23: Unwanted Houseguests

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In tonight’s dead letter, a listener shares her stories of a childhood filled with unexplained phenomena in her family home just outside Toronto. From a mischievous spectral boy seen by the whole family to disembodied voices and a chilling sense of dread, their experiences were chalked up to "ghosts" as a family joke. But the story takes a strange turn when the spirit of "Robert Barber" appears in her dad's dream, a name that has a bizarre connection to a local mill and perhaps even her grandfather.

https://www.theifp.ca/news/is-robert-barber-haunting-his-former-mill/article_4f000b62-5015-568e-8ee7-4eb3a1d4f70f.html

https://freaktography.com/abandoned-barber-paper-mill/

https://ominous.app/browse/site/603

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1:10.4	The views and opinions expressed by hosts and listeners on the Astonishing Dead Letter
1:10.9	Office are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Astonishing Legends
1:14.4	productions, the Astonishing Legends Network, or any affiliated entities or guests.
1:43.3	Thank you. When something unexplainable happens to you, it can make you feel isolated or alone, but trust us you're not.
1:47.0	For over a decade, you've been sending your strange stories to astonishing legends, and now
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