysterious cowboy, complete with vintage attire and dollar coins. The stranger asks her to champion his cause of getting “shell shock” recognized for a Purple Heart. After the encounter, the letter he provides vanishes and the general he mentions turns out to be from the Civil War.

    Links:

    Jim Harold’s Roadhouse Saloon Campfire STory
    https://jimharold.com/the-roadhouse-saloon-from-the-files-of-jim-harolds-campfire/

    The VFW
    https://www.vfw.org/

    Shell Shock
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_shock

    PTSD
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder

    PTSD as a Criteria for a Purple Heart
    https://www.dvidshub.net/news/520197/purple-heart-criteria-exclude-ptsd-defense-officials-say

    https://www.mghclaycenter.org/hot-topics/denying-purple-hearts-veterans-ptsd-2/

    https://www.disabledveterans.org/purple-hearts-for-ptsd/

    The ‘Seated Liberty’ Dollar
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seated_Liberty_dollar

    Some for sale on Ebay
    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=seated+liberty+dollars+1840-1873&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1311

    ‘The Edge of Tomorrow’ movie which references Verdun as an Alien Battle Site
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Tomorrow

    Unsolved Mysteries: Paranormal Rangers
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22336540/
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    42 min