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The Night She Watched the Stairs at the Mercer Hotel
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- Jul 12, 2026
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Summary
Luna recounts a night in January 1998 when she stayed at the Mercer Hotel in Carthage, Iowa—a faded brick building with a single working floor and a staircase that seemed to keep count. Between 2:14 and 3:47 AM, the stairs produced footsteps that never arrived. A woman in a beige coat appeared on the landing, asked her name, and then matched it to a list written in ink that smelled of burnt honey. The night clerk had no record of any guest above the second floor. Luna tells this story quietly, from the cold stone room, with the candle flame bending toward the door. #FexingoHorror #HorrorPodcast #TalesFromTheColdRoom #MercerHotel #CarthageIowa #StaircaseHorror #NightShift #January1998 #BurntHoney #InkAndBone #LonelyCorridors #TheList #UnsentLetters #DoorAjar #Candlelight #SoloNarrated #IntimateHorror #Atmospheric Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo