Hauntings at the SIPP Theatre, Part Two | Guest John Marshall
The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
This is Part Two of our conversation.
Since opening in 1932 as Paintsville’s first “talkie,” the historic SIPP Theatre in Paintsville, Kentucky, has been a centerpiece of the community — hosting films, live performances, and gatherings for generations. With nearly a century of history inside its walls, it’s also become a location where some believe unexplained activity may still be taking place.
John Marshall of Ghost Hunter Guys joins us to discuss reported paranormal experiences inside the SIPP Theatre, including organized ghost hunts, unexplained sounds, and moments investigators haven’t been able to easily explain. As we explore the theatre’s history and the activity reported there, we also discuss the Stafford House and the personal experiences that first drew John into the paranormal — experiences that continue to shape how he approaches investigations today.
On this episode of The Grave Talks, we examine the mystery surrounding the SIPP Theatre and the stories that keep people searching for answers.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on The Grave Talks, part two of hauntings at the SIP Theater, a conversation with John Marshall. |
| 0:09.6 | I find a lot of theaters to be very haunted, those older theaters. And I totally get why, and I love talking about them. But, you know, there's just, there was a lot of emotions that went on in that building. |
| 0:23.9 | And I love the fact that I had a radio station there because I worked on radio for years. |
| 0:28.9 | And people who work in radio are very committed to being in radio. |
| 0:34.5 | And that's very important. |
| 0:36.7 | And so I could see some really, really, why there would be some really strong ties to the theater. |
| 0:42.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:42.6 | And then there also was a homicide in 1929. |
| 0:48.5 | There it's the youngest, I think, youngest homicide in Kentucky or maybe the U.S. at that time. |
| 0:58.6 | There was a juvenile six years old. |
| 1:00.8 | It was a fight and him and his buddy, he was eight. |
| 1:04.9 | They got in a fight over scrap metal and he killed him. |
| 1:08.1 | Oh, my God. |
| 1:10.1 | Over scrap metal. |
| 1:11.3 | Right there in Painesville? |
| 1:12.9 | Yes. |
| 1:14.3 | You can look it up online. |
| 1:15.5 | It's online. |
| 1:16.2 | It's there. |
| 1:17.2 | What happened to the six-year-old? |
| 1:19.2 | What do you do with him? |
| 1:20.3 | They probably committed him or something? |
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