The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer and Katie McAuly discuss tales of the paranormal, urban legends, folklore, and (occasionally) true crime, with just the right amount of sarcasm and humor. Send us your paranormal stories and we'll read them on the show! hauntheadscast@gmail.com. Available on: Stitcher, iTunes, Google Play, PodBean, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Blubrry, iHeartRadio, & Podknife.
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This week, Janine takes us back to 1986 and one of the most terrible nuclear disasters in history, the Chernobyl meltdown of Reactor 4, and (along with a little history) tells of the ghosts who supposedly still reside in the exclusion zone. Katie takes to the attic in the house of Mrs. Walberga Oesterreich and reveals what secrets are hidden there.…
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S3 Ep. 11: Mildred, a murder mansion, and Mel
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On this episode of Haunt Heads, Janine shares the tale of Ray Robinson, a man horribly disfigured in an electrical accident at the age of 9, the man without a face whose life would fuel an urban legend that persists to this day. Katie takes us on a tour of the Los Feliz Murder Mansion in Los Angeles, CA and regales us with the story behind the prop…
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We're back! This week, Janine presents a most unusual musical instrument known as the armonica (or glass organ) and Katie tells the tale of the Ridgeway Ghost of route 151 that runs from Dodgeville to Blue Mounds, WI. This episode contains a shapeshifting ghost, an old WI legend (from the 1900's,) a spinning glass organ, and a haunted bath mat. Our…
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S3 Ep. 9: Just Pan Bein' Pan, Yo!
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This week, Katie takes us to Athens, Greece and we explore the myths, hauntings, and legends surrounding Davelis Cave. Janine goes back to her roots and shares the tale of Catherine Mandeville Snow, the last woman to be hanged in Newfoundland, Canada. This episode contains ghostly footprints leading nowhere, Pan the original bar creeper, a haunted …
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Haunt Heads returns for another creepy episode! This week, Janine takes us on a tour of the Paris Morgue of the 1800s and makes a connection to the modern day that might make your head spin when she talks about the “most kissed face in the world.” Katie tackles an unsolved murder in Elk Lake, WI, and introduces us to the spirit of 25-year-old Mary …
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Welcome back for another creepy season of Haunt Heads! This week, Katie’s hitting the thrift shops and bargain basements and talking about the objects we find at second hand stores and the energies they hold. Janine visits 17th century France and tells the (often disturbing) tale of Tarrare the glutton. This episode contains some awesome podcast re…
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This week, Katie has some Halloween history and spooky lore about Stingy Jack and Janine presents a snippet of the life of Jan "Jannis" Bryant Bartel, her haunted house, and the novel she wrote prior to her untimely death. Many spooks abound! The happiest of Halloweens to all of our listeners and we will see you in the New Year! (Likely sometime in…
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S2 Ep. 17: World Peace and Sippy Cups This week, Janine unravels the dark and twisting truth behind spirit photography, ectoplasm, and mediumship and welcomes guest podcaster Katie McAuly to the pod. Katie tells the tale of Mary Nohl and the Witch House in Fox Point, WI and talks a little bit about her personal experiences with the location. This e…
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S3 Ep. 4 (Minisode): That's a fine BOO ya got there!
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It's our first mini-episode featuring stories from our pals on Reddit! We're excited to share these tales with you, ranging from ghostly sounds and moving objects, to shadow people and spirits who count raisins (just trust us), and hope you enjoy. Haunt Heads will return on the 22nd with a new episode to accommodate some life "stuff." Stay Spooky, …
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We’re back from our Summer hiatus and ready to deliver spooky tales to delight and terrify! This week, Mimi goes political and talks about the ghost of Abraham Lincoln and hauntings at the White House and Janine explores human darkness and despair at Pennhurst Asylum in Pennsylvania. This episode contains naked Winston Churchill (did that dude even…
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S3 Ep 2: Eighteen Wheels and A Waste Place
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It's the last episode before our summer hiatus and Mimi takes to the highways and byways with some spooky stories from some seriously creeped out truckers. Janine tells the tale of Edward Mordrake, but it's not the story you're expecting! This episode contains a ghostly carriage, shitty gardening chats, spider dog, and a life-changing surgery. Back…
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S3 Ep. 1: Signal Ghosts and Glamis
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In this episode, Mimi takes us to Angus, Scotland, to Glamis Castle and Janine goes back to her roots and tells of the ghostly past of Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. This episode contains Disney acid trips, human windchimes, creepy castles, and wailing ghosts. Thanks to Fox and Branch for our intro/outro music! Foxandbranch.com Fi…
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S2 Ep. 12: Tanked: The Strange Case of Elisa Lam
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NEW EPISODE OF HAUNT HEADS! S2 Ep. 12: Tanked: The Strange Case of Elisa LamMimi’s shrinky dink hubby joins the Haunt Heads team for an in-depth discussion regarding the unexplained death of Elisa Lam, the Canadian college student whose body was discovered floating in a water tank atop the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. Bill Stephen is, a Licensed Pro…
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S2 Ep. 11: Just Bury It and Walk Away
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Haunted items invade the Haunt Heads Podcast! Mimi discusses four spooky items that have caused the death of anyone to come into contact with them and Janine tells the tale of The Crying Boy. This episode contains a weeping youngster, a cop who may have suffered head trauma from a “flying” vase, and many, many instances of untimely demise. Please t…
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Mimi's got a few more ghostly goings-on to report regarding cemetery #1 in New Orleans, La. and Janine takes us inside the Amityville Horror House in Amityville, NY. This episode contains a dangling shepherd, Nick Cage and his pyramid digs, a flying demonic cat/pig, a supposed haunted house, and some stolen paperwork. Leave us a review on iTunes an…
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S2 Ep. 9: Plague Hag is A Shitty Baby Name
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This week, the ladies experience Ground Hog Day and smell burning toast... Second time's the charm. Mimi takes us back to New Orleans with the tale of Marie Laveau and the ghosts of St. Louis Cemetery #1 and Janine talks plague and folklore by introducing us to Pesta, the Norwegian personification of the plague. This episode contains a voodoo queen…
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Janine regales us with the classic folk legend of The Maniac in the Back Seat and Mimi takes us to Pioneer's Rest Cemetery (also known as Bantley's Rest) in Canton, WI, a place with a rather sordid past (supposedly.) ;) This episode contains the bones of a child, a bleeding headstone, a maniac killer, and a peek into the facts surrounding a popular…
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S2 Ep. 7: Dissin' Dustin OR Sarah's Shenanigans
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Mimi talks about the house that Sarah Built, otherwise known as the Winchester Mystery House, and Janine discusses safety coffins and the very Victorian fear of being buried alive! This episode contains Netflix and podcast recommendations, high school horrors, Dustin Diamond, and stairs to nowhere. Janine's piece gets a little gross here and there,…
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S2 Ep 6: Ghosts and (Polter)geists
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It's a new year and a new episode of Haunt Heads! This week, Mimi and Janine bring you tales of ghosts and geists! Janine weaves the tale of the Enfield Poltergeist and Mimi takes us on a tour of the Lemp Mansion in Saint Louis, MO. This episode contains a peeping tom ghost, a haunted bar, marbles and Lego's learning to fly, and a spirit named Bill…
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S2 Ep. 5: The Banff Diggity or Blood Marmalade
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This week, Mimi and Janine recall some of their favorite past episodes and topics and discuss shuffling off their mortal coils (a discussion of life insurance.) Janine discusses corpse medicine and Mimi takes us to Banff, Alberta, Canada, and into the Banff Springs Hotel. This episode contains nostalgia, mummies used as a cure-all, blood marmalade,…
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A new intro, but the same old dance from us! S2 Ep. 4: Burrito Ghosts Janine explores the practice of Spiritualism and tells the tale of the Stratford Knockings and the Fox Sisters. Mimi again takes us across the pond to the Thirsk Museum in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK, for a sit and a cuppa. Whatever you do, don't sit in Busby's Chair! This episod…
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S2 Ep. 3: Halloween Episode (Sort Of)
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This week, Mimi returns with the tale of Poveglia Island in Venice, Italy, and Janine mesmerizes us with the story of Franz Freidrich Anton Mesmer, the father of Mesmerism. This episode contains memories from Halloween past, talk of witches and The Craft, being recognized, and shitty people. *Note: If you're not a fan of chit chat, we'd suggest you…
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In this weeks episode, Janine flies solo with a red eyed monster! Mimi's bronchitis has gotten the better of her, but she will return in two weeks time for a Halloween themed episode! This episode contains a poorly constructed bridge, a glimpse into what cryptozoology can do for small town tourism, and a plethora of pilfered pups (likely cats too).…
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S2 Ep. 1: Humans Can Lick, Too OR Who the F*ck is Alice??
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Haunt Heads returns for Season 2! The ladies discuss Wright Square in Savannah, Georgia and a popular urban legend about a licking murderer! This episode contains a dead pooch, some active and, sometimes agressive, spirits, and a "monster" under the bed. Leave the lights on for this one. ;) Welcome back, fellow Haunt Heads! Hang on to your hats for…
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Labor Day Special: Season 1 Finale
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We decided to round off Season 1, and our Labor Day episode, with a feature length special! In this episode, Mimi discusses Annabelle, the Ryman Theater (Auditorium) in Nashville, TN, and The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, IA. Janine, in an effort to return to her roots, tells the haunting tale of the Wabana Iron Ore Mines on Bell Is…
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Mimi's on vacay this week, but Janine's got some creepy stuff to share. First, explore the (now demolished) Grace General Hospital in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, where ghostly apparitions roam the nurse's residence, searching for release. Then, enjoy a tale of double walkers, more familiarly known as doppelgangers, and the strange case of Emi…
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Haunt Heads ON LOCATION: Seven Bridges of Grant Park
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This week, Mimi and Janine (along with Mimi's shrinky dink hubby Bill) take you into off the beaten path and into the forest. Seven Bridges has been considered a haunted location for a long time and, on this episode, the ladies will try to prove or disprove the stories told around the campfire. This episode contains SPIDERS, many screaming teens, a…
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This week, Mimi delivers two steaming hot tales of the supernatural from Chinese writer Gan Bao and Janine springs into the legend of Spring-Heeled Jack. This episode contains chinese food critiques and praises, folklore, and mysterious family recipes. "There's five spice in these egg rolls, right?" ;) Got a folklore story or paranormal experience …
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This week, Haunt Heads Mimi and Janine discuss the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the Dare Stones and Hampton Court Palace in London, England. This episode features a skeletal doorman, a finnicky royal, discussions about dead things, and a little family history lesson. Lean in and listen to this one! Send us your favorite folklore tales or your experie…
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A Haunting of Hamilton Proportions
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Another week, another episode! This week, Mimi shares the story of a haunted Manhattan hotel, the Morris-Jumel Mansion, and Janine fans the flames of speculation surrounding spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC.) This episode features a "shrunken" head, an elderly ghost, an expression of love for musicals (from Mimi,) and some Googling (it sounds dirt…
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Mimi continues her voyage to the dark side this week with the tale of Giles DeRey, compatriot to Joan of Ark, child murderer, and necrophiliac. Janine explores vampire folklore and legend in a little piece she likes to call Bird of Death. Disclaimer: Mimi's piece is a little creep-tastic this week. If you're faint of heart or just don't enjoy graph…
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This week, Janine brings us to Gardner, MA, otherwise known as "Chair City," for an in depth look at the S.K. Pierce Mansion and Mimi brings the creepy with the story of Joseph Metheny, The Cannibal Killer. This episode has true crime, features a mustard colored toilet, and will make you question everything you know about roadside BBQ. More like WT…
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This week, Janine shares the haunted history of the Alton State Hospital in Alton, IL, and Mimi relays the tale of Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie, the New Orleans slave owner who took torture to a whole new level. This episode contains a critique of the Wonder Woman movie, a mummified piglet, and a man named Fiffenberger. Releasing this episode a l…
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This week, Janine shares an oldie but a good-ie, A Haunting in Connecticut, and Mimi introduces us to the ghost of A.W. Priest at the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton, WI. This episode contains phantom hay fever, a shoutout to Thomas Edison, an oddball family, and a jumping crucifix. Disclaimer: Box of eyelids not included.…
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This week, Mimi takes us to a supposed haunted hot spot, Dartford Cemetery in Green Lake, WI, and Janine regails us with tales of immurement, the practice of walling up the faithful and the penitent. This episode features a haunted mausoleum, foundational sacrifices, and a conversation about finding the story behind paranormal occurrences. Send us …
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This week, Janine discusses urban legends she loves including The Hook Man legend and The Choking Doberman. Mimi shares a story about Witch Road (Callan Road) in Ripon, WI. This episode contains a little true crime, fantastic urban legends, a witchy woman, and sleepaway camp stories. Featured in this episode: The occasional Harley Davidson morotcyc…
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Mimi's love of steak leads to the tale of a haunted steakhouse and Underground Railroad location in Mequon, WI. Janine discusses the weird and wonderful world of toxic fashion trends in Victorian England. This episode contains a little more Capone, copious amounts of arsenic, and whiter than white bread. We'd like to start recording mini episodes! …
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Haunted Omelettes and Collective Insanity
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This week, Mimi and Janine discuss Janine's childhood trauma, Mimi's drunken adult trauma, and Mimi communicates her interest in what human bisection actually *looks* like. It's not creepy at all... **Note** We were such chatty cathy's this week that we forgot to record an intro so Janine had to do it after the fact. The audio in the intro section …
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Bundy Fundy or Bridges Over Troubled Water
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Mimi brings you the tale of Seven Bridges in South Milwaukee, WI, and Janine brings Bundy and the story of how his childhood home in Tacoma, WA, might just be haunted. This episode includes movie reviews, true crime, a rant about how ridiculously expensive cable is, a terrible impersonation of Buffalo Bill, and more of Mimi's infectious laugh.…
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