The Chilling Labyrinth of the Winchester Haunted Mansion • Ghost Files

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[@usnofficial]

This comment was made 21 hours before the release of the video btw

[@Pmujsrepmuj]

GHOUL BOIS!

[@TomMaster]

no debrief?

[@Bibidabee]

WOOO

[@NightyBOIII]

FINALLY NEW EPISODE!!!!

[@hypotheticalforest]

I don’t think I will ever get tired of them predicting what the other is doing followed directly by a clip of them doing that specific thing.

[@poppyonline4034]

Yes! And Shane did an excellent job calling out Ryan’s yelling😂😂😂

[@thesweetestbittercandy]

Hahahaha 100% baby

[@louiseharpth1267]

Soulmate things

[@mariaytinexposer]

1

[@dull_demon4717]

​@@louiseharpth1267not exclusive, sometimes you just learn how people react to things and such to the point you can guess correctly.

[@jjdracula]

For the debrief: Credit to my mum for this idea, Ryan should wear a heart rate monitor in an episode so that we can watch his heart rate climb in real time whenever he gets scared. This show keeps getting better and better, the graphics are so beautiful!

[@waywardmind]

Yes! Seconded

[@Karin_Allen]

*Everybody* needs to upvote this comment!

[@CulcoyoteCosmico]

I am doing my part!!

[@theresasully7905]

🤣🤣!

[@PrincessDuko]

Tell your mom we all said she’s a genius and thanks

[@voussmevoyezz]

Petition to have Ryan and Shane revisit the Sallie House dressed as demonic little girls

[@halley8105]

Perfect 👍

[@emilia4_]

you're so right

[@imperialguardsman5726]

I respect the grind to see femboy ryan

[@erika-vk2zf]

Yes

[@vixxven]

Yesss

[@acezu5099]

That conversation in the witches' attic really sounds like a bunch of workers wondering why they're hearing disembodied voices and getting the hell out of there because it freaked them out. Maybe WE'RE the ghosts

[@morganyoung2749]

One of my theories about haunted places is that it’s not dead spirits but just places where time is kinda thin or maybe there’s some overlap or ripple or something. So what we pick up are things that come through whatever gap or overlap or whatever it is in time. So they are ghosts to us and we’re ghosts to them

[@katokabi986]

Soo… you’re all quite literally describing the 2001 movie “The Others” lol

[@JNAM2024]

I've always thought about this too! There are so many things that we still don't know so maybe the sounds that we're hearing are like from another dimension

[@lullsbaby9321]

@@katokabi986 which is kinda cool of people to think that way if you entertain the idea that none of us (myself included) never saw that movie lol let people have fun

[@OliverStarfall]

@@lullsbaby9321you should see that movie it’s really good

[@slaughter-water]

I love that they’re wearing the same fit yet Ryan is giving newsie while Shane is giving old-timey train conductor

[@hurklesthecrow]

Omg now I cannot unsee that xD

[@Deadhousep1ants]

I’m mentally making a musical based on a train conductor & a newsie being friends. It’s all to the tune of Newsies (I’m blending the incarnations) but yeah :)

[@alyssabelmore604]

Outfit… dang Gen Z and shortening of words.

[@smwatertasteslikewater]

@@tristanyohn1086boo hoo get over it

[@elizabethgonzalez7492]

@@tristanyohn1086it’s not that deep

[@DracoMalfoy-ds7uc]

Shane seems like he’s gonna be a fun senior citizen.

[@QuietBeast]

Ryan's gay

[@LitRomney-vb6pz]

​@@QuietBeastgood for him

[@karinaymejia]

ryan's married to a female btw

[@nomysweetsummerchild3984]

@@QuietBeast And? Why would that even matter

[@nomysweetsummerchild3984]

He's younger than me but everything I aspire to when I'm old

[@kovuphoenix9666]

Ryan trying to organise the ghosts like primary school kids is the best thing I've ever seen

[@poppyonline4034]

Awww that’s so accurate ❤

[@elicah3247]

AHAHA that’s exactly what i thought it was so silly 😭😭

[@EmanAzeem353]

Time stamp??

[@maxwilson2785]

@@EmanAzeem353maybe 41:07 ?

[@guacamole-cult]

@@EmanAzeem353 so late lmao but they meant around 15:00 with “ok ok settle down!” XD

[@xoxfiftyytwo]

Also it just dawned on me that the creepy tall, lanky figure that's often found standing in the middle of a dark long hallway or room that will charge at you suddenly is indeed Shane.

[@dull_demon4717]

More for the Demon!Shane theory

[@silentcalibre1085]

​@@dull_demon4717>.> ao3 tag

[@rittis013]

It's always Shane he's the demon

[@byfairestblood]

Ryan to Sarah in the Séance Room: 'would you like to talk to us when we're alone later?' Sarah: *taps yes* Later: neither of them actively try to talk to Sarah in the Séance Room during their solos. You ghosted a ghost.

[@thatguynamednick3514]

Yeah isn’t that kind of rude? 😅 I mean she was VERY RESPONSIVE when asked to do an interview. Knowing a little about Sarah’s background, when she was alive she was a very nice and compassionate person prolonging jobs past her death to make sure people were okay. 😂 she’s even kind enough to say “yes” to an interview.

[@caitlyneFUCK]

They didn’t do any investigating during their solos. I was really disappointed. Have they just decided to not do any investigating during their solos any more and just try to scare Ryan?

[@jesterlavorre6417]

+

[@chloeprice4125]

Shane even ate her food hahahauahaah

[@samsayshi1285]

ii’m interested interested iif iif iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@Scrofar]

I love how Shane is supposed to be the skeptic, yet is always vividly prepared to suplex a ghost at any opportunity

[@whatabouttheearth]

Temporary belief is a thing, with enough stimulus you can "believe" something for a short period of time. There is also temporary sustained belief where people can do rituals and intentionally make themselves believe in dirties or whatever for the psychological effect and boost one can get from it, this is used in chaos magic when the practicioner is atheist. It really indicates that a person is getting at the root of what belief is. This is simmilar to why people who don't believe in ghosts can still get spooked for a while after watching a show or movie, or how one can cry from a movie even when they know it's not true.

[@showaker4755]

@@whatabouttheearth nah Shane doesn't believe even temporarily he plays along for Ryan and for the entertainment value. He did it a lot in the unsolved days as well. For example when the door (next to the open window) was moving "on it's own"

[@QuietBeast]

GAY SHOW

[@whatabouttheearth]

@@showaker4755 What I am refferencing is a sliding scale type of thing beginning with how even an absolute skeptic can get spooked by watching such things if they play into it, just like how people can get emotional about movies they know are fake. Like I said, it's an actual tactic used in chaos magic, it can be done and is all the time. You can bend your mind to temporary belief if you will to no matter how skeptical you are. It will reveal to you what people who believe in religion and the paranormal are actually going through psychologically (sort of) but they don't notice it. This gets in to non supernatural techniques and concepts of things like (wiki these) 'thought forms', 'egrigores', 'servitores' and other things used in chaos magic.

[@whatabouttheearth]

@@QuietBeast You have a fetish and obsession about gay things?

[@Duskeny]

The real reason the house has such a strange layout is because a massive earthquake caused severe damage to the home, and rather than rebuild it all, Sarah decided to just fill in the spaces, thus creating doorways to nothing and stairwells to ceilings. She was a really creative and great woman who had a passion for design, and she treated her caretakers and maids very kindly, often implementing features to the home to help assist them around her huge manor. She's a woman I greatly appreciate in history.

[@anti_fascist]

Well I’m glad she didn’t follow that passion and kept it to herself and her own house 💀

[@secretgirlnow]

That doesn't really answer anything though. It went from "she built it weird" to "she rebuilt it weird." Doesn't answer why

[@jungtothehuimang]

​@@secretgirlnowshe filled in damage as best she could. That is the answer. OP answered it for you.

[@secretgirlnow]

@@jungtothehuimang except other building are damaged and repaired and they don't look like the Winchester House. WHY repair it like that? THAT'S the actual curiosity surrounding the house

[@jungtothehuimang]

@@secretgirlnow idk, there probably are real answers if people looked but no one looks because they are too busy painting Sarah as a cuckoo old lady who was afraid of demons and ghosts haunting her. In truth Sarah Winchester was a really interesting person.

[@cripple9860]

one of these days Shane needs to run out of the place screaming, acting like he's terrified, scaring the shit out of Ryan, only to tell us that it was an act after Ryan goes in

[@hamockery]

i think he did something similar once i might j b spreading misinfo but i think he started randomly screaming in2 a walkie talkie but like ryan knew he was j trying 2 scare him

[@tessskye]

I feel like Shane coming out silently with his eyes wide open and shaky would be more believable than him screaming lol

[@bladenot-runner1795]

Shane needs some black contact lenses so he can stand silently at the end of a hallway (after going missing for awhile) and let Ryan find him like that. No reaction at all, just a big, blank smile. Bonus points if it's a demon house.

[@baintreachas]

He did that at the lighthouse, kinda, I tuink

[@disasterthathasalreadyhapp7391]

Shane and Ryan dancing on their own in a dark room dressed as basically Mario and Luigi is far more entertaining than it ought to be

[@cookiemonster1597]

Haha I literally thought they would be perfect cosplay for Mario and Luigi !!!

[@QuietBeast]

GAYY SHOW

[@test-subject_1342]

​@@QuietBeasthuh

[@movieclipz1441]

That could give ghosts the heebie geebies

[@doomsdayoption]

I love that two men dressed like train conductors from the 1800s screaming "I love you!" and "I hate you!" at a ceiling while standing in the middle of a room somehow is the pinnacle of ghost hunting on the internet.

[@QuietBeast]

Ryan is gay

[@ashleepaige1238]

I’m dying

[@liahuribe2126]

I can just imagine just a bunch of workers around Shane and Ryan being like “dude MOVE its my turn to speak” Like i just love the idea of a bunch of ghost trying to openly communicate but they keep fighting for the chance 😭

[@katharinas9854]

Like minions 🥺😂

[@terrykennedy1958]

ONE FACT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NOT REALIZED: Sarah Winchester, alone, knew that entire 160 room mansion like the back of her hand. She never got confused nor lost in it.

[@areeshahk.2344]

Thanks for putting it out here for us, but Did she tell you that?

[@terrykennedy1958]

@@areeshahk.2344 Read her history and bio

[@stayso4py951]

@@areeshahk.2344she lived there…. Of course she would remember it

[@GrubbyJim]

Okay so now that Disney have sponsored you, they need to let you ghost hunt in the actual Haunted Mansion attraction

[@brushdogart]

It is an open secret that people often scatter cremation ashes in the Haunted Mansion ride. The cast-members really don't like this but it still happens every year.

[@GrubbyJim]

@@brushdogart yeah, I feel so sorry for the CMs having to deal with that!

[@lildeadgirl1443]

@@brushdogartas a CM I regret to inform you that it’s not just the Haunted Mansion. People throw ashes on so many attractions…

[@phantasmicmasque]

Yeah… there’s bound to be so many ghosts in Disneyland and world due to all of that

[@lildeadgirl1443]

@@allthenamesiwantedweretakenpeople just love the parks, and if their loved one did they want them to spend forever there I guess? But yes, the sad truth is all that happens when they do that is the attraction is shut down and cleaned. I know I’ve overheard Indiana Jones CMs talk about it happening there a lot, same with pirates.

[@batnoneedtoknow]

was not expecting ghost files so soon after the first season but i’m ok with it 😭😭😭

[@flowerfloc]

it's a special one off!

[@batnoneedtoknow]

@@flowerfloc that makes a lot more sense lol

[@jefferypak2402]

me too i was not expecting Ghost Files to come out earlier but I hear it's a special taste for us on behalf of the sponsorship of Haunted Mansion which is now going to be a movie from our favorite ride at Disneyland/Disney World so happy they brought that up

[@eel9893]

Me either! I yelled lmao

[@ElectricAmoeba]

it's just a 1 hour commercial for the Haunted Mansion movie

[@mindyg7364]

Sarah Winchester has always fascinated me. Not the ghosts but how grief drove her. Hearing that her true treasure wasn't money, but her husband and daughter's obituaries speaks volumes. I really hope she has found peace.

[@TrimbyJean]

Ryan: oh my god, im so freaked out by all this activity Shane: what great hinges! Look at this architecture! Oh look, chocolate!

[@Jadev9739]

Shane *admiring detail in celling trim* “the design they hand carved into this is just lovely, the little flowers are so cute!” Ryan “I heard a noise, I’d like to go home now please”

[@ericacook2862]

A part of the reason why the mansion looks the way it does is because Sarah built it during the depression. She knew if she stopped building once she finished the work she wanted done, the construction crew would be out of work and there wasn't any more jobs out there for them. Much of what doesn't make sense was made during that time. She was also known to be a very good and considerate employer. payed her staff better than anyone else and ensured people had the time off they needed, something few employers did at the time. I firmly believe the house is haunted, but not because of unrestful spirits, but because those who reside there were happy there. By all accounts, she was a very kind and considerate person so I don't see a reason to fear her spirits if she is there. I imagine she'd be happy to have people visit her home now as it as a museum means the home continues to create and maintain jobs. She was the last of the truly philanthropic millionaires.

[@jessicazaytsoff1494]

That is the most considerate explanation I've heard. And I see no good reason to dispute it.

[@b_w_j]

Wait, did I mishear? I thought she died in 1922, which is before the depression?

[@violetsnotviolence]

Was there a depression before the 30s? She died in 1922. The Great Depression happened after the bottom fell out of the stock market in 1929.

[@daemonoferror557]

I've never heard that it was because of a depression, just that she offered jobs to people who struggled to find work and needed it. I've also heard she paid for their housing while they were working for her. I could totally buy that she just kept building because she had so much money she didn't know what to do with and decided to use it as an excuse to help people.

[@GravitoRaize]

@@violetsnotviolence There was the Panic of 1907, but that isn't widely seen as a full depression, instead it was a series of bank failures that happened after someone attempted to corner the copper market. There was also the Panic of 1893, which was a pretty massive depression that affected a large number of industries. It was eclipsed some time later by the Great Depression, but for a period of about 7 years or so, it was pretty devastating.

[@kpturn42]

For the debrief: Sarah Winchester came from a long line of tradesmen, most of the building that she did took place in economic downturns. Have you ever considered that she was simply giving local tradesmen and carpenters jobs in order to keep their families afloat in hard times?

[@Papz2theDome]

You hit the nail on the head with your comment.

[@morgueyy]

woahhhh this is so interesting, i’ve known about the house and the events of it for years but this seems so obvious now. awesome comment!!

[@sammiissa4816]

I’ve never heard this before- good point!

[@highbread817]

That's probably part of it at least, I had no idea about that. That's very cool to know But the ghost story is still fun too!

[@mollyscozykitchen4693]

This is widely believed to be true! She paid her employees extremely well and they were very close to her. I read a book about Sarah Winchester, and this is one of the conclusions about her “oddities”.

[@cheriecolas]

For the debrief: I love me a good ghost story, but I always think it's worth mentioning that any reporting on her being ~haunted by ghosts~ came well after she was building anything. No reporting at the time ever talks about it. She just got a bunch of money and had an interest in architecture!! She also paid her workers well, gave them food and housing, worker's comp, hired from the community (girl boss behavior). But it's also speculated stairs lead into walls because things were destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and had to just be boarded up! Shrimply put we need more women in STEM (Strange architecture, Tenuous grasp of training in building design, Enigmatic blueprints, Making a good living and work environment for laborers)

[@maddieb.4282]

I want to be your bff, this comment is hilarious

[@DracowolfieDen]

Thanks for commenting this! I was really hoping to hear more about that, and how the haunting was basically made up to be a tourist trap. ^^;

[@HermicraftAddict]

Thanks for saying this. That story is so fake.

[@planetaryblogs2392]

Yeah not to mention we have evidence that construction stopped for months at a time on more than one occasion. Woman who treated her workers well and had an interest in architecture resulting in an interesting home doesn't bring in crowds as well as spooky curses and spirits unfortunately.

[@poppyonline4034]

Best comment.

[@asatanicmechanic]

When are we gonna tell sarahs real story about being a brilliant architect and it being her project house. And all the other stuff was made up to make fun of her and call her crazy. She even built and gifted homes for her staff. And now she's just remembered as the crazy lady.

[@vanillabeanz2107]

is there any actual proof of this? genuinely asking here i would love to do more research on it

[@Mpiewizard]

@@vanillabeanz2107yes, there’s more proof of that than there is of the legend. It’s pretty easy to find the actual history of Sarah, the house, and the origin of the ghost stories. If you look up ‘fun facts about the Winchester house’ they’re usually just articles debunking details of the well known story.

[@Purpelspy]

WOAH. Today I learned.

[@ichigokage]

Hearing this version of her history I don’t think she was crazy. More like overtaken by grief which I don’t blame her.

[@mihan5660]

The sf gate story debunking story by Katie Dowd says the weird architecture was because she was untrained and learning as she went along, and notes her letters to her sister-in-law saying how she rebuilt things to try to get them to work. Also, to quote, "[her] labyrith arose because she because she made mistakes-- and had the disposable income to keep making them."

[@nathanbrewer2900]

FOR DEBRIEF: You guys need to do a GHOST FILES INTERNATIONAL... there are some ancient sites around the world that have been haunted longer than the united states has even existed

[@iaminpainauchocolat9300]

Babes they gotta make a profit somehow

[@aa4488]

Probs would demolish their budget

[@Crysta11ize]

Honestly that would be so cool to do for one-offs, just little international specials every now and then

[@kaitlinsmallman7414]

They don’t have that buzzfeed budget anymore

[@klayman2]

@@kaitlinsmallman7414 they get around $30k a month off patreon, that's enough to potentially have 1 international episode or even 2 per season if they put aside some specifically for those ones. Also, Disney advertised here lol they get money from that too

[@RenSaxon]

"This is our third time investigating, we've been here on another........ show." Ryan's divorce arc with Unsolved is actually so much better than the one with Shane lmaoo

[@vciouus]

What happened with that

[@asminhartavi92]

what happened between them and buzfeed??

[@elliottbelmont7065]

@@asminhartavi92 they left because creative differences and pay

[@starlightmelody9713]

@@asminhartavi92 Nothing really “happened” between them and Buzzfeed, they just left on bad terms cuz-let’s face it, most former Buzzfeed employees do-Ryan and Shane are just more vocal about it.

[@sethescope]

​@@asminhartavi92to add onto what others have said, Buzzfeed also doesn't really give credit to the people who make their shows. buzzfeed unsolved never had credits that listed Ryan as the creator, for example.

[@elicah3247]

It felt like Ryan was a stressed elementary school teacher trying to control his kids on a field trip during the Witch’s Cap segment. 😭

[@mads1864]

lol exactly

[@tessskye]

Did you notice sarah was communicating with them through taps during the seance and then the second ryan said "i wish she didnt" she suddenly stopped tapping. I love a considerate ghost ❤❤️

[@RossPitSharkHunter]

Honestly, this video doesn't make Sarah look like that crazy old lady she's usually depicted as at all(perhaps a bit unusual, the house is still pretty wacky), she seems like an absolute sweetheart, both when alive and dead.

[@alisaperez3716]

Consent is key

[@glacierllane]

It is very amazing that shane is not scared at all. Like even if I weren't afraid of ghosts my mind would just go "WHAT IF THERE'S AN ACTUAL PERSON IN HERE" and get paranoid

[@beek.4860]

no literally bc i dont believe in ghosts but places like this still terrify the crap out of me bc the concept of a living person being in there with you is just worse in the first place

[@sketchyfox1996]

It’s cause he’s done with Ryan’s sh** and already completed his accomplishments🙃

[@jdonovan74]

I remember there have been a few times Shane got pretty spooked, even by his own admission because of the exact reason you said. He was starting to think someone was in there.

[@ChaosMind10531]

​@@jdonovan74I remember the body chute incident... Given the times he got spooked were in the premise that he thought someone could be there... Quite reasonable and much more really scary since they could really do something...

[@QuietBeast]

Ghosts and Ryan are gay

[@cheyenneklatt3187]

Sadly Sarah Winchester was just a misunderstood and harassed widow who was helping support local carpenters and tradesmen through building projects meant only to keep her interested, not to keep ghosts away. Kaz Rowe has a great video exploring historical accounts of Sarah Winchester’s life.

[@Yarndragon89]

I'm very glad to see someone bringing this up in the comments.

[@AP-uc7oz]

Word? Didn’t know this and I’ve wanted to go here for like 15 years!

[@Kassie0ate0a0cow]

Very true, I suspect that they had to say certain things as part of the contract to film there to keep the illusion of the haunting.

[@slxt4k3tamine]

Kaz Rowe does the best researched informational videos on such a varied array of topics in such a unique way , love her

[@nickstav08]

Simon whistler also did a good video on her and the house on his channel Decoding the Unknown

[@ijustwanttolikecomments4677]

Shane's complete sincerity when saying "yeah, that's a foggy figure" lol

[@MissCopGirl]

I do really appreciate the show’s honesty. May sound silly to say but I’ve watched MANY ghost shows and channels for many years and a lot are fake and over exaggerate the smallest of things and seems like something “always” happens with those other channels making me really think of it was real or not…I love that Ryan and Shane are honest and if nothing happens then nothing happens. I’ve been on many ghost tours/haunted places and nothing happened. The things they do catch I feel are really cool and are believable!

[@moiradarling97]

For the debrief: Shane, what’s the most “convincing” evidence you’ve ever seen? Obviously acknowledging it didn’t actually convince you ghosts are real.

[@laurenhatter6824]

Hasn’t he answered this before? Or am I confusing it with the “what has scared you the most” question?

[@temeria1986]

Honestly, I have watched every episode including everything on buzzfeed, and I've yet to see any convincing evidence. ''knowing'' Shane, he thinks exactly the same. Just look at the evidence provided in this video, evidence 001, just a blob on a picture and Ryan calls it a child? Hahaha.

[@SkyeMueller]

​@temeria1986 yea same. For other ghost hunters like overnight it's also very easy to debunk their evidence. Plus I don't trust those "devices", no one knows how they capture ghost presence etc it's just random noises and numbers most of the time

[@temeria1986]

@@SkyeMueller Most evidence is either altered or can be explained any other way, and then maybe that 1% is a mystery but that doesn't make ghosts real or anything, it just means we don't have an explanation for that 1%, so in my book that means ghosts aren't real. I don't trust those devices either, they just claim to capture ghosts but theres no scientific explanation, or anything tested with the devices, they're children's toys. Its like me making a radio and saying that everything you hear on it is from another dimension, it doesn't make it real just by stating such a 'fact'.

[@Cyanapanasati]

I think it was prob the blue ball and the boy in the hall 😮

[@rrkolcheck]

Shane trying so hard not to say they were obviously given faked evidence with the record player thing and Ryan just not letting it go. 😭

[@gozzilla177]

I mean if it is haunted and playing music you would have to explain how it's playing a y music without record or a needle, the obvious answer is it? they faked it. I don't know any ghost evidence that suggest they are signing old tunes haha Would be easy to put a phone in there and fake it honestly.

[@chacha_zemisei]

He has been doing that since that one episode where someone claimed to have an audio record of a ghost, when it's just them whispering on the tape lmao

[@laughy38247357075834]

​@@chacha_zemiseiNot to mention the estus method which is obviously fake

[@poppyonline4034]

@@laughy38247357075834oh shit, that my favorite thing! How is that fake? I’m curious

[@elizabethdanielle95]

It always comes back to your mindset honestly, not all believers believe all evidences given are real because we ought to question critically, it's a tough matter and if you will just stand on nothing is real then you will forever stand on "that's fake" unless you put yourself on "that's interesting" rather than just "it's fake" or "that's real" now that's real fun.

[@HeyMishkaTV]

The boys seem rested and reinspired based on the degree of whimsical dialogue and golden one-liners here. Congrats on the Disney sponsorship!

[@Werewolf_Korra]

I wish they had gone over how the whole "if the hammers ever cease" thing is a myth and Sarah actually just wanted to redesign her home a bunch. She wasn't a cursed woman, she was an eccentric widow who passed the time doing home renovation.

[@mollyscozykitchen4693]

For the debrief: There’s no evidence Sarah actually ever held a seance in her “seance room”. Her strange designs were inspired by a lot of architectural trends at the time. The small stairs and “secret” passages in the Mansion were to help her get around despite her arthritis. The carpenters she hired were paid well above the minimum wage and she was beloved by them all. I personally believe she wasn’t crazy, just odd; her uniqueness made her a subject of inquiry and dramatization. I am SO excited for the new season Ghoul Boys!! #shaniac

[@sdrawkcabemdaer5]

A lot of the stuff that seems kooky now (like the door that opens onto nowhere) is due to the earthquake damage and things that were torn down or closed off for safety. I went on a tour of the house with a guide who was NOT interested in selling the ghost stories, it was really interesting.

[@mollyscozykitchen4693]

@@sdrawkcabemdaer5Yeah, I went on a tour as well, and they kind of talk about the spooky stuff but are mostly concerned with sharing her true story.

[@brushdogart]

These days the house offers two different tours, a normal historical tour and a "ghost tour". I think it was a good call to separate the two so that people can chose which one they want.

[@ghostsoffishandcrows7341]

Yeah and she seemed to just enjoy building and rebuilding the house, it'd make a lot of sense to me if she just gave up on trying to make it function as a house in the typical sense and just built things wherever she felt like it. Also, she was a rich woman living alone, making the house difficult to navigate could have also been for her safety. Honestly I would love to live there, secret rooms and passages and doors to nowhere and cool architecture??? What's there not to love

[@sw3496]

I don’t think she was crazy either. The house is a bit odd as is because of the fact it was built during the Victorian era and the lay out of those houses were strange compared to more modern houses (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong) and yeah. I’d probably have to go do some research just to double check to make sure what I’m saying is right because I’m just going off of memory so again please feel free to correct me!

[@annabellecupcake8863]

I love the idea of Sarah Winchester thinking that Ryan and Shane are really contractors and getting mad that they just want to sit and talk 😂 Great episode! Woo! Season 2 is here!

[@arcturus_xo]

😊😊😊

[@strawberrywheels]

Sarah actually seemed to be a decent host to people she contracted! They would take long breaks but I believe the same contractors would come back to her.

[@strawberrywheels]

@@Iavieenvert she was actually just passionate about architecture

[@JuvyThaKid]

Shane appreciating the hinges is amazing. Which to be fair, were pretty awesome hinges

[@GMA004]

I'm so glad to have Shane investigating with Ryan. I always feel the same way he does. I tell my kids all the time.. "Dont believe everything you hear and only 1/2 of what you see"! Everyone is always so quick to say it is a ghost when most of the time, it's simple pareidolia

[@LordLemmysLabs]

This. I believe in ghosts and have had my own unexplainable experiences. But I think 99% of the time, "ghost encounters" are really the result of people psyching themselves up. Natural creaking of buildings, seeing patterns, dust, mistaken objects, your brain generally just playing tricks on you... All these can lead to the common "paranormal phenomenon".

[@katarinabrunk8698]

"believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see"- Edgar Allan Poe I believe

[@jlynnp22]

Anybody else thinking Ryan and Shane look a little like old-timey Mario and Luigi? So excited Ghost Files is back!!

[@adrianaheiler9794]

When Shane had his first photo taken in front of the mansion my first thought was 'look at his little Mario outfit!' Together with the grin and mustache- really compelling!

[@HiImKyle]

Reminds me of the Wright Brothers

[@DavidSmithsTardis]

Luigi's Mansion

[@LadyMorganLavon]

They are channeling Wes Andersons life aquatic 😝 for the studio shots

[@GalinaEv]

i think that was the whole point

[@1etira01]

I love Ryan just putting up pics with what he thinks is clear evidence and Shane just immediately going "no, that's not a ghost"

[@ctuero]

I get that the burden of proof is on the believer but also… the border like gaslighting by Shane hahahaha. So good.

[@loveinthetimeofsocialism]

“nuh uh”

[@ToastyDanzig]

The evidence they’re adding to the shows are sooo fake too! It’s painful to watch the bad acting of these random ppl who captured the “evidence” - it’s obviously scripted. I wish they didn’t put it in the show.

[@Marshbouy]

@@ToastyDanzig i don't think it's bad acting, i think these people are just bad on camera. I'm terrible on camera.

[@CHLOEDEATHGOD]

@ToastyDanzig I think when you submit evidence, they do ask you to keep it under 30 seconds, so it actually has to be scripted and remember, these people aren't used to being on camera so it's going to be a bit quirky.

[@voiceofreason466]

30:44 okay …who else thought Ryan and Shane were gonna start droppin BARS when they said “We’re gonna try reaching out via rapping”

[@tomatoandshae]

52:23 I love how Shane just casually said "hey", If it were Ryan, he'd be hysterical XD

[@claudiahayes8833]

I love the idea that Sarah built a house so the demons couldn’t find her and then Shane struggled to find the Witch Cap… I’m not saying he’s a demon but I am saying #boogara

[@sherwinsoriano5379]

Shane is not a Demon, he is The Demon

[@lachousalle31]

The story about Sarah Winchester is actually completely fabricated. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2G7fqFmbpqZmpI

[@user-pq3mx8sv1m]

Since creepy long hallways seem to be a running thread between episodes, imagine getting about 10 REM pods and lining them up across the hallways and sitting at the end of it in the dark. If a spirit shows up and walks down the hallway, they'll light up one by one. Sounds like a good way to fully mark movements, and even if not, that just sounds like a tremendously fun thing to make Ryan do.

[@smexygecko9053]

that would be really cool, or put a few in & outside of whagever room hes in so he can see them coming in and out lol. not sure how expensive they are or if they could justify that many rem pods anyway but if it worked ojt it would be great haha

[@ozone7226]

the electromagnetic waves from the other rem pods would set each other off, they would have to be spread out

[@QuietBeast]

GAY show

[@risipieces]

@@QuietBeast hell yeah man

[@QuietBeast]

@@risipieces lgtv+ wants others' kids! they can't produce none

[@mrbushi1062]

I love how they actually revisit old places again. no one else does this

[@sbtribute4529]

this is the 3rd time they've been here though

[@Zetta711]

I was a reenactor at a historical mansion in my home town. We used to mess with guests all the time by peaking through the windows when the tour guides were looking. They’d get us in photos all the time, think they had ghosts and we’d just chuckle. We’d also run through after just putting on perfume or spray our clothes with stuff at the end of our shift to keep it fresh that got reported as unique smells. Knocking on the walls, foot steps heard in the attic where “no one could go” etc. A year after I left the place it turns out they brought in ghost hunters who found a bunch of “spirits” that oddly did what we used to to mess with people.

[@stayso4py951]

Thats actually hilarious

[@stuffylamb3420]

@@stayso4py951 it’s shitty

[@stayso4py951]

@@stuffylamb3420 i mean if you are that gullible you deserve to be laughed at

[@sydneysitar6501]

Yeah thats not cool unless you told them u were messing with them after

[@bonjook9670]

I love how they explain the tools to the audience in every episode to show us how they work and such, but tell the ‘spirits’ objectively little to nothing on how it works and just start going at em

[@hw286]

if i was a ghost who died before half of this technology i’d be so confused, wanting to communicate but just dumb as hell

[@ThatTurboOwl]

@@hw286 That's a real pet peeve of mine about this and a lot of other 'ghost investigation' stuff. For almost all of the 'tools' they have there is like...no evidence ghosts (if they existed) could interact with them at all, and even if they could...how the hell is some 1800s ass dead person going to know how to manipulate radio waves? They likely wouldn't know what a radio wave was even, let alone how to manipulate it.

[@tubbstubbs.5311]

seriously, the witches hut was the first time i've ever been genuinely compelled by ghost evidence, and I really wanted them to be quiet and really listen

[@amelia_rose_333]

Many people have investigated this location (and most, if not all, of the locations they investigate.) I’m sure the “ghosts” are well aware of what they are and how they work.

[@aprilvanillasunshine8408]

Well I feel like if you're communicating with a spirit you gotta keep it short and sweet, they might hear ryan and shane the way ryan and shane hear the spirits: in distorted bits? Also they probably wouldn't even understand the explanations or most of the words needed to describe the item much less the technology behind it. 😅

[@karendonna9927]

Can I just say that the sentence "We haven't been to this house since the last time we were here" made me laugh so hard as it is true for most people at any house. 9:37

[@GalinaEv]

technicallycorrect

[@meowinthemix]

When they walked up to the house I asked my husband "who is that kid walking with Shane?" And when I realized it was Ryan I couldn't stop laughing.

[@Mpiewizard]

I was born and raised in the Bay Area and I really wish people would start telling the true story of this house alongside the legend. Sarah deserves that.

[@curlsgonewildd]

For debrief, in the witch room, when the honey tone box says the possible "Ryan" it really sounds like "Liar" which is right after Shane lies and says his name is Chester Mcguillicudy

[@ninab3702]

It sounded like “quiet” to me!

[@Katie-mw7pd]

I am fairly confident it says “Joe Biden”

[@furygeist]

Didn't it keep asking for a name? Ghostie-goo is onto you, Shane!

[@andreamarie6501]

Yes! That's exactly what I heard and thought! Called Shane a liar lolol

[@njensen83]

I was a tour guide there in high school. With all respect to the person who shared the first submission (photo with what looks like a boy in an upstairs window), it’s very likely just a living boy on a tour. The Mansion Tour route goes through those rooms. You can see the stained glass windows of the Daisy Bedroom just to the right; it’s an important stop since it was Sarah Winchester’s bedroom prior to the 1906 Earthquake, when she got trapped there and subsequently boarded up the front rooms. The majority of the stories I heard from both guests and coworkers were easily explained by the fact that multiple tours are running through different areas at any given time. It doesn’t explain EVERY scenario, but it got me to realize how eager people are to have an experience there-I was forced to debunk my own “ghostly encounter” as I got better acquainted with the layout. If the Ghoul Boys had been around back then I’d have been a Boogara when I started the job. The time I spent in the house, both on my own and in the presence of my tour groups, turned me into the Shaniac I am today.

[@theCynicalChicken]

That must have been such a cool job!! Is the entire house open to the public, or just parts of it? Also, WTF is that on the stairs at 52:24 ?!

[@QuietBeast]

Ryan is gay

[@maddieb.4282]

@@theCynicalChickenjust parts of it, and I’m really not sure what you’re referencing in that clip, seems like only a split second

[@maddieb.4282]

@@theCynicalChicken Nvm, I rewound, looks like a Halloween decoration (they do set it up during October so there are fake skeletons, spooky models and paper bat decorations, goofy stuff like that. At least that’s how it’s been in prior years) They probably stored it out of sight of regular guests

[@maddieb.4282]

Yea I live about 20 minutes away so I’ve been there probably 5 times and never witnessed anything, not that it’s conclusive

[@juliebogen1797]

What they COULD have done if they wanted to truly ruin Ryan's life is pretend they never saw a Sarah mannequin, like "oh are you sure there's a mannequin there? I never noticed it." Then a crew member slips unnoticed into the room after Ryan goes back out to meet Shane, hides the mannequin in another part of the house. Shane says "which room was the Sarah mannequin in, let's get a picture with her," they go into the room Ryan KNOWS he saw her in. She's gone. She was never there. At least... not in mannequin form. OooOOooOooOooh (Listen I know they're definitely not allowed to pick display stuff up and move it but I think it would have been worth any potential consequences)

[@C45_and_ZZ]

You guys need to investigate the “Edinburgh Manor asylum” it is in amber Iowa and is in the top ten most haunted asylums in the US but because it’s in Iowa it’s not really investigated. I live in the town right next to this asylum, and I have toured it I’ve heard whispers in this asylum nearly got pushed down the stairs with no one behind me, as well as heard yelling in the corner of a room where no one was in. it’s extremely haunted place, but no one wants to investigate it. I’m going too soon.

[@danni.0898]

the photo evidence is my favorite part of ghost files because my reactions consistently match Shane’s exactly LOL

[@sophia-fv8oj]

yesss it’s the funniest part

[@smolshay]

I believe in ghosts, but that foggy figure at the table is 1000% shopped lmao

[@Quandry1]

the context of where that mirror tells us what we basically need to know for the mirror picture. they caught a picture of themselves. it doesn't reflect into the room from that position. It reflects back at the person taking the picture. They caught themselves and tha'ts why it looks a bit odd. it's them with the camera but the shadows obscure some of the camera somewhat.

[@aaaaanonymous]

As someone who believes in ghosts (at least more than Shane does ) I also have the same reaction as Shane 😂

[@thehumanity0]

@@smolshay It'd be great if they had a graphic arts expert who looked over pictures that are suspect. I am no skeptic, but I hate when ppl submit faked evidence and should be exposed as liars. I don't know why people do this, and it's exactly why I disliked them having Garrett Watts on last season.

[@megantheedragon]

I like how they asked her if she wanted them to get back to work, she presumably said yes, and then they proceeded to ask her questions and make demands. Just the worst employees ever from Sarah's perspective

[@Danye4191]

Ryan and Shane should investigate the Lamb House from Ghosts of Carmel Maine. There’s a really well documented shadow figure that will pop up to surprise you.

[@living_perch5246]

Or the Arsenal buildings in Augusta-- I heard one of the buildings was actually converted to an insane asylum where folks died from fire (iirc, it's been a while)

[@josephjang7130]

For the debrief: Would it be possible for Ryan and Shane to have sleepover again on location? A lot more evidence could be captured sleeping alone overnight than just a short solo trip in the house. Team Boogara for the W

[@Kbsnflwr]

Shane - if nothing else, you have to appreciate the childlike joy of finding a house like this. Didn’t we all used to dream of a house with secret doors, secret rooms, stairways to nowhere?

[@bustedkeaton]

Clearly he does because the only comments hes making at all on the house are how beautiful some of the details of the decor are haha

[@poppyonline4034]

@@bustedkeatonexactly. He very much appreciates the houses.

[@Abhishek-ue6tj]

He does appreciate it.. but you have to remember this is his third time visiting this same house.. how long could you keep praising the same place

[@poppyonline4034]

@@Abhishek-ue6tj because there are an insane amount of details to find new on each visit. Like the hinges in this one. Shane was in awe of them and it was adorable!

[@Abhishek-ue6tj]

@@poppyonline4034 true Shane does have an eye for details

[@xatlern]

I love Ryan clearly being scared shitless and still doing impeccable product placement. I hope Disney paid you well for this one!

[@destinyheath6583]

It's Disney I'm sure they did lol

[@groofay]

Shoot, I bet Disney paid Watcher better than they pay their own writers.

[@chickenbutt8825]

@@groofayhow you know they don’t pay them well?

[@weakarms]

😂 this video is an ad.

[@weakarms]

Y'all realize Walt stole everything he marketed?

[@aircatcher6891]

I feel like it makes sense Sarah stops tapping after Ryan says he wished she didn't and Shane yelled at her lol

[@carlcrusher]

We should get you guys to Mt Wilson Ranch to investigate

[@Farlene]

“ That’s one of the most beautiful hinges I’ve ever seen in my life! This lady had great hinge taste” Shane cracks me up! The overalls are giving Mario and Luigi vibes. I’m digging it.

[@luciferstooth4214]

Seriously, though! That hinge was unexpectedly decorated.

[@martinbakken624]

Totally especially when Shane is taller than Ryan just like luigi is to mario.

[@furygeist]

Someone shoulda gave Ryan a light up mushroom for a flashlight during his walkthrough. 😂

[@uglybetty8747]

@@luciferstooth4214as Shane said dat lady’s got great hinge taste

[@sarasthoughts]

You could say that Shane's comments are pretty... unhinged.

[@genyakostyk]

i need to know what ryan's reaction was to finding out he gets to be sponsored by disney

[@lissettes]

THATS WHAT I SAID

[@AyooTito1]

I was thinking the same thing! The'yre moving up! Proud of them

[@Azelzavira]

the boys have been killin it lately, Shane and ryan need to do an actual ghost movie together

[@meghanmccrary9317]

Nothing has made me less scared of ghosts than these investigations, it’s actually great for my anxiety. Nothing that happens in these is actually compelling evidence, sorry Ryan

[@budexe]

another amazing episode of ghost files from the always talented Ryan and Chester McGillicutty

[@davidjustice6287]

hats off to you - excellent comment

[@lordflashheart3706]

Chester "Brad" McGillicutty

[@beek.4860]

not including ryan's last name implies that he and chester mcgillicutty are married, and i for one support this

[@QuietBeast]

GAYe show

[@plastiicbag]

I think I either forgot how creepy ghost files is, or there’s something about the Winchester house that is a lot creepier than any of their other investigations.

[@sarcasmdrips]

i love watching with closed captioning on because you can tell someone at watcher is actually writing them so it's accurate AND entertaining (though 27:15 says Shane when it's actually Ryan, but not significant)

[@pheart2381]

Ryan trying to crowd-manage the ghosts is the funniest thing I've seen for ages!

[@jessiegowen9020]

That was hilarious 😂

[@anavillasenor8639]

15:11

[@jaylinholland7535]

Can you imagine if two guys dressed in funny costumes came and asked you to knock for a conversation and when you finally knock back they act surprised

[@yamahakid450f]

And treat everything as a joke... it's disrespectful and demeaning, I would keep my distance, or really screw with them to force them have a bit of respect

[@tessskye]

I thought it was considerate she stopped tapping when Ryan said "I wish she wouldnt"

[@theblazinbrother6108]

This is the best ghost show because it doesn’t make a loud sound over little thing and no over hyped

[@blue_0.0]

"FEEL FREE TO... uh... ENTER ME" I cant 😭

[@poppyonline4034]

😂😂😂

[@TheCookbookCollectorCooks]

Ryan and Shane going back to all the haunted houses they visited at Buzzfeed is giving Taylor Swift's (Taylor's Version) and it makes me INCREDIBLY HAPPY.

[@marisolpeony]

Winchester Mansion (Watcher’s Version)

[@yabisch3268]

I was explaining this series to my cousin watching it for the first time exactly like this😂

[@gr4ysonw4yne]

​@@kenna163why make this comment at all lmao like what's the point

[@nicola2406]

@@kenna163but they wouldn’t sell them to her that was the entire point

[@QuietBeast]

GAYe show, GAYe cast

[@screamspink]

I love how Ryan mentioned him falling down the stairs as a way to possibly be permanently injured instead of the literal two-story drop from a door leading outside.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Tha chances of dying is higher for the two story drop

[@aimeewank7859]

So glad you guys got a Disney Sponsorship! Looks like all that hard work paid off. Been a fan since way back in the , ahem, previous show days. Youre in the big leagues now, boys!

[@jas3335]

the witch's attic was hilarious ryan just sounded like a kindergarden teacher trying to get all the little kids to settle down and speak one at a time LMFAOO

[@peaches44]

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! I thought Ghost Files started back up in August?! I'm not complaining! I'm in shock!!! ❤ My day has gotten 100000000% better! Thank you ghoul boys!

[@j3sv1n]

I think this is just a standalone episode (see description). The actual Season 2 might actually only air on August

[@peaches44]

@@j3sv1n That's what I thought, just in shock lol thanks! What a treat!

[@bhargavipba]

They did say this was a special episode.

[@hunterg1036]

@@j3sv1nWhat in the description?

[@peaches44]

@@bhargavipba I typed this before even watching lol

[@bangtanarejiniuses]

Question for the debrief: where do you go after you went to any haunted places? I'm just curious because here in the Philippines, we have this thing called " Pagpag ". It's a tradition where when you went to a funeral, you should not go home immediately. You should go somewhere else like the mall or a 24/7 convenience store to "shake off" or "lose" any being or a ghost who might have followed you ( Pagpag kind of translates to dust off or shake off, depending on the use in a sentence ). It might be a tradition in a funeral, but it is also done when you feel like something had followed you when you left a haunted place. I'm just curious to know if you have any cleansing or whatever routine you do after😂 An "In case" plan 😅

[@peepeepoopoo7633]

We have a similar tradition of shaking off ghosts after funerals in Sri Lanka!

[@berlyn1187]

They go to Taco Bell

[@alexvancini2155]

Taco Bell

[@CaseyAvalon]

They probably get Chipotle.

[@beccaL10]

My family and I do that after we go to spooky locations as well! It feels wrong not to

[@TheRealFishMouth]

As a non-beliver it is absolutely hilarious watching Ryan freak out at nothing😂. Love to everyone working on the show, great entertainment❤.

[@Its_like_the_T-Rex]

I have tried to watch this episode like 5 times but I keep falling asleep. Ryan and Shane are like my ocean waves. 🌊 💤

[@SweetmeatsFan]

To think, it was so cruel of that medium to make Sarah believe that she was cursed and the ghosts were after her. That person singlehandedly drove her to insanity.

[@smexygecko9053]

maybe, a lot of people say she was probably just continuing to build to keep people employed, since it was the depression and there werent rlly other jobs for them to do. i think it probably started with psychic, and then sarah realized it was kinda bogus and just kept building since she had already committed to it, yk

[@KidaRosado]

@@smexygecko9053Eh a lot of the debunking videos bring up how dubious those claims are. It’s quite possible she never believed in any of that stuff to begin with and it was just people gossiping about the weird old rich lady and her confusing mansion. Then it got exaggerated after she died to turn her house into an attraction to make money.

[@k9jocks]

@@smexygecko9053 Stuff you missed in history class also when over how she was also an amateur architecture enthusiast who had the money to mess around and find out.

[@caifengforever2796]

As much as I don't like the dramatization and exploitation of a nice woman who had a lot of tragedy, it's what it takes to keep the house profitable and running. Having been there myself its so beautiful I'm willing to look the other way to make sure it stays preserved

[@Padverus]

Lol, I love how Ryan's trying to ask the spirit a common question like "how old are you" and then Shane just pulls out a nonchalant "Lisa, Do you know what lasers are?"😂😂

[@okthen623]

obsessed with all the Mollie Ong sketches im glad they have spread beyond the Are You Scared series

[@rpsamira]

The fact that the record player was a crank one made my heart drop. No visitor unless they were super rambunctious would go up to an old record player and crank it. That was really compelling!!

[@degiguess]

Or they just put a phone in it with old music playing. The record player didn't have a needle so unless that was the sound of a ghost singing there's no way it could've been playing whether a ghost made it start spinning or not.

[@charles.james16]

it is truly a testament to how entertaining Ryan and Shane are that I'm willingly watching them investigate the same place for the THIRD time xDDD they could probably investigate the same place repeatedly the entire ghost files season and i'd still watch it

[@morgannichole3197]

Totally agree! I would watch them investigate a newly built home with no evidence of ghostly stuff because it's their personalities, the editing, and the amazing work that goes into producing this that I love so much. You can tell how much they and their crew care about this ❤

[@GiaBao-gr2zd]

They are professional hunter now :))) damn they know what the gouls fan want

[@ayo69420]

same tbh XDDD

[@Jordan-le8rc]

The editor who wrote the CC deserves a raise. The ghoulish cackle of the hat box ghost? A Disney reference too?? Iconic

[@baileymae4547]

As a hearing impaired person I appreciate the jokes and things like this. I helps (for me at least) get more off the vibes Ryan and Shane give off

[@ghostmemeboi]

@@thecommentpoliceIt is the cackle of the hatbox though as it was from the advertisement, a character in the movie is called the hatbox ghost and audio of him cackling played

[@morgannj5380]

I still really love that the map markers for Shane and Ryan are to scale

[@watchcloudspassmeby]

39:11 *kid from vine voice* that’s what good door sounds like

[@winwynwin]

Something about Ryan trying to get the house to believe he's from back in the day by saying "I left my toolbox out in the parking lot" just killed me.

[@Cece-dad17]

Just snorted😂

[@paulann5257]

If you "make it a thing" and go back every year, start mapping out the rooms you've already been in and where you need to explore next. Do it til you've seen the entire house. That would be an epic series.

[@mhj4]

@@donho6856 because it’s a one off sponsored episode about a haunted mansion

[@nomadwolfox2140]

@@donho6856 complain complain complain, boohoo xD

[@ramboitaliano1776]

Would be hilarious if the Winchester mansion later said “we don’t have a Sarah Winchester Mannequin”

[@Peaboi_]

I could literally watch a full series of them doing just the Winchester and would never get bored

[@gilly_axolotl]

I didnt realize we were getting ghost files back so soon after mystery files!!

[@mulletmutt]

this is just a one-off until the next season in august :)

[@gilly_axolotl]

@@mulletmutt ah, that works for me well enough then haha

[@rebelle1477]

Spirit box straight up blasting wails of the dead and Ryan just chillin is character development I honestly never expected to see.

[@amyotto9341]

You're right! I was sitting there thinking, "this is one of the creepiest things they've ever gotten on the spirit box" and he's absolutely fine.

[@TheN9nth]

@@amyotto9341 It because deep down he knows exactly how the spiritbox works, and that they're just hearing garbled noise from different radio stations, with an occasional clear word or two.

[@dungeonsanddobbers2683]

I mean, there's also the fact that _every time_ they've used the honey tone attachment for the spirit box, they've ended up with that "screams of the damned" response. So it's more than likely a case of Ryan understanding how the spirit box fundamentally works (note that whenever the spirit box is used in Watcher it's either with the honey tone or with the estus method), combined with basic pattern recognition in seeing that "honey tone = screams of the damned". The whole use of the spirit box, in general, feels very much like a "maybe this time it'll actually work" situation for Ryan, as he always starts a session taking it seriously but quickly turns to goofing around a bit as he knows it's just giving him noise from local radio.

[@QuietBeast]

Gaye show and cast

[@its_jei]

Hi Ryan and Shane! I gotta say this is probably my favorite episode. I also went on a tour and as someone who always had a special sense for the paranormal, I definitely felt chills the entire time. I actually felt so nauseous in the seance room, I had to take a break. I went to that room another time and had the same feeling but not anywhere else around the house. Eh could also be that the room is very elevated but still. The ballroom and dining room are actually very gorgeous! There was also another room that has plants in every corner and I thought that was beautiful. The stairs are made for ants though lol

[@jotalbot2719]

Very pleased this is back!! It makes me really sad to think that Sarah Winchester experienced the loss of her family and then spent the rest of her life terrified. I wonder how many people took advantage of her fear too to keep the project going and them getting paid!