Episode 263: The Ozark Spooklight

Let's Get Haunted

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🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Welcome to Episode 263: The Ozark Spooklight. Near the Oklahoma-Missouri border, there is a stretch of approximately 4 miles of isolated countryside known as the Devil’s Promenade. Within the Devil’s Promenade, there are sightings of shadow people, witches, spirits masquerading as animals, and creepy rundown houses hiding the smell of decay. At the end of East 50 Road in the Devil’s Promenade, a paranormal light phenomenon can be seen dancing and playing, as if it is alive. Some say the light has been there since at least the 1800s, others swear they didn’t start seeing it until the 1920s. While its origins remain unclear, the light became so famous that over time it turned into a teenage right of passage: take your date to “Spook Light Road” for a chance to be chased by something supernatural. The strangest part of all? You can still go see it there today between the hours of 10pm and 12am. On today’s episode of Let’s Get Haunted, we’ll be unravelling the history and mystery of the Ozark Spooklight, reading firsthand witness accounts, and theorizing what exactly the fiery orange orb might really be. Is it a ghost, a cryptid, a portal, or something else entirely? Join us to find out now! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - HOOK 00:01:46 - INTRO / PERSONAL HAUNTINGS 00:10:03 - LOLA BLANKETS AD 00:12:13 - PART I: THE HISTORY 00:30:52 - ZENNI OPTICAL AD 00:32:39 - PHOTOS & VIDEOS OF THE SPOOK LIGHT 00:44:24 - HIYA HEALTH AD 00:46:31 - PART II: THE SIGHTINGS 01:21:53 - PART III: THE THEORIES 01:59:14 - CLOSING CREDITS —— THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below: LOLA BLANKETS: Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at https://Lolablankets.com by using code LETSGETHAUNTED at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. ZENNI OPTICAL: Go to https://zenni.com/podcast and use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order. HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at https://hiyahealth.com/HAUNTED —— Other Important Stuff: Want to learn more about Patreon? Check out this FAQ vid: https://bit.ly/41KeRDT Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658, Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: www.letsgethaunted.com or LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— AUDIO/VISUAL CREDITS: “Elevator” - Local Forecast, License Dar Golan - Elevator Music - Royalty free music, “Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop)” by Dar Golan, free download link here: https://www.dargolan-free.com/funny-music “Creepy Doll” by Michael Byrnes “(Free) Horror Ambiance - Ominous Background Music” by ESN Productions, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAO3x-Uhfoo “Jasmine Tea Lofi” by Masso Beats, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0eTJnNIbB0 STOCK VIDEO ASSETS USED IN THIS EPISODE WERE ALL PURCHASED AND LICENSED VIA STORYBLOCKS.COM ALL OTHER AUDIO ASSETS LICENSED AND PURCHASED THROUGH: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ KEYWORDS: Joplin, Tri-State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Quapaw, Devil, Spirit, Spook, Paranormal, Supernatural, Ghost, Portal, Hoax, Unsolved, Mystery, Ozark, Folklore, Hornet, Urban Legend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:52.6	Near the Oklahoma, Missouri border, there is a stretch of approximately four miles of isolated
0:59.6	countryside known as the devil's promenade. How exactly it got its name as unknown, but some say
1:07.7	legends of strange happenings in the area date back as far as the 1800s.
1:13.6	Some say it was named by the Native American tribes who were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands and resettled in this area.
1:21.6	According to legend, as the Kwapa tribe crossed the Spring River into their new homeland, they saw the devil pacing
1:29.6	on the bluff above the far bank, a dark omen foreshadowing what was soon to come.
1:36.9	However the name Devil's Promenade first originated, it would become officially cemented
1:42.0	into the pages of American history after an article was published to a local paper in the 1930s.
1:48.0	In that article, a strange light phenomenon that had been seen by locals for decades, maybe even centuries,
1:56.0	was first published for the wider public to enjoy.
2:00.0	That light phenomenon would come to be known
2:02.2	as the Ozark Spook Light, a strange, swirling orb of orange-yellow light, seen zipping through
2:10.4	the trees and along the roadway between the hours of 10 p.m. and midnight. On today's episode
2:16.9	of Let's Get Haunted, we'll be unraveling the history
2:20.2	and mystery of the Ozark Spook Light, reading firsthand witness accounts, and theorizing what
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