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Haunted or Hoax

Haunted or Hoax

Written by: Jennifer Davis Kristen Jackson
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Haunted or Hoax is a Paranormal Podcast focused on the legends of some of the most iconic haunted sites in the world and the history behind them.2021-2023 Haunted or Hoax Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary True Crime World
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  • S5 E10. Chillingham Castle
    Dec 30 2025

    For our final episode of the season, we limp our way across the Atlantic to Chillingham Castle, a medieval fortress that spent centuries collecting war trauma like it was a hobby. Sitting on one of the most violently contested borders in British history, this place didn’t need ghosts to become unsettling, the documented history already chose violence.

    We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there!

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    Chillingham Castle (official history & restoration):

    https://chillinghamcastle.com

    Historic England (medieval border castles & records):

    https://historicengland.org.uk

    English Heritage (Anglo-Scottish border conflict & castles):

    https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/medieval/castles/

    Northumberland Archives (regional history & border warfare):

    https://www.northumberlandarchives.com

    The Steel Bonnets – George MacDonald Fraser (border reivers):

    https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-steel-bonnets-george-macdonald-fraser

    Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Edward I, Henry VIII, James I):

    https://www.oxforddnb.com

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncannyfan/posts/1993318767811411/

    https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/chillingham-castle/

    https://great-castles.com/chillinghamghost.html

    https://chillingham-castle.com/ghosts/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/chillinghamcastle/posts/24565395496393112/


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    52 mins
  • S5 E9. The Winchester House
    Dec 16 2025

    Our lives have been as chaotic as this location. We mind travel to California (not Tennessee) to talk about the infamous Winchester House. It's massive and confusing floorplan was a strange comfort to your two hosts who have all but lost their minds toward the end of this season. The house's foundations are supposedly built on spirit stories. But what is other worldly and what is just weird? We try to find the line but dammit, the staircase to nowhere keeps getting us.

    We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there!

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    • https://abc7news.com/post/winchester-mystery-house-abc7-news-sarah-san-joses/2554143/?userab=abc_web_player-460*variant_a_abc_control-1900%2Cotv_web_player-461*variant_a_otv_control-1902
    • https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/why-the-winchester-house-is-haunted/#spirits
    • https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/rumored-hauntings-at-the-estate/
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/SanJose/comments/14skbi6/the_winchester_mystery_house_is_haunted_on_a/
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    56 mins
  • S5 E8. Old Idaho Penitentiary
    Nov 19 2025

    Hey there! We're not making excuses, we'll go to podcast jail. Or at least, we'll talk about a jail on this podcast. Old Idaho Penitentiary was an awful place full of dangerous inmates. Is it any surprise it's reportedly haunted? We talk about some of the ghosts who are still locked up in there as well as some throw back ghost movies.

    We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there!
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    • Ghost Adventures Season 1 Episode 8

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    • https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2023/10/11/the-stories-from-inside-old-idaho-state-penitentiary-are-spooky/71051676007/
    • https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/old-idaho-state-penitentiary/
    • https://ghostadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Old_Idaho_Penitentiary_(episode)
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    52 mins
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