American Hauntings Podcast

By: Cody Beck and Troy Taylor
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  • History, hauntings, legends, lore, true crime, and the dark side of American History. Hosted by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor, Season 8, "HOME" 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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  • Horror for the Holidays 2024

    Horror for the Holidays 2024
    Dec 24 2024

    Special Christmas Eve Episode of the Podcast!

    In centuries past, our ancestors had a much different idea of the holiday season than we do today. In those days, the winter nights were long and dark. It was a time of snow, cold, and ice and days and weeks huddled around the fire waiting for warmer weather to return. Oil lamps, candles, and fireplaces were the only sources of light to keep back the encroaching shadows.

    It was the perfect time for ghosts.

    In the Victorian era, Winter was considered the spookiest time of year, beginning with Halloween and ending with the spring thaw. All the greatest fictional ghost stories of the time were set in the gloomy winter months and during the holidays, like Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for instance.

    So, if you’ve ever wondered why the singer mentions “Scary Ghost Stories” in the song, THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, well, now you know….

    So, here’s a ghost story for you to listen to while you’re going over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house this week.

    Happy Holidays from Troy and Cody from American Hauntings!





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  • TRAILER FOR NEW PATREON SHOW "MONSTER"

    TRAILER FOR NEW PATREON SHOW "MONSTER"
    Dec 20 2024

    Season Five our our alternative podcast for Patreon is coming soon! The new season will be called MONSTER and it chronicles the horrifying life and crimes of American serial killer, Albert Fish! This show is available ONLY for American Hauntings Patreon Supporters but it's easy to get signed up and enjoy discounts, the alternative podcast, and other perks!

    Sign up at https://patreon.com/americanhauntings

    You'll also have four other seasons to binge:

    • THE MOONLIGHT MURDER
    • "COME PREPARED TO STAY FOREVER" (Belle Gunness)
    • SINISTER (H.H. Holmes)
    • DEPRAVED (Ed Gein & the Making of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre


    Join our Patreon family and be chilled by the OTHER American Hauntings Podcast, releasing every other week, and giving you four doses of American Hauntings every month. Sign up now!




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    10 mins
  • Our Favorite 2024 Horror Movies

    Our Favorite 2024 Horror Movies
    Dec 17 2024

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    This episode was written by Troy Taylor

    Produced and edited by Cody Beck



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    59 mins

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Not bad!

For those interested in folk lore, the paranormal/supernatural, general history, good yarns and good, old-fashioned horse's assery and dipshittery, this might just be the podcast for you! So, get yourself some pretzels and your best, nice cold, 120 year old vintage bottle of Lemp beer, and sit down for a while and take a listen ; and marvel at the fact that we live in a country where two morons living way too close to the Mason-Dixon and I70 line can make it in podcasting! It brings an inspirational tear to your eye and a lump in your throat to think about it....

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podcast

I have never listened to a podcast cast until now. it has been very good. I have even gotten a book about hauntings 9n Alton and I have also thought about doing one of Troy guided tours. You two gentlemen make the podcast very interesting.

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Great pod cast

I have never been into pod cast until I found this as a recommendation after a book. I listen everyday and have enjoyed every episode. I have been into the paranormal etc.. since I had a weird experience coming home from my grandmas when I was about 10. I have heard all the stories about Alton St. Louis all of southern Illinois, and all the main stream ones too, but I have never heard the history behind them and this pod cast gave this to me. It you enjoy ghost and history like me I highly recommend!!!

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awesome podcast

for those of us who are into the dark and spooky, and a thoroughly researched podcast, this is the podcast you've been looking for! come join us morbidly curious! sit back and enjoy your day hanging out with some really interesting topics!

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Pro's and Con's

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The Stories are well developed and researched. Narration of story is very good. His voice pleasant and the inflection and pace was dead on for me with the story part of the podcast. You can tell a lot of time and effort was put into recording a quality podcast.

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What's with the constant banjo/guitar picking???? By the 4th story the musical accompaniments were all I could hear. It felt a little to 'Deliverance' for my taste.
The post commentary tended to be more sales pitches for various ticket, books and events than discussion of story.

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Makes for a good distraction

It's a lot of fun to listen to while I'm working. I only wish that I could listen to it for the whole shift.

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Lucky to find American Hauntings

My brother Kaleb told me about this podcast about a year ago. He recently went to your conference and came back with lots of fun stories. I’m so glad he got to meet you guys. For reference, I am 18 years older than him so I’ve gotten the rare opportunity to watch my brother grow up. This is the first time I’ve seen him so excited about anything. He is studying paranormal and acquiring Equipment to start ghost hunting. He would probably say that I’m describing it wrong. Lol. But he brought me a troy book as a souvenir and I’m excited to read it. I’ve loved your podcast and have learned to accept troys interruptions of Cody. Maybe I will get to go with him next time. Thanks again!

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BEST PODCAST EVER!

LOVE YOU GUYS SO MICH TROY TAYLOR AND CODY ARE THE BEST DUO ON A PODCAST EVER ! I anticipate every episode check every day for a new one but no worries if there’s not a new one out yet I just go back to season one and start from the beginning! So much information, history, and facts in love 100% how awesome would it be to just have a drink with these guys ! Seriously epic podcast please don’t ever stop what y’all do! EVER ! Thank you so much ! I’m also so excited for this new season ! Sincerely ~LISA MARIE!!!!💯 ♥️

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A podcast for investigators and everyone else

If you are a paranormal investigator or interested in the paranormal. this is the podcast you are looking for! Great presentation, good humor, compelling writing and an overdose on history I would recommend this to anybody seriously interested in hauntings and haunted history!

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One of my very favorite podcasts

I love ghost stories and I love true crime and I feel like this is the perfect mix of both. The history behind the hauntings is great and I love that so much research has gone into it. You both are great and make me laugh.

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