“UNVEILING THE TRUE STORY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW” and More Terrifying Stories!

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

The haunting tale of ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ is even more intriguing when you learn how Washington Irving drew from real events and local legends in the eerie town of Tarrytown, New York.
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IN THIS EPISODE: The true story behind “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” - plus I’ll narrate the entire story as Washington Irving wrote it back in 1820! *** Students move into a relative’s home near where they’ll be training on the job – and not even the owner of the home knew what frights were happening in her upstairs rooms. (Two Months of Terror) *** A ghostly sentinel, a dark witch’s revenge, a haunted church, and other unexplained happenings – they all seem to take place in and around a certain cemetery in Salem, Ohio. (Haunted Salem Cemetery) *** It is said that some hundred years ago, people in Jamaica believed the powers of so-called “Shadow Killers”. But who were they? (Shadow Killers of Jamaica) *** Police had stopped the investigation of Nicole van den Hurk's murder, so her stepbrother falsely confessed in order to get her body reexamined for DNA testing. (False Confession) *** Although most scientists say that traveling in time “still” is not possible, a Washington lawyer says he has done it dozens of times as part of a secret project during the Cold War. (Proof of Time Travel) *** Is it possible that the origin of Dracula, the Devil, and even the evil bloodsucking Baobhan Sith all have their origins from one source? (Sumerian Vampires)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open
00:02:11.937 = Show Intro
00:04:43.543 = Sumerian Vampires
00:14:16.505 = False Confessions
00:19:45.310 = Proof of Time Travel
00:24:19.802 = Shadow Killers of Jamaica
00:31:34.674 = Two Months of Terror
00:35:16.936 = Haunted Salem Cemetery
00:38:48.241 = The True Story Behind “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
00:46:34.525 = Introduction to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
00:48:25.446 = The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Part 1
01:28:04.995 = The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Part 2
02:07:31.753 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Shadow Killers of Jamaica” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/snaw8qf
“Sumerian Vampires” by Ashley Cowie for Ancient Origins: https://tinyurl.com/yc8w55yc
“Haunted Salem Cemetery” by an unknown author: (website no longer exists)
“False Confession” by Aimee Lamoureux for All That’s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/s4nfedd
“Two Months of Terror” by Zaruje from YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/tocpntw
“Proof of Time Travel” posted at Alien UFO Sightings: https://tinyurl.com/tz963b2
“The Legend of Sleep Hollow” by Washington Irving: https://tinyurl.com/9ra9bj4
“The True Story of Sleepy Hollow” by Amanda Pallay: https://tinyurl.com/y8q67s3l
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Originally aired: October 04, 2018
SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/SleepyHollow
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8u6r7x