Oct 8, 2026 · 55 min · 20 segments
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? The kind of tale that sends shivers down your spine. Why do we love ghost stories? They connect us to the past, spark our imaginations, and remind us that the…
Amy JuravichHost
So what about the supernatural piqued your interest? Like when did you start loving ghost stories? Was it as a kid?
I was always obsessed with the idea of there being a ghost and spirits and something else on the other side.
When I was four years old, my father was a carpenter and I learned that meant he made things.
And I asked him if he could build a bunch of tombstones so we would have a cemetery in our front yard.
Well, are you the type of kid that maybe grew up watching like Alfred Hitchcock presents on TV?
Twilight Zone, Elvira premiered when I was a young kid and I became obsessed.
But how did it end up turning into a business for you? I mean, did you go to school for ghost stories?
I went to school initially for archaeology, well, psychology and transitioned to archaeology.
And I really loved the folklore aspect, like whenever I would take the folklore classes in school.
It was – those can be a bit – while they were fantastic for history lovers, they could be a little dry if you were someone
So what about the supernatural piqued your interest? Like when did you start loving ghost stories? Was it as a kid?
I was always obsessed with the idea of there being a ghost and spirits and something else on the other side.
When I was four years old, my father was a carpenter and I learned that meant he made things.
And I asked him if he could build a bunch of tombstones so we would have a cemetery in our front yard.
Well, are you the type of kid that maybe grew up watching like Alfred Hitchcock presents on TV?
Twilight Zone, Elvira premiered when I was a young kid and I became obsessed.
But how did it end up turning into a business for you? I mean, did you go to school for ghost stories?
I went to school initially for archaeology, well, psychology and transitioned to archaeology.
And I really loved the folklore aspect, like whenever I would take the folklore classes in school.
It was – those can be a bit – while they were fantastic for history lovers, they could be a little dry if you were someone
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