• #33 BoardingHouse Serial Killer (Sacramento), Granny's Homemade Meals
    Oct 31 2021

    How many people can a Boarding House hold?  Of course one could stay in the rooms that were above ground.  However one could find themselves in the holes dug in the ground.   When the police searched the home, there was only one clue that led them to find the truth.

    This haunting story took place in downtown Sacramento, back in the 1980's. 


    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Heather H, Cathy S, Mary M.

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Backstory Music by Joey Pecoraro
      Music Entitled:  "Large Smile Mood"
    Ending Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod

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    9 mins
  • #31 Famous Ghost Story (Golden Gate Park/ San Francisco): Soggy Ghost Puddles
    Jul 23 2021

    What would you do if a woman, dripping wet, asks you to help her find her baby, and then when you look away, she's gone, playing hide and seek with you, making you wonder what the heck was she talking about.  (Except with this game of hide & seek, you will never find her)

    This ghost story took place in San Francisco, around Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park


    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Cynthia S., Ruth B., Joanne E

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H.
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Backstory Music by Niko Staf
      Music Entitled:  "Large Smile Mood"
    Ending Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  Allegro by Emmit Fenn

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    8 mins
  • #30 Boom Tomb Story (Weaverville): Rattling Barking Babies
    Jul 3 2021

    If you BOOM, you get a room in the county jail.   Booms Beware!  It's the law.


    This story took place back in the 1970's, in Weaverville, CA



    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Ruth B., Joanne E., & Cathy S.

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H. and Jazi H.
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Backstory Music by Niko Staf
      Music Entitled:  "Large Smile Mood"
    Ending Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  The Heartache by Ugonna Onyekwe

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    10 mins
  • #28 Winter Tall Tale (Placerville & Sierra Nevada Mountains), Ly'n and Lion
    Apr 25 2021

    It"s the middle of winter.  What do you do when your ski's set off a fire behind you, you wake up in a hole 500 feet deep, and there's a something following you, with a look it is eye that it might have a hunger for you?

    This story took place in the between Placerville and the State of Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  

    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Ruth B., Joanne E., & Cathy S.

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H. 
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Backstory Music by Niko Staf
      Music Entitled:  "Large Smile Mood"
    Ending Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  Sky Map by Reed Mathis
    Song #2  Shrutie Pie by Zachariah Hickman
    Song #3  Royal Mountain Breakdown by The Mini Vandals

     




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    11 mins
  • #26 Strange Mystery Story (Mt. Konocti, Clear Lake), Creepy Crying Cave
    Mar 9 2021

    Blood is on the ground.  And the blood goes down a hole.   And, following the blood, down the hole, it stops right at . . .   

    This mystery story takes place on Mt. Konochi, near Clear Lake, in California.

    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Amika W ,  Christine R , Cynthia S

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H. 
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  Future Rennaisance by Godmode
    Song #2  To Pass Time by Godmode
    Song #3  Traversing by Godmode

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    11 mins
  • #25 Tall Tale Story (San Francisco), Rat Bashing Cat
    Mar 1 2021

    Cat vs Rat.  How may  rats can a cat take down in one night if that cat is missing a front paw?  San Francisco's best rat catcher wasn't always the best.  

    This tall takes place in San Francisco, in California, back at the start of the California goldrush.

    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Ruth B,  Elizabeth R, Collen M.

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H. 
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  Shrutie Pie by Zachariah Hickman
    Song #2  The Colonel by Zachariah Hickman
    Song #3  The Mourning Dove by Zachariah Hickman

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    9 mins
  • #24 Gold Mystery Story (Grass Valley), Magical Lunch Box
    Feb 28 2021

    Gold shows up in the darndest places.  But what you do tell your boss when the company's gold ends up in your lunch box, about $30,000 worth?  And what do you tell the judge?

    This story takes place in Grass Valley, in California.   I want to give credit to a historian, FD Calhoon, who mentioned this little bit of history in one of his books.  The story took place in 1906.  At least, most of it did.

    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Introduction:  Ruth B,  Elizabeth R, Collen M.

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H. 
                                              

    Theme Music by Patrick Patrikios
      Music Entitled:  "Beyond"
    Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song #1  Pine Street   by Reed Mathis
    Song #2  Stinson by Reed Mathis

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    8 mins
  • #23 Happy Tragic Story (Channel Islands of Santa Barbara), Smiling Lost Woman
    Dec 27 2020

    When is it better to be lost than to be found?

    This story takes place on St. Nicolas Island near Santa Barbara, in California.

    Produced by:  Squeaky Metal Stool Productions

    Narrator:  Eric Hurtt

    Telling Simple Guest Announcer:  Liz R.

    Production Voice:  Special thanks to Julia H. 
                                              

     Theme Music by Dan Henig
      Music Entitled:  "Arpy"

    Song: #1  Surrender  by Asher Fulero
    Song: #2  Lost in Prayer by Doug Maxwell
    Song: #3  Away by Geographer

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    8 mins