On this week’s episode we are delving deep into the Columbia River in search of the legendary Colossal Claude, a mysterious sea serpent reported several times near Astoria. Here’s the thing about the Pacific Northwest. There are a lot of sea serpents so we are going to examine the history of sightings of Claude, some of his closest neighbors, what he could be, and possibly even a new friend. 
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Sources
http://www.crmm.org
https://www.dailyastorian.com/life/in_one_ear/tales-of-claude-and-marvin/article_c3f7320f-091e-51c1-b531-515ba1d0a3ca.html
https://tocontriveandjive.wordpress.com/2019/12/22/does-colossal-claude-exist/
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/sea-serpent-lore/#.Y7pphy2B1pQ
http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.com/2009/06/claude-caddy-or-marvin-sea-monster.html
Haunted Astoria by Jefferson Davis 
Peter Ciams, "Colossal Claude and The Sea Monsters," The Oregonian. September 24, 1967.
https://www.donttakepictures.com/dtp-blog/2017/4/19/the-loch-ness-monster-turns-83-the-story-of-the-surgeons-photograph
https://oregonlive.newsbank.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisiutl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonakadet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadborosaurus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilosaurus
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.html

On today's Spooky Snippet, I am introducing you to Dr. Q's Spirit Hand, a lovely little disembodied hand that helps you communicate with the dead. 
I'm also explaining what a Spooky Snippet is.
 
Sources:
Thayer's Dr. Q Spirit Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcvHopgYA8o
https://www.martinsmagic.com/allmagic/mentalism/dr-q-spirit-hand-by-thayer-quality-magic/
https://vimeo.com/408888240

On this week’s episode we are examining the glorious, haunted houses of the Flavel family. One haunted by spirits and the other haunted by the last generation of the family, one member of which became known as Hatchet Harry. This is the story of family secrets and a mystery that endured for decades. There’s a lot of twists and turns in this one.
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the hatchet is close by. I have a story to tell you.
This week we are moving out of Portland and up the coast to Astoria, Oregon, a sleepy little town directly on the Columbia River that has the cutest population of very loud sea lions. It’s tucked up in a valley that leads right down to the waterfront where you can watch big freighter ships and little lead boats going up and down. As we drove into town we hit a pretty crazy rainstorm that apparently flooded out a lot of places in town but otherwise it was very calm, off and on sunny and then foggy. It was kinda hard to believe that we were right in the midst of the Graveyard of the Pacific. According to the Columbia River Maritime Museum, “Since 1792 approximately 2000 vessels, including over 200 large ships, have sunk at the Columbia River Bar.  More than 700 people have lost their lives to the sea. Mariners agree that the combination of high seas, a mighty river, land shallow, and shifting sand bars make the Columbia River bar one of the most dangerous bar crossings in the world.”  Considering the stories from the museum I don’t want to see it at it’s worse. That’s kinda the backdrop to this week’s stories.
 
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On this week’s episode I’m taking you ghost hunting at the infamous Witch’s House in Portland. I didn’t think I would actually find so much on the history on this one but I found a treasure trove. Most of the hauntings appear to revolve around one horrible murder, which I found newspaper stories recounting the tale in graphic detail. I have had so many of you ask me if I got to go to this place after the Top 10 Haunted Bathrooms episode and I finally did. I loved this place. I didn’t get much in the way of ghost hunting down with the storms and random people around but there’s a little bit. Also I think this video will be one of the longest ones on Youtube and Patreon because we just kept getting more and more footage of this place because it was just so pretty and surreal. 
 
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you. 
For all pictures, videos, and to support the show go to https://www.patreon.com/MyHauntedLifePodcast
 
Sources 
https://youtu.be/LRqK7oEkUek - paranormal investigation
https://www.sinistercoffeeandcreamery.com/blog/witchs-castle-investigation?format=amp
https://embracesomeplace.com/witchs-castle-portland/
https://archives.albany.edu/concern/daos/w3763q90p
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18581129.2.6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
http://www.executedtoday.com/tag/danford-balch/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danford_Balch#cite_note-Lansing-5
https://the-line-up.com/witchs-castle
https://newsregister.com/article?articleId=6462 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148715375/anna-hamilton

On this week’s episode I’m taking you to one of our favorite places in all of Portland, Kell’s Irish Restaurant and Pub. When Portland Oddities & Curiosities Expo rolls around in the fall you will find us there at least one of the nights we are town. We love the food, drinks, and atmosphere, the ghosts are honestly a bonus. This place is connected to the Shanghai Tunnels so you know it’s spiritually busy. But the best known ghost has nothing to do with the tunnels and might actually not have anything to do with Kell’s. 
 
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, maybe something with roses, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
 
Sources
https://www.hauntedrooms.com/oregon/portland/haunted-places
https://psuvanguard.com/portland-haunts/ 
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/fire/article/384861 
https://overcupbooks.com/blogs/blog-1/the-most-haunted-pubs-for-halloween
https://www.davidcampbellmemorial.org
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/cast_iron_buildings_in_portland/#.Y7oI1i2B1pQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Glisan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102820161/rodney-lawrence-glisan
https://offbeatoregon.com/1402a.opium-culture-portland-urban-underworld.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-vibrator/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89595014/david-campbell
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-12-21/ed-1/seq-26/ocr/

On this week’s episode, I’m going to tell you the history and hauntings of the Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon. I figured we needed a sweet story for Valentine’s Day. I also wanted a break from the darkness of the shanghai tunnels.  I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful Pittock Mansion while we were out there with the Oddities and Curiosities Expo last year. I was not prepared for how gorgeous this place was. It is tucked up on this incredibly tall hill that just weaves through this extra green and dense rainforest. When you get to the top of the hill the house just emerges from these trees quite suddenly. The house itself is a beige gray with red roofs and from the back it looks like a fortress almost. If you go to the front of the house get roses and a view of Mt. Hood and the Portland skyline to die for. Oh and the interior! Well we will talk about that a little bit later. 
 
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, maybe something with roses, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
 
Sources
https://portlandghosts.com/the-pittock-mansion/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/pittock-mansion-haunted-or/ 
https://pittockmansion.org/our-story/history/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pittock-mansion 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unhinged_(1982_film)
http://hauntedhouses.com/oregon/the-pittock-mansion-museum/
https://www.portland.gov/parks/washington-park-international-rose-test-garden 
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqx3WyPVCNE

On this week’s episode we are going dark and discussing a heavy hitter in the paranormal community, the infamous Shanghai Tunnels of Portland. Trigger warning. It’s real dark. Name a bad thing and it will probably be mentioned today. Human trafficking, sexual assault, drugging, murder, cannibalism, racism. Yeah there’s a lot today. I discovered in my travels in the PWN that there are actually Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Astoria, and Seattle. I thought this was fascinating! But the Portland ones are probably the most famous amongst paranormal enthusiasts because they have been seen on every ghost show basically ever. There is a lot of history to get through, don’t worry it’s very dark and gruesome. I was so upset when I didn’t get to go the first time I was in Portland so I made sure to go this time, and I’ll probably go again this year too! I even had a ghostly experience that I’ll tell you all about at the end.
Sources
https://www.otbrewing.com/haunted-past
https://www.travelportland.com/culture/portland-shanghai-tunnels/ 
https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/08/bunko_kelly_and_the_funeral_pa.html
Haunted Portland, Oregon by Jeff Dwyer
https://puzzleboxhorror.com/shanghai-tunnels-portland/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/portland-s-shanghai-tunnels
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/shanghai_tunnels_myth/#.Y8W4tS2B1pQ
http://wicked-portland.com/ch05.html
https://www.theawl.com/2014/07/the-legend-of-the-legend-of-bunko-kelly-the-kidnapping-king-of-portland/
Ghost Adventures Season 6 episode 1, (On hulu it’s season 8, episode 1)
Portals to Hell Season 2, Episode 3
Most terrifying Places in america season 1 episode 2
http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2016/09/hgb-ep-147-shanghai-tunnels.html
https://www.werewolves.com/the-werewolf-of-portland/
https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/chinookan-head-flattening/#.Y9Q7Qi2B1pQ

On this week’s episode I have my darling friend Bekah from Raven’s Dark Dolls. She is an artist that takes old dolls and puts a spooky twist on them. In her travels she has come across more than a few spirited dolls. We talk about the why, what to do with a doll spirited by a dark entity, and so much more!
So lets get into shall we? Grab yourself a cup of tea, make sure the doors are locked, and the sage is close by. I have a story to tell you.
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