Here are 5 hair-raising podcast episodes that take place in River City to add to your October listening list.
Tune in + freak out to these stories covering everything from the the most crowded cemetery in the country to the 1993 UFO showdown with the Jefferson County Police.
“Withering Heights” | Lore
This award-winning, non-fiction podcast with an Amazon TV series shares the tale of Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
“Eastern Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky” | The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery
Hear the extraordinary story of Eastern Cemetery, located on Baxter Avenue next to the famous Cave Hill Cemetery, and how it became the most over-buried commercial cemetery in America.
“Mechanical Monsters!” | The Past and The Curious History
On this episode of Louisvillan Mick Sullivan’s kid-friendly podcast, Louisville museum educator Heather Gotlib shares her original story about Mary Shelley + Sullivan tells the story of a chess-playing robot.
“Taxi Cabs, ScareFest, and a Female Van Helsing?” | VampChat
Hosted by two Kentucky authors, this podcast covers all things vampiric. This episode features an interview with another author, an overview of Lexington’s ScareFest, and a trip with the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker.
“Aliens Over Kentucky” | UFO Chronicles Podcast
Listen to Louisville natives Jacob and Jenny Floyd — aka the Frightening Floyds — recount extraterrestrial events + encounters from their book, “Aliens Over Kentucky,” including a story about the 1993 showdown between Jefferson County Police + a UFO.
