True Ghost Stories, with Prizes for Treats!
Wow, that was fun! Moments ago, Teal Gray and I finished hosting a special streaming radio show in honor of Halloween(click that link to hear the replay.) Instead of just having one or two guests on the Teal Gray Worldwide Radio show as we usually do, we have arranged for 8 brave listeners to call in and share their best real life ghost story.
Listeners can now vote for their favorite true ghost stories. The top 3 paranormal tales will be announced on next week’s show, on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.
And, yes, there will be PRIZES!
Vote for your favorite True Ghost Story
You can listen to all the spooky tales by clicking the following link:
Teal Gray Worldwide Radio: True Ghost Stories Show. That link is good for both the *live* show as well as the replay! You have until October 27, 2015 to cast your vote.
How to vote?
Voting for your favorite true ghost story is easy! Either leave a comment on this blog post with the number of your top pick, or let us know on the Teal Gray WorldWide Facebook page, or on Twitter @TGWWRadio, or by contacting either of us a direct message. Use whatever method you prefer!
Vote on these True Ghost Stories:
1. “Phantom Diner” by Vern
He stopped by for a slice of pie, but he may have stepped back in time!
2. “Room 315” by Jo Donna
She checked into a hotel where the previous tenant may have never checked out!
3. “Look for it, Baby!” by Shelly
A beloved family heirloom is retrieved with assistance from the beyond!
4. “Baby Monitor Mystery” by Bruce
Baby monitors are meant to create peace of mind for new parents. This one, however, created nightmares!
5. “The Hell Hounds of Galveston” by Q-Tip
A lone ghost hunter has a terrifying encounter with a local legend!
6. “Hello, You Called Me” by Kathy
Relatives receive loving text messages from a family member… who is in a coma!
7. “Hot Rod Phantom” by Barron
A mechanic realizes he is not the only one excited to get his old Dodge running again!
8. “Closet Encounter” by Kit
A little girl moves into a historic home and discovers a ghostly secret in the closet!
Teal & Tui’s Tales
Not eligible for the contest, but true stories told on-air by Teal and Tui: Not to be left out, Teal Gray and I were inspired to share ghostly tales of our own!
“Trilogy of Terror- The Light, the Dark and the Other” by Teal
Three mysterious entities appear, with three very different messages for Teal!
“The Goat Lady’s Got My Back” by Tui
A benevolent spirit dispenses advice to a group of housemates & on one occasion, she even takes matters into her own hands!
You can enter to win prizes using the Rafflecopter gizmo below, so give that a try while you’re here, too! (Winners will be announced on the October 27th show.)
Want to read more?
To read about more weird, offbeat, and overlooked places, check out my best selling travel guide: Unexpected Texas. For ghost hunting hot spots, check out my best selling travel guide to haunted places: Paranormal Texas. For a strange-but-true tale of Texas history, check out: The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber. Happy travels!
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Snider’s best-selling books include Paranormal Texas , Understanding Cemetery Symbols, and 100 Things to Do in Dallas - Fort Worth Before You Die.
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I’m voting for Vern. Great story and I love all the details!
Thanks for voting! Vern’s story rocked! :D
Verne. Cuz ghost places are cool.
Verne’s story reminds me a lot of the first alleged true ghost story that ever made me truly wonder. It was very similar to what Verne related, but when this person returned to their phantom restaurant, they actually found the silver dollar they’d left as a tip still sitting on the restaurant’s counter top!
I really liked the restaurant that disappeared. I also like the story about Shelly’s dad telling her to look for the lost ring.
Thank you for voting, Melodee! :D
I enjoyed hearing these ghost stories and found them to be very interesting. I feel so sorry for the woman who has a husband in a coma, but I am not sure her story is quite paranormal. I have had weird stuff happen with my texts, just between me and friends who are in good health.
I couldn’t hear the Hell Hounds audio very well, but it sounded like coyotes. Coyotes have high pitched yips like that. Even so, I liked that story and learning that there is a legend about Hell Hounds in Galveston.
My favorite storyteller was Vern and his Phantom Diner. After that, my favorites were Kit’s Closet Encounter (I liked how straight forward it was) and Barron’s Haunted Hot Rod.
I look forward to finding out who the winner is!
Thank you, Don! I am curious to see who the winners will be, too. :D
The Hell Hounds scared me! Plus, he had audio to back up his story.
True! That audio was scary! Thanks for voting! :D
I liked that Haunted Hot Rod that Baron was talking about. I would have freaked out to see him sitting in the back seat.
Yeah! I’d probably swerve into a ditch if someone materialized suddenly while I was at the wheel! Thanks for voting. :D
I live in Galveston and Qtip isn’t the only person to have heard the Hounds of Hell. He should feel lucky that he did not get close enough to see their glowing red eyes!
Thanks, MoonBeam! I have heard that there are Hell Hounds legends in New Orleans, too. I need to read up on this scary bit of lore. Thank you for voting! :D
My dad swears he had a haunted car when he was a teenager back in the 1950’s. Used to scare the crap out of me and my sister with that one on late night car trips. I vote for “Hot Rod Phantom.”
If we do this again, you should call in and share your dad’s haunted car story! I didn’t realize that haunted cars were a *thing* until recently! Thanks for voting! :D
Wow! I really loved this show! I am a first time listener, but I will definitely tune into your radio show again.
You had a really good mix of callers and they all had interesting tales to tell. I liked the ones that Teal and Tui told at the end. The goat lady made me smile. I had never heard of a ghost being nice like that before.
The audio got kinda weird at a couple of points, but that might just be my computer. I will tune into your show again. Really fun. I’m helping a friend pack up her apartment tonight, and I am going to put the replay on so we can hear these fun ghost stories while we pack up.
Okay…I am not sure who to vote for, but I will try! My top three favorite stories were Vern’s, Kit’s and then Barron’s.
Thank you again for a very fun show! :)
Tina
Thank you so much, Tina! I am really happy to hear that you enjoyed the show so much. I have moved sooooo many times – ugh! I feel for you and your friend. I hope our radio show made all the packing up a little less painful for you and your friend! :D
#1 Vern!!!
Thanks, Rebekah! :D
“He stopped by for a slice of pie, but he may have stepped back in time!” -VERN!!
Thank you for voting, Alexis! :D
I like number one, Vern
Thanks, AC! Tune in tomorrow night to find out who the winners are! :D
I really liked Hello, You Called Me by Kathy Thanks
Thank you for voting, Mary! Tune in tomorrow night to find out who the winners are! :D
I’m tuned in! Great show
I like that disappearing restaurant, and those scary devil dogs!
Thanks for voting, Paul! We had some good creepy stories, didn’t we? :D
I like ghost stories about actual places, if that makes sense, so my favorite stories were: Phantom Diner, Room 315 and Closet Encounter.
Makes perfect sense to me, Dee! Thank you so much for voting! :D Tune in tomorrow night to find out who the winners are! :D
Hell Hounds was scary. My uncle has told us about them. I would like to hear that audio clip better.
Thank you for voting, Terry! I’ll have to see if we can try playing that Hell Hounds clip again. I hope you tune in tomorrow night to find out who the winners are! :D