EP28 | Escalante, Utah: The Curse of the Petrified Forest
From City of Nightmares by Dan David
December 31, 2025 · 8 min · Episode 28
About this episode
This episode explores the mysterious occurrences surrounding stolen petrified wood in a Utah state park.
Discover the Utah state park where stolen petrified wood has been returned for decades — always with letters claiming the same haunting streak of bad luck. • • • Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMM Want a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 NopeTooCreepy.com INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcast TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepy YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepy TWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy © 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights rese
People in this episode
Host: Dan David
Topics covered
- petrified wood
- curses
- bad luck
- Utah state parks
- true crime
- haunting stories
Keywords
- petrified wood
- curse
- bad luck
- Escalante
- Utah
- state park
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
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Books & works: The Nope Collection
Places: Escalante, Utah, Utah state park
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