Haunted Happenstance

" Haunted Happenstance " Podcast
A truly spooky series of ghost stories set in Boston, MA. Join our host and follow along a series of events that can only be explained as "haunted happenstance."
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Season: 1 Episode: 1
Have you ever wondered what draws certain people to stories and places filled with mystery, fear and the inexplicable? Why some people seem to experience things just beyond the explainable, be that considered “paranormal” or “supernatural”? In...
Season: 1 Episode: 2
In this episode, Jennifer starts to settle into her new Boston home, and we get to meet her neighbor Dani, who is certainly a bit of a character.  Meaghan also makes a small cameo, as does the infamous, Alabaster.  Things are just starting...
Season: 1 Episode: 3
In this third episode we meet Brandon and Tess, learn how they met, and get to join them as they have one inexplicable and creepy evening at home.  What is going on in this building?
Season: 1 Episode: 4
An unsettling night for the residents leaves several of them searching for answers....and for the little girl who has seemingly disappeared?  Wayne, Neil, Dani and Meaghan all try to make sense of what is going on, but somehow, things keep...
Season: 1 Episode: 1
This Halloween Bonus Episode shares stories from beyond the lofts, including tales of famous, and not-so-famous, ghosts haunting the neighborhoods of Beantown and beyond.
Season: 1 Episode: 5
It's finally Halloween time, and the residents of the lofts are gathering for a little spooky soiree!  Meet Zahra, Josh, Alyssa and Mallory, and see what happens when the scariest nights of the year creep into the building!
Season: 1 Episode: 6
The Halloween festivities might be winding down for the night at the lofts, but the spirit and activity, is just getting started.  Find out what happens when you trust four pre-teens with a Ouija board, and more, in Episode 6!
Season: 1 Episode: 2
  This Second Halloween Bonus Episode shares even more stories from beyond the lofts, including tales of how photographs can shape our memories, and experiences with the dead.
Season: 1 Episode: 7
In the wake of Halloween, the residents of the lofts are trying to piece together exactly what is happening to their quiet little building, all while more confusing coincidences continue to take place.
Season: 1 Episode: 8
In this episode, we meet the Matthew's family on the third floor and catch up with Dani and her therapist.  We also get to visit Neil in the hospital as well as follow-up with Alyssa.  And of course, strange things are happening.....as always!
Season: 1 Episode: 9
If you've had the feeling that the residents in the lofts are all a bit too nice, things are about to change.  Catch up with Zahra, Wayne, Mallory and Brandon, and meet someone new from the second floor.  At least her dog is nice! 
Season: 1 Episode: 10
It's Christmastime at the lofts - and things are a bit more scary than merry for some of the residents.  Jennifer catches up with the girls, Mallory visits her mom in the hospital, we get to know some more about Vidya and Nora, and we even meet a...
Season: 1 Episode: 3
Check in with the residents of the lofts to see how they're observing a coincidental Christmas tradition.
Season: 1 Episode: 11
With a new year upon them, the residents struggle to piece together the strange happenings occurring in the building, and in their lives.  Revisit Alyssa and Meaghan's horrifying night, catch up with Neil, and a secret of his, and share a...
Season: 1 Episode: 12
Things have started to escalate in the lofts, and some of the residents, Jennifer included, are starting to work it out that this is not just some run of the mill strange set of incidents or coincidences.  There's something more serious going on,...
Season: 1 Episode: 13
Enough has happened in the building that Jennifer is starting to wonder how it all relates, and is feeling a bit fearful for all of her neighbors.  Catch up with several of the residents in this episode to see what else has been happening, and...
Season: 1 Episode: 14
A condo in the building is for sale, but no one knows who lived there? Fathers are finding out their daughters are hiding some secrets, and Sophie makes a new friend.  It's been an interesting stretch at the lofts, come join us!
Season: 1 Episode: 15
Nights have been without sleep at the lofts, and it's making for some weary days.  As it were, quite a few of the residents are having a hard time believing what they're seeing, or at least making sense of it.  Join us to see just what's...
Season: 1 Episode: 4
In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, Jennifer shares some irish-flared ghost stories from both Boston, and Meaghan's home across the pond - Cork Harbor.  
Season: 1 Episode: 16
Spring is finally here, but the tone in the building is anything but light.  We catch up with a few ladies in the loft, while Jennifer takes a break, and tries to find Sophie.
Season: 1 Episode: 17
What isn't going wrong at the lofts? Sophie is missing, Cynthia is missing, and now Tess has uncovered some things she REALLY needs some help working through, let's check in and see what else is going on too, as if this wasn't enough.
Season: 1 Episode: 5
In a special Patriot's Day episode, Dani reveals a painful part of her past, and Boston remembers those lost on this day six years ago.
Season: 1 Episode: 6
To celebrate "Half-Halloween," some of my favorite podcast friends are joining me to "Share the Scare!" In this volume you'll hear the "House of Horses" by Canadian Girl of Nothing Ever Happens in Canada; "Working with Spirit" by Melissa of The...
Season: 1 Episode: 7
In our second volume we Share the Scare from even more of my podcast friends, featuring stories from Jen of Our True Crime Podcast, Edward of October Pod, Augie of Short Stories by Augie P., Aaron of Your Three Stories, Kevin of Can't Make This Up...
Season: 1 Episode: 18
Spring might have started a few weeks back, but a deep, grey chill has since settled over Boston, and everyone is feeling it, has the warm weather, and overdue sunshine come at last? This episode sheds some light on just what has been happening, and...
Season: 1 Episode: 19
A few questions are answered while we spend time catching up with Alyssa, Meaghan, Jennifer, Sophie and more...But as seems to always be the way at the lofts, we're left with even more questions than we began.
Season: 1 Episode: 20
For the 20th Episode, we have a special crossover with Dear Murder Street and the Carroll sisters, where their paranormal and true crime show offered advice to Heather about the twins - be sure to check out Episode 19 of their show "Dear Lost at the...
Season: 1 Episode: 21

With strange things happening more often than not, several of the residents in the building have just realized this has now become the norm for them.  We'll catch up with Dani, Vidya, Eliza, and Charlie, and a few others will also make an appearance.  

Season: 1 Episode: 8
For Independence Day, join me for some hauntings and ghost stories fit for a President, or even created by a President.  Sit back as we explore some of the best spooks lingering in the White House!
Season: 1 Episode: 22
As the temperatures rise in Boston, a frigid chill is draping the lofts as more inexplicable things happen - in this episode we'll hear from a bunch of the residents, and find out a few more pieces to the ongoing puzzle as well.     Haunted...
Season: 1 Episode: 23
Just when some pieces of the puzzle are finally falling into place, other people, and other things, are decidedly out of place.  In this episode we catch up with Dani, meet her mom, Jennifer, Cami and Eliza, and lastly, Mallory.  Welcome...
Season: 1 Episode: 9
For our third volume we will have a Ladies' Night of Fright to Share the Scare.  Tonight we'll feature the hosts of The Medium Matters, Some Kind of Brown, A Girl and Her Horror, Spellcast, All Things Dream and Not Your Little Lady.  We also...
Season: 1 Episode: 24
This time around the neighbors are having more than their share of welcomes and farewells.  We will catch up with Naveen, Charlie, Neil, Mallory and others as they try to navigate through what's happening in their building, and in their...
Season: 1 Episode: 25
It's high time that the residents in the building start piecing things together, and devise a plan on just what to do next.  Join Josh, Alyssa, Jennifer, Dani, Meaghan, Zahra and more and hear just what they've been experiencing, and discovering,...
Season: 1 Episode: 10
It's Friday the 13th! It's a Full Moon! It's our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! And to celebrate appropriately, I've got a special bonus episode from BEFORE the lofts -- I'm taking you back to the early days of my childhood, and classic horror. Sit back and...
Season: 1 Episode: 26
With the residents finally making a few connections, and working together, it's got a lot of people thinking, and re-thinking things.  In this episode, we'll no longer be left in the dark when it comes to a few things different people know...
Season: 1 Episode: 27
It's time to connect the dots, and some stories, as various neighbors get together and realized they have quite a bit in common, specifically some spooky situations.  This episode we chat with the Matthews, Dani, Wayne and Charlie; Meaghan and...
Season: 1 Episode: 28
Just as things are ramping up, they're also winding down, and the Residents are figuring out a bit more about what's going on.  Seems everyone has a role, time to call them out.
Season: 1 Episode: 11
For this very special Halloween Straight-Up Strange Crossover episode, I am joined by Jaden of Straight-Up Enigmas and Meranda of All Things Dreams!  Together we cover a topic intersecting our three shows, I tell a fictional story, Jaden shares a...
Season: 1 Episode: 29
It's Halloween, the building is in full spooky mode, and the Neighbors are coming together to celebrate, and then, afterwards, hopefully leave the rest in peace.
Season: 1 Episode: 30
Oh, just one more thing. Or a few, actually.  Trust me, they're important.
Season: 1 Episode: 12
In this fourth, and very special volume of our Share the Scare, you're hearing from my amazing Patrons! In honor of #ThankYouPatron day - I've given them the stage to share their own scary stories for your enjoyment.  Can't wait for you to listen...
Season: 2 Episode: 1
Season two is creeping around the corner, and until it's here, have a quick glance at what's happening with Jennifer, John and company...
Season: 2 Episode: 1
Along with all of the amazing and unique shows in the Straight Up Strange Network, we at Haunted Happenstance want to thank all of our listeners for being wonderfully supportive for 2019 - and wish you all a very happy holiday season and safe and...
Season: 2 Episode: 1
For the second season of Haunted Happenstance, Jennifer is bringing all of us, and some spooks, up north and into the woods.  In this premier episode, we will see just how we wound up there, and just what is waiting for us a top the mountains and...
Season: 2 Episode: 2
In this second episode of Season Two, we'll split our time between the Lofts and the Ridge, where things get a bit chilly.  We will also get to meet Theo and Max, as well as Josef and Whisper.
Season: 2 Episode: 2
Since some expressed a bit of concern for Alabaster and his well-being after Episode 2, I thought it was a fine time to let his voice be heard.  Sit back for a different kind of ghost story from days before the Lofts! Alabaster is voiced by the...
Season: 2 Episode: 3
Things have grown a bit dark at both the Lofts and the Ridge in this episode, but we'll meet a new neighbor, Evie, and hear her story.  We'll also check back in with Jennifer, John, Dani and Benjamin too - plus get an update on the renovations at...
Season: 2 Episode: 14
Times are complicated, and everyone at the Lofts is just doing their best to get through it all, together.
Season: 2 Episode: 15
It's April 1st, and it seems that ghosts keep track of the date, even when the calendar means nothing to the living anymore.
Season: 2 Episode: 4
With things more than unsettled in the city, we'll spend this episode watching the woods.  Round back with Max and Theo, meet new neighbor Nyles, and share a chilling afternoon with Adelaide, all at the Ridge in this fourth episode.
Season: 2
As announced, we will be releasing an anthology of short spooky tales while the quarantine continues.  When folks are ready and life is less topsy-turvy, we'll return to the regular storyline episodes.   Our first "Quaran-teeny" was...
Season: 2
Our second "Quaran-teeny" touches on one of all of our biggest nightmares right now --- running out of toilet paper! Join Jack as he does a little at-home amateur ghost-hunting to catch the spirit who he believes is stealing his precious commode-ity!
Season: 2
People are stuck home, they're watching a lot of tv, they're getting a lot of grandiose ideas about their prospective talents...you know how this often goes terribly awry...
Season: 2
This next short little spook takes place in a neighborhood Jennifer knows well -- but we'll hear about it from Trish, and her townhouse neighbor Connor. Special thanks to listener Jules Anne for providing the name of a  character in this...
Season: 2
So many are trying to do what they can to help out during this pandemic, and some have found distraction and production in pulling out their dusty sewing machines and making masks.  In this shorter tale, two roommates do what they can to help,...
Season: 2
What happens when you've been forced to stay home, but home has grown to be the last place you'd like to stay?  You take as much time as you can before going back...
Season: 2
In this little story, we find out from Lyric if there is anything more relaxing than a wonderful, and perfect bath. Turns out, yes, yes there is.
Season: 2
This short story was chosen by the Neighbors in the podcast Facebook discussion group....and I swore I'd never go /there/ :) In this little tale, we'll spend some time trying to figure out just what is going on with all the missing people at the lake.
Season: 2
This short story was also based on a suggestion from a Neighbor and Patron! We'll take a ride with a health care professional as she starts her long day working through the pandemic -- and as if that wasn't a scary enough, she'll have even more...
Season: 2
Quarantine has lasted somehow longer than 2020 itself, and it might be high time to get back to the cabin, back to "real life" or whatever that is nowadays.  Are you ready?
Season: 2 Episode: 4
Before we launch back into the regular season episodes fully, Jennifer catches us all up with what's been happening at the Lofts and at the Ridge, including a few new details, and even a spooky sneak peak into what comes next.  But first, where...
Season: 2 Episode: 5
In this return to the cabin we will meet the Freeling family, as well as get to catch up with so many other Neighbors new and old, at the Ridge, and at the Lofts.  
Season: 2
We are celebrating two years of the show this week, and it couldn't have happened without all of you! As part of our thanks, there will be a two-part Bonus Episode, and here is the first! Figured some of you might be curious about the first ghost, the...
Season: 2 Episode: 17
In this second part of our special 2-year anniversary bonus, we cover some more recent paranormal experiences for Jennifer (and John) - and even have a true crime tie-in.  *Disclaimer* this episode contains more graphic content than our typical...
Season: 2 Episode: 6
We spend some time in a dark place with Jennifer, at the lofts, before returning back to the Ridge.  And regardless of where people are, it seems like everyone is nearing their breaking point.
Season: 2 Episode: 7
It's almost Halloween, and that means it's almost time for some Halloween festivities - both at the Lofts and at the Ridge, who is ready to be invited to a little fun, and a lot of spooks?
Season: 2 Episode: 7
As with all things in 2020, even Halloween has been made a bit different, a bit more strange, but scary, all the same, whether you're at the Lofts of the Ridge.
Season: 2 Episode: 8
Halloween is over, but the spooky times have only just started.  In this episode, an entire community comes together to try and find a lost dog at the Ridge, while the trees have been keeping secrets. 
Season: 2 Episode: 9
In this episode we split our time between the Lofts and the Ridge, but some things are overlapping the locations - and nothing is exactly as it appears, at least at first.  
Season: 2
This holiday season we want to keep everyone in the spirit, by keeping alive the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas, and revisiting some of our favorite characters from season one! On the first day, we have a Partridge and Charity,...
Season: 2
For the second day, and ghost, of Christmas, we're heading to the first floor of the Lofts to share in the experience of one family's very first, and enlightening, Christmas Tree!
Season: 2
On this third day, with third ghost, we spend more time at the Lofts with a married couple just trying to keep some old family traditions alive.
Season: 2
He's back! No, not Charlie, although he is too, but Roho! Our favorite calling bird, and he's got a lot to say, and see, this Hanukkah!
Season: 2
This fifth ghost and day of Christmas, we get to check in with three of our favorite folks from the fifth floor! 
Season: 2
With six days until Christmas, we get to spend a movie marathon afternoon with Claudia and Tidbit -- and it's an obscene amount of fun.....until it isn't. Special thanks to one of our patrons for lending their cinematic vocal talents for a clip in...
Season: 2
On this seventh day, we meet our seventh ghost, and spend time with two ladies who never had the chance to take center stage, but are ready for their spotlight now!
Season: 2
This winter solstice a few of our favorites are doing their best to bring in a new season of light and hope, all too ready to usher out the darkness.
Season: 2
This ninth day we'll reconnect with a family, and their missing friendly ghost, or is it?
Season: 2
We're not all natural believers, but sometimes even skeptics might take the leap of faith when it comes to the afterlife.  In this episode, we'll hear things in a whole new voice when it comes to ghosts.
Season: 2
Is it even a holiday without some sort of household maintenance issue? Not if your job is keeping the Lofts in running order!
Season: 2
One last tale to revisit our characters from Season 1, and this time, to tie up one family's unfinished story.
Season: 2 Episode: 10
A little tease to get us back into the Season Two - after far too long, Jennifer returns to the cabin to get it ready for an upcoming storm.
Season: 2 Episode: 10
Season Two is officially back after a hiatus - it's just about spring at the Lofts and at the Ridge, and it's time to check in with what's happening in light of the time away.  Ready to go back?
Season: 2
This bonus episode is short, sweet, and very much needed.
Season: 2 Episode: 11
As spring spills into summer, we head back to Birchwood Ridge and catch up with Max, Nyles, Adelaide and Jennifer as they navigate some new paths, and reconcile some old pasts.
Season: 2 Episode: 12
We're back in the woods at the Ridge, and we're picking back up a story from last fall, one that was ended abruptly thanks to a zoom glitch, or was it? ;) 
Season: 2
In observance of Independence Day, we're going to visit some of my favorite haunts of Philadelphia - including many of those from the founding souls of our the country!
Season: 2 Episode: 13
It's Episode 13, and just like in Season 1, this one has a bit of a different perspective.  Enjoy a look at the Lofts and the Ridge through a lower set of eyes.
Season: 2
The podcast turns 3 today! To celebrate, we've got a bonus episode chronicling three ghostly encounters at the cabin!
Season: 2 Episode: 14
It's Halloween time at Birchwood Ridge, and the residents of the community have a few seasonal issues hanging over them.  But don't we all?
Season: 2 Episode: 15
In the strange days that blur between Christmas and New Years, several of the Residents at the Lofts have found themselves stuck in a strange place as well.

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