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there. >> Yeah, I think that's good. Are you happy with that? >> I'm fine with that. Okay, cool. Sorry.
>> Sensible. >> Sensible. Nicholas likes it, too. >> Nicholas says sensible. We changed our
angle a little bit. >> Yeah. And he was like, you know what? Sensible. >> Sensible.
[Music] >> Heyos, I'm Ash. And I'm Elena. And this is Morbid. >> Listener Tales.
>> Listener Tales. It's brought to you by Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh, guitar solo with a
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you by you, for you, from you, and all about you. Amen. Woo! And it's bride edition.
>> It's bride edition. I am a dead bride. I am Grace from Ready or Not. If you haven't seen that, you should see that.
>> You got to see that movie. >> So good. >> Yeah, I love that movie. >> You know, actually, our
editor/cousin/nephew Aiden hasn't seen that. I showed him like a little bit of it once, but he had
to go back to school. >> Oh, we have to show him. >> Yeah, we got to We should have a movie
night. Yeah. So, we're just making other plans. This is the fourth time that I've
dressed up as a dead bride because in my childhood, I dressed up as a dead bride.
I've probably said this before, but if you're new here, you didn't know. Um, three years in a row.
>> Yeah. You were you're a dead bride quite a bit growing up. That was your go-to.
And you you nailed it. Do you know this time? >> I feel so Bonita right now. Yeah, she
feels the best she's ever felt right now. >> I want to wear this. I just want to be
Maybe this is who I am. >> I think it might be who I am. >> Maybe it's who I am.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. I was going to be uh Lydia Deetsz, but my costume wasn't going to come in
time. I said, "What the [ __ ] am I going to do?" And then I said, "I mean, I have
my dress that I took my engagement pictures in, >> so we might as well ruin it."
>> I guess I could cover it in blood. I've never worn it again and it's been like 3
years. >> Trash the dress. Yeah. So, let's go, girl. It's a comfy dress. And maybe I'll
be a dead bride again for Halloween this year. I think you should be. >> I think I should be too. I want to save
this. >> I was the corpse bride last year. >> That was a really good idea. >> It was so much fun.
>> I thought about doing that and then I was like, that's like a lot of makeup. >> Yeah, you got you got to be a lot of
blue. >> Yeah, that's the thing cuz this is also a lot of makeup, but blue is different.
>> Blue Yeah, blue hits different. You'll be tinged that way for a few days. So,
yeah. >> Um, we're also going to be on Watch What Crappins after this. If you listen to
Watch What Crappins, I don't know if uh I think they I know they put their videos on Patreon. Yeah.
>> So, we might still look like this for a below deck recap. >> Yeah. Which lucky for me, I don't look
super different, especially from here up. It's like a different >> vibe, I suppose. But this is a little
different. >> Just a little. Just slightly. >> Little bit, >> you know, a little bit. It's fine.
>> Little bit. >> So, yeah. Um, we did some bride tail. Sorry. I'm sorry. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Uh, we did some
bride tales. Some of them are like, uh, like super duper wedding themed. Some of
them just put the gun between rest your gun between us. >> She's obviously fake.
>> Yeah. Duh. Like obviously >> you think we got a gun license up in this [ __ ]
>> I think uh and some are just kind of like wedding um adjacent. >> Yeah. >> Correct. Yeah.
>> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Um do you want to start or do you want me to start? >> I'll start. Okay, great. I'll close my
computer in that case. >> Close your so you're not Mac forward. >> Yeah. I don't want to be Mac forward.
I'm going to leave it a jar though so I don't have to enter my password every time. Uh, should I do? Let's see. The
first one is really sweet. It's really sweet. >> Yeah. Maybe I should have you read that
one. First they're sour, then you're me. All right, let's see. Uh, what about my
haunted wedding? >> Yeah, that one's good. >> Okay, let's do my haunted wedding.
>> All right, let me see. >> Right, that one's good. >> It's from Allison. Allison said it's
okay to say her name. All right, Alison. Alison, >> you got to get it in there. >> Allison, I love your yabos. Um, so it
says, "Hey, you gorgeous spooky babes. My name is Allison. Feel free to use it. Also, I use she her pronouns." Thank you
for that. That's very helpful. I think this is the part where I praise you for bringing the greatest podcast that has
ever graced my ears into existence. Thank you. >> I love listening to you talk about
anything and everything and love how your personalities shine through your show.
>> Thanks. Every time I catch up on episodes from you, I try my best to find another podcast to fill the void in my
day. As great as some other shows are, they just aren't the same. Please never stop bringing us your funny
personalities and morbid tales. Love you. A I love you. >> Never will forever. We're here.
>> I'm resubmitting this group of short listener tales after a few years. I realized that I hadn't double spaced the
pre previous podifa. So obs could not read it on the pod. I'll be writing about experiences that I I and my guests
had at our wedding held at the George Washington Hotel. I provided the address below because while there
>> incorrect >> incorrect is just said you weren't married there. >> No. >> Incorrect.
>> I don't know where you think you were married but it's not there sweetie. >> Nope. He knows. Uh because while there
are a lot of hotels named the George Washington Hotel, none are quite like this queen. Maybe that's why Nicholas
said incorrect cuz he was like you were married there. And she's like, "Oh, I was married at the other one."
>> That's a good point. You know, maybe he he only knows another one. >> He just knows of the one.
>> Yeah. I first came across this memerizing beauty when I was searching for wedding venues in the Pittsburgh
grandmother. Was your grandmother a guest? Perhaps uh wedding venues in the Pittsburgh area. I found the name of the
hotel on one of the many wedding planning websites I was using at the time. There are so many.
>> So many. The listing had no pictures and only a short description. However, George Washington and I go way back.
When I was a small child, my family and I visited Disney World. Yes, this does relate to George Washington. My father
dragged us to the Hall of Presidents. I knew that's what that was coming. >> Every time we've gone to Disney, it's
been closed. We've never got to go. >> John desperately wants to go to the Hall of Presidents,
>> but it was closed every time. >> You know what that means? >> What? >> We have to go back.
>> They don't allow those. They don't allow them. But they don't allow them. You're like,
"No, >> they don't allow them away." >> No, don't get me banned from do it. Like, what?
>> My father dragged us to the Hall of Presidents because he is an accountant and that is what they do for fun.
>> Well, there I discovered to my great dismay that the great George Washington,
the man who led the American Revolution and fathered our country in 1776, was dead. I'm sorry for your loss.
As you can imagine, this was very difficult for me emotionally, and I spent most of the day sobbing as I
mourned the loss of our great first president. So, >> and it says, just to clarify, at the
time, we only learned the good things about American history in school. How incredibly naive of us.
>> Yeah. >> Nailed it. Like, nailed it. >> Fast forward about 20 years, and I adopt
my very first dog. He's pictured below. I would never leave you hanging like that. This little scruff monster has the
most serious face and disposition. So, how could I name him anything other than, you guessed it, George Washington.
Absolutely iconic dog name. >> I love this. >> George Washington. Come here. >> Come here, George Washington. Uh, come
here, founding father. So, when I came across the weird hotel on this weird hotel on the list, even though there are
no pictures showcasing uh wait, hold on. There are no pictures showcasing gorgeous ballrooms or overflowing cookie
tables. A Pittsburgh wedding tradition. That's the best wedding tradition I've ever heard.
>> Yeah, I love that. >> Overflowing cookie tables. >> Sign me up. >> Hell yeah.
>> In fact, I feel remissed. >> Undoubtedly, Nicholas says undoubtedly a [ __ ] banger wedding tradition.
>> That is Nicholas's version of saying [ __ ] yeah. >> That's it. Direct translation. Uh we
knew we had to check it out. Looking at the website, we found that it was not only gorgeous, but has an incredible
history to it. The George Washington Hotel was built in 1922 and opened on February 22nd, 1923. Pisces season. No,
Aquarius. Sorry. Sorry. To this day, they try to maintain the original feel of the hotel by making minimal
adjustments and updates. I love that. The layer the layout of the building, to my knowledge, is the same as it has
always been. Most rooms are twoerson suites and they have a speak easy in the basement.
>> Shut the front door. What is cooler than that? I agree, Alison. Nothing is cooler
than that. >> Imagine having a speak easy at your wedding, too. >> That's badass.
>> I wish that I hadn't already had and planned my wedding. Allison had a speak easy and an overflowing cookie table.
>> Yeah, excuse me. Not just a cookie table. >> Uh, in its heyday, the GW Hotel was also
a hot spot for some big names. Al Capone. >> Hey, I know. JFK, >> my man's >> and the goddess herself, Marilyn
[ __ ] Monroe, are listed among those who visited. But wait, it gets better. You can actually stay in the
room that Marilyn Monroe stayed in when she visited. >> Shut the [ __ ] up. We have to go.
>> Add it to our list. >> We have to add it to our list. >> It is very creatively named the Marilyn
Monroe suite. >> How did they come up with that? >> I know. That's really creative. After
our first visit, we were sold. This was our venue. very unique and very us. Because this venue is gorgeous and
special, we were not the only ones who booked it. There was a wedding scheduled on Friday night and ours was on
Saturday. This leads to my first spooky tale. Spooky tale number one, my own. I myself have always been a bit spooky. As
a child, I said plenty of creepy things like quote, "I have a bad feeling about tonight." to the consistent dismay of my
family. That would [ __ ] me up. >> That would also be to my consistent dismay. >> Truly. One time when our phone rang, as
my mother went to pick it up, I said, "Oh, is it Jimmy?" Jimmy is my mother's cousin who calls maybe once a year. Sure
enough, this was that annual phone call. I have an incredibly underdeveloped Clare audience, which we just looked up.
We didn't know what that was. So, thanks for telling us. >> It means you can like hear [ __ ] that's
inaudible. >> Yeah, that's pretty cool. >> Kind of. Was it like telepathy sort of?
I imagine something like that. >> Yeah, feels similar. which I'm a little too afraid to actually work on. But it
does result in me frequently waking up to hearing people saying my name. >> Gross. Not sleep paralysis though. Thank
god. And even one time let my grandmother speak to me from beyond the grave. That's [ __ ] cool. I would work
on that. I would work on that. >> Yeah. I was trying to put my newborn baby down to sleep. He's 11 months now.
And there are obviously pictures below of his cute squishy face. >> Yes. Oh my goodness. Congratulations.
We'll post the puppy but not the baby. >> Yeah. And he was not having it. He was
crying. I was crying. We've all been there. I was desperate to desperately trying to get a hold of myself when I
heard Allison. My friend, my husband wasn't home. Neither was her friend. >> My friend wasn't home. My husband wasn't
home. >> So, it wasn't him. A psychic later confirmed that it was my grandmother
telling me to get my [ __ ] together and get my baby to sleep. >> Get it done. She's like, "Do it." It
worked. Anyway, back to the actual story here. Even though there was a wedding in
the hotel the night before our own, theirs was small enough that there was still about 10 rooms left that my guests
and I could use on Friday night, so we didn't have to haul all of our business in on Saturday morning. Our our ceremony
was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, and we wanted to get all the bridal party pictures done beforehand.
>> Smart. So smart. I did that. >> Highly recommend that. I also did that. >> Yep.
>> Which meant a very early curtain call for all the bridesmaids in needs of need
of an updo. >> Yep. My stylists were coming to set up at 7:00. So, at 6:45 a.m., I am marching
my sleepy bridal butt down the hallway to the elevator to get to our readying suite on the mezzanine level. As I'm
walking down the carpeted hallway, I hear the elevator ding and a pair of high heeled shoes begin to walk out of
the hardwood elevator vestibule. Click clack click clack click. >> My first thought would be, is that
Marilyn? Keep reading. My first thought is, yes, bridesmaid from last night's wedding. Way to get some and walk.
I love this. Way to get some and walk of and she wrote shame and crossed it out and wrote fame before everyone is up.
Honey, you did that wedding right. Three steps later and I'm ready to mentally high-five my new friend on her victory.
You're a girl's girl. I love it. Yep. >> Only to discover that there is no one there. And the elevator door is closed.
And I oop. I think hm maybe she just got into the elevator and I missed the sound
of the door closing. I hit the button and the door opens immediately, signaling to me that it hasn't moved and
revealing a completely empty carriage. I can't quite explain to you how certain I
was that there was a person. I know what I heard and I know that there is no way
that I made that up in my sleepy state. I didn't expect to hear anyone up at that hour, especially not in high heels.
And then when I did hear it, I acknowledged it and even made up a story in my head about who those footsteps
belong to. In my deepest, wildest dreams, they belong to Marilyn Monroe. But who knows? I do. They belong to
Marilyn Monroe. >> It was Marilyn. >> Absolutely. >> It's it's canon now. >> Spooky tale number two, Ansley's. The
next story is similar to the first, but belongs to my friend Aninsley. Feel free
to use her name. She's a big fan of the show. I love that name >> and definitely is losing her [ __ ] right
now. If you're reading this, pick your [ __ ] back up. Find it. Pick it up. >> At this point in your reading uh of this
note, I am no longer losing my [ __ ] because I've simply passed out from all the excitement. Wake up. I was just
going to say that. >> Wake up. Wake up. Anyway, Aninssley Aninsley. They lied. >> They hide.
>> They hide. That's spooky. >> I don't like it. All right, go off, Nicholas. Who hides?
>> Anley is a Yeah, who hides? Let us know when you get a minute. Anley is a witchy
[ __ ] and it is no surprise to me that she was the one who also had an experience. Aninsley was staying at a
different hotel since rooms at the GW were so limited. So when she was a little tipsy and had to pee, she
>> Lori. Lori hides. >> The fact that we said who hides and they gave us a name.
>> He said, "Oh, it's Lori." >> Oh, Lori, obviously. >> Who is Lori? If you when you get a
second, just let us know who Lori is, please. >> If you could, I would appreciate it. Um,
okay. So, when she was a little too tipsy and had to pee, she felt too fancy to use the public bathrooms, I guess,
and opted instead to head to our friend's room on another floor. The second she stepped off the elevator, the
hairs on the back of her neck stood up, and she heard footsteps down at the end of the hall. She heard the footsteps
stop, but didn't hear a door or anything open. Well, in the words of Aninsley, she then went to investigate the creepy
footsteps on the abandoned floor of a 100-year-old hotel because she is quote, "A drunk white girl, and that is what we
do, babes. It's true. She said she saw nothing and no one and the hallway was freezing cold and she just felt
something. Perhaps a love a lovesick JFK searching for his Marilyn. Could they both be trapped searching for each other
in the same hotel three floors apart for eternity? Maybe you should have kept it
in your pants, Jack. Maybe. Maybe, Jack. I love that it's just like romance. Maybe you should have kept it in your
pants, Jack. And immediately he became Jack, too. Yeah, it's like when you know >> you're not even John today.
>> You're in trouble. >> So, spooky tale number three, Rick and Katie's. The final installment of
Allison is procrastinating doing any work by writing this incredibly long email is an explanation of a strange
encounter that my friends Rick and Katie had. I checked with them. You can use their names, too. Rick and Katie's story
is the final of the evening and technically happened on Sunday morning around 3:00 a.m. Obviously spooky. So,
after the wedding reception ended at about 11:00 p.m., we moved this party to a bar down the street to keep the fun
going. >> You gota You gota Now, by the time this after party was over, I would not have
noticed if a ghost punched me square in the face, but Rick and Katie are somewhat more responsible, though still
pretty toasted. Once we all had closed down the bar and walked back to the GW hotel, Rick and Katie realized that they
were in fact not staying at the GW hotel and needed to call an Uber to get back to their own.
>> They said, "Oh, they said, "Oop, we don't stay here." Maybe responsible actually isn't the word to describe
them. Anyway, while waiting, they hung out in the lobby admiring the grand piano and checking for their ride.
During this time, they caught the eyes of the front desk employee. This odd sir lures them into a conversation by
telling tales of the grand piano playing itself. And little boy blue, the boy prominently uh featured prominently in a
larger than-l life painting on the stairs who haunts the halls. Little Boy Blue would [ __ ] me right up.
>> Yeah, I was when I was reading this earlier, I was like >> me too. >> I'm scared. Nicholas said
>> Nicholas is scared and I am too. >> We are too. Um we should cover this whichever Grand Washington Grand
Washington George Washington it is. >> Let's go. Um, so let's see. I know. There it is.
He then asked them if they've been downstairs to the speak easy yet. They replied that no, they haven't. It's not
a functional speak easy. It's now a room that you can rent out, and we did not rent it. So, he says, "Well, would you
like to?" And they were like, "No, sir. It's 3:00 a.m. We would like to leave this place." But next thing you know,
creepy conciier has them in an elevator pressing the button to take them down to
the basement before turning and abandoning them to fend for themselves. That's the best concierge in my opinion.
Here you go. >> When the elevator door opened, all they saw was a basement lit up with red
lighting. To hear them tell it, they had bad vibes, but were literally too drunk
to take in any actual information. They slammed on that button to take them back
up and ran past creepy conciierge to spend the rest of the time waiting outside. Well, that's it.
>> Idiot. He said idiot. The concierge or Rick and Katie. >> That was Nicholas said that. Nicholas.
I'm Nicholas, y'all. >> Well, that's it. Those are my spooky to tails. No, not the most exciting, but
they're mine, and I had a blast sharing them with you. I thought they were great.
>> As promised, here's the correct correct address for my spooky hotel. >> Oh, perfect. Thank you. Gave it to us.
And more importantly, George Washington, the dog. >> I love him. >> He's also wearing a hat.
>> He should. >> And I love him so much. I literally love him. >> Oh my god. >> Also, your wedding was gorgeous.
>> I didn't even see these pictures when I was looking. Oh my god. And you are gorgeous. I want to see. And there's an
there's an actual overflowing cookie table. Wait, what? It's overflowing. Let me see if
>> Oh my god. And your baby. >> Wait, I'm screaming. Dogs, wedding dresses, cookie tables. Hold on.
>> This is just too much for me. >> Hold on. >> Oh my god. Wow. Your dress was stunning.
>> Stunning. Stunning. >> Oh, I love the sleeves. >> Gorgeous. One of my biggest regrets is
that I didn't wear a wedding dress with sleeves cuz I love them. So >> I love the sleeve as well and neither
did you. No. >> Well, your wedding was in June, so that's the thing. I really >> I was in [ __ ] November. I should
have. >> Yeah, you literally had the excuse. >> Yeah, but you look [ __ ] amazing at
your wedding, [ __ ] >> Thank you. Others disagree. >> But who gives a [ __ ] Yeah, not me. Um,
oh my god, your baby. >> Oh my god, your baby. All right, what's those were great stories and I love it.
>> Yeah, that was wonderful. And now we're going to look into the George Washington
Hotel for a spoopy tale. Yeah, we are. >> Yeah. >> All right. Next is Listener Tale. The
pissed-off ghost bride who nearly derailed my best friend's wedding. Damn. All right, let's go. It says, "Hey,
weirdos. Yes, you can use it in Ash's Angry." Oh, yes, you can use it. In Ash's angry whisper, so you don't have
to wonder. My name is Kristen. I couldn't remember if you like 12point font or 14, so I compromised and I made
it lucky number 13. >> Oh, I like that. In a world where I say I don't like people while driving too
many times to count, I love you guys. I love you. Love you. >> I live in Houston, which has uh to rank
somewhere close behind Boston in terms of rage inducing traffic. And hearing your voices makes my drive so much
better. I'm surprised, but none of the listeners are, I'm sure, to say that I haven't voluntarily voluntarily listened
to music in the car for around 2 years, thanks to you lovely ladies. Did he just
say, "Are you recording?" Yes, Nicholas, we're recording. Can Can you still get um uh give us a little bit
of information on who Lori is and why she's hiding? >> We still have questions. >> Yeah, we are recording though. I know
that's legally what we should tell you, Nicholas. >> Yes, you're on candid camera.
>> Okay. Yeah. One last thing before I get started. Congrats on the nuptuals to Ash
and Drew. Thanks. I wore this. I hope you had a smooth and beautiful day as you celebrate your love and life
together. I hope it was beautiful and just what you imagined it to be, but I also hope that I loved this. I also hope
that it was not the best day of your life. I hope that life gets sweeter and more wonderful each day that you have
together, especially as you plan your growing family, whatever that includes, paws, toes, and everything in between.
And I can't wait to hear every maybe not every detail. Thank you. That was really
sweet. >> That was really sweet. >> And I think that's so like such a good point to make. Like your wedding day is
an amazing awesome day, >> but it shouldn't be the best day of your life. >> It shouldn't be the best day of your
life after that. >> And there's so much pressure for it to be the best day of your life. It's not
going to be the best day of your life, but it's going to be a pretty [ __ ] cool day.
>> It's the beginning of the best days in your life. Hopefully >> this is the beginning. What is that
from? The beginning. This is Oh, it's RuPaul. Thank you. >> Okay. I was like, I don't know.
>> Thank you, fellow >> and Elena. You're a badass. When I think of the dream life I want for myself, you
beat me to it. >> That's really sweet. >> It was really nice. That was like really
nice. >> Really sweet. >> I know. You started off this email really nice. >> I do really like my life. So that's
really nice. >> I think I like this little laugh. I'm going to call Drew and say that later.
>> Any horse. Any horse. My listener tale just happens to be about a pissed-off ghost who nearly derailed my high school
best friend's wedding. >> Damn. Yeah. Galveastston Island is made up of essentially 5% living people and
95% ghosties. Wherever you're at, there's probably the story of a haunting. Whether it's the local
Walmart, which actually has a super tragic story, or a random Airbnb, everything, and I mean everything in
Galveastston is haunted. It's just a matter of degree. >> The Galvaz Hotel is one of the
offthecharts haunted locations. >> Oh [ __ ] we got a look to go. >> You guys are just giving us content
>> ideas. Uh, there are multiple entities that call the Galveves home. A nun and
at least one child potentially named Sarah whose name my mom learned in a Ouija board session. An unknown
malevolent male entity who I had the misfortune of running into on a separate occasion. And a haunting painting that
watches you. And Audra, the fourlororn bride of room 501. For some reason, Audra
>> Audra is a beautiful name. >> It's a gorgeous name. >> I actually just mentally added it to my
baby name. That's a cute name, >> Audra. And it's just like in a angry bride named Audra or a sad bride named
Audra. It just makes sense. >> I'll text Drew later and I'll be like, what do you think of this name? And
he'll go, >> I don't hate it. I don't hate it. >> That's Drew's favorite thing to say to
names. >> I don't hate it. >> Joan's favorite thing was to if he really didn't like it, he'd just go. And
I was like, well, that's that. >> Well, I guess we won't be naming our child that. While I obviously have
multiple stories about this hotel, our story today centers around Audra. Audra. Audra, as the legend goes, was set to
marry a seaman. Insert seventh grade boy style snicker here. I like how you said
seaman. Really? Seaman. She was set to marry him sometime in the 1950s. She sat up in the
bridal suite, room 501, at that time, and awaited for the arrival of her soon-to-be husband from his time at sea,
being a seaman. >> A seaman. >> Unfortunately, a storm hit the ship and he was assumed to be lost.
>> Oh no. In an act of despair, she hanged herself from one of the four towers on
the roof of the hotel, only for her fiance to ultimately return from the doomed adventure.
>> I knew it. >> Tragically, they were never to be reunited in this life or the next.
>> Whoa. >> In this despair, she continues to roam the halls, endlessly searching for her
lost love. And many who stay in the room or even simply on the fifth floor have claimed to have have encountered her.
>> Poor Audra. It's said that you'll know she's near by the powerful floral scent
that accompanies her. That would give me a headache. >> I bet she smells good, though. Yeah, she
probably >> Did he say I miss you? >> Why is she here? >> Why is she here? Is Audrey here or is
Lori Lori? Who's hiding? Why is she here? >> And where is she hiding? >> You got to give me more information on
Lori, man. I I don't know why she's here either. >> Nicholas, please. Who is Lori and where
is she hiding? This room is a mess. She could be hiding anywhere. >> Could be hiding anywhere
>> off camera. You guys have no idea. [ __ ] is everywhere. >> We need to do some summer cleaning. We
need to do some like does it spark joy? >> So, jumping to present day, my childhood
best friend got married to a wonderful man. >> Oh, >> a seaman. >> A seaman perhaps.
>> In September of 2022 at the Galves, congrats. Which is actually hilarious because she hates the paranormal and was
with me in sixth grade during my ghost tour birthday party. So, she knew full well what was she what she was getting
into. sixth grade ghost tour birthday party. She will She just left me to handle that on my
own. Well, I guess I'm going to need this. What the [ __ ] does this Hello? Nicholas just said
Nicholas just said she will bite you. Where? I repeat where she >> Why don't I have my own gun? Nicholas,
tell me where she is. I'm upset. I don't like it. I'll bring my dust. Do you know how to use this thing?
I'm just going to hide under my veil. Oh my god. Oh no. Nicholas, tell us tell us more about Maybe Tell us less.
>> Tell me more. Tell me more. >> Tell me lies. Tell me sweet little lies. Tell me she won't bite me. Please.
Hello. Hello. I'm literally in pain though. >> Me, too. Mentally. All right. So,
anyway, got back to this wedding. >> Oh my god. [ __ ] My husband and I arrived on the island just in time for
the rehearsal the night before the wedding, so we had to wait to check in until after dinner. We got back to the
hotel around 8:00 p.m. After getting settled, I decided to take him up to the fifth floor for shits and giggles.
Loving most things paranormal, I was hoping to encounter Audra because that's just the kind of [ __ ] crazy I am.
Honestly, a [ __ ] Do you ever just add a [ __ ] when they didn't write it? >> Hell yeah.
>> Okay, cool. >> Absolutely. >> Luckily for us, it just so happened that while we were there, the fifth floor was
being renovated, so no one was staying on that floor. And no one was there to witness me geeking out about ghosts, but
hello to stirring up the ghosties. Hell yeah, cuz renovations. >> Renovations. Excuse me. I was half expecting the
elevator to either skip the floor entirely or simply not open as it occasionally does. But Audra led us up
without issue. It was more eerie than normal simply due to the fact that there were no other living souls on the floor.
We got off the elevator and began walking in the direction of her room. All felt normal until we rounded the
corner. The hotel makes a giant U. When after a few feet it was as though I walked through a sheet of ice,
completely bone chilling. No, not a normal cold. This was such a deep cold that it seemed as though it touched your
soul. But it wasn't just the temperature drop. I could feel a hand on my arm. No
pressure, no weight, but cold in the outline of a hand on my arm. I was walking in front of my husband and
somehow managed to say nothing in regard to either the wall of ice or the hand on
my arm. I didn't react at all because I wanted to see if he would sense it without any influence from me.
>> Smart. >> Yeah, really smart. Sure enough, when he crossed the ice threshold, he let out a
whoa whoa whoa. And Joey Lawrence. >> Yeah, Joey Lawrence. And he said he heard what sounded like someone
attempting to flick his ear. >> Oh, I hate that. That reminds me of when we were on the ship, the USS Salem
>> and and something blew in my ear. >> Yeah. And she I've never seen Elena like
jump up so quickly, like genuinely terrified. >> It was so jarring. >> Yeah, it was a lot.
>> Yeah. So he immediately backtracked the c to the crook of the hallway on the other side of the quote unquote cold. I
however kept walking. I hadn't reached yet 5 I hadn't yet reached 501. I walked the rest of the way there with my chili
escort, paid my respects, and off to the hotel bar we went. I had naively assumed
that our encounter with Audra was over. As the festivities wore on, I overheard the bride's mom mention that there was a
lot to do to set up that night before the wedding the following day. And time was the time was quickly approaching 10
p.m. I offered to stay and set up and headed to the ballroom. While we were there, the mother of the bride
disappeared. So I asked where she went. Not to be petty, just out of cure just out of sheer curiosity.
>> Not to be petty. >> Like where where's your mom? Where'd your mom go? Your mom just [ __ ]
leave. >> Your mom doesn't want to decorate. >> She just doesn't want to be here.
>> Oh, she's better than that. But no, just out of sheer curiosity and needing to know where stuff goes.
>> Yeah. >> Someone replied that she had taken the >> He said, "Are you a friend?" Yeah, we're
a friend. >> Does that mean you won't bite us? What did he say? >> Killed. >> Does that mean Lori was killed? He said
killed. >> Hello. Anyway, um, okay, Nicholas, any more information you got, just, you know,
throw it our way. Yeah, we're here about Lori. We're here and we're crying. What's Lori doing? Where is she? Hiding.
Someone replied that she had she, the mother of the bride, had taken the bride to room 501. I was a little pissed
because she knew how much I loved the paranormal. Not going to lie. What the [ __ ] Like, why would they not take me?
It was actually part of my roast into the intro at the reception that I was the spooky friend. But I put my big girl
panties on and I tried not to take it personally and just continued with the setup.
>> I love you. A few minutes later, the power completely went out. And I don't mean just in the ballroom or even the
hotel. The entire island lost power. So there we were in the near pitch darkness trying to set up in a wedding
in a hotel that we all knew to be haunted in the pitch black. >> Hello. >> Hello.
>> Which you actually wrote hello. Not too long after, the bride and the mother of
the bride made their way back down and they tell us what happened. Insert face palm here. After getting to the room,
the the mother of the bride yelled out to Audra. She pointing to the bride is marrying a
seaman in the morning. What are you going to do about it? What the [ __ ] Insert double face bomb here.
>> Yes, we're recording. That's why we're so stressed out. Are you recording? Yeah, you're
stressing us out on camera. Well, yes, the bride was marrying was really marrying a ship captain.
>> Holy [ __ ] >> And yes, her mom challenged the ghost of a seaman's bride. >> Was she Zach Bagens?
>> And yes, I know. And yes, the entire island lost power at that exact moment. >> Yeah, you don't piss Audra off.
>> No, that's rude. >> So, we do our best to finish up. >> We said, "Where is Lori?" And he just
said the closet. There's no way Lor's in the closet because like I said, >> the closet is right there though.
>> The closet is right there. But the closet is a [ __ ] mess. >> I don't know. He just said Lori's in the
closet. >> How can Lorie fit in the closet with all the stuff we have in there? Or is Lori
in my closet? Your closet gives me weird vibes. I'm not going to lie to you. I don't like
going in there. >> Oh no. Sorry. Oh no. Okay, tell us more, Nicholas. >> Be more specific. the closet in this
room or the closet out there and and like what what's Lori about? Like is is Lori okay? She mad.
>> When you have a minute. >> Yeah. Whenever you have a minute, just let us know.
>> More on this at 5. You know, >> so >> is he talking about Halloween? >> Like Lorie Strode?
>> Yeah, >> maybe. >> Cuz she >> she was in the closet in the closet. >> Yeah. And she
>> Wait, doesn't she bite Michael Myers, too? >> Nicholas, are you watching Halloween
wherever you are? >> She does, doesn't she? >> Probably. I mean, she should have.
>> I think at one point she does. >> Can you Google that, please? >> Hold on. I'm going to I'll
>> Oh, there you go. Does Lorie Strode bite Michael Myers in Halloween? Sometimes Siri needs to get it together.
Yeah. AI is not always I. Siri really isn't. Um I swear she does at one point. I'm
going to look it up. Bite. You know when you like feel something is true so much that you can like picture
it in your head even though maybe it's not true. It doesn't look like I don't see anything about her biting
him, but Oh, damn it. Well, I don't know. He could be talking about Halloween. I don't know. Either way,
Lory's in our closet, I think. So, so tell us more about that, Nicholas, please, whenever you get a chance.
>> Please. All right. Again, more on this at 5. So, we do our best to finish setting up this highly elaborate wedding
in the dark. Everyone, including the mother of the bride, make note of that for later, has their phone's flashlight
on to try to illuminate the massive black hole of a venue. Eventually, we call it a night and begin wrapping up,
and I head upstairs to get a few hours of sleep. Unbeknownst to me, the mother of the bride just couldn't find her
phone. After a massive search, no one can find it. Not the other h helpers, not the hotel staff, no one. Like
Nicholas said later. >> He said later. >> He'll tell us later. Okay. Like I said,
more on this at 5. >> Yeah. Literally, he's like 5:00. >> He said, "Sounds good." The mother of
the bride didn't just lose her phone, but lost her lifeline to wedding contractors, to-do lists, and other
countless pieces of wedding info. >> Oh [ __ ] >> Of course, she would be able to get most
of that back later via the cloud, but not in time for the wedding. Oh no. >> That's why you don't piss off a bride.
>> Yeah, not Audra. >> Especially not a dead one. In the morning, the concierge was finally able
to locate the phone. It had spent the entire night in a bucket of water at the closed bar after having been seen in the
ballroom post blackout. Now, it definitely could have been the evil stepmother who had done other petty
things at the wedding. Or maybe could it have been that Audra was just super pissed?
>> I mean, she did say, "What are you going to do about it?" And Audrey said, "Oh,
watch me, bitch." >> Wait a second. >> She said, "Hold up. Hold my phone." >> She said, "Hold my ectoplasm."
>> She sure did. >> That's what she said. >> Before I went back to my room, though,
before the shenanigans, I grabbed a white rose from a wedding day. From a wedding display. Whoopsie. And left it
at the door of 501 to atone for any of our group's offense. >> Oh, that was nice of you.
>> That was really nice of you. You said, "I will not be involved in this." >> You said, "Not me, sister."
>> No, could never be me. You said, "I respect you, Audra." So, to sum it up, keep it weird, but not so weird that if
you find yourself in a wedding venue occupied by the spirit of a forlorn bride, maybe don't disrespect her. You
could find yourself in near total darkness or experience your phone getting yeated into a bucket of water.
>> K, thanks. >> K, thanks. >> Wow, >> that was a good one. >> That was a really good one.
>> That was scary as hell. And I think it was Audra. >> I think it was definitely Audra
>> cuz I don't think you go in there and say, "She's marrying a seaman. What are
you going to do about it?" Cuz Audra's like, "I'm going to do this." She said, "Oh, me? Hey, I'll just take away your
lifeline to plan the rest of this one. >> Me? I'll ruin your life. How about that?
>> That's what Audrey does. >> How about that? >> Yeah, I'm really inspired to name a kid
Aldra now. >> I like that a lot. All right, let's see. Uh, let's do listener tales sleep
paralysis trio of Nope. Let us Yeah, let's do that. All right, it says, let's see. Might have to make this a little
bigger. We're blind. Cuz we're blind. First off, I am okay if you use my name. Kevin.
>> Kevin. >> Hi, Kevin. Hi, Kevin. >> I haven't told many people about this, but when I do, everyone is terrified or
enthralled. It's like a shitty party trick that I wish I didn't have. Also, I just want to say you guys are amazing.
You're amazing. >> My wife found your podcast at the beginning of the pandemic, and it has
really helped to get us through being cooped up at home. We regularly talk about what episodes we listen to during
our work days, and the listener tales have become a staple in all of our road trips.
>> Hell yeah. >> I love that. >> I love when people say that. >> I do, too. Anyways, I continually have
sleep paralysis and as mentioned in the previous sleep paralysis episode, it is regularly triggered when I am incredibly
stressed. I have three figures that regularly appear and I wanted to share a brief story on the first time I saw each
of the figures who as a group I have affectionately named the trio of nope. I think that's perfect.
>> Yeah, that's great. >> All right, I'll love this. The first one's name is Grimmie.
>> Grimmie. To help cope with the debilitating fear you get from these things, I try to have find humor in it
all, hence the names. The first time I had sleep paralysis, I woke up staring at the ceiling, unable to move. At the
time, I had no idea what sleep paralysis was. I just knew I could not move, and I
was wondering if you could paralyze yourself from sleeping. I don't know, man. I was just tired and cold. Then I
realized something didn't feel right. Everything actually felt colder than normal. We live in Monterey, California,
where in the summers it is still 60° out. So yeah, cold is normal, but this was some arctic cold. I felt a deep,
deep sense of dread. I was not safe. And if I wasn't safe, my wife wasn't safe. And if she wasn't safe, I was going to
beat the be Jesus out of whoever the [ __ ] decided to show up. >> And that's [ __ ]
>> Lack of moving, be damned. If there is a will, there is a way. Spoiler. Spoilers.
Sleep paralysis means there is a will, but there is not a way. >> Simply cannot. I looked around and saw
in a far corner complete darkness. Darkness that was 10 times more dark than anything else around me. My
immediate thought was, "Well, poop on a stick. Looks like my dumbass isn't going
to be able to ward off whatever is in the black pit of nope over there." Slowly, a figure in black worn robes
filled with holes glided out of the darkness. He stood there with a hood staring right at me. His head touched
the ceiling. Hore. It makes me think of an it follows the tall guy something >> about that.
>> No, >> really the best way to describe how he looks is you. This is literally what I
just pictured. >> You know the Muppets Christmas Carol movie? He looks like the ghost of
Christmas future, just more black and more holes in his clothes. I'm not kidding you. That's exactly what I
pictured. That's terrifying. >> That's exactly cuz he's huge. >> Yeah, I know. He's massive.
>> Yeah. which by the way was way too scary for a children or Muppets movie in general.
>> Yeah. >> Also, the the one of Christmas past the child, >> please don't. When we first watched this with my kids,
>> one of them, they were trying to figure out like what this was all about. So like when the the ghost of Christmas
passed, which is just like a Victorian child with a very small Victorian child voice was on, they were like, "So that's
just like they're ghosts." And I was like, "Yeah." And they were like, "So they're like dead." And I was like,
>> "Yeah." And then she goes, "So that's just a dead kid?" And I was like, >> "Yeah."
I was like, "Merry Christmas." Are you feeling merry and bright? I was like, "Yeah, I watched this when I was
little." And I didn't didn't connect those dots. >> We watched it in school. >> But yeah, that's just a dead kid leading
him through his life choices. I guess >> it's just like that. >> Yeah. She was just kind of like that's
just a dead kid following him. And I was like, "The fuck." >> She was like, "All right, got to confirm
that. Got to do what you got to do, man." But I agree with you. Very scary. Uh, let's see. So, but I digress. I felt
like nothing but death was coming. I knew it. This was not good, and I'm legitimately going to die. He stood
there waiting for a few minutes, then began to move towards my side of the bed. Closer and closer, the cold, then
colder and colder it got. Eventually, he was next to me, staring down. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry. I wanted to
shake my wife awake and tell her, "Get the [ __ ] out of the apartment." The feeling of helplessness and dread was so
powerful, I didn't know what to do with it. Eventually, he floated onto my chest
and would breathe freezing cold air on me. I couldn't breathe. He felt like he weighed a ton and he was just staring at
me doing nothing at all. I mean, bro, I have Brenda. What did it say? Random. >> Brenda.
>> It said Brenda. >> Brenda's in the movie we're doing. Yeah, Brenda is in that. I mean, bro, I have
asthma. If you're trying to suffocate me, standing on my [ __ ] lungs and changing the temperature instantly
combined with the fact that I cannot move to get my inhaler is 100% the way to do it. And everyone would be one
would be none the wiser. I tried to shake him off. I kept trying to scream. I kept trying to freaking cry. And then
I wake up freezing and feeling like I just went through the biggest fight of my life. Godamn it, Grimmie. You sick
son of a [ __ ] [ __ ] Grimmie. [ __ ] Grimmy. It's true though. Sleep paralysis. We say it all the time when
we mention it, but it's no [ __ ] joke. If you've never dealt with it, you can't
conceive of it. >> I also can't imagine uh dealing with it like like people deal with it regularly.
I can't imagine that. I've only had it like twice. >> I get it if I'm really stressed. Like I
got it >> I think like a week and a half ago. >> And I woke up and I was literally
shivering. I was so cold. Like to the point where I was like, >> am I like sick or is something wrong?
which like leads you to believe that it is paranormal in >> I was literally like one of those like
you can't like shivering and John's like laying next to me like with the blankets
half off and I'm like and I didn't have like a fever or anything. It just went away. No, I I do feel like there is a
paranormal aspect to it for sure. >> There has to be. >> No, Nicholas just said come over here
and he didn't say like come on over baby. He said, "Come over here." I said, "No, no, thank you. I'm actually good
right here. Thanks." You know, ask me again later. >> Don't Don't even do that. >> The answer is probably going to be the
same. >> All right. The next one is Karen. >> Karen. >> The way this starts. Karen is a [ __ ]
>> Karen is a [ __ ] Specifically. said, "Keep recording." That was nice, though, because we said, he said, "Come
over and we said, "No, that's okay. We're here." Like, "We're just going to stay here." And he said, "Keep
recording." >> I hear you. >> Keep recording. >> I hear this is your job. I understand.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you, Nicholas. >> Thanks, Nicholas. So, >> this is what we got to do.
>> So, Karen's a [ __ ] Uh, specifically a little [ __ ] I can even pinpoint when
Karen started appearing. It was weeks after I watched the movie Ghost Stories with Martin Freeman. If you haven't seen
the movie, regardless of my experience, I would recommend it. It is a trip. >> I have not seen it.
>> My side of the bed is near a corner of the bedroom. When I turned towards the
wall, there is about 4t from me to the wall. Can I just say that this really upset me because same Oh, like exact
same. >> Oh, yeah. >> One wonderfully Oh, me too. I was like for a second I was like
trying to think. I was like can I get her back? Yeah, I can. I literally was like
>> I was like wait. I'm like reverse. >> Yeah, that's not great. One wonderfully
shitty night I woke up realizing that I was having another episode. Grimmie presumably would be appearing from the
black pit of nope at the far corner of the room and I will try not to [ __ ] my pants again. No promises. It never gets
easier. To my wonderful surprise, no Grimmy. But that feeling of dread was still around. That's when I noticed
Karen in all her glory. >> That little [ __ ] >> That little [ __ ] A little girl no
older than nine stood in the corner closest to me. She wears an old dirty blue dress that looks like she was
buried in it. >> That's so [ __ ] made. That's such a [ __ ] move. >> Yeah, that's that's trick [ __ ]
>> [ __ ] you showing up in your burial shroud, [ __ ] >> Her black hair is in pigtails and her
head stays down. No. Get out of here. No. Go talk to the manager. Okay. >> Look, I've watched enough horror movies
to know that old people ghosts are bad. Little girl ghosts are the worst. >> So, right off the bat, I thought, "Nope,
Grimmy. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. Take me back." But all I could do was sit there and
look straight up trying to ignore her. Kids just want attention. And if I don't give her the time a day, she won't
bother me. Well, not the case. Once again, she just appears at my side of the bed. Then I see an old veiny hand
with a green hue to it and long chipped dirty yellow nails come up along the side of my face.
>> No. No to all angles. >> No. That's when we jumped from the nope train to >> I'm not. Thank you for asking. He said,
"Are you okay?" And we said, >> "No, >> there's a lot going on, Nicholas. Thank you for checking in.
>> Yeah, that was really kind of you. >> Um, so he jumped from the nope train to
the nope bullet train. The pointer finger was directed at me and it slowly crept down towards my temple. I could
sense it getting closer and I could feel that choked up feeling in your throat when you're about to cry. I didn't have
the feeling like I was going to cry. I had the feeling like I was going to scream an ugly cry like Jennifer
Lawrence eat your heart out kind of cry. Incredible. I could tell it was getting
closer and closer to my head and then I wake up and my head is screaming in pain.
>> I woke up like that this morning, too. >> Yeah, we all did. >> Not a fan of that little girl. Hence,
Karen. >> [ __ ] you, Karen. >> Karen. Next is the bride. >> The bride sucked. >> I have only seen the bride three times,
hence no name. Even Nicholas just said no. singer. Oh, >> no. No. [Laughter] >> I have only seen the bride three times,
hence no name. Open to suggestions. >> I just like the bride. It's >> the bride is scary. And the first time
was at a hotel while I was on a work trip. When she appears, it's either a semi sleep paralysis and dream mix or
it's just straight up sleep paralysis. Sometimes I can move, sometimes not. The first occurrence was a nice mix.
>> A nice mix. >> I was staying at a double tree for work and had a room with two and had a room
with two beds thanks to my lazy ass booking the room at the last minute. Oh well, expense supports exist for a
reason. Before going to bed, I could not shake an uncomfortable feeling that I really could not get to the bottom of. I
tried to convince myself it was just stress from work because holy hell, there was a ton of that. Am I right?
Yes. And eventually fell asleep. I woke up and realized I was having a sleep paralysis episode. Let's go through the
squad. Grimmie, the far corners were not that Did he just call us old? >> He said hold.
>> We can't. We're recording. Grimmie, the far the far corners were not that dark.
So, nope. [ __ ] Karen. I have to deal with Karen again. That [ __ ] >> That's when I looked to the right and
saw player number three. The empty bed was on my right and I could see a woman in a dirty wedding dress floating just
above the bed with her back to me. Ew. Slowly, she started to turn her head and I could see through the veil that her
jet black hair was ratty and matted to the side of her face. Her skin was pale white with tiny blue veins clearly
visible throughout. Her eyes were black and her mouth was grotesqually >> what you you were about to say. You
literally said her mouth was grotesque and he said disgusting. I love that he's getting into it now.
Like he reminded me of You're not going to get this, but it reminded me of Lisa Barlo from Salt Lake City going
disgusting. Disgusting. He's part of this. He's He's like really feeling comfortable now.
>> He's like, I know what you need for me. You need commentary. >> I just love grotesque, disgusting.
>> I love it. I love that Nicholas is officially like gross. Disgusting. >> Oh my god, Nicholas, you're hired. Where
do we give your cuts? >> That's $10.99 this wire you. >> Can you fill out a W9? Let us know where
you live, honey. >> Oh my god. Damn. >> Oh [ __ ] >> Thank you, Nicholas. You're correct.
>> Disgusting >> because her mouth was disgusting. Large and in an ear to ear grin. That is
disgusting. Will I recover? Never. Immediately I was understandably terrified. >> Disgusted.
I hadn't ever seen her. And I was initially, as I said before, ready for Grimmie or Karen to appear, not this. So
cool. There's a [ __ ] party, I guess. Slowly, the bride lowered herself under the bed, almost as if she was bowing,
never losing eye contact with me. Then she floated over the empty bed, across the gap between our beds, and on top of
me. >> That's presumptuous. That's presumptuous. >> You were away from your wife on a work
trip, >> and I'm a Brad. >> And I'm a Brad, baby. What did he say? >> He won't leave.
>> He won't leave. Huh? That got weird. Um, all right. Okay. Let's see. Uh, the dress moved like it
was underwater floating around her. >> That's kind of beautiful. >> What a picture.
>> That's not disgusting. >> That's not disgusting. >> And everything felt freezing cold.
Slowly, her hands reached out onto the covers and she started to climb her way up to my face.
He said there's three. He said there's three. And there are three entities in this story. Nicholas, fill out your W9
yesterday. >> You are keeping up, brother. >> Yo, I love that you put you were like,
"Oh my god, what the fuck?" I put on your computer. >> No, that's crazy. >> Okay,
>> that's crazy. >> Nicholas. >> Nicholas. >> Nicholas. >> There's three. What the [ __ ] are the
odds of that? >> Not one in three. One and three. Nobody do the odds. They're crazy. Uh, so,
okay. Um, >> damn. >> Okay. Oh, so she's crawling up to my face. Once she was a few inches away
from my face, that horrible grin widened into a smile, and her teeth looked jagged, sharp, and far too large to be
human. Ew. She didn't speak. She didn't breathe. She didn't laugh. She was completely silent and cold.
Her black eyes stared directly into mine like she knew she was going to do something to me. And me not knowing what
it was brought her even more delight. Can you hear the sound of my blinks? The sound of silence.
>> Ew. That's when the sleep paralysis changed. I finally could move my arms. My only thought was to shove her off and
try to fight back. >> You said I am a married man. >> Yeah. You said that I'm This is not that
kind of work trip. When I pushed her back, she floated backwards. I tried to reach out and get her, but she floated
just out of my reach. I couldn't sit up, so I just stared at her, terrified. She
just looked back, still knowing something I didn't. Then I woke up. I have had moments when I wake up and she
is standing in the corner of our bedroom. Another time, she was just at the end of our bed. On both occasions, I
could not move at all. She just stands there with that huge grin on her face, staring into my eyes. She's never gotten
that close to my face again, and I am incredibly thankful for that. Sorry for the length, and thanks for making such
an epic podcast. Don't be sorry, and thank you. >> Oh, no. Nicholas said bedroom.
Lori's in your >> Wait, do you hear that noise? >> What the [ __ ] was that? It just stopped.
>> Did you hear that? You didn't hear that? >> No. >> What was it? What the [ __ ] is that?
This is not for the bit. Where do we go from here? >> Unquestionably. No, I have a lot of
questions. In fact, >> fire. >> You just said fire. Okay, let's hope it's not. What is that, though?
Is it up in like the curtain? I'm looking at you like that close >> like that. Mikey's going to investigate.
>> I hate it. It sounds mechanical. >> It does. [Music] >> Well, the show must go on. What the [ __ ]
was that? Everybody keep it weird, but not so weird that you have three figures that appear in your sleep and they are
more and more terrifying that you actually hope and pray that you see a grim reaper-l like figure because all
the other ones scare you more than him. Thanks, Kevin. >> Thanks. Thanks, Kevin.
>> Thanks, Kevin. I don't know what the [ __ ] you just brought into this room, Kevin. What have you wrought, Kevin? All
right, >> protect us. >> We're going to read this sweet one last. >> So, this one is Listener Tales. How your
podcast and a friendly ghost caused a wedding. A yay. Okay, so, >> hi ladies. You know the spiel. You guys
are the [ __ ] and your banter makes me laugh until I cry. And from a fellowshole,
>> are there? >> How many are there? I think we've read I think this is the fourth or the fifth,
something like that. >> Let's go with that. >> Hi, lady. Uh, and from a fellow [ __ ]
when the mask slips out, especially you, Elena, my fiance and I will quote it for
days. Speaking of my fiance, as the title of this tale tells, it's thanks to your podcast and a friendly ghost that
we are getting married on January 27th, 2025. >> I love that. >> Retroactive congratulations.
>> Hell yeah. >> Yay. That's really cool. >> Yeah. >> How you say? Well, hold on to your tits.
Sorry. I'm a boobs gal and I shall explain. My name is Steph and yes, you can use my name Steph. I am actually
from Maine but moved into Mass roughly 5 years ago for work. I'm a research scientist and the only research we have
up in Maine is in Bahaba. >> Bahaba. >> Yes. Yes, we do pronounce it like that. Who needs ours anyway?
>> Not me. But I digress. I moved into Mass and I started my big girl job after graduating college and ended up in
Worcester. >> Wora working in an old as [ __ ] building that is falling apart at the seams.
>> I love that. >> Side note, filming. >> What did he say? Do you feel me? That's
to you. Side note, there have definitely been people who died in this building and as a whole, this building is haunted
as [ __ ] I'm moving on. Fast forward to me being almost at my job for a year. And the new girl gets hired. Megan. Yes,
you can use her name. Get in. Megan gets introduced to all of us. And when I tell
you this girl wanted to throw herself off the fifth floor that we were all on instead of being introduced to us as a
group, that's a massive understatement. She had a fake smile plastered to her face. She wore two hoodies that were way
too big for her and had her hair, which was dyed bright orange half in her face.
Throw back to those skater girls in high school who spoke to very few people but
were stupid cute. Listen to Paramore and Green Day all day and hated roughly 92%
of society. Honestly, same. A few months later, excuse me, a few months had passed and besides a couple of good
mornings or have a good weekend, Megan and I hadn't interacted much at all. So, the day I look up and see her standing
at my desk looking like a scared p puppy, let's just say my interest was peaked. I gave her a super suave. Sup,
Megan? And as she proceeds to word vomit at me, and I quote, um, "Hi, um, I heard
that you really like the Wizard of Oz, and I'm not sure if you're a podcast girl, but if you are, I listen to these
two girls who are also from Mass and who talk about murder, and I love them. But,
um, they also came out with a podcast about the Wizard of Oz today. And did you know that the witch almost died?"
And, um, uh, it's called Morbid, and I thought you might be interested. Okay, bye. Oh my god, I love this so much.
This was all said in one single breath and spoken in roughly 15 seconds. And then I watched her speed walk back to
her office and I sat at my desk and eventually burst out into laughter. Now, I should say The Wizard of Oz is my
favorite movie. And FYI, Elena, I'm a scarecrow gal. >> Oh, all right. I understand.
>> I get it. >> I get it. >> I even have a half sleeve tattoo where on one side is the witch in her castle
and flying monkeys and the other half is the scarecrow in his field. That sounds
sick as [ __ ] That's badass. >> I don't think you included a picture. Please send us one.
>> And also, it's cool because we don't have to fight over our You could double date.
>> Yeah. >> Another fun fact, I'm partially color blind and I can't see yellow. But does
my tiny 52 ass still sing follow the yellow road at the top of my lungs every time I watch it? You bet your sweet Os.
>> So, I get up from my desk and I walk into her office. She looks mortified that she had just vom word vomited all
over the place, but I walked up to her with a big smile and I said, "Hey, what was that podcast called again?" Oh my
god, >> it sounds right up my alley. >> I love this. >> Now, between you and me and, you know,
the possibly thousands of people who might potentially hear this, this smile that broke across her face was
absolutely stunning. As I began listening to your podcast, she would find me in the mornings and ask me about
what episode I was on, and I would happily go to that episode so that we could talk about and she would happily
go to that episode so we could talk about it later. I started at episode 1, and I will die on this hill. But
underwater, slightly manic Ash and Elena dipping their toes into the podcast world are some of my favorite episodes.
>> You're a real one. >> You're You're an OG. >> We try to bring some of that old We're
trying to bring some of that old uh manic energy back. >> Yeah, we're like almost happy again. So,
we're getting there. >> So, we're getting there. >> And I have relistened to many to get a
hearty chuckle. We continued listening to old morbid episodes together, which turned us into which turned into us
hanging outside of work almost every weekend to watch documentaries about the cases or to watch horror movies because
I'm a baby [ __ ] when it comes to horror movies. And I needed a needed a lap to
jump into with every jump scare scene. >> Hell yeah. >> Now, you might be asking, uh, ma'am,
where does this friendly ghost come into play? Well, my de delightful weirdos, right now. One weekend, we were cleaning
out her parents house because Megan was moving into it in a couple months once her apartment lease ended. We were
taking a break and sitting on the floor eating pizza just shooting the [ __ ] when
behind her head I see movement. It was only us in the house and we were surrounded by piles of boxes that were
either trash for uh >> What the [ __ ] is that noise? >> I'm not going sit to sit back over
there. So Roomie, what's up? Couchi, what's up? >> Couchi, what's up? >> Jack's Couchie, what's up? Jason Couchi,
what's up? All right. Uh, it was only us in the house and we were surrounded by piles of boxes that were either trash or
for donation. So, I slowly leaned to the right so that I could see behind her head to where the movement was
occurring, the stairs. And that is when I see a completely see-through older woman in a white flowy dress who is who
quickly, but with elegance I will never possess, made her way up the stairs. >> [ __ ] me up.
>> No, I'd cry. It was probably only 5 seconds that I actually saw her before she was gone. I'd forgotten that Megan
was still talking to me until she quickly made eye contact with me again with the biggest smile on her face and
goes, "Wait, did you see her? She never shows herself to new people." I stared at her and I tried to say something, but
nothing came out. Now, I went to school for seven years and not to toot my own horn, but beep beep. I'm a pretty smart
cookie. I have a degree in neuroscience and two specialties in behavior. >> Yeah. Toot toot. Honk honk.
All that to say, the words that eventually left my mouth, I can only compare to as a drunk person trying to
give directions. While looking back and forth from Megan to the stairs and back again, I managed to mumble, "Stares
address a late as she flows." She's see-through. >> Nailed it. Megan proceeds to get giddy
as hell and she explains that there are actually two ghosts in this house and that the woman frequents heavily on the
stairs but is the friendliest ghost and was assessing the new person in the house. My god, I love this. Apparently,
I passed the test. A >> the second ghost is a man named John who was the original owner of the house.
John doesn't really ever show himself, but for shits and giggles will cause something to fall upstairs in what we
can only assume was his bedroom. >> Honestly, that's very John. >> So, that is very John. That's valid. So,
long story short, a couple months later, Megan asked if I wanted to move into the
house with her as she knew that I was looking for a new place because I hated my apartment. It was too small and it
gave me so much anxiety that Megan demanded I stay at her apartment every weekend. So, yeah, I moved in. An
incredibly nervous first kiss, introducing our cats. Honestly, I should have known then. And a year and a half
of dating, and then a proposal where I used our cats to ask her later, >> and I get to marry my soulmate.
>> Oh my god. >> So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you ladies. When people ask us how we
started dating, we say a ghost and a little murder. >> Oh my god, I love that story so much.
>> I love you guys. That was like the perfect one to end on. >> Oh my god, that made me so happy.
>> And congratulations. I hope you guys are so happy and so beautiful and that all
the ghosties attended your wedding. >> Oh, I love that. So, and you know what it was? I love that you like it be it
started with you like validating something that she was excited about. >> Yeah. Because I feel like we've gotten
into a place where like people like make fun of are stupid with people like for them liking or being excited about
things. Like it's always been like it's very like childish. >> Yeah. We'll be like, "Oh, that's weird
that you're so obsessed with that thing or it's weird that you're like into that
or talk about it all the time." >> Like as adults like I feel like there's this group of adults that just like do
that. >> Yeah. And I always think like that is the biggest red flag for me when somebody's like, "It's so weird how
obsessed this person is with this thing." I'm like, "Let them like something." >> Yeah, you can like the fact that she ran
over and just like was like, "I really like this thing and I think you would like it and then just like ran away."
You could tell she was like, "She might think that this is like weird and that like I'm being obsessive."
>> And it's like I love that you were just like, "What's that [ __ ] podcast?" I
probably love that. >> Hold the phone. Tell me more. >> Yeah. Like that would be like so that
must have been so relieving and like endearing for her >> in that moment. You probably became her
safe space >> literally. And I [ __ ] love that. Be like Steph and in a world full of Beth.
>> Be a Steph. Validate people's excitement about things. Don't [ __ ] on people or
discourage them for liking things >> and everybody will be awesome. >> Awesome. Yeah. And it's okay if you are
obsessed with things and like things and get hyperfixated on things. I feel like
you should be obsessed with things and like things and get hyperfocused >> and we're on a floating rock in space.
>> That's the thing. How [ __ ] long are we here? Get obsessed with stuff. Hyperfixate. Go nuts. Be manic. Live
your life. >> And with that, we leave you. >> We hope you keep listening. >> And we hope you
>> keep it weird, but not so weird that you don't get hyperfocused on things and
fixated and manic. And not so weird that we don't find out what the [ __ ] [ __ ]
that sound is on the other side of the room, >> cuz it's right over there. >> It's right there. So, we're going to go
investigate that. And we love you. >> We do. >> We already told you to keep it weird.
So, bye >> bye. [Music]

Weirdos!! It's the 100th Listener Tales, and it's brought to you by spooky brides! We're serving up some wedding themed listener tales that are brought TO you, BY you, FOR you, FROM you, and ALLLLL about you! Today we're also offering up a side of ACTUAL terror when unknown sounds make us wonder if a story inadvertantly opened the hellmouth up in the Podlab!

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Brief Summary

Listener tales of haunted weddings and ghostly encounters, including a spooky bride and eerie hotel experiences.

Key points

Listener Tales: Bride Edition. Ash and Elena dive into spooky wedding tales, featuring a haunted hotel and a dead bride.
Haunted Wedding Venue. Allison shares her experience at the George Washington Hotel, a venue with a spooky history.
Marilyn Monroe Suite. The hotel features a suite where Marilyn Monroe stayed, adding to its allure and mystery.
Spooky Encounters. The hosts recount eerie experiences from weddings, including ghostly footsteps and chilling tales.
Creepy Concierge Encounter. Rick and Katie's late-night adventure leads them to a mysterious concierge and an abandoned elevator.
The Haunted Galvez Hotel. Galveston Island is known for its ghostly inhabitants, including the infamous Audra.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

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Tension

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