{"podcast":{"title":"The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories","slug":"the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858","podcast_index_feed_id":5568858,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8","website_url":"https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8/1778013267579-2ee9c5d9-b41e-4625-af48-392ff07b4bee.jpeg","author":"Sarah Powell and Tobie Jones","episode_count":593,"summary":"The Whispering Woods Paranormal Podcast Do you like to get scared to death by real life ghost stories? The Whispering Woods is a podcast devoted to the darker side of life. Join us every Sunday as we discuss and share true, scary stories of the paranormal from ancient folklore to modern hauntings. ​ Using immersive audio, The Whispering Woods transports listeners to another time, or even realm. Join us as we explore the unimaginable and terrifying, relaying tales of the supernatural from poltergeists to cryptids, The Hat Man to skinwalkers. Visit our website www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com ​ Contact us at thewhisperingwoodspodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:20:01.405966+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858"},"episode":{"title":"Chilling New England Legends: The Black Flash, Ocean-Born Mary, Nix’s Mate & Dungeon Rock","slug":"chilling-new-england-legends-the-black-flash-ocean-born-mary-nix-s-mate-dungeon-rock","published_at":"2026-06-01T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/chilling-new-england-legends-the-black-flash-ocean-born-mary-nix-s-mate-dungeon-rock","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858","url":"https://bio.link/twwp","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8/e/6a19eaed7296106df53ddc53/media.mp3","summary":"Across New England, old harbours, coastal towns, wind-scoured islands, and shadowed woodland have given rise to a variety of legends. From the black-cloaked phantom of Provincetown to Ocean-Born Mary, the cursed island of Nix’s Mate, and the buried pirate treasure said to lie beneath Dungeon Rock. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-black-flash-of-provincetown-hoax-or.html https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/gothic-travel/by-location/new-england/cape-cod/the-black-flash-of-provincetown-ma-folk-horror-and-hysteria-from-new-england-echoes-in-the-midwestern-countryside/ https://ptownie.com/history/a-black-flash-in-the-pan-provincetowns-boogeyman/ https://provincetownmagazine.com/2011/10/16/the-black-flash-the-legend-lives-on/ https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ocean-born-mary-new-hampshire-legend/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Born_Mary https://www.nps.gov/places/nixes-mate.htm https://www.bostonharborislands.org/blog/nixes-mate/ https://historicaldigression.com/2024/10/31/nixs-mate-in-boston-harbor-and-a-pirates-curse/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fly https://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1830 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dungeon-rock https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/dungeon-rock-lynn-woods-pirate-treasure-ghost/ https://primaryresearch.org/dungeon-rock/ Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Thursday. Sarah and Tobie xx \"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ S…","meta_description":"Across New England, old harbours, coastal towns, wind-scoured islands, and shadowed woodland have given rise to a variety of legends. From the black-cloak…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1816,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/episodes/chilling-new-england-legends-the-black-flash-ocean-born-mary-nix-s-mate-dungeon-rock/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/chilling-new-england-legends-the-black-flash-ocean-born-mary-nix-s-mate-dungeon-rock.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}