{"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 Poltergeist Curse: Hollywood's Most Haunted Horror Film","slug":"the-poltergeist-curse-hollywood-s-most-haunted-horror-film","published_at":"2026-07-13T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/the-poltergeist-curse-hollywood-s-most-haunted-horror-film","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/6a4d6e52195f863605dbb3a0/media.mp3","summary":"When Poltergeist was released in 1982, it became an instant horror classic. But in the years that followed, stories of real human skeletons, tragic deaths, on set accidents and whispered blessings gave rise to one of Hollywood's most enduring legends. This week, we explore the making of the film, the strange stories that surrounded it, and the curse that many believe still lingers over the franchise. 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://catalog.afi.com/Film/56862-POLTERGEIST https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/locations/ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Poltergeist-(1982) https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/03/if-id-known-the-skeletons-were-real-id-have-been-even-more-disgusted-how-we-made-poltergeist https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/poltergeist-at-40 https://library.umbc.edu/specialcollections/garrett/hauntings/poltergeists/seaford-poltergeist/ https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/was-twilight-zone-episode-little-girl-lost-inspiration-for-poltergeist https://www.horrordna.com/features/interview-oliver-robins https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeere https://www.dominiquedunne.com/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1746/heather-o'rourke https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2887/julian-beck https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6964/will-sampson Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow. 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/ SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"When Poltergeist was released in 1982, it became an instant horror classic. But in the years that followed, stories of real human skeletons, tragic deaths…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1800,"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-poltergeist-curse-hollywood-s-most-haunted-horror-film/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-poltergeist-curse-hollywood-s-most-haunted-horror-film.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}