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Phantom lanterns sway in the dark along abandoned railroad tracks. Is it the light of a ghost train, never reaching its destination? Or is it the light of a decapitated rail worker looking for his head? This week's haunting is: The St. Louis Ghost Train.

There is a painting said to cause supernatural disturbances, and, in some cases, physical illness to those who have viewed it. A hollow-eyed doll, disembodied hands reaching from beyond, and a boy who may just up and leave the painting altogether. Nicknamed the "eBay Haunted Painting" in the early 2000s, some say this is one of the most infamous examples of "cursed" art in modern history. This week's haunting is: The Hands Resist Him.

Attention, channel one. We don't have a full episode this week, but don't go anywhere! We will be back to our normal schedule next week. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy a few bloopers from some past episodes.

Is it bad luck to see yourself when walking down the street? Are evil twins real? Are there ghostly doubles heralding death? This week's creature is: the Doppelganger.

Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby may have been the 18th century’s first lesbian power couple. Some say their gentle ghosts still haunt the home they shared for 51 years. This week's haunting is: The Lesbian Ladies of Llangollen.

Take a step behind the scenes of Meet Me on Four. We’re dipping into the archives to share some bonus stories from Episodes 1 - 14 that didn’t make the final cut. This week's episode is: Collector’s Cuts.

A local reporter comes across some insane information he found in an old family journal in Vermont. Farmers, struggling in the hills beyond town, need a way to survive the winter. And so begins a bizarre family tradition meant to save on food rations. Were they really freezing their elderly and putting them into literal cold storage for the winter? Is cryonics or cannibalism more appropriate in this situation? This week's legend is: The Frozen Hill People.

Were vampires stalking small towns in New England at the turn of the 19th century? Villages were wracked by a wasting death. Friends and neighbors watched in horror as loved ones withered away. Only vampires could be responsible for such a slow, tormenting death, that turned healthy people into gaunt figures haunting their hometown. This week's legend is: The Consumption of Mercy Brown.

An abandoned Connecticut village is said to be plagued by vanishings, ghosts, and unexplained mysteries. Occasionally referred to as the Village of the Damned, some people believe the infertile land and stories of insanity are caused by a curse on the Dudley family. This week’s legend is: The Demons of Dudleytown.

Nestled within Chester County, Pennsylvania is a set of tunnels where you may hear a crying baby or footsteps in the next tunnel over after dark. Further down the road is the site of a property with a dark past where you may be chased by hooded figures in the woods at night. This week’s urban legends are: The Downingtown Tunnels and The Gates of Hell, featuring our friend and Downingtown native, Anna.

Wanna play a game? An elevator may take you to a different world. A game of hide and seek with an invisible entity. A sneaky spectral man who may become a long-term guest. This week’s rituals are: The Elevator Game, The Midnight Man, and The Binoculars Game.

Arizona and Nevada residents may have thought they were just looking for a comet one evening in 1997, but they saw something else entirely. Was this the most widely witnessed UFO event in modern U.S. history, or is there a more earthly explanation for these lights? This week’s legend is: The Phoenix Lights.

In the heart of New Forest National Park in Southern England lies a residence said to be haunted by seven ghosts. From smuggling rings to seances, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle even had a hand in the property’s history. This week’s haunting is: The Ghosts of Glasshayes House.

Are your hosts as weird as you think they are? The answer is yes. We’re sharing creepy and bizarre stories from our lives. Get ready for theater spooks, doppelgangers, and ghostly coworkers. This week’s episode is: Ghost Story Special.

What happened at Camp Hero? Was an abandoned military base on Long Island secretly used to experiment with time travel? Did portals open and allow otherworldly beasts to come to our dimension? Did Tesla help with the Philadelphia Experiment? We’re diving back into the stories that inspired the television series Stranger Things. This week’s legend is: The Montauk Project.

Some say the United States Navy attempted a dangerous experiment to cloak a ship that resulted in horrifying injuries after the vessel mysteriously vanished, and then reappeared at the dock. Part of this enduring urban legend inspired the plot of Stranger Things, and its stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow. This week’s legend is: The Philadelphia Experiment.

Something is lurking in the shadows deep in the woods. But you won’t get a good look at it. This vaguely humanoid creature disappears behind even the thinnest trees when it is spotted. You better hope it doesn’t take you with it. This week’s cryptid is: the Hidebehind.

Did Flipper kidnap a Florida man and force him into an underwater construction crew for a dolphin recreation center? Whale find out as we dive into the story that took Florida by storm. This week’s legend is: DolphinGate.

The pirate Captain Blackbeard terrorized the seas from 1716 - 1718. So what brought him to Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania? Was it just the party scene of the Pirate’s Haven, or was there a special someone he kept returning to? This week’s legend is: Blackbeard in Delco.

Philadelphia’s public transit system is steeped in urban legends. An illusive, unmarked SEPTA bus with no destination, which only appears to some. A mysterious figure following trains on the beams under elevated subway tracks. A supposedly abandoned subway platform that doesn’t exist on any maps. This week’s legends are: The Bus to Nowhere, The Man in the El Tracks, and The Platform that Isn’t There.

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