{"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":"The Pit of Ghosts: Morfa Colliery’s Haunted History","slug":"the-pit-of-ghosts-morfa-colliery-s-haunted-history","published_at":"2026-06-27T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/the-pit-of-ghosts-morfa-colliery-s-haunted-history","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/6a2db905685069f99f627487/media.mp3","summary":"Before the 1890 Morfa Colliery disaster, miners claimed they heard strange sounds in the four-foot seam, including doors opening and slamming in the darkness, and some believed the pit was warning them of fire or explosion. When the mine later exploded and dozens of men and boys were killed, those ghost stories entered the inquiry itself, turning Morfa into one of Wales’s most unsettling haunted mining legends. 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://folklorethursday.com/halloween/the-pit-of-ghosts-exploring-the-haunted-mines-of-victorian-wales/ https://theatr-nanog.co.uk/ghost-morfa-colliery https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2022/03/09/morfa-resonance-the-pit-of-ghosts/ https://asiw.co.uk/reviews/ghost-morfa-colliery-theatr-na-nog-dylan-thomas-theatre St James’s Gazette , 25 April 1890, “The Morfa Colliery Disaster — Ghost Stories”. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Before the 1890 Morfa Colliery disaster, miners claimed they heard strange sounds in the four-foot seam, including doors opening and slamming in the darkn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1526,"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/the-pit-of-ghosts-morfa-colliery-s-haunted-history/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/the-pit-of-ghosts-morfa-colliery-s-haunted-history.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}