Chambers of the Occult

Chambers of the Occult is a paranormal and true crime podcast hosted by J, a real-life tour guide at the Winchester Mystery House. Each episode explores chilling hauntings, unsolved crimes, strange legends, and eerie historical oddities, featuring a rotating cast of guests including current and former haunted-house tour guides, creatives, and paranormal enthusiasts. Blending firsthand experience, dark humor, and curiosity, the show offers a fresh perspective from people who live and work around the uncanny. If you’re into ghost stories, true crime, and a little chaotic fun, step into the dark. In Chambers of the Occult, nothing is ever as it seems… and the ghosts? They’re very real.

Chambers of the Occult is a comedy podcast hosted by J, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

J hosts Chambers of the Occult, a comedy show with 61 episodes published.

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  Episode #44

  EP #44 Knocks, Lies, and the Birth of Modern Spiritualism: The Fox Sisters

  Jun 29, 20262h 21m

  Send us Fan Mail J and Ysa explore the strange and complicated story of the Fox Sisters, whose mysterious farmhouse knocks helped launch Modern Spiritualism in 1848. What began as a frightening nighttime disturbance soon grew into an alleged murder mystery, crowded séances, public investigations, accusations of fraud, and a movement that offered comfort to grieving families across the country. But behind the fame were invasive examinations, childhood exploitation, addiction, fractured relationships, and a confession that threatened everything the sisters had helped create. Were Maggie, Kate, and Leah Fox frauds, victims, believers, or somehow all three?

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  Episode #43

  EP# 43 Karen Silkwood: The Plutonium Whistleblower Cover-Up

  Mar 30, 20261h 12mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What really happened to Karen Silkwood and was her death truly an accident?</p><p>In this episode of Chambers of the Occult, J is joined by special guest River to investigate the mysterious and controversial case of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear plant worker and whistleblower whose story shocked the nation.</p><p>Set in 1974 Oklahoma, this true crime case dives deep into allegations of nuclear safety violations, corporate negligence, and a potential cover-up involving one of the most dangerous substances in the world: plutonium.</p><p>Karen Silkwood was preparing to expose...

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  Episode #42

  EP# 42 Friday the 13th: Tour Guide Insider Stories from the Winchester Mystery House

  Mar 13, 20261h 51mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What is it actually like to work inside the Winchester Mystery House?<br/><br/>For this Friday the 13th episode of Chambers of the Occult, I'm joined by two former tour guides, Isabel and Katy. We set up around a fire pit and started talking about some of the weird and unexplained things we have experienced while working inside the Winchester Mystery House.<br/><br/>When you work in the house long enough, things happen that you can't really put into the normal tour script. Sometimes it is hearing something in a hallway...

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  Episode #41

  EP# 41 Friday the 13th: Real Paranormal Stories from the Winchester Mystery House

  Feb 13, 20261h 33mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What really happens inside the Winchester Mystery House after dark?</p><p>In this Friday the 13th episode of Chambers of the Occult, J sits down with fellow tour guides and haunt performers to talk about some of the paranormal experiences they've had while working inside the Winchester Mystery House. We recorded this one around a fire pit and started sharing the kinds of stories that usually only get talked about between guides after a long shift.</p><p>Over the years, there have been plenty of strange moments. Whispers in empty rooms...

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  Episode #40

  EP# 40 A Ride to Resurrection Cemetery: Resurrection Mary

  Feb 9, 202654 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on Chambers of the Occult, we welcome back Brent from Chillworthy for a paranormal crossover filled with haunted roads, vanishing passengers, and one very mysterious light.</p><p>This time, J takes the wheel and guides us through the enduring urban legend of Resurrection Mary, Illinois infamous hitchhiking ghost said to roam Archer Avenue after nights of dancing, only to disappear as cars approach Resurrection Cemetery. For nearly a century, drivers have reported picking up a quiet young woman in a white dress who asks for a ride… and then vanishes wi...

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