{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d6f02b02cc4900127f0b32/69e4de220b4baf3bf2e35f10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Beyond the Hills: Time Slips, The Mothman, and The Phantom Cat","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Spooky Appalachia</em>, we step away from the mountains to explore chilling paranormal encounters from all over the globe. We dive into five terrifying fan-submitted stories that prove the veil is thin no matter where you are.</p><p>Highlights from this episode include:</p><ul><li><strong>The Hunger Gap in New Orleans:</strong> A mother and daughter wander into a bustling restaurant in the French Quarter, only to return the next day and find nothing but a solid, centuries-old brick wall.</li><li><strong>The Massachusetts Mothman:</strong> A late-night security shift turns into a nightmare when a massive, winged silhouette with glowing golden eyes is spotted on a rooftop in Mattapan.</li><li><strong>The Ghost in the Tub:</strong> A skeptic’s logic dissolves when they witness a physical \"phantom cat\" playing behind a shower curtain, only to find the tub bone-dry and the real cat fast asleep in another room.</li><li><strong>The Legend of Emily’s Bridge:</strong> A group of teenagers learns the hard way why you should never mock the dead when their car dies in the middle of a haunted Vermont bridge and a spectral voice begins to sing through the radio.</li><li><strong>The Slick Man of Sheffield:</strong> A driver in the UK encounters a terrifying, 8-foot-tall entity with leather-like skin and no face, leaving behind physical evidence of its presence on their windshield.</li></ul><p>Join us as we discuss whether these are glitches in the matrix, cryptid sightings, or true hauntings from the other side.</p><p><strong>Have your own story? Send it to us:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.spookyappalachia.com/submitastory.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.spookyappalachia.com/submitastory.php</a> <strong>Stay Spooky.</strong></p>","author_name":"Spooky Appalachia"}