The Pandemonium Witches: Murders, Mystery, and Mayhem

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat are exploring Michigan - number 2 on our Haunted Road Trip top ten list. From the abandoned ruins of Michigan Central Station to haunted lighthouses, eerie forests, and historic homes, the state is packed with chilling legends and restless spirits.Mix in some dark true crime stories and unexplained disappearances, and Michigan proves the Great Lakes region has more than just scenic beauty - it’s home to some seriously haunted corners.Join us as we uncover the spookiest sites, the haunted history, and the un...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Meg, Rachel, & Cat are exploring West Virginia - ranked number 3 on our Haunted Road Trip top ten list. From abandoned hospitals and eerie mountain towns to haunted bridges and historic homes, the Mountain State is full of chilling legends and restless spirits. Add in the dark true crime stories lurking in its hills, and West Virginia proves that the mountains hold more than just scenic views - they hide secrets that refuse to stay buried.Join us as we uncover the spookiest corners, the haunted history, and...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Meg, Rachel, and Cat descend into the Catacombs of Paris - the number 2 stop on our International Haunted Locations tour. Beneath the bustling streets lies a shadowy labyrinth holding the bones of millions, a chilling reminder of death and history.Built in the 18th century to solve Paris’ overflowing cemeteries, the catacombs have long been a source of fascination, fear, and ghostly legends. From whispered sightings of figures among the skulls to stories of explorers who never returned, the tunnels are as haunted as they are historic. Join us as...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Cat, Rachel, and Em are venturing into Pennsylvania - number 5 on our Haunted Road Trip top ten list. We’re halfway through our list and halfway through our Haunted 13 episodes of October.From the ghostly corridors of Eastern State Penitentiary to the haunted hills of Gettysburg and historic homes filled with restless spirits, Pennsylvania is a treasure trove of chilling tales. Dark history collides with eerie hauntings, and some of the state’s true crime stories add an extra layer of horror.Join us as we explore the...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat take you to Edinburgh Castle, Scotland - the fourth stop on our International Haunted Locations tour and ranking number two on our top five locations. Sitting atop Castle Rock for centuries, this iconic fortress has witnessed battles, betrayals, and countless deaths, leaving behind a chilling legacy of restless spirits.From phantom piper sightings and shadowy soldiers to mysterious cries echoing through the dungeons, the castle’s history is as haunted as it is historic. Join us as we explore the dark corners, ghostly legends, and eerie ta...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat sail off to Poveglia Island, Italy - one of the most haunted places in the world and the third stop on our International Haunted Locations series. This Island is ranked third on our top 5 list of international haunts. Once a quarantine zone for plague victims and later the site of a psychiatric hospital, the island is steeped in death, disease, and despair. Legends speak of restless spirits, anguished wails, and the dark energy left behind by centuries of suffering. From the chilling history to the ghostly sightings that...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat are stopping in Oklahoma - number 7 on our Haunted Road Trip top 10 list. From the ghostly legends of the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City to creepy small-town hauntings and some of the state’s darkest true crime stories, Oklahoma proves that the heartland can be just as haunted as anywhere else. Spirits linger in abandoned buildings, eerie whispers echo along forgotten roads, and chilling crimes leave a lasting shadow. Grab your coffee (and maybe a flashlight), because Oklahoma is full of mysteries that refuse to die....

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat are continuing their Haunted Road Trip with a stop in Indiana - ranked number 8 on our top 10 spookiest states. From the eerie halls of the West Baden Springs Hotel to the shadows of historic homes and the state’s darkest true crime cases, Indiana’s stories are as haunting as they are horrifying.Ghosts linger in abandoned asylums, whispers echo along lonely roads, and some of the Hoosier State’s most chilling crimes leave a lasting mark.Grab your coffee (and maybe a flashlight), becaus...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat are continuing their Haunted Road Trip with a return trip to Texas; ranked number 9 on our top 10 spookiest states, this was a state we can’t seem to stay away from.With its wide-open spaces, wild history, and chilling lore, Texas is home to some of the darkest stories in both true crime and the paranormal. From notorious killers like Genene Jones and Dean Corll to the haunted halls of The Menger Hotel and whispers of spirits along lonely highways, Texas proves that everything really is bi...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat journey across the pond for the first stop on our top 5 list of Haunted International Stops for Haunted October.Our number 5 international spot is taking us to the infamous Tower of London.From its beginnings as a fortress to its long history as a prison, execution site, and royal palace, the Tower has seen more blood, betrayal, and intrigue than most places could survive. Ghostly whispers of Anne Boleyn, the Princes in the Tower, and countless others haunt its stone walls, while the stories...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat are taking a road trip to Missouri - a state with no shortage of ghosts, legends, and true crime chills.From the famously haunted halls of the Lemp Mansion, where tragedy and suicide still echo through the walls, to eerie sightings of the Missouri Monster (Momo), the state’s paranormal history runs deep. But Missouri isn’t just haunted by spirits - it’s also home to some terrifying true crime, including serial killers who left their mark on the heartland.With a blend of gho...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Cat, Rachel, and Meg turn their focus to one of New Mexico’s darkest mysteries - the West Mesa Murders. In 2009, a woman walking her dog stumbled across human bones on Albuquerque’s West Mesa.What followed was the shocking discovery of 11 women buried in the desert, all believed to be victims of a still-unidentified serial killer. Despite years of investigation, theories, and suspects, the case remains unsolved, leaving families without answers and a community haunted by the thought of a predator who may still be out there.Fr...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat turn their attention to Janine Jones - better known as the “Angel of Death.” As a pediatric nurse in Texas during the 1980s, Jones is suspected of taking the lives of as many as 60 children while working in hospitals and clinics.Convicted of murder and injury to a child, she left behind a trail of heartbreak, unanswered questions, and outrage at the medical system that failed to stop her sooner. From her chilling methods to the lasting impact on the families of her tiny victims, we unra...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Cat and Rachel set sail for one of the most infamous prisons in the world - Alcatraz. Known as “The Rock,” Alcatraz housed some of America’s most dangerous criminals, from mob bosses to escape artists. But beyond the bars and concrete walls lies a chilling legacy of failed escape attempts, ghostly encounters, and tales that refuse to die.From the mystery of the Anglin brothers’ daring disappearance to the whispers of restless spirits in Cell Block D, we dive into the history, the hauntings, and the myths that make Alc...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat dive into the strange and scandalous case of Adelaide Bartlett - at the center of one of Victorian England’s most puzzling trials. When Adelaide’s husband was found dead in 1886 with an alarming amount of chloroform in his stomach, suspicion quickly turned toward the clever and enigmatic wife. Was she a cold-blooded poisoner, an unfairly accused woman, or simply caught in a tangle of love, betrayal, and Victorian double standards? From the courtroom drama that fascinated the public to the enduring mystery of how the chloroform got ther...

Pack your bags, Party Possums. The Pandemonium team is hitting the road!Join Cat and Rachel in this special road trip episode, as they take you deep into Washington State, where misty forests, rainy highways, and shadowy mountains set the stage for some of the Pacific Northwest’s eeriest legends and darkest crimes.From haunted asylums and ghostly mansions to notorious murder cases, this journey through Washington proves the Evergreen State hides more than just coffee and rainclouds.Buckle up, it’s going to be a chilling ride.Links We Used: Wash...

In this episode, Rachel, Cat, and Em dig into one of the most haunting cold cases in American true crime history: the Keddie murders. In April 1981, a quiet cabin in Keddie, California became the scene of unimaginable violence — a family and their friends brutally attacked, with answers still missing decades later. Despite suspects, theories, and new evidence surfacing over the years, the question remains: who was behind the massacre at Cabin 28? The Pandemonium team unpacks the horror, the heartbreak, and the enduring mystery of the Keddie murders.Links We Used : The Keddie Murders: https://en.wikipedia.or...

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat turn their attention to unravelling the nauseating case of another arsenic killer. She was known by many nicknames - the Giggling Granny, the Jolly Black Widow, and even the Lonely Hearts Killer - behind her cheerful nickname lurked one of the deadliest women in true crime history.With arsenic as her weapon of choice, Nannie left behind a string of poisoned husbands, family members, and anyone unlucky enough to stand in her way. She was a woman who turned love, family, and even pie into murder...

In this episode, Cat, Rachel, and Em take a somber look at the life and crimes of John Arthur Getreu - a man who lived quietly in the shadows for decades while carrying the weight of horrific murders but not denying a single word.From his early conviction overseas to the cold cases that haunted Stanford University for nearly half a century, we trace how advances in DNA finally brought the truth to light.This is not a story of mystery or myth, but one of long-delayed justice for the women whose lives he stole. <...

The Pandemonium team is back - and this time, Cat, Rachel, Meg, and Em are headed to 18th-century Russia, where the tea is hot, the winters are cold, and the noblewomen are absolutely monstrous. Meet Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, better known as The Blood Duchess: a wealthy widow who spent her free time brutally unaliving her serfs and complaining to God about her love life. Was she a sadistic serial unaliver hiding behind holy icons, or just the Russian aristocracy’s answer to “bad vibes only”? The crew digs into the blood-soaked snow of history, decoding Darya’...