They ride the western winds in flocks. Not ghosts, not fairies, but something far older and far more feared. In Gaelic folklore, the Sluagh are the unforgiven dead: soul-snatchers, deathbed thieves, and sky-born wraiths cast from Heaven, Hell, and even the fairy realm.

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Sources:

https://spookyscotland.net

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sluagh

https://facebook.com

https://monstrousbiographies.wordpress.com

https://astonishinglegends.com

https://folklorethursday.com

https://emeraldisle.ie

https://britishfairies.wordpress.com

https://spookyisles.com

https://fabulahub.com

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In today's episode we share 2 spooky stories.

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On Cornwall’s mist-laced Bodmin Moor stands the Jamaica Inn. Once a haven for smugglers, this remote 18th-century coaching inn has become one of Britain’s most haunted locations.

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Research Links:

https://www.haunted-britain.com/jamaica-inn.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Inn

https://www.amyscrypt.com/jamaica-inn-haunted/

https://www.spiritshack.co.uk/blogs/news/the-haunted-jamaica-inn

https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Hotel_Review-g528851-d501540-Reviews-Jamaica_Inn-Bolventor_Bodmin_Cornwall_England.html

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/jamaica-inn-cornwall

https://moonmausoleum.com/jamaica-inn/

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Beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile lies a labyrinth of sealed alleys known as Mary King’s Close. It has long been the subject of terrifying legends: plague victims bricked in alive, ghostly children tugging at clothes, and something darker that moves just out of sight.

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https://www.ontheluce.com/mary-kings-close-edinburgh

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-real-mary-kings-close-edinburgh

https://www.thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-real-mary-kings-close

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_King%27s_Close

https://www.realmarykingsclose.com

https://www.kiwi.com/stories/ghosts-of-mary-kings-close-edinburgh

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/mary-kings-close-streamed-paranormal-investigation-reveals-ghostly-activity-3033964

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This episode contains references to the violent death of a parent by a child, suicide, and themes of Satanism and mental distress. While the content is not graphic, it may be disturbing to some listeners. Discretion is strongly advised.

In Jefferson Township, New Jersey, a 14-year-old altar boy killed his mother and took his own life in what some believed was a Satanic ritual. Was it mental illness, media-fuelled hysteria or something darker that entered their home?

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Research:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-13-mn-23377-story.html

https://patch.com/new-jersey/jefferson/80s-satanic-murder-suicide-shook-nj-now-true-crime-tv-series

https://magic983.com/2025/09/02/mgm-series-explores-1988-new-jersey-teen-murder-suicide-case

https://www.edweek.org/education/cult-watchers-worry-about-an-upsurge-in-teen-devil-worship/1989/09

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/9zs69k/1988_murdersuicide_in_jefferson_nj_tommy_sullivan

https://groundzeroplus.com/hellfire-blazin-bran-pdf-summary-let-the-devil-in

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1988/march-18/suicides-blamed-on-musics-satanic-spell.html

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-devil-within/id1557924062

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This episode contains references to the sudden deaths of children under mysterious circumstances. While not graphic, the content may be distressing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.

In 1899, in the Yorkshire town of Sowerby Bridge, two young sisters, Amy and Alice Kirby, died just hours apart after mysteriously bursting into flames in separate homes. Their identical, unexplained fates sparked speculation about spontaneous human combustion and left behind more questions than answers.

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https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/09/bizarre-double-death-spontaneous-human-combustion-or-merely-tragic-coincidence/

https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/michaelfaherty?rq=kirby

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In 1992, a seismic scan triggered by a Chinese nuclear test allegedly revealed a massive pyramid hidden beneath the Alaskan wilderness, larger than Giza’s Great Pyramid. What followed were vanished news reports, military denials, whistle blowers, and claims of a forbidden underground structure the government refuses to acknowledge.

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https://www.ghosttheory.com/2012/07/31/the-lost-pyramid-of-alaska

https://theilluminerdy.com/dark-pyramids-under-alaska/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-world/2021/11/23/the-alaska-triangle

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/beyond-the-black-pyramid-d101025b6b3a

https://www.earthfiles.com/2012/07/26/part-1-mysterious-underground-pyramid-structure-near-mount-mckinley/

https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/it-lurks-beneath-barrow

https://www.iflscience.com/inside-the-alaska-triangle-29843

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In this episode, we share three creepy Reddit stories.

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Stories:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1ngblqp/unsettling_grandma/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1j8c6ik/ive_been_hearing_an_automated_hi_and_hey_every_so/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Haunted/comments/1kbwuxp/childhood_encounter_with_a_demon/

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