In 1966, the Bourbon Orleans Hotel opened its doors - and since then, countless guests and staff have reported seeing spirits that dance, laugh, and even watch you while you sleep.

Long before it became a luxury stay in the French Quarter, the land hosted a renowned theatre, an opulent ballroom, and later a convent, school, and orphanage. Now, with centuries of history and emotion carved into its walls, the property is said to host as many as 17 ghosts, making it one of America’s most haunted hotels.

Grab a scoop of something sweet, settle in, and join us as we explore the history and hauntings of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel.

Story starts: 11:52

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💀Topic of the Month: New Orleans

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📚Sources:

• Haunted Rooms America
• Bourbon Orleans Hotel
• PCMA
• Midnight Boheme
• Sicilian Girl
• Ghost City Tours
• Big Easy Spirits
• Weird South
• American Hauntings Podcast
• Henriettedelille.com
• Sisters of Mercy

📸Credits:

• Bourbon Orleans Hotel
• PCMA
• Henriettedelille.com

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Marie Laveau is as synonymous with New Orleans as beignets and Mardi Gras. While she might be most identifiable as the mystical voodoo queen of NOLA, Marie's real life is just as important as her legend. Born a free woman of color in the early 1800s, LaVeau built influence through spiritual practice and community work, always looking out for those who needed it most.

In this episode, we're separating fact from folklore as we trace the rise of one of the most respected spiritual leaders in all of American history.

Story starts: 09:33

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📚Sources:

• Cemetery Tour New Orleans
• New Orleans Historical Society
• Reddit

📸Credits:

• Brittanica

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In the 1700s, New Orleans was part of a struggling French colony desperate for new residents. So, naturally, they started importing women to help grow the population. But when 88 of these women arrived - deathly pale and carrying coffin-shaped luggage - it’s said they tore through New Orleans on a vampiric murder spree, leading the local nuns to imprison them in a convent attic…where some say they remain to this day.

Today, we’re exploring the legend of the Casket Girls and the real women who inspired it.

Correction: The Anne Rice novel Gina mentions is Interview with the Vampire, not Interview for a Vampire. Gina pleads not guilty by reason of slight inebriation.

Story starts: 12:59

📖Book recommendations:

• A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
• City Witchery by Lisa Marie Basile

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

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📚Sources:

• New Orleans Tourism
• Ghost City Tours
• DuPont and Company Tours
• History Collection
• New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours
• Country Roads Magazine
• Women & the American Story
• Very Local
• St. Louis Cathedral
• Lore with Aaron Mahnke

📸Credits:

• Tripadvisor
• History Extra
• New Statesman
• New Orleans Tourism

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It all started in Puerto Rico in the mid-90s. Livestock turned up drained of blood with vampiric puncture wounds that led to rumors of a beast so horrifying it has remained incomprehensible to this day. Was it an undiscovered species? An alien? Or something entirely explainable? Join us as we follow the trail to uncover how one creature became a modern monster legend 👀

Story starts: 14:28

🗺️Chupacabra Sightings Map: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=7e7c3a93424f4a8582aa78a916d4549d

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Rainbow Sherbet

💀Topic of the Month: Cryptids

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📚Sources:

• National Geographic
• CBS Austin
• NPR

📸Credits:

• Brittanica
• Hollywood Reporter
• Bloody Disgusting
• Skeptical Inquirer

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In 1973, reports surfaced of a strange creature prowling the woods of Enfield, Illinois. According to witnesses, it had three legs, tiny arms, huge eyes, and a knack for shrieking like a banshee (but who among us, right?). As sightings continued, residents found themselves embroiled in a desperate search for answers. Overrun by out-of-town “monster hunters” and sensationalist press, this story charts one small town’s rapid descent into full-blown panic.

Grab a scoop of something extra comforting, and settle in for a tale of mystery, paranoia, and of course, cryptids.

Story starts: 12:07

🎧Podcast rec: Check out Beth’s Dead

🍦Check out What’s the Scoop if you’re ever in Point Pleasant!

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

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💀Topic of the Month: Cryptids

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📚Sources:

• Villager’s Voice
• Believing the Bizarre
• Mt. Vernon Register
• Cryptids Wiki
• Cryptozoo News
• Coast to Coast AM
• A Critical Examination of the Social Contagion Image of Collective Behavior: The Case of the Enfield Monster
• JustAnotherTinFoilHat
• 1970 & 2020 US Census
• Psychology Today

📸Credits:

• Evansville Courrier & Press
• Medium
• Astonishing Legends
• Coast to Coast AM
• It’s Something Wiki
• The Enfield Monster: The Three legged beast by Rajat Kumar

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We’re travelling to the Northwoods of Wisconsin where the cheese is squeaky, the beer is cold and the scariest thing you could encounter in the woods is the infamous Hodag, a terrifying cryptid that haunted loggers for years. But where did the story of the Hodag originate? Was it really captured at the end of the 19th century? And what, for the love of God, does Paul Bunyan have anything to do with this?!

Snuggle up next to the campfire and join us for the infamous tale about the most ferocious beast of the Northwoods🌲👀

Story starts: 12:03

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

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💀Topic of the Month: Cryptids

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📚Sources:

• Explore Rhinelander
• Wisconsin 101
• Wisconsin Historical Society
• Green Bay Press Gazette
• The American Mercury

📸Credits:

• Rhinelander District Library
• Rhinelander Historical Society
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Yeti&Sasquatch on Monster Wiki

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We’re kicking off 2026 with an age-old question: Are mermaids real, or what???

Today, we’re deep diving (pun intended) into the long, tangled history of mermaid folklore, sightings, and modern-day theories. We trace our favorite aquatic friends from the first “real” mermaid in 1000 BC, through famous sailor logs (including a new reason to hate Christopher Columbus), all the way to modern-day sightings. And that’s before we even get to the science part - like how little of the ocean we’ve actually explored, why modern technology wouldn’t spot mermaids, and where mermaids could be living at this very moment.

EPISODE CORRECTION: As of June 2025, 27.3% of the global seafloor had been mapped (not 20%).

Story starts: 6:00

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

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💀Topic of the Month: Cryptids

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📚Sources:

• Merriam-Webster
• Smithsonian
• Royal Museums Greenwich
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Points East
• Live Science
• Women’s Caucus for Art
• Reactor
• NOAA

📸Credits:

• Wikipedia
• The National Archives
• Women’s Caucus for Art
• The Marine Mammal Center
• Live Science
• Oceanographic Magazine
• The Boston Globe
• Shark Angels
• WWF
• Deep Ocean Education
• NOAA

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Grab a glass of your favorite bubbles, and help us ring in the new year as we tell spooky stories with the spirit of Krampus haunting our feed!

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

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💀Topic of the Month: Ghosts

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