Creepy Fiction – Paranormal Podcasts

Halloween #blogtober post 15 – horror fiction podcasts. I love listening to a scary story gently lulling me into a fitful, nightmare filled sleep… Plus I find them really good to work out to! This is more of a wishlist because while they sound so intriging I’ve subscribed to all of them (and have been for sometime), I’ve only actually listened to one of them… Scary, huh?

1. No Sleep
   
   My absolute favourite podcast. Not just in this list, but of all time. There are currently 8 series and I’m on series 6 and I’ve been trying to get up to date since I discovered them a year ago. The podcast is actually episodes of 3 or 4 stories (unless you’re a season pass holder), from the No Sleep Reddit board. A selection on narrators take on any different character voices, but there is generally one telling each story so it’s easy to follow. I read the stories on the board, and I’m always blown away by how different the take on them is from the podcast. Terrifying, you will not be disappointed.
2. Wormwood
   
   As I haven’t listened to this, I’ll just hand you over to the introduction on the website…
   “Doctor Xander Crowe was a formidable psychologist until a terrible tragedy sent him spiraling down the dark pathways of the occult. Now, a strange vision leads Doctor Crowe to the hidden town of Wormwood, where shadows lurk in every corner and evil stains the souls of the inhabitants. Welcome to Wormwood.“3. Alice Isn’t Dead
   
   Produced by the people behind the ever so successful Welcome To Night Vale podcast (which should also have been on this list) this sounds promising… According to the website…
   “Alice Isn’t Dead – a new serial fiction podcast from the team behind Welcome to Night Vale. A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.”
   This is part one, and is 10 episodes long. Part 2 is due in 2017 so if we start now we can catch up in time!

4. Night Fears

Once of the more mysterious sounding descriptions:
“Night Fears is a Horror Fiction podcast dedicated to bringing you the most terrifying stories you’ll never want to hear. Stories to keep you afraid of the dark.”…How could you not be intrigued?!

5.Sinister Smile:The Horror Fiction Podcast

I only discovered this as I was looking researching for podcasts for this post! I can’t quite figure it out, but there seems to only be 6 episodes, the latest of which is titles “intermission”. My interest is piqued and I think this will be the first one I listen to, just to know whats going on! With regards to the content, according to the website…
“Sinister Smile is a podcast featuring the most terrrifying tales that can be found on the internet narrated by Sir Ayme and his many accomplices. If you’re looking to feel horrified, bewildered, spooked or mortified, this is where you want to be. Featuring stories by new and established authors, we have both new horror literature and fan favorites to grace your ears. Welcome to Sinister Smile.“

Always on the lookout for more scares so if you have any suggestions, send em over!

Ghost Walk – Cardiff Castle Essential with Cardiff History & Hauntings

Ghosts. Ghosts are paranormal Marmite… Paranormite.  Some people love ’em, love the idea of the of ’em, grasping onto the hope that they will one day encounter something unexplainable… While some think it’s the living who are the scary ones.

I suppose it depends on what experiences you have. I covered one of my experiences here in a previous post. This is the second Ghost Walk I’ve been on – review of the first one coming up shortly. I’ve got my ghost walkin’ partner in crime (we’ve ever so maturely dubbed ourselves “ghostbitches”) to thank for discovering this one.

Vrrt. Text message.
“CHARLOTTE GET ON FACEBOOK AND LOOK AT WHAT I’VE TAGGED YOU IN!”

Cardiff History & Hauntings advertising Ghost Walks for this weekend! After some initial messiness of trying to add one to my basket and being told it was sold out, fellow Ghost Bitch (to be referred to as FGB from this point forward) sniffed out another one, ordered, and we were away!

I’ve not been to Cardiff Castle previously,(aside from a viewing of The Silence of the Lambs in the basement late last year, with Chris Andrews (www.thesilenceofthelens.co.uk) and our respective better halves. It’s worth checking out his website, he’s a top photog.) and I’ve also never been to Cardiff on a Saturday night which on the whole was a terrifying experience I never wish to repeat. Anyway, we met outside the main entrance to the castle, walls and waited for someone to come and grant us access. We got given flashlights and given the basic safety drill and off we went.

Now, there will be no spoilers here so this will be pretty vague, as reviews go. We started in the grounds and we’re given an overview of the history of various buildings in the grounds, the age, a little about the architects, and the families that have lived there. Moving on, we entered the building. The only light was produced by our flashlight beams.

Sidenote: John, our guide was a fantastic story teller, right from the start. He had the group hanging on his every word, waiting with baited breath for what came next.

Inside, we had a tour of some of the rooms, with the history of each room explained along with any phenomena reported. The atmosphere was incredible! A few people actually left shortly after the tour started – because they were scared? I like to think so. There was one room, I didn’t particularly like being in; I felt like someone was holding onto the back of my chair, and felt like I was cold – as if my clothes were damp. FGB reported feeling really nauseous in another room. This was coupled with unexplained noises, a door opening, lights being on which were previously off… Let’s just say I think I got my money’s worth!

The Cardiff Castle Essential Ghost Tour lasts 80 and costs £11.50. You can book on their website.