110: The Tommyknockers

This week we discuss the Tommyknockers! Are they a real creature, an old miners legend, or just a bunch of nonsense? We take a look at the history and some encounters  Thank you to this week’s sponsor: AMC Shudder (promo code “grave”) Thank you, Jeff Wampler, for helping with the research!! Check out our sources below for more info and to continue learning! Please Rate & Review us wherever you get your Podcasts!  Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GraveYardTales Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc20nfy1wzhlb8jeJoYXa4w Do you want GraveYard Merch?!?! WWW.GraveYardPodcast.com to get you some!  Visit Podbelly.comto find more shows like us and to get information you might need if you’re starting your own podcast. Thank You Darron for our Logo!! You can get in touch with Darron for art work by searching Darron DuBose on Facebook or Emailing him at [email protected] Thank you to Brandon Adams for our music tracks!! If you want to hear more from Brandon check him out at: Soundcloud.com/brandonadamsj Youtube.com/brandonadams93Or to get in touch with him for compositions email him at [email protected]   WWW.GraveYardPodcast.com Email us at: [email protected] Find us on social media: Twitter: @GrveYrdPodcast Facebook: @GraveYardTalesPodcast Instagram: @GraveYardTalesPodcast Sources http://theghosthuntuk.com/tommyknocker-legend-of-the-mines/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-tommyknockers/ https://occult-world.com/tommyknockers/The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology & Folklore: Patricia Monaghan: Checkmark Books: 2004 Dictionary of Celtic Mythology: James MacKillop: Oxford University Press: 1998 https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/weird-petrified-ghost-hunter-throws -up-after-seeing-ghost-20180709 https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2012/08/cripple-creek-mamie-r-mine-gho sts.html https://coloradoshistory.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/the-tommyknockers-of-the-mamie-r-mine/ https://encounterswiththegoodpeople.com/index.php/2019/11/08/encounter s-with-tommyknockers/