Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
True ghost stories from the internet's oldest scary story website, Castle of Spirits (est. 1997). Podcast hosted by husband and wife duo Vince and Jane Font, AKA the Ghostkeepers. Join us as we unveil true spine-chilling ghost stories and real paranormal encounters from our listeners and website visitors. Laugh, gasp, and shiver as we discuss hauntings, cryptids, time slips, unexplained phenomena, and sundry supernatural stuff.
Episodes
88 episodes
The Dead Don't Dial - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
There’s something about the ring of a telephone—something persistent, insistent, even a little…haunting. Maybe that’s why stories of phantom phone calls have lingered in our collective imagination for more than a century. Long before cell phone...
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Episode 76
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40:26
The Sudbrink Phone Calls - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
In the winter of 1993, a routine trip home took a strange turn for Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink when he began receiving bizarre phone calls from a voice that didn’t sound quite human—and seemed to know too much. What followed was a cascade o...
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Episode 75
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1:04:58
Haunted Basements - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Beneath the surface, where the air is heavy and the shadows stretch long, something waits. Doors open on their own, voices murmur from the dark, and unseen hands knock from nowhere. Some basements are just storage spaces. Others hold something ...
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Episode 74
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42:46
Dark Corners - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A mysterious cloaked figure appears and vanishes in broad daylight before the eyes of a stunned witness; a departed grandfather makes one final, unexpected visit; and a malevolent spirit torments two young siblings with eerie manifestations and...
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Episode 73
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44:22
We Solved Ghosts - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A mother wakes to a storm in her living room and finds herself face-to-face with a seven-foot shadow figure; in 1827 England, a troubled young woman agrees to a secret rendezvous and is never seen alive again—her murder later solved by psychic ...
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Episode 72
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43:10
Paranormal Pareidolia - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
paranormal pareidolia (noun) par·a·nor·mal par·ei·do·lia /ˌpærəˈnɔːrməl ˌpær.aɪˈdoʊ.li.ə/ 1. The tendency to perceive ghostly or supernatural images, sounds, or patterns in random stimuli, such as shadows, ...
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Episode 71
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41:43
I See You - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A doppelganger crashes a couple's camping trip; a ghostly visitor takes a stroll through a 19th-century building like it’s no big deal; a little girl has a close encounter with the otherworldly in a former funeral home; and a YouTuber alone in ...
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Episode 70
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34:28
Missing Paranormal Podcasters Found - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
On October 25, 2024, Vince and Jane Font, the husband-and-wife team behind the paranormal podcast Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories, published their sixty-eighth episode... and then vanished without a trace. Six months later, they w...
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Episode 69
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31:17
Creepy Campfire Tales - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Just when you thought it was safe to unzip the tent...the Ghostkeepers return to serve up a quartet of bone-chilling true ghost stories told by campers who dared to gaze too deep into the shadows lurking beyond the campfire’s glow. In this epis...
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Episode 68
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39:47
There's Someone Else Here With Us - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
In an isolated farmhouse in Tasmania, two friends endure months of escalating paranormal activity; a family living in a 14th-century building repeatedly encounters a mysterious "gray man" who seems to lurk around every corner; a young married c...
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Episode 67
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46:53
Red Eyes and Tiny Sharp Teeth - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A late-night make-out sesh is interrupted by a horrific red-eyed demon; a centuries-old flat in Edinburgh is invaded by unearthly house guests; a Puerto Rico home becomes a gathering place for restless souls; and two friends have an encounter w...
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Episode 66
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36:05
Houses of Horror - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A humanlike entity takes up residence on the roof of a townhouse, harassing its inhabitants and terrorizing the neighbors; a teenager’s phone becomes a conduit for communication between the living and the dead; a squatter in an abandoned house ...
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Episode 65
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35:30
Friday the 13th - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
In this special Friday the 13th episode, we dig into the creepy history and cultural significance of this famously unlucky day and bring you four chilling real-life accounts from people who strayed beyond the supernatural edge and lived to tell...
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Episode 64
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41:16
An Insidious Presence - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
In the dense tropical forests of Queensland, Australia, two hikers encounter a terrifying supernatural force deep within the caverns of Black Mountain; a couple’s honeymoon at a historic hotel in New Mexico takes a chilling turn as ghostly dist...
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Episode 63
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44:28
The Voices and the Small Dark Blob - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
An old mountain cabin is the site of a bone-chilling encounter with unseen entities; a family moves into a farmhouse only to discover that the grave in the backyard brings with it terrifying nightly disturbances; a homeowner catches a glimpse o...
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Episode 62
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37:10
Haunted Restaurants - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Pull up a chair and throw on a bib where eerie whispers mingle with the clinking of glasses and nothing is quite as it seems. From ghostly apparitions seen gliding through darkened dining rooms to waitstaff encountering phantom patrons after ho...
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Episode 61
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34:39
Hauntario, Canada - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Amateur ghost hunters pay a visit to the infamous "Ghost Road" of Port Perry, Ontario; supernatural experiencers separated by thousands of miles hear the same message from a disembodied voice; and the Ghostkeepers ponder the possibly paranormal...
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Episode 60
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33:06
The Man in the Treehouse Wants to Play Hide and Seek - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A child’s playful footsteps echo through a century-old home; a woman receives eerie phone calls from her friend, only to discover that the calls never actually happened; a trucker finds himself on a strange, unmarked road in West Virginia, driv...
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Episode 59
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43:32
A Gaggle of Ghosts - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A Windy City priest traps a gaggle of noisy ghosts in a wall; a plague of mimic demons descends upon a hapless family; and a toughened Gulf War vet tests his mettle by spending the night in a haunted campground. Stories:
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Episode 58
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56:58
Witches Brew - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A seismograph crew discovers an abandoned farmhouse with strange occult symbols; a Navajo boy is chased by a skinwalker; a group of teenagers encounter a witchlike wraith searching for her baby; and a mother and son come across an inhuman figur...
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Episode 57
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36:43
Gorgeous Ladies of the Afterlife - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
A young girl in a 1970s farmhouse meets a ghostly lady with ties to the home's past; two friends encounter a terrifying apparition on a dark road; a family on vacation in a historic hotel repeatedly sees a woman in century-old attire watching t...
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Episode 56
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32:36
Our Cold Dead Hearts - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Join us for a spine-tingling journey into the unknown as we share four true terrifying stories from the Castle of Spirits archives: "Germany's Ghosts" recounts a child's unsettling encounter with a haunted clown doll; "Don't Watch Him Sleep" do...
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Episode 55
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44:15
Haunted Hospital Horrors - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Take a walk through the eerie hallways of some of the most haunted hospitals known to human experience. Listen along as we unveil four bone-chilling true ghost stories that all take place within the walls of these uniquely terrifying institutio...
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Episode 54
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34:45
Haunted Malls and Shopping Centers - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Are you ready for a chilling journey through haunted malls and spooky shopping centers? In this spine-tingling episode of the Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories podcast, we share four real-life ghostly encounters that'll give you second thoug...
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Episode 53
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35:05
Dial-a-Cryptid - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
One ghost, two cryptids, and a mysterious town from the past creep their way into your ears as the Ghostkeepers serve up scares galore. Have you got a cryptid sighting to report? Dial 801-436-7838 and share your story!Stories:
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Episode 52
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36:30