Jack of the Lantern: From Irish Curse to Halloween Icon

This Halloween, we’re walking where the dead don’t sleep.From the misty shores of British Columbia to the rain-soaked cemeteries of Oregon, we’re uncovering the stories buried beneath the moss — and the spirits who never quite left.Join us as we visit the haunted graveyards of the Pacific Northwest — where miners still wander, lanterns still flicker, and the past still breathes.New episode out now: Echoes in the Graveyard — our Halloween special from Mysterious Pacific Northwest. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your hauntings. #MysteriousPNW #EchoesInTheGraveyard #HauntedPNW #HauntedCemeteries #HalloweenPodcast #TrueHaunting #PacificNorthwestGhosts #SpookySeason #MysteriousPacificNorthwestSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Masonic_Cemeteryhttps://www.eugenemasoniccemetery.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/full_of_life-intro.pdfhttps://www.eugenemasoniccemetery.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/tales_to_tell-outside.pdfhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/5c674891-939a-4d34-b142-1c1ddd45dd6chttps://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/montana/beautiful-and-haunted-cemetery-mthttps://historicmt.org/items/show/2212https://www.theordinaryextraordinarycemetery.com/episode-27-old-cemetery-the-ghost-town-of-bannack-montana/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Fir_Cemeteryhttps://www.portlandghosts.com/lone-fir-cemetery/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/honoring-untold-stories-lone-fir-cemeteryhttps://livingwithghosts.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/cemetery-creeping-portlands-lone-fir-pioneer-cemetery/https://www.pnwhauntsandhomicides.com/rooted-in-history-unearthing-lone-fir-cemeterys-haunting-past/https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/10/30/lone-fir-cemetery-famous-people-buriedhttps://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/45417https://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/blog/post/haunted-places/https://seattleterrors.com/black-diamond-cemetery/https://bothell-reporter.com/northwest/washingtons-most-haunted-ghost-hunters-head-to-black-diamond-cemetery/https://onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/washington/black-diamond-cemetery-in-wahttps://courierherald.com/news/ghost-hunters-wrap-up-black-diamond-cemetery-investigation/https://wnhauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/black-diamond-cemetery.htmlhttps://blackdiamondhistory.wordpress.com/2022/04/17/plateau-cemeteries-draw-ghost-hunters/https://alaskaadventurers.com/haunted-places-in-alaska/https://idahohauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/boot-hill-cemetery–idaho-pioneer-cemetery.htmlhttps://thegoldminehotel.com/ghost-towns-and-haunted-places-in-idahohttps://idahohauntedhouses.com/real-haunts/cemeteries.aspx

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This Halloween Eve,  we’re opening one of our darkest Infamous Files yet. Step inside the blood-stained stones of Leap Castle, sit at the table where the Devil revealed his cloven hoof at Loftus Hall, and climb the misty hill where the Hellfire Club once drank, laughed, and left behind something that still prowls in the dark.From banshee cries to the Black Cat of Killakee, Ireland’s haunted heart beats through every ruin, every hall, every whisper in the night. Listen now to The Infamous Files: Haunted Ireland – our Halloween episode of Mysterious Pacific Northwest – wherever you get your podcasts.#HalloweenPodcast #InfamousFiles #HauntedIreland #LeapCastle #LoftusHall #HellfireClub #ParanormalPodcastSources: www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/haunted-places/ireland/leap-castlewww.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Castlewww.leapcastle.netwww.irishcentral.com/roots/history/leap-castle-ghost-storywww.thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/leap-castlewww.ciaranmchugh.com/gallery/the-bloody-chapel-at-leap-castlewww.carpediemeire.com/2020/10/12/leap-castlewww.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Darbywww.houseofwaterford.com/blog/general-news/haunting-history-loftus-hallwww.theirishroadtrip.com/loftus-hall-haunted-irelandwww.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/loftus-hall-haunted-history-irelands-24702576www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loftus_Hallwww.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/2015-haunted-ireland/744630-loftus-hallwww.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hillwww.dublin.ie/live/stories/the-hell-fire-clubwww.moonmausoleum.com/the-mysterious-legends-of-hellfire-club-on-montpelier-hillwww.myrealireland.com/irish-knowledge/the-hell-fire-clubwww.irishcentral.com/roots/history/hellfire-club-ireland-hauntedwww.theirishroadtrip.com/hellfire-club-dublinwww.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ghost-stories-killakee-house-hellfire-clubwww.rte.ie/archives/2015/1027/737627-ghosts-of-killakee-housewww.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/haunted-black-cat-killakee-house-24699467www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansheewww.irishcentral.com/roots/banshee-irish-mythologywww.irishpost.com/news/irish-banshee-legend-explained-198765www.duchas.ie/en/src?q=bansheewww.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicklow_Gaolwww.wicklowhistoricgaol.com/historywww.independent.ie/lifestyle/haunted-wicklow-gaol-where-the-screams-of-the-damned-are-still-heard/26862327.htmlwww.theirishroadtrip.com/wicklow-gaolwww.irelandsown.ie/the-hauntings-of-wicklow-gaolwww.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/travel/haunted-wicklow-gaol-ghosts-prison-22642346www.rte.ie/archives/2015/1027/737631-ghosts-of-wicklow-gaolwww.hauntedrooms.co.uk/haunted-places/ireland/wicklow-gaolwww.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g186646-d214838-Reviews-Wicklow_Gaol-Wicklow_County_Wicklow.html

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Seattle’s Pike Place Market is famous for flying fish, flowers, and neon lights — but when the crowds go home, another side of the Market comes alive.  From the spirit of Princess Angeline, to restless children in the lower levels, to the chilling hauntings inside Kells Irish Pub — this historic landmark is filled with stories that refuse to fade.Our newest episode dives into the history and hauntings of Pike Place Market — a place where the past still walks the brick streets after dark. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!#PikePlaceMarket #SeattleHistory #HauntedSeattle #HauntedPlaces #GhostStories #ParanormalPodcast #HauntedHistory #SeattleGhosts #PacificNorthwest #SpookySeattle #GhostTour #PodcastEpisode #TrueCrimeAndGhosts #MysteriousPNWSent from my iPhoneSources:https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/exhibits-and-education/online-exhibits/pike-place-market-centennialhttps://www.pikeplacemarket.org/history/https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-s-pike-place-market-has-a-haunted-historyhttps://ghostalleyespresso.com/haunted-markethttps://www.duwamishtribe.org/princess-angelinehttps://www.hauntedrooms.com/washington/seattle/haunted-places/kells-irish-pubhttps://nightlyspirits.com/seattle-ghost-tour/https://unexpectedproductions.org/market-ghost-stories/https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/seattles-most-haunted-placeshttps://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/exhibits-and-education/online-exhibits/pike-place-market-centennialhttps://www.pikeplacemarket.org/history/https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-s-pike-place-market-has-a-haunted-historyhttps://ghostalleyespresso.com/haunted-markethttps://www.duwamishtribe.org/princess-angelinehttps://www.hauntedrooms.com/washington/seattle/haunted-places/kells-irish-pub

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It started with a single cough echoing from an empty room.Then the Bibles burned, the crosses fell, and the walls began to whisper his name.In 2012, a quiet Bothell home became the center of one of the most disturbing hauntings in modern history — a case that would divide believers, skeptics, and investigators around the world.This week on Mysterious Pacific Northwest, we step inside The Seattle Demon House — where faith met fire, and something unholy refused to leave.New episode out now.#MysteriousPacificNorthwest #SeattleDemonHouse #BothellHellHouse #HauntedPNW #RealHaunting #ParanormalPodcast #HauntedSeattle #SpookyStories #OctoberEpisodesSources:https://seattleterrors.com/bothell-hell-house/https://komonews.com/news/local/bothell-man-claims-his-house-is-haunted-this-is-no-casperhttps://shows.acast.com/unsolved-mysteries-of-the-world/episodes/the-bothell-hell-house-demons-in-seattlehttps://www.thegravetalks.com/the-bothell-hell-house/https://frightfind.com/the-bothell-hell-house/https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/the-haunting-of-hell-house/https://tomruffles.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/the-bothell-hell-house-by-keith-linder/https://www.discovery.com/shows/ghost-adventures/episodes/demons-in-seattlehttps://www.discovery.com/shows/ghost-adventures/episodes/demons-in-seattlehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4431448/https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/haunted-house-owner-reveals-details-of-bothell-hell-house/https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/the-haunting-of-hell-house/https://komonews.com/news/local/bothell-man-claims-his-house-is-haunted-this-is-no-casperhttps://ghostadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Demons_in_Seattle_%28episode%29https://www.thegravetalks.com/the-bothell-hell-house/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqY6yqvbpuYhttps://seattleterrors.com/bothell-hell-house/https://shows.acast.com/unsolved-mysteries-of-the-world/episodes/the-bothell-hell-house-demons-in-seattlehttps://frightfind.com/the-bothell-hell-house/https://tomruffles.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/the-bothell-hell-house-by-keith-linder/https://eosty.medium.com/bothell-hell-house-real-haunting-ghost-story-8d3fa04a26bhttps://theghostvictimexperiment.wordpress.com/2022/03/07/the-bothell-hell-house-wiki/https://www.bothell-reporter.com/life/the-haunting-of-hell-house-continues/

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Step inside Manresa Castle in Port Townsend, Washington—a place where history and hauntings blur together. Built in 1892 by Charles Eisenbeis, the town’s first mayor, the castle has lived many lives: a grand family home, a Jesuit monastery, and now a hotel. Along the way, it has gathered stories of lingering spirits: a grieving woman said to have leapt from Room 306, a monk whose footsteps echo in the attic above Room 302, and even playful presences tugging at shoes or turning glasses upside down. Blending Port Townsend’s colorful boomtown past with chilling firsthand encounters, this episode wanders through foggy streets, creaking corridors, and candlelit legends to ask—who still calls the castle home when the lights go out?Manresa Castle:https://www.manresacastle.com/Episode Sources:https://www.historylink.org/file/10752https://www.seattlepi.com/local/seattle-history/article/Historic-Port-Townsend-Puget-Sound-haunted-ghost-10936187.phphttps://theshockingtruestoryofmonsteragogo.wordpress.com/2022/10/11/a-night-in-the-haunted-manresa-castle-hotel/https://hauntedhouses.com/washington/manresa-castle/https://www.hauntedrooms.com/washington/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/manresa-castlehttps://olympicpeninsulaparanormalsociety.com/manresa_castle.htmhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/manresa-castle-port-townsendhttps://www.wahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/manresa-castle.html

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In this episode, we explore some of the Pacific Northwest’s smallest and most remarkable landmarks. From Portland’s Mill Ends Park—the world’s smallest park, famously home to a colony of leprechauns—to Washington’s Ranald MacDonald’s Grave State Park Heritage Site, a humble plot of land honoring the first English teacher in Japan, and Oregon’s Cape Meares Lighthouse, the shortest lighthouse on the Oregon coast, yet rich in history and innovation.Though these sites may be small in size, each carries a deep cultural, historical, or whimsical significance. Join us as we uncover the stories behind these tiny spaces, the people who shaped them, and the ways they continue to capture the imagination and pride of the Pacific Northwest.Episode Sources:https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=131https://friendsofcapemeareslighthouse.com/historyhttps://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/cape-meares-lighthouse/https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nature/washington/smallest-state-park-wahttps://www.portland.gov/parks/mill-ends-park#:~:text=The%20smallest%20park%20in%20the,Parkway%20in%20downtown%20Portland%2C%20Oregon.https://www.travelportland.com/attractions/mill-ends-park/

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Deep in the Willamette Valley, hidden among the firs, stands a forgotten chapel and a cemetery where Oregon’s earliest pioneers rest. The Odell Pioneer Cemetery holds stories of heartbreak, resilience… and one chilling legend that refuses to die.Was there really a murderous preacher named Ebenezer who set fire to his own children in the chapel’s hearth? Or is the truth even more haunting than the legend?Join us as we unravel the history, the families, and the ghost stories that surround one of Oregon’s eeriest cemeteries. Mysterious Pacific Northwest — The Haunting of Odell Pioneer Cemetery is streaming now wherever you get your podcasts.#MysteriousPNW #Podcast #PacificNorthwest #OregonHistory #GhostStories #HauntedPlaces #PioneerHistory #SpookySeasonSourceshttps://odellpioneercemetery.com/https://odellpioneercemetery.com/history/odell-cemetery-history/https://odellpioneercemetery.com/history/myths-legendshttps://authorbloodymaria.wordpress.com/2022/11/28/odell-cemetery-ebenezer-chapel/https://www.interment.net/data/us/or/yamhill/odell/index.htmhttps://bigbummedgirl.blogspot.com/2012/05/haunted-places-ebenezer-chapel-of.htmlhttps://www.oregonhauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/ebenezer-chapel.htmlhttps://oregongravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=2486https://ldsgenealogy.com/OR/Yamhill-County-Cemetery-Records.htmhttps://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/39218/odell-cemetery

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