Spookish hosts Bailey, Heather, and Hunter are three small town friends with a common interest in all things supernatural. Spookish is a light hearted, story telling podcast with topics ranging from aliens to hauntings to creepy history. These episodes are sure to leave you feeling at least a little Spookish!
Send us spooky stories from your life to spookishpodcast@gmail.com for a chance to hear them read on a future episode!
Aliens: Ariel School Incident, the Phoenix Lights, and More!
Happy Halloween! Celebrate with these spooky stories of creepy alien encounters.
Sources:
r/interestingasfuck on Reddit: On March 13, 1997 thousands of Arizona residents witnessed a Large Unidentified Flying Objects moving across the Night Sky. High profile witnesses to the Phoenix Lights include actor Kurt Russell who was flying a plane and reported the object to the FAA, and the Governor of Arizona, Fife Symington. (https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/11qdqfi/on_march_13_1997_thousands_of_arizona_residents/)
TIL Actor Kurt Russell first reported the famous Phoenix Lights UFO sighting, in which thousands of Phoenix residents all claim to have seen a UFO (https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15uy3f1/til_actor_kurt_russell_first_reported_the_famous/)
Phoenix Lights - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Lights)
13 Alien Encounter Stories That Will Make You Want To Believe (https://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/13-alien-encounter-stories-that-will-make-you-want-to-believ)
27 Oct 2026
Ghosts: The Borley Rectory
Dubbed "The Most Haunted House in England", the Borley Rectory is the perfect ghost story for an overcast, autumn evening. Heather walks us through its history rife with meddling ghosts, unmarked graves, and unfortunate nuns. Listen now and try not to get too scared...
Sources:
Skeptoid: Borley Rectory (https://skeptoid.com/episodes/53?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9015653752&gbraid=0AAAAADzokT_HE1T8OU2NjUvKyu-i5lbAd&gclid=CjwKCAjwwrPVBhA1EiwAv_YO-Z2viruT4Mj4kUS8dtXgw9AAM8LPEmZz9AcknpKW5fw69-tTagpZHxoC8x4QAvD_BwE)
Borley Rectory - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borley_Rectory)
INCIDENTS (https://www.lykensfire.com/incidents.php?o.515)
4 Oct 2026
Cryptids: Old Ned, Dutch Flying Jellyfish, Sinkhole Sam, and More
Today's episode is a collaboration in which we share five distinct cryptids who have fun lore, but not enough information for their own solo episode. Listen now to learn all about a pair of sea monsters, one flying jellyfish, the Malawi Terror Beast, and our favorite cohort of wizards, the Loveland Frogmen. These spooky stories are sure to bring the perfect atmosphere for a cozy October evening by the fire.
Sources:
Sinkhole Sam | Cryptid Wiki (https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Sinkhole_Sam)
Malawi Terror Beast | Cryptid Wiki (https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Malawi_Terror_Beast)
Hypothesis Reddit Sinkhole Sam (https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/1cajq5o/hypothesis_concerning_the_creature_known_as/?solution=4e5bc83889700d314e5bc83889700d31&js_challenge=1&jsc_token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec4cb2a6066a8f8bc40d584c19d56e512d&jsc_orig_r=&share_id=u45Svyl4_RShwjGiqIu5-&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)
Malawi Terror Beast - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_Terror_Beast)
Wild beast kills three in Malawi (https://iol.co.za/news/africa/2003-03-05-wild-beast-kills-three-in-malawi/)
BBC NEWS | Africa | Malawi police guard against 'terror beast' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2836891.stm)
Loveland Frogmen | Cryptid Wiki (https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Loveland_Frogmen)
Old Ned, The Lake Utopia Sea Monster - Backyard History (https://backyardhistory.ca/long-reads/f/old-ned-new-brunswicks-sea-monster)
Reach and audience
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
14 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
25 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100
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Quality
33
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
77
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