{"podcast":{"title":"AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories","slug":"after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219","podcast_index_feed_id":7209219,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/after-dark","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f/1778179373911-7d0ed19f-b6ae-4033-9101-d2f6491763a8.jpeg","author":"Sarah Powell","episode_count":115,"summary":"The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata . It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219"},"episode":{"title":"AFTER DARK : Eastern State Penitentiary | Solitude, Madness & Ghosts, Scary Paranormal Stories","slug":"after-dark-eastern-state-penitentiary-solitude-madness-ghosts-scary-paranormal-stories","published_at":"2026-01-25T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/after-dark-eastern-state-penitentiary-solitude-madness-ghosts-scary-paranormal-stories","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219","url":"https://bio.link/twwp","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f/e/6967e6d240cb06a2d4147b82/media.mp3","summary":"Built to reform the soul through silence, Eastern State Penitentiary instead became a place of psychological torment, cruelty, and lingering hauntings. Its legacy is one of failed ideals, broken minds, and spirits said to still walk the cellblocks. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www.easternstate.org https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org https://www.ghostcitytours.com https://www.phillyghosts.com https://usghostadventures.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com https://en.wikipedia.org https://retrospectjournal.com https://www.myleszhang.org Sarah xx \"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Built to reform the soul through silence, Eastern State Penitentiary instead became a place of psychological torment, cruelty, and lingering hauntings. It…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/episodes/after-dark-eastern-state-penitentiary-solitude-madness-ghosts-scary-paranormal-stories/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/after-dark-eastern-state-penitentiary-solitude-madness-ghosts-scary-paranormal-stories.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}