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How Haunted Houses Became A Thing
Episode October 27, 2021 46 min 24s

How Haunted Houses Became A Thing

From Ridiculous History • iHeartPodcasts
Haunted houses are a big deal in the United States -- like Spirit stores, they seem to spring up every October -- but whence did they originate? When did people start paying to be scared?

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