Legends 6: Summer Camp Scares (ad-free) (Patreon)

Summer is here, and for many people, that also means it’s camping time. But few pairings are as perfect as campfires and spooky tales, so be ready for some scares.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and research by GennaRose Nethercott.

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Further Reading

1. “The Headless Soldier Who Can Scare.” The Washington Post, June 3 1985 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/06/03/the-headless-soldier-who-can-scare/8733855c-31a6-4941-b832-54ef6f889d9e
2. “Camp Schmidt.” Rosa L. Parks Elementary School. Accessed December 14, 2022. https://schools.pgcps.org/Rosa-Parks/Camp-Schmidt
3. “Camp Stories.” Scary For Kids, November 1, 2015, https://www.scaryforkids.com/camp-stories
4. “Old Man Clutch.” Booksie. Accessed December 14, 2022. https://www.booksie.com/posting/ilive42012/old-man-clutch-304925
5. “William S. Schmidt papers.” University of Maryland Archive. Accessed December 14, 2022. https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1262
6. “Headless Hattie.” Google Drive. Accessed December 15, 2022. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtl3-kap2lhXf14dnUFd8o59WBcN3Ef3zaQZ8uJUwVc/edit
7. Simpkins, Joshua. Haunted Marion, Ohio. (Haunted America, 2011). Pp 222 – 227. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLl_CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&lpg=PT90&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
8. “Cropsey Legend.” CropseyLegend.com. Accessed December 16, 2022. https://imperialpdx.com/cropseylegend
9. “Cropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend Brought to Life.” The Lineup. January 8, 2019. https://the-line-up.com/cropsey-monster-of-staten-island
10. “History Of Willowbrook, And The Terrifying Legend Of Cropsey.” Classic New York History. Accessed December 16, 2022. https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-willowbrook-and-the-terrifying-legend-of-cropsey
11. “Inside the Abandoned Children’s Hospital and Tunnels at Seaview Hospital, Staten Island.” Untapped Cities. Accessed December 16, 2022. https://untappedcities.com/2015/03/03/inside-the-abandoned-childrens-hospital-and-tunnels-at-seaview-hospital-staten-island
12. “Willowbrook, the institution that shocked a nation into changing its laws.” Medium. June 15, 2017. https://timeline.com/willowbrook-the-institution-that-shocked-a-nation-into-changing-its-laws-c847acb44e0d
13. “Aren't You Glad You Didn't Turn on the Light?.” Snopes. September 8, 2000. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/arent-you-glad-you-didnt-turn-on-the-light
14. Brunvand, Jan Harold. Encyclopedia of Urban Legends. (Norton, 2002). Pp 187, 240-241, 358.
15. “The Origins of 6 Terrifying Urban Legends and Classic Campfire Stories.” Mental Floss. October 28, 2016. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87935/origins-6-terrifying-urban-legends-and-classic-campfire-stories
16. “The Writing on the Wall.” BibleGateway. Accessed December 16, 2022. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%205&version=NIV