Astonishing Legends
The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. ...
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- Richard Hatem2 eps
- Jeannette1 ep
- Vili1 ep
Also: Jonathan, Dr. Harini Bhat, Andrew, Chris McKinnell, Billy, Dean, Mothmaiden, Chris, Amy Bruni
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- 🇺🇸United States · Society & CultureHOME#8921K to 109K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Society & Culture#121660 to 3.5K
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| 10/18/26 | Your True Halloween Stories IV Part 2 | Our Halloween tradition continues with three more listeners sharing encounters they still can’t explain.At a church summer camp in the mountains above Southern California, Ray and two fellow counselors spot a girl standing alone in the parking lot after lights-out. She silently returns to the bunkhouse when they call to her… but that won’t be the last time they see her.In San Luis Obispo, Brian and his wife move into a guest house with a long history and a curious warning from their elderly landlady: most tenants don’t stay very long. Soon they begin to understand why.And Terry takes us back to the night shift of a hospital coronary care unit, where a dying patient starts asking every nurse the same unsettling question: “Who’s that behind you?”Turn down the lights and settle in for Part Two of our Halloween listener stories.Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode. | 2h 09m 18s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  S2 Ep38: Hello, James. | In tonight's dead letter, our listener TM was the office manager at a Catholic parish in the upper Mississippi river area, and part of her job was digitizing the cemetery's paper records, so she'd walk the rows with a camera, say hello to everyone, and tell them what she was there to do. One marker sat outside the cemetery’s plot map entirely: a boy who drowned in the river in 1936, with fresh flowers by his stone and no file in the office. One July afternoon, someone or something unseen let her know it was there.Relevant Prior EpisodesEp 247: Massacre at Duffy's Cut Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 317: The Screaming SkullsAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 85: The Bell Witch Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 123: The Sallie House: Ghost in the Machine Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 4: Amelia Earhart Vanishes Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Links and Further ReadingCatechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1032 (Vatican.va)St. John Chrysostom (Britannica)All Souls' Day (Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent)Columbarium (Merriam-Webster)Duffy's Cut (Wikipedia)Historic Bell Witch Cave, Adams, TennesseeElectronic Voice Phenomena: An Overview (Astonishing Legends blog)Stahl House, Case Study House #22 (LA Conservancy)Scared All The Time (podcast)We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]! | 50m 44s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 |  Your True Halloween Stories IV Part 1 | In 1933, a Scottish botanist watched a seemingly abandoned steamship drift past the Alaskan coast on an ice floe. It appeared upside down in a strange mirage, with no crew and no one at the wheel. This ship was the Baychimo, which was abandoned two years earlier, but refused to disappear. Having repeatedly resurfaced across the Arctic, it earning a reputation as one of history’s great ghost ships.In this episode, we explore the strange history of ghost ships from the the Baychimo, to the frozen Octavius, and the Ourang Medan, whose crew was reportedly found mysteriously dead shortly before the ship itself exploded and sank. Three ships, three enduring legends, and at least one vessel whose final resting place remains unknown.Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode. | 3h 04m 34s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | S2 Ep37: The Old Man on the Gravestone | In tonight's dead letter, Corey takes us back to Omaha, Nebraska in the year 2000, when he was the overnight host on a Top 40 station and a call-in topic about haunted places kept circling back to one private family cemetery. He sent a carload of listeners out there on a Friday night to report back live on the air. A few days later his boss got a phone call from the cemetery's caretakers. And, to paraphrase a Dateline episode…things got weirder from there.We mentioned a TON of old eps in this one! Relevant Prior EpisodesEp 48: Choose Your Own AdventureAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 71: Pere Cheney: The Town that DisappearedAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 87: Black Eyed Kids Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 50: Mothman Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 14: What's Gotten Into You?Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 209: The Phantom Horse of GreensboroAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 120: The Grim ReaperAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 154: Lockdown at the Waverly Hills SanatoriumAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 156: The Ax Murder House in Villisca Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 49: Monsters Among UsAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 310: The Rhine Research Center: Extraordinary EvidenceAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Links and Further ReadingChurch Grims, by Tess Pfeifle (Astonishing Legends blog) Strange Intruders, by David WeatherlyG.N.M. Tyrrell (Psi Encyclopedia, Society for Psychical Research)Ghosts and Apparitions in Psi Research (Psi Encyclopedia)Phantasms of the Living, Volume 1 (1886), free at the Internet ArchivePhantasms of the Living, Volume 2 (1886), free at the Internet ArchiveJim Harold's CampfireThe Mothman of Point Pleasant (Small Town Monsters, 2017)The AnkouThe Case Against Reality, by Donald HoffmanA Game of Pool, The Twilight Zone (1961)On a Pale Horse, by Piers AnthonyThe Villisca Axe Murder HouseLive and Let Die (1973)Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]! | 51m 45s | ||||||
| 9/27/26 | A Tale of Ghost Ships Three! | In 1933, a Scottish botanist watched a seemingly abandoned steamship drift past the Alaskan coast on an ice floe. It appeared upside down in a strange mirage, with no crew and no one at the wheel. This ship was the Baychimo, which was abandoned two years earlier, but refused to disappear. Having repeatedly resurfaced across the Arctic, it earning a reputation as one of history’s great ghost ships.In this episode, we explore the strange history of ghost ships from the the Baychimo, to the frozen Octavius, and the Ourang Medan, whose crew was reportedly found mysteriously dead shortly before the ship itself exploded and sank. Three ships, three enduring legends, and at least one vessel whose final resting place remains unknown.Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode. | 2h 16m 59s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | S2 Ep36: The Mimic | In tonight's dead letter, our listener Ed and his wife are newlyweds, sharing the apartment he's lived in for about two years in Clay Center, Nebraska. One morning in early 2020, he hits snooze on his alarm and sees a figure walking out of their bedroom, silhouetted by the living room lights he'd set on a timer, and it looks just like his wife, but it’s not.Relevant Prior EpisodesEp 26: Shadow PeopleAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 64: Electronic FogAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 226: Boundless Remote Viewing with Lori Williams Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Links and Further ReadingEd's Floor Plan of the ApartmentClay Center, Nebraska, Wikipedia World's Largest Ball of Twine, Kansas TourismNote: We call it the world's biggest ball of yarn in the episode. It's actually a ball of sisal twine. I always mess that up! (Scott) Doppelganger, BritannicaHypnagogic Hallucinations, Cleveland ClinicA-Yokai-A-Day: Ikiryo, Matthew MeyerAlexander Cannon (psychiatrist), WikipediaSTAR GATE [Controlled Remote Viewing], Federation of American ScientistsAstral Projection Hypnosis by Dr. Steve G. JonesJourneys Out of the Body by Robert A. MonroeRichard Hatem's Paranormal BookshelfBeyond the Bermuda Triangle by Bruce Gernon and Rob MacGregorWe're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]! | 32m 07s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | S2 Ep35: The Benevolent Warning | In tonight's dead letter, our listener named Mark is driving through western Michigan at two in the morning in 1978, working off a paper map and handwritten directions to a house he's never been to. He comes up a hill and into a curve on US 131, and there are four people standing in his lane. Two of them are waving him over to the right, and the other two have their arms raised above their heads in an X. Had they not been there he may have had a fatal collision, and when he went to find them shortly after, they had vanished.Relevant Prior EpisodesEp 102: Resurrection Mary Part 1Astonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Ep 116: Small Town MonstersAstonishing Legends · Spotify · Apple Podcasts Links and Further ReadingLydia: The Ghost of Jamestown Bridge, NCpediaA History of the Vanishing Hitchhiker, Beardsley and Hankey, 1943The Bray Road Beast, Small Town MonstersJim Harold's Campfire: True Ghost Stories, Books 1 through 6 Note: We call it the National Highway Transportation Safety Association in the episode. The ‘A’ is actually for Administration. We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]! | 40m 31s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | imaginary friendschildhood memories+3 | Mothmaiden | University of WashingtonThe Flintstones+4 | — | imaginary friendghost+3 | — | 46m 55s | ||
| 9/4/26 | paranormallive shows+3 | Richard Hatem | Richard Hatem's Paranormal BookshelfThe Mothman Prophecies | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | Light in the Dark TourRichard Hatem+3 | — | 52m 05s | ||
| 9/1/26 | ghost storieshistorical events+4 | Chris | Astonishing LegendsThe Battle of Folck's Mill+4 | Cumberland, MarylandFolck's Mill | Folck's MillCumberland+5 | — | 53m 19s | ||
| 8/29/26 | paranormallive show+3 | Richard Hatem | Astonishing Legends ProductionsRichard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf | Point Pleasant, West VirginiaToronto, ON+4 | Richard HatemMothman Festival+3 | — | 2m 07s | ||
| 8/25/26 | supernaturalghost stories+3 | — | OculusA Serious Man+1 | ArkansasLos Angeles | mirrorhaunting+3 | — | 52m 22s | ||
| 8/20/26 | urban legendsmystery+3 | — | Strange IntrudersThe Gift of Fear+1 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | Black Eyed Kidsurban legends+3 | — | 59m 10s | ||
| 8/11/26 | ghost storieshauntings+3 | — | Bowers Harbor InnGreyfriar's Kirkyard Halloween Special+4 | Michigan's Old Mission PeninsulaWaverly+3 | ghosthaunting+6 | — | 50m 54s | ||
| 8/9/26 | true crimehauntings+4 | Amy Bruni | Cuisine to Kill For | Rhode Island | Rebecca CornellAmy Bruni+5 | — | 1h 27m 40s | ||
| 8/4/26 | ghost storiesKey West+3 | — | St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Key West | Key WestStrand Theater+1 | ghost tourKey West+3 | — | 48m 15s | ||
| 7/28/26 | paranormalcats+3 | — | Astonishing Legends ProductionsDyatlov Pass Part 1+5 | — | Milobarn cat+3 | — | 43m 56s | ||
| 7/21/26 | unidentified submerged objectsmilitary experiences+4 | — | U.S. NavyAmerican Ghost Walks+8 | Juneau, AlaskaMount Roberts+1 | USOsJuneau+6 | — | 50m 50s | ||
| 7/14/26 | ghost storiesfamily experiences+3 | — | The Bell WitchDiscussing Death With Young Children | Adams, Tennessee | ghostfamily viewing+3 | — | 31m 49s | ||
| 7/12/26 | paranormalhaunting+3 | Chris McKinnell | — | Lee, Massachusetts | Warren legacyhaunted objects+3 | — | 2h 35m 16s | ||
| 7/7/26 | ghost storieshauntings+3 | — | Astonishing Legends ProductionsThe Sallie House: Ghost in the Machine, Part 1+10 | Atchison, Kansas | ghostshaunting+3 | — | 37m 54s | ||
| 6/30/26 | paranormalhaunting+3 | — | KanashibariSleep Paralysis and the Hag Phenomenon+4 | Salt Lake ValleyLake Bonneville+2 | hauntingSalt Lake Valley+3 | — | 42m 04s | ||
| 6/23/26 | spiritualismpsychic abilities+3 | Billy | Te Ara Encyclopedia of New ZealandRupert Sheldrake | Hutt ValleyWellington | spiritualismpsychic+5 | — | 33m 50s | ||
| 6/19/26 | family storieshaunted houses+4 | Dean | Mr. MachineThe Phantom Horse of Greensboro+1 | North CarolinaSandhills+1 | haunted houseghost stories+5 | Firstleaf | 51m 54s | ||
| 6/14/26 | UFO sightingsmysterious phenomena+3 | — | — | Ripperston Farmsouthwest Wales+1 | UFORipperston Farm+5 | — | 2h 09m 53s | ||
| 6/9/26 | UFOsmysterious phenomena+3 | — | HISTORYEarthSky+3 | northeast Washington | Emerald Valleygreen light+6 | — | 45m 20s | ||
| 6/2/26 | haunted housesfamily history+3 | — | Society of Antiquaries of LondonGreen Knowe Books | EnglandWales+4 | haunted houseVictorian villa+3 | — | 46m 07s | ||
| 5/26/26 | haunted houseGrafton history+3 | Jonathan | B&O RailroadThe Grafton Monster | Grafton, West VirginiaGrafton National Cemetery | haunted houseGrafton+5 | — | 44m 24s | ||
| 5/23/26 | aviation historymystery+3 | — | — | PittsburghHomestead High Level Bridge+1 | B-25 bomberMonongahela River+5 | — | 2h 09m 02s | ||
| 5/21/26 | hidden historyunsolved cases+4 | Dr. Harini Bhat | Astonishing Legends ProductionsHidden History | — | hidden historyDr. Harini Bhat+4 | — | 8m 54s | ||
| 5/20/26 | paranormal experiencesgrief+3 | Andrew | Astonishing LegendsThe ADC Project+2 | Monterey Park, California | paranormalMonterey Park+3 | — | 56m 26s | ||
| 5/10/26 | medical mysterytoxic exposure+4 | — | Riverside ER | — | Gloria Ramireztoxic lady+5 | — | 2h 03m 56s | ||
| 5/5/26 | haunted housesparanormal experiences+3 | — | Domovoy: Slavic Household SpiritGhosts in the Machine: The Truth About EVP+1 | Chelsea, Massachusetts | Chelseahaunted+3 | — | 43m 39s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Mennonite cultureghost sightings+3 | — | Astonishing Legends ProductionsMad Magazine | Finger Lakes Region | Mennoniteghost+5 | — | 46m 44s | ||
| 4/26/26 | UFOsmilitary+4 | — | Air Force Research LaboratoryNASA JPL+1 | AlbuquerqueLos Alamos | UFOAir Force+4 | — | 2h 11m 48s | ||
| 4/21/26 | ghost storiesurban legends+4 | Jeannette | SFGateGolden Gate Bridge Suicide Deterrent Net Project+3 | San FranciscoGolden Gate Bridge | Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco fog+4 | — | 37m 16s | ||
| 4/19/26 | mysteryexperiments+4 | — | — | Vintém Hill | Lead Masks CaseVintém Hill+5 | — | 2h 15m 06s | ||
| 4/14/26 | brutalist monumentstimeslip+4 | Vili | National Palace of CultureEd Debevic's Retro Diner+2 | SofiaBulgaria+1 | SofiaBulgaria+5 | — | 39m 43s | ||
| 4/12/26 | unsolved mysteriestrue crime+4 | — | — | BrazilNiterói | lead masksVintém Hill+6 | — | 1h 47m 56s | ||
| 4/8/26 | library historyhaunting+3 | — | ER70 EVP RecorderAstonishing Legends Productions+2 | SoutheastWaverly Hills Sanatorium | libraryhaunting+5 | — | 42m 35s | ||
| 4/1/26 | bizarre phenomenaspace-time warp bubbles+3 | — | Astonishing Legends: The Disappearance of Frederic Valentich Part 1Astonishing Legends: Abduction at Devil's Den (Terry Lovelace)+3 | AustraliaWilsons Promontory National Park | bizarre encounterAustralian mainland+5 | — | 41m 54s | ||
| 3/24/26 | superstitionsdeath+3 | — | Astonishing Legends ProductionsThe Nightshift Protocol | Appalachian | superstitionsdeath+5 | — | 40m 01s | ||
| 3/22/26 | disappearancemystery+3 | — | U.F.O. | New MexicoNashville | Jim Sullivandisappearance+5 | — | 2h 31m 20s | ||
| 3/17/26 | Uncanny Valleytrue-life scenario+3 | — | Western Washington UniversityThe Uncanny Valley in Psychology | Bellingham, WashingtonSalish Sea | Uncanny ValleyBellingham+3 | — | 40m 56s | ||
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Chart history for Astonishing Legends
Peaked at #89 in United States, currently #89 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| MY | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| Brazil | — | #121 | #121 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #166 | #166 | — |
| PH | — | #189 | #189 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.