About this episode

The episode dives into the 1960 Leuthold Poltergeist case and a 1956 UFO sighting, blending spooky tales with humor and cultural commentary.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠ We've been wanting to cover a full-on poltergeist case for a while and now here it is! Me and Paul dive into the 1960 Leuthold Poltergeist in Maschwanden, Switzerland, as well as a 1956 UFO sighting in Altadena, CA by W.E. Dickensheetz (for real). Also on this episode: Tom Waits down on the farm, making fun of Italians is okay, and one of our patrons passed Stephen King at a Patton Oswalt show, like two spooky ships in the night. For full shownotes, head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GhostStoryGuys.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brennan Storr

Guest: Paul

Topics covered

• poltergeist
• UFO sighting
• spooky stories
• cultural commentary
• humor

Keywords

• poltergeist
• UFO
• Maschwanden
• Altadena
• Stephen King
• Tom Waits
• spooky stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, Tom Waits

Places: Maschwanden, Switzerland, Altadena, CA

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