Episode 28: Chloe, Cleo, and the Myrtles Plantation
Chloe, the world-famous ghost of an enslaved girl lynched for poisoning a white woman and two children, has put the Myrtles Plantation on the dark tourism map. If that sentence felt problematic to you, I promise, it gets worse.
Episode 24: Green Ladies and Glaistigs
Discover Scotland's eerie green spectres: from mischievous glaistigs to tragic green ladies. Explore the folklore, superstitions, and ethical questions surrounding these female phantoms that haunt Scotland's ancient castles and fuel its paranormal tourism industry.
Episode 15: The Island of the Dolls
On Mexico City’s Island of the Dolls, thousands of dolls, haunted by the spirit of a tragic girl, come to life at night. This episode explores the science of creepiness and the societal implications of gendered toy play.
Episode 14: Sarah Whitehead, The Bank Nun
The second season of Paranormal Pajama Party kicks off with the haunting story of Sarah Whitehead, the Bank Nun. An unmarried woman in Regency England, she was doomed to a life of poverty by a sexist system. No wonder her ghost is still mad.
Episode 11: Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci, born in 1577 into a noble family, suffered horrific abuse from her father. Unable to obtain justice, Beatrice orchestrated his murder to escape his tyranny. Despite public sympathy, she and her family were executed, but her legacy as a figure of courage and defiance endures in art and literature.
Episode 1: The Vanishing Hitchhiker
In this classic urban legend, a male driver picks up a seemingly innocent passenger, but the journey upends life — and death — as he knows it.
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“Paranormal Pajama Party” is a feminist podcast exploring classic ghost stories featuring female characters and challenging their one-dimensional portrayal in horror.