It's Halloween 2026, and that means it's time to try and contact the dead via a Spirit Box again!

Or at the very least Callum, Steph, Justin, and Amber attempt to locate Olly who just can't seem to stop globetrotting.

Tell us what messages we missed: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Find Justin and Steph on Instagram

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

It's Halloween 2026, and that means it's time to try and contact the dead via a Spirit Box again!
Or at the very least Callum, Steph, Justin, and Amber attempt to locate Olly who just can't seem to stop globetrotting.
Tell us what messages we missed: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Find <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justin.mcarthur?igsh=MTE3aG12aHJoaXUybA==">Justin</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/steph.heff?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Steph</a> on Instagram
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Bonus Episode - Halloween 2026 Spirit Box Seance

Callum gets Amber in the mood for Halloween by reading out some stories that blur the line between trees and spirits:
One phantom forest really doesn't want you to enter it.
The other gets people in the mood to do QUITE the opposite...

Tell us how you survived an encounter with an uncanny tree this Halloween: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

the hag of the dribble & other true ghosts from the files of Elliott O'Donnell (C)1971 by Bernhardt J. Hurwood (ISBN 0 7091 2336 1)
-Trees of the Ghostly Dead (C)1958 by Rider & Company, London

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Callum gets Amber in the mood for Halloween by reading out some stories that blur the line between trees and spirits: One phantom forest really doesn't want you to enter it. The other gets people in the mood to do QUITE the opposite...
Tell us how you survived an encounter with an uncanny tree this Halloween: <a href="mailto:⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
the hag of the dribble &amp; other true ghosts from the files of Elliott O'Donnell (C)1971 by Bernhardt J. Hurwood (ISBN 0 7091 2336 1) -Trees of the Ghostly Dead (C)1958 by Rider &amp; Company, London
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep76 - The Phantom Forest AND Possibly Metamorphosis

Callum & Olly really try their hardest to believe this credulous cornwallian country club member's story about meeting something eerie on the road late at night, but there's just so much drinking involved that he doesn't make it easy... until he's corroborated, that is.

Send you Ham recipes to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Supernatural in Cornwall (C)1974 by Michael Williams (ISBN 9780906456163)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Callum &amp; Olly really try their hardest to believe this credulous cornwallian country club member's story about meeting something eerie on the road late at night, but there's just so much drinking involved that he doesn't make it easy... until he's corroborated, that is.
Send you Ham recipes to: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Supernatural in Cornwall (C)1974 by Michael Williams (ISBN 9780906456163)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep75 - Ghostly Meetings in LITTLE PETHERICK

If you're still having trouble sleeping, Callum's got another bedtime story for you.
He promises that there'll be no loud noises, interruptions, or laughing.
However, he does promise wicked witches, transmogrification, and ghosts.

If you made it through, send your MVP and Word Award nominations to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, translated in 2011 by Margaret Hunt (ISBN 978-1-60710-313-4)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

If you're still having trouble sleeping, Callum's got another bedtime story for you. He promises that there'll be no loud noises, interruptions, or laughing. However, he does promise wicked witches, transmogrification, and ghosts.
If you made it through, send your MVP and Word Award nominations to: <a href="mailto:⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob &amp; Wilhelm Grimm, translated in 2011 by Margaret Hunt (ISBN 978-1-60710-313-4)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Bonus Episode - Little Brother and Little Sister

Amber & Ciarán agree to an experiment: Callum reads 2 different accounts of the same Haunted House published more than 100 years apart, and we all see what's changed, what's the same, and what's for dinner in Ham House.

Send your Ham recipes to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Find Amber & Ciarán together at Please Attend Carefully

Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994 ISBN 1 85958 068 8)
Haunted World (C)2024 by Theresa Cheung (ISBN 978-1-78929-580-1)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Amber &amp; Ciar&aacute;n agree to an experiment: Callum reads 2 different accounts of the same Haunted House published more than 100 years apart, and we all see what's changed, what's the same, and what's for dinner in Ham House.
Send your Ham recipes to: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Find Amber &amp; Ciar&aacute;n together at <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Y3qJtZPYnsl8migLW6Y8I">Please Attend Carefully</a>
Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994 ISBN 1 85958 068 8) Haunted World (C)2024 by Theresa Cheung (ISBN 978-1-78929-580-1)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep74 - Ham House: Aged AND Fresh

It's time for Callum & Olly to get back to some good old Haunted Houses. These two ghosts take two very different trips: one down a road to his repeated death, and one across a river to finally avenge his own demise.

Tell us which skeptic archetype you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994 ISBN 1 85958 068 8)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

It's time for Callum &amp; Olly to get back to some good old Haunted Houses. These two ghosts take two very different trips: one down a road to his repeated death, and one across a river to finally avenge his own demise.
Tell us which skeptic archetype you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Haunted Houses (C)1907 by Charles G Harper (1994 ISBN 1 85958 068 8)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep73 - Eastbury Park AND Spedlin's Tower

Amber's been to the library again to surprise Callum with a book of short haunts from around the world.
At first they let fate in the form of a dice roll decide the stories, but then they take a closer look at the contents page...

Stories covered:
Ottowa Jail
St Augustine Lighthouse
Fairfield Hills Hospital
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Museum of Art, Ho Chi Minh City

Demand Ham House here: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Haunted World (C)2024 by Theresa Cheung (ISBN 978-1-78929-580-1)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Amber's been to the library again to surprise Callum with a book of short haunts from around the world. At first they let fate in the form of a dice roll decide the stories, but then they take a closer look at the contents page... Stories covered:
<ul>
<li>Ottowa Jail</li>
<li><a href="https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/2020/03/02/ghost-stories-the-pittee-girls/">St Augustine Lighthouse</a></li>
<li>Fairfield Hills Hospital</li>
<li>The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel</li>
<li>Museum of Art, Ho Chi Minh City</li>
</ul>
Demand Ham House here: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Haunted World (C)2024 by Theresa Cheung (ISBN 978-1-78929-580-1)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep72 - The Wide World of Haunts

If you're having trouble sleeping, Callum's got a nice soothing bedtime story for you.
He promises that there'll be no loud noises, interruptions, or laughing.
He doesn't promise sweet dreams, though...

If you made it through, send your MVP and Word Award nominations to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, translated in 2011 by Margaret Hunt (ISBN 978-1-60710-313-4)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

If you're having trouble sleeping, Callum's got a nice soothing bedtime story for you. He promises that there'll be no loud noises, interruptions, or laughing. He doesn't promise sweet dreams, though...
If you made it through, send your MVP and Word Award nominations to: <a href="mailto:⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob &amp; Wilhelm Grimm, translated in 2011 by Margaret Hunt (ISBN 978-1-60710-313-4)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Bonus Episode - The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was

Callum is joined by Thomas who is eager to hear some old Japanese Folk Tales. But is he eager to hear about a monk trying to break INTO prison? Or another monk who almost beat Dr Frankenstein to the punch by more than 500 years?

Find Thomas on youtube:@ThomasWilliamsMusik

Tell us how you would break into prison: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Japanese Tales selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler (C)1987 (ISBN 0-375-71451-0)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Callum is joined by Thomas who is eager to hear some old Japanese Folk Tales. But is he eager to hear about a monk trying to break INTO prison? Or another monk who almost beat Dr Frankenstein to the punch by more than 500 years?
Find Thomas on youtube:<a href="https://youtu.be/BeIJ0CiqmtI?si=PZZlnQvIFaTkTOPA">@ThomasWilliamsMusik</a>
Tell us how you would break into prison: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Japanese Tales selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler (C)1987 (ISBN 0-375-71451-0)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep71 - The Selfless Thief AND The Man-Made Friend

Callum lets Olly pick an archaic Japanese Folk Story basically at random, and what follows is a tale of extremely poor then painfully good manners surrounding the death and subsequent necrophagy of a village headman. For some reason, this puts Callum in the mood to sing.

Send your recording artist contracts to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (C)1904 by Lafcadio Hearn (Reprint ISBN 9781481810586)

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago
License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Callum lets Olly pick an archaic Japanese Folk Story basically at random, and what follows is a tale of extremely poor then painfully good manners surrounding the death and subsequent necrophagy of a village headman. For some reason, this puts Callum in the mood to sing.
Send your recording artist contracts to:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com">⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com</a>
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (C)1904 by Lafcadio Hearn (Reprint ISBN 9781481810586)
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/centuries-ago</a> License code: RTOJRJP10E2YDEGT

Ep70 - Jikininki

Callum Patrick and Olly Holmes read old ghost stories and try to make sense/fun of them.

Second Hand Haunting

Callum Patrick reads old ghost stories to his friends and they try to make sense of them. Or fun of them, whichever works.

Callum Patrick reads old ghost stories to his friends and they try to make sense of them. Or fun of them, whichever works.

Second Hand Haunting

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