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American Hauntings Podcast

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Cody Beck and Troy Taylor

History, hauntings, legends, lore, true crime, and the dark side of American History. Hosted by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor, Season 9, "Based on a True Story" is now live. Previous seasons cover Alton, IL, St. Louis, New Orleans, Hollywood, Heartland Horrors and Homicides, missing persons and the Villisca Axe Murders.

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Episode 5: "Fire and Brimstone"

The Devil didn’t confine his shenanigans to Salem Village or even the Massachusetts Bay co... more

Yesterday

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:25

Yesterday

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Episode 4: "Where the Devil Hides"

The terrible incident at Salem was not the last American witch hunt. It was also not the e... more

05 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:20

05 Dec 2025

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Frailty

In the past on this podcast, we have often asked the question of whether a monster is born... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:03

02 Dec 2025

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Episode 3: "The Devil in Salem Village...And Beyond."

The fires of the witchcraft allegations burned through the towns and villages of New Engla... more

28 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:49

28 Nov 2025

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American Dread: The Murder of Amy Schulz

In 1987, ten-year-old Amy Rachel Schulz vanished from the quiet town of Kell, Illinois. By... more

26 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:57

26 Nov 2025

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Episode 2" "Spirits of the Invisible World"

A war raged in the Puritan New England of the 1600s with both the indigenous people who fi... more

21 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:32

21 Nov 2025

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The Hitcher

Riders on the Storm” turned out to be the last song Jim Morrison ever recorded. When the a... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:25

18 Nov 2025

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Episode 1: "Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself"

American Nightmares begins with the horror at the root of the stories that kept the early ... more

14 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:55

14 Nov 2025

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Trailer - American Nightmares

Our nightmare begins, as all bad dreams do, in the dark. The new show coming to the Americ... more

07 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:36

07 Nov 2025

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The Changeling

“So, I’d been listening to this conversation and I finally walked over and picked up a fil... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:04

04 Nov 2025

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Our Favorite Guilty Pleasure Horror Movies (Halloween 2025)

This Halloween, we discuss our favorite guilty pleasure Horror movies! And we try our best... more

31 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:17

31 Oct 2025

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American Dread: Twenty-Five Minutes: The Vanishing of TJ Davison

In October 1985, four-year-old Timothy “TJ” Davison vanished from a grocery store parking ... more

29 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:33

29 Oct 2025

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The Possession

Post Malone only went into the room because he was with an expert. That’s what he said lat... more

21 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:35

21 Oct 2025

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American Dread: The Dardeen Family Homicides

In 1987, the Dardeen family’s quiet life in rural Illinois ended in unimaginable horror. A... more

15 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:29

15 Oct 2025

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The Believers and Borderland (and a big announcement!)

Mark spent the night drinking beer with his friends and trying to pick up girls, passing m... more

07 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:33

07 Oct 2025

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The Lighthouse

The initial inspiration for the film was NOT based on a true story – it was based on an un... more

23 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:25

23 Sep 2025

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Veronica

It’s been called the “SCARIEST FILM ON NETFLIX” by critics and viewers alike. It’s a Spani... more

09 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:15

09 Sep 2025

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Bonus- American Dread: Horror in Decatur — The Penny Timmons Story

Check out the brand new podcast, American Dread, from Adam White. On Halloween 1992, 20-ye... more

03 Sep 2025

24 MINS

24:08

03 Sep 2025

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Sneak Preview of New Season Coming to Patreon!

NEW PREVIEW OF OUR NEW SHOW ON PATREON! CANYON: THE TRUE STORY OF THE STARVED ROCK MURDERS... more

29 Aug 2025

07 MINS

07:08