The Moonville Tunnel - The Midwest’s Most Haunted Ghost Town

This Paranormal Life

Improv, True Crime, Comedy

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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LONDON LIVE SHOW⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2084541 On the freight line between Cincinnati and Marietta lies a dark paranormal secret, a secluded ghost town where many souls have met their end, if the stories are true, haven’t passed on to the other side… In Moonville Ohio lies a tunnel in which countless ghosts have been seen in the last 150 years including three prolific spirits: the Brakeman, the Lavender Lady, and the ‘Bully’. All souls who met an unfortunate and disturbing end on this railway line during a dangerous time in American history. But are the stories and sightings real or just urban legends? Kit and Rory investigate to find out! Become a commune member to get access to bonus episodes: ⁠https://thisparanormallife.com⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Secret Society Facebook Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Official TPL Merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by Philip Shacklady Researched by ⁠Ewen Friers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 1880, a freight train was rattling through rural Appalachia when tragedy struck, just as the
0:07.2	train neared a secluded tunnel deep in the woodlands of rural Ohio. The train's engineer, Frank
0:13.9	Lawhead, spotted something at the other end of the tunnel. My God, where's the signalman?
0:20.4	There's another damn train coming right at us!
0:23.6	A tragic signaling error had created a truly deadly situation and the two trains hurtled
0:29.1	towards each other on the single line.
0:31.6	But despite Lawhead's best efforts to break, the train couldn't be stopped in time and
0:36.2	the two smashed into one another
0:38.3	just outside the tunnel. Six people were injured in the accident and two killed. Fireman, Charles
0:44.5	Crick and the engineer Frank Lawhead himself. While the accident rocked the community nearby,
0:50.5	it was only one chapter in a long story about this location, about a ghost tunnel in Moonville, Ohio, that many would enter, but not all would leave.
1:02.8	But why did people abandon the nearby town and railway?
1:07.3	What ghosts are said to haunt this location to this very day?
1:10.2	And is it cheaper to get two singles or one return ticket on the ghost train?
1:15.6	Answers to these questions and more on this episode of
1:18.6	This Paranormal Life!
1:21.6	Hello and welcome back to this paranormal life.
1:25.6	Oh my God.
1:30.1	Rest in peace, Frank, and what's your name? Charles?
1:32.9	A heavy start to this week's episode.
1:40.5	By the way, this is the weekly comedy podcast where every Tuesday we investigate a different paranormal tale deciding by the end of the episode whether our case is paranormal or not.
1:41.7	How are you doing today, Rory?
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