This Is A Ghost Story

👽 EPISODE 22 — THE A70 UFO CASE

On a cold November night in 1992, two men were driving along Scotland’s remote A70 road when they encountered something they could not explain.

What began as an ordinary journey home would become one of Scotland’s most intriguing UFO cases.

As Garry Wood and Colin Wright travelled through the dark countryside near Edinburgh, they spotted a strange object hovering above the road ahead. Moments later, their memories seemed to stop.

When they came to, they were still in the car — but something was wrong.

They were much further along their journey than they should have been.

And more than an hour of their lives appeared to be missing.

What happened during those lost minutes would only emerge later, when hypnotic regression reportedly uncovered disturbing memories of a terrifying encounter.

But what really happened on the A70 that night?

Was it an alien abduction? A strange psychological experience? Or could there be another explanation entirely?

Kathryn and Alison tell the extraordinary story of The A70 UFO Case, before Andrew digs into the research, the investigation that followed, and the theories surrounding one of Scotland’s strangest alleged close encounters.

🎧 THIS IS A GHOST STORY — THE PODCAST
Episode 22: The A70 UFO Case

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.

🎵 MUSIC CREDITS

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)
Via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Music provided via BreakingCopyright
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Additional Music

“Haunted”
Composer: Ross Bugden
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License: Free To Use YouTube license — youtube-free
Music powered by BreakingCopyright
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A lonely country road.

A driver travelling through the Bedfordshire countryside.

And a passenger who seemingly disappears without a trace.

This week on This Is A Ghost Story, we head to the small village of Stanbridge and one of the strangest ghost stories to emerge from the local area.

For years, stories have circulated of a mysterious figure encountered on the roads around Stanbridge — a phantom hitchhiker whose appearance has left those who claim to have seen them with an experience they cannot easily explain.

It’s a classic piece of ghostly folklore: a solitary figure beside the road, an unsuspecting motorist and a journey that takes a decidedly supernatural turn.

But where did the story come from?

Is the Phantom Hitchhiker of Stanbridge based on a genuine encounter? Has the tale changed as it has been passed from person to person? And why do remarkably similar stories of vanishing hitchhikers appear all over Britain — and around the world?

Kathryn and Alison tell the story, before Producer Andrew digs into the history and folklore surrounding the case and takes a closer look at the enduring legend of the Vanishing Hitchhiker.

Was somebody really encountered on a dark Bedfordshire road?

Could there be a more ordinary explanation?

Or does something still wait beside the road at Stanbridge for the next unsuspecting driver to come along?

As always… we’ll leave that for you to decide.

🚗 A lonely road.

👤 A mysterious passenger.

👻 And a journey the witnesses would never forget.

🎧 This Is A Ghost Story — Episode 21: The Phantom Hitchhiker of Stanbridge

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Have you ever encountered a mysterious figure while driving late at night? Or experienced something strange, paranormal or completely unexplained?

We’d love to hear your story — it could feature in a future episode of This Is A Ghost Story.

📧 thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

🎵MUSIC CREDITS

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

Additional Music

“Haunted”

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license — youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

https://breakingcopyright.com

🔊SOUND EFFECTS

SFX from Pixabay

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👻 EPISODE 20 — GHOSTS GONE WILDThe Funny Side of the Paranormal

This week’s episode contains bleeped swearing and words that may not be suitable for younger listeners.

Not every ghost story ends with screaming.

Sometimes the ghost tells you to f##k off.

Sometimes a UFO apparently abducts your dog, car AND tent.

And sometimes the mysterious object you’ve been following through the sky turns out to be… a Tesco carrier bag.

This week on This Is A Ghost Story, we’re doing something a little different.

Kathryn, Alison and Andrew take a trip through the stranger — and considerably funnier — side of the paranormal, digging into bizarre ghost encounters and some genuinely extraordinary reports preserved in Britain’s official Ministry of Defence UFO files.

We’ve got a foul-mouthed ghost at Dead Woman’s Ditch, a mysterious fireball that reportedly flew into a woman’s kitchen and landed in a carrier bag, a worried Springer Spaniel, a schoolgirl demanding UFO disclosure from the British government, police officers chasing something across Ohio… and a man who claimed he was living with an alien in Carlisle.

Plus phantom cats, pub ghosts, apparitions being completely ignored and the important question nobody else seems willing to ask:

If a ghost tells you to f##k off… do you actually have to?

Some of these encounters may have perfectly ordinary explanations. Others remain disputed or unexplained. But every case reminds us that the paranormal doesn’t always have to be terrifying.

Sometimes… it’s just bloody weird.

🎧 GHOSTS GONE WILD — The Funny Side of the Paranormal

👻 LISTENER CHALLENGE

Have you ever had a paranormal experience that was actually funny?

Maybe you completely embarrassed yourself after mistaking something ordinary for a ghost or UFO. Maybe your resident spirit is more annoying than frightening. Or perhaps something genuinely unexplained happened that you couldn’t help laughing about afterwards.

We want to hear it.

📧 thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

Send us your story and, if we get enough, we’ll make another episode entirely from your funny paranormal encounters.

🎵 MUSIC CREDITS

Opening Music: “It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)Via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free MusicLicensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0Music provided via BreakingCopyright

“Mischievous” — HarumachiMusicVia Pixabay

Sound effects via Pixabay.

👻 EPISODE 19 — RAILWAY COTTAGE

An abandoned cottage. An overgrown path. And a voice from inside a house that should have been empty.

This week on This Is a Ghost Story, we bring you another chilling true listener experience.

When Dom arrived to begin work on an old railway cottage, the building had been left empty and almost swallowed by the undergrowth. But before the work had even properly begun, strange things started happening.

A voice heard when nobody else was there.

Footsteps and unexplained sounds.

Objects seemingly moving on their own.

And the growing feeling that whoever — or whatever — remained inside the cottage wasn’t particularly pleased to have company.

Kathryn and Alison tell Dom’s story, before Andrew joins them to dig into the history, the possible explanations and the ghosts that have long been associated with Britain’s railways.

Was Railway Cottage simply an old building making old-building noises?

Or had Dom disturbed something that had been there long before he arrived?

🎧 Turn the lights down, put your headphones on… and come with us to Railway Cottage.

👻 This Is a Ghost Story

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Have you experienced something you can’t explain? We’d love to hear your story — it could feature in a future episode.

🎵 MUSIC CREDITS

Opening Music — “It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic) Via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright https://breakingcopyright.com

“Haunted” Composer: Ross Bugden https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ License: Free To Use YouTube License Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

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EPISODE 18 — THE HOUSE ON GABALFA AVENUE👻

In 1997, a family moved into a new home on Gabalfa Avenue in Cardiff.

Almost immediately, they began to realise they might not be the only ones living there.

What started with an unsettling encounter soon developed into a series of strange experiences — unexplained sounds, doors behaving on their own, sudden changes in temperature and the unnerving feeling that someone… or something… was there.

And then there was the bedroom.

This week, Kathryn, Alison and Producer Andrew explore a chilling true listener story, sent to us by Charlotte, about the house her family called home — and the experiences that have stayed with her ever since.

But what was happening inside the house on Gabalfa Avenue?

And could its history hold the answer?

🎙️ This is a BUMPER episode of This Is A Ghost Story — almost 55 minutes long, more than twice the length of our usual episodes.

We hear Charlotte’s full story, discuss the experiences and dig into the history surrounding the house in search of possible answers.

A huge thank you to Charlotte for sharing her story with us. You can find her on Facebook under Lady Paranormal.

🏠 A new home.

👤 An unexpected presence.

👻 And a story that began the moment they walked through the door.

This Is A Ghost Story — Episode 18: The House on Gabalfa Avenue.

Music Credits

Opening Music: “It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic), via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright:

https://breakingcopyright.com

Additional Music: “Haunted” — Ross Bugden

Website:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license — youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

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Sound Effects: SFX from Pixabay

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Arizona. November 1975.

Seven men are driving home through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest after a long day working in the trees when they spot something strange glowing in the darkness.

One of them gets out of the truck to take a closer look.

His name is Travis Walton.

What happens next would become one of the most famous — and fiercely debated — alleged alien abduction cases in history.

Travis disappears. His six workmates return without him, telling police an extraordinary story that immediately places them under suspicion.

Then, five days later, Travis Walton returns.

But where had he been?

In Episode 17 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn, Alison and Producer Andrew delve into the extraordinary Travis Walton case — the encounter in the Arizona wilderness, the disappearance that followed, and the story that has divided investigators, sceptics and believers for more than half a century.

Andrew then takes a closer look at the evidence, investigations and controversies surrounding the case.

Was Travis Walton really taken aboard something not of this world?

Was there another explanation?

Or did seven men witness something in the Arizona wilderness that we still can’t explain?

🔥 The Fire In The Sky: The Travis Walton Story

🎙️ This Is A Ghost Story — Episode 17

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MUSIC CREDITS

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

Haunted

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license — youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

Undertow

Song: Undertow

Composer: Scott Buckley

Website: https://youtube.com/user/musicbyscottb

License: Free To Use YouTube license — youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

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Sound Effects

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Episode 16 — The Union Screaming House: Part Two — The House Comes Alive

This week on This Is A Ghost Story, we return to Union, Missouri, for the conclusion of Steven LaChance’s extraordinary account of the house that would become known as The Union Screaming House.

After the events of Part One, Steven’s story was far from over.

In Part Two, Kathryn and Alison continue his account, before Producer Andrew takes a closer look at the history surrounding the case, some of the theories that have been put forward over the years, and the questions that still remain.

Whether you believe there is a paranormal explanation or something else entirely, we’ll leave that for you to decide.

A huge thank you to Steven LaChance for allowing us to tell his story.

Steven’s experiences are told in much greater detail in his book, The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House, which we highly recommend seeking out if you’d like to learn more about the case.

🎧 We strongly recommend listening to Episode 15 — Part One before beginning this episode.

Keep an open mind… because sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction.

🎵 MUSIC CREDITS

Opening Music — “It’s In The Fog” Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic) Via BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright https://breakingcopyright.com

“Haunted” Composer: Ross Bugden https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ License: Free To Use YouTube License Music powered by BreakingCopyright https://breakingcopyright.com

🔊 SOUND EFFECTS

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When single father Steven LaChance discovers a beautiful old white house in Union, Missouri, it feels like the fresh start his family desperately needs. Spacious, welcoming and full of character, the property seems almost too good to be true.

It isn’t long before unsettling details begin to emerge. Strange encounters. Unexplained occurrences. Neighbours behaving in ways that make little sense. With each passing day, an uneasy feeling grows that the family may not be the only occupants of the house.

In Part One of this extraordinary two-part story, Kathryn, Alison and Andrew explore the events that transformed a sceptical father into someone convinced that something beyond explanation had entered his life. Based on Steven LaChance’s own account, this is one of America’s most famous modern haunting cases—and one that continues to divide opinion.

But this is only the beginning…

Join us next week for Part Two – The House Comes Alive, where the story takes an even darker turn.

Music Credits:

Opening Music – “It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic) (Via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music)

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

SFX from Pixabay

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In the quiet desert town of Apache Junction, Arizona, Lori steps into what should be a fresh start—an ordinary home with nothing remarkable about it. But the stillness doesn’t last. Something about the house feels wrong from the very beginning, as if it has been waiting for her.

Before long, strange events begin to unfold. Unexplained sensations. An overwhelming feeling that she is no longer alone. Then comes a terrifying encounter centred around one room in the house that changes everything.

Was it an overactive imagination, coincidence… or was something unseen trying to make its presence known?

In Episode 14 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn, Alison and Andrew explore a chilling haunting that has left listeners questioning what can really exist beyond our understanding. As always, they examine Lori’s reported experience, discuss the possible explanations, and ask the question at the heart of every episode:

What do you believe?

Music Credits:

Opening Music – “It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic) (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

SFX from Pixabay

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A quiet Christmas evening.

A routine house-sitting job.

Then… every light in the house suddenly goes out.

In this episode of This Is A Ghost Story, we travel to South Africa to hear a chilling true account from paranormal podcaster Shane Campbell.

While looking after a friend’s home, Shane and his wife became convinced that someone had broken into the property. An open car door. Running footsteps inside the house. A desperate race back to rescue their puppy. But when neighbours, security officers and family searched the house…

There was no intruder.

Only more questions.

Was someone hiding inside the property that Christmas night? Could there be a perfectly ordinary explanation? Or did Shane encounter something far more unsettling?

Join Kathryn, Alison and producer Andrew as they explore another real-life paranormal experience, examine the possible explanations, and leave you to decide what really happened.

A huge thank you to Shane Campbell and the Creepy & Paranormal podcast for allowing us to share his extraordinary story.

What do you think?

Was it an intruder…

or something that couldn’t be seen?

If you’ve experienced something strange, paranormal or completely unexplained, we’d love to hear from you. Your story could feature in a future episode of This Is A Ghost Story.

New episodes every Monday.

Music Credits:

Opening Music - “It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free

Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

SFX from Pixabay

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Episode 12 – The Southwark Priest and the Ouija Board

This week, This Is A Ghost Story delves into two eerie tales passed down through Kathryn & Alison's own family.

The first takes us back to pre-war South London, where generations of one family witnessed the silent appearance of a mysterious priest walking through their home. His unexplained visits became an accepted part of family life… until one remarkable discovery changed everything.

The second story jumps to the 1960s, when a seemingly harmless Ouija board session among friends took an unsettling turn after one question received an answer nobody expected. What happened next left everyone present shaken and became a story that would be retold for decades.

Alongside these remarkable family accounts, we explore the folklore surrounding ghostly guardians, the history of Ouija boards, and the possible explanations behind experiences that continue to divide believers and sceptics alike.

Were these simply extraordinary coincidences… or something far more mysterious?

As always, we’ll leave that for you to decide.

Music & Sound Credits

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Additional Music

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube License

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Sound Effects

SFX provided by Pixabay

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Episode 11 – The Portuguese UFO Story

In 1917, the world looked to Fátima after thousands of people reported witnessing a mysterious event in the sky. But decades later, another extraordinary encounter would take place in Portugal—one that remains far less well known.

On an ordinary winter evening, 13-year-old António Alves set out on a familiar walk through an olive grove. What happened next would change his life forever.

A brilliant white object. Missing time. Strange physical effects. And a story that has continued to divide opinion for decades.

In this episode, Kathryn and Alison explore one of Portugal’s most compelling UFO encounters, piecing together the eyewitness testimony, the reported evidence, and the questions that still remain unanswered.

Was António the victim of a vivid misunderstanding… or did he experience something that defies conventional explanation?

Brace yourselves… this is The Portuguese UFO Story.

Music & Sound Credits

Opening Theme: It’s In The Fog — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free MusicLicensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Additional Music

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube License

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

https://breakingcopyright.com

Sound effects provided by Pixabay.

Link to Antonio’s book - available in Hardback or Paperback, where Antonio goes into more detail around his experiences and his own research

https://amzn.eu/d/0dfocP62

A second-hand wardrobe.

An antique mirror.

Then… something changed.

In this episode of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn and Alison tell the unsettling true account of listener Kayla, whose life took a terrifying turn after bringing home an old wardrobe with a large mirror attached.

What began as an ordinary purchase soon became something she couldn’t explain. Strange experiences, disturbing dreams and an overwhelming feeling that she was no longer alone left Kayla questioning whether the mirror was simply reflecting her room… or something far more sinister.

Could an ordinary piece of furniture really carry something from its past, or was there another explanation for the chilling events that followed?

Andrew also explores the history of haunted mirrors, the idea of cursed objects, and the paranormal theories that surround them.

A story that may make you think twice before bringing antiques into your home.

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)
Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright
https://breakingcopyright.com

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube License

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:
https://breakingcopyright.com

SFX provided by Pixabay
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Ghost Story Conversations – Episode 1: Ghostly Gatherings

Welcome to the very first episode of Ghost Story Conversations, the new interview series from This Is A Ghost Story.

In this debut episode, producer Andrew, Kathryn & Alison sit down with Emma from Ghostly Gatherings, a paranormal investigation team operating across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond.

We discuss Emma’s journey into the paranormal, the origins of Ghostly Gatherings, some of the fascinating locations her team has investigated, and why people continue to be drawn to the mystery of ghosts and the unexplained.

From investigation techniques and haunted locations to personal experiences and theories about what may lie beyond our understanding, this is a fascinating conversation for anyone interested in the paranormal.

Whether you’re a seasoned ghost hunter or simply curious about the unknown, join us for the first chapter of Ghost Story Conversations.

Ghost Story Conversations is a companion series to This Is A Ghost Story, bringing you in-depth interviews with researchers, investigators, authors and fascinating guests from the world of the paranormal.

Music & Sound Credits

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

Sound Effects

SFX provided by Pixabay

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A student flat in the heart of Scotland.

A quiet night that should have been forgotten.

But some encounters stay with you forever.

In this episode of This Is A Ghost Story, we travel to the historic city of Stirling, where a series of unsettling experiences leave one witness questioning everything they thought they knew about the paranormal.

What begins as a fleeting moment soon becomes something much harder to explain.

Was it a trick of the mind?

A coincidence?

Or did someone—or something—make contact from beyond the veil?

Join Kathryn, Alison and Andrew as they uncover a chilling personal account that has remained unexplained for more than two decades.

Some faces are never forgotten.

And some memories refuse to stay buried.

🎧 Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Music & Sound Credits

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Additional Music

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube License

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Sound Effects

SFX provided by Pixabay

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What happens when a childhood fear follows you long into adulthood?

In this chilling episode of THIS IS A GHOST STORY, we hear a first-hand account from Adam of Paranormal Explorers, who shares a series of unsettling experiences from his childhood that left a lasting impression on him.

What began as strange noises and unexplained disturbances soon became something far more disturbing. As the events unfolded, questions were raised that remain unanswered to this day.

Was there a rational explanation for what Adam experienced? Or was something genuinely unexplained lurking just out of sight?

Join Kathryn, Alison and Andrew as they explore Adam’s remarkable story, discuss possible explanations, and examine why some childhood encounters stay with us forever.

A huge thank you to Adam for trusting us with his experience and allowing us to share it with our listeners.

Be sure to check out Adam’s channels:

📺 YouTube: Paranormalexploreruk

https://www.youtube.com/@paranormalexploreruk

Facebook: Addy Explore

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BHnc4Cvsi/

Instagram: paranormalexplorer_tv

https://www.instagram.com/paranormalexplorer_tv?igsh=MTRzZXBpM3JweTdleQ==

TikTok: paranormal explorer 👻

https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalexplorer_tv?_r=1&_t=ZN-96ZgVw5iafe

If you’ve had a paranormal experience of your own and would like it featured on a future episode, we’d love to hear from you. You can email us at thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

Because every ghost story starts with someone who experienced it… 👻

Music & Sound Credits

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Additional Music

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube License

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

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Sound Effects

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In the summer of 2003, what began as a peaceful evening walk through woodland at Ashridge, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, quickly became something far more unsettling.

When Mary, her husband John, and their young daughter ventured into the woods, they expected nothing more than fresh air and wildlife. Instead, they encountered a series of events that have stayed with them for more than two decades.

It started with a strange sight high in a tree. Then came a brilliant white light hanging silently in the sky, a mechanical sound that echoed through the woodland, followed by an event so disturbing that the family fled in fear.

What exactly did they witness that evening?

Was it a simple misunderstanding of natural events, or did this family experience something that defies conventional explanation?

Join Kathryn, Alison and Andrew as they explore one of the most intriguing UFO encounters to emerge from the Hertfordshire countryside.

This is 'The Light in the Woods: The Berkhamsted UFO Story'.

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Music & Sound Credits

Opening Music

“It’s In The Fog” — Darren Curtis (@DarrenCurtisMusic)

Provided via BreakingCopyright – Royalty Free Music

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music provided via BreakingCopyright

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Additional Music

“Haunted” — Ross Bugden

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

License: Free To Use YouTube License

Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

https://breakingcopyright.com

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Sound Effects

SFX provided by Pixabay

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👻 Have a ghost story, paranormal encounter, UFO sighting, or unexplained experience you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you.

This Is A Ghost Story is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Episode 5 – The Spontaneous Human Combustion & The Bermuda Triangle

What if people could suddenly burst into flames… with no explanation?

And what really happened to the ships and aircraft that vanished within the infamous Bermuda Triangle?

In Episode 5 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn and Alison revisit two of the paranormal mysteries that fascinated Kathryn as children and helped spark a lifelong interest in the unexplained.

From shocking cases of alleged Spontaneous Human Combustion to one of the world’s most enduring mysteries, The Bermuda Triangle, they, with the help of Producer Andrew, explore the stories, theories and strange events that have puzzled researchers and believers for decades.

Was there a scientific explanation? Were these events simply misunderstood? Or could there be something more mysterious at work?

Join Kathryn and Alison as they take one final look at the childhood mysteries that first drew them into the paranormal.

This episode marks the end of our exploration of the stories that inspired our fascination with the unexplained. From next week, we’ll begin sharing real-life paranormal encounters, witness accounts and listener stories that continue to haunt those who experienced them.

🔥 Cases that defy explanation.

🌊 Disappearances that remain unsolved.

👻 The mysteries that started it all.

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Opening Music – It’s In The Fog

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Haunted

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Undertow

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EPISODE 4 — THE PHANTOM DRUMMER STORY

A quiet night. A distant sound. Then… the unmistakable beat of a drum echoing through the darkness.

In Episode 4 of This Is A Ghost Story, the gang are continuing to go through the stories that got them into the paranormal as kids.

This week, it's Alison's turn.

Kathryn and Alison explore the chilling tale of The Phantom Drummer Boy — a story steeped in mystery, fear and strange encounters that have lingered for generations.

As always, producer Andrew digs into the history, folklore and possible explanations behind the story… but some things may be harder to explain than others.

🎧 Listen now — if you dare.

Music Credits:

Opening Music — “It’s In The Fog” by Darren Curtis
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Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

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In November 1979, three young men stood beside a broken-down car on the outskirts of Paris… and within hours, one of them would vanish without a trace.

A week later, he returned.

But to him, only minutes had passed.

In Episode 3 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn, Alison and producer Andrew dive into one of Europe’s most chilling and controversial alien encounter cases — The Cergy-Pontoise Abduction.

Was Franck Fontaine really taken aboard an unidentified craft?
Was it an elaborate hoax?
Or did something genuinely unexplainable happen in the freezing darkness outside Paris in 1979?

From missing time and mysterious lights to hypnosis, media frenzy and lingering unanswered questions, the team unravel a story that still divides UFO researchers to this day.

Expect eerie narration, unsettling discussion, and Andrew’s research breakdown into what has been uncovered about the case since it first shocked France.

👽 Missing time.
👽 UFO encounters.
👽 A vanished week nobody could explain.

This… is a ghost story.

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Opening/Closing Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

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Song: Santa's Tricks

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In Episode 2 of This Is A Ghost Story, Kathryn and Alison share one of the most unsettling stories they’ve ever been told — a terrifying encounter from the height of the 2020 lockdowns.

Set inside a quiet assisted living residence in a sleepy Home Counties market town in England, “The Lockdown Story” follows the true story of Kathryn and Alison's mum, a care worker who during the Covid-19 pandemic witnessed something disturbing with one of her clients. She and other staff were left shaken. And one chilling phrase still echoes years later…

During a time when the world already felt uncertain, something else may have been lurking behind closed doors.

Producer Andrew also dives into the research behind the case, exploring paranormal theories, crisis hauntings, and why periods of fear and trauma so often seem linked to unexplained experiences.

Expect eerie atmosphere, discussion, and the kind of story that will make you think twice the next time you hear footsteps in an empty hallway.

Headphones recommended.

Have you got a ghost or paranormal story you want to tell?

Then email us at: thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

or find us on the following socials:

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Opening Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

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Episode 1: The Cyprus Story

In 1969, a young British soldier stationed in Cyprus walked into an abandoned hospital… and experienced something he would never forget.

Strange noises.

Swinging doors.

A presence that shouldn’t have been there.

In this debut episode of This Is A Ghost Story, sisters Kathryn and Alison share a chilling account passed down from their late father’s time serving with the 3rd Royal Anglian Regiment. What begins as a routine moment quickly turns into something far more unsettling—an encounter that has lingered for decades.

With research from producer Andrew, we dig into the possible real-life locations behind the story, exploring abandoned military hospitals and forgotten burial grounds that may hold more than just history.

Was it imagination… or something truly unexplained?

🎧 Listen now—and decide for yourself.

Have you got a ghost or paranormal story you want to tell?

Then email us at: thisisaghoststory@icloud.com

or find us on twitter/X @aghoststorypod

Opening Music - "In The Fog" - By @DarrenCurtisMusic (Via BreakingCopyright - Royalty Free Music)

Song: Haunted

Composer: Ross Bugden

Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

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Coming Soon!!

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