169. Real Scary Stories: A Cursed Church Camp, An Eerie Ranch, and The Deep Woods (Feat. Morgan Absher)

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

History, Fiction, True Crime, Drama

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Your terrifying stories are back, and they did not disappoint! From deep inside the Michigan woods, to a haunted church camp, to the backroads of Argentina, and a 2am parking lot encounter. Morgan from Two Hot Takes is joining us to read through tales that range from something inhuman in the trees to a dream that may have saved someone's life, as we try to figure out what is going on with you guys!! Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Rescued to support them head to: https://www.shoprescued.com/ Mentioned Episodes: Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UhNHFDDhXrKO8TeXFzL6y https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297?i=1000749006441 Backwoods Horror: Creepy Encounters, Cryptids, and more // Dark Summer Series https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hvbTc9vbf7SXF2m0j8Ekh?si=NwLnd4s7QAa6Ry4zSV9qvg https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297?i=1000660368212 Unsolved Mysteries of The Great Lakes: Ghost Ships, Lost Crews & Ancient Curses https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jNTQQuwArYg0bSEKdo81F?si=GuB1YagiT5G4uQffgKtq0A https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297?i=1000718719244 Subscribe on⁠ Patreon⁠ to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on⁠ Tik Tok⁠ and⁠ Instagram⁠ for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to HeartSars Pounding. I'm your host, Kayla Moore. Today, I want to turn the microphone back to you guys. For listener appreciation month, I wanted to highlight some terrifying stories that you all sent to me. I'm talking about mysterious chanting coming from the backwoods in the Midwest, a church camp that had something demonic lurking in the cabins, and much more.
0:21.3	You guys definitely did not disappoint.
0:23.9	And speaking of listener appreciation month, I wanted to thank everyone who shared with me
0:27.8	where they listened to our show on Instagram.
0:30.1	I sent out a bunch of free goodies, and I'm still sending out free merch to some of my favorites.
0:33.6	So if you want to participate, you can share a photo and tag Where I Listen HSP.
0:38.8	And I wanted to shout out Rinn who listens while doing archival research in a very beautiful library.
0:43.9	It's very hard-sourts-founding.
0:45.6	Also, I wanted to continue to shout out our small business community.
0:49.0	We have so many amazing hardworking community members.
0:51.5	I am truly always amazed.
0:53.1	And today I wanted to highlight
0:54.4	Rescued. Rescued is a resale boutique in Silvis, Illinois, co-founded by Hartzars founding
0:59.8	listener Aaron Granite. And the really cool thing about Rescued is they are a boutique that
1:04.7	benefits pets in need. To date, they've donated over $1 million to help pets. So if you're in the Sylvice area, make sure to check them out. They also have an online merch store that I ordered a t-shirt from. You can find out more in the description. But seriously, thanks to Aaron and Rescued for their awesome work. And thank you to all of our amazing listeners. I am very grateful for each and every one of you. I loved doing listener appreciation month.
1:28.4	And next month, I'm going to be back just me with one of the strangest disappearances I've read about.
1:33.6	It happened in Washington.
1:34.8	You're definitely going to want to listen to that.
1:36.5	But for now, let's get into some of your stories with my good friend and the host of two hot takes and clues, Morgan Amcher.
1:44.5	Morgan, welcome to the rogue Detecting Society headquarters.
1:47.5	Oh my gosh, that's what we're calling in here. I love that.
1:50.4	This is the headquarters. What are your first impressions?
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