Parkdale Haunt

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The post-mortem continues! We tackle topics such as, "Did Ian actually build himself a coffin?", "What joke does Emily regret not including in the show?" and "How many tiny Alexes is too many to take on in a fight?" Featuring the musings of: Alex Nursall, Emily Kellogg, and Ian Boddy. CONTENT WARNINGS: alcohol Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Link, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well hello again. It's been one year since the end of the show, so Alex, Emily, and Ian decided to sit down one more time to answer some outstanding listener questions, reflect on the series, and give a little insight into what's coming next... This is not a spoiler-free zone, so if you're new here, this might not be the best place to start. Also, we also talked for way longer than we originally expected, so this is Part 1 of 2. Surprise! Featuring the musings of: Alex Nursall, Emily Kellogg, and Ian Boddy. CONTENT WARNINGS: alcohol Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Link, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the holiday season, and the light of the street lamps are dim in the thick snow that blankets the city. Toronto can be cold in the winter, but sometimes you come across a case that makes your blood turn to ice. Everything changed the night she walked into my office, and there's no going back now. The nights just keep getting longer and, sometimes, it feels like they're only getting darker... Featuring the voices of: Ian Boddy as Owen Emily Kellogg as Claire Alex Nursall as Judith and Taylor Davis as Archibald "Archie" Bird CONTENT WARNINGS: Blood, alcohol (mentioned), physical violence, fire, death Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems like the horrors of our dreams are most frightening to you... On the Eve of Halloween, a dozen storytellers sneak inside the abandoned Darklight Carnival grounds to share a chilling batch of stories in two varieties. This year they split up to uncover the fears that lurk within and horrors that walk among us. One group will head to the Ferris Wheel to tell tales of real-world terror. The other will venture into the Funhouse to spin yarns of the frightening spirit world. Which path will you embark on first? Nine II Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between 12 podcasts: Hell Gate City Malevolent Nowhere, On Air Out of the Ashes Parkdale Haunt The Cellar Letters The Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, Ohio The Night Post The Storage Papers The Town Whispers Wake of Corrosion WOE.BEGONE CREDITS & CONTENT WARNINGS CW: General horror, swearing throughout Produced by Harlan Guthrie Master edit by Harlan Guthrie 'Nine II Midnight' written by Harlan Guthrie. Performed by Harlan Guthrie, Dylan Griggs, Kevin Berrey, Shaun Pellington, Rae Lundberg, Vincent C. Davis, Jess Syratt, Alex Nursall, Emily Kellogg, Rat Grimes, Jeremy Enfinger, Nathan Lunsford, Cole Weavers, and Jamie Petronis. Pick a path on October 30th at midnight, and keep your wits about you. INDIVIDUAL STORY CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE HERE TRANSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems like the terrors of the real world are most appealing to you and for good reason... On the Eve of Halloween, a dozen storytellers sneak inside the abandoned Darklight Carnival grounds to share a chilling batch of stories in two varieties. This year they split up to uncover the fears that lurk within and horrors that walk among us. One group will head to the Ferris Wheel to tell tales of real-world terror. The other will venture into the Funhouse to spin yarns of the frightening spirit world. Which path will you embark on first? Nine II Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between 12 podcasts: Hell Gate City Malevolent Nowhere, On Air Out of the Ashes Parkdale Haunt The Cellar Letters The Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, Ohio The Night Post The Storage Papers The Town Whispers Wake of Corrosion WOE.BEGONE CREDITS & CONTENT WARNINGS CW: General horror, swearing throughout Produced by Harlan Guthrie Master edit by Harlan Guthrie 'Nine II Midnight' written by Harlan Guthrie. Performed by Harlan Guthrie, Dylan Griggs, Kevin Berrey, Shaun Pellington, Rae Lundberg, Vincent C. Davis, Jess Syratt, Alex Nursall, Emily Kellogg, Rat Grimes, Jeremy Enfinger, Nathan Lunsford, Cole Weavers, and Jamie Petronis. Pick a path on October 30th at midnight, and keep your wits about you. INDIVIDUAL STORY CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE HERE TRANSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AMARANTHINE: undying. Trust. Simple in theory — do you have faith in someone, someone you love, someone you know, someone you care about? It can be difficult in practice, and there comes that moment where you ask yourself... how do you find faith in the darkness? Who do you place your confidence in? Who can you rely on? To the people we love, we say: “Take this, please. It’s my heart, it’s my faith. Don’t break it. Don’t lose it. Don’t hurt it. Don’t hurt me.” Trust is the ability to lie in bed beside someone and, even in the most anxious of sleepless nights, know that you are safe. Trust is the knowledge that you will always find shelter from the worst of the world. Trust is the warmth of intertwined fingers. The steadying pressure of an embrace. Trust is a gift. Don’t break it. Don’t lose it. Don’t hurt it. Don’t hurt me. In the stygian darkness, who will stand beside you? Who will walk with you into hell? Who will walk out? Do you trust your friends? Featuring the voices of: Alex Nursall as Judith Emily Kellogg as Claire Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Amy Bowman as Tabitha and Judith Thompson as Dana CONTENT WARNINGS: Ghosts/the occult, physical violence, fire, death Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

QUIETUS: final settlement (as of a debt). "Glacial Lake Iroquois was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. The lake was essentially an enlargement of the present Lake Ontario that formed because the St. Lawrence River downstream from the lake was blocked by the ice sheet near the present Thousand Islands. The level of the lake was approximately 30 m (~100 ft) above the present level of Lake Ontario. The subsequent melting of the ice dam resulted in a sudden lowering of the lake to its present level [...]. Two ancient shorelines in the Toronto area mark the existence of former glacial lakes. About 2 km inland from the shore, a ridge known as the Iroquois Shoreline can be discerned. The old shoreline runs west-east, running roughly parallel to Davenport Road just south of St. Clair Avenue West. Further east, the Scarborough Bluffs also formed part of the shoreline of the ancient lake." (Wikipedia) Remember your past. Walk until your legs give out, head out to where the shore used to be and wait by the edge. Watch the city lights under darkness. Think about what is to come. Remember where the water once was. How do you prepare for the end? Featuring the voices of: Emily Kellogg as Claire Alex Nursall as Judith Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Amy Bowman as Tabitha Kat Letwin as Anne and Harlan Guthrie as The Ghost CONTENT WARNINGS: Ghosts/the occult, alcohol, violence (described), death Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CALIGINOUS: misty, dim; obscure, dark. Starting anything with, "Webster's Dictionary defines..." is always a bad move, so I'll just say this: Family is whatever you need it to be. You can be born into it or you can build it. You can weave threads between yourself and others to create a web that holds you all within its strands. Family can be born and family can be broken, and family can leave you with more questions than answers. What do you need? Who does this make you? How thick is the blood that pumps through your veins, Claire? Featuring the voices of: Alex Nursall as Judith Emily Kellogg as Claire Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Amy Bowman as Tabitha Judith Thompson as Dana and Vanya Drakul as The Flayed Man CONTENT WARNINGS: Physical violence, the occult, fire, death Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SMALL HOURS: The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep. SPA MENU: Manicure - $58 40-Minute Massage - $150 Full Body Soak and Scrub - $189 Full Body Immolation - Complimentary The Fires of Moloch Burning Away the Sin Within Your Flesh - +$50 (weekends only) I just want to say here that I think we're the first podcast to include a cursed ONroute (for the non-Ontarians in the audience, this is the name of the highway rest areas with restaurants and whatnot), so make a quick run in to get a bagel for the road and grab me a coffee, because we got a long drive ahead of us deep into the endless dark. Featuring the voices of: Emily Kellogg as Claire Alex Nursall as Judith Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Taylor Davis as Austin Bird Adil Lakhani as the Voice on the Radio and Tom Eymundson as the Man in the Dark CONTENT WARNINGS: The occult, physical violence, possession, fire, ghosts, death (mentioned) Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IRASCIBLE: having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. What lives in the basement of your mind? What do the voices in your head say to you in the dark? How deep do those fears go and what will you do the day you come face to face with them? You can't run. You can only listen. Do not go downstairs Do not go downstairs Do not go downstairs Featuring the voices of: Alex Nursall as Judith Emily Kellogg as Claire Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia and Amy Bowman as Tabitha CONTENT WARNINGS: The occult, physical violence, blood, emotional abuse, death Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TORSION: the state of being twisted. There are plenty of good things about your university days, but spending time in the big sterile libraries is rarely one. It's especially not great if you're perusing the occult section while someone keeps an eye on you. There are eyes in the shelves, eyes in the halls, and eyes in the house... watching, always watching. Featuring the voices of: Emily Kellogg as Claire Alex Nursall as Judith Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Amy Bowman as Tabitha and Mariella Lopez as the Student CONTENT WARNINGS: The occult, religion, confinement, body horror, blood/knives, possession Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ERE LONG: (archaic) before long; soon. Claire lets off some steam while Judith and Owen go antique shopping. What? Not everything is doom and gloom, only most things. Sometimes you just have to take a little walk and see what the day brings you (and sometimes that thing is... a singing fish? Am I reading this right? Ok, whatever). Featuring the voices of: Alex Nursall as Judith Emily Kellogg as Claire Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Christine Ensslen as Cuddly Christine Phil Wright as the Singing Fish Kristian Noel Pedersen as Henry Harlan Guthrie as The Thrifter and Jessi Petta as The Seller CONTENT WARNINGS: The occult, dolls, sex (mentioned), physical violence, blood (mentioned) Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Links, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Eve of Halloween, 14 storytellers make their way to the Darklight Carnival and share horrific tales of mystery and murder… but not is all as it seems. This October 30th, the feed you’re listening to now, along with all other participating shows, will post two episodes simultaneously for Nine II Midnight. One episode will feature tales that are baked in reality with terrors that may be a part of our waking life. The other episode will share the horror of the most esoteric and spiritual side of the dark and terrifying. NINE II MIDNIGHT is another collaborative storytelling event, and sequel to last year’s episode. Both episodes are comprised of stories written and produced by the Nine II Midnight participants: Hell Gate City Malevolent Nowhere, On Air Out of the Ashes Parkdale Haunt The Cellar Letter The Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, Ohio The Night Post The Storage Papers The Town Whispers Wake Of Corrosion WOE.BEGONE On October 30th, you get to choose which stories you want to enjoy first, then, make sure to listen to the other for the complete tale. See you then. Prologue was written, produced & edited by Harlan Guthrie Guest starring: Alexander Newall Series Art: Nathan Lunsford --------------------------------------- Content Warnings: Descriptions of Violent Death Starring: Harlan Guthrie Rat Grimes Jeremy Enfinger Nathan Lunsford Rae Lundberg Jess Syratt Shaun Pellington Kevin Berrey Dylan Griggs Vincent C. Davis Alex Nursall Emily Kellogg Jamie Petronis Cole Weavers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MALISON: (archaic) a curse. There is a certain amount of vulnerability you need to be able to have with someone to share a bed with them, to share a space, to go out in public unapologetically. There is a certain amount of courage and foolhardiness one must have to do these things while a plume of smoke starts to waft in your direction, as the winds change and the fires come ever closer. Judith, Claire, and Owen attempt tiny bits of normalcy while surrounded by an ever tightening ring of fire around them. The air grows thick and dark and all Judith wants is for things to be ok again (and also to have roasted fingerling potatoes). Is that so much to ask? Featuring the voices of: Emily Kellogg as Claire Alex Nursall as Judith Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Amy Bowman as Tabitha Harlan Guthrie as Martin Brad Alexander as Gary and Zoë Stoll as the Woman at the Market CONTENT WARNINGS: The occult, stalking, fire, physical violence, possession, death Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Link, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

POLLARD: to cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top; a deer which has cast its antlers. There's nothing worse than an ex who won't let go, aside from an ex who sends their friends over to your place to try to get you to stay. Wait, did I say "stay"? I meant "be attacked by eldritch nightmare beings." It's the next morning, and the hangover is real. Like, it's real but also metaphorical. Everyone's feeling rough, but that won't stop Lydia. She waits for no one. Featuring the voices of: Alex Nursall as Judith Emily Kellogg as Claire Ian Boddy as Owen Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia Amy Bowman as Tabitha and Kyle Anderson as The Neighbour in the Hall CONTENT WARNINGS: Hauntings/the paranormal, cults, violence, insects Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Link, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YET: in addition. It's the morning after the worst night of Claire, Judith, and Owen's lives. How do you pick up the pieces? Where would you even start? Where do you go from here? Featuring the voices of: Emily Kellogg as Claire Alex Nursall as Judith Ian Boddy as Owen and Jocelyn Dotta as Lydia CONTENT WARNINGS: The occult, alcohol/drunkenness, mental abuse Parkdale Haunt is an original podcast Created and written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg Directed and produced by Alex Nursall Engineering and sound design by Ian Boddy Theme music by Phil Wright Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Link, transcripts, and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THERE IS NO TURNING BACK YOU CAN ONLY GO FORWARD INTO THE DARKNESS THAT THREATENS TO DEVOUR YOU DO YOU TRUST YOUR FRIENDS? Season 3 of Parkdale Haunt premieres on September 26, 2022. CONTENT WARNINGS: The paranormal Featuring Alex Nursall as Judith Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt and Kofi at ko-fi.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Transcripts and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you heal from what you've been through? Season 3 of Parkdale Haunt premieres on September 26, 2022. CONTENT WARNINGS: The paranormal Featuring Ian Boddy as Owen Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt and Kofi at ko-fi.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Transcripts and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you move forward after all the pain you've caused? Season 3 of Parkdale Haunt premieres on September 26, 2022. CONTENT WARNINGS: The paranormal Featuring Emily Kellogg as Claire Recorded at Pirate Sound Distributed by Realm You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @parkdalehaunt Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/parkdalehaunt and Kofi at ko-fi.com/parkdalehaunt Get merch at teepublic.com/user/parkdale-haunt Transcripts and more are available at parkdalehaunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices